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#!/usr/bin/env bash

# example exponential backoff in bash

for (( i=0; ; i++)); do
	TIME=$(echo "2^$i" | bc)
	[ $TIME -ge 32 ] && exit 1
	sleep $TIME
	// do stuff && break
done

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# fizzbuzz.tf

variable "start" {}
variable "end" {}

output "out_text" {
  value = join(
    "\n", [
      for i in range(var.start, var.end):
        i % 15 == 0 ? "FizzBuzz" :

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#!/bin/bash

TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y%m%d")
FS_FILENAME=ha-file-system-backup-$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz
SQL_FILENAME=ha-database-backup-$TIMESTAMP.sql.gz

# Removed influxdb since it's getting huge and I don't really
# think I have much benefit in backng it up

cd /local

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Conventional Commits and Changelogs

Background

• https://semver.org/
• https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/
• https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/

Auto versioning from conventional commits

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Engineering and Leadership Reading

team leadership

• How to get your Teammates to follow your lead
• Discovering Culture Thru Artifacts
• https://dev.to/rkoutnik/implementers-solvers-and-finders-3f7a
• https://tomtunguz.com/a-conversation-with-nick-caldwell/
• https://getlighthouse.com/blog/management-skill/

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Be a good manager

Know your team

• Do you feel like you’re part of a team?
• Are you comfortable expressing your opinions?
• When you speak up, are your opinions valued?
• Do you feel confident you can be your authentic self at work?
• What, if anything, would make you feel more comfortable?

Feedback

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#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Perform maintenance on secondary Pi if online
pi=$(timeout 0.2 ping -c1 10.0.0.3 &> /dev/null && echo "0" || echo "1")
if [ "$jd" -eq 0 ]; then
  cd /etc/pihole/
  ssh -i /root/.ssh/id.pi "[email protected]" "[ ! -f '~/pihole' ] && mkdir ~/pihole"
  scp -i /root/.ssh/id.pi adlists.list *list.txt setupVars.conf *.domains [email protected]:~/pihole
  scp -i /root/.ssh/id.pi /etc/dnsmasq.d/03-pihole-wildcard.conf [email protected]:~/pihole/03-pihole-wildcard.conf
  ssh -i /root/.ssh/id.pi "[email protected]" "sudo mv ~/pihole/03-pihole-wildcard.conf /etc/dnsmasq.d; sudo mv ~/pihole/* /etc/pihole"

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variable "environment" {
  type        = string
  description = "A name identifying a type of resource i.e., qa, staging, release"
}

variable "name" {
  type        = string
  description = "Name of service"
}

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Questions to ask your interviewer

Management

• What problem do you solve and why would I give you money to solve it?
• When’s the last time someone went above and beyond the call of duty at the company/on the team? What did they do?
• What are the current goals that the company is focused on, and how does this team/role work to support hitting those goals?
• What are the projects in this company you think are really key to its future and how would a motivated person go about getting on them?
• What do you see as your largest technical challenge currently?
• Pain Points beyond headcount
• What is a project you wish a new member of the team could take on?

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#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'netaddr'

regexfile = ARGV[0]
testfile = ARGV[1]

regex = Regexp.new(File.read(regexfile)).freeze

File.foreach(testfile) do |test|