stefano

stefano, 1 hour ago to earthquake

I remember this day well in 2012. I turned off the light at 1:15 of the night on May 20th after reading a book on my Kindle. I felt a slight tremor. It was said that it wasn't a seismic zone, so I thought it was just the tail end of a distant quake. I looked for information on my phone but found nothing. At 4:03 in the morning, I woke up to a strong quake. I heard objects falling and glass breaking (which I later found out were from my neighbor's house), everything was shaking, and suddenly, I started hearing the sounds of buildings collapsing. I was 10 km from the epicenter but only found out hours later. I immediately turned on the light, but the power went out. When the power came back, all phone lines were down, but my trusty 1mbit/sec ADSL was working. I was alone at home. I went outside and, having experience with earthquakes, urged my neighbors (still in disbelief) to run to the end of the street, to a parking lot away from all buildings. Roof tiles could fall. Strong aftershocks followed in the minutes after. They would continue for months, and occasionally, you can still feel them.

There were many collapses in the area. Together with a neighbor (a surveyor), we inspected the building and found no visible problems. It was a recent building, only a few years old. I went back inside to have breakfast around 5, much to the surprise of my neighbors who were urging me to leave. I turned on TV and news were still uncertain. They were just talking about a very strong earthquake in the norther part of Bologna). There were strong tremors all day long. It was a strange day. My friends wanted me to go to their place, far away. I decided to stay. My neighbors wanted me to go with them to the shopping center parking lot to sleep in the car. I stayed home. Some neighbors slept in tents in their gardens for months out of fear. That night, I just slept dressed on the couch.

There are many other details of that day that will stay in my mind forever.

#Earthquake #EmiliaRomagna #Memories #NaturalDisaster #Community #Survival #ADayToRemember #2012Quake #SeismicActivity

stefano, 3 hours ago to Plants

With just a little water and the right spot, it continues to reward us with its stunning blooms even after more than 70 years.

#Plants #Cactus #Bloom #PhotoMonday #FotoMontag

jhx, 6 hours ago to xfce

Small rant:

I use three monitors at work and now use two at home... which in itself is great.
But there is something that nags me.
When dealing with a multi monitor setup I tend to switch my focus too often between monitors. I ask myself if that is the way to go.
Thinking about rather using one and handling all the windows in different #Xfce workspaces - since switching is easy via keyboard.
Maybe this is just me... but I kinda feel a little disorganized - if that makes sense.

stefano, 1 day ago to photography

The silence of the countryside, broken only by the songs of birds and the whisper of the wind through the trees, is the perfect setting for a #SilentSunday

#Photography #Photo #Picture #Pic #Photo #CountrySide #Italy #Sunset

stefano, 2 days ago to animals

Ah, I love being in the tall grass on a sunny #Caturday

#CatOfMastodon #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #CatOfFediverse #Cat #Cats

stefano, 3 days ago to photography

One of my favourite "windows", one of my favourite views

#photography #photo #picture #pic #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #Sky #Nature

grunfink, 4 days ago to fediverse

I'm glad to announce the release of version 2.53 of #snac, the simple, minimalistic #ActivityPub instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

New user feature to search by post content (using regular expressions) or tag.

Added some (partial) support for Event object types.

Minor fixes: Allow unboosting your own posts (contributed by khm), CSS fixes for the Dillo browser (contributed by kvibber).

https://comam.es/what-is-snac

If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/grunfink

#snacAnnounces

stefano, 5 days ago to ai

After watching OpenAI's presentation and, even more, an excerpt from Google's presentation yesterday, I asked myself: is this AI, according to the big tech companies (especially Google - for OpenAI it's their core business, so I understand their perspective), truly what users want and need, or is it just another method to lock people into using their technologies, which are not easily self-hostable?

I'm not arguing for or against it, but I noticed that (almost) the entire Google I/O yesterday was focused on this...

#AI #BigTech #GoogleIO #OpenAI #Technology #Innovation #UserNeeds #SelfHosting #TechIndustry #FutureTech

stefano, 6 days ago to KindActions

For today's #ThankYouTuesday, I want to thank the people who still know how to listen to others. Those who don't always put themselves at the center of the universe, but can also understand others. Those who strive to be well and make others well, not constantly fighting to prevail, dominate, outdo, or crush.
My gratitude today goes to these increasingly rare individuals.

#Gratitude #Listening #KindnessCounts

stefano, 6 days ago to history

Evolution of problem-solving throughout the ages! #StoneAge to #ComputerAge

#History #Evolution #Cartoon #Humor #Technology #ProblemSolving #ComicStrip #Throwback #TechHumor

stefano, 6 days ago to random

I think that someone, at Microsoft, loves coffee:

Received: from DU6PEPF0000A7E3.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com
(2603:10a6:8:1:cafe::bc) by...

stefano, 6 days ago to linux

How to Set Up a Alpine Linux VM Hosting XRDP and XFCE for Secure Remote Desktop Access

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/05/14/how-to-set-up-an-alpine-linux-vm-hosting-xrdp-and-xfce-for-secure-remote-desktop-access/

#Linux #AlpineLinux #RDP #RemoteDesktop #XRDP #RemoteAccess #Wireguard #BraveBrowser #IT #SysAdmin #ItNotes

stefano, 7 days ago to IT

Putting today's events on the scale, it seems balanced:

Client 1: "The setup you provided on FreeBSD and dedicated hosting outperforms an expensive public Cloud. I'm very satisfied!"

