Adding phlog 22, a bit of a rant. - gopherhole - My website source code.
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(DIR) commit ded6b98526108054594d39a3272ec90451b1e167
(DIR) parent 826b176d1f6f89a34668cfc2cfd490193c59da12
(HTM) Author: Jay Scott <me@jay.scot>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2023 16:54:35 +0100
Adding phlog 22, a bit of a rant.
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A files/usenet/README.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
M index.gph | 30 ++++++++++++++++++------------
M meta/system.txt | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
A phlog/022.txt | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 141 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
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(DIR) diff --git a/files/usenet/README.txt b/files/usenet/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+--[ utzoo-usenet
+
+
+The UTZOO Wiseman Usenet Archive. This was removed from archive.org,
+with the following message:
+
+
+ In 2020 after sustained legal demands requesting a set of
+ messages within the Usenet Archive be redacted, and to avoid
+ further costs and accusations of manipulation should those
+ demands be met, the archive has been removed from this URL and
+ is not currently accessible to the public.
+
+ Included in this item is a file listing and the md5 sums of the
+ removed files, for the use of others in verifying they have
+ original materials.
+
+
+
+--[ gopher-usenet-archive-1992.tar.gz
+
+
+An archive that's around 20MB compressed and 105MB uncompressed. It
+covers alt.gopher and comp.infosystems.gopher from 1992 to 2013, with
+approximately 22,000 posts. It's all set up and ready for anyone with
+slrn installed to dive into. I even included a slrn configuration file
+with some decent default settings.
+
+
+ tar -zxvf gopher-usenet-archive-1992.tar.gz
+ cd gopher-usenet-archive
+ slrn -f newsrc -i slrnc
(DIR) diff --git a/index.gph b/index.gph
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
- _.._
- <\ \__/ />
- < >/ \< >
- <_\\__//_>
- <_\||/_>
- \||/
- ||
+ _.._
+ <\ \__/ />
+ < >/ \< >
+ <_\\__//_>
+ <_\||/_>
+ \||/
+ ||
- J A Y . S C O T
+ J A Y . S C O T
- echo | nc jay.scot 79
+ echo | nc jay.scot 79
-PHLOG
-
+2023
+[0|2023-08-13 ... Earned my Terraform certification but not for a good reason|phlog/022.txt|server|port]
[0|2023-07-06 ... A ready to read archive of old gopher Usenet groups|phlog/021.txt|server|port]
[0|2023-07-03 ... Getting to grips with slrn|phlog/020.txt|server|port]
[0|2023-06-19 ... My Beelink U59 running OpenBSD kicked the bucket!|phlog/019.txt|server|port]
@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@ PHLOG
[0|2023-02-03 ... Finally, I switched over to OpenBSD|phlog/013.txt|server|port]
[0|2023-01-29 ... Automating my infra deployment and configuration|phlog/012.txt|server|port]
[0|2023-01-14 ... Reducing my footprint, using a mini-pc|phlog/011.txt|server|port]
+
+2022
+
[0|2022-09-28 ... Convert mbox to maildir using fdm|phlog/010.txt|server|port]
[0|2022-09-13 ... A true cheap dumbphone,impossible?|phlog/009.txt|server|port]
[0|2022-08-01 ... I moved over to wayland|phlog/008.txt|server|port]
[0|2022-05-01 ... Build, patch and maintain suckless tools|phlog/007.txt|server|port]
[0|2022-03-01 ... Association of really cruel viruses (arcv)|phlog/006.txt|server|port]
[0|2022-01-02 ... Why I dropped freebsd after a month|phlog/005.txt|server|port]
+
+2021
+
[0|2021-12-01 ... How I use the modern web|phlog/004.txt|server|port]
[0|2021-11-01 ... Qutebrowser is amazing but|phlog/003.txt|server|port]
[0|2021-10-01 ... Is github the facebook of coding?|phlog/002.txt|server|port]
@@ -42,4 +48,4 @@ OTHER
[1|files ... dump of interesting things|files/|server|port]
[0|changelog ... latest updates|meta/changelog.txt|server|port]
[0|system ... my system|meta/system.txt|server|port]
-[0|email|meta/email.txt|server|port]
+[0|email ... email me|meta/email.txt|server|port]
(DIR) diff --git a/meta/system.txt b/meta/system.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
- _ jay@elma.jay.scot
+
+elma.jay.scot - daily driver - OpenBSD desktop ded, July 2023 :(
+
+ jay@elma.jay.scot
(_) -----------------
| . OS: OpenBSD 7.2 amd64
. |L /| . _ Host: AZW U59
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ __J _ _. >-' )._. |-' Terminal Font: Hack
`.\
-OpenBSD desktop ded :(
+elma.jay.scot - daily driver
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+
+
+
+jay.scot - gopher, finger and git.
+
+
+ _,met$$$$$gg. jay@jay.scot
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+ ,g$$P" """Y$$.". OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) x86_64
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(DIR) diff --git a/phlog/022.txt b/phlog/022.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+[jay.scot]
+[022]
+
+
+--[ Earned my Terraform certification but not for a good reason
+
+
+This is a bit of a rant, I just need to vent.
+
+
+I work as a Platform Engineer, and I use Terraform daily for deploying
+infrastructure in Azure/AWS and writing modules. The problem is my
+current place of employment; they have a very unique take on Terraform
+design that goes against many documented best practices.
+
+
+To give you an insight, modules only have one input and no outputs.
+Their logic is that they don't want to use a for_each loop on the module
+and would rather do this within the module itself. So, as a result, the
+one input consists of a map that can be up to 2000 lines... yes, you
+read that right. The logic in the module's local.tf to deal with this
+map is insane; some lines are over 500 characters long, and multiple
+nested for loops, as deep as 6 are commonplace. You get the picture,
+I am not really wanting to rant about my current work practices outwith
+giving a bit of context. I have tried my best to argue for changing to
+a more industry-standard approach, but the main seniors are set on this
+way. What can you do!
+
+
+Normally, I don't really care for certifications; the only ones I have
+ever obtained were the AWS Certified Solutions Architect and, prior to
+that, the Linux Foundation's LFCS. Both have since expired and I never
+bothered to renew them. On a side note, I really liked the LFCS; it was
+a practical exam. I was given SSH access to a server on which I had to
+carry out various tasks and fixes.
+
+
+Anyway, I am quite worried about losing my current skill set. In my last
+place, we used enterprise-grade products such as Terraform Cloud however
+in my current place its definitely somewhere where they prefer to spend
+9 months rolling there own custom solution. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+
+
+However, as I don't have access to this anymore, I have been out of the
+loop for a good year now. I ended up reaching out to someone I know and
+managed to get access to an enterprise account. With that access, I have
+been experimenting during my personal time to stay updated with all the
+new features I have missed over the past year. Then today, I took the
+Terraform Certification Exam 003 and passed with a 91% score. Woo! [0]
+
+
+Given the changes in my current role that have limited my hands-on
+experience with Terraform Enterprise, I felt compelled to take the exam
+and gain certification. This way, I can now provide tangible evidence of
+my proficiency in using some form enterprise-level Terraform, which
+I can no longer claim to apply in my current position as it stands.
+
+
+0. gopher://jay.scot/9/files/mine/HashiCorp_Certified_Terraform_Associate.pdf
+
+
+.EOF