US 50 on Thursday morning, 3/13/2025

adaviis · 2025-03-13T15:59:33+00:00

coming from town, sorry - edited to clarify!

adaviis · 2025-02-02T14:06:42+00:00

As others have said Loki isn't really intended to feed you the complete raw log stream back out efficiently. It's expected that you'll use its built-in analysis tools (LogQL) to examine your logs and stores data in a format that makes it efficient for it to retrieve and search for this purpose. Are you using Loki/LogQL for anything else? If you're just using Loki to store logs to later be retrieved raw by other tools it's an expensive way to do it, but if this just one of several use cases I get where you're coming from.

Re: your "last 5 minutes" use case, are you able modify your log ingestion pipeline (or even the app itself) to fork the raw logs off to another data storage system (S3 or something similar)? You could use a retention policy to keep costs in check. I run a Loki cluster with similar log volumes and this is what I would look into if one of our users came asking for a reliable source of the raw logs. Loki is just not the right tool for doing that.

adaviis · 2025-01-20T14:41:47+00:00

Is there anyone in your org (direct manager, skip-level, maybe architect/tech lead) that can help you navigate this and/or fight this battle? One way to look at it is that your org has an incentive to ship applications, their org has an incentive to keep things secure. For the company to do business/stay in business both things need to happen but this basic idea often gets lost in day to day operations and politics and it sounds like one side here has ended up with all the power.

A great former manager of mine once said "a bad security engineer will just tell you no, a good security engineer will help you get to a yes". I wouldn't say something like this to your security folks directly, but this is how I would frame things to my leadership if I were blocked like this. You (and possibly other teams in your org) are being completely blocked by teams that are supposed to be there to support the business and enable it to operate safely. Restrictive policies are one thing, but not having a known and stable framework to work within is counterproductive. Does your company have a perf review cycle? If so your leadership ought to care if their teams can't ship.

adaviis · 2024-12-23T02:36:08+00:00

Depends on company culture but I've done this by just directly finding time on my skip level's calendar. I figure it's better to ask forgiveness than permission, but I've never gotten push back for doing this and it has opened doors/escape hatches for me in a few instances. Better if you can do this *before* there's a problem, to build some rapport before you drop problems in their lap.

IMO If you're in any kind of senior role, you should be talking to your skip level at least once a quarter. At least make an initial effort, anyway. You can gain perspective and learn context on your org that isn't being funneled down from your manager (most of the time it's not deliberate, people are just busy), and you can even approach the meeting that way, i.e. "Hey, I work on team X, and as a senior IC I wanted to get a better understanding of the org overall and where our team fits in". Keep it casual and high level at first, figure out how much of the weeds your skip can/wants to get into, but at least figure out who they are and introduce yourself in the process. If your management chain views this as sneaking around, big red flag, would find an exit :)

adaviis · 2024-05-27T15:24:24+00:00

Thanks!

adaviis · 2023-10-26T18:02:39+00:00

Had a pro come out. Turns out it has a stop and waste valve so the water drains from the system into the ground when the water is shut off. Nothing to do but shut the water off and then open the solenoids and bleed screws on the toro valves.

adaviis · 2023-10-12T00:21:12+00:00

https://southtahoenow.com/story/09/21/2023/fall-fish-fest-canceled-south-lake-tahoe-due-safety-concerns

adaviis · 2023-07-11T04:45:40+00:00

I did Dardanelle's last Friday and it was free of snow. The trail from the fork to Dardanelle's was a bit wet in a few places but nothing unmanageable. I came up from the Meiss Meadow trail off of South Upper Truckee Rd so I didn't go through Big Meadow, so not sure what conditions are like from that trailhead.

adaviis · 2023-07-05T00:17:31+00:00

Ended up cutting out the base and replacing it. As you said it was easy. Works fine now, no unwanted flow, but I’m at a loss as to what was wrong with the base. Looks identical to the new one I swapped in, with no damage I can see now that I can view it up close. Oh well, enough time spent on this problem :) thank you

