Author Archives: Freejack

Shepherd’s Pie

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Freejack

Preparing the Potatoes 1 1/2 lb. potatoes, peeled Kosher salt 4 tbsp. melted butter 1/4c. milk 1/4c. sour cream Freshly ground black pepper Preparing the beef filling 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and … Continue reading →

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My Tech Certifications – A History

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Freejack

I don’t as a rule chase technical certifications. As a technical person who’s been mucking about with computers since around 1981, and as someone who has been on the hiring side of the desk, certifications are similar to some college … Continue reading →

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Beef and Bean Taco Skillet

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Freejack

1 lb beef 1 1.4oz packet taco seasoning 1 16oz can pinto beans 1 1.75oz can condensed tomato soup 1/2 cup salsa 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup shredded cheese 6 6” flour tortillas Cook beef in a 10-inch skillet over … Continue reading →

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Recruiters Are Used Car Salesmen

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Freejack

For the past couple of years I’ve had my resume out and have occasionally interviewed. The interviews are actually particularly helpful as it gives me a view into what companies are looking for so I can focus on what skills … Continue reading →

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Award Winning Guacamole

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Freejack

3 Haas avocados, halved, seeded and peeled 1 lime, juiced 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 medium onion, diced 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced 1 tablespoon chopped … Continue reading →

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Taco Soup

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Freejack

Recently I wanted to find something I could create with hamburger that wasn’t hamburgers or spaghetti. After some hunting on line, I found Taco Soup to sound pretty tasty actually. A couple of sessions later and I had what I … Continue reading →

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Current Home Servers

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Freejack

This has come up several times and I can’t always remember all the servers I have set up for one reason or another. Many times it’s just because the subject I’m on has me listing the relevant servers plus a … Continue reading →

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Managing Dell Fan Speeds

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Freejack

Since the Dell Servers are in a rack behind me, I wanted to better manage the fan speeds. Dell has an Error temperature, a Warning temperature, and the Ambient temperature. Basically where Dell tries to keep the server temperature. Errors … Continue reading →

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Adding Projects To Jenkins

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Freejack

A majority of my projects are simple websites or scripts. Nothing too complicated. My binary files are located on my development server. Jenkins combines the git repo and binary files into a single distribution which is then sync’d up to … Continue reading →

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Kubernetes WorkerNode Sizing

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Freejack

Overview For the current Kubernetes clusters, I reviewed several industry best practices and went with a Worker Node resource configuration of 4 CPUs and 16 Gigabytes of RAM per worker node. In addition, I have a spreadsheet that describes all … Continue reading →

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