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blakeashleyjr

@blakeashleyjr@fosstodon.org

I am a DevOps Engineer that has traditionally specialized in web applications (WebOps), specifically massive, complex, popular WordPress sites that should have been a static webpage.

I am currently coding in the Go programming language and loving it.

I spend my free time writing here, working on my homelab, training in Jiu-Jitsu, reading, or planning my next backpacking trip.

#opensource #wordpress #go #devops

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kris, to Pixelfed
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I am looking into hosting a instance. Already got a nice domain for it and have the general idea how to do it. Anything I should know before starting?

blakeashleyjr,
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@kris what's your plan for hosting it?

jonah, to random
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If @protonprivacy is serious about the recovery email/numbers being optional, they should remove this non-dismissable (dark pattern) warning in their settings tbh

It's even worse now that it shows an orange dot on the security center sidebar icon in the inbox as well, there's no escape! Let me accept the risk!

blakeashleyjr,
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@jonah @protonprivacy not revealing your identity to the government even under threat of warrant is not a standard threat model, in my opinion. If it is part of your threat model, it's your responsibility not to be stupid.

chris_hayes, to opensource
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I gotta say since switching to FOSS finance tool, Actual Budget, I've been really happy with the experience. They've struck a nice balance between minimal, but powerful.

https://github.com/actualbudget/actual

blakeashleyjr,
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@chris_hayes how do the imports work for you? I have dozens of accounts and worry about that part of the process.

blakeashleyjr, to random
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I am considering building a home media box from scratch but don't know what direction to take. I want modern apps, codecs, that kind of thing.

Can you build an android TV box from scratch? Kodi?

joel, to random
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I was rushing to take the bus and my phone decided to run away from me and it just had a nasty fall alongside some bouncing and rolling.

Thankfully, not permanent damage was taken! Just a few scratches in the screen protector. :blobfoxcomfyhappy:

blakeashleyjr,
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@joel phones seem to be much sturdier than they used to be. Do you find the same to be true?

blakeashleyjr,
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@joel when I was younger, I felt like every other phone I had exploded upon contact with the ground.

NumbersCanBeFun, to factorio
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OMG THE BOTS ARE SO CUTE!

They even make little chirping sounds 🥺

blakeashleyjr,
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@NumbersCanBeFun @ChloeCat fluid dynamics are the most opaque part of the game, imo. Hard stuff.

underlap, to archlinux
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After a strange crash on my arch system requiring a hard reboot, my .zsh_history file was corrupted!

restic to the rescue. Restored 5 GB from a snapshot (one hour old) in 5 mins and the .zsh_history file there was intact. 😅

blakeashleyjr,
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@underlap great work! Keeping your dotfiles in a git remote also helps protect you from things like this.

joel, to random
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My has a page!

https://joelchrono.xyz/now/

blakeashleyjr,
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@joel Lewis's Space Trilogy is amazing! Enjoy.

LateNightLinux, (edited ) to random
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    blakeashleyjr,
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    @stfn @ironicbadger @LateNightLinux for reference: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

    thelinuxcast, to linux
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    New Blog Post! - The ToDo List Fiasco - https://thelinuxcast.org/posts/todohardships/

    blakeashleyjr,
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    @thelinuxcast I went to plain-text after moving away from Todoist. Some challenges, but I am not looking back.

    blakeashleyjr, to firefox
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    I am writing a blog post on how I use Firefox and was wondering if anyone had any lesser know extensions they couldn't live without?

    blakeashleyjr,
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    @milkytoast Bitwarden Send:

    https://bitwarden.com/products/send/

    blakeashleyjr, to random
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    Do you have an opinion on manifest v3 @jonah? I am going to give ublock lite a chance. Google's implementation aside, seems like a move in the right direction, no?

    blakeashleyjr, to privacy
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    Finally got off of Google/Facebook/Instagram this year and made some major strides towards personal tech independence. What did you do in 2023 to break away from dependence on big tech?

    I wrote about my progress here:
    https://blakeashleyjr.com/posts/vendor-unlocking-my-life/

    blakeashleyjr, to privacy
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    My Christmas wish: a halfway measure between Qubes and every other OS. The Qubes model (nested virtualization with color-coded VMs, separate networking settings, etc.), but with KVM and Wayland.

    Designed for normal people who may not have their lives in danger, but want to have a privacy-focused OS without losing most of the comforts of modern Linux.

    blakeashleyjr, to random
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    Despite using Firefox forever, I never gave mutli-account containers a try. They are amazing! Highly recommend.

    https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers

    blakeashleyjr, to fediverse
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    Lemmy is blowing my mind with the amount and quality of its content all of a sudden.

    it's as good or better than Reddit before the API apocalypse in my areas of interest.

    If you aren't on Lemmy yet, I highly recommend it!

    (Federated Reddit alternative)

    blakeashleyjr, to random
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    I worked hard over the weekend on a blog post, culminating a decade of thought on my productivity. Your thoughts and feedback are appreciated!

    "Elephant: My Plain-Text Life OS"

    https://blakeashleyjr.com/posts/elephant-my-plaintext-life-os/

    blakeashleyjr, to random
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    Wrote some new thoughts on the Tucker message fiasco from a personal infosec perspective:

    https://blakeashleyjr.com/posts/whether-you-like-him-or-not-tuckers-message-fiasco-should-be-the-wakeup-call-you-need-to-encrypt-and-autodelete-your-messages/

    blakeashleyjr, to random
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    Without JS, the site is only 57 KB compressed... Very tempting. The system monospace font looks fine, imo.

    blakeashleyjr, to random
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    My first post on my new blog, "Why I Didn’t Choose Wordpress For My Blog, Despite Being a WordPress Pro"

    https://blakeashleyjr.com/posts/why-i-didnt-choose-wordpress/

    Let me know what you think (about the site and the post!)

    blakeashleyjr, to random
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    Having trouble verifying my website on Fosstodon. (Worked on my previous Mastodon profile.)

    The link is in my footer, and the HTML looks like this:
    <a rel="me" href="https://fosstodon.org/@blakeashleyjr">Mastodon</a>

    Any ideas?

    blakeashleyjr, to random
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    Am I the only psycho that blocks JS by default on every site, including on mobile?

    blakeashleyjr, to random
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    @chris_hayes Love your site! Was going for a similar color scheme on mine and couldn't make it work.

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