Basil Berntsen
@basil404.bsky.social
Cloud architect. I like containers, openstack, terraform, ansible, and black espresso.
I am not speaking officially on behalf of my employer, everything I say is as a private individual.
I am not speaking officially on behalf of my employer, everything I say is as a private individual.
The complexity of using k8s is less than running a cluster. I believe a lot people accusing k8s of complexity are often mixing these up.
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The complexity of using k8s is less than running a cluster. I believe a lot people accusing k8s of complexity are often mixing these up.
I like Apple but every time I think I want to do more with them they remind me that they are very firmly oriented on another kind of client.
November 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I like Apple but every time I think I want to do more with them they remind me that they are very firmly oriented on another kind of client.
It’s more common to see new things built with this paradigm than it is to see old things transformed. It’s also far more common to see new things using other frameworks than .NET, at least in my experience
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It’s more common to see new things built with this paradigm than it is to see old things transformed. It’s also far more common to see new things using other frameworks than .NET, at least in my experience
That’s actually what I meant to imply earlier, what I’m describing as the paradigm is not that common.
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
That’s actually what I meant to imply earlier, what I’m describing as the paradigm is not that common.
Cloud native applications with continuous delivery.
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Cloud native applications with continuous delivery.
Big feet take a big gun.
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Big feet take a big gun.
There’s a bit of a bias: .NET was the de facto tool for so long used to build so many things before the current paradigm became dominant that it’s easier to find examples well they have not yet embraced CD.
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There’s a bit of a bias: .NET was the de facto tool for so long used to build so many things before the current paradigm became dominant that it’s easier to find examples well they have not yet embraced CD.
Another beautiful option but my vote remains Montreal :)
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Another beautiful option but my vote remains Montreal :)
Out of curiosity, what would you do with macOS containers?
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Out of curiosity, what would you do with macOS containers?
When I wrote this I in fact didn’t know. @meredithmeredith.bsky.social clarified that in another thread :)
October 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
When I wrote this I in fact didn’t know. @meredithmeredith.bsky.social clarified that in another thread :)
If it’s a question or one or the other, then yeah of course the better one.
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If it’s a question or one or the other, then yeah of course the better one.
I wouldn’t investigate switching to a smaller provider because that would be a loss, but using one to shore up availability in case of the failure of a larger one.
October 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I wouldn’t investigate switching to a smaller provider because that would be a loss, but using one to shore up availability in case of the failure of a larger one.
I currently find myself discussing the merits of multi cloud on a regular basis, what’s your perspective?
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I currently find myself discussing the merits of multi cloud on a regular basis, what’s your perspective?
What about the second tier of cloud companies? Companies that have less scale but still decent size for example Digital Ocean or OVH?
October 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
What about the second tier of cloud companies? Companies that have less scale but still decent size for example Digital Ocean or OVH?
This is a very insightful write up, and it makes me think. Is it possible for you to have multiple hyperscalers? If not in full redundancy, such that the failure of one would affect only a part of your user base?
October 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
This is a very insightful write up, and it makes me think. Is it possible for you to have multiple hyperscalers? If not in full redundancy, such that the failure of one would affect only a part of your user base?
It came up in my research, I haven’t tried it yet though.
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It came up in my research, I haven’t tried it yet though.
Indeed, the Windows 10 end of life is why I switched to Linux :)
I would’ve gone to 11 but it doesn’t support the hardware.
I would’ve gone to 11 but it doesn’t support the hardware.
October 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Indeed, the Windows 10 end of life is why I switched to Linux :)
I would’ve gone to 11 but it doesn’t support the hardware.
I would’ve gone to 11 but it doesn’t support the hardware.
I thought Mac dropped security updates after seven years?
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I thought Mac dropped security updates after seven years?
Simple, in my context, includes simple hardware. Machines that have been running every version of windows they support for years.
October 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Simple, in my context, includes simple hardware. Machines that have been running every version of windows they support for years.
Did you look into Garage?
October 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Did you look into Garage?
My use case is pretty typical. Apple have beautiful designer machines and we have some in the house, there’s also a need for something simple. Historically that has been windows on low end hardware. Now since windows 11 won’t run on that hardware, it’s Linux.
October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My use case is pretty typical. Apple have beautiful designer machines and we have some in the house, there’s also a need for something simple. Historically that has been windows on low end hardware. Now since windows 11 won’t run on that hardware, it’s Linux.
Would this be similar to for example gitlab? They have a community edition with an MIT open license and then an enterprise edition with a commercial license. If you want compliance functionality for example, you need the enterprise edition.
October 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Would this be similar to for example gitlab? They have a community edition with an MIT open license and then an enterprise edition with a commercial license. If you want compliance functionality for example, you need the enterprise edition.
I know how to code it I’m impressed by it.
October 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I know how to code it I’m impressed by it.