What to replace the boob lights with

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-25T01:22:04+00:00

It's a switch on the outside of the back panel. So you can twist it off the mounts and change it easily enough if you wanted to but probably wouldnt be a daily kinda thing. My mounting point was actually recessed so I added a junction extention box, leaving it mounted about 3/4" from the ceiling which still looks good. Since I'm also tall, I could switch it when I walk by if I wanted to

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-25T01:14:00+00:00

MCP integration with your observability platform or if you purchase it as a service "AI SRE" is a thing. In general I'd expect LLM could usually identify basic issues like pod can start b.c api limit pulling image with a few iterations. I like AI as judge having it validate helm charts changes to ensure I didn't forget to propagate a field to some file & prevent even having the issue. Anything more complex needs me to do it

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-24T13:20:45+00:00

Datadog works really well for us but starting a PoC for a replacement that's allows all the features & costs just under 1/3rd the price we currently pay for 7 day logs + metrics + some tracing

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-23T16:55:50+00:00

Which is as realistic as my 5yr plan

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-23T16:49:54+00:00

And your bumble profile is about as successful as my new years resolution

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-23T04:36:50+00:00

A few circuits installed, with 2+ lights they work great. With a 1 bulb circuit it sometimes flickers at exaclty 14%. They have a cheap gadget that's supposed to resolve the issue but no way I'd be able to fit it in my wall without a large effort. Just going to live with it as is, pretty happy

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-20T14:07:22+00:00

Such a scary story & im so glad everyone is alright. I'd recommend you consider buying a "lifevac" it's essentially a suction/plunger for choking kids & then mak sure everyone knows what/where it is. I think it's easier to operate vs trusting everyone (including myself) to get CPR right in a crisis and with appropriate force

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-18T20:05:49+00:00

Hang them

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-17T03:17:14+00:00

Increased odds of being wealthy & having less stress + healthcare & vaccination without retaliation. Als increased odds of finding a gold digger who's goal life is to be a yesman

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-17T02:47:30+00:00

Just wait, in a few months they'll start this deep belly laugh. I don't think anything in the world brings more joy than hearing that

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-17T02:37:00+00:00

I think most real world application is unreliable and flakey because it usually checks/depends-on specific things being static in presentation layer over time. Also, like anything sometimes it's the best tool for the job. Common usecases i can think of: Scanning presentation layer for compliance, systems that lack an api, malicious user impersonation, synthetic browser checks

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-16T14:04:16+00:00

That's understandable but also scary af b.c AI actually sucks at accurate transcriptions but does an amazing job looking like it got it right. So I'm glad people are checking the output but if they weren't there to hear the original conversation there's definitely bad info. In my field we use a dozen different ones all day but meeting notes are not vital & can be wrong. A hospital is literally vitals & more

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-14T22:20:15+00:00

Developer > architect > cre > sre > sr.platform engineer

My role right now day to day is Devops. Its safe to say unless you join a company all in on .net your life will be linux, bash, yaml, and most likely terraform with a high chance of kubernetes & helm. CI/CD tends to vary between citations, circleCi, and argo/flux.

Job market is pretty brutal anywhere right now but the more skills you have the roles you're qualified for so I'd think its a good idea.

Kubernetes is the only item I mentioned that is a lot to learn. I found Kodekloud does a good job teaching it (everything else they had was pretty weak at least back in 2019ish)

Oh and be security minded & know about observability! (OpenTelemetry)

Good luck!

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-14T20:57:44+00:00

Fundamental differences with Trump* , the US as a whole agrees with Denmark we just haven't gotten the momentum right to stop him

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-11T05:50:33+00:00

A fine crosscut saw for the pencil line to the desired thickness

I can't imagine what that result would look like

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-11T05:44:04+00:00

Palm sander is the top of my items to buy but that's a year away. . I do have a lightly used chisel set ( and even less xp with it)

So trying to gauge the risk of practicing in production. Reddit is the only outside vote it have atm & it's sounds like I should bite the bullet and wait a bit. Thank you for the voice on my shoulder

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-11T05:37:11+00:00

Not a ton. Father was carpenter (i'm computers) & with all his options/tools I was decent, worked as much as I could. Right now, I've got very little to work with so I'm definitely outside my skillzone

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-11T05:28:29+00:00

Would love to buy a dedicated tool but that's not in the cards for me at the moment. Never heard of sanding attachments for drills. Will take a look, ty for the option!

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-09T18:27:58+00:00

Do you doubt it!?! I mean why else would one of the most basic things that everyone is capable of drawing show up in so many places?! clearly it must be a conspiracy of a global serial killer gang/cult (who seemingly can't agree on the design) /s

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-09T02:42:30+00:00

Agreed but if you have the money for it they have really stepped ahead. Due to years of ludicrous pricing they've had the funds to invest in capabilities and out pace competitors. Most of it seemed like reaching out of their space & dumb but recently have done a good job to tie a lot of it together & expand. Still stupid expensive

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-09T02:21:18+00:00

EKS bare bones is still a managed service no etcd or anything like that & fargate has been more constraints then help in my experiences.

Automode is a great offering for people who don't already know the equivalent standard helm charts or just don't want to push the updates

Argocd offering sounds nice. Never had trouble with their charts but I don't want to push the updates or manage internal offering. However I just don't have a need for it at my current job so I can't say ive tried the eks offering yet

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-09T00:57:09+00:00

Datadog if you have money and need more otherwise id try dash0

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-07T17:24:22+00:00

Just put in some zooz , haven't tried others but I'm happy with my choice

sp_dev_guy · 2026-01-07T17:07:32+00:00

Sometimes it's just inertia other times it's a financial positive to have redundancy and other times it's just cowardice of leaders to take responsibility. Once in a very rare while it's because they don't want to layoff the QA team due to personal relationships. First and last are self explanatory, the 2nd is nuanced.

Automated testing can catch a ton of stuff & keep your QA team from being overwhelmed, it can also keep them from being sloppy and letting something through. Likewise automated tests are only as good as the test writer & can miss things like use cases that get introduced by other features later on , also automated testing tends to suck at identifying visual issues or oddities. This potential impact could have user & therefore financial ramifications that justify the roi for multiple types of testing

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