I was having some lockup issues with my NAS, and wanted to run Memtest86+.

Thankfully, I have Supermicro motherboard that has IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface), which is an out of band way of remotely administering a server.

Supermicro provides a way of mounting a remote image/ISO via a Samba share, so …

I had wanted to enable hardware transcoding in Plex for a while, but was under the (incorrect) impression that the CPU in the Docker host didn't support Intel Quick Sync.

Enabling hardware transcoding in Plex

Requirements for using hardware transcoding in Plex:

1. A CPU and/or GPU that supports hardware transcoding.
2. A …

Sooner or later, every system will have a drive failure.

ZFS was designed with this in mind.

I noticed in my /var/log/kern.log file error messages about one of the drives in my ZFS pool.

Dec  8 07:11:17 nas kernel: [738110.398391] ata8.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x80000004 SErr 0x0 action 0x0
Dec  8 07:11:17 nas …

Anyone that uses a lab that includes virtual machines re-uses the same IP addresses quite a bit.

However, when attempting to ssh (or scp or sftp) after re-using the IP address, you run into these errors:

scp tom@testbox.nodinrogers.com
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@    WARNING: REMOTE …

Seasoning per rack of ribs:

2 tbsp black pepper 1 tbsp kosher salt 1/2 tbsp granulated garlic 1/2 tbsp paprika

• Preheat smoker to 275 degrees

• Spread a light coat of mustard on each rack of ribs (used as a binder)

• Cover ribs with seasoning, being sure to not rub, but rather pat, the seasoning, if needed.

• Cook for …

I've tried more than a few caramel recipes, and never found one that matched the fresh caramels I can get from the local farmer's market in the summer.

Until now.

This is very simple to make, but just takes time to make it properly, and then more time to wrap the caramels in wax paper.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp + 2 tsp …