RichiH

RichiH, 1 day ago to random

Holidays is when you figure out that burrata is perfect with white and yellow nectarines and (real!) Aceto Balsamico, and that buffalo mozzarella really needs some (real!) cold-pressed olive oil and a dash of salt on top of that.

RichiH, 9 days ago to random

"lots of travel" is the realization that your shower habits at home have fully adapted to how North American showers work.

I.e. leaving the water running while getting out of the water stream to soap up as you're used to never touching the controls lest you make the water ice cold or scalding hot. And that "water on/off" is directly tied to temperature control.

RichiH, 16 days ago to random

Today, I faltered and failed to follow the first commandment of CA glue: Always Keep Moving Your Fingers

Yet, I had heeded the second commandment: Always Have Acetone Next To You

And all became well.

RichiH, 18 days ago to random

If you are awake, there are #northernlights as far south as Munich and apparently Texas right now. At least in Munich you need a long exposure, it's not bright enough for the naked eyes.

RichiH, 24 days ago to random

Long business trip is when you start writing to your (German) family in English by accident...

RichiH, 1 month ago to grafana

#Grafana #GrafanaCon is officially open!

Yours truly amongst the GitHub handles
Opening keynote by Raj, talking about the importance of our community

RichiH, 1 month ago to random

telnet mapscii.me is the coolest thing you'll see all day, maybe all week.

#CLI

RichiH, 1 month ago to 3DPrinting

Another one for the #maker, #3dprinting, and maybe #science bubble:

What, if any, are the considerations when selecting a reasonably priced decent quality #ultrasonic cleaning bath?

Use case would be to clean and degrease/deoil small tools, glasses, watches, etc. Maybe a second unit some day to experiment with e.g. wood-chip infused milk; that second unit would remain food-safe.

I didn't get much farther than "probably stainless steel, and correct volume" -- and select that from eBay?

RichiH, 1 month ago to random

Note to self: do not, under any circumstances, clean the inside of your brand new #microplane spice mill with your finger.

But I have a chili and a spice mill now so that's a plus.

RichiH, 1 month ago to random

#PSA: it's #aprilfools today (depending on your time zone). We'll get through it..

But it also means @ircpuzzles is running another puzzle competition on @liberachat -- while I don't organize it any more, I hear it's still fun, so maybe check that out.

RichiH, 1 month ago to mastodon

On a whim, I tested a hypothesis: "infosec happens on Mastodon." Consider #xz:

#Mastodon is surfacing a lot of primary and secondary technical sources. Not exclusively, but with high signal to noise.

#Bluesky seems to have a huge portion of Japanese discourse (might be bad search filters) but nothing groundbreaking

#Shitter is very meta, pulling the topic into whatever context the author cares about, with no primary and few secondary sources

The #infosec bubble really did migrate here. Nice.

RichiH, 1 month ago to random

For anyone wanting to read up on the #xz clusterfuck: https://tukaani.org/xz-backdoor/ is currently the best starting point and will likely remain the best starting point

RichiH, 2 months ago to opensource

Hot take: #opensource events in the US whole are struggling while they are growing in the EU and it's due to a combination of a generally lower speed of EU companies and thus less impact of interest rate increases and #reinvent taking up all the remaining travel budget for the US.

All the while, #KubeCon EU is turning into the European #reinvent -- the majority of the keynotes long have and it's now the place for business meetings almost back to back.

RichiH, 2 months ago to random

Signed #KubeCon gift from Cassandra Chin to teach the next generation with :)

RichiH, 2 months ago to random

How do you detect a gaggle of system administrators working at a classic German Systemhaus (one-stop contract partner acting as system integrator, operator, hoster, hardware vendor, consultant, and aaS all rolled into one) at #KubeCon?

They all wear #EngelbertStrauss clothing.

(He writes, wearing ES pants, shirt, and two ES jackets clipped onto/in his backpack)

RichiH, 2 months ago to grafana

As per usual, I'll be at #KubeCon next week. If you always had a question or just wanted to meet, hit me up.

For the first time in many many years I don't have to give a single talk, so I will amble back and forth between customer meetings and hanging out at the #Grafana booth.

And we'll have the #Prusa Mk4 for #3Dprinting swag on site. I preprinted roughly two spools into coins, earrings, and keychain ornaments on my XL.

RichiH, 2 months ago to Amazon

As a
paying customer of your service, in this case both #Amazon and #Navan

I want
to chat with useless chatbots that tell me things I already wrote are not working and be lied to about "longer than normal wait time"

So that
you can shave off half a dollar of a transaction in the three and four figures, respectively

#asaiwantsothat

RichiH, 2 months ago to random

If it seems as if I am posting more and more mundane than usual that's because I do.

After two months of waves of more intense pain than most everyone who is reading this has or will ever experience in their lives, yes that apparently includes childbirth and yes that's fucked up, I will finally go onto the path of improvement tomorrow.

I am in mental overdrive and almost giddy with happiness and excitement.

So there, that's why.

RichiH, 2 months ago to ADHD

My #OralB electric toothbrush has a small, useless OLED which

• Less than two minutes: smirks at you disappointedly
• Run for two+ minutes: smiles at you
• Run for three+ minutes: big smile with starry eyes
• Switches itself off after five minutes

If it runs for four+ minutes, it gives you the same disappointed smirk.

I care very little about what my toothbrush "thinks" about me, but what person designed it that way...?

Related #ADHD life hack: read while brushing. Five minutes just zap by.

RichiH, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

As a
Paying subscriber of #theguardian

I want
To be logged out of my account in the app every day

So that
I can not consume the content I am paying for, having a worse experience than if I didn't pay

#asaiwantsothat

RichiH, 2 months ago to random

I'm largely out of Wago 224-112 and am now torn between waiting for the (hopefully inevitable) release of a polycarbonate see-through successor along the lines of Wago 221-* and Wago 2273-* or getting the old stuff now.

I won't need any new ones for years so there's clear upside to waiting, BUT I might forget and not have any when I need them...

RichiH, 2 months ago to Electronics

Question for the #electronics or maybe #electricity bubble:

If I have a relais rated for switching 20 A at 230VAC, can I use the same relais for switching 20A at 24VDC? My intuition is yes, but I can't seem to be able to find a clear answer as the Internet is littered with discussions about using AC for DC switching and vice versa whereas my interest is on the "it's already switched" side.

RichiH, 2 months ago to random

I'd like a way to mute people on Mastodon for a month or half a year; many are not toxic enough for an indefinite mute, but draining enough that a week feels too short.

RichiH, 3 months ago to random

I'm in the market for a small, reasonably priced and reasonably powerful #oscilloscope for home use. #ngscopeclient support would be a definite plus but not a hard requirement. Being able to run from USB-C and/or built-in battery is a requirement.

It seems the Miniware DS213 is still the state of the art here, but it seems to run via micro-USB which is just annoying. Any others I should consider?

CC @azonenberg

RichiH, 3 months ago to grafana

Who wants to host a future #Grafana #Meetup in #Munich (or elsewhere?) or speak at one of them? Target venue size is usually ~50 people, depending on city.

Hit me up :)