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Air-Gapped Cyber Resilient Infrastructure
During Nutanix .NEXT 2025 in Washington, DC, I had the honor of presenting a main stage demo to ~4,000 attendees. I can write a bit more about what it took to get this demo ready, but for now I’m just happy to share that the presentation is live on YouTube. Check out this demo for…
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Bliss Alta Motionblinds Home Assistant Integration
Do you have a Bliss Automation – Alta Window Fashions roller shade or other device that you’d like to add into Home Assistant? Then this is the place for you! Background Part of de-Amazon-ing my house, or “un-Bezo-ing?”, “de-Jeff-ing?” is to control all my smart home devices locally. I’ve been “Jeffed” (ok, not really). Side…
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Home of the Brave
These two short sentences stopped me dead in my tracks. I had to wonder, “Who is this person, and where can I find more of his work?” The unique combination of intriguing narrative, excellent sound design, and truly challenging subject material felt like it transported me straight into someone else’s world. A sometimes very familiar,…
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Nested YAML Frontmatter for Obsidian Book Notes
The author spends 3,000 words changing 3 lines to remove nested YAML frontmatter. Along the way, he learns the value of writing down the process and fact checking AI.
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Can you quit Vim?
The note taking application Obsidian makes me nearly spit my coffee out with a fun pop-up message about exiting Vim.
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Money Makes the World Go Round
Weakened Friends – Spew I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Maybe you would like the live version after the album version.
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Shakespeare in the Park
A visit to Durham Central Park slaps me in the face with a Shakespeare quote about wealth that I can’t forget.
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Procrastination via Optimization (Yak Shaving)
Procrastination via endless optimization of my work environment. Otherwise known as Yak Shaving. Learn how my workstation config evolved.
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Suddenly, a letter
A handwritten letter offering advice appears out of the blue exactly when it’s needed most. The response is delayed by a mischievous foe.
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Should I switch to a static site generator?
Thinking about the switch between WordPress and the Eleventy static site generator after 23 years of blogging.