Talk about a serious dose of vintage cool! This incredible photo captures a group of young people from Vint, posing with an undeniable swagger sometime between the World Wars. One of them is family but I have no idea who š āJust look at them ā the sharp suits, the perfectly styled hair, the confidentā¦ Read More »
This photograph is more than just a historical image for my family; it’s a cherished memory. Here, you see my grandfather, Ioan Voina, during World War II, proudly standing with his artillery group. The backdrop nnone other than the majestic Alba Iulia Coronation Cathedral. My grandfather is the soldier second from the left in theā¦ Read More »
This is a free promotion post to a very intelligent initiative: monitoring when AI goes stupid. Tired of AI Models Acting Up? MeetĀ aistupidlevel.info Ever notice how your favorite AI model (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok) performs flawlessly one day, then “breaks” the next, giving you refusal after refusal? You’re not alone. We’ve all seen the inconsistentā¦ Read More »
A nice and simple way to determine what process occupies a port in Linux is using lsof For example if you want to see what process is occupying port 3000. Looks like we have here a Grafana server working in background.
What a wonderful thing, to relax, sit by the sea, with a gin tonic in your hand. What can spoil that moment? Obviously, because I am always picky and obsessive to find flaws in everything, I found it. The f.king paper straw that dissolved half way my gin tonic. Annoyed by it I looked upā¦ Read More »
Business travel can be a whirlwind of meetings, presentations, and networking. The last thing you need is to realize you’ve forgotten an essential item when you’re thousands of miles from home. A well-organized packing list is the cornerstone of a stress-free and productive business trip. Drawing inspiration from a comprehensive packing check-list, I have putā¦ Read More »
Tired of all the absurd news that makes me feel we are living in a clown world. The best part I can ask gemini to describe it. Gemini generated clown world! AI will replace us, but we discover that most of the companies just fake it. We have AI companies that get busted for usingā¦ Read More »
Long time ago (More than 10 years ago) I had some business trips to Zambia. My trip to Zambia was incredible! Seeing Victoria Falls was amazing, but the highlight was definitely the wildlife. I got to see elephants crossing the road like it was no big deal, and even played with some cheetahs. The littleā¦ Read More »
When setting up https for Grafana we need separate files to set the security. One with the certificate chain in PEM format and another with the private key. Step 1: Convert the JKS keystore to the PKCS12 format. After that it will be easier to extract the certificate chain and the private key. Step 2:ā¦ Read More »
In the world of network administration and troubleshooting, there are countless moments when you need to verify connectivity. Is a specific client successfully reaching a server on a designated port? Is the server responding? Or is something silently dropping the packets? For these scenarios, the command-line tool tcpdump is an invaluable asset ā powerful, versatile,ā¦ Read More »