### Good morning/afternoon!

During a week-long power outage caused by Hurricane Beryl, I developed this application on my Linux MacBook. I used this time to create a solution for reducing storage use by identifying duplicate data in large datastores, ranging from 30 to 40 TB or even greater.

Recognizing this as an opportunity to refine my skills and explore a new programming language, I embarked on this project. Rather than delve into the details of sourcing power for my laptop, let’s focus on how this application works.

![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.shordallabs.com%2Fapi%2Frender%2Fimage%2F%24FolderRanger%240.1.4B.png%20&w=1920&q=100)

# Application Overview
### Primary Function: Duplicate Detection
The core functionality of the application is to identify duplicate files by computing the hash of each file. Additionally, it can identify duplicates based on file names.

### How It Works
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.shordallabs.com%2Fapi%2Frender%2Fimage%2F%24FolderRanger%24FolderRanger.gif%20&w=1920&q=100)

The application computes the hash for each file, stores this information efficiently, and matches the values to identify duplicates. Duplicate entries are interactive, allowing users to open the file location in Explorer directly.

#### Key Terminology
Hash: A unique, fixed-size string of characters that represents the contents of a file, functioning like a digital fingerprint.


## Download:
Currently, the project is compiled weekly, may access the latest version from the build pipeline by downloading the whole Artifacts folder or browsing to the desired binary.
Stable releases are either uploaded to my S3 storage or from the repo's Deploy > Releases page.

#### Stable Releases:
[**[0.1.4 - Download](https://minio.shordallabs.com/api/v1/buckets/slp-offers/objects/download?prefix=Rm9sZGVyUmFuZ2VyIDAuMS40LmV4ZQ==)**] From S3 Bucket

#### Artifacts/Binary [**[Navigate To Gitlab](https://gitlab.shordallabs.com/factory-public/folder-ranger/-/artifacts)**]
Windows - buildwindows
Linux - ***Further testing required***
Mac - ***Current not available***

## Repository
[Repo](https://gitlab.shordallabs.com/factory-public/folder-ranger) is hosted on my Gitlab.


### Future Enhancements, Updated 07/24/2024

The application has proven useful, and I plan to add several quality-of-life features and fine-tune its functionality as time permits. Upcoming improvements include:

- Sign the application so MS recognizes
- File type categorization charts
- Export options to Excel/CSV - Done!
- User interface adjustments for improved flow - Done!

# Testing

WDIO  & Playwright are used for testing, Playwright is the current CI/CD pipeline framework.
CI testing can be found at the repo's [Pages](https://folder-ranger-factory-1c918cdefd7f28f900f6060272d4b548a6feddc1d.pages.gitlab.shordallabs.com/) section.

Every commit, the code is tested against the above frameworks.
Branch merges into main, a Playwright report is generated for the Pages section.
### Automation

Builds and tests every Monday night, build artifacts/.exe can be found [here](https://gitlab.shordallabs.com/factory-public/folder-ranger/-/artifacts)

# Change Log:
Change log can be found at: [Change Log](https://gitlab.shordallabs.com/factory-public/folder-ranger/-/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)

## Known Issues:

- Currently when downloading the app, MS Defender SmartScreen does not verify the file. This is because i have not yet paid for a CA to sign the app with.

## License
This application is distributed under the MIT License, reflecting my intent to make it freely available for widespread benefit.
[Folder Ranger Repository License](https://gitlab.shordallabs.com/factory-public/folder-ranger/-/blob/master/LICENSE)
```
MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024 Steven Payne

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
```


## Contact
If you find this application useful or have any questions, please feel free to reach out. I will continue to update this document with additional information as time allows.*

Folder Ranger

# MDBD - Updated!
#### 8/18/2024
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.shordallabs.com%2Fapi%2Frender%2Fimage%2F%24MongoDBDownloader%24Screenshot%202024-08-19%20213248.png%20&w=2048&q=100)

##### Currently under construction, will update this post when time allows.

## Added features:
- Added the ability to select a folder and upload it as a database to a target instance. - 8/18/2024

Old -Still under construction, version 0.0.2
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$thumbnail_l$mongodbdownloader$04.png)

Old - Continue progress:


