@R.L. Dane (snac)
This is my alt/backup account.
My primary is @[email protected] https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane
My blog is https://rldane.space/
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Recent Notes
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I just remember installing noto-emoji and openmoji, and that seemed to do it?
For some reason, some programs like dmenu are still in black-and-white, but alacritty is in color.
Emoji got a lot better in #OpenBSD 7.8.
I just remember installing noto-emoji and openmoji, and that seemed to do it?
For some reason, some programs like dmenu are still in black-and-white, but alacritty is in color.
Emoji got a lot better in #OpenBSD 7.8.
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\> Some highlights in there: Tigger is cuddling Perry the Platypus. We did a bunch of games for Disney, so everyone started getting me Perry stuff. Tigger liked to cuddle him.
ADORBS
\> I made the flute from some old bamboo that was being thrown out. (I have like... 3(?) as well as a concert flute under the desk)
So cool!!
\> The wooden box is a "useless machine".
Oh, those are fun
\> Stirling engine sitting on top of my computer. (used for cooling my tea)
Ha, I didn't notice that one, somehow.
\> Some highlights in there: Tigger is cuddling Perry the Platypus. We did a bunch of games for Disney, so everyone started getting me Perry stuff. Tigger liked to cuddle him.
ADORBS
\> I made the flute from some old bamboo that was being thrown out. (I have like... 3(?) as well as a concert flute under the desk)
So cool!!
\> The wooden box is a "useless machine".
Oh, those are fun
\> Stirling engine sitting on top of my computer. (used for cooling my tea)
Ha, I didn't notice that one, somehow.
@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q...
The first thing I noticed was that Hobbes wasn't jumping up on my bed as effortlessly as before. The other big tell that I didn't understand at the time was that he'd start hiding himself in the cupboards and not answering when I called. I didn't know at the time that a cat's instinct is to die alone. ๐ฅ
Fortunately, he was absolutely not alone when he passed. I and my aunt were with him.
On a happier note, sweet desk pic!! Tell me about the flute, the gaming handheld, the... is that a Kurta calculator?!?
Oh, and the Data and Spot painting. ๐ฅน
The first thing I noticed was that Hobbes wasn't jumping up on my bed as effortlessly as before. The other big tell that I didn't understand at the time was that he'd start hiding himself in the cupboards and not answering when I called. I didn't know at the time that a cat's instinct is to die alone. ๐ฅ
Fortunately, he was absolutely not alone when he passed. I and my aunt were with him.
On a happier note, sweet desk pic!! Tell me about the flute, the gaming handheld, the... is that a Kurta calculator?!?
Oh, and the Data and Spot painting. ๐ฅน
@nprofile1q...
Huh, it's light on my machine. It must be respecting your machine/browser's light/mode preference?
Also, my vote is absolutely for the BSD. XD
--Sent from my FreeBSD thinkpad. XD
Huh, it's light on my machine. It must be respecting your machine/browser's light/mode preference?
Also, my vote is absolutely for the BSD. XD
--Sent from my FreeBSD thinkpad. XD
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Oh, that was a brilliant form factor. The last true small phone.
I'm kind of done with phones in general, from a privacy standpoint (terrible), from a usability standpoint (can haz real keyboard plox?), and now from a visibility standpoint (old eyes not loving focusing on something less than an arms-length away).
I'm going to try to keep this Pixel 7 for as long as possible.
And yeah, I remember 2007 when people were flipping their lids for the iPhone, calling it the "JesusPhone."
There hasn't been any hardware all that interesting since then.
And Apple absolutely does not have the vision to produce a revolutionary product like that anymore.
Oh, that was a brilliant form factor. The last true small phone.
I'm kind of done with phones in general, from a privacy standpoint (terrible), from a usability standpoint (can haz real keyboard plox?), and now from a visibility standpoint (old eyes not loving focusing on something less than an arms-length away).
I'm going to try to keep this Pixel 7 for as long as possible.
And yeah, I remember 2007 when people were flipping their lids for the iPhone, calling it the "JesusPhone."
There hasn't been any hardware all that interesting since then.
And Apple absolutely does not have the vision to produce a revolutionary product like that anymore.
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Man, I'd call that winning. I've never made it to four years with a single phone. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
And the phone I had the very longest (in terms of daily-driving)? The ultra, ultra, ULTRA-cursed iPhone 5c. XD
I had the green one. I don't know why I didn't nickname it "Limey Bastard," it would've fit.
I still have it, and my beloved old iPhone 4, sitting on my shelf.
I planned on going the distance with my Pixel 4a 5G, but it went swimming with me two years ago, and that was that. ๐
Man, I'd call that winning. I've never made it to four years with a single phone. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
And the phone I had the very longest (in terms of daily-driving)? The ultra, ultra, ULTRA-cursed iPhone 5c. XD
I had the green one. I don't know why I didn't nickname it "Limey Bastard," it would've fit.
I still have it, and my beloved old iPhone 4, sitting on my shelf.
I planned on going the distance with my Pixel 4a 5G, but it went swimming with me two years ago, and that was that. ๐
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Honestly, Linux is pretty far into the "it just works" category nowadays, but if you'd prefer a more unixy experience, and don't mind a daily supplement of RTFM (๐), the BSDs are pretty great.
