https://tobert.github.io/rss.xml en-us Amy Tobey 2026-02-12 2026-02-13 build-blog.go https://tobert.github.io/post/2026-02-12-building-kaish.html Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2026-02-12-building-kaish A shell for AI agents, built with one. 217 commits, 109 Claude sessions, and the messy reality of human-agent collaboration. https://tobert.github.io/post/2025-12-30-building-sshwarma.html Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2025-12-30-building-sshwarma How a rambling prompt became 15,000 lines of Rust and Lua in six days. https://tobert.github.io/tldr/bevy-windows-wsl2.html Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey bevy-windows-wsl2 TL;DR: Bevy Windows Wsl2 https://tobert.github.io/tldr/btrfs-swapfile-setup.html Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey btrfs-swapfile-setup TL;DR: Btrfs Swapfile Setup https://tobert.github.io/tldr/cassandra-java-huge-pages.html Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey cassandra-java-huge-pages TL;DR: Cassandra Java Huge Pages https://tobert.github.io/post/2015-01-22-ioping.html Fri, 23 Jan 2015 04:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2015-01-22-ioping using ioping to observe storage latency https://tobert.github.io/tldr/dragon-age-inquisition-review.html Sun, 18 Jan 2015 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey dragon-age-inquisition-review TL;DR: Dragon Age Inquisition Review https://tobert.github.io/tldr/isolcpus-workstation-experiment-gkrellm-screenshots.html Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey isolcpus-workstation-experiment-gkrellm-screenshots TL;DR: Isolcpus Workstation Experiment Gkrellm Screenshots https://tobert.github.io/tldr/my-blog-development-script.html Sat, 03 Jan 2015 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey my-blog-development-script TL;DR: My Blog Development Script https://tobert.github.io/tldr/tldr.html Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey tldr TL;DR: Tldr https://tobert.github.io/tldr/xperia-z3-mtp-linux.html Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey xperia-z3-mtp-linux TL;DR: Xperia Z3 Mtp Linux https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-11-13-slides-disk-latency-and-other-random-numbers.html Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-11-13-slides-disk-latency-and-other-random-numbers slides from the South Bay Cassandra Users meetup, Disk Latency and Other Random Numbers https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-11-12-docker-entrypoints.html Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:15:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-11-12-docker-entrypoints Docker entrypoints provide an opportunity to give your users a better UX than they would have without Docker https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-09-25-adhd.html Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:30:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-09-25-adhd My experience with ADHD so far. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-08-11-f7u12-part1.html Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-08-11-f7u12-part1 A post-show overview of the F7U12 demo application and how it was built. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-07-15-installing-cassandra-spark-stack.html Tue, 15 Jul 2014 23:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-07-15-installing-cassandra-spark-stack An overview of the steps required to install the Apache Cassandra + Spark stack on Linux. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-07-14-portacluster-system-imaging.html Mon, 14 Jul 2014 23:10:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-07-14-portacluster-system-imaging A simple PXE imaging setup for installing Arch Linux on my portable cluster https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-06-26-cassandra-and-docker.html Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:30:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-06-26-cassandra-and-docker Introduction to running Cassandra inside Docker. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-06-24-linux-defaults.html Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:30:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-06-24-linux-defaults A quick overview of Linux settings I change on almost every machine I manage. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-06-17-jbod-vs-raid.html Tue, 17 Jun 2014 22:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-06-17-jbod-vs-raid While waiting for a slow download, I decided to benchmark some JBOD and RAID configs. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-05-06-publishing-pcstat-binaries-on-github.html Tue, 06 May 2014 23:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-05-06-publishing-pcstat-binaries-on-github How I publish pcstat binaries on Github without littering git's history with large binary objects. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-04-29-a-quick-prototype.html Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-04-29-a-quick-prototype A short story about hacking a prototype that is turning into an end-user tool. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-04-28-getting-started-with-fio.html Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:00:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-04-28-getting-started-with-fio How to benchmark your storage with fio, the Flexible IO Tester https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-04-17-fio-output-explained.html Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:20:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-04-17-fio-output-explained Fio packs a lot of information into its output. This is a section-by-section breakdown of what it's telling you. