Craig YounkinsGetting a Redis RDB Dump Out of HerokuHeroku claims you cannot download a Redis RDB dump, but this appears to be a lie. Use redis-cli!Feb 8Feb 8
Craig YounkinsConverting a Backblaze B2 Bucket to Be S3-CompatibleUse rclone! It will do the server-side copying.May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
Craig YounkinsEncrypted DNS + NTP = DeadlockI recently found out the hard way that encrypted DNS can deadlock with NTP on embedded devices without a battery-backed clock.Dec 29, 20222Dec 29, 20222
Craig YounkinsWorking with Large Datasets in PostgresLet’s say you want to run a BIG query with gigabytes of results. How do you do it?Dec 27, 2022Dec 27, 2022
Craig YounkinsCorrect Backups Require Filesystem SnapshotsNo matter what backup program you run, using a point-in-time filesystem snapshot is required to achieve correct backups of a running…May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Craig YounkinsPerformance of DNS-over-TLSDoes DNS-over-TLS trade security for performance?Feb 5, 2022Feb 5, 2022
Craig YounkinsCosts and Benefits of Local DNSSEC ValidationLet’s take a look at the costs and benefits of enabling DNSSEC validation on the forwarding DNS resolver in your home or business.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Craig YounkinsJimmy Wales’ Final EmailJimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, is emailing me? “Signing off”? Is he leaving Wikipedia? Is he dying?! No, just asking for more…Nov 9, 2021Nov 9, 2021
Craig YounkinsHit Me with a Wrench All You Want, I Can’t Tell You My PasswordI type my password many times a day to unlock my laptop, but I can’t tell you what it is. I don’t really know it. Let me explain…Sep 23, 20219Sep 23, 20219
Craig YounkinsAre these DNS responses fresh?DNS records originate from controlling nameservers and are cached at multiple levels: your ISP or a public resolver like Google’s or…Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021