Client 2: "To simplify DevOps, I want to use low-cost, low-quality external service and decommission our servers. Infrastructure costs are too high." (Four physical servers on a low-cost provider with consultancy for management).

And it's only Monday.

#IT #SysAdmin

stefano, 8 days ago to random

I've decided it's time to push forward with BSD Mail. I won't have time soon to set up e-commerce, automated payments, etc., so I'll launch a website where I'll explain services and technical details, prices (which I still need to define), and we'll manage things manually for now.
I don't expect overwhelming numbers, so the rest will come later.
Ultimately, what matters is making everything work well.

#BSDMail

jhx, 8 days ago to random

Rant:

I love retro games, especially SNES/NES/N64 and GB games.
Modern games, except for some titles, do not fascinate me at all anymore.
This lead to being able to run machines that are in the "older" realm. Not having a dedicated graphics card can be a blessing for sure. Energy costs drastically go down and one can run quiet systems.
Besides, playing retro games is not taxing at all to the system - any system will do fine.
I miss the great stories older games told... nostalgia hits again.

stefano, 9 days ago to linux

Linux Day?

#Linux

stefano, 10 days ago to Eurovision

I was just a kid, but remember this Eurovision performance.
40 years ago.
Gosh.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=naNyKR-xTmg

#Eurovision #Eurovision1984

stefano, 10 days ago to random

Too late for a #FensterFreitag, too early for a #Caturday

#WindowFriday

stefano, 11 days ago to random

The #BSDPub meeting, organized and managed by @gyptazy has concluded and it was definitely interesting.

This meeting was recorded and will be published.

See you next time!

onepict, 11 days ago to random

Interesting paper on Toxicity in Open Source Discussions.

“Did You Miss My Comment or What?”

Understanding Toxicity in Open Source Discussions

Courtney Miller, Sophie Cohen, Daniel Klug, Bogdan Vasilescu, Christian Kästner

Carnegie Mellon University Wesleyan University

https://cmustrudel.github.io/papers/osstoxicity22.pdf

stefano, 11 days ago to opensource

🚀 Exciting News from BSD Cafe! 🚀

We're thrilled to announce a new service: myip.bsd.cafe!

Now live, this tool is your go-to resource for checking your public IP address via Telnet, SSH, and HTTP—also perfect for times when you're on a command-line interface without browser access.

Explore more and contribute on our Brew page: https://brew.bsd.cafe/BSDCafe/checkmyip

Whether you're an IT professional or a tech enthusiast, this service is built to make your digital life a bit easier. Set up your own instance or use our public service.
Full instructions available on our Brew repository!

Spread the word and let's make network troubleshooting easier for everyone!

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeServices #OpenSource #Networking #SysAdmin #PublicIP #TechTools #ITSecurity #DevOps

stefano, 12 days ago to photography

A log. But not a file.

Always stay strong, even when the waves of life crash upon you.

#Photography #Photo #Picture #Pic #Sea #Waves #Sky #Waves #MeerMittwoch #SeaWednesday

stefano, 12 days ago to FreeBSD

FreeBSD 14.1-BETA1 Now Available

https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-stable/2024-May/002123.html

#FreeBSD

stefano, 13 days ago to fediverse

This place isn't perfect. It has its problems, flaws, and limitations. It's not immune to hatred or those who spread negativity.
Yet, here I've encountered incredible people, a marvelous community committed to bringing constructive engagement, dialogue, and social interaction back to the network.
Thank you, Fediverse.
Thank you, friends of the Fediverse.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Community #Gratitude #SocialNetwork #ThankYouTuesday

stefano, 13 days ago to opensource

For today's #ThankYouTuesday, I want to express my gratitude to someone I will refer to only by his first name, Gabriele. Many years ago, I was stuck in a job where I was exploited by my employer—the only one I had ever had. Gabriele, who attended one of my Linux courses about 20 years ago, saw my potential and offered me life-changing advice: 'You have a passion for what you do. Don't waste your time on someone who uses it only for their own profit. Start your own business, I'll help by introducing you to some of my clients, and we can offer the Open Source solutions that excite you so much. You're young enough to try.' I took the leap. It wasn't easy, but ultimately, I succeeded in doing the work I love and choosing the technical solutions I prefer. I'm not a great salesman and often charge too little, feeling almost guilty for asking people to pay for something I enjoy so much. But tonight, I want to say thank you to Gabriele. He might not read this, but my gratitude remains.

#OpenSource #ThankYou #Gratitude