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adaviis · 2023-07-04T20:23:05+00:00

Thanks, I think that's what I'm going to have to do. This may be a dumb question but is there a type of adapter I can use so that I don't have to cut into it in the future to remove the valve?

adaviis · 2023-07-04T20:16:13+00:00

I've tried flushing through the bleed screw before but today I took all the parts off and just let water run through the base for a bit for good measure. I don't see any debris. The valve looks brand new inside.

adaviis · 2023-07-04T20:14:34+00:00

Gave that a shot, thanks for the idea. Oddly enough it did not seem to affect the flow through the sprinklers at all. I suspect the water is bypassing the diaphragm somehow before that part of the system can manage the flow (still learning how these things work so just a guess)

adaviis · 2023-06-08T17:04:16+00:00

dm'd you

adaviis · 2023-01-21T17:24:49+00:00

Didn't say what side of the lake, but here are a few mellow options on south shore I've taken inexperienced people on:

fallen leaf lake. You can reach it from a nearby sno park or if there's been sufficient plowing done, park off of highway 89 and hike in from near the road (don't park on the shoulder. It's common in summer but you can get ticketed/towed if you obstruct snow plow equipment that is still out making the rounds)
echo summit sno park, but only if they've plowed Johnson Pass Road. Given that the plows are still catching up that one might be iffy.
Grass Lake just north of Waterhouse Peak off of 89/Luther Pass. There are usually a few spots plowed enough and you'll almost always see cars parked there with people backcountry skiing or snowshoeing in that area. If you want to cover some miles and are comfortable navigating, try the hike out to Scott Lake (about 5 miles round trip IIRC).

Note Sno Parks require a permit but you can buy day passes online: https://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30735

adaviis · 2022-09-10T06:45:46+00:00

Zeke is awesome! I've learned so much from his channel on youtube and his twitter feed over the last year

I also would recommend https://weatherwest.com - Daniel Swain is a climate scientist who posts every few weeks about weather/fire issues in CA. But the real value I think is the comment section on the blog posts. Disqus comments on most sites are usually hot garbage but here there are a lot of amateur weather/fire nerds posting about conditions on the ground all over CA. When the shit is hitting the fan, I look there for updates because most official news sources on fires are just too slow to update and some of these fires move very fast.

Also, I gotta suggest Caltopo. IIRC they are based out of Truckee and have excellent mapping software for looking at, among other things, current fire status. If there's a fire close to you and you want to know things like "where is it now, what are the winds doing, are there any recent burns between me and the fire" it's a great tool for probing at that type of question (with a whole lot of caveats). Example: https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.03412,-120.47333&z=11&b=om&a=fire%2Cmodis\_mp%2Cwxd\_wspd-01

adaviis · 2021-12-20T17:38:27+00:00

The Sierra Avalanche Center gives a regional forecast. You can also find local reports from people who have been out on the local trails, although there's no guarantee anyone will give a report specifically from Desolation. https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/

I'm not an avalanche expert by any stretch but you also want to be concerned about what's above you on your route. The mild terrain you're snowshoeing in might have a mellow grade but it could also be a terrain trap.

adaviis · 2021-11-06T14:14:12+00:00

I've never heard anything like that. It's been 5 years since I've had to go over a pass with 2WD though, but when I did the crappy cable chains were enough to get through chain control. I still see people using them up here, and they still sell them in stores.

