Tag: me
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Redis cluster – Cristian style
I’ve been looking into getting some form of in memory caching for my sites BUT at same time do it in a way in which data would still be there in case of a crash and also do it HA style to be able to do maintenance on it without having some form of service…
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Quest to improve self – challenge accepted!
When I first discovered the PC (too many years ago , was about 14 years old so that would mean 1996) it was love at first sight. Lost many nights trying all sorts of crazy things, failing, trying again, and again and again until eventually I got to a point where Google / Yahoo /…
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BREXIT deal signed – it is happening for real
Took a few years but eventually UK did it … they actually got this done. I’m not a fan of BREXIT and I feel that this is not a good thing generally speaking (considering the fact that in my opinion we should all unite under one country called “Humanity”). According to https://www.gov.uk/transition after Jan 2020…
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To prep or not to prep?
To get an idea on what a prepper is take a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism .I was raised in a big-ish city (Constanta) in a country (Romania) where we have 4 distinct seasons and one of them in particular (winter) is quite harsh so common sense there is to keep some food in your cupboards…
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BREXIT postponed … again …
A Google search about BREXIT returned this: European Union leaders and Britain on Thursday agreed to a Brexit extension that will allow the U.K. to delay its EU departure date until Halloween. Leaders of the 27 remaining EU member states met for more than six hours before agreeing after midnight to postpone Brexit until Oct.…
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Project “grow your own veg”
I remember a time when fruits & veggies (all or most of them) used to taste better somehow compared to what you find today in most grocery stores and there is a simple explanation for this … most fruit & veg are imported (even in late summer & autumn when it’s their season) meaning they…
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DIY – Media Box
One day it hit me … I realized I need to have some form of Media Box to organize and stream my personal media (you know, stuff like videos or photos with the family and why not your music videos or moovies or whatever media you’ve saved over the years). Asking ppl arround me got…
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English Heritage & National Trust
If you’re like me and my family and like the outdoors and visiting historical places then you should get a pass on both of these sites: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk and https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk By becoming a member / getting a pass you’re not only getting an excellent deal you’re actually helping some great people maintain & restore many wonderful…
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Learning how to make bread
Yes, i really wanted to learn how to make bread with my own hands. You might ask yourself why would someone would like to have this skill … well my answer is pretty simple – it’s a survival skill and also knowing how to make shit yourself is a good thing. Recipe is quite simple.…
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My first personal website
This is it! My first website. Never considered i needed one until i found a reason to want one. On this website you’ll find information about me (Cristian Seceleanu) such as my CV and my story, what i like in this world, a lot of IT stuff (projects, tutorials, code, some news, etc) and some…