Tony Norlin

Tony Norlin

@tnorlin.se

Homelabber (BSD/illumos/Linux/Kubernetes), Interests span across tech, music, photo, food (pasta & pizza napoletana), coffee and my family

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Long time goal accomplished - FreeBSD kubelet up and running in my cluster! Small step for world, big step for me Operating System: freebsd Architecture: amd64 Container Runtime Version: containerd://2.2.1 #homelab #kubernetes #freebsd

It's at least Containerd 2.2.1 long time ago.. I put my machine to sleep and waited until today to make a new attempt. Now that kubelet is up, I can't really let it go, can I :/

Operating System: freebsd Architecture: amd64 Container Runtime Version: containerd://2.2.1 Kubelet Version: v1.37.1-dirty Non-terminated Pods: (1 in total)

Long time goal accomplished - FreeBSD kubelet up and running in my cluster! Small step for world, big step for me Operating System: freebsd Architecture: amd64 Container Runtime Version: containerd://2.2.1 #homelab #kubernetes #freebsd

Pod fails to mount, though: Events: Type Reason Age From Message ---- ------ ---- ---- ------- Warning FailedMount 61s (x14 over 13m) kubelet MountVolume.SetUp failed for volume "kube-api-access-pf8ts" : util/mount on this platform is not supported

Digging through my digital archives.. my attempt at 2000 to make MS Windows bearable ๐Ÿ˜‚ and that about the last times I dual booted to Windows.. I understand soem of the Icons: - Internet Exploder - Netscape - mIrc - Acdsee - Real audio player but the other two?! G?!

Still a couple of weeks until vacation, at least I can make some vacation food.. home made piadina with stracciatella, bresaola and rocket

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Goes straight to next VN issue :)

vermaden@vermaden.bsky.social

I have seen Omarchy Linux ... but for some reason I missed Omfreebdy FreeBSD based alternative. I personally use X11 and prefer it over Wayland - but I now know that Omfreebdy comes with X11 version as well. Great to see such option available. omfreebdy.dba.wtf #freebsd #x11 #omarchy #omfreebdy

My son's 13th birthday happens tomorrow. I don't think he's been expecting to find his present like this when he wakes up tomorrow...

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My son's 13th birthday happens tomorrow. I don't think he's been expecting to find his present like this when he wakes up tomorrow...

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My son's 13th birthday happens tomorrow. I don't think he's been expecting to find his present like this when he wakes up tomorrow...

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My son's 13th birthday happens tomorrow. I don't think he's been expecting to find his present like this when he wakes up tomorrow...

I don't have an Instax so I went around the home and snapped some strange photos and ordered the photos on advance...

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We had a great discussion and Iโ€™m excited the episode is being released! Check it out.

We're shipping episode 29 on Friday with @h.olysh.it Subscribe at fafo.fm

Thursday be like kubectl -n kube-system rollout restart deployment coredns error: failed to patch: etcdserver: mvcc: database space exceeded

I believe this is my fourth(!!) time I ticked "Not interested" (in my logged in profile), and still... are they really that desperate?

Kubecon is over and I'm up in the air. I've had so much fun and it's really an energy boost to meet with y'all! But there's so many I wanted to see, but ran out of time (between visiting booths, attending talks and socializing). I look forward to Barcelona #kubecon

The theme for day 2 of keynotes. Digital sovereignty (and AI). It feels like a well selected subject due to the currently ongoing events around the world

At the keynotes. I hope Nvidia's open source movement eventually will benefit also individual end users. I.e. consumer GPU's

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My first baguettes.. I know, it is an insult to the French people. Next time will be better, I hope. One mistake I noted was uneven tension in the loafs.

so apparently it's not just RAM that got horribly expensive... September 2021, I bought a the 1.92T Samsung PM9A3 for 4.363 SEK ($480 USD)... a price I thought were extremely expensive back then. Current price: 13.500 SEK ($1500 USD) and it's not just this fairly old model - all flash gone pricy

Up until now I've used Zotero (and sometimes SingleFile) as my personal archive for pages, but it is very heavy and I seldom read later. Today I deployed Readeck in my k8s and to a CNPG instance - for sure this will be my new way to bookmark stuff! Really handy

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I was laid off last week. I'm excited to start a new chapter where I can put my knowledge and dedication to work. I believe every chapter closes to make room for something more rewarding. I'm keen to discover the next opportunity. Learn more: www.linkedin.com/pos... #OpenToWork

linkedin.comChris Short Rรฉsumรฉ | Chris ShortI'm looking for a new role! With 30 years in the industry, I'm excited to start a new chapter. I believe every ending creates space for something more rewarding. I love taking intricate technical concepts and making them click for people. Whether through content, community work, or strategic enablement, my best days are when I help practitioners understand powerful tools and drive adoption. What I Bring My career bridges deep technical capability with clear communication: Content That Drives Adoption: I've created 700+ hours of video content and maintain newsletters reaching 6,300+ subscribers (DevOps'ish, EKS.news). I've given countless talks that translate complexity into clarity, driving revenue and reducing support load. Community Impact: As a former CNCF Ambassador and current Kubernetes Contributor Comms co-lead, I led communications for the K8s registry migration, achieving zero downtime globally. I've onboarded dozens of contributors and helped shape how we discuss cloud native tech. Shipping Big Things: I led the AWS re:Invent 2023 Kubernetes track with 50+ speakers and 30+ sessions, improving CSAT scores. I drove Valkey's developer engagement strategyโ€”it's now the de facto Redis fork worldwide. I organized and hosted GitOpsCon EU 2021 with 300+ attendees, making it a top 2 KubeCon Day 0 event. Earlier in my career, I led a $1M AWS cloud migration with measurable savings. Technical Depth: I bring 30 years across IT ops, DevOps, the Kubernetes/CNCF ecosystem, open source tooling (Linux/Ansible), multi-cloud environments, and container technologies. Bonus: I'm now AI-enabled. What I'm Looking For Roles where technical experience meets storytelling. Three must-haves: customer-facing, cloud-native, and storytelling-heavy. Developer Advocate, Technical Marketing Manager, and Product Marketing Manager roles fit perfectly. Solutions Architect positions could work if they involve customer-facing technical communication and enablement. I'm especially interested in companies building cloud native tools or Kubernetes-based platformsโ€”that's my playground. The Remote Piece I need remote work as a disabled veteran managing nerve/spine damage, PTSD, and anxiety. My Detroit care team keeps me going. I'm near a major Delta hub and have done same-day international trips when needed. Remote doesn't mean unavailableโ€”I'm committed to being responsive and engaged. Let's Connect After three decades, I know my value: I make complex tech accessible, build communities around products, and drive adoption through authentic technical storytelling. I'm available now for full-time roles; contract work could also fit. If you're building something great and need someone who translates technical depth into business impact, let's talk. Contact: https://lnkd.in/g-CbGNdT Resume: https://lnkd.in/gzdjdQxB Here's to embracing new chapters and exciting challenges ahead.