The Substrate
Notes from a Decade Beneath the Application
Same Null, Different Cloud
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Element as a Genestack App
I started out with the desire to have a better chat experience when interacting with IRC, and Element got me there.
Deploying Element on a Genestack Cluster (with Gateway API + Envoy)
The desire for a better chat experience comes from the fact I wanted a modern webUI, push notifications, and the ability to have great experiences on mobile. My primary goal being a fantastic experience when interacting with IRC.
Surgery Day and the Aftermath
Well, the day has come and gone. On January 17, 2025 , I underwent Mohs micrographic surgery at Sonterra Dermatology with Dr. James Neiner. Spoiler alert: I’m still here, and the cancer is gone (hopefully for good). The Procedure It was straightforward and done under local anesthesia. I was
I Have Cancer
I never thought I’d be writing about my own health like this, but here we are. As the clickbait-style title implies, I’ve recently been diagnosed with skin cancer, a Basal Cell Carcinoma on the left side of my face, near my nose. It’s
One Year Back at the Rack
Today is my one year anniversary back at Rackspace. A year ago, I walked back through the doors of Rackspace, ready to embark on a new chapter of my career. Returning to where I had already spent significant time was both familiar and stimulating. Still, the challenges ahead were clear:
Teleport Application Containers
Teleport is a fantastic tool that gives users incredible functionality, even in the "community" releases. One such feature is the ability to use Teleport for application access, and in this post, we'll use Teleport agents to provide application access to OpenStack resources. Background If you'
Gateway API for Teleport K8S
If you've been reading some of my mutterings for a bit you know I run Teleport and love it. Over the past couple of years I've been running Teleport within my OpenStack cloud and while that's been great, I've wanted to push
Intel iGPU Setup for vGPU use in OpenStack
Intel SR-IOV for Xe, Xe-LPG, and Xe-HPC is powerful and can be used within OpenStack with ease. The setup requires some configuration on your hypervisors and the Intel Datacenter Graphics Driver; however, in just a few steps, systems can be extended to support Virtual Graphics Processing Units
Woefull USB in NixOS
So, I needed to create a Windows 11 bootable USB stick for my desktop PC (gaming system I'm reinstalling), and all I had was my Zombie X1 running NixOS 24.11 because of other poor life choices. Nothing says "I love a challenge" like using a
Cloudy NixOS (OpenStack)
Recently, I decided to go down the journey of running things with NixOS. While I started with my laptop, I naturally decided to make my workspace problems part of my cloud adventure. So I figured I'd share my adventure along with my initial process for getting NixOS into
Confessions of a Cloud
Someone Save Us from Our Cloudy Judgments Here I am, sitting before a digital abyss, armed with nothing but a questionable sense of humor and journaling ( yes with real paper, you wouldn't understand ). I've been reading a lot lately and thinking about my life choices. Sadly,
OpenStack’s Phoenix Act: (re)Rising from today's cloud ashes
In the grand theatre of cloud computing, where titans clash, and the audience (cloud operators) get to deal with the aftermath, a plot twist has recently unfolded that could be straight out of a daytime soap opera. Enter stage left : Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has thrown a wrench
New Game Plus - Resurgence: (re)taking the cloud by storm
It's been a couple months, so I'm checking in to talk about how NG+ at Rackspace has been going, things I've learned, where some issues have been, and alluding to where we're going as this next chapter gets underway.  Yes, the
New Game Plus - Rackspace
So I've once again decided to pivot, this time bringing things back home, back to the Cloud , back to where my professional career began - Rackspace . Over the past 18 months, I've been working with Figment, a fantastic startup building Web3 infrastructure. While my team at Figment