Alex Bissessur
@alexb.moris.social.ap.brid.gy
Hi! I’m Alex, a Kubernetes-focused gremlin from the tropical island of Mauritius. I do Cloud Native stuff for work, and for my not-yet-overengineered homelab. I’m also an […]
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I am really happy to have organised and hosted and spoken at the @CloudNativeMauritius meetup today, our last get-together of the year!
With some 10 people, 2 of whom joined remotely, it was a fun event with a lot of discussions. I finally got to present on […]
[Original post on moris.social]
With some 10 people, 2 of whom joined remotely, it was a fun event with a lot of discussions. I finally got to present on […]
[Original post on moris.social]
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I am really happy to have organised and hosted and spoken at the @CloudNativeMauritius meetup today, our last get-together of the year!
With some 10 people, 2 of whom joined remotely, it was a fun event with a lot of discussions. I finally got to present on […]
[Original post on moris.social]
With some 10 people, 2 of whom joined remotely, it was a fun event with a lot of discussions. I finally got to present on […]
[Original post on moris.social]
I feel a bit bad. Not too bad. But a bit bad nonetheless
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I feel a bit bad. Not too bad. But a bit bad nonetheless
With the ongoing RAM prices, may I make a gentle recommendation? Rewrite it in Rust. All of it. Leave no Python application alive.
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
With the ongoing RAM prices, may I make a gentle recommendation? Rewrite it in Rust. All of it. Leave no Python application alive.
Pictures not mine (obviously). My talk.
I understand it's impossible to get an actually good picture of me. Many have tried and failed.
I understand it's impossible to get an actually good picture of me. Many have tried and failed.
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Pictures not mine (obviously). My talk.
I understand it's impossible to get an actually good picture of me. Many have tried and failed.
I understand it's impossible to get an actually good picture of me. Many have tried and failed.
Finally, I was just in time to see the second A380 landing of the day!
Lightly inconvenienced by the fencing which I probably need to learn to edit out :P
Lightly inconvenienced by the fencing which I probably need to learn to edit out :P
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Finally, I was just in time to see the second A380 landing of the day!
Lightly inconvenienced by the fencing which I probably need to learn to edit out :P
Lightly inconvenienced by the fencing which I probably need to learn to edit out :P
Special mention for this image which is out really far, just a blip to the human eye. My phone would never have dreamed of a picture like this.
At 7km away, the lighthouse sits on a coral island and dates back to the British in the 1860s. The installment dates […]
[Original post on moris.social]
At 7km away, the lighthouse sits on a coral island and dates back to the British in the 1860s. The installment dates […]
[Original post on moris.social]
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Special mention for this image which is out really far, just a blip to the human eye. My phone would never have dreamed of a picture like this.
At 7km away, the lighthouse sits on a coral island and dates back to the British in the 1860s. The installment dates […]
[Original post on moris.social]
At 7km away, the lighthouse sits on a coral island and dates back to the British in the 1860s. The installment dates […]
[Original post on moris.social]
Afterwards went to Mahebourg for lunch and got pictures at the waterfront.
Fourth picture is from my Nothing 1 phone, at 50MP, for comparison
Fourth picture is from my Nothing 1 phone, at 50MP, for comparison
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Afterwards went to Mahebourg for lunch and got pictures at the waterfront.
Fourth picture is from my Nothing 1 phone, at 50MP, for comparison
Fourth picture is from my Nothing 1 phone, at 50MP, for comparison
Gave a talk at the Frontend community's annual beach meetup and seized the opportunity to try out my first proper camera (fujifilm sf100fs finepix 11MP 14x zoom)
Here's the meetup pictures
Here's the meetup pictures
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Gave a talk at the Frontend community's annual beach meetup and seized the opportunity to try out my first proper camera (fujifilm sf100fs finepix 11MP 14x zoom)
Here's the meetup pictures
Here's the meetup pictures
A friend of mine was asking an LLM about me. It appears that it was unable to read my blogposts, with "access denied". I assume this is Anubis's doing?
It's pretty cool and never expected an LLM to hit a blockade like that :P
It's pretty cool and never expected an LLM to hit a blockade like that :P
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A friend of mine was asking an LLM about me. It appears that it was unable to read my blogposts, with "access denied". I assume this is Anubis's doing?
It's pretty cool and never expected an LLM to hit a blockade like that :P
It's pretty cool and never expected an LLM to hit a blockade like that :P
Out of curiosity, I checked how many unwraps are in one of by projects. At least it's not like they will ever be reached, right?
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Out of curiosity, I checked how many unwraps are in one of by projects. At least it's not like they will ever be reached, right?
I got a split keyboard!! A friend on Discord sent this all the way from the Netherlands :3
It's a lot of fun! Main downsides being I have to relearn to type, and I cannot hide my passwords page under my keyboard anymore.
