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(Another, but simpler) VIM Cheat Sheet
Modes i or Insert – Enter text editing mode v (Ctrl-v) – Enter visual mode (or visual block) : – Enter command mode (tip: you can scroll through your history by using the up/down arrow keys and auto-complete works too! Try using the tab key) Esc – Exit any mode Exiting and Saving :w –…
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Efficiency == De-humanization
Let’s be frank: at any given time, most of us would rather be doing the things we want to do rather than doing those things that need to be done. Presently, the way to maximize this at the social level is primarily through roles (e.g., separation of duties) and automation—the pillars of efficiency, if you…
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Being a *Good* Leader
I recently posted a very brief thought on LinkedIn stating that being a good leader starts with being a good person. In reality, this is wrong, because there is no such thing as a good leader; there are only leaders and non-leaders, or even more accurately, leadership actions and non-leadership actions. This does not preclude…
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Alternative Search Engines
Gibiru (gibiru.com): I find this to be a very solid search engine and I have made it my default search engine. It appears to have issues processing special characters in searches, so it seems to be less effective than google at finding exact log messages or programming syntax, for instance. I have otherwise seen it…
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Openstack + Guacamole = A simple, opensource VDI solution (2/2)
This is the follow-up to part 1 of this VDI project. Previously, we took a look at the basics of connecting a Guacamole gateway server to Openstack compute nodes via VNC. In this part of the guide, we will examine one way of automating and scaling the idea to achieve a fully-functional VDI. Project notes…
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Leadership Tip: Remember
No amount of experience is enough, if you forget your lessons learned, and even the best of leaders can make this mistake. In reality, this is inevitable. Reflecting on your own experiences, and attempting to internalize them by consistently testing and refining your lessons learned, however, is a great way to minimize repeated leadership mishaps.…
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Doing away with G()()gle
Back when I first started using the internet as a young teenager, Altavista was my search engine of choice. It was closely followed by Astalavista, a computer security-related search engine =). Eventually, I replaced both of these with Google. While Google is known for occasionally raising eyebrows with its search engine practices, it was not…
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Leadership Tip: Listen
Listening is by far one of the most important leadership skills that anyone can have, and the reason is simple: without listening, you cannot gather information, and if you cannot gather information, you cannot make the right choices. (One could argue that it is still possible for a choice to be incidentally correct, even if…
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Micromanagement vs. Absent Management
Great leadership is not easy to come by. Most people probably just assume that most bosses are bad. Indeed, how often do your and your boss’ interests align? If you are one of the less fortunate ones, likely, not too often, particularly so if your boss falls within one of the less desirable categories below.…
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Openstack + Guacamole = A simple, opensource VDI solution (1/2)
This guide serves primarily as a proof of concept for the project. In part one of the guide, I am just introducing the elements of this Openstack-based VDI implementation. In part two of the guide, we will look at how to automate most of the operations to have our VMs automatically show up in Apache…
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My Favorite Podcasts
A list of some of my favorite podcasts, in no particular order. Please feel free to make suggestions about other great podcasts in the comments section! Disclaimer: This list or any of the podcasts, in part or in whole, should not be considered to reflect any of my personal views or the views of any…
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And so the blog begins…
This is my attempt to contribute to the sysadmin community, and to help those who are willing to help themselves. I welcome any constructive feedback, so please make sure to leave a comment on any article/post, if you have something to share. In the meantime, here is a list of my current music projects: gulagrecords.comthegodfray.comfb.com/seviummetal…
Published @ March 23, 2021 2:30 am