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Making GitHub pull request comments in a Jenkins pipeline

How to get a Jenkins multibranch pipeline build to post comments on your pull-requests.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on May 4, 2021. Tagged with: howto, jenkins, ci.

Reducing TLS client security requirements on OpenSSL and GnuTLS

This is how to configure common GnuTLS and OpenSSL clients to allow connections with servers using TLS keys and parameters now considered insecure.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on March 30, 2021. Tagged with: howto, openssl, gnutls, diffie-hellman, configuration, security.

Using jgit in-memory with local file system repositories

The slight tweak you need to avoid NullPointerException when using jgit InMemoryRepository to fetch from remotes on the local file system.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on April 1, 2020. Tagged with: howto, java, git, jgit.

iiNet NBN VDSL2 with Proscend VSDL2 SFP module

Connecting my home network to a new iiNet NBN services with a Proscend T-180 VSDL2 SFP module.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on February 18, 2020. Tagged with: howto, vdsl, nbn, iinet, edgerouter, proscend, spf.

2019 Japanese Film Festival

Films I saw at the 2019 Japanese Film Festival in Sydney.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on November 26, 2019. Tagged with: events, films, japan, festival.

Work allocation in Kafka Streams

Here are some high-level notes about work allocation in a Kafka Streams application.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on November 15, 2018. Tagged with: distributed systems, kafka, streaming, data.

WSET Sake Courses

I've taken the Wine and Spirits Education Trust Level 1 and Level 3 awards in sake this year. Here are some thoughts.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on September 17, 2018. Tagged with: alcohol, education, drinking, sake.

Koshu tasting at Sake Shop

I recently attended a tasting of koshu - aged sake - at Sake Shop in Sydney. Here are some thoughts about the experience.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on May 17, 2018. Tagged with: event, drinking, alcohol, sake.

Surviving behind an enterprise proxy

This is a short guide to techniques for surviving behind an enterprise proxy.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on May 2, 2018. Tagged with: howto, osx, enterprise, local, http, proxy, configuration.

Recent fiction reading

It's been more than two years since my last post about reading. Here's a summary of some of the fiction I've been reading recently.

Posted by Thomas Sutton on May 1, 2018. Tagged with: reading, books, fiction.