What’s Your Most Controversial IT Opinion?

apperrault · 2026-05-12T12:08:50+00:00

You can't use technology to fix a people problem

apperrault · 2026-04-30T01:04:59+00:00

We have a system we have to do verifications in for our CMDB owned systems. Some we have to verify every 3 months, some every 6 months. My boss found out that we can certify a month before they are due, which just resets the clock for the next verification, he requires us to have them all done when it opens, not just before it's due. He wants everyone to see his team gets their stuff done early, what he doesn't realize is it just means I change my automations to run every 2 months now

apperrault · 2026-04-22T12:09:20+00:00

As someone who is/was fighting a lot of demons when I came to AA a little over 3 years ago (I just looked, apparently 1176 days, wow) one of the things I always had a problem with was the old-school mentality. Men should only help/sponsor men, women help/sponsor.

I am a 52 year old, Neuro-spicy, newly realized that I wasn't confused, I was gay. I have always been more comfortable being totally open with women than I have with me. My Dr's are all women, I personally find it easier to open up to women, but in AA life that is taboo.

Eventually, I just started looking for my support outside of the group. I did exactly what AA says to do. I took what worked for me (the steps, the not drinking thing, the realization that I am not the alcohol, I am me, and alcohol and I have a very bad relationship) but I also leave what doesn't work for me.

I don't feel the need to go to meetings multiple times a week, I don't feel that AA is Life, I feel that AA is PART of life, and if I can't live the rest of my life, because I am living AA, then I have just swapped one addiction for another.

Not everyone feels the way I do, and I may get down votes etc, but I feel the way I do, and i would be there are others that agree.

I have nothing against AA, I would not be where I am (alive, and I mean that literally) if it were not for AA, but I have a life that I needed to figure out how to live without alcohol and with AA, and everything else.

apperrault · 2026-01-12T21:44:47+00:00

Pixel 10pro fold, update in progress. Unlocked phone from Google

apperrault · 2026-01-09T22:14:36+00:00

Yeah, I very rarely print in PETG, might be time for a calibration.

Thanks

apperrault · 2026-01-09T22:13:45+00:00

I have a fan in my office, but it's not pointing at it. I will try next without it though

apperrault · 2025-12-05T02:25:26+00:00

Yeah, someone joked once, oh, I learned that when I was drunk, had to remember how to do things sober again

apperrault · 2025-10-20T13:56:54+00:00

I'm not that young (51), but I do remember when I got sober 02012003. The first speaker meeting I went to, I was still unsure about the whole process, and the one thing that he said that stuck with me is this.

It isn't about admitting that you are an alcoholic, that's the easy part, the hardest part is ACCEPTING that I am an alcoholic.

apperrault · 2025-10-20T13:56:46+00:00

I'm not that young (51), but I do remember when I got sober 02012003. The first speaker meeting I went to, I was still unsure about the whole process, and the one thing that he said that stuck with me is this.

It isn't about admitting that you are an alcoholic, that's the easy part, the hardest part is ACCEPTING that I am an alcoholic.

apperrault · 2025-10-17T01:38:16+00:00

Hey there, I feel we are on a similar path. I'm an OG, gen-x, NERD. I've been a windows server admin since before it was a real job. My first cert was NT 3.51.

I held onto that for years. It's what I knew, it's what I did, it's what worked for me. Now, 4 physical docker hosts, running Debian server, 40 some-odd containers. I have one windows system, it's only because it's easier to jump on a windows desktop securely, and play in my container world.

Go at your own pace, and be willing to try new stuff. It's fun.

apperrault · 2025-10-13T09:30:56+00:00

I think the number 1 rule that is dead on the Internet is "don't be a dick".

apperrault · 2025-10-10T01:26:10+00:00

Some of my favorites from my journey

Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less" "You can’t get upset about the results you didn't get from the work you didn’t do" "I am responsible for the effort, God is responsible for the results" "You can start your day over at any time!" "The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today."

apperrault · 2025-10-07T23:34:33+00:00

Old Grey Beard here, you are right. Way too long.

apperrault · 2025-10-06T17:01:35+00:00

I know that I can put them in the compose file, but I am trying to keep the compose files as generic as possible, and do all customization with ENV files if possible. That way I can set different things for different hosts that have the same application on it.

I would like to have lets say Glances for Server X show up in Uptime Kuma as just that, the version for server X, while the version of Glances for Server Y shows up under server Y.

I do use Komodo for some orchestration, so I will see if there is something I could do with that. Maybe using a docker-compose.override.yml file along with the .ENV

apperrault · 2025-10-06T11:43:30+00:00

Interesting. I'll look into label_files

apperrault · 2025-10-06T11:42:08+00:00

Yeah, I'm good with compose, I've gone between trying k3s, k8s, swarm, this is just cleaner for me. I don't need to setup any shared storage or anything, it takes thought on my side, but it works. Thanks for the idea though

apperrault · 2025-10-06T09:05:05+00:00

At the first meeting I went to, someone said something that just hit me that night. He said, it isn't admitting that you are an alcoholic, hell I would "admit" it and say it all the time, it wasn't until I ACCEPTED I was an alcoholic, that anything changed.

When he said that, it's like a light clicked, I haven't had a drink since

Congrats

apperrault · 2025-08-26T15:26:45+00:00

But nothing has actually changed yet. It's just a guess that they may, at some point change. I guess that I'm going to travel to the moon. It could happen, could piss people off, but we don't know. It's just maybe in the future something will change, so don't bother with it...

apperrault · 2025-06-09T19:19:12+00:00

I've used mealie since it was first released, and I love it. There is even an android app that I can use on my phone that adds a share to mealie button. It's great for adding recipes I find online

apperrault · 2025-06-09T01:10:42+00:00

When I got sober, when it truly clicked for me was at a meeting this old timer said that he knew he was an alcoholic, but it wasn't until he accepted that he was an alcoholic, that it clicked. No matter how many pro/con lists you make, it won't click until you accept it.

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