All Systems Nominal
Thoughts, musings, whatever I'm working at the time. Sprinkled with photos and maybe a podcast episode or two... who knows?
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All notesI saved $150 a month by hosting my own infrastructure
I moved my apps and managed database from DigitalOcean to a local multi-node Kubernetes cluster. Hosting my own cluster using two local nodes and a node off-premise allowed me to save $150 a month. The local node allows me to have redundancy and achieve better performance without breaking the bank.
We have more time than we think
The piece reflects on the unsettling feeling of being in your early thirties, caught between where you expected to be and where you actually are, and how fears about time running out can make the future feel crushingly close. It ultimately reassures that many people start later and still succeed, emphasizing that there’s still plenty of time to learn, grow, and focus on the present instead of trying to live the future all at once.
Social media is slop
It's more tiring than you think to continue reading the same doomer content on social media.
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Tyrel Chambers
Solo developer · Ontario, CanadaI'm Tyrel. I've been a Software Engineer for over 10 years. I dabble in so many things and frequently have existential thoughts which I sprinkle in here. Enjoy.