Let's mash up two concepts: automated tests and disk defragmentation. MS-DOS 6.x included a defrag utility that honestly was just so satisfying to watch. The 90s were a different time, folks. Disk defragmentation took about an hour and physically rearranged the data on your...
Read ⇢This is the easiest backup solution I've found! I'm backing up production servers to specific S3 buckets using Restic.
Log in to your S3 console and create a new bucket. You'll want to give it a sensible name - I like something like benholmen.server-name.backup -...
A few years ago I had an idea to build a large, inefficient display with a web interface that anyone could interact with. I've noticed Danny Rozin's unconvenional mirrors over the years and then saw a 24 frames per hour movie player that got me thinking about a laborious display...
Read ⇢I had a very shower-y shower thought: why does turning my shower handle a tiny bit make such a huge difference in the comfort of the shower? Why are we wasting so much potential control area on water temperatures that no one wants? Who cares about ice cold, mildly cold, cold, or...
Read ⇢My nephew was graduating from high school and my sister in law asked me if I could recreate a sentimental cribbage board for him. She couldn't find anything quite like it, so a custom build was necessary. I love cribbage and I needed an excuse to get into the shop, so I said...
Read ⇢When you have a chance to work with some of the best developers in the Laravel ecosystem, you take it. And take it I did - my company hired Tighten to help get Hubventory off the ground and get a solid development team running. I was glad to chat with my friends Dave and Zuzana...
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