![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$thumbnail_l$mongodbdownloader$05.png)

MongoDB Download DB Desktop App

##### If you are using React/NextJS and you wish to edit the default text of a required input checkbox tag, please see below.
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```
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![giant rotate270](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$howto$checkboxoninvalidui.jpg)
```
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```
<div>
  <h6>I have read the above Notices, Disclaimers and Policies</h6>
  <div style={{ display: "flex" }}>
    <label style={{ display: "flex", fontFamily: "system-ui", fontWeight: "700" }}>
Confirm:
<input
  style={{
    height: "2rem",
    width: "2rem",
    marginLeft: "1rem",
  }}
  type="checkbox"
  required
  id="agreeCheckbox"
  value="agreePolicies"
  onInvalid={(e) => {
    e.target.setCustomValidity(
"You must agree to the Notices, Disclaimers and Policies"
    );
  }}
  oninput={(e) => {
    e.target.setCustomValidity("");
  }}
/>
    </label>
  </div>
</div>
```
```
```
![giant rotate270](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$howto$checkboxoninvalidcode.jpg)
```
```
#### What we are looking for is the event function of setting the custom validity:
```
  onInvalid={(e) => {
    e.target.setCustomValidity(
"You must agree to the Notices, Disclaimers and Policies"
    );
  }}
  oninput={(e) => {
    e.target.setCustomValidity("");
  }}
```



React JS Custom Checkbox Validity

What we're aiming for:

![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_200416.jpg "Gold Flecked Marble")

What you'll need:
1) Ruler & pencil 
2) 0.020 inch thick sheet of craft polystyrene
2) Air brush or paint cans (black, white, gold)
3) Used makeup wipes or dried Clorox wipes (something fibrous)
4) Plastic glue
5) Plastic snips
6) Exacto knife
 
(If you're using Clorox wipes, place them somewhere they can dry. They'll need to be completely dry for use.)

Lets start with the Polystyrene.
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_184125.jpg "Card Stock")
Using the ruler, measure out 4mm x 4mm squares and cut them out with the Exacto knife.
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_184811.jpg "Cut Polystyrene")
I cut long ways first, then took my time and cut the short way. Go slow; marble should have a clean edge.
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_185129.jpg "Stack of squares")

Take the squares and place them on the bases. I personally did not make each one centered, keeping the center joint away from the middle of the base for a more natural look.
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_185730.jpg "Before Placement")
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_190152.jpg "Placed Squares")

Using a pair of plastic snips, cut off the majority of the excess overhanging polystyrene. Using the Exacto knife, hold the blade against the edge of the base and slowly turn the base to "peel" or shave off the rest of the polystyrene and shape it to the edge of the base.
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_190711.jpg "Shape the base")
If you have stands, attach the base to the stand. 
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_192715.jpg "")

I used Clorox wipes, but they are not the easiest to work with, as the fibers tend to break. I found pinching two parts with a thumbs width between and rotating it like a crack with a little force would loosen up the fibers to not break. The goal is to create a mesh of fibers to trap the paint.

Base coat the bases black once you have a few sections of loosened fibers.

(The Clorox wipe ripped a few times till I got a good handle of how much force I could apply)
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_194033.jpg "The wipe ripped because i put too much force")

Once the black paint is dry, place the wipe tightly over the base and spray with gold.
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_195432.jpg "Fit the wipe tightly")

What they should look like.
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_195415.jpg "Gold Fleck")

Wait for the gold to dry. If you're using the same wipe for the white paint, make sure you do not rub it onto the base.
Cover the base again and apply white.
![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_200410.jpg "Marble bases")

There will be small fiber strands stuck on the base. You can pull them up and off. Apply black to the rim and between the edges of the marble and you're finished.

![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230729_200416.jpg "Finished")

Ready for any royal miniature.

