Trystack.org is a free, public OpenStack sandbox for developers and ordinary people to try out OpenStack or test their apps. It’s been around since 2012 but has recently been revamped by Kambiz Aghaiepour, Dan Radez and myself. Sponsored by the OpenStack Foundation, it runs on RDO Kilo OpenStack on new hardware in a sweet new datacenter. Continue reading
Trystack.org: Free, Public OpenStack for Earth
Automating Dell iDRAC Administration with Racadm
Managing more than a handful of Dell servers becomes cumbersome using the iDRAC web interface. This is especially painful with several hundred servers or more. Luckily Dell provides CLI tools you can use with XML templates to automate provisioning and administration for you. Continue reading
How to make Eggtoast
Here’s a simple guide to making eggtoast. This is simply a fried egg in between some bread, cooked in a pan. Makes for a hearty morning meal before you go out to plow those fields, feeds two people and takes around 10minutes, costing €2 in Dublin, Ireland. Let’s get started. Continue reading
€7 Quick, Delicious Vegetarian Pasta Recipe: Olive e Capperi
Here’s a quick, delicious Neapolitan vegetarian pasta dish: Olive e Capperi or “Olive and Pepper” Pasta. Total time: 15-20minutes, total cost: €7 and feeds two people. Prices are based in Dublin, Ireland and may differ for you. Optionally you can add anchovies if you want extra flavor but this will be vegetarian. Let’s get started. Continue reading
Simple Disk Performance Testing with Linux
I recently did some testing on my home Linux fileserver with Bonnie++ at the urging of a friend who wanted to compare his numbers. I also ran similar tests with dd and hdparm. Here’s what I ran, the results, and how you can easily do it too. Let’s get started. Continue reading
It’s Tuna Tataki Time!
Here’s a simple recipe for tataki tuna with vegetables. Fairly quick, easy and healthy. You’ll ideally want sashimi grade tuna. Total time, 1hour with ingredients costing around €22 if you have nothing to start with. This serves more than enough for two, Prices based in Dublin, Ireland. Let’s get started. Continue reading
Craft Pick: Siren Brewing – Broken Dreams Stout
I’m pretty picky with stouts, being more of a Czech Pilsner and non-overpowering APA/IPA fan. A friend of mine recently introduced this wonderful stout to me, Siren Brewing – Broken Dreams. It set me back about €3.95 a bottle but it’s well worth it. Continue reading
Calamari and Pomodorini Pasta: Quick, Easy, Yummy for 10€
If you’re looking for a quick, easy seafood recipe for pasta here’s how to make Calamari & Pomodirini. You’ll need good linguine pasta, access to fresh squid and optionally a good wine to pair. Prices listed are based in Dublin, Ireland. This makes plenty for two people, let’s get started! (takes 15-20min). Continue reading
Using KWin with Xfce
I’ve been a long-time Xfce user as I’ve bounced around any manner of window manager and desktop environment since the turn of the century. I always found 3D effects like viewing all window spaces, and exposé-type features to be useful to productivity and the eyes.
Compiz is also not really actively developed anymore so I wanted to stick with something more progressive (yes, Xfce is actively developed) Below you’ll see how to use KWin as your desktop compositor/manager alongside the rock solid, lightening-fast Xfce desktop. Continue reading
Quickly Make Fedora Linux Fonts Glorious
As a previous user of the now defunct Infinality repo I was looking for something similar in Fedora 26+ and came across this COPR repository. This used to follow the infinality fonts guide but I’ve updated it for recent versions of Fedora. Follow the instructions below and give yourself some really awesome looking fonts in Fedora. Continue reading
Defending a Hobohouse
Watch closely as “Knapsack” Willy Jenkins defends a hobohouse against an intruder.
OpenStack Essentials by Dan Radez
I’ve recently had the pleasure of helping edit/review the awesome OpenStack Essentials by my friend and colleague Dan Radez. Highly recommended reading for anyone getting into OpenStack who is interested in an easy-to-read deep dive of OpenStack, setting up your environment and using it. It walks you through each step, providing useful syntax, examples and real-world insight. Dan talks more about the book here and it’s also on Amazon.
Comedy Clubs in Dublin
Quick Google map of comedy clubs in Dublin, Ireland.
Re-posted from Cormac Moore’s site. He goes into good detail on his page, so check out the details there. Continue reading
Skateboard Promo Video, 1992 – 2001
When I was really into Skateboarding I made a promo video, with footage shot mostly in NC, VA, SC including a few skateboard parks and contests. This was ripped from VHS to digital so forgive the graininess. My brother filmed most of it in a supportive, enthusiastic fashion. Continue reading
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Tagged contest, promo video, skateboarding, throwback, will foster, will foster skateboarding, will foster's skateboard video
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Automated OpenStack Deployments with Foreman and Puppet
Demo of a large, 70 node bare-metal deployment we did at the Red Hat Summit in April 2014 showcasing an OpenStack Havana deployment via Puppet and Foreman. There are other tools for this now like StayPuft or most recently RDO-Manager but this approach is still very valid. Continue reading
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Tagged cloud, foreman, infrastructure, linux, openstack, puppet, sysadmin
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