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Scott Lowe

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An IT pro focused on cloud, Kubernetes, Linux, containers, & networking. Author, blogger, former podcaster, speaker, Christ-follower practicing love instead of hate. Devoted husband to Crystal Lowe. Helping people at Isovalent/Cisco. Opinions are mine.

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · 23h

When you are deeply familiar with how a particular system/application works, it's hard to think like a new user. This is why it's so important to get feedback from new users, who look at the system/application with fresh eyes and without any preconceived notions.

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Keith Stewart @xok999.bsky.social · 2d

Making people believe that it is a sin to care about other people sounds like something Satan created to turn the Earth into hell.

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · 2d

I refuse to link to the video that prompted this post because I refuse to give it any more exposure than it’s already getting. It’s a disgusting perversion of Christianity that makes me sick at my stomach.

Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone who puts the Lord’s Prayer on a video backdrop of war and fighting has completely missed the point.

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · 3d

I'm so close to having a working @pulumi.com program that will bootstrap a #Talos #Linux cluster with @cilium.io.

a man is sitting in front of a computer with the words `` i am this close '' written above him .

Alt: A man is sitting in front of a computer with the words "i am this close" written next to him

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · 5d

I got around to publishing a new Technology Short Take today, here's hoping you find something useful in it!

blog.scottlowe.org/2025/10/31/t...

Technology Short Take 189 - Scott's Weblog - The weblog of an IT pro focusing on cloud computing, Kubernetes, Linux, containers, and networking

Welcome to Technology Short Take #189, Halloween Edition! OK, you caught me—this Tech Short Take is not scary. I’ll try harder next year. In the meantime, enjoy this collection of links about data cen...

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Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 7d

I only knew the modern meaning of "Luddite" until recently. Turns out, the Luddites were badass, actually. So you get a thread! And now you'll know too!

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · 7d

I'm just now learning about @pulumi.com's resource hooks, made available back in June. Neat feature! www.pulumi.com/blog/resourc...

Resource hooks

Pulumi now allows you to run custom code at any point in the resource lifecycle

www.pulumi.com

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · 19d

You do what’s needed for the job. It’s not about titles, it’s about getting done what needs to be done. Ignore the haters.

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 23d

Diversity is our strength, no matter what racist, bigoted Republicans say.

Real Americans embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.

Real Americans reject Trump and his white nationalist cronies.

Trump is bad, project 2025 is bad and the people who love America, the real patriots reject both.

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · Sep 23

Today’s brisket smoking attempt did not go well, unfortunately. Oh well! Live and learn, right?!

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · Sep 20

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash.

Pam Bondi knew.

Kash Patel knew.

Emil Bove knew.

And they made the investigation go away.

A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.

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Forrest Brazeal @forrestbrazeal.bsky.social · Sep 15

at last, a sign that will REALLY piss off your Southern neighbors

In this house, we believe:
Cornbread should be sweet
BBQ means grilling burgers
A crockpot makes perfectly fine pulled pork
You eat fried chicken with a knife and fork
Sweet tea is gross
Grits are just oatmeal with cheese

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..saínt @uhhsoul.bsky.social · Sep 15

peace is not a gift that drifts into your life unannounced. in times like these, it must be cultivated with intention, guarded with discipline, and chosen over and over again.

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · Sep 11

Finally!

aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops...

Introducing universal installers for AWS CLI v2 on macOS | Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is announcing the availability of universal macOS installers for the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) v2. What’s new Starting with AWS CLI v2 version 2.30.0, the AWS CLI ...

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · Sep 10

Being stuck on #Ubuntu LTS strikes again---can't use the most recent release of a software KVM because the dependent libraries available in the repos are too old.

Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · Sep 9

TFW it's only 10am and you have 7 stand hours

a cartoon cat with a sad look on his face is saying `` good morning '' .

ALT: a cartoon cat with a sad look on his face is saying `` good morning '' .

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nixCraft @cyberciti.biz · Aug 28

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A screenshot of social media posts by user "Observer" reads: "The longer you spend in tech, the stronger the urge to buy a farm and never touch a computer again in your life."

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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · Aug 26

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Aug 26

This. 100%.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · Aug 25

Found via my Mastodon feed: rebeccawilliams.info/burner-phone...

There are some good tips in the article.

Burner Phone 101

Hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library, this Burner Phone 101 workshop introduced participants to phone-related risk modeling, privacy-protective smartphone practices, the full spectrum of burner phone...

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Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · Aug 21

Go ahead, $CURRENT_BANK. Keep f'ing around with customer service and you'll find out what it takes to lose a customer of 15 years.

Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · Aug 21

For Slack to be the "Searchable Log of All Conversations and Knowledge", the search function really isn't that great IMO.

Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · Aug 21

My current pet peeve with the #Ubuntu laptop I use for work: GNOME's implementation of notifications and badges on dock icons.

Scott Lowe @scottslowe.bsky.social · Aug 20

Sure…if Mother Nature is sweating profusely.