mwl

mwl, 19 hours ago to random

I would like to say, I am very proud of this text effect.

mwl, 21 hours ago to random

How @djm says "Lucas needs to release a new #SSHMastery soon."

https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240517092416

mwl, 1 day ago to FreeBSD

Spent an hour debugging why Thunderbird wouldn't work for submission to my mail server, and finally realized:

the bad password I entered and reentered?

blocklistd(8) works. It works super well. #freebsd

mwl, 2 days ago to Rats

The last thing your eyeball sees before it gets licked. #rats #petrats

mwl, 3 days ago to random

New Hellblazer issue just dropped.

mwl, 3 days ago to random

going offline for #ryoms tech edits. enjoy your world that still has, you know, "hope" and stuff.

mwl, 3 days ago to Rats

Halloumi's plan: hide in the box and hope Tuesday misses him. #rats #petrats

mwl, 4 days ago to random

One week until I have to start shilling the #RYOMS. Beat the rush! Sign up for the announcement and back it during the first hour, then you can mute the hashtag. :flan_flaneur:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwlucas/run-your-own-mail-server

mwl, 6 days ago to random

The writeup for the "Run Your Own Mail Server" says that the book is at the copyeditor.

Which means I have nine days to get the book to the copyeditor. :flan_yikes: #ryoms

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwlucas/run-your-own-mail-server

mwl, 8 days ago to sysadmin

Apparently the April/May FreeBSD Journal came out while I was overwhelmed? It contains my platform-agnostic advice column, "We Get Letters."

https://freebsdfoundation.org/march-april-2024-we-get-letters/

Kindness is bait. #sysadmin

mwl, 8 days ago to Rats

Why do we call Doolan the Patron Saint of Whiskers? Well...

#rats #petrats

mwl, 9 days ago to random

We got out of cholera by cleaning the water.

We get out of covid by cleaning the air.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-fight-about-viruses-in-the-air-is-finally-over-now-its-time-for-healthy/

mwl, 10 days ago to random

Dear #BSDCan Attendees:

If you're coming from a country other than the USA, you should get your ETA very soon. They're backed up.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/apply.html

mwl, 11 days ago to random

This will destroy Hollywood.

Thankfully.

https://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2024/4/11/how-to-discuss-movies-you-havent-seen

mwl, 11 days ago to writing

Dang it, who leaked?! #writing

mwl, 11 days ago to random

Stopped by the #ryoms Kickstarter to see how it's doing, because I'm exhausted.

It's not quite binary, but it is the number of usable addresses in a /24, so I can rest easy.

mwl, 13 days ago to random

Me: "Do or do not, there is no try" is bogus. There is ONLY "try." You try and you try and you try, with focused intention and deliberate practice, until you succeed.

Counterpoint:

mwl, 14 days ago to random

Rock and roll is best when heard in the original Klingon.

mwl, 15 days ago to random

Fan art of my work? Hey, that's cool!

Fan art of my guys? OMG YES :flan_stars: :flan_hearts: :flan_dance:

https://mastodon.art/@ratfactor/112367910371614657

mwl, 16 days ago to Rats

All the guys came out for finger inspection this morning. I guess they don't trust each other's skills? #rats #petrats

mwl, 17 days ago to random

Spam from Substack? Telling me to log into my account, when I don't have an account?

Blocking their domain at the MTA level. :flan_trophy:

mwl, 17 days ago to Rats

Cozy #rats #petrats

mwl, 17 days ago to random

Happy Walpurgisnacht, everyone!

May you all enjoy your traditional celebrations!

mwl, 17 days ago to random

Send in the clowns!

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/us/zebras-washington-state-highway.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oU0.FoYi.QUN5-i8u3h2-&smid=url-share

mwl, 18 days ago to random

When I hear someone declare that "audiobooks aren't real reading," I tell myself that they probably had a terrible time learning to decipher marks on paper,take a rightful pride in that skill, and don't want their struggle minimized. Or maybe they have trouble understanding spoken words and it's a sore spot for them.

Absorb story, however you can.