[47°09′16″S, 126°43′37″W] Bad satellite signal – switching to analog communication

Sfera Labs Unveils Strato Pi Max as Robust Industrial Controller Powered by Raspberry Pi CM4
Today, Sfera Labs has introduced two new additions to its Raspberry Pi server lineup: the Strato Pi Max XL and the Strato Pi Max XS. These devices also offer an optional integration with Zymbit’s Secure Compute Module, enhancing their security features. Both the Strato Pi Max XL and XS models from Sfera Labs feature the […] ⌘ Read more

John Wall didn’t own a sampler until he was 40. Life can go ways, it’s good to remember.

MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Update Released with Bug Fixes & Security Updates
Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 as an update for Mac users running the Sonoma operating system. The software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, and appears to resolve the USB hub and external monitor issues that some Mac users were experiencing with macOS Sonoma 14.4 update. Separately, macOS Ventura 13.6.6 is also available … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/03/ … ⌘ Read more

How to use GitHub Copilot in your IDE: tips, tricks, and best practices
GitHub Copilot is a powerful AI assistant. Learn practical strategies to get the most out of GitHub Copilot to generate the most relevant and useful code suggestions in your editor.

The post How to use GitHub Copilot in your IDE: tips, tricks, and best practices appeared first on [The GitHub Bl … ⌘ Read more

How to Use the Apple Watch Keyboard: Typing on Apple Watch Directly, & with Dictation, or iPhone
The Apple Watch may be small and on your wrist, but believe it or not the Apple Watch also has a keyboard. Yes, even with the small screen, you can use a full size QWERTY keyboard on Apple Watch to type things out, whether it’s a quick response to a message, or an email. In … Read More ⌘ Read more

Why you may be dropping key mobile data from your observability solution
Member post by Fredric Newberg, CTO and Co-Founder of Embrace If you have a business-critical mobile app, you might be surprised to learn that your observability solution is dropping a large percentage of your mobile app observability data…. ⌘ Read more

[47°09′12″S, 126°43′08″W] Storm recedes – back to normal work

Scaleway Serverless Jobs
Scaleway continues to build a European AWS alternative. Today, I tried one of its new products: Serverless Jobs. ⌘ Read more

About death
I’m on a train again. This time I’m going home from Hudiksvall after a
grueling weekend.

I went from Malmö on Thursday morning and worked the entire day on
trains. I arrived in Ljusdal after close to nine hours. I checked in
at the only hotel in town again and, after a quick meal and glass of
wine, went over to a very sad dad with a bottle of Macallan. We didn’t
empty it but we sure tried. I got back to the hotel pretty late.
Wasn’t able to sleep much.

The day after it was my dad’s wife’s funeral. Met up at dad’s … ⌘ Read more

Tens of thousands of vapes seized in Queensland
Queensland Health has issued hundreds of fines in its attempt to rid the state of illegal vapes and tobacco products, as the government calls for even tougher laws. ⌘ Read more

The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter February 2024
Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again! This issue covers the month of February 2024. Many thanks to all our readers and all Newsletter contributors!

Like this newsletter, many projects and their efforts in the XMPP community are a result of people’s voluntary work. If you are happy with the services and software you may be using, please consider saying thanks or help these projects! Interested in supporting the Newslette … ⌘ Read more

How Secure are Personal Hotspot Connections from iPhone?
The Personal Hotspot feature on iPhone turns your iPhone cellular connection into a wi-fi hotspot that other nearby devices and computers can use to access the internet. It’s one of those really great features available for iPhone that allows you to work from just about anywhere that you have a cellular connection, and can also … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/03/23/how-secure-are-personal-hotspot-connections-from- … ⌘ Read more

Grape grower by day, DJ by night: The ‘blockie’ who’s played the same festivals as The Prodigy
With the wine industry in crisis, Andrew Sarakinis is glad his career in music allows him to provide for his family financially and still honour his” blockie” roots. ⌘ Read more

