Posts
2026
Docker Images Output
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Docker
Images
Containers
The Output of docker images has changed. Here’s how to get it back.
2025
Logging and Debug output prefixes
·155 words·1 min
Logging
Debugging
When I’m generating output from a script or process I typically use a standard set of prefixes to aid in displaying information about whats occuring.
Delaying Forgejo mirror updates
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Forgejo
Mirror
Sqlite
Mirroring a large number of repositories in Forgejo triggered many 429 errors from the source preventing updates.
No Hello
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Hello
Messaging
Don’t Just say Hello # I’ve had a few messages at ${WORK} lately which simply start with a: “Hello” followed by nothing. Sometimes there’s an ask of how a thing, typically a weekend, was.
HDD Drive Security - When it went wrong
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Hdparm
Storage
Linux
When I’ve finished using a hard disk for a customer project I’ll erase the data on it so the drive can be reused without the customers data getting exposed. A simple reformat of the disk would cover most scenarios but there’s a chance data can still be recovered after this so I need to be sure its not recoverable. The Secure erase feature of the disk would be perfect for this, or so I thought.