The Objective Dad

Fatherhood, Philosophy, Technology
How I Built Robust Local DNS Services for My Homelab Cluster
In this article, we explore the architecture and step-by-step setup of local DNS for my homelab cluster using Pi-Hole, Unbound, DuckDNS, and CoreDNS, Cloudflare, and more.
Configuring a Multi-Architecture Build Process
In this article, I share how I set up the multiarch container build process for my homelab cluster, introduce DataSync: a custom container for data movement and administration tasks, and reveal optimization techniques for creating a highly optimized multi-stage, multi-arch container.
Announcing New Tools Page
I’ve spent years working professionally in technology and have come to realize how important it is to keep a well-maintained and organized list of bookmarks. Whenever the opportunity arises, I always like to ask folks about their most frequently used and highly useful bookmarks. Via the new tools page, I am now able to share my most valuable bookmarks with you.
The Adventures of Queen Lily and King Jack: Tales of Friendship, Bravery, and Wisdom.
The Adventures of Queen Lily and King Jack is a story written by ChatGPT filled with tales of friendship, bravery, and wisdom. The story follows Lily and Jack as they face many challenges and learn valuable life lessons on the importance of critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork. The story is perfect for readers 5 and up who love adventure and imagination.
Nurturing Critical Thinking and Resilience Against Anti-Concepts in Children
For both kids and adults, anti-concepts lead to misunderstandings, divisions, and the stifling of productive discussions by preventing us from engaging with the underlying complexities of a topic. This article will explore the nature of anti-concepts, discuss their potential impact on young minds, and suggest a few simple strategies I use to help my kids recognize and resist these influences.
Planning an Image Processing Pipeline for the Web
In this article, I present my thoughts on an improved graphics-processing pipeline to render graphics for this website. Topics covered include client considerations, naming conventions, architecture, and development environment considerations.
Setup Kubernetes Management Node and Private Certificate Authority
Join me in part 2 of my Raspberry Pi homelab series, where I’ll start sharing some preliminary steps needed before building the actual Kubernetes cluster. In this article, I’ll walk you through the setup of the management node and private certificate authority.
More Short Stories with ChatGPT
Two short stories about perseverance and friends generated by ChatGPT.
Happy 5th Birthday to my Daughter
This week my daughter turns 5 and I decided to put together a photo timeline with highlights from 0 to 4, enjoy!
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