![giant](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$minies$20230730_223643.jpg "Golden")


Heroic Scale Miniatures Marble Bases 

![big](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$breadpost$20230630_095122.jpg "Jammed Bread") 
## TLDR:
![big](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$breadpost$20230630_093608.jpg "Yummy Sliced Bread") 
### Recipe:
- 1 & 1/2 cup of water
- 1 cup of oat flour
- 3 & 1/2 cups of bread flour 
- 3 tbs of brown sugar
- 1 &1/2 tps of salt
- 1/4 cup of veggie oil
- 1 & 3/4ths of machine yeast 
- 1 tbs of baking soda
- 2 tbs of cinnamon 
- 1/2 cup of raises 
- 1 egg

### Hamilton Beach Bread Maker Settings:
- Option 1
- Medium Crust
- Weight: 2.0LB

## In-depth: 
Steps:
1) I will write more in-depth instruction at a later time, currently testing formatting and creation of post. In short, add everything into machine drum  by two categories, liquids first, then dries. I add the egg last and keep ingredients separate for no particular reason.
![big](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$breadpost$20230629_143354.jpg "All ingredients")
1) Should mix into this:
![big ](https://images.shordallabs.com/api/render/image/$processed$fhd$breadpost$20230629_144854.jpg "Roly poly bread")
![big](https://images.shordallabs.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.shordallabs.com%2Fapi%2Frender%2Fimage%2F%24processed%24fhd%24breadpost%2420230629_144809.jpg%20&w=1920&q=100 "<3 Marlene")

Cinnamon Raisin Bread Recipe

I will fill out the contents of this writing later as i am still gathering information and organizing so it is more palatable.

In short, i reached a hardware limitation with the number of concurrent  environments that were running. I took down the clusters and reorganized the whole setup, breaking away the control nodes of Rancher into different machines/vms with better hardware. Setup harvester on a underutilized server as another endpoint for the load balancer.

Now sites are balanced between a prime cluster and a flexible harvester cluster.

The harvester cluster is now supporting testing environments. 

SiteDown & Harvester

Introducing "GibberishDB" and "NonsenseLang" - the revolutionary new software language and database that nobody asked for!

GibberishDB boasts an impressive array of features that you never knew you needed. With its patented "Random Query Generator", you'll never know what results you'll get from your database - it's like a box of chocolates, but with code! And with NonsenseLang, you'll be writing code that nobody understands, not even yourself. It's like a secret language, but with bugs!

But that's not all - GibberishDB and NonsenseLang also come with a unique debugging tool, "The Confusion Engine". This amazing feature will randomly switch up your code while you're trying to debug it, ensuring that you never solve the same problem twice! It's like a game of whack-a-mole, but with syntax errors!

And if you thought that learning a new language was hard before, just wait until you try NonsenseLang. With its patented "Crazy Syntax" feature, you'll spend hours trying to figure out what the heck your code is supposed to do. It's like a puzzle, but with less satisfaction!

So if you're looking for a software language and database that will make your life more complicated than it needs to be, look no further than GibberishDB and NonsenseLang. Because who needs productivity, anyway?

Let's be honest, who needs well-written, readable code these days? With GibberishDB and NonsenseLang, you can throw all of those pesky best practices out the window! No more clear, concise code that your colleagues can understand - now you can write code that even you won't be able to decipher in a few weeks' time.

And let's not forget about the joy of debugging code that wasn't properly tested or documented. With GibberishDB and NonsenseLang, you'll be spending more time debugging than actually coding - but hey, at least you'll be getting paid for all those hours, right?

But it's not just about the frustration of working with poorly written code - it's about the satisfaction of knowing that you're contributing to the overall chaos of the programming world. With GibberishDB and NonsenseLang, you'll be adding to the growing pool of incomprehensible code that's slowly but surely taking over the software development landscape. Who needs clarity and coherence when you can have confusion and chaos?

So if you're looking to join the ranks of jaded developers who have given up on writing well-structured, maintainable code, GibberishDB and NonsenseLang are the tools for you. Because let's face it - who needs sanity and order in their programming when you can have insanity and disorder instead?

And don't even get me started on integrating poorly written code with other systems. With GibberishDB and NonsenseLang, you'll be spending hours upon hours trying to make your code play nice with other systems that were written by equally jaded developers who couldn't care less about clean code. It's a veritable nightmare, but hey, at least it keeps us employed, right?

