Conner McCall

About:

Conner McCall is a Minnesota-based software developer and co-owner of ShipLift LLC, passionate about web development and enjoys grilling, baking, and home improvement.

Website:

connermccall.com

Specializations:

Software Developer Co-owner of ShipLift LLC

Interests:

Software development Web development Custom art projects

Outgoing Links:

Lorin Hochstein

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2025-12-22 • networking docker home assistant pi-hole ip management

The author shares insights on optimizing a homelab setup with Docker using ipvlan to enhance Home Assistant and Pi-Hole functionality while addressing DNS issues.

2026-01-23 • history code quality and management project management insights

Understanding the reasons behind old code decisions is challenging due to poor documentation and time constraints, necessitating a focus on current impacts rather than past intentions.

2026-01-28 • networking docker home assistant esphome vlan

A misconfigured Docker VLAN subnet caused connectivity issues between Home Assistant and an ESPHome node, which were resolved by updating the Docker configuration.

2026-01-21 • book reviews mick herron spy fiction slow horses john le carré

The author praises the 'Slough House' book series for its blend of humor and spy craft, recommending it to fans of John le Carré.

2025-12-18 • personal finance budget business and financial tools ynab

YNAB has transformed the author's budgeting approach by promoting flexibility and assigning every dollar a specific purpose, leading to greater financial peace of mind.

2026-01-03 • diy projects home improvement home assistant theatre lighting design home automation

A home improvement project that integrates smart lighting solutions to enhance control and functionality in the dining room while addressing wiring challenges.

2025-12-16 • diy projects personal development renovation asl oysters

The author shares summer projects like building a new patio and a bar, alongside personal growth experiences in ASL and oyster shucking.

2025-12-29 • reflection restaurants culinary dining experiences food memories

Memorable meals from 2025 are recounted, showcasing the joy and nostalgia of dining experiences across various restaurants.

2026-01-13 • technology sports video games injury prevention and management home automation

A personal reflection on coping with a shoulder injury, sports events, and a home automation project, highlighting adaptability and the use of technology.

2025-04-08 • debugging operating system server plex

The author upgraded the OS on their server, which caused issues with Plex transcoding due to a change in group ownership of the video card device. They had to troubleshoot and make adjustments to fix the problem.

2025-04-07 • food job titles wi-fi standards and technologies home network redwall

The author discusses their history of naming their home server and desktop, starting with locations from the Redwall book series and later switching to food-related names. They find it fun and enjoyable, and also name their Wi-Fi ...

2025-04-01 • system administration data processing gnu parallel

The text discusses the use of Gnu Parallel for processing a large number of tasks, with a detailed breakdown of the command used and its output. It highlights the benefits of using Gnu Parallel and provides a step-by-step guide on...

2025-03-28 • infrastructure software development devops terraforming tofu

The text discusses a scenario where a Tofu + HTTP state terraform configuration causes a big red error 'Failed to update state' when the HTTP state server is gone, leading to a half-broken infrastructure. The author shares the ste...

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2024-03-29 • software security support projects stability

The text discusses the challenges of creating a software project that is meant to last for multiple human lifetimes, and the considerations that need to be made in terms of stability, security, and support.

2024-03-25 •

The author discusses their experience with managing grocery shopping and recipes using various methods before discovering Mealie, a self-hosted and open source recipe manager. They explain how they use Mealie for recipe imports, t...

2024-03-18 •

The author learned about webmentions and enabled them on their site. They decided to use an open source tool called webmentiond, written in Go and hosted using Docker. They also added functionality to their Astro site to include m...

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2024-03-14 •

The author shares a simple wrapper around ykman to manage OTP codes on the CLI. It is very simplistic, but it gets the job done for the author.

2024-03-13 •

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2024-03-07 •

The author discusses how they integrated Mealie into their Astro site to fetch recipe data from the Mealie API and generate recipe content. They explain the process of creating a content collection, fetching recipes from Mealie, a...

2024-02-29 •

The author discusses the benefits of using masked emails, a feature offered by FastMail, which allows users to create unique email addresses to give to anyone at any time. The author explains how they use masked emails and the ben...

2024-02-28 •

The author discusses the issue of broken images in Mastodon and the process of fixing it by adjusting the directory permissions. The post aims to help others who may encounter a similar problem.

2024-02-27 •

The author shares their journey of integrating their site with the Indie Web, detailing the steps they are taking and the challenges they are facing. They have already completed some steps and are working on others, such as allowi...