1. So You Want a Bigger Job
Why good officers get stuck, why bigger jobs can expose you, and why being ready is only half the story.
Work / 18 Aug 2026
Career/ Management/ Promotions
26 listed posts
Notes, fixes, and stray thoughts
Web development, infra, AI, writing, and odd problems worth writing down.
2. Apologize Only If You Actually Did Something Wrong
Why we apologize for taking leave or asking someone to do their job, and how the habit reinforces deference at work.
Work / 7 Aug 2026
Communication
3. Blocking Scanner Noise with Cloudflare WAF
I don't run PHP or WordPress, so I used Cloudflare WAF to stop those probes from reaching my server and cluttering its logs.
Systems / 1 Aug 2026
Cloudflare/ WAF/ Security/ Self-hosting/ Observability
4. Staff Work, Part 3: Staff Work Is Everyone’s Problem
Officers need to learn from comments. Managers need to know how to guide, teach and learn too, because decisions depend on the work.
Work / Staff Work · 3/3 / 27 Jul 2026
Staff work/ Middle management/ Decision-making/ Feedback
5. Fixing Coolify Container Networking on Oracle Cloud After a Reboot
A reboot restored a tangled iptables snapshot that blocked Docker container traffic. Here is how GPT 4.6 Sol helped me diagnose and clean it up.
Systems / 26 Jul 2026
Coolify/ Oracle Cloud/ Docker/ iptables/ Self-hosting/ sysadmin/ GPT Sol 4.6
6. Staff Work, Part 2: The Small Stuff Is Still Part of Staff Work
A practical guide to preparing papers, emails, slides and records, and checking the actual package before it goes up.
Work / Staff Work · 2/3 / 22 Jul 2026
Staff work
7. Staff Work, Part 1: Make It Make Sense Before It Goes Up
A practical reference guide to thinking through staff work, communicating upwards, and making a clear recommendation.
Work / Staff Work · 1/3 / 19 Jul 2026
Staff work
8. Pixel Wi-Fi Stuck Scanning After a SIM Swap: The Fix
A new SIM left my Pixel stuck scanning for Wireless@SGx and my home Wi-Fi. Resetting Android’s network settings fixed both on the first try.
Life / 30 Jun 2026 / updated 30 Jun 2026
Android/ Pixel/ Networking/ Wireless@SGx/ Wi-Fi
9. Excluding node_modules From Backblaze Backups on Windows
The Backblaze exclusion rules that finally worked for my node_modules, SvelteKit caches, Go build caches, and other development folders on Windows.
Systems / 4 Jun 2026
Backblaze/ backup/ Windows/ node_modules
10. How AI Changed the Way I Write
On soulless AI prose, the writing habits I've had to abandon, and the weird mental shift of writing defensively against your own tools.
Life / 6 May 2026
AI/ Writing
11. How I Think About Work and Assessments
Being transparent about how I assess people, think about routine work, office politics, and the burden of leadership.
Work / 21 Apr 2026
Career
12. Wireless@SGx Connected but No Internet on Linux Mint: The Fix
Wireless@SGx authenticated on Linux Mint but TCP was blocked. Setting NetworkManager to use a stable cloned MAC fixed it after hours of wrong DNS turns.
Systems / 14 Apr 2026 / updated 20 Apr 2026
Linux/ Mint/ Networking/ AI/ Wireless@SGx/ WPA2 Enterprise
13. Feeling Some AI Coding FOMO
Just writing down how I've been feeling about AI coding tools lately.
Life / 11 Apr 2026
AI/ FOMO
14. Coolify Postgres 18 Data Disappearing on Restart? Check PGDATA
Postgres 18 Alpine changed the default PGDATA path, silently breaking Coolify storage mounts that worked fine on Postgres 16.
Systems / 11 Mar 2026
Coolify/ Postgres
15. Google Photos 20K Photos Album Limit Workaround
A workaround for auto-adding Google Photos albums to continue where the last one left off.
Life / 17 Oct 2025
Google/ Photos
16. Migrating a Static SvelteKit Site from Cloudflare Pages to Workers
I moved an adapter-static SvelteKit site from Cloudflare Pages to Workers with a static-assets Wrangler config and three deployment settings.
Dev / 29 Sep 2025
Cloudflare/ SvelteKit/ Workers/ Pages
17. Setting Up PocketBase’s First Superuser on Coolify
I created PocketBase’s first superuser on Coolify with the installer URL in the service logs. The current CLI command works too.
Dev / 15 Jun 2025 / updated 1 Aug 2026
Coolify/ PocketBase
18. Fixing Alpine Linux CDN Errors in Coolify Docker Compose Builds
My Coolify Docker Compose build on Oracle Cloud could not reach the Alpine Linux CDN. Using the host network fixed it, with a security trade-off.
Systems / 29 Mar 2025
Coolify/ Oracle/ OCI/ Docker
19. Fixing Astro 5’s Cannot Access $$Picture Build Error
My Astro 5 build failed with “Cannot access $$Picture before initialization.” The fix was replacing the legacy Picture import with astro:assets.
Dev / 13 Dec 2024
Astro/ $$Picture
20. Coolify: Connecting Docker Compose App to Postgres DB
I connected a Docker Compose app to a separate Coolify Postgres service by enabling the predefined network and using the internal database URL.
Systems / 16 Nov 2024
Docker/ Postgres/ Coolify
21. Configuring Resend SMTP for PocketBase Email
I configured Resend SMTP in PocketBase for verification and account emails, including the DNS, API key, sender, and application URL settings.
Dev / 13 Oct 2024
Resend/ SMTP/ PocketBase/ email
22. Adding Backblaze B2 Bucket to Coolify
Config to add a Backblaze B2 bucket to Coolify's S3 storages for backup.
Systems / 24 Sep 2024
Coolify/ Backblaze/ B2/ backup/ S3
23. Adding Delay to a CSS Loader When Using HTMX Swaps
I tried three ways to stop HTMX's hx-indicator from flashing: request events, a CSS delay, and the Loading States extension.
Dev / 10 Aug 2024 / updated 11 Aug 2024
HTMX/ UX/ loader
24. Extending an OCI Ubuntu Boot Volume with growpart
I resized my boot volume on Oracle Cloud using growpart, not oci-growfs.
Systems / 7 Jul 2024
Coolify/ Oracle/ OCI/ Ubuntu
25. Using Coolify’s Internal Postgres Database URL
I found Coolify’s internal Postgres URL for an app in the same project, then used the public port only when I needed remote database access.
Systems / 29 Jun 2024
Coolify/ Postgres
26. Making Pagefind Work on SvelteKit
A current setup for making Pagefind search work in both local development and production on SvelteKit.
Dev / 27 Jun 2024 / updated 1 Aug 2026
SvelteKit/ SvelteJS/ Pagefind/ search
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