Sep 3, 2025 · 5 min read · Introduction to Blade-Tech Tactical Gear When it comes to mission success, the smallest detail can make a big difference. For a soldier or law enforcement officer, a holster, pouch, or attachment is not just an accessory; it is an essential part of t...
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Aug 20, 2025 · 9 min read · Ever wondered how to create web interactions that are both frustrating and delightfully entertaining? The impossible checkbox is a perfect example of playful UX design that combines humor with advanced animation techniques. This interactive element f...
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Apr 4, 2023 · 5 min read · AWS CloudShell joins the ranks of hostless shells for operating in your cloud environment. Cloud shells are a huge help to training and enablement scenarios because they remove the pain of fussy configuration of a user-owned endpoint - which can have...
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Nov 29, 2021 · 11 min read · For many years it was my main work to reverse engineer software installation and configuration for hyper-scaled deployment automation and for OS provisioning for Windows. Early on it was evident that for OS and software provisioning it was extremely ...
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Apr 8, 2021 · 6 min read · I mused how we sometimes do the equivalent of Pearl Diving when taking on new skills. Its the idea of deep learning a stack of one or more new things while under the pressure of needing the end state code to reflect a maturity level significantly hig...
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Feb 27, 2021 · 8 min read · Super action spies like Ethan Hunt, Jason Borne and Evelyn Salt live in an ethos of getting the job done no matter what! They complete their missions in vastly diverse conditions and in the face of the unexpected. Super spies make use of specialized ...
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Jan 31, 2021 · 5 min read · For a long time I have been playing with the concept of Enablement Automation Code as a Product. The alternative is roughly “as a quick start template”. In this case, this is not actually a product - but the effort is managed with all the perspective...
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Dec 17, 2020 · 4 min read · Lightning Fast and Easy Provisioning of Git with SSH Key Authentication on Windows Maybe you have a team of Windows developers that are onboarding for your new Git server installation or maybe you’ve decided to drop http password authentication to yo...
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Jun 20, 2020 · 3 min read · In the most recent Mission Impossible Live Coding event, Jefferson and I convert the GitHub Action Super-Linter to run in GitLab CI. This is a summary of lessons learned and pointers to the results. So Jefferson and I worked through this approach. Be...
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May 23, 2020 · 7 min read · Everyone loves Linux for its ability to stick to fundamentals and common platform expectations. Except those of us who do a lot of deployment automation. Why? Two main reasons: In a world of stripped back distros (think containers), even fundamental ...
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