Running this blog, and a number of other services, is a Docker Swarm. Its not kubernetes, but I don't need anything quite so... complex. My use case is this: I've got multiple nodes, and multiple services. I'd like them to repeatably migrate and load balance themselves, provide a single entry

We replaced our ancient Jennair (came with the house) with a nice Frigidaire FPIC3095MSA Induction cooktop. We went induction because we have no gas out here, and no desire for an unsightly propane tank. We've been enjoying it until the Sunday after Hurricane Zeta (2020) blew through. I go to

We've got a pool at the house, and with winter coming to the northern hemisphere, we had two options. Close the poolKeep the pool open. Closing the pool is relatively easy, we call someone up, they put the cover on, drain the pool down a bit, empty the lines and

In a previous post we discussed the problem. An apparent 190Hz hum coming from a brand new water heater. In that post, I said I would replace the hard copper mount to flexible couplings. I did that. And this was the result Please excuse the bixby icon. We still

We recently replaced our hot water heater (like yesterday recently). To save some scratch and try to nix out a few other basement appliances, we went with a hybrid hot water heater. Specifically a Rheem 80 gal (Model number: XE80T10H45U0) The plumber installed it, filled it with water, flipped the

I'm an engineer. I tinker, solve problems, make more problems, then solve those. Sometimes it goes well, sometimes not so much. I've got a house and a chunk of land outside a metro area in the Southeast US that I am merely the curator of for as long as I'm