Take this snippet of code for example:

s = "hello world"
for i in range(10):
    print(s[i+1]+s[i]+s[i-1])

It looks innocuous enough, but try integrating it with a system that was built using a different language or database, and watch the sparks fly! You'll spend days trying to figure out why the output is gibberish, only to discover that the original developer who wrote the code in NonsenseLang didn't bother to consider compatibility with other systems. But hey, who needs cross-functional collaboration when you can have complete and utter chaos?

At the end of the day, GibberishDB and NonsenseLang are the perfect tools for jaded developers who have given up on writing clean, maintainable code. So why not give them a try? After all, the programming world is already a mess, so why not add to the chaos?

New Database & Software Language

Successfully moved houses and relocated my lab/datacenter. 

I will record more notes once I have more time, as there is more to unpack.

**Notes**
1.  Shutdown of systems
        1. Backup all databases to NAS and remote cloud storage
        2. Reduce deployment of all non-system applications to 0
        3. Shutdown node VMS one by one in order of control **worker > Control Plane > Etcd > All**
        4. Shutdown Proxmox server once all VMs are offline
        5. Docker-compose down Rancher & Gitlab
        6. Shutdown main server
        7. Tag/note network connections/ports, remove server from rails and place into storage

2. Redirect cloud Traefik to cloud instance of applications until DC is setup.

Moving With A Datacenter 

###  Ingredients

- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick or 115g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar (see Note)
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup (80g) plain yogurt or sour cream, at room temperature
- 2 cups (460g) mashed bananas (about 4 large ripe bananas)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  - optional: 3/4 cup (100g) chopped pecans or walnuts

1) Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Lowering the oven rack prevents the top of your bread from browning too much, too soon. Grease a metal 9×5-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
1) Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
1) Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. With the mixer running on medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then beat in the yogurt, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract combined. With the mixer running on low speed, slowly beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no flour pockets remain. Do not over-mix. Fold in the nuts, if using.
AD
1) Pour and spread the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 60–65 minutes, making sure to loosely cover the bread with aluminum foil halfway through to prevent the top from getting too brown. The bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with only a few small moist crumbs. This may be after 60–65 minutes depending on your oven, so begin checking every 5 minutes around the 60-minute mark.
1) Remove bread from the oven and allow the bread to cool in the pan set on a wire rack for 1 hour. Remove bread from the pan and cool bread directly on the wire rack until ready to slice and serve.
Cover and store banana bread at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Banana bread tastes best on day 2 after the flavors have settled together. See post above for freezing instructions.

Banana Bread!

### Ingredients: 

- All-Purpose flour - 3 + 1/4 cup
- Warm milk - 3/4 cup
- Eggs - 2 large eggs + 1 large yolk
- Oil - 1/4 cup
- Sugar - 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp
- Yeast - 2 + 1/4 tsp
- Salt - 1 + 1/4 tsp
- For egg wash: 1 egg + 1 tbsp of milk

 ### Instructions: 
1. In the **warm milk**, add sugar and active dry yeast. Whisk together and let it sit for about 
5 minutes until yeast looks foamy. For instant yeast, you can skip this step and 
mix it right into other ingredients.
2. Combine all of the ingredients in the bowl of your mixer 
  Wisk the egg, add the salt, oil, and flour. Add foamy yeast/instant yeast.
3. Knead the dough with the hook attachment in a stand mixer for 3 minutes on low speed 
or knead by hand until smooth, about 5-10 minutes.
4. Place dough in a **lightly** oiled bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise 
for about 1.5 hours in a warm place or until doubled in size.
5. Once the dough rises, punch down dough to **remove gas**. Turn it out onto a lightly floured 
surface and cut it into 15 pieces.
6. Roll each piece of dough into a ball and place them onto a baking dish.
7. Cover the rolls with plastic wrap and let them rise for 45 minutes 
in a warm place or until doubled in size, I placed mine in the microwave with the light on.
8. Brush tops of rolls with egg wash.
      1. Egg wash: 1 Egg, half a cup of milk, brown sugar till desired constancy, 1-2 tablespoons. 
9. Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Bake until **golden brown** on top, about 15-20 minutes.
10. Set aside to cool to room temperature before serving. 



