OpenNomad - the virtual space of Matthias Johnson

._s to deal with temp and scratch files

Posted onNovember 17, 2018November 17, 2018Leave a comment

One of the things which has always appealed to me about Linux or *NIX in general is that pretty much everything is a file. The command line tools make it easy to work with files in almost every conceivable way. … Read the rest

easy DevOps: clean and tweak the monitoring

Posted onDecember 16, 2017December 16, 2017Leave a comment

Doing DevOps isn’t easy, I learned the hard way that you can’t force it from the ground up. That said, there are a lot of opportunities to bring some DevOps to personal practice. It doesn’t matter how large the organization.… Read the rest

getting rid of the nest?

Posted onMarch 22, 2017September 3, 2017Leave a comment

I’ve been married a long time. My wife, Teresa, and I managed to raise two kids into adulthood. Now we find ourselves on the verge of becoming empty-nesters, and one of our possible choices is getting rid of the nest.… Read the rest

personal affirmation

Posted onFebruary 18, 2017September 1, 2017Leave a comment

Hi. I’m Matthias. I’m a middle-aged guy, and I have a daily affirmation. There. Glad that’s out. I also keep a journal, but I’ll save that for another post.

Personal or daily affirmations have become interesting to me. If you … Read the rest

a news diet

Posted onFebruary 9, 2017September 1, 2017Leave a comment

I hate the news. Well, I don’t hate news, but I’ve stopped tracking news because I hate the way they are. Don’t get me wrong, I want to be informed, but that’s not what has been happening. There is a … Read the rest

Replacing the bootable SD card on a Cubietruck (and perhaps other ARM Linux boxes)

Posted onFebruary 3, 2017June 18, 2017Leave a comment

Replacing the bootable SD card on a Cubietruck (and perhaps other ARM Linux boxes)

Once upon a time, a good friend of mine (Hi, Kevin!) bestowed upon me the gift of a Cubietruck/Cubieboard3. That device has been in faithful … Read the rest

Rediscovering running

Posted onJanuary 6, 2017September 1, 2017Leave a comment

I used to love running. As a teenager, I would go for runs routinely. I wasn’t part of a team and didn’t compete. Running gave me a joy. It offered a strong sense of pushing myself. Generally that meant for … Read the rest

Why is there a shortage of DevOps People?

Posted onOctober 10, 2015June 18, 2017Leave a comment

Ever since I updated my LinkedIn profile to include the term DevOps, I have been receiving a very steady flow of contact requests from recruiters as well as accompanying job offers. It seems like everybody is looking to hire DevOps … Read the rest

Brain Zero is like Inbox Zero

Posted onSeptember 8, 2015September 1, 2017Leave a comment

It just dawned on me that life’s to-dos are very much like my inbox. That may sound a little odd, but stay with me on this.

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a huge fan of Inbox Zero. I’ve been … Read the rest

my new to-do app: Swipes

Posted onJuly 13, 2015September 1, 2017Leave a comment

I used to hate to-do list. It did not matter if it was on paper, software, or in my Inbox. Admittedly the Inbox was by far the worst choice, but I have a long standing troublesome relationship with email, which … Read the rest