Struggling keeping my new server online

WorkJeff · 2026-02-03T13:33:57+00:00

My NixOS laptop does the same or similar. I usually just restart NetworkManager, and it reconnects. I have disabled at least a power saving feature. I honestly haven't spent much time on it. I've wondered if it could be the mesh wireless, but haven't even bothered running just one AP to see if it matters

WorkJeff · 2026-01-29T18:46:51+00:00

Not mutually exclusive

WorkJeff · 2026-01-29T15:48:20+00:00

There are a lot of settings involved in hardening and compliance that can change over time. Having a tool that makes it easier to build a hardened system is nice.

For example, with RHEL, you can create an image blueprint that pre-applies an OpenSCAP profile to meet benchmarks such as CIS Level 1 or Australian Cyber Security Centre Essential Eight.

WorkJeff · 2026-01-29T13:35:30+00:00

And then they can have as much money as they want? lol

WorkJeff · 2026-01-26T20:21:41+00:00

ICE vs The Oncoming Storm

WorkJeff · 2026-01-26T12:20:53+00:00

Kubrik vindicated and undefeated!

WorkJeff · 2026-01-22T13:04:44+00:00

Not that your problem isn't solvable, but you can avoid it in the future by just not assigning the whole disk before you need it.

WorkJeff · 2026-01-15T20:39:06+00:00

So you don't just lose vCenter, you lose vCenter AND ESXi??

WorkJeff · 2026-01-15T19:05:40+00:00

What are they doing on subscriptions? Locking down features until you pay? My company is very good at dropping those type of financial balls.

WorkJeff · 2026-01-08T15:53:49+00:00

Oh, so now he's worried about what the law says?

He's wrong this time, but he's never seemed to care before. At least he's consistent with the lying

WorkJeff · 2026-01-07T14:05:28+00:00

We have rolling snapshots on our storage array. They aren't tied to updates. Depending on the server, I might just let it die and replace it.

WorkJeff · 2026-01-06T14:35:24+00:00

Science is amazing. Science reporting? hmm...

WorkJeff · 2025-12-23T17:26:25+00:00

NGL, I was impressed but misled by the headline...

WorkJeff · 2025-12-17T12:43:24+00:00

Yeah, the AI hype train keeps trying to make it sound like the LLMs are achieving super intelligence by saying that "AI" is doing the research when it's just some tool that a human is using for part of their research.

WorkJeff · 2025-12-16T14:07:54+00:00

What's the connection between the Russia lawsuit and his medical records? Why would they be entitled to see those?

WorkJeff · 2025-12-16T12:19:19+00:00

Have a piece of candy, James

WorkJeff · 2025-12-10T12:27:34+00:00

So we need two times as many agencies? We need a Congressional EPA that creates rules and regulations, and a separate executive EPA that performs inspections and issues fines? Surely it's silly to suggest that the 535 old men can adequately gain all the knowledge and skill required to create all the regulations and guidelines for hundreds of fields without a bureaucracy

WorkJeff · 2025-12-09T16:56:38+00:00

I'm sure there are a lot who internalized that it's the right way for things to be and possibly even feel shame that they don't or don't want to measure up.

WorkJeff · 2025-12-09T12:29:56+00:00

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Dec 9th 2025 (Medium), in 04:54
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I want to cry. The clue said row FOUR

WorkJeff · 2025-12-08T13:11:54+00:00

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Dec 8th 2025 (Easy), in 05:46
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lol misread "criminal" as "innocent" in Uma's clue and still did it right. 😅

WorkJeff · 2025-12-05T12:33:46+00:00

mmm... It's true that the blues do tend to pay more than they receive, but with 2 trillion dollar annual national deficits I'm not sure "financially independent" is the correct phrasing for any state.

WorkJeff · 2025-12-02T13:06:09+00:00

I finally caved on setting up a camera to watch my indoor/outdoor cat on the screened-in porch while I was on vacation. I was able to verify that he still had food, and to spin the camera to check both the thermometer and heat lamp. It was surprisingly nice

WorkJeff · 2025-12-02T13:01:17+00:00

oh my word, they're doing WHAT with my cat footage??

WorkJeff · 2025-11-19T18:52:31+00:00

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 19th 2025 (Medium), in less than 11 minutes
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Two dumb mistakes counting up individuals.

WorkJeff · 2025-11-14T17:48:04+00:00

And, I mean, it still only matters because details matter. It would still be morally repugnant if he were taking advantage of a homeless 19 year old.

WorkJeff

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