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Exploring why skeptics become Christians ...
Skeptics can come to believe [that] God exists and that such belief is intellectually and existentially plausible, attractive, relevant, and good. ~ Dr. Jana Harmon, founder and host of the eX-skeptic podcast Today, about 30 percent of adult Americans say they have no religious affiliation. ~ Dr. Ryan Burge, The Nones The decline of Christianity in America has been a frequent news story for several decades.
Ansible vs. Salt: Comparing Configuration Management Capabilities
Salt is a fundamental ingredient in cooking, cherished by chefs and home cooks alike for its ability to enhance flavor, improve texture and contribute to the overall balance of a dish. When creating a more complicated dish, it might be necessary to use salt multiple times: Salt is often added at different stages of cooking to layer flavors and ensure even seasoning throughout the dish. Different components of a dish might require separate seasoning to ensure each part is properly flavored.
Valentines Day 2018 reading to warm the heart
Uncommon Type: Some Stories By Tom Hanks An actor is overwhelmed with his first brush with fame. A woman, recently divorced, moves into a new home and considers her romantic future. A World War II veteran, still bearing scars, finds comfort in his wife and family. These are some of the characters in Tom Hanks' new short story collection (Yes, THE Tom Hanks, Oscar-winning movie star Tom Hanks). This story collection is romantic, bittersweet, funny and quirky.
Configuring VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator via CLI
VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator (formerly vRealize Orchestrator, and herein referred to as “Orchestrator”) is introducing a new feature in the latest release that enables administrators to configure the solution via a command line interface (CLI). This post will look at what can be achieved with this new functionality. Those familiar with Orchestrator will know it comes virtually ready to use straight out-of-the-box, aside from configuring plugin connections.
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle without Aria Automation
Did you know that you can download VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle without Aria Automation ISOs embedded? Things that I didn't know before includes many useless facts. But one very interesting thing that I learned recently is that you can download the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle product without the Aria Automation and Identity Manager solutions embedded. It's a much smaller download!
VMware Aria Automation May (8.12.1) - Rebuild a vSphere Virtual Machine
With the 8.12.1 / May 2023 release of VMware Aria Automation, there is a new feature that we wanted to highlight: the ability for a user to re-provision a vSphere virtual machine in a deployment using a Day 2 operation. In this short technical post, you will see the feature in operation and understand how it can be used. How to find the Rebuild Day 2 operation In VMware Aria Automation, Day 2 operations are contextual actions that may be executed on an existing object.
Creating a Packer Container for an Image Factory
How to create a simple Docker container for executing HashiCorp Packer builds I recently detailed the steps that I went through to create a standalone Docker host on Photon OS to be used as part of a larger solution by VMware Aria Automation. In this post I'm going to focus on the container image that's going to run on that host.
Creating a simple Docker host using Photon OS and VMware Aria Automation
It's been a while. A long while. But I've been busy. Now though I want to document something that I have been using and developing over the last year or so and share it. Before I get to the good stuff though, there are some foundational things that I need to take care of. A key element in it is having a simple capability to execute container images as part of an automation pipeline.
What’s New in VMware Aria Guardrails - January 2023
The January release of VMware Aria Guardrails has arrived and introduces a few updates that will be covered in this post. Dry run a Template against an Azure environment Create a Template from an existing Azure environment The release cadence for Guardrails is still aligned to that of VMware Aria Automation so these updates therefore have been released alongside the 8.11.0 / January 2023 release of Aria Automation. VMware Aria Guardrails is currently available as a Technical Preview only.
What’s New in VMware Aria Guardrails - November 2022
The November release of VMware Aria Guardrails arrived just as we descended on Las Vegas for AWS re:Invent. The timing could not have been better as the release included some new features that resonated well with people that visited the VMware booth.
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First we live. Then we die. And then . . . we get another try? Ten thousand tries, to be exact. Ten thousand lives to ''get it right.'' Answer all the Big Questions. Achieve Wisdom. And Become One with Everything. Milo has had 9,995 chances so far and has just five more lives to earn a place in the cosmic soul. If he doesn't make the cut, oblivion awaits. But all Milo really wants is to fall forever into the arms of Death. Or Suzie, as he calls her.
Take A Walk On The Wilder Side Of Death With 'Reincarnation Blues'
Take A Walk On The Wilder Side Of Death With 'Reincarnation Blues' Jason Sheehan knows stuff about food, video games, books and Starblazers. He is currently the restaurant critic at Philadelphia magazine, but when no one is looking, he spends his time writing books about giant robots and ray guns. Tales From the Radiation Age is his latest book.
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