Open-Source 4WD AI Robot Kit Compatible with Raspberry Pi Models 4 and 5
The RaspRover by Waveshare is an open-source four-wheel-drive robotic platform constructed with an all-aluminum body. Designed to accommodate technical enthusiasts and developers, it features a dual-controller system and the option of adding a pan-tilt module for camera integration. The main host controller utilizes either a Raspberry Pi 4B or Raspberry Pi 5, handling AI vision […] ⌘ Read more

(Updated) Milk-V Duo S: Dual-Core RISC-V SBC Open for Pre-Order Starting at $11.00
The Milk-V Duo S is another tiny Single Board Computer that combines the open-source RISC-V instruction set architecture with the widely used ARM architecture. This dual-core design offers flexibility and performance for embedded computing. Scheduled to ship in March 2024, this board has improved specifications and features compared to the Duo Classic, and it supports […] ⌘ Read more

Big snow storm coming to midwest USA.

The Lunduke Journal has been banned from YouTube
YouTube has a long history of making things difficult for The Lunduke Journal. In the early days, The Lunduke Journal published all shows exclusively to YouTube (yeah, I know… a mistake). And, for over a year of that time, YouTube demonetized every single video with the word “Linux” in the title. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 03/18 to 03/22 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/03/22/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week

KDE Themes can (and do) “RM -RF” all of your files
Download a theme to your Linux computer… lose all your data. Crazy. ⌘ Read more

How to Setup a Timer on Mac with Clock App
Timers have arrived on the Mac with the addition of the Clock app coming to modern versions of MacOS. This is exciting if you’ve long wanted to use a timer on your Mac, whether to set a timer for a project, for your own pomodoro or work, cooking something, how long a break should take, … Read More ⌘ Read more

[47°09′18″S, 126°43′47″W] Transponder still failing – switching to analog communication

in the matter of political voice in the US money is speech and therefore companies use their “free speech” to donate and gain access to politicians. Therefore companies are people. Thanks a lot “citizens united”

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained?ref=foreverwars.ghost.io

in the matter of political voice in the US money is speech and therefore companies use their “free speech” to donate and gain access to politicians. Therefore companies are people. Thanks a lot “citizens united”

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained?ref=foreverwars.ghost.io

Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces the Winners of its First CloudNativeHacks Hackathon
First-ever hackathon showcases innovative and unique solutions to challenging sustainability challenges PARIS, France – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe – March 22, 2024 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today… ⌘ Read more

Announcing the Kubestronaut program
CNCF is excited to announce the launch of the new Kubestronaut program.  A Kubestronaut is someone who has passed all five of CNCF’s Kubernetes-related certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist… ⌘ Read more

Unleash your creativity: design the 10th anniversary logo for Kubernetes!
As we gear up to celebrate the remarkable 10-year journey of Kubernetes, we are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for the creative minds in our vibrant community. It’s time to capture the essence of a decade of… ⌘ Read more

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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Developer looking to merging homes, farming into ‘agrihoods’ to ease food, housing pressures
Ever wanted to quit the city and run away to start a farm? Welcome to the agrihood, where you can have town living in a rural setting. ⌘ Read more

“Programmed in Rust” is not a feature
Also: Why does every Rust programmer pretend to be a carton cat? It’s weird. ⌘ Read more

iOS 17.4.1 Update Released for iPhone & iPad
Apple has issued iOS 17.4.1 update for iPhone, and iPadOS 17.4.1 update for iPad. The software updates include bug fixes and security enhancements for iPhone and iPad. Additionally, there’s an update available for Apple Vision Pro’s VisionOS 1.1.1, for users who have the spatial computing headset. How to Download & Install iOS 17.4.1 / iPadOS … Read More ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 day 3: The power of sustainable computing
It’s a time of more: more data, more workloads, and more powerful technologies. So it’s critical to ask ourselves how cloud native can help improve our environmental footprint. Here’s what we heard at today’s keynotes. Keynotes: Revolutionize cloud… ⌘ Read more

How to Hide the Clock at MacOS Login Screen
The Mac login screen and lock screen displays a prominent large clock, with the date and time visible over the wallpaper or screensaver. While many users appreciate having the time and date right there at the login screen, other users may wish to hide the clock, date, and time, from the MacOS login screen. If … Read More ⌘ Read more

Insider newsletter digest: 4 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Projects
Unlock the secret to organization and collaboration magic with our GitHub Projects tips and tricks roundup.

