Eleven Links of Note - January 27th, 2026

Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: “I don’t think they’re great right now”: it feels like they could have done better given the learnings from the lunar landings, but I supposed it is better to be bulky and safe than to be light and leaky.

Building multi-platform container images: these days, you can run an ARM laptop and build a .NET app for a container running on Windows. So being able to build and target multiple platforms is a must.

Automating Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: Those managing Windows environment will find this useful.

Alternatives to MinIO for single-node local S3: the fallout from MinIO retreat from open source drives home the need to find alternative solutions for self-hosted S3, of which, thankfully, there are several.

Self-Hosting Email on FreeBSD: A Secure, Jailed Setup with Postfix and Dovecot: I really think it is probably a bad idea to host your email, but if you must. . .

How Your Coffee Shop Wi-Fi Explains OpenShift TLS Security: Easy to understand overview for every technician working with OpenShift for even experienced engineers.

Python datetime module guide: I find myself having to fight with the datatime module every time I used this, so I am thankful for this resource.

Using PostgreSQL as a Dead Letter Queue for Event-Driven Systems: When managing events, you need to handle messages that did not get processed. Ideally, your event system will have that feature, but if not, this is an acceptable alternative.

You Need More AWS Accounts Than You Think: The reason why we are having this discussion is that AWS has very janky support for multiple accounts. It is hard to manage accounts and their permissions, as well as managing configurations. I feel that Google Cloud projects does accounts a lot better.

Television is 100 years old today: And like today, nothing worth watching.

Things I’ve learned in my 10 years as an engineering manager: Important lessons for those looking to move on to engineering management.

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Eleven Links of Note - January 26th, 2026
Published: Mon 26 January 2026
By rilindo

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tags: tesla kubernetes eks oracle mysql postgresql opensource un water environment doom amiga kubevirt okd openshift cilium containers

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- Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee: Last week, I took a Lyft from Wheaton to the Chicago Loop. The driver came in a Tesla and he proceed to demonstrate the autopilot features. The car was in control about 99 percent of the drive. It was …
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Housekeeping - PostgreSQL Setup With Sonatype Nexus (On OKD/OpenShift)

Published: Fri 23 January 2026
By rilindo

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tags: openshift containerregistry postgresql sonatype nexus

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(Okay, this not really housekeeping strictly, but it is getting late and I am already commited this far)

I wanted to get some sort of container registry running, partly because I am prepping for renewing my EX188 and partly because I need to cache some container as some …
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Eleven Links of Note - January 22nd, 2026
Published: Thu 22 January 2026
By rilindo

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tags: careers ipv6 nat postgresql freebsd openshift ovn python icinga monitoring networking valkey redis bgp

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- Why Senior Engineers Let Bad Projects Fail: An important lesson as you grow in your career, especially engineering: You can't (or should not) save everything.
- IPv6 is not insecure because it lacks a NAT: Important to note that. Because, IPv6 or IPv4, you still need to firewall your …
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Eleven Links of Note - January 17th, 2026
Published: Sat 17 January 2026
By rilindo

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tags: starwars postgresql kubernetes networking sonatype artifactstore security docker containers aws openshift dns harvester unix linux

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- Dave Filoni takes charge of Star Wars as new president of Lucasfilm: HAPPY NOW, FANBOYS?!
- JUST USE POSTGRES FOR EVERYTHING: I really love postgres. I fear I don't use it enough.
- Unpatchable Vulnerabilities of Kubernetes: CVE-2020-8554: What can you do? You just have to mitigate if you intend …
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