Bread Rolls

Testing compacting notes:
2023-03-30:
For the quiz website, create badges for first time completion.
Expand the edit window to match the right display for this app.
2023-02-07:
I guess notes descend from closest date to current.
Creating, Delete, and Edit posts' framework is complete.
Gonna expand the content area on creating a post and include more 
customization in editing.
Few things features to complete:
1. Adding images using minio/vault
2. Markup to format posts
3. Is is "Post" the head of a forum? connect sub posts to the parent via index?
or keep them separate? No, not separate, connected to "sub posts"
child posts that are connected to a parent via id/ordered by date/index? 
4. Show updated date for posts on landing page
5. Should be a way to mix content to create a slug
6. Add chart on landing to quickly show commit frequency to GitLab
7. Maybe add some stats from checkmk/rancher/gitlab system for prod cluster, maybe:
Uptime, cpu/ram usage? eh, active nodes with masked names, current 
node that session is accessing
8. Images for posts/sub posts
9. Oooo, maybe a controlled way to switch databases per session?
10. When creating/editing, add confirmation button if there is text in fields
2022-11-21:
jupiter ruins the zen of python.
2022-11-17:
Able to check if a post is now featured or not.
Can change the Excerpt too and introduced a "lastupdated" field in 
the DB for any changes to a post.
Also corrected the spelling mistake on the main page, lovely.
2022-11-17:
Thought of the morning: It isn't weird that stuff is working, it's concerning.


Note Thief

**For completeness, the machine I use is the Hamilton Beach Machine 29888**

**02/25/23**
### White Bread - fluffy:
Add in this order
- 1 & 2/3 cup of water
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons of salt
- 2 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
- 3 & 1/2 cup of bread flour
- 1 cup of high protein flour
- 2 tablespoons of baking powder
- 1 tablespoons of baking soda
*Note: no more baking soda*
- 2 1/2 teaspoons of yeast

2 lbs. loaf, setting 1 "normal", with medium crust
*Note: Came out slightly pretzel like, reduce baking soda and add 1 egg, and more brown sugar*

Note:

-02/12/2023-
#### Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread - Hopeful fluffy:
- 1 & 3/4 cups of water
- 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
 -1 & 1/2 teaspoons of salt - or none
- 3 tablespoons of sugar - using brown sugar instead
- 2 tablespoons of nonfat dry milk 
using 1/2 cup of milk
- 2 tablespoons of vital wheat gluten
- 4 & 1/2 cups of whole-wheat flour*
- 2 teaspoons of bread machine yeast
- 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
-1/2 cup of raisins

| Original | substitution| Ratio|
| ----------- | ----------- | ---|
| whole-wheat flour.| cup of 80-90% protein flour. | 1:1 cup.
| vital wheat gluten.| 1 Egg. | 2tbs:1 Egg.
| nonfat dry milk |Milk, Water| (1/4 Cup,1/4 Cup)

------

**01/19/23**
White Bread - fluffy:
Add in this order
1 & 2/3 cup of water
1 & 1/2 teaspoons of salt
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
3 & 1/2 cup of bread flour
1 cup of high protein flour
2 tablespoons of baking powder
1 tablespoons of baking soda
2 1/2 teaspoons of yeast
2 lbs. loaf, setting 1 "normal", with medium crust
Note: dough was still a little dry, 2 cups of water

-----
**01/06/23**
Wheat Bread - hopefully fluffy:
Add in this order
1 & 1/3 cup of water
1 & 1/2 teaspoons of salt
1 tablespoon of sugar
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
3 & 1/2 cup of bread flour
1 cup of high protein flour
2 tablespoons of baking powder
1 tablespoons of baking soda
2 teaspoons of yeast
2 lbs. loaf, setting 1 "normal", with medium crust
Note: dough was very dry, maybe 2/3 or just 2 cups of water

------
**01/06/23**
Wheat Bread - Pretzel:
Add in this order
1 & 1/3 cup of water
1 & 1/2 teaspoons of salt
1 tablespoon of sugar
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
3 & 1/2 cup of bread flour
1 cup of oat flour
3 tablespoons of baking powder
1 & 1/2 tablespoons of baking soda
3 teaspoons of yeast
2 lbs. loaf, setting 1 "normal", with medium crust

Wheat Bread:
Add in this order
1 & 1/3 cup of water
1 & 1/2 teaspoons of salt
2 tablespoons of sugar
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
3 & 1/2 cup of bread flour
1 cup of oat flour
2 tablespoons of baking powder
2 teaspoons of yeast
2 lbs. loaf, setting 1 "normal", with medium crust

-------
**12/17/2022**
Current attempt:
Whole Wheat with Raisins:
1 cup of water
5 tablespoons of brown sugar
2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 table spoons of butter, soft
3 1/4 cups of Whole Wheat flour
3 teaspoons of machine yeast
3/4 cup of raisins
3 table spoons of baking powder

machine setting of 3 on medium crust. 

