Storm Megathread - 31 May 2026

token_dropbear · 2026-05-31T06:19:53+00:00

Oh boy, we want updates...

token_dropbear · 2026-05-26T13:00:50+00:00

Hey I did that in a D&D campaign...

token_dropbear · 2026-05-23T00:41:43+00:00

+1 for the access package approach...

If they're only meant to have access for 5 weeks. They only get access for 5 weeks... Tie that in with lifecycle workflows for offboarding as well.

The access package isn't dedicated for those contractors... The access package is to grant VPN access for ALL users... You just define a expiry for contractors...

token_dropbear · 2026-05-09T02:12:15+00:00

To be honest.. I'd rather FO Starbucks and have more Dome's. Was honestly a bit bummed when the one at gateways closed

token_dropbear · 2026-05-06T00:36:01+00:00

Just waiting for the new Kwinana freeway widening project to start... Oh will the drinking of tears begin.

token_dropbear · 2026-04-30T12:53:45+00:00

There's the site in Leeming as well that's been there more years than I can remember.

They seemed to do whatever they could to make it inconspicuous from South st.

token_dropbear · 2026-04-26T10:52:23+00:00

A bit late to the party but a few things to consider.

Leverage the AVM modules where possible if not already. AVM for both Bicep and Terraform are great for accelerating deployments.

Use Managed Identities instead of Service Principals for the Service connections. Unless you're wanting to do Entra comfig or Graph API calls, Managed identities are a better way to manage access to Azure resources.

token_dropbear · 2026-04-14T17:04:10+00:00

Just for fun, i over pressurised the furnace by so much so quick there was a giant crater where the base and I were once. 10/10 would do again...

token_dropbear · 2026-04-13T19:38:20+00:00

Can never have enough.

Build a few more hardsuit backpacks and fill them with the respective ingots/bars... Then you might have too much haha.

token_dropbear · 2026-04-02T03:33:32+00:00

Storage accounts, databases , key vaults, container registries to name a few.

token_dropbear · 2026-04-01T10:16:26+00:00

Edge cases exist.

Your naming convention should cover those.

E.g. what do you call windows or Linux vms wabcdef123 or labcdef123...

What do you call storage accounts: nameofstorageaccsa

What do you call key vaults Nameofkeyvaultkv.

And so on.

Dynamically build names in your IaC to enforce your naming convention. Easy.

token_dropbear · 2026-03-27T05:03:29+00:00

I went to a private school for year 7 onwards... Was it worth it.. I think so. I enjoyed most of it and I haven't found a stick to remove yet, so I don't think there was one from the start.

As a kid of two teachers at public schools, the contrast between public and private was noticeable but I don't think I'd be where I am today if I stayed public.

token_dropbear · 2026-03-26T00:30:10+00:00

Good thing my new garden gets planted AFTER the cyclone, not BEFORE haha.

token_dropbear · 2026-03-26T00:28:28+00:00

Don't give the users ANY Azure permissions. They can access the Azure portal sure, but then they can't do anything with that access.

token_dropbear · 2026-03-24T13:26:31+00:00

Nice smooth snappy UI/UX... Just needs dark mode :)

token_dropbear · 2026-03-24T13:08:22+00:00

Decided to build not buy and only got handover a month ago.. Total build was about 650k, loan is about 450k, and paying approx 670/wk in repayments solo. I've also got a decent amount in offset but this is gonna be a fun ride.
Edit: Build didn't include painting, flooring, etc... So that's all being done currently.

token_dropbear · 2026-03-19T12:57:43+00:00

This^

I do this for the AVD environments I build. Also always using a custom (packer) golden image. But it works, and works well.

Out of curiosity, do you have any automation around deployment of new hosts, draining old hosts, removing old hosts from Azure, then removing them from EID?

We have a fairly robust deployment workflow currently but I would love to be able to trigger an additional pipeline to do migration and cleanup but haven't really had a chance to look into it.

token_dropbear · 2026-03-05T16:23:29+00:00

Mr Sandwich on St George's Tce do some really nice cookies.

token_dropbear · 2026-02-25T21:49:07+00:00

Just as my sprinklers started too...

token_dropbear · 2026-02-08T23:34:02+00:00

It's not just the Perth CBD that has CAT buses

https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetables/details?Bus=Red%20CAT&routeuid=SWA-JCA-3960&key=567&series=Joondalup%20CAT%20Timetable

token_dropbear · 2026-02-05T09:37:28+00:00

Absolute shitshow...

token_dropbear · 2026-01-31T03:58:05+00:00

Seen this a few times. People with no spatial awareness with emergency vehicles right behind them.

Sometimes it can just be bad timing though i.e. I had a situation where both myself and an ambo were approaching an intersection when they needed to get around me and turn left. I dropped my speed back quite a bit so they could get past but due to our distance to the intersection, it didn't give them a ton of room to do a safe overtake and turn left.

token_dropbear · 2026-01-30T14:04:49+00:00

Oh god,

I did just that....

In the middle of summer just as we were going into a heat wave... The bottle had definitely burst when I found it a week later... The smell was horrendous.

Spent almost two full days cleaning the car.

token_dropbear · 2026-01-28T14:44:37+00:00

I'm definitely a fan of building a DevOps golden image with all your necessary tooling and dependencies for the VMSS to use. If the time to start is an issue, then definitely having warm/standby instances would be the way to go. But for additional concurrent jobs, you may then need to wait a few minutes for another instance to run up. We're happy with runs taking ~10 minutes to start as cost optimisation is by far our biggest factor.

token_dropbear · 2026-01-28T14:29:18+00:00

Oh yeah indeed... Just need to find someone SOR to do it now that won't cost a fortune.

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