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When I’m generating output from a script or process I typically use a standard set of prefixes to aid in displaying information about whats occuring.

Mirroring a large number of repositories in Forgejo triggered many 429 errors from the source preventing updates.

Don’t Just say Hello # I’ve had a few messages at ${WORK} lately which simply start with a: “Hello” followed by nothing. Sometimes there’s an ask of how a thing, typically a weekend, was.

When I’ve finished using a hard disk for a customer project I’ll erase the data on it so the drive can be reused without the customers data getting exposed. A simple reformat of the disk would cover most scenarios but there’s a chance data can still be recovered after this so I need to be sure its not recoverable. The Secure erase feature of the disk would be perfect for this, or so I thought.

I have a need to block a large list of ever changing IP addresses from servers and systems I operate.