Tag: security
When good containers go bad: github issues are the new release notes
The world is getting faster with shorter cycle times. Software releases, once things that celebrated birthdays are now weekly. Emboldened by the seemingly bullet-proof nature of Kubernetes and Helm, and trying to resolve an issue with an errant log message, I update the nginx-controller. Its easy: helm upgrade nginx-ingress stable/nginx-ingress Moments later it is done.…
Even more gadgets! light-up valve stem for the bike
OK, the price was right at about $1. The description sounded pretty cool: “Bicycle Wheels letters Blue 7LED Light double-side Cycling Bike Tire Blue Flash Light Letter Change Wheel Spokes Bicycle Lights”. The picture suggests that: 100% Waterproof, Do not worry about the led light will be damaged when it rains or car wash LED…
Another new gadget: the TS80 USB-C soldering iron
Just arrived! The TS80 USB(-C) powered soldering iron. And its pretty fantastic. Sadly its not USB-PD (power delivery), its USB-QC3 (QuickCharge), and double-sad, my USB-C power adapters are all PD. There’s a great video by Dave Jones (linked below). Its augmenting (not replacing) my Yotec 936P (pictured below) which is a somewhat questionable unit. I…
The rabbit-hole of log parsing: istio-proxy sidecar log routing and parsing with fluent-bit
Logging. Its the modern day tower of Babel. So I’m using an EFK (Elasticsearch, Fluent, Kibana) stack for log management. Its a common combination (don’t argue with me that logstash is better, its merely different). And as I’ve wandered down the rabbit hole of trying to get semantic meaning from log messages, I’ve learned a…
Gadgets! my new travel buddy: the Xioami usb-c active-node-cancel headphones
Airlines don’t allow Bluetooth headsets (the air regulators don’t. Some mention this in a passive-aggressive kind of way but do nothing. Others are less passive and more aggressive. Modern phones are getting rid of the 3.5mm jack. Sure there are usb-c dongles, and the dongles are tiny so not really an issue. but… this leads…
