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RFC 1925: The Twelve Networking Truths

RFC 1925: The Twelve Networking Truths

~1 minute read

When you're knee deep into solving a problem in your homelab, or you're simply disillusioned with everything - give this a read..

"This memo documents the fundamental truths of networking for the Internet community. This memo does not specify a standard, except in the sense that all standards must implicitly follow the fundamental truths."

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My homelab crib sheet

My homelab crib sheet

4 minutes read

Yawn

I know. Everybody and everybot posts what is their 'homelab essentials'.

In my defence, these are tried and tested tools, I use them everyday to manage my network and services and wouldn't be without them. I don't like bloat or 'stuff' just for stuff, but when we get into metrics - the 'pretty graphs' can be super useful to understand at a glance if I'm under an increased load or something just doesn't look right.

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Columbian Coffee beans

Columbian Coffee beans

2 minutes read

A quick note before we begin - None of my posts are AI written, unless specifically stated. None of my posts are sponsored unless specifically stated also, so the links and companies below are just my recommendations and nothing more. They are people I've had good experiences with and make good stuff but alas, I'm not paid to say that...

Recently, over the past couple of months, I have been really enjoying the beans that are coming out of Columbia. Perhaps it's the dumpster fire that is the global weather this year, I'm not sure, but the beans I have been getting have generally been fantastic. I typically go for a light roast that I hand grind with a Kingrinder P0 (will perhaps make a post on that later).

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