Rubenerd: Allan Jude on fault tolerance
“The whole point of fault tolerance is trying to eliminate single points of failure. Those aren't always technical”| Rubenerd
I’m a latecomer to the KALLAX system from IKEA. I originally dismissed their cubic shelves as inverse-Goldilocks furniture: too small for most things, but too big for small trinkets. But I consider myself a convert since getting one for our TV cabinet: the cubbies are perfect for all the ancillary stuff we have around the TV, such as cables, controllers, power boards, Ethernet switches, and Arrietty. There are three things with which you can extend a KALLAX: Nothing, meaning you use it as a...| Rubenerd
I’ve mentioned Hammerbarn here a few times. It’s a reference to an episode of Bluey, the Australian animated kids show that all reasonable people would argue is the best of all time. The fact it has adult fans as well speaks to its universal appeal and fun stories. A specific Australian sausage sizzler (that’s also a big box hardware store) had a promotion featuring Bluey, with rewards for kids who are able to find all the cutout characters from the show in their various outlets. Natura...| Rubenerd
The title of this post is a riff on Brent Simmons’ latest post, which I encourage you to read. He contrasted his current experience with Mac and iOS development with that of UserLand Frontier that he helped develop with Dave Winer in the early 1990s. Balder Bjarnason linked to this on Mastodon, and added a useful additional thought: This is something I’ve had a hard time convincing young devs of: substantial portions of the field of software in the past used to be better in multiple ways....| Rubenerd
Andreas over at 82 Mhz (RSS feed) suggests a “Techtember” that involves removing technical flotsam, rather than introducing more: I think we should make use of ‘Techtember’, but instead of getting some new crap we don’t need, take the opportunity to go over our existing tech stack and get rid of some stuff that has accumulated over the years which we no longer need, and maybe slim down the amount of tech that we use in the first place. I love this idea. I’m in this perhaps counter...| Rubenerd
Clara and I were watching 74 Gear, when Kelsey pointed out an interaction between a pilot and an air traffic controller. Note the language the controller uses: Conntroller: Lindbergh 4570, did the tower give you that right turn? Pilot: …… U-uh, we were given direct to HVQ. Controller: Lindgergh 4570 okay roger! Kelsey refers to these as “we need to talk” questions, because they instill the same dread, doubt, and guilt; even if unwarranted. As a pilot, the tone and delivery of such que...| Rubenerd
We haven’t had a links post for a while. Not to be confused for a links post, which could be used to read a links post. About lynx. Do I need Kubernetes? The answer may surprise you. The ODROID-H4 PLUS looks like an amazing little x64 board to use as a home router. I’d be tempted to get one and use it as a NetBSD/npf or FreeBSD/pf box. I rediscovered VGMdb, the audio database that has way more anisong than sites like Discogs. The first album I found again was Ryo Takahashi’s music for C...| Rubenerd
When people ask me what the best blog software is, I say Movable Type. Which is a shame, because it hasn’t been available to mere mortals like us for a long time. It feels as though the last nail in the coffin was just nailed into the coffin: We have made the difficult decision to discontinue Typepad, effective September 30, 2025. Time to post this response yet again: not surprising, but still a shame. By Ruben Schade in Sydney, 2025-08-28.| Rubenerd
One of the joys—joys?—of newfound home ownership is fixing things that break, because it’s now our responsibility. When I was a renter, I could just call my landlord who’d… ignore the problem, and we’d learn to live with it. Simpler times! The sliding doors for the cupboard in our study had been jammed since we moved in, and over the weekend we finally figured out why. The rollers had all but disintegrated: Even getting to that realisation was a struggle. Because the wheels had co...| Rubenerd
Australia Post: The United States recently announced significant changes to its import tariff rules that will impact customers sending items from Australia to the US and Puerto Rico. From Tuesday 26 August 2025, Australia Post is temporarily partially suspending international parcel services to the US due to the recently introduced changes. Letters and documents of no commercial value are not impacted by the new tariff rules or temporary suspension. The changes are described in US Executive...| Rubenerd
“The whole point of fault tolerance is trying to eliminate single points of failure. Those aren't always technical”| Rubenerd
You don’t need to generate stuff, you can make it yourself.| Rubenerd
Riffing off a post Julien Voisin wrote about sounds| Rubenerd
Entering Microsoft Bob on my 486 to take a look at some classic software I love.| Rubenerd
This was a bit of a ramble, but I had to get it off my chest.| Rubenerd
Finding and buying modern replacements for old| Rubenerd
A library from the late 2000s is missing the first track on a bunch of albums.| Rubenerd
I can’t believe the difference this made.| Rubenerd
By Ruben Schade in Sydney, Australia. 🌻| Rubenerd
Songs from Icehouse, Yothu Yindi, The Avalanches, Natalie Imbruglia, Crowded House, Bernard Fanning, Silverchair, Men at Work, Savage Garden, and Pendulum.| Rubenerd
By Ruben Schade in Sydney, Australia. 🌻| rubenerd.com
By Ruben Schade in Sydney, Australia. 🌻| rubenerd.com
By Ruben Schade in Sydney, Australia. 🌻| rubenerd.com
By Ruben Schade in Sydney, Australia. 🌻| rubenerd.com
By Ruben Schade in Sydney, Australia. 🌻| rubenerd.com
By Ruben Schade in Sydney, Australia. 🌻| rubenerd.com
Not detailing how to do it, but justifying why you'd want to.| rubenerd.com
