computers Unattended Install: virtualbox-ext-pack On 30 September 2019, Ubuntu updated the virtualbox-ext-pack package to no longer auto-accept the EULA in order to align with legal requirements and their desire to be very clear about
diy DIY Barn Door A common architectural feature out here in Colorado is to not actually put a door between the master bedroom and the master bathroom. So we decided a barn door was
computers Verizon Wi-Fi Calling Firewall Config UPDATE: wo.vzwwo.com is an additional domain that needs to be allowed. This is short and sweet. If you want to get Verizon Wi-Fi calling enabled on a restrictive
computers pfSense With CenturyLink 1GB Fiber We just recently moved into a neighborhood that offers CenturyLink 1GB fiber into the house. I mistakenly though the change would be as simple as plugging in my current setup
computers pfSense Insights This post will be updated as I find out interesting tidbits while working with my pfSense. Usually this will be getting something in the house to work as expected with
computers Verifying Slack Slash Commands in Google Cloud Functions Recently Slack moved from using "Validation Tokens" to validate that Slash Command requests were actually from Slack to signing the requests with a "Client Signing Secret". This seems like a
computers SANS Holiday Hack 2018 I have to be honest, life is just too busy this year for me to actually write a full report in the context of the story. Suffice it to say,
diy Sump Pump Replacement Over the holidays I went over to my mom's house to visit and as I walk in the door, she is pulling everything out of the closet under the stairs
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computers Server Migration I had a need to migrate this server to a different provider for cost reasons. This was also a good chance to document my process since I did NOT do
diy Pikler Triangle First off, I am no wood worker, I just found this Instructable and followed it pretty closely. In the areas where I did the same thing, I will just gloss
computers Reducing Image Sizes For Entire Blog I am lazy and when I add photos to this blog I do not do ANY resizing or adjustments. Well, over time, I have realized that having multiple multi-Megabyte size
computers theHarvester For Open Source Recon I was using theHarvester the other day and had to do a little extra work to get the data I wanted out of the results. There are plenty of posts
computers InsightVM (Nexpose) Slack Bot Link to the repo at the bottom... Precursor to this post: https://ratil.life/slackbots-for-fun-and-profit/ A few months back I decided to find a way to lighten the load of
learning My Brewing Process A friend at work and I got on the topic of brewing and though I brew on a somewhat regular basis, that conversation really re-invigorated my passion for this hobby.
computers Timestamp Keyboard Shortcut In gedit I do not know why this was such a hard problem to find a solution to given that the solution I arrived at was extremely simple. On multiple teams I
computers Testing With Python: First-Timer Perspective Certainly nothing groundbreaking here, just my experience diving into the world of code testing. Code Testing Any book, blog, or article about software development is going to tell you that
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computers SANS SEC660 - Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking UPDATE: I took my exam and PASSED! I felt that the actual exam was a bit harder than the practice tests but I also get my best score out of
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computers Slackbots for Fun and Profit This is the general process/flow for creating Slack integrations, nothing groundbreaking here, just wanting to consolidate the info that I used when building bots. In the future (once I
computers New NAS and Backup Strategy I finally got a NAS (Synology DS216se) for the house to keep our photos and other important files safe. I was starting to get really nervous about losing data both
computers Cloudflare - Free Tier While researching ways to improve the speed of this website, I recently found out that Cloudflare offers a free tier of service to personal websites and blogs. Everything I read
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