aleku
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2 years ago
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on: Uber to pay $272M to Australian taxi operators
+1 to this. I did Heathrow to Bermondsey for £110 (first time in London). Then next morning, found myself wondering why I didn't just use the train. On the way out, I did use the train, and lets just say, I still think about that £110.
aleku
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2 years ago
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on: Starbucks $10 pork-flavored coffee
Well, they are now going to have a hard time proving they are Halal certified.
aleku
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2 years ago
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on: I Regret My $46k Website Redesign (2022)
It’s mostly trial and error. Based on my experience, I created a fictional project to identify reliable professionals. Through this process, I found a skilled developer, a UI/UX designer, and a graphic designer. We’ve recently completed an actual project together.
aleku
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2 years ago
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on: Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job?
In 2003/2004, during my undergrad, I observed a recurring trend in the university's IT department. They struggled to retain Unix/Linux engineers for more than three months, primarily due to two reasons: the university's remote location (apparently engineers loved the city life) and the local telecom companies' at the time hired anyone who could type "ls" on a Linux shell. Recognizing an opportunity, I began self-studying FreeBSD and Linux, the operating systems used by the university for their internet services like DNS, email, and proxy servers. Before completing my degree, I applied for the sysadmin position at the uni. In the interviews, I was able to explain and answer even the hardest of questions. I was hired. I eventually went to "ls" elsewhere as well but this role, which I held for eight years, provided me with a foundational knowledge that I believe influences my career even to date!
aleku
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2 years ago
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on: Using OpenBSD Relayd(8) as an Application Layer Gateway
IIRC this is the same behaviour with HAProxy as well.
aleku
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2 years ago
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on: My (Painful) Experience with Ubiquiti as a DevOps Engineer
My experience with Ubiquiti has only been positive. Granted the largest deployment I have made with their AP's is from 2010 (60+ Aps + Cisco backend + PacketFence). A lot could have changed especially with vendor lock-in that the article points out. At my current work place we use 10 AP's with a mix of Cisco and HP gear for Core and Access layers and everything works ok.
aleku
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2 years ago
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on: nic.funet.fi: Serving freely distributable files with FTP since 1990
Was this "M{kel{
[email protected]" an effort to mask your address from scrappers? I cannot imagine there were many scrappers back then.
aleku
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3 years ago
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on: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
This is a good project; please keep at it.
I think it might benefit more people in NA compared to the rest of the world. I did a quick search for "Flask Web Development", which I purchased one week ago on Amazon for AU$56($35). But it looks like I could get a used copy from AbeBooks (a result of a search on your site) for $8, the catch, I would need to pay $35 for shipping to Australia. If I had been in the US, I could have gotten free shipping or under $10 shipping which would make it all worth it.
aleku
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3 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Cheap VPS with 1TB HDD?
Am doing my migration at the moment. I couldn't believe for 1/3 of the cost at DO, I was getting a similar VPS at Hetzner.
aleku
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4 years ago
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on: WordPress 18
congratulations! WP has indeed come a long way, I was just checking up on what happened to Mambo, another CMS, and it seems to have fallen off the internet around 2008.
aleku
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5 years ago
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on: Penetration testing and low-cost freelancing
I may be wrong, but looks like fiverr
aleku
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6 years ago
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on: How to run your own mail server (2017)
I've been running my mail server off DO for the last ±5 years - Postfix with SPF no DKIM, DMARC - I get good delivery for Gmail and yahoo. Initially, I thought I would go full on spamassassin and clamav but thought I should hold off until I got spammed. Turns out in the last 5 years the only spammers I've got are 2 senders, one threatening to share video recorded of me on webcam to my contacts and another keeps telling me my domains' seo has expired blah blah. These are 1 or 2 times in 3 months, SpamAssassin would definitely be overkill. Apple Mail client junks them anyway. About 1 year ago I moved the setup into a docker container to better maximize the use of the $10 droplet.
aleku
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6 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2019)
Location: South Africa (with work rights for Australia)
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: DevOps, Linux system admin, Network Admin, AWS, Private Clouds, Automation
Resume/CV: Available on request
Email: alex at infraops.io
Looking for a role with DevOps teams or Infrastructure teams, also willing to the employee 01 in DevOps/Infrastructure teams. I feel motivated by solving infrastructure challenges and architecting solutions that meet clients needs.
My background is strong on the infrastructure ops side and having lead multiple infrastructure teams in the past. Currently working with dev team as ops drop in supporting infrastructure architecting, provisioning and getting software out the door to our clients.
Located in South Africa, but soon moving to Australia. Working remote or with a company in Australia would be a huge plus to my prospects.
aleku
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7 years ago
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on: Ethiopian Airlines plane crash: No survivors among 157 on board
Just wondering, do passengers have an option to chose the model of plane they are flying? Not flown around much so just genuinely asking.
