There’s no DNS querying tool on the base install of Linux. I’m not a good authority on the history of things like this, but I can say that it has been like this since 2017. I often find the getent features in Linux useful for looking up account data — this tool itself does have… Continue reading Custom DNS Query on Base Linux
Author: Wes Jones
Better Simple Games
Even on the all time high that board games are riding right now [no source], there’s still room for the lighter classics. Games like Sorry! and Yahtzee don’t seem to die away fast. I’ve played by fair share of riveting new board games, but I won’t protest a couple hours with either. This weekend I… Continue reading Better Simple Games
Thankful for WeWork’s Demise
I should first clarify — I’m not happy for those who have lost their livelihood — I wish them a speedy hunt. It’s nearly Thanksgiving, and this year I dwell upon some recent events that I am thankful for. Here’s one. I just need to point out some of the ridiculous-ness of WeWork (The We… Continue reading Thankful for WeWork’s Demise
CVS reciepts
I have always assumed the memes about CVS receipts were a joke. Until, of course, I experienced the endless strip for myself. This assumption that people were exaggerating was naive. I bought a box of Fig Newtons and some Aleve (name brand nonetheless! They were out of generic…). I came home and performed a quick… Continue reading CVS reciepts
Just checking…
It’s time for a yearly review. I don’t have one for myself. I don’t make goals. My excuse is that 1 year is too long for most effective goalkeeping. You could lose 20 pounds and gain 30 within the course of a year. One time a friend said that this year was going to be… Continue reading Just checking…
card-games ♠️♣️♦️♥️
I ❤️ a good card game, here’s one we started, but going off some old rules from a bygone era left us confused. After some searching around I found our slip of paper title “Russian Rummy”, might also be called 12-Step Rummy. The arduous game looks fun, but really needs some rules to make it… Continue reading card-games ♠️♣️♦️♥️
serving repositories
I like my logs, like all of them all the time. Elasticsearch cluster, Kibana dashboards, billions and billions of logs, stored and stashed. It’s a happy world for me. Don’t assume I do anything especially useful with those logs, I just like collecting and storing them. I use nxlog to collect them from Windows machines as… Continue reading serving repositories
Manpower for your projects
I have something to consider next time I take a look at the aging phone system with the ire of a frustrated millennial — looking for the next Silicon Valley “heroes” to come in and save me with some easy, yet functional technology. I rarely acknowledge the lead up to these technologies, but of course… Continue reading Manpower for your projects
Just add more lines
I’m learning python — and I just did this: So I know there’s a better way to do it, but not sure how to search it. I’ll update this when I’ve golfed with it a couple times. Don’t lecture me about try and pass. I get the badliness, it’s just in the case of where and… Continue reading Just add more lines
Seeding content
what better way to get started then with some listings?! Oh, but Wes I already know about all of these, blah blah blah no new content. Too bad. Sites I like https://www.cyberciti.biz/ – Here to help with your next escapade. http://tldp.org/ – for when man just doesn’t cut it. https://unsplash.com/ – for looking prettier. Podcasts https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes… Continue reading Seeding content