I'm still a n00b (always a n00b, but that's ok!), but here's kind of how I see them:
FreeBSD: Very full-featured, ZFS by default, which is amazing, has the most (monetary) support, tends to support newer hardware the best. Requires some RTFM to get a GUI (but this is changing soon). Easy-to-use TUI installer
OpenBSD: Very secure, somewhat minimalist mindset, tends to work well on hardware it supports, lacking a modern filesystem (UFS/FFS only). Gives you a basic X11 GUI out of the box. Relatively easy-to-use prompt/script-based installer. Forked from NetBSD in the 90s
NetBSD: Supports architectures you've completely forgotten about. "Of course it runs NetBSD." A very portable/standard base for development (very standard unixy/bsd-y things, not as eccentric). Ask around before buying hardware to make sure it's well-supported. Needs more funding (I hope to contribute a little next year, if things go well). Includes things (like ZFS, bluetooth, FFS "softdeps") that OpenBSD has jettisoned or avoided for maintainability reasons. Lead dev is active on Fedi, and helpful. Lacks full-disk encryption.
DragonflyBSD: Haven't tried this one yet. It was forked from FreeBSD in the 2000s, and has its own modern filesystem called HAMMER2.
GhostBSD: a desktop-oriented FreeBSD "distro" with a graphical installer. Wasn't able to get it working the last time I tried it
NomadBSD: a desktop-oriented FreeBSD "distro" that runs from a persistent USB, or can be installed. Worked decently well for me when I tried it
I mostly run FreeBSD, Linux, and OpenBSD.
Holler any time I can be of assistance.
Cheers, and happy holidays!
Honestly, Linux is pretty far into the "it just works" category nowadays, but if you'd prefer a more unixy experience, and don't mind a daily supplement of RTFM (๐), the BSDs are pretty great.
I'm still a n00b (always a n00b, but that's ok!), but here's kind of how I see them:
FreeBSD: Very full-featured, ZFS by default, which is amazing, has the most (monetary) support, tends to support newer hardware the best. Requires some RTFM to get a GUI (but this is changing soon). Easy-to-use TUI installer
OpenBSD: Very secure, somewhat minimalist mindset, tends to work well on hardware it supports, lacking a modern filesystem (UFS/FFS only). Gives you a basic X11 GUI out of the box. Relatively easy-to-use prompt/script-based installer. Forked from NetBSD in the 90s
NetBSD: Supports architectures you've completely forgotten about. "Of course it runs NetBSD." A very portable/standard base for development (very standard unixy/bsd-y things, not as eccentric). Ask around before buying hardware to make sure it's well-supported. Needs more funding (I hope to contribute a little next year, if things go well). Includes things (like ZFS, bluetooth, FFS "softdeps") that OpenBSD has jettisoned or avoided for maintainability reasons. Lead dev is active on Fedi, and helpful. Lacks full-disk encryption.
DragonflyBSD: Haven't tried this one yet. It was forked from FreeBSD in the 2000s, and has its own modern filesystem called HAMMER2.
GhostBSD: a desktop-oriented FreeBSD "distro" with a graphical installer. Wasn't able to get it working the last time I tried it
NomadBSD: a desktop-oriented FreeBSD "distro" that runs from a persistent USB, or can be installed. Worked decently well for me when I tried it
I mostly run FreeBSD, Linux, and OpenBSD.
Holler any time I can be of assistance.
Cheers, and happy holidays!
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You have to decide if freedom is more important to you than convenience or paper-thin aesthetics.
That's really just about it.
Sorry if I'm not putting it super tactfully. I was a fanboy in my day, but it was a lot easier to be an Apple fanboy in 1989 or 2009 than today, now that they're just an overrated, overpriced, overhyped fashion brand with fascist leanings.
ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
If you don't have any experience running a free(dom) OS on your computer(s), then I can recommend something like Fedora or MX Linux as a great starting point, although I'm partial to #Debian. Getting FreeBSD going takes a little bit of work, although I wouldn't call it particularly hard. It's just some #RTFM :)
Again, I don't mean to be belligerent or demeaning. I'm just a bit further along on my journey and I have a hard time hiding my disdain for Apple anymore. I was a huge Apple fan for most of my life, so it's definitely a love-to-hate kinda thing. The mystical wave function of Apple's hype machine collapsed after dazzling my eyes for 30 years, and all I was left with was a solitary particle of bullcrap. XD
You have to decide if freedom is more important to you than convenience or paper-thin aesthetics.
That's really just about it.
Sorry if I'm not putting it super tactfully. I was a fanboy in my day, but it was a lot easier to be an Apple fanboy in 1989 or 2009 than today, now that they're just an overrated, overpriced, overhyped fashion brand with fascist leanings.
ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
If you don't have any experience running a free(dom) OS on your computer(s), then I can recommend something like Fedora or MX Linux as a great starting point, although I'm partial to #Debian. Getting FreeBSD going takes a little bit of work, although I wouldn't call it particularly hard. It's just some #RTFM :)
Again, I don't mean to be belligerent or demeaning. I'm just a bit further along on my journey and I have a hard time hiding my disdain for Apple anymore. I was a huge Apple fan for most of my life, so it's definitely a love-to-hate kinda thing. The mystical wave function of Apple's hype machine collapsed after dazzling my eyes for 30 years, and all I was left with was a solitary particle of bullcrap. XD