Reverse proxy with nginx

  1. I had security concerns with port forwarding so I switched
  2. Troubleshot issues with http/https for docker containers
  3. Removed old firewall rules
  4. Fixed remote stuff (cellphones, etc.) after setting the subdomains

GitHub CI

  1. I wanted better metrics tracking in GH; my contrib graph is screwed up because of Postman auto-commits, so I installed WakaTime.
  2. Getting cool stuff to auto-pop meant making a GH Workflow; I used a custom yaml config. It runs once a day at midnight.

 

I assure you, everything you are about to read is tragically completely true.

A number of years back, I was dealing with a new hire who claimed to be an “expert” in all Microsoft products. I won’t go into specifics as to why, but know that we needed someone who specifically could work with Microsoft Access. After several months of postings, interviews, and, subsequent rejections, we came across a fellow who claimed he could do the work.

Not only had he used it, he assured us that he had used it extensively, and was an expert at it! I remember on his first day confidently saying, “It will be no problem at all for me!”

Also note that I had no part in this hiring process, but merely had to deal with whatever we were handed in terms of staff.

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