Project to do list

To do

• install a laundry chute to the basement
• run ioprof on drobo to learn more about the stall that happens on transfers > 500MB
  • http://www.admin-magazine.com/HPC/HPC/Articles/I-O-Profiling-at-the-Block-Level
• block ads to tablets watching youtube over wifi
• write point-of-sale software for reading rooms: Caesar
• build a remote controlled submarine
• set up a pair of microphones on opposite edges of the house to detect the speed of loud cars
• set up a solar-powered raspberry pi to be a sensor communicating over wifi
• use docker or vms to isolate all services http://goldmann.pl/blog/2014/01/21/connecting-docker-containers-on-multiple-hosts/
• revisit puppet modules. Increase coverage of managed services. Use hiera.
• puppetize laptop so every upgrade can be installed fresh
• replace 1st gen drobo with a 3rd gen drobo or something better
• install logstash and elasticsearch
• switch from xymon to nagios
• install graphite
• install IPA
• install gitolite and cgit
• install askbot
• install solr
• install bro
• install alljoyn. write a test app.
• use software defined radio to make an FM receiver, analyze some arbitrary signal (like a TV antenna)
• install solar panels
• install a garden watering system like this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Irrigation-Controller/?ALLSTEPS
• upgrade my puppetmaster, and try these recipes:
  • http://puppetlabs.com/five-things-to-automate-with-puppet-enterprise

Doing

• fix Harry's wifi
• set up a replacement for skype telephone service

Done

• isolate the trackpad in a laptop from surrounding electrical noise to get rid of jitter
• put all my scripts and documentation in a git repo and learn about git
• set up a terraria server using haproxy
• fix broken hinge on kitchen cabinet
• automatically parse the weekly lesson (reverse-engineer auth and cookies)
• fix Bluez5 fedora 20 in dell latitude
• set up squirrel-cam in attic
• parse dhcp logs for arrival of friends and unknown devices
• pull enormous clog out of shower
• do the puppet learning VM quests
• write a django app (http://www.mysliderule.com/web-dev)
• clean basement drain
• host a website for church
• install drupal
• set up plex media server
• install jenkins
• install gerrit