The trick with Kubernetes clusters is to build and run cool, free open source services for yourself and others, because you’re passionate about solving problems with tech! It’s hard to do that at work because usually work is just exploitation of customers mixed with exploitation of workers and it all feels shitty. Of course, we all have to survive somehow, so do what you gotta do, but don’t hate the tech.

MY HOMELAB KUBERNETES CLUSTER!!!

And sailing. And memes of course.

When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol’ Jack Burton always says at a time like that: “Have ya paid your dues, Jack?” “Yessir, the check is in the mail.”

I use XMPP. Don’t be hatin’.