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Defending a Hobohouse

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Will Foster

Watch closely as “Knapsack” Willy Jenkins defends a hobohouse against an intruder.

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Skateboard Promo Video, 1992 – 2001

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Will Foster

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in life, travel | Tagged contest, promo video, skateboarding, throwback, will foster, will foster skateboarding, will foster's skateboard video | Leave a comment

Automated OpenStack Deployments with Foreman and Puppet

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Will Foster

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in open source, standup | Tagged cloud, foreman, infrastructure, linux, openstack, puppet, sysadmin | 1 Comment

Human Battering Ram

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Will Foster

Part of the greater “Awkward but Ineffective Attacks” theme, Human Battering ram proves not to be effective to strangers in Boston, MA.

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Sketchy Guy in the Datacenter

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Will Foster

Some improvised fun at a colleagues expense who was chatting on a webcam a few years ago while working late in a datacenter.

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Will vs. Mean Code

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Will Foster

Ruckus Pizza in Raleigh, N.C. ran a contest a while back for “Create your own Sandwich” Mine won, aptly named ‘The Red Hatter’ Here’s a skit we made about it and its magic powers: What was on it? Bacon, Lettuce, … Continue reading →