Recent blog posts
Creating a degraded ZFS pool
TL;DR: There may come a time when you need to build a ZFS pool in a
temporarily degraded state. Reddit user u/mercenary_sysadmin describes how
this is done, and this post provides additional commentary.
The approach uses a temporary file in place of the disk, then taking it
offline resulting in a degraded pool. When the physical disk is available, the
file can be replaced with the actual disk in
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First impressions of Excalidraw
A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon Excalidraw, which is a
whiteboarding/diagramming tool that has a certain _aesthetic_. I liked the
design of the diagrams I saw, so I decided to give it a try. Coming from
drawio, I was immediately impressed with how intuitive it felt. After playing
around with Excalidraw for an hour, I decided it was worth actually using for
work, and so I hosted it locally on my m
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Notes on backup plans in AWS Backup
AWS Backup is a service that helps orchestrate, audit, and restore backups
within and across AWS accounts. The content of this post are my personal notes
on backup plans, and do not reflect the views of my employer.
A core component of the AWS Backup service is the backup plan. The AWS
documentation describes a backup plan as:
> […] a policy expression that defines **when** and **how** you want
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Railway crossing at Keverdijk
May 5 is Liberation Day in the Netherlands, commemorating the country's
liberation from the Nazis in 1945. The day proceeds Remembrance Day, which
honours those who died during the Second World War. Every five years
Liberation Day is a public holiday in the Netherlands, and 2025 is was one of
those years. I decided to use the day off and visit Keverdijk, a strip of road
that sits on the _Nieuwe Ke
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Recent toots
I made a batch of ICNG stickers a while ago because I wanted one and have been
holding on to these. So, if anyone in Europe would like a sticker, reach out,
and I'd be happy to send one for the low, low price of 0€.
Email: pesky@pesky.moe
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While working on my RSS generation tool I came across the textInput element
which the specification describes as "something of a mystery"[0] and to avoid
using[1]. Can't recall ever seeing this used before, and apparently "most
aggregators ignore it."
The specs suggest maybe this could be a way to implement a search box or a
feedback submission field. I could see it being useful as a comment subm
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Having an address I can't highlight and copy off a webpage is diabolical, and
no, I don't want to click through to Google Maps.
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Happy #Caturday!
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Every time I'm at Almere Centrum I have to stop to admire the truss/space
frame and glass panels on the roof.
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🚨 🚧 Convoi Exceptionnel
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Recent beer check-ins
Pesky P. is drinking a Bitburger Premium Pils by Bitburger Brauerei
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Pesky P. is drinking an Alfa Edel Pils by Alfa Bierbrouwerij
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Pesky P. is drinking an Erdinger Brauhaus Helles by Erdinger Weissbräu
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Pesky P. is drinking a Life's a Beach by Jopen
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Recent Anilist activity
Pesky watched episode 8 - 10 of Apocalypse Hotel.
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Pesky watched episode 5 of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen.
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Pesky watched episode 7 of Apocalypse Hotel.
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Pesky watched episode 1 - 6 of Apocalypse Hotel.
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