Patrick Hubbard
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Patrick Hubbard
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Automation & AIOps pragmatist, pilot, reluctant tech marketeur. Currently ScienceLogic, fmr SolarWinds, Sun, AA ✈️, opinionated but not like Go.
We all know bots will be I2C on mainboard pins.
October 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Oh and do check out Portainer/Yacht or similar. Makes network mapping, storage pool, deployment, backup/builds etc close to dummy-proof. At least for this dummy.
September 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All you need is disposable free time. Ugh.

Good to see you Justin.
September 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Home.techDebt.reduce(). Seriously, containers on the pi (4 8GB and above), are where it's at. Unifi, Pi-hole, Node-RED, Prometheus, Grafana, and a couple of custom apps all run great on one pi. Add Portainer for management, and keep a spare pi for SD card-swap failover, done. It's loafing:
September 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We should absolutely give parents credit for working without a manual. My point was more about the fleeting nature of the childhood attachment window, and respect for adult children’s work of understanding and healing what’s missing.
September 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“Unfortunately, emotional regulation is something you kinda get one big shot at in early-life, then you're often just sorta fucked.”

Oof. Attachment window truth.
September 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Nice! Great day indeed, and keeps you on your toes.
August 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Interesting there's ethical debate in a world of social media algorithms manipulating emotion dozens of times a day, and endless pay-for-emotion experiences from movies to roller coasters. At least this one has consent as step one.
August 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wonderful, Scott. I've been to a few of your talks and it's always a pleasure. This one vibrates on a similar personal wavelength Kelsey Hightower touched in an emotional talk years ago at @devopsdaysaustin.bsky.social. Tech supportive parents to the point of sacrifice is rare. Thanks for sharing.
July 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM