ambient_node

A connected body of technical writing and deep dives of networking, services, security, hardware, systems. Explore by recency, or as a graph.

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Deep dives, builds, and experiments.

An OSINT Self-Investigation on Linux

security 14 min read 16/07/2026

Twilio phone calls for critical alerts

services 7 min read 03/07/2026

Building a declarative, highly available, git-driven container cluster

systems 43 min read 29/06/2026

Compiling a custom NanoKVM Lite image without remote access

security 5 min read 17/06/2026

Shorter notes, definitions, and concepts that support the lab.

security 09/07/2026

systems 25/06/2026

networking 24/04/2026

networking 13/04/2026

systems 10/03/2026

networking 29/12/2025

Short takes.

Codex Micro 17/07

Don't really see the point of this macropad, but have to admit the design is neat.
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines - Ars Technica 16/07

No wonder, GG Broadcom. Everyone is either migrating or actively evaluating alternatives like Proxmox.
Microsoft deletes man’s hacked OneDrive with 25 years of photos and games — as 'irreversible' action prompts him to bemoan ‘I relied on Microsoft to keep that safe’ | TechRadar 15/07

If your entire digital life exists behind one cloud account, you don't have a backup.