Tom's Blog
Tom's Blog
Tom
DevOps blog about Linux configuration, Containerization, Automation, Security and from time to time Leadership.
Latest Posts
The Man Who Broke CapitalismHow Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America and How to Undo His LegacyAuthor: David Gelles David Gelles’ The Man Who Broke Capitalism resonated with me on multiple levels, as...
Learn how to resolve the “ata1.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED” error on Ubuntu by adjusting SATA power management settings.
Getting Started in Chart PatternsAuthor: Thomas N. Bulkowski Lately, I’ve been focused on improving my skills as an investor and trader. While the past year was one of my best, I still underperformed compared to the broader...
Best Loser WinsWhy Normal Thinking Never Wins the Trading Game - Written by a High-Stake Day TraderAuthor: Tom Hougaard Tom Hougaard’s “Best Loser Wins” offers a refreshingly honest look at the realities of trading. It’s not a...
Why even consider templating Dockerfiles? Dockerfiles revolutionized the industry with their simplicity. Each instruction creates a new layer in the image, which is automatically cached. This process integrates well with SCM, where you...
The CrowdA Study of the Popular MindAuthor: Gustave Le Bon Gustave Le Bon’s “The Crowd - A Study of the Popular Mind” is often hailed as a classic exploration of crowd psychology, but for me, it fell short of expectations. While it does...
Turn the Ship Around!A True Story of Building Leaders by Breaking the RulesAuthor: L. David Marquet If you’re too lazy (or busy 😉) to read the book, check video below: It provides the core information, that in depth is described in the...
Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?What It Takes to Be an Authentic LeaderAuthors: Rob Goffee, Gareth Jones The book explores the concept of “authentic leadership” across different levels of personal and professional development. Unlike...
Learn how to remove passwords from PDF documents using the qpdf tool on Linux, making it easier to read protected files on devices like the Pocketbook Touch HD.
A Guide to using git pull --rebase effectively Using git pull --rebase as your default merge strategy offers several benefits, particularly in maintaining a clean and linear commit history, which can simplify collaboration and code...
The Art of Being Right38 Ways to Win an ArgumentAuthor: Artur Schopenhauer “The Art of Being Right” by Arthur Schopenhauer is an interesting exploration of rhetoric and the art of winning arguments. In this work, Schopenhauer outlines 38...
Learn how to optimize your Hugo site’s sitemap by adjusting priority and change frequency settings to improve SEO and guide search engine crawlers effectively.
Reflect on the nostalgia of playing classic RPG games like Ice Wind Dale and Baldur’s Gate, and the immersive experiences they provided.
Understand the rising costs of maintaining legacy Amazon RDS systems and explore the new RDS Extended Support option for MySQL and PostgreSQL.
Learn how to create a virtual bookshelf on your Hugo site using the PaperMod theme, allowing you to organize and share your reading list with ease.