ZIP64 - Go Big Or Go Home
How does a ZIP file work? And how do you make really, really, _really_ big ones? Read this post to find out.
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Yaakov
The Road to #pyconau
Last weekend, I attended PyCon AU 2019. This was my second time at PyCon AU and my third time attending any tech conference... but it was also my first time speaking at one! I'm leaving this blog post here as a note to future self, but also to anybody else who is interesting in how it happened.
Pausing Packer's PowerShell Processes
When using Packer to build virtual machines, sometimes I just want to pause it and poke around. Here's how I achieve that.
Making Sense of WireGuard
I recently decided to try out the hot new VPN protocol on the block, WireGuard. It took me about 2 hours of debugging and diagnostics to make sense of things, so I'm logging my notes here for future reference.
Using and Extending GitHub Actions
I got into the GitHub Actions beta! Here's what I've learned so far.
Automatically generating assembly binding redirects
If you're sick of System.IO.FileLoadExceptions, you've come to the right place!
Building Docker containers behind a proxy
How do you configure Docker to use a proxy when building a container, but not when running it?
A Ubiquiti Home Network
For a while, I've been eyeing an upgrade of my home network. I recently did that by introducing Ubiquiti gear, and (spoiler alert) it's been great.
Setting a Default InputFormatter in ASP.NET Core
In ASP.NET Core, you can write custom formatters to serialize or deserialize objects from/into request bodies. But how do you pick one without a Content-Type?
Controlling a Kubernetes cluster remotely
I didn't set up Kubernetes exactly as I intended to use it, so here's how I recreated the SSL certificates.
Kubernetes: Getting Pods to talk to the Internet, not systemd
Systemd plays havoc with Kubernetes defaults and kills DNS. Here's how to fix that.
Learning Kubernetes at Home: Becoming the Helmsman
In this post, I try to setup a Kubernetes cluster and make sense of the basic types of objects that Kubernetes revolves around.
mDNS Name Resolution in Linux
Bonjour is really useful on Windows and macOS. It turns out that you can also use it on Linux!
Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update: IIS
After upgrading Windows 10, IIS might stop working. I fixed this by deleting stuff.
The Changing World of .NET
.NET today is no longer a walled-off Microsoft-only environment. This post explores how it has evolved and how you can evolve your software with it.
Configuring Wi-Fi on Raspbian (Jessie)
All the online tutorials I read were wrong. Here's what worked for me.
HTTP/2 Header Casing
Do you think all HTTP headers are Train-Cased-Like-This? If so, you're in for a surprise.
Vehicular UIs can be dangerously bad
The more "smart" features added to a car, the more distracting and dangerous it can be.
The downside of working in a global company
Have I ever mentioned how annoying time zones are?