The post Insider newsletter digest: 4 things you didn’t know you could do with GitHub Projects appeared first on [The GitHub Blog](https: … ⌘ Read more

11 Years of Docker: Shaping the Next Decade of Development
Eleven years ago, Solomon Hykes walked onto the stage at PyCon 2013 and revealed Docker to the world for the first time. The world of application software development changed forever. ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Guess Less with Erlang Doctor
BEAM languages, such as Erlang and Elixir, offer a powerful tracing mechanism, and Erlang Doctor is built on top of it. It stores function calls and messages in an ETS table, which lowers the impact on the traced system, and enables querying and analysis of the collected traces. Being simple, always available and easy to use, it encourages you to pragmatically investigate system logic rather than guess about the reason for its behaviour.

This blog pos … ⌘ Read more

Cloud Native Computing Foundation and Udemy Announce New Partnership to Supercharge the Next Generation of Cloud Native Developers
The partnership seeks to help millions of current and aspiring developers upskill on key Kubernetes disciplines to enhance their level of cloud native proficiency PARIS, France – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe –– March 21, 2024 –– The Cloud… ⌘ Read more

Renesas RA4E1/RA6M3 Reference Kits for AI & ML Applications
Renesas Electronics has recently unveiled two development kits featuring the RA4E1 and RA6M3 32-bit microcontroller units. These new kits are specifically designed to enable easy integration of AI and ML technologies into edge and other real-time applications. The first kit is called the RTK0EG0002 RA4E1 kit which is based on the RA4E1 32-bit MCU offering […] ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 day two: how cloud native is powering the AI movement (and other news)
We had an exciting and busy start to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024. Here’s a look at some of the key moments of the day (and, spoiler alert: AI was the subject of a lot of conversation).  The… ⌘ Read more

Does ‘Find My’ Work Internationally? Using Find My iPhone/Mac/iPad Abroad
The “Find My” feature is a location tracking service available from Apple for most Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, and more. Find My is unique in that it can be used to share your location, keep track of your people’s locations like your friends, family, and loved ones who share their location, but … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/03/20/find-my-works-internationally-iphone-ip … ⌘ Read more

Ignite Realtime Blog: PionTurn plugin 1.0.0 released!
The Ignite Realtime community is happy to announce the release of version 1.0.0 of the PionTurn plugin.

This version brings in the new long-term authentication compatible with the TURN REST format, bringing security to the latest standard.

And it also brings in a new mechanism for resolving domain names, making it possible to run the Pionturn plugin in a dynamic IP environment without having to worry about updating the IP.

Last but not … ⌘ Read more

CNCF and LF Training unveil four new cloud native courses
We are excited to announce that together with Linux Foundation Training and Certification, we now offer four additional courses to our community.  DevOps and Workflow Management with Argo (LFS256)  Argo provides a robust framework for managing complex GitOps… ⌘ Read more

Cloud Native Computing Foundation Member Akamai Upgrades Its Membership to Gold
The distributed cloud provider increases its investment in the cloud native ecosystem, earmarking $1 million in credits for CNCF compute infrastructure projects PARIS, France – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe – March 20, 2024 – The Cloud Native Computing… ⌘ Read more

Fruit growers facing difficult future as key WA dam dries up
Water in Glen Mervyn Dam, 200km south of Perth, has dropped by 80 per cent in a year, prompting calls for growers to future-proof their orchards. ⌘ Read more

