marcin | Marcin Lis

11/21/2023marcin 1 Comment

Comparison of lightweight Linux distros

DietPi

I started to look for a replacement for my DietPi (I’m using it as my everyday OS). It’s installed as a VM on the Proxmox server. It’s fast, it’s nice, it reliable, but I want to change something 🙂

Also, one of the reasons why I selected DietPi was the Home Assistant core. Or I should say – the way it’s installed. And how most of the software is managed in DietPi. It uses DietPi-Software, which allows you to quickly and easily install popular software “ready to run” and this software is already optimized for your system. Only the software you need is installed.

What is DietPi? DietPi is an extremely lightweight Debian OS, highly optimized for minimal CPU and RAM resource usage, ensuring your SBC always runs at its maximum potential. It has a lots of different flavours, so you may install it on Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Pine64, Radxa, Allo, NanoPi, OrangePi, but also on standard PC and as a VM (I’m sure I didn’t mention all of them, but those I remember :P)

10/11/2023marcin No Comments

Bulk project category change in Jira

How to change project categories in bulk in Jira?

This is possible, but you need to have a Scriptrunner. And it’s really simple, you just need to go to the Script Console, and paste this code:

10/08/2023marcin

Patch your confluence if it’s not done yet

https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/10/04/etr-cve-2023-22515-zero-day-privilege-escalation-in-confluence-server-and-data-center/

Atlassian has been made aware of an issue reported by a handful of customers where external attackers may have exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in publicly accessible Confluence Data Center and Server instances to create unauthorized Confluence administrator accounts and access Confluence instances.

The Vulnerability has been marked with a maximum CVSS value (10/10) and allows you to create a Confluence administrator account from the Internet.

05/14/2023marcin No Comments

Doorbell

I have few blink cameras at home. And, to be honest, I’m really happy how they are working. So when I was looking for a doorbell, a one from blink was the obvious choice for me.

Company which I already know, application which I already have, integrated into my home assistant instance. Should be perfect.

Should be. After less than a month I’m sending it back. Blink is using a pair of lithium batteries. In all other cameras they are working few months. In the doorbell max is a week. It’s not a joke – one week. And this is when I set up a maximum energy saving options. No movement detection. No recording when system is armed. Nothing. Only recording when someone press the button.

I already have an alternative. Ring doorbell (2nd generation). It’s more expensive, but it’s working.

Ok. I had to install the application to set it up first time. And to integrate it with my Amazon account. But then I may not use it anymore. Not, if I want to use it as a doorbell only. And, to be honest, ring has a better integration with Alexa.

So at the end, I have few blink outdoor cameras, but ring doorbell 😂

05/01/2023marcin No Comments

Whiteboard from Atlassian

Atlassian will release their own whiteboard. It will be a part of the confluence. So you will not have to use miro or mural (or similar online services). You will not need apps like Microsoft whiteboard or Apple freeform. Confluence will be everything what you need.

You want to more know? Or maybe even join the beta tests? Check https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/whiteboards

03/19/2023marcin No Comments

What Agile really means

It’s simply a way of thinking a little outside the box and often not very functional. Agile is about one thing: doing your job wisely, in the shortest possible time. There is no room for performing meaningless tasks and repeating beaten patterns over and over again. It’s worth remembering that agile is not something that can be started by a single person in a team. It is absolutely necessary that the whole team works in the same way.

03/12/2023marcin No Comments

My blog in Fediverse

Thanks to a plugin called “ActivityPub” my blog is now part of the Fediverse.

This means it may share and talk to everyone using the ActivityPub protocol, including users of Friendica, Pleroma and Mastodon.

People can follow this blog using the username [email protected] or the URL https://marcin-lis.pl/author/marcin/.

Update :

If you’re using plugin “Jetpack Boost” you have to disable option “Defer Non-Essential JavaScript”

03/10/2023marcin No Comments

Free safe DNS service.

If you are looking a free, sovereign and GDPR-compliant recursive DNS resolver with a strong focus on security or DNS safe to use for children, with filtering out content from the Internet that is not suitable for children, you should check https://www.dns0.eu/

03/04/2023marcin No Comments

OKR – what is is (in short summary)

OKR stands for Objectives Key Results.

It is a management method that uses objectives. It describes how to set and record priorities and what to do to improve the effectiveness of their implementation.

The most familiar element of OKRs is the format for writing down the goal. O from the abbreviation OKR is goal. Key Results or Key Results are measures of success.

The Objective in an OKR should be qualitative (so it is not measurable). It is a buzzword that names a change or state that the company or team intends to achieve. It is meant to define an exciting, specific challenge. It is used to communicate priorities precisely, the recipient should be able to remember it easily and understand its value.