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-04-17-new-blog.html Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:30:00 UTC Amy Tobey 2014-04-17-new-blog Sometimes you need a sharper tool. https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-03-29-benchmarking-disk-latency-setup.html Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:56:59 -0700 Amy Tobey 2014-03-29-benchmarking-disk-latency-setup Benchmarking Disk Latency: Setup https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-03-25-mirrored-fat32-efi-boot-partitions.html Tue, 25 Mar 2014 04:49:05 -0700 Amy Tobey 2014-03-25-mirrored-fat32-efi-boot-partitions Mirrored FAT32 EFI Boot Partitions https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-03-22-running-at-night.html Sat, 22 Mar 2014 01:52:58 -0700 Amy Tobey 2014-03-22-running-at-night Running at Night https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-03-19-primitive-tooling.html Wed, 19 Mar 2014 20:54:14 -0700 Amy Tobey 2014-03-19-primitive-tooling Primitive Tooling https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-03-10-open-source-video-production.html Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:52:59 -0700 Amy Tobey 2014-03-10-open-source-video-production Open Source Video Production https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-02-19-marriage-stuff.html Wed, 19 Feb 2014 05:50:52 -0700 Amy Tobey 2014-02-19-marriage-stuff Marriage Stuff https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-02-07-portacluster.html Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:08:21 -0700 Amy Tobey 2014-02-07-portacluster Building a portable Cassandra cluster https://tobert.github.io/post/2014-02-07-read-this-nao.html Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:27:59 -0700 Amy Tobey 2014-02-07-read-this-nao Read this NAO https://tobert.github.io/post/Japan-2014-02-07-2014.html Fri, 07 Feb 2014 00:37:29 -0700 Amy Tobey Japan-2014-02-07-2014 日本2014訪問 https://tobert.github.io/post/2013-12-12-thermocouples-safe-silent-failures.html Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:34:30 -0700 Amy Tobey 2013-12-12-thermocouples-safe-silent-failures Learning about safety using appliances https://tobert.github.io/post/2013-11-12-arch-linux-on-zfs.html Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:12:48 -0700 Amy Tobey 2013-11-12-arch-linux-on-zfs Arch Linux on ZFS https://tobert.github.io/post/2013-11-06-foodfight.html Wed, 06 Nov 2013 05:41:41 -0700 Amy Tobey 2013-11-06-foodfight Foodfight! https://tobert.github.io/post/2013-10-11-endurance-predation.html Fri, 11 Oct 2013 01:42:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2013-10-11-endurance-predation Endurance Predation https://tobert.github.io/post/2013-10-07-hello-again-world.html Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:15:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2013-10-07-hello-again-world Hello (again) World https://tobert.github.io/post/2012-05-17-test-build-automation-with-btrfs.html Thu, 17 May 2012 19:08:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2012-05-17-test-build-automation-with-btrfs fast testing with btrfs https://tobert.github.io/post/2011-07-21-new-experiment-language-choices.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:13:25 -0700 Amy Tobey 2011-07-21-new-experiment-language-choices Language choices https://tobert.github.io/post/2011-09-21-over-breeding-culling-ec2-instances-for.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:06:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2011-09-21-over-breeding-culling-ec2-instances-for Finding fast(er) instances in EC2 https://tobert.github.io/post/2010-12-23-my-christmas-wish.html Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:42:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2010-12-23-my-christmas-wish Secure your browsing experience please https://tobert.github.io/post/2010-09-06-ride-report-2010-09-05.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:49:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2010-09-06-ride-report-2010-09-05 Bicycle Commuting https://tobert.github.io/post/2010-08-12-blocking-ssh-attacks.html Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:12:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2010-08-12-blocking-ssh-attacks Blocking SSH attacks with nothing but iptables https://tobert.github.io/post/2008-04-06-virtualization-madness.html Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:50:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2008-04-06-virtualization-madness Virtualization Madness https://tobert.github.io/post/2007-09-07-xen-networking.html Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:18:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2007-09-07-xen-networking Xen Networking https://tobert.github.io/post/2007-05-20-moving-sucks-can-i-have-amen.html Sun, 20 May 2007 03:30:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2007-05-20-moving-sucks-can-i-have-amen Moving sucks. https://tobert.github.io/post/2007-04-04-new-job-new-city.html Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:18:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2007-04-04-new-job-new-city Moving West https://tobert.github.io/post/2007-02-27-hi-my-name-is-al-tobey.html Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:57:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2007-02-27-hi-my-name-is-al-tobey Post from when I moved to Blogger https://tobert.github.io/post/2005-10-13-64-bit-perl-on-hp-ux-parisc-or-itanium.html Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:30:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2005-10-13-64-bit-perl-on-hp-ux-parisc-or-itanium 64-bit perl on HP-UX (PARISC or Itanium) https://tobert.github.io/post/2005-09-20-pdksh-5.html Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:00:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2005-09-20-pdksh-5 Building pdksh on HP-UX/Itanium https://tobert.github.io/post/2004-07-01-i-hacked-root-tail-to-work-with.html Thu, 01 Jul 2004 01:00:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2004-07-01-i-hacked-root-tail-to-work-with root-tail on nautilus/kde/xfdesktop https://tobert.github.io/post/2004-06-30-i-wrote-couple-snmp-plugins-for-nagios.html Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:00:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2004-06-30-i-wrote-couple-snmp-plugins-for-nagios SNMP plugins for Nagios https://tobert.github.io/post/2003-12-02-here-is-drop-in-replacement-for-rajeev.html Tue, 02 Dec 2003 17:00:00 -0700 Amy Tobey 2003-12-02-here-is-drop-in-replacement-for-rajeev A shell implementation of bootprofile