Production Scale
200-node AKS + 100TB+ data platform
Published architecture at Raft Data Platform.
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Hello, I'm TechDufus.
You can call me Dufus.
I build platform systems, tinker in my homelab, and share what actually worked.
This is my digital garden for incident fallout, homelab experiments, setup docs, and AI workflow lessons that survived real use.
Status: probably fighting DNS somewhere.
Current focus
Right now I split my cycles between AI inference and GPU workload operations in Kubernetes, plus pushing Codex and agentic workflows until the rough edges show up.
- Pushing Agentic Limits: I keep pushing agentic engineering to the edge to ship high-quality outcomes.
- Homelab Proving Ground: I test limits in my homelab because I like learning, tinkering, and figuring things out as I go.
- Build Notes In Public: If something breaks, I write the runbook before I forget.
- AI Infra Feedback Loops: I am researching safer AI-assisted infrastructure workflows with pre-commit risk checks and stronger delivery guardrails.
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How I Actually Work
- If I repeat something twice, I script it on the third pass.
- I like workflows that still make sense when I am tired.
- AI helps me move faster, but I still own every risky change.
Repos I touch most
What I'm Shipping Lately
real projects, real constraints
Secure Delivery
High-security + air-gapped platform operations
GitOps and compliance in high-stakes environments.
Related Fox coverage (Starsage AI test)Agentic Work
Multi-agent workflows with human ownership
Fast iteration with explicit review and rollback.
Latest Posts
24 total entries
Feb 26, 2026
The AI Internet Outage We're Not Ready For
I think we are underestimating how close we are to a tipping-point outage where failure in core internet systems cascades far beyond one provider incident.
Feb 20, 2026
I Deleted My Cloudflare Tunnels: Tailscale Operator for Homelab K8s
I replaced Cloudflare Tunnels with the Tailscale Kubernetes Operator and went from dashboard-heavy setup to GitOps-native service exposure.
Feb 18, 2026
AI Already Took My Job
AI already took my job. I just adapted fast enough that nobody noticed.
Feb 13, 2026
Headless Obsidian Sync on Linux (No GUI Required)
Obsidian Sync is great — but it assumes you're sitting at a computer with a screen.