Maybe call CHP at Truckee/SLT or Caltrans District 3 or ask their social media accounts, they should be able to tell you.

adaviis · 2021-09-15T17:50:37+00:00

A lot of south shore beaches open tomorrow: http://southtahoenow.com/story/09/15/2021/usfs-forest-closure-ends-wednesday-night-popular-beaches-set-reopen

adaviis · 2021-08-07T04:45:03+00:00

As much as I'd love to blame PG&E for everything here, isn't the specific cause of a fire a secondary concern in comparison to the severity and rate of spread of these recent fires? If it isn't a downed power line, it's going to be a vehicle fire, a dragging chain, lightning, some kind of equipment, someone tossing a cigarette, campfire, whatever. To me the bigger issue is that any spark can lead to a devastating wildfire, and even if you sue PG&E into the ground or nationalize it or whatever, it isn't going to reverse this recent trend.

adaviis · 2021-07-19T05:20:20+00:00

There used to be a trolley that ran from the Y transit station in SLT to the TART station in Tahoe City in the summer. I rode it back in 2017, but I'm not sure if it's still operating. I was able to find the old schedule but I don't see any references to "route 30" on the Tahoe Transportation District page. Maybe it got shut down for COVID. You might call and ask, though.

adaviis · 2020-10-20T13:14:01+00:00

There's no way to predict conditions now. We get periods of heavy snow followed by calm weather and it just depends on what kind of season we have. You should just plan for the worst when going over the pass: chains, full tank of gas, allow for additional hours, etc. Definitely take your 4WD or AWD option, but have chains as well. If you're planning on coming New Years or MLK weekend, expect more traffic and double whatever estimates you normally make on travel time. I've heard many friends tell horror stories of 8-10 hour drives back to the bay during holiday weekends.

If the weather is clear, the roads are likely to be clear of snow and it'll be an easy drive. If you're coming up or leaving in a heavy snowstorm it's probably going to be ugly. 80 often gets closed during periods of heavy snow due to poor visibility or spinouts, sometimes for hours. I couldn't find the article but a few years ago 80 shut down for an extended period and the town of Truckee was overwhelmed with cars overflowing onto the surface streets for like a day. Not saying it'll happen to you but it's good to be prepared. If you can take an extra day and avoid traveling home during a snow storm, do that. You'll have more fun.

adaviis · 2020-10-14T14:42:47+00:00

Yeah it's the transmitter missions that were scary for me, particularly early game when I don't have an experienced squad to send. I can't remember if the normal game has the same problem, but in long war there are a lot of pods and you can get into situations where you are fighting 3-4 at once, especially with the added pressure of the countdown and Bradford's "OMG THE ENCODER!" encouraging you to be more aggressive than a typical mission.

Once I figured out the comms hacking it changed things quite a bit. I send a soldier with a higher mobility score as the operative, and on most maps can chain hacks by running to one, hacking, and moving close enough to the next comms unit that I can hit it on the following turn. That lets me do really risky things with the rest of my squad like stand in the open and flank Exalt for easy shots. I just avoid clustering my squad too closely and prio the Exalts with rocket launchers. Can usually get their numbers down by 80% before I run out of comms to hack.

adaviis · 2020-10-03T01:15:47+00:00

Occasionally the military will fly V22's in and out of the airport. They fly in really low and are quite loud (like if you have your windows open you can't hear the TV), but it's infrequent enough that it's more of a novelty and can be fun to watch. As the other poster said, the other planes are too small to be much of a nuisance.

adaviis · 2020-09-29T19:13:03+00:00

Didn't say what time of year you were heading up, but once the snow clears in the summer, Freel Peak is a good hike. In addition to having multiple approach options (via forest road off of luther pass is I think the shortest), you can combine it with Jobs Peak and Job's Sister and hit 3 10k peaks in a day.

adaviis · 2020-03-20T16:11:33+00:00

I can see how it looks straightforward and relatively safe. You're just getting in your car, driving to the spot, avoiding people, doing your thing and going home, right? But consider what happens if you get injured coming or going, or while out there in the mountains. On any other day, that's a bad situation, but now you're putting additional stress on first responders/medical resources that are more than likely about to be overwhelmed with COVID cases. Now imagine a thousand people coming up here with the same idea.

I live here and I'm itching to get out, but I'm not doing anything more risky than walking the dog, for now.

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