**Hypothesis**
Increase in yeast and baking powder will increase the fluffiness of the bread, 
while the increase in brown sugar will increase the sweetness.
Results:
pending... 

------
**12/16/2022**
Whole Wheat with Raisins:
1 cup of water
3 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 table spoons of butter, soft
3 cups of Whole Wheat flour
2 1/2 teaspoons of machine yeast
3/4 cup of raisins
2 table spoons of baking powder

machine setting of 3 on medium crust. 

Result:
Was thick hardy bread, would like a little more sweetness. 
Good for toasting and applying thin slices of butter.

Baking Bread Recipes

‣I was lucky to attend Sam Houston State University after graduating from 
Lone Star College. 
I am a strong proponent of continuous learning and invested in some Udemy 
classes/certifications.

‣My education and continuous learning has led to a sprawling home lab and 
working as PeopleSoft developer for Lone Star College.

Highest degree of education:
‣Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences, Computer Science Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas  - May 2018

Certifications: 

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‣ [Docker & Kubernetes: The Practical Guide – Oct 2021](https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-4666d619-de91-4e8f-9a67-12b4243de2d4/)

‣ [React, NodeJS, Express & MongoDB – The MERN FullStack Guide – June 2021](https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-6d5ba055-d039-447d-bc11-4a332d9a149b/)

‣ [GitLab CI: Pipelines, CI/CD and DevOps for beginners - Dec 2020](https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-133c03c3-7433-4017-9f22-a24636f33772/)

‣ [The Complete React Developer Course (w/ Hooks and Redux – Jan 2020)](https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-MBRLL92G/)

‣ [React Front To Back – May 2020](https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-b5da6be4-236f-4446-be5c-4e6290b2b129/)

Education & Certs

I have worked on a few medium business size applications, I will outline them here.

  ⦿ Integrated Audit System 

◦ The Stack: 
  • Frontend: 
Web Application - JavaScript React
  • Backend: 
Web Server - NGINX
Application Server - Express Javascript 
Persistent Storage - MSSQL 

◦ Overview: 
A solution to better assist employees with tracking assets. Depending on 
permissions of the user's account the UI would conform vastly different 
experiences. The two experiences for users was to be an asset manager 
or auditor. Asset managers would be presented with their site's (collection) of 
audit records with a suite of tools to analyze the given data, this would include 
ranging location, time frame charts, and graphs. Auditors would be greeted 
with an additional login page to authenticate and enable Service Now integration. 
This would provide auto filling location, feedback on scanned assets, and 
general historic assets of locations to aid auditors on generality of what a 
location would contain. 

  • Repo: GitLab



  ⦿ Campus Health Check System

◦ The Stack: 
  • Frontend:
Web Application -  React Javascript 
  • Backend:
Web Server -  NGINX
Application server - Express Javascript 
    - Application server Receiver and Reports
Persistent Storage - MongoDB replicas 
  • All above architecture is containerized.

◦ Overview: 
A responsive, near live visualization of a locations Windows machines. 
The web application assists end users in creating groups and sub groups of 
machines based on physical location. In brief, machines belong to a room, a 
set of rooms belong to a building and a group of buildings belong to a site. 
This assist with visualizing location specific statistics and status of a physical 
location. Visualization is handled through graphs, lists and colorized icons 
representing individual machines and their status, such as being powered on. 
This system receives machine information such as installed software, network 
information, bios and Windows information which is searchable and filterable 
by an authorized end-user. Persistent storage and reporting server are sequestered 
within their own vital network and only accessible via the receiver server.

  • Repo: GitLab


More to come!!  


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