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	Adding phlog 22, a bit of a rant. - gopherhole - My website source code.
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	commit ded6b98526108054594d39a3272ec90451b1e167
	parent 826b176d1f6f89a34668cfc2cfd490193c59da12
	Author: Jay Scott <[email protected]>
	Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2023 16:54:35 +0100

	Adding phlog 22, a bit of a rant.

	Diffstat:
	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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	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
	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\|…
	[0\|2023-07-06 ... A ready to read archive of old gopher Usenet groups\|phlog/02…
	[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.…
	@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@ PHLOG
	[0\|2023-02-03 ... Finally, I switched over to OpenBSD\|phlog/013.txt\|server\|por…
	[0\|2023-01-29 ... Automating my infra deployment and configuration\|phlog/012.t…
	[0\|2023-01-14 ... Reducing my footprint, using a mini-pc\|phlog/011.txt\|server\|…
	+
	+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\|serve…
	[0\|2022-03-01 ... Association of really cruel viruses (arcv)\|phlog/006.txt\|ser…
	[0\|2022-01-02 ... Why I dropped freebsd after a month\|phlog/005.txt\|server\|por…
	+
	+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]
	diff --git a/meta/system.txt b/meta/system.txt
	@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
	- _ [email protected]
	+
	+elma.jay.scot - daily driver - OpenBSD desktop ded, July 2023 :(
	+
	+ [email protected]
	(_) -----------------
	\| . 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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	:dddddddddddddddddddddddddd:
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	+
	+
	+jay.scot - gopher, finger and git.
	+
	+
	+ _,met$$$$$gg. [email protected]
	+ ,g$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P. ------------
	+ ,g$$P" """Y$$.". OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) x86_64
	+ ,$$P' `$$$. Host: vServer 20171111
	+',$$P ,ggs. `$$b: Kernel: 6.1.0-9-amd64
	+`d$$' ,$P"' . $$$ Uptime: 8 days, 22 hours, 58 mins
	+ $$P d$' , $$P Packages: 464 (dpkg)
	+ $$: $$. - ,d$$' Shell: bash 5.2.15
	+ $$; Y$b._ _,d$P' Resolution: 1024x768
	+ Y$$. `.`"Y$$$$P"' Terminal: /dev/pts/0
	+ `$$b "-.__ CPU: Intel Xeon (Skylake, IBRS) (1) @ 2.099GHz
	+ `Y$$ Memory: 124MiB / 1919MiB
	+ `Y$$.
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	+ `Y$$b.
	+ `"Y$b._
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	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