MikeKusold (u/MikeKusold)

MikeKusold commented on MinIO repository is no longer maintained github.com/minio/minio/co... · Posted by u/psvmcc

ElDji · a month ago

I successfully migrated from MinIO to Ceph, which I highly recommend. Along the way, I tested SeaweedFS, which looked promising. However, I ran into a strange bug, and after diagnosing it with the help of Claude, I realized the codebase was vibe-coded and riddled with a staggering number of structural errors. In my opinion, SeaweedFS should absolutely not be used for anything beyond testing — otherwise you're almost certain to lose data.

MikeKusold · a month ago

Seaweed has been around for a long time. I think you just discovered what legacy codebases look like.

MikeKusold commented on Production-Grade Container Deployment with Podman Quadlets – Larvitz Blog blog.hofstede.it/producti... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti

silasb · 4 months ago

I'm not trying to take a shot at the OP, but I keep seeing posts labeled "Production-Grade" that still look more like pet systems than cattle. I'm struggling to understand how something like this can be reproduced consistently across environments. How would you package this inside a Git repo? Can it be managed through GitOps? And if we're calling something production-grade, high availability should be a baseline requirement since it's table stakes for modern production applications.

What I'd really love is a middle ground between k8s and Docker Swarm that gives operators and developers what they need while still providing an escape hatch to k8s when required. k8s is immensely powerful but often feels like overkill for teams that just need simple orchestration, predictable deployments, and basic resiliency. On the other hand, Swarm is easy to use but doesn't offer the extensibility, ecosystem, or long-term viability that many organizations now expect. It feels like there's a missing layer in between: something lightweight enough to operate without a dedicated platform team, but structured enough to support best practices such as declarative config, GitOps workflows, and repeatable environments.

As I write this, I'm realizing that part of the issue is the increasing complexity of our services. Every team wants a clean, Unix-like architecture made up of small components that each do one job really well. Philosophically that sounds great, but in practice it leads to a huge amount of integration work. Each "small tool" comes with its own configuration, lifecycle, upgrade path, and operational concerns. When you stack enough of those together, the end result is a system that is actually more complex than the monoliths we moved away from. A simple deployment quickly becomes a tower of YAML, sidecars, controllers, and operators. So even when we're just trying to run a few services reliably, the cumulative complexity of the ecosystem pushes us toward heavyweight solutions like k8s, even if the problem doesn't truly require it.

MikeKusold · 4 months ago

> I'm struggling to understand how something like this can be reproduced consistently across environments. How would you package this inside a Git repo? Can it be managed through GitOps?

I manage my podman containers the way the article describes using NixOS. I have a tmpfs root that gets blown away on every reboot. Deploys happen automatically when I push a commit.

MikeKusold commented on Garmin beats Apple to market with satellite-connected smartwatch macrumors.com/2025/09/03/... · Posted by u/mgh2

endorphine · 6 months ago

Side: The 15.05 firmware upgrade is causing severe battery drain in some models. From 8 days battery life it got down to 1. Multiple reports can be found here[1].

Support's response is "go to your region-local support shop".

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Garmin/comments/1mspank/venu_3_seve...

MikeKusold · 6 months ago

Thanks for that. I thought my Vivoactive 4 battery was just shot so I bought a new watch since it was only lasting a few hours.

I keep waiting for the Apple Watch to last multiple days so I can leave Garmin.

MikeKusold commented on “No tax on tips” is an industry plant newyorker.com/magazine/20... · Posted by u/littlexsparkee

sandmn · 8 months ago

Is the definition of a good server in this case one who can serve more tables than others in the same amount of time? In most places tips are mandatory and % does not depend much on anything unless someone messed up.

Commission on sales is very different from restaurant tips.

MikeKusold · 8 months ago

The final cost of the bill matters more than anything. A server at a higher-end restaurant where the bills regularly exceed hundreds of dollars will earn more in tips serving fewer tables than a server that works at a cheaper casual-chain restaurant (IHOP, Applebees, etc).

MikeKusold commented on Tuning the Prusa Core One arachnoid.com/3D_Printing... · Posted by u/lutusp

MikeKusold · 8 months ago

This article highlights why Bambu has been eating Prusa's lunch the past few years. Imagine spending over $1000 then needing to print parts to get it to work properly.

I swapped my Ender5 for an X1C two years ago, and since then, I have only had to do whatever maintenance the X1C tells me. Using my X1C feels much closer to using my laser paper printer, whereas my Ender5 ended up being a hobby in itself.

MikeKusold commented on Ask HN: Are Squarespace and Wix sites worth it? · Posted by u/LouisLazaris

malfist · a year ago

If you want something that just works for years and years, static sites are fantastic for that. Hugo is what I use for my astrophotography blog and it's blazing fast and...well...static

MikeKusold · a year ago

At some point you'll want to upgrade the hugo generator, and then you'll need to wade through their release logs. I neglected my personal site for years and I had to hunt down various errors and deprecations. It's out of reach for non-developers to do. A 1.x compatibility promise would go a long way.

My wife's site runs on Squarespace, and she's been self-sufficient since it was set up.

MikeKusold commented on Honey has now lost 4M Chrome users after shady tactics were revealed 9to5google.com/2025/03/31... · Posted by u/tantalor

Dwedit · a year ago

What about the Capital One extension which was doing the exact same thing?

MikeKusold · a year ago

Eno? Up until recently, that was the only way to generate virtual cards. It's a useful feature for retailers that are too small for me to trust their security. I guess I'll need to start using their website now that it is an option.

MikeKusold commented on Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row bbc.com/news/articles/cgj... · Posted by u/helsinkiandrew

Molitor5901 · a year ago

NO, it's the wrong choice. Most people do not understand this stuff enough to truly care about, and they just want their devices to work. This is an awful decision by Apple. There's really nothing consumers can do to pressure the British government.

MikeKusold · a year ago

Those people aren’t enabling ADP to begin with.

MikeKusold commented on An Interview with Bill Watterson (1987) timhulsizer.com/cwords/ch... · Posted by u/thunderbong

vunderba · a year ago

Side note, but every time I DON'T see a Hobbes plushy, a Calvin bauble head, the Calvin and Hobbes TV series, etc. I'm so thankful that Watterson grimly held onto the merchandising rights of his characters.

He maintained such a high standard for his comic right unto the end.

Not everything in this world needs to be commoditized to death. "But how will new generations learn about Calvin and Hobbes without Calvin and Hobbes: Gacha game for iOS?". They can experience it the same way that we all did - in syndicated comic form.

https://www.abebooks.com/9780740748479/Complete-Calvin-Hobbe...

MikeKusold · a year ago

The counterpoint is how many children would love their own stuffed Hobbes to be sitting next to them as their parents read a few comics to them.

You can merchandise things without going overboard and losing your soul.

MikeKusold commented on How do cars do in out-of-sample crash testing? (2020) danluu.com/car-safety/... · Posted by u/surprisetalk

chiph · a year ago

I haven't seen anyone talk about how the fleet of cars on US roads is now older than ever. Approximately 12 years now. That's 12 years of safety engineering improvements that aren't there. I am not advocating for government handouts or another "cash for clunkers" program to get them off the roads. But I think it's something that people should consider when shopping for a used vehicle.

MikeKusold · a year ago

That’s because all of those safety engineering improvements have caused the average cost of a vehicle to skyrocket.