rl_dane

rl_dane, 5 months ago to Blog

New #blog post!
"So, I Guess I'm a Vampire, Now"
https://rldane.space/so-i-guess-im-a-vampire-now.html

#rlDaneWriting #synthwave #DarkMode

cc:
@amin
@ivan
@sotolf
@teamtuck
@sire
@Jackthelad
@bluenagoon
@symbolix
@paul
@forrestguid

rl_dane, 5 months ago to random

LibreOffice has a dark mode even for the contents of the spreadsheets??

I'm in Vampire Heaven!

rl_dane, 5 months ago to random

Dear God..

I have...

I have become...

I have become... a DARK MODE DANDY!!

:BlobCatBoopBlush: :BlobCatDab: :BlobCatDerpy: :BlobCatFearful: :BlobCatFingerGuns: :BlobCatGiggle: :BlobCatItIsFine: :BlobCatKindaSus:

rl_dane, 5 months ago to Synthwave

I just discovered #Synthwave chill music playlists/station on YT.

Oh man... it's like someone took that peak blade runner look and sound (and a good bit of the hair band thing) and just put it in an eternal time loop.

I'm loving this. Peak #80s (yet not 80s at all).

rl_dane, 5 months ago to android

Ok, WOAH.

syncthing-fork's changelog (the Android client) said something about fixing a battery drain issue, so I updated it and set it to run even when on battery power.

I noticed something warm in my pocket, and my phone is a HOT POTATO! Lost about %15 battery in like two minutes. What the heck??

#Syncthing #Android

rl_dane, 5 months ago to linux

It's kind of amazing to me that we're already on #Linux kernel v6.
It felt like I was on 4.19 forever, and of course, I still remember 2.2, 2.4, and 4.0 pretty well ;)

rl_dane, 5 months ago to random

The Internet in 2033:

samiam@greenegsandham:~$ ping -c3 1.1.1.1
PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
INTERROGATIVE RESPONSE:
==========
We could not verify this session.
Please complete the following text captcha:
"I am the very model of a modern ____ ____,"
==========
> major general
RESPONSE: ACCEPT
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=49.8 ms
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=57 time=18.1 ms
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=57 time=23.0 ms

--- 1.1.1.1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 18.112/30.302/49.816/13.940 ms

rl_dane, 6 months ago to Blog

New #blog post:
FOSS Games, Part II
https://rldane.space/foss-games-part-ii.html

#rlDaneWriting
#FossGames #FOSS #Gaming

Many thanks to all of the suggestions from:
@orbitalmartian
@ivan
@sotolf
@milosz
@ericjmorey (thanks so much for posting this on programming.dev!)
@mirabilos

and further feedback from:
@ddlyh
@solene
@tomasino

rl_dane, 6 months ago to privacy

A #Poem:

> Would you log in with your Google account,
> Would you log in so we can all keep count?

I do not want to log in with my Google account,
I would not wish to do so on a mount.
I would not like to do so in the air,
I would not like to do so anywhere.

I do not like mass surveillance and AI,
I do not like them, O creepy little guy.

> Would you log in with Google for Pinterest?
> Would you do so to check your account's interest?

I would not, could not to check my interest,
I would not, could not to browse through Pinterest.

I do not like mass surveillance and AI,
I do not like them, O creepy little guy.

> Would you, could you for a fiverr?
> Would you, could you for internet fiber?

I would not, could not Google for a fiverr,
I would not use that log in to get fiber.

I do not like mass surveillance and AI,
I do not like them, O creepy little guy.

I do not like surveillance with my mouse,
I do not like surveillance in my house,
I do not like mass surveillance and AI —

Not in my house,
Not with my mouse,
Not to order flannel,
Not to change the channel,

I do NOT LIKE mass surveillance and AI,
So begone with all your cookies, you creepy little guy.

#AnAttemptWasMade #GreenEggsAndHam #DrSeuss #Privacy

rl_dane, 6 months ago to random

There are some times that being on ARM really sucks, at least for Arch-based distros:

~ $ lsb_release -i
Distributor ID:	EndeavourOS
~ $ uname -srm
Linux 6.1.3-2-EOS-ARM aarch64
~ $ yay -S reflector-simple
 -> No AUR package found for reflector
 -> could not find all required packages: reflector 
~ $ 

(I can't list them off from memory, but there are several missing packages in Arch Linux ARM, and many AUR packages just won't work right on ARM at all, because of assumptions in the PKGBUILD)

rl_dane, 6 months ago to random

I was just thinking about the problem of services blocking people with VPNs because there are so many requests coming from a single IP.

What if there was a crowd-sourced VPN where your connection got bounced to a random user's uplink for each site every few minutes?
Each voluntary endpoint would set a whitelist of sites and protocols allowed (or groups thereof) so there's no worry about someone using your internet connection to download questionable torrents or access questionable sites.

