detolf Detolf Lighting Project - LED Strips So, the PCB strips finally arrived, and they turned out very well. My initial design seemed pretty solid until I realized that I had packed about 2.5x as many LEDs as were
detolf Detolf Lighting Guide It might have been a long while since I've posted anything, so when I post something it definitely has to be important. A war between the coming darkness and its ability to drown
computer The CUK Stratos Review What happens when you let a guy who likes building computers loose on a cheap-ish case from a company he's never heard of?
Arch Linux Restoring with the Borg So, you've got all of your backups working and you decide that you want to do a full restore using your borg backups? It's not as simple as simply restoring everything while the
archlinux Backing up with Borg Introduction So, after playing with Bareos for a bit, I realized that I had chewed off a bit more than I could swallow. It isn't that it's a bad product, it's just more
archlinux Web Proxying for Security's Sake My Old Way So, after having an uninvited guest traverse my network I decided to finally secure all of my servers. There's nothing like having someone play with my Philips Hue lights in
archlinux Ansible: How to Update Lots of Servers So, usually I don't post snippets on the ol' blog, but sometimes I don't want to forget something—or in this case two somethings. I've been using Ansible to manage servers at work,
2fa Arch Linux and U2F Login Introduction This is a pretty short guide on how to get U2F thumbdrives configured for Arch Linux logins. Most of it is copied from the source: Yubico on GitHub. I've made a few
networking Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Upgrade The Old Router There's nothing better than new hardware. I remember building the old router and thinking to myself, "Can't get any better than this." Unfortunately, things were never stable. The
networking Upgrading the Network Hopes and Dreams Everything is great, everything is fine... Well, unless you've got a Belkin/Netgear/Cisco* combination network and you're looking at standing up a new SAN. The first thing that happened
Elite: Dangerous Elite: Dangerous - Day 2ish Tale of Mineral Oil So, there I was, stranded in the Eranin system with two tons of mineral oil (594 milk jugs). I talked with several people, but no one seemed to actually
Elite: Dangerous Elite: Dangerous - Day 1 Quick Intro There aren't many things that I enjoy more than flying a spaceship. I blame EVE: Online for that feeling of freedom to do anything and everything that you want. So, I
Pathfinder A Return to Pathfinder Recent History I've spent a lot of time running tabletop RPGs. I remember the joys of explaining THAC0 to new players, and using that knowledge as the secret handshake to other players. Of
Arch Linux Electron Abacus Troubleshooting Etiquette There are tons of reasons why something doesn't work. This isn't hyperbolic, it's a fact of nature. The issue is that everyone has a different configuration of hardware that comprises their electron abacus,
Android Why You Shouldn't Buy a Nexus Player A Quick Forward It’s not everyday that I get the honor of having multiple things to write about. I’ve started working Soylent into my diet. My ESXi server decided to eat
Home Theater Chane A3rx-c: First 20 Hours A Quick Recap So, once upon a time there was a young sailor in the Navy. He ended up getting a metric tonne of money by re-enlisting and picked up a pair of
Home Theater Rebuilding the HTPC A Bit of Ubuntu It's bad enough that my Dell OptiPlex 3020 Micro doesn't like me. Actually, maybe it's not the Dell's fault---it's probably a bit more like Windows 8.1 hates me.
A New Beginning Moving Everything Around There are few things that suck as badly as migrating websites. I've had more than a few running around the internet, most were either neglected or blatantly ignored. To make
