Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
EXIF data is great for knowing more about an image, but it can also leak information you don’t want to leak if the picture gets out there. EXIF stands for Exchangeable Image File. It’s basically a way to embed camera settings, location data, etc. into an image. This is great for you, but not so great from a privacy perspective if you aren’t careful.… Read the rest
XaaS stands for Anything as a Service (or more accurately X as a Service). Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings have ballooned in the past few years, and with them came a new flood of ideas on what to monetize next. Databases as a Service (DBaaS), Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS or BDR), and Networks as a Service (NaaS) expanded on the original fixed platforms (among countless others).… Read the rest
Debian and Ubuntu both use Advanced Package Tool (APT) or apt for their package management. apt is the successor to apt-get and the current package manager on both Debian and Ubuntu. This article covers how to make use of apt and apt-get, mentions aptitude, and aims to make basic system administration with command line much easier.
APT used to be a combination of tools which included apt-get.… Read the rest
Microservices aren’t new, but the technology to make them feasible at scale is. A microservice channels the Unix philosophy of “do one thing and do it well” into a conceptual unit of a project. By carving the project up into pieces, each one can function independently of the others and are tied together by the main application or front-end.
Microservices have many advantages over more traditional monolithic application development, but aren’t quite right for every solution.… Read the rest
Cottage cheese is a cheap and easy way to get protein. The macro breakdown of cottage cheese is great too. The stuff I get has 12 grams of protein for 3 grams of carbs and 3 grams of fat roughly. Low fat, low carb, high protein, and plenty of other nutrients in it as well. It’s pretty much a guilt-free snack all things considered.… Read the rest
Bluetooth is great for freeing yourself from the tangle of wires (which is great when dealing with kids). It can be a little bit of a pain to setup sometimes. This article covers getting Bluetooth working on Debian or Ubuntu. If you’re on Ubuntu or some other Debian derivative, the necessary packages are probably already installed. This article was originally written using Debian 10 as a base which should correspond to roughly Ubuntu 14.04 to 19.04 (though some package names may change).… Read the rest