How to rsync with sudo on both sides

When migrating from one server to another, you will likely want to use rsync over SSH to migrate directory trees. It's likely that these trees will not all be owned or even readable by you, meaning sudo is necessary to make the transfer. It's possible to …

Updated instructions for installing my Debian package repositories

I use these repos to distribute my own programs (the OSS repo) or Debian packages for third-party software (the 3p repo). The instructions in various project READMEs use old-style .list files; these updated instructions will install new-style .sources files. Prerequisite: Keyring sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings curl -fsSL https: …

Host Inventory for a (not-) Homelab

I don't really consider myself as running a proper "homelab." For starters, I own neither a proper network rack nor any rackable gear, and I see that as a prerequisite for calling your setup a "homelab." Nonetheless, I have a lot of physical and virtual machines to keep track of.

Tips on Brazing Copper and Stainless Steel

Copper & stainless steel can be brazed, but it's challenging and costly.

Someone please Photoshop a “Phantom of the Opera” mask onto this grackle for me

Thank you. …

RIP: Aircraft Radar Skill for Amazon Alexa

A few weeks ago I archived the GitHub repo for my Alexa Aircraft Radar skill. This was a project with which I was particularly happy when I launched it, but since then two things happened: First, when ADS-B Exchange was purchased, they cut off my access to their data feed …

Some TODOs for the new site

As I prepare to make this new version of dzombak.com live, I wanted to make a note of some things that are left for me to do.

Great Moments in Modern Apple User Experience Design

Remember when Apple cared about the end-user experience?

Know Your Birds: Red-Headed Woodpecker

The Red-Headed Woodpecker is, at least here in Michigan, a commonly misidentified bird.

My eBird Profile

I have finally learned how to use eBird properly and started using it more seriously!

↗ eBird: Chris Dzombak

More Severance Michigan Connections

In this post I describe two Michigan connections in Severance that I haven't seen anyone else on the web notice just yet.

A Selection of Complex CSS Selectors

While working on this site redesign I've had the opportunity to learn a bit about modern CSS. (The last time I redesigned the site was, I think, in 2011.) (Holy cow, 14 years ago? Crazy.) Yes, flexbox and grid are amazing and finally make CSS usable for decent, …

Sunset over Canyonlands National Park, viewed from BLM's Needles Overlook in Utah.

Birds in Moab and Arches & Canyonlands National Parks

My partner Thu and I recently spent about a week in Moab, Utah and the national and state parks that surround it. This is a (probably incomplete) list of birds we identified during the trip.

Brief Review: Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD

It's terrible. Don't buy it.