

Yak Shaving, Live!
May 22, 2023
Join the hosts as they hilariously juggle yak shaving and tech troubleshooting! They dive into the labyrinth of DNS issues, share quirky conspiracy theories, and reminisce about past projects like a recipe tracking website. With playful banter, they navigate Terraform integration, discuss AWS credential management, and tackle the often convoluted world of Makefiles. All the while, they illustrate tech complexities with humor, making even yak shaving sound like an engaging venture!
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Website Connectivity
- Use HTTPS for website URLs.
- Set up proper DNS to avoid hanging connections.
Website Architecture
- A CloudFront distribution backed by an S3 bucket hosts the podcast website.
- The RSS feed is dynamically built, while the rest is static content.
DNS Troubleshooting
- Matt and Ben discuss DNS issues with twoscomplement.org.
- They use tools like
curl
,nslookup
, anddig
for debugging.