vx An offline dictation tool for macOS weighing in at 71mb. download latest release here While working it’s felt like a lot of the lag in my workflows has been due to typing. Even after optimizing my keyboard setup, the ability for my fingers to keep up with my brain was slowing me down. I looked into voice to text tools, but all the popular ones at the time sent data over the wire, which wasn’t really an option. So I built one that didn’t. ...

This is the third post in my Kubernetes Controllers series. In the first post, we explored what controllers are and how they maintain your desired state through continuous reconciliation. In the second post I walk through how to build stable controllers from scratch. Now we’ll examine how three critical controllers interact to manage your applications. We were rolling out a new version of an application. 100 pods, all running about 25% hot on CPU. ...

This is the second post in my Kubernetes Controllers series. In the first post, we explored what controllers are and how they maintain your desired state through continuous reconciliation. In the last post, I explained the utility and purpose of Kubernetes Controllers. This post will explain how to build them, and how to think about designing them. We’ll go into Controller patterns, anti-patterns, and sharp edges of the model that you’re bound to run into. ...

This is the first post in my Kubernetes Controllers series. In the second post I walk through how to build stable controllers from scratch. Controllers aren’t just add-ons to Kubernetes - they’re fundamental to how the whole system works. They’re the caretakers of your cluster, overseeing and orchestrating processes to ensure your defined resources stay on track. Whether it’s maintaining pod replicas, managing rolling updates, or handling node lifecycles, controllers are there making sure things run smoothly. ...

Recently a friend asked for my recommendations for home gym equipment as they wanted to start building out theirs. Little do they know I’ve spent way too many hours thinking about this. My home gym is nothing special but it keeps me healthy, out of commercial gyms, and never leaves me wishing I had more equipment. I like to think that’s due to making the right choices on how to fill it. ...