Category: Technology
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Only Run Puppet Resources If Service Exists
I recently ran into a bit of a struggle configuring some infrastructure with Puppet. I created a module that manages .jar files on several servers, and I was in the process of expanding the amount of items that particular module applied to. My problem stemmed from the fact that I had a large number of…
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Git Pull Unable To Fast-Forward
git is a tool that’s likely a key part of any developer’s toolbox in 2024, but it’s also a very opaque tool. Many developers, myself included, know the basic commands they need to run for making commits, rebasing them, stashing changes, managing branches, etc. However, I know that I often have a poor grasp of…
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Bluesky Access Methods
Since I did a post on Mastodon access methods, I figured it only made sense to do a similar post for Bluesky. Bluesky hasn’t been around nearly as long as Mastodon, and as a result it’s far more limited with respect to 3rd party client options. However, as it recently dropped its invite-only status, user…
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Protoniversary
Hot on the heels of my swap to Proton Pass, I hit my Proton Anniversary a few days later. I received this lovely email in my inbox: Every year that someone is a Proton subscriber, they receive a storage bonus. As a Proton Unlimited subscriber, this means that I get a bonus 10 GB of…
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Proton Pass
I’ve been a fan of Proton Mail since shortly after the service started (back when it was called “Protonmail”). In fact, it was the topic of choice for the very first episode of the (long since defunct) Unusually Pink Podcast. In the intervening years, “Protonmail” has evolved into the Proton family of services, all with…
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You Should Seriously Consider Switching To Firefox
It’s 2024, and every time I see someone sharing their screen during a call at work, they’re using Chrome as their web browser. Whether it’s someone in marketing, sales, engineering, development, or anything else in between, pretty much everyone is using Chrome. It’s actually a noteworthy event for me when I see someone using another…
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Mastodon Access Methods
I recently saw a really interesting post on Mastodon with a poll asking in broad strokes how people access the service. The options were: The poll garnered a solid 5,363 votes in 48 hours. The breakdown was: It’s worth noting that since the poll was asking about the primary way users access the service, it…
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2023 In Code From Wakatime
A few years ago, after seeing someone mention it on Mastodon, I started using Wakatime to track my time coding. It’s a service that offers a plugin for basically any editor you could imagine, and it tracks metrics about what you do. What OS and editor you use, what projects you work on, what types…
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VS Code Settings
As I’ve already mentioned several times before, I’m not exactly infatuated with Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor. It’s not bad — in fact from a feature perspective it offers more than most other editors — but the fact that it’s Electron-based and will spawn multiple V8 instances that gobble up memory as if it’s their…
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Support Your Mastodon Instance… And Consider How
Since the death of Twitter, a lot of folks have opted to use Mastodon instead. It’s hardly the only option, with things like Bluesky and Threads also being in the mix. I’ve been splitting my time between Mastodon and Bluesky (I’d highly recommend staying as far away from Threads as possible since anything associated with…