Moon Landing Mission Profiles
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Wong set to press China’s foreign minister over Yang Hengjun death sentence during high-profile meeting
The first official meeting between Penny Wong and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi since 2022 comes at a sensitive time in relations between the two countries. ⌘ Read more

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 day one: co-located events and announcements recap
If you couldn’t get to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 this year, we’ve got you covered. Here are highlights from the first day, which included a number of exciting co-located events.  Cloud Native AI Day Europe When it… ⌘ Read more

Grab This Beautiful Flower Petal Apple Logo Wallpaper
Apple is opening a new store in the Jing’an district of Shanghai, China, this spring, and to celebrate they’ve released a really beautiful wallpaper of unfolding white and yellow flower petals in the shape of an Apple logo. Anyone can enjoy this wallpaper right now on their Mac, iPhone, iPad, or even Windows PC or … Read More ⌘ Read more

Fluent Bit v3 gives users greater control of their data and telemetry pipelines
This week at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU in Paris, we are announcing the release of Fluent Bit v3, which includes several new features as well as performance enhancements. The release adds support for: A huge thank you to… ⌘ Read more

Due to OpenAI’s move to prepaid billing, I (finally) had to pay for using the OpenAI API. But this also allows me to finally use the gpt-4-turbo-preview model as I have reached tier 1. Now the AI-generated summaries on this blog will be created using this new model. 😄 ⌘ Read more

Docker Partners with NVIDIA to Support Building and Running AI/ML Applications
At the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference, the latest release of NVIDIA AI Enterprise was announced, providing businesses with the tools and frameworks needed to build and deploy custom generative AI models with NVIDIA AI foundation models, the NVIDIA NeMo framework, and the just-announced NVIDIA NIM inference microservices. Learn about some of the Docker resources available to customers today. ⌘ Read more

[47°09′54″S, 126°43′00″W] Storm recedes – back to normal work

it is an addon in the download tool. Or you can use xcaddy to build it in.

it is an addon in the download tool. Or you can use xcaddy to build it in.

Why Did My iPhone Alarm Stop Automatically & Turn Itself Off?
If you use your iPhone as an alarm clock, as many iPhone owners do, you may have discovered that if the iPhone alarm is sounding and ringing continuously on it’s own, eventually the iPhone alarm turns itself off automatically. While this may be confusing if you’re used to old analog alarm clocks that will ring … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/03/18/why-did-my-iphone-alarm-stop-automatically-turn-itself … ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Guess Less with Erlang Doctor
BEAM languages, such as Erlang and Elixir, offer a powerful tracing mechanism, and Erlang Doctor is built on top of it. It stores function calls and messages in an ETS table, which lowers the impact on the traced system, and enables querying and analysis of the collected traces. Being simple, always available and easy to use, it encourages you to pragmatically investigate system logic rather than guess about the reason for its behaviour.

This blog pos … ⌘ Read more

Gaining kernel code execution on an MTE-enabled Pixel 8
In this post, I’ll look at CVE-2023-6241, a vulnerability in the Arm Mali GPU that allows a malicious app to gain arbitrary kernel code execution and root on an Android phone. I’ll show how this vulnerability can be exploited even when Memory Tagging Extension (MTE), a powerful mitigation, is enabled on the device.

The post [Gaining kernel code execution on an MTE-enabled Pixel 8](https://github.blog/2024-03-18-gaining-kerne … ⌘ Read more

AAEON’s Multi-PoE Fanless Appliance for Embedded In-Vehicle Solutions
Today, AAEON unveiled the VPC-5640S, a multi-PoE and fanless appliance, specifically designed for the embedded in-vehicle solutions market. This versatile device supports various 12th Gen Intel Core processors and is compatible with up to 64GB of DDR5 memory. The product specs list indicate that the VPC-5640S can be ordered with any of the following 12th […] ⌘ Read more

How to Escape From the Iron Age?

