Denis Lemire's Site

Random musings of a technophile.

  • I’m in a Kubernetes pod!

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    Migrated this largely neglected time-capsule from the BastilleBSD jail to my local Kubernetes cluster. The operation was largely AI driven, courtesy of Cursor. It’s noticeably more performant now that’s it’s not running on a single aging Atom box!

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  • I’m in jail!

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    Hooray for BastilleBSD! This site has long been neglected… I did get it back online after rebuilding my FreeBSD box but also wanted to modernize things and make everything less monolithic. This will also let me keep my base system clean, enhance security and enable caching for performance. Fun!

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  • Keep calm and trust the iCloud?

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    Although I’ve used Dropbox over the years, I never fully trusted it for documents that were too personal or private in nature. A few high profile compromises later made me accept those gut feelings were correct. On the other hand… iCloud document syncing has always been a bit of a gong show. The Apple iWorks

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  • HDCP nonsense

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    A day after Boxing Day I failed to fight the temptation of a new TV to upgrade my circa 2008 52″ Sharp. The prospect of a 70″ 4K TV, an LG 70UF7300 was too much to resist. No early adoption of consumer electronics goes unpunished, however. The industry’s insistence on incompetentently rolling out anti-consumer tech

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  • Apple TV (4th generation)

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    Picked up a new Apple TV (fourth generation) from the Southgate Apple Store on my way home on Friday. I actually pre-ordered fairly early Monday morning in hopes of having one dropped on my lap come Friday. My pre-order, however, is stuck in that awkward “too far along to cancel but it isn’t going to

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