It's a lot of fun! Main downsides being I have to relearn to type, and I cannot hide my passwords page under my keyboard anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I got a split keyboard!! A friend on Discord sent this all the way from the Netherlands :3
It's a lot of fun! Main downsides being I have to relearn to type, and I cannot hide my passwords page under my keyboard anymore.
It's a lot of fun! Main downsides being I have to relearn to type, and I cannot hide my passwords page under my keyboard anymore.
I have made a ton of progress on KRaft, my cloud platform in a box. Yet every time I close one issue, it seems another 3 take its place.
Who keeps creating these issues??!!?
(me, it's me)
Who keeps creating these issues??!!?
(me, it's me)
October 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I have made a ton of progress on KRaft, my cloud platform in a box. Yet every time I close one issue, it seems another 3 take its place.
Who keeps creating these issues??!!?
(me, it's me)
Who keeps creating these issues??!!?
(me, it's me)
I pay for all CPU, I use all CPU
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I pay for all CPU, I use all CPU
I think the trend of using IPv6 is suffering every step of the way. Couldn't install a package on my VPS with a v6 address because the local mirror's AAAA record points to the link local address 🫠
(relevant authorities notified)
(relevant authorities notified)
October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I think the trend of using IPv6 is suffering every step of the way. Couldn't install a package on my VPS with a v6 address because the local mirror's AAAA record points to the link local address 🫠
(relevant authorities notified)
(relevant authorities notified)
Woah, Mauritius Telecom to give out IPv6 addresses on home plans by next year!
And I didn't even have to harass them for it!
And I didn't even have to harass them for it!
October 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Woah, Mauritius Telecom to give out IPv6 addresses on home plans by next year!
And I didn't even have to harass them for it!
And I didn't even have to harass them for it!
Ah yes, it is currently 5:33pm and the metro will be here at 7:21pm.
When it is really 9am and the metro is coming in 5 minutes.
When it is really 9am and the metro is coming in 5 minutes.
October 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Ah yes, it is currently 5:33pm and the metro will be here at 7:21pm.
When it is really 9am and the metro is coming in 5 minutes.
When it is really 9am and the metro is coming in 5 minutes.
I assume people enjoy seeing the cursed Kubernetes clusters I run.
Full description below:
Full description below:
October 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I assume people enjoy seeing the cursed Kubernetes clusters I run.
Full description below:
Full description below:
Fun fact too! There are 4 openSUSE mirrors in the entire African continent! And, if I recall correctly, Ish manages three - the 2 MU and 1 ZA mirror.
October 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fun fact too! There are 4 openSUSE mirrors in the entire African continent! And, if I recall correctly, Ish manages three - the 2 MU and 1 ZA mirror.
Internet connection is down - it looks like the fiber optic cable is broken somewhere.
So to keep the network connection running across the house, my phone is connected to the WAN port of my main router through ethernet, thanks to a USB-C hub.
So to keep the network connection running across the house, my phone is connected to the WAN port of my main router through ethernet, thanks to a USB-C hub.
September 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Internet connection is down - it looks like the fiber optic cable is broken somewhere.
So to keep the network connection running across the house, my phone is connected to the WAN port of my main router through ethernet, thanks to a USB-C hub.
So to keep the network connection running across the house, my phone is connected to the WAN port of my main router through ethernet, thanks to a USB-C hub.
My three homelab K3s nodes are dead. But they are dead in different ways. And I find that somewhat amusing.
September 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My three homelab K3s nodes are dead. But they are dead in different ways. And I find that somewhat amusing.
I'm at the Frontend meetup today, and we started off with Houzair explaining why the perfect compression algorithm doesn't exist.
That was fascinating from a theoretical perspective but I needed more coffee this morning
That was fascinating from a theoretical perspective but I needed more coffee this morning
September 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I'm at the Frontend meetup today, and we started off with Houzair explaining why the perfect compression algorithm doesn't exist.
That was fascinating from a theoretical perspective but I needed more coffee this morning
That was fascinating from a theoretical perspective but I needed more coffee this morning
I have a very spicy pillow situation...
September 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I have a very spicy pillow situation...
Shot 50 pictures of the red moon, got maybe a couple which actually look okay...
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Shot 50 pictures of the red moon, got maybe a couple which actually look okay...
Oh wow, that's 50TB of SAS SSD storage for only 6k USD making around 8.3GB/$
Hardware abroad is so cheap 👀
Hardware abroad is so cheap 👀
August 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Oh wow, that's 50TB of SAS SSD storage for only 6k USD making around 8.3GB/$
Hardware abroad is so cheap 👀
Hardware abroad is so cheap 👀
I think this is a new record! 3 community groups clashing on the same Saturday. The shortage of Saturdays in a month is getting critical...
August 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I think this is a new record! 3 community groups clashing on the same Saturday. The shortage of Saturdays in a month is getting critical...