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It not that easy @xuu@txt.sour.is since I implemented webmentions in a different way that how it have been done in yarnd to work with txt-files. You can find the code in webmention_endpoint.php and new_twt.php at main · sorenpeter/timeline

yup! just need to add the webdav extension and configure it up a path and user/pass. caddy handles everything else.

yup! just need to add the webdav extension and configure it up a path and user/pass. caddy handles everything else.

Use an iPad as an HDMI Display with Orion & a USB-C Capture Card
You can turn your iPad into a portable HDMI display with the help of a neat app named Orion, plus a USB-C Capture Card. How this works is really straight forward; you connect the USB-C Capture Card dongle to the iPad Pro USB-C port, then you connect your device to that dongle via HDMI, that … Read More ⌘ Read more

More basement:

I completely forgot that DVD-RAM was a thing once. Found my old disks and they still work. 🤯 The data on them is from 2008, so they’re not that old. Still impressive.

The disks are two-sided. On the photo, that particular side of the disk on the left appears to be completely unused. 🤔

And then I read on Wikipedia that DVD-RAMs aren’t produced anymore at all today. Huh.

(I refuse to tag this as “retrocomputing”. Read/write DVDs that you can use just like a harddisk, thanks to UDF, are still “new and fancy” in my book. 😂)

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Thanks @prologic@twtxt.net, I also just manage to get my own version of webmentions working. Please have a read at Webmentions vs. Custom Mentions Spec for Twtxt/Yarn - HedgeDoc and User Lookup for Twtxt/Yarn - Webfinger or Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) - HedgeDoc for how it sorta works

“Cloudflare loses 22% of its domains in Freenom .tk shutdown”
Reading about Freenom and .tk domains brings back memories: The first domains I registered were free .tk domains because I was too cheap to pay for domains as a high school student and also had no credit card to do so. ⌘ Read more

Extended content warning
I realized recently that I wrote some cringe (to put it mildly) posts in my late adolescent phase. On the one hand, I would of course like to banish these posts from my blog, after all, my opinion has changed completely in some cases since then. But on the other hand, it would be a shame to let this part of my personal development simply disappear. ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de For syncing notes between computers and phones I’ve been very happy with Simple Text - w Dropbox sync for some year, but transitioned to Joplin around new year. Both sync via Dropbox and for Joplin there are also more free options. I guess you could even use something like Syncthing

No way, I can’t believe my friend said the trolls movie was better than shrek and no one here seems to care at all. When I let him use my Macbook to say that I was expecting people to get real mad

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 03/11 to 03/15 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/03/15/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week

How to Find Universal Control Settings on MacOS Sonoma & Ventura?
Universal Control is one of the most useful features available for Mac users who have multiple Macs and iPads that they’d like to control with a single mouse and keyboard, it works really well and offers a great experience once it’s setup and working. But, like so many other recent changes to the Mac that … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/03/15/how-to-find-universal-control-settings-on-macos-son … ⌘ Read more

I’m this close to making an Android app for managing a shopping list.

I just accidentally deleted the wrong list in the app that I’m currently using, and now there’s no way to get it back. Recreating it is a major pain, because typing on a phone sucks ass. Fuck.

Maybe I should just go back to using pen and paper …

Ignite Realtime Blog: Openfire inVerse plugin version 10.1.7.1 released!
We have made available a new version of the inVerse plugin for Openfire! This plugin allows you to easily deploy the third-party Converse client in Openfire. In this release, the version of the client that is bundled in the plugin is updated to 10.1.7.

