elasticsearch and fscrawler

Great-to-Haves -- Handled elasticsearch with fscrawler handled these well for my needs. Low-touch / unattended ingestionSensible, configurable defaultsHelpful, accurate dry runsNon-catastrophic re-runs (i.e. smart enough to minimize overwriting or duplicating existing entries)Clever de-dupingCustomizable / scriptable input and output handlingFile meta data captureFull-Text indexing of file content https://meanbusiness.com/2020/10/09/dam-thatd-be-great/ "Clever de-duping" is TBD, and starting with rsync…

Authy’s Doing 2FA Well

gAuthenticator had been my go-to 2FA app since it was introduced. I've had recurring problems with it and started using Authy a few months ago. Most of my issues and requirements from this earlier post are addressed well by Authy. https://meanbusiness.com/2019/07/14/indications-are-theres-no-way-to-backup-and-restore-gauthenciator-tokens/ Authy lets me use tokens it syncs across multiple devices. I've got tokens available…

Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer

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All 15 Rules and the whole Harvard Business Review article are worth reading. In two recent discussions with others who had offers on the table, we were optimizing for the first five rules: Likeability telegraphing your Yes Consider the whole deal Don’t negotiate just to negotiate, and Avoid, ignore, or downplay ultimatums of any kind Being courteous and…