Atlassian Summit - Jira & Ansible

Scaling Jira Server for the Enterprise via IaC

Featured Speaker at Atlassian Summit 2019 in Las Vegas, covering the technical architecture that allowed Yelp to smoothly administrate Jira at scale with Ansible

High Availability for Open WebUI

The SRE’s Guide to Deployment Architecture

When you're ready to graduate from single container deployment to a distributed HA architecture for Open WebUI, this is the guide for you!

LLM Native Tool & Function Calling

Building Tools that “Just Work”

A pragmatic guide to the best practices for Native Tool & Function Calling Response Structure with MCP & OpenAPI Servers to ensure broad compatibility

Multi-Gig for the Masses

Building an inexpensive 10GbE network

Thoughts on design and component selection for a multi-gigabit LAN (2.5/5/10GbE) based on my experiences building my home network architecture

Smart Zoned Steam Radiators

Modernizing control of one pipe steam heat

A look into the misadventures and solutions as I implemented smart, individual zone control for my NYC apartment's cast iron one pipe steam radiators

In the pursuit of a more refined window AC installation

Building in Midea U-Shape Inverter Splits

Building, insulating and finishing the closest thing to a true mini split for a clean, silent installation

Disk Space Analysis & Cleanup with Reclaimed

Using powerful open source tools to make the most of your storage

Quickly Free Up Disk Space on Your PC, Mac, or Linux System Using Reclaimed

Real Estate > The Hunt

The New York Times

Interview with Joyce Cohen of the New York Times for The Hunt, focused on our experience finding our New York City home