DevOps
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When two Hetzner servers died at the same time
On May 12, 2026, two of my Arch Linux + LUKS servers at Hetzner became unreachable at the same moment. Both had been running for 4+ months without issue. Both had received the same pacman -Syyu the day before, but had stayed on the old kernel until the morning the websites stopped responding. I rebooted Continue reading
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The Challenge of Finding True Agile Experts
A long time ago, when I was a junior Scrum Master, my Chief Agile Coach posed a thought-provoking question:“If you had a limited budget, would you hire a Scrum Master or a Software Engineer?” At the time, I replied, “A Software Engineer, because they produce measurable output.” Now, years later, I reflect on that conversation Continue reading
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