Author Archives: Freejack

Winning White Bean Chili

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Freejack

Allow 1 1/2 hours to prepare unless you’re a supper chopper! Makes about 6 large servings * 1 large onion, chopped * 5 cloves garlic, minced * 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped * 1 tomatillo pepper, chopped * 1 1/2 point … Continue reading →

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Kubernetes 1.9.0 Installation

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Freejack

Overview After discussion between my manager and the SysEng management team, it’s been decided that I’m to take over the Kubernetes infrastructure. The one SysEng who’s still here has put in his time and the belief is that management of … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Chicken

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Freejack

Ingredients 4 chicken breasts 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tesapoon paprika 1 teaspoon salt divided ¼ teaspoon garlic powder ¼ teaspoon onion powder 4 ounces cream cheese, softened ¼ cup grated Parmesan 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 ½ cups chopped fresh … Continue reading →

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DevOps Interview

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Freejack

Did my interview Friday. Interesting in general. No real OS questions but questions on Kubernetes and Docker and interest in Helm. Then an actual hands on test. Configure Jenkins to upload a file from a Github site to an Amazon … Continue reading →

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Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Freejack

Two chicken breasts 6 slices of bacon Preheat oven to 400F Combine: 1 1/2 teaspoon thyme 1/2 teaspoon sugar Heaping 1/8 teaspoon cayenne 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Mix it up and use it as a rub for … Continue reading →

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Installing Container Linux on VMware

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Freejack

I have a VMware vCenter configuration at home. Two R710 servers connected as a cluster (VMUG subscription). I was having a little trouble with installing CoreOS (aka Container Linux) and in general have issues due to most tutorials using Vagrant, … Continue reading →

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Presenting Homelabs To Potential Employers

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Freejack

A recent posting mentioned documenting your HomeLab on your Resume to show you’re going above and beyond what your job requires. Shows initiative and interest. I know when we’re looking at candidates, we want to find people who have external … Continue reading →

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If A Tree Falls In The Forest

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Freejack

I write scripts to better manage the Unix servers we’re responsible for. Shell scripts, perl scripts, whatever it takes to get the information needed to stay on top of the environment. Be proactive. Generally scripts are written when a problem … Continue reading →

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Yearly State of the Game Room 2017

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Freejack

And here we are again. The yearly State of the Game Room. With the move to a new place, I got to move all the games into a single room which is a positive thing and lets me display them … Continue reading →

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‘If You Were Smart, You’d Be In Engineering’

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Freejack

This is a comment I heard a few years back from a manager on the Engineering side of the house. Of course it’s stated in a bad way, but the words behind it is that to advance in technology, your … Continue reading →

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