[HOWTO] Pretty print AWS encoded authorization failure message
Jostein Elvaker Haande When working with AWS command line tools such as aws or their PowerShell tools, you will from time to time encounter that the error message for the failing command will…
[HOWTO] Fix broken pip/pip3 in Ubuntu – f”ERROR: {exc}”
So the other day I was upgrading some old test instances and setting up some roles using Ansible and the role geerlingguy.pip, and ran into an issue. The issue was…
[HOWTO] Transferring Route53 domains between Amazon AWS accounts
Ever had the need to transfer a registered Route53 domain from one AWS account to the other? Follow this guide to transfer your domains using PowerShell.
[HOWTO] Create list of ISO3166 Language Codes in Debian/Ubuntu
The other day I needed to create a list of ISO3166 language codes in the following format: 'XX','YY','ZZ'. Being lazy, and also a fan of performing a bit of bash…
[HOWTO] Using wildcards with logrotate
Need to rotate your logs for your Linux service(s)? Follow this guide to use logrotate to keep control over your logs.
[HOWTO] Tag EC2 instances based on platform type
Recently I had the need to tag all our EC2 instances based on the platform, as I wanted to create resource groups based on the actual underlying platform used for…
An open letter to the people of USA
For the first time ever, I’m worried senseless about an election in the US. This election is one of the most important elections in modern history and stands to shift…
One world
I am so fucking angry, I’m way beyond upset, my heart is bleeding, my head is racing, my gut wants to vomit until there’s nothing more left inside, and I’m…
Brexit – the times they are a changin’
So, the people of Great Britain have spoken. They have voted in favour of leaving the European Union. A decision that came as a surprise to many, especially to the…
Blue light addication
Hello, my name is Jostein and I'm a blue light addict. I crave the blue light that my so-called smartphone gives off, I need the blue light, it drives me,…