The updated plugin should become available for download in your Openfire admin console in the course of the next few hours. … ⌘ Read more

Trenz Electronic Eval Board with Adaptive AMD Versal SoC and High-Speed I/Os
Trenz Electronic presents the TE0950-03-EGBE21A, an evaluation board incorporating the AMD Versal AI Edge VE2302 System-on-Chip. Designed for embedded applications requiring reliable serial connectivity, this embedded board is engineered to deliver consistent performance across various commercial and industrial applications.  At the heart of the board lies the AMD Versal AI Edge XCVE2302-1LS … ⌘ Read more

Growing watermelons in outback NSW is ‘all about water’ access, young family says
Growing watermelons in NSW’s Far West to the scale the Gebert family planned had never been done before, but where there is a will, there is a way. ⌘ Read more

Use the Terminal cheat Tool to Generate CheatSheets for Commands
While there are some command line wizards out there who never need to look at references, search manual pages, defer to command lists, LLM queries, or web searches, the rest of us mere mortal commands line users can be helped by a really great tool called cheat. The cheat command is able to provide a … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/03/14/use-the-terminal-cheat-tool-to-generate-cheatsheets-for-comm … ⌘ Read more

USB Hub & External Monitors Not Working After MacOS Sonoma 14.4 Update for Some Mac Users
Some Mac users are discovering that USB-C hubs and external monitors are no longer working with their Mac after updating to macOS Sonoma 14.4. This issue can apparently impact anything connected to the USB Hub as well, leaving the USB hub devices undetected by the Mac, including keyboards, mice, external displays, SD card readers, cameras, … [Read More] … ⌘ Read more

@mckinley@twtxt.net for me:

• a wall mount 6U rack which has:
  
  • 1U patch panel
    
  • 1U switch
    
  • 2U UPS
    
  • 1U server, intel atom 4G ram, debian (used to be main. now just has prometheus)
    
• a mini ryzon 16 core 64G ram, fedora (new main)
  
  • multiple docker services hosted.
    
• synology nas with 4 2TB drives
  
• turris omnia WRT router -> fiber uplink
  

network is a mix of wireguard, zerotier.

• wireguard to my external vms hosted in various global regions.
  
  • this allows me ingress since my ISP has me behind CG-NAT
    
• zerotier is more for devices for transparent vpn into my network
  

i use ssh and remote desktop to get in and about. typically via zerotier vpn. I have one of my VMs with ssh on a backup port for break glass to get back into the network if needed.

everything has ipv6 though my ISP does not provide it. I have to tunnel it in from my VMs.

@mckinley@twtxt.net for me:

• a wall mount 6U rack which has:
  
  • 1U patch panel
    
  • 1U switch
    
  • 2U UPS
    
  • 1U server, intel atom 4G ram, debian (used to be main. now just has prometheus)
    
• a mini ryzon 16 core 64G ram, fedora (new main)
  
  • multiple docker services hosted.
    
• synology nas with 4 2TB drives
  
• turris omnia WRT router -> fiber uplink
  

network is a mix of wireguard, zerotier.

• wireguard to my external vms hosted in various global regions.
  
  • this allows me ingress since my ISP has me behind CG-NAT
    
• zerotier is more for devices for transparent vpn into my network
  

i use ssh and remote desktop to get in and about. typically via zerotier vpn. I have one of my VMs with ssh on a backup port for break glass to get back into the network if needed.

everything has ipv6 though my ISP does not provide it. I have to tunnel it in from my VMs.

Compare Loans Easily on iPhone, Mac, iPad, with Numbers App
If you’re shopping for a loan, let’s say for buying a car, you’ll undoubtedly have a few loan options. Comparing loans can be intimidating and daunting, and it’s hard to know which option is right for you, or which loan may make the most sense for your particular situation, especially when the pressure is on … Read More ⌘ Read more

@bender@twtxt.net Yeah, I do not plan on retiring because of this device lol. But I let it solo mine until it breaks, no need for pennies if you can get the jackpot :p haha.
Gonna buy more of them later on as well.
It’s just a hobby for me, something to do, and I always enjoy getting various hardware related things. Especially open source stuff.

Rev Up Your Cloud-Native Journey: Join Docker at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2024 for Innovation, Expert Insight, and Motorsports