I was just thinking about Safing's VPN where each site gets a different endpoint and how that could be accomplished in a crowd-sourced manner.

Also, any connections that aren't allowed through the whitelists can go through a traditional VPN like mullvad as a fallback.

rl_dane, 6 months ago to Blog

New #blog post!

"FOSS Games are actually pretty good!"
https://rldane.space/foss-games-are-actually-pretty-good.html

Many thanks to those who answered my #AskFedi call for help :D

#rlDaneWriting #FOSS #Linux #Gaming

My chorus! ;) @amin @ivan @joelchrono @sotolf @dm

rl_dane, 6 months ago to DuckDuckGo

Gotta say, @Mojeek is pretty awesome on the #Dillo browser on this my super-distraction-free #OpenBSD writing laptop.

Good on you guys. I have an easier time using you than #DuckDuckGo on low-tech web browsers. I think I'll switch all my super-low-end web 1.0 browsing to #mojeek ;)

#NotSponsored, duh

rl_dane, 6 months ago to random

Struggling with the decision whether to adopt a cat or dog.

I really want a kitten, but I only want one, and that means it needs a lot of time and attention.

I had two adolescent cats last time, and that worked well for them (growing up together), but I had a really hard time being impartial. And they kinda ran the house.

A dog would be better a lot of ways, partially because it could be with me a lot more than a cat could, but... I've got a cat-shaoed gap in my life right now, and a dog would be an odd fit. I haven't had dogs of my own in 25 years.

rl_dane, 6 months ago to Blog

New #blog post: Web 1.0 is (unironically) going great
https://rldane.space/web-10-is-unironically-going-great.html

#rlDaneWriting #NaNoWriMo #BSD #OpenBSD

My #chorus: @amin @ivan @sotolf @dm :D

rl_dane, 6 months ago to fediverse

Hey #tooters,

What communities are there on the #fediverse OTHER than those for discussing programming/I.T./FOSS?

I know there's a pretty rich #AmateurRadio presence on #fedi, but what else is there for non-techies?

I don't need actual names/urls, just basic subject matter would be helpful.

For a WIP blog post. #kthxbai ;)

rl_dane, 6 months ago to random

Did I just coin a term??

Citizens -> Netizens -> FEDizens.

rl_dane, 6 months ago to retrocomputing

#ClassicMacintosh fans:

Navigate to "https://jcs.org/subtext" on a recent web browser.

Just sit there for a couple minutes.

You're welcome.

#TheFeels #RetroComputing #RetroMac #1984 #Macintosh #InsanelyGreat #AfterDark #FlyingToasters

rl_dane, 6 months ago to random

Guys, how do you manage lists on #GtS?
I figured it out once, but now I'm lost.
I can view them in #semaphore, but can't edit them.
I can view them and remove members in #Phanpy, but can't add them.

Argh? XD

rl_dane, 6 months ago to random

File this under "why isn't this a standard command??"

$ type mcd
mcd is a function
mcd () 
{ 
    [ "$1" ] && mkdir "$1" && cd "$1"
}

~ $ mcd foo
foo $ 

One of my favorite aliases of all time. I use it nearly every day.

rl_dane, 6 months ago to random

Ok, semaphore-as-PWA works fine using Chrome. :/

rl_dane, 6 months ago to Blog

New #blog post, peeps!

https://rldane.space/unix-is-dead-long-live-unix.html

#rlDaneWriting #NaNoWriMo #UNIX

cc: @ivan @amin @joelchrono @sotolf

rl_dane, 6 months ago to random

@dm

Hey bud, I was just thinking about you.
I know our two situations really don't compare, but I wanted to encourage you to spend some time thinking about good times with your dad, and to start journaling them. That helped me a lot through the first month.

I just spent the past half hour looking at videos of my cat on my phone and weeping... but not out of a sense of loss, but of love. It's strange. But it's wonderful to be able to mourn with hope.
That's something I don't get a whole lot of as the only believer in my family.

Anyways bro, have a wonderful Monday. Talk to you later.

rl_dane, 6 months ago to linux

A tale of two operating systems:

$ uname -srm
Linux 6.1.21-v8+ aarch64
$ ps aux |wc -l
205
$ ls /etc/ |wc -l
281
$ sudo find /etc/ -type f |wc -l
2625

$ uname -srm
OpenBSD 7.4 amd64
$ ps aux |wc -l
      63
$ ls /etc |wc -l
      79
$ doas find /etc -type f |wc -l
592

I'm not saying one is "better" than the other. I do 95% of everything on Linux.
But sometimes it's kinda nice to take a break from "SYSTEMD IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE LISTEN TO MEEEEEEEE!!!" ;)

#OpenBSD #Linux

rl_dane, 7 months ago to random

Man the "Conversations" add-on for #Thunderbird is pretty fantastic.

Very Gmail-like threaded conversation view which includes your own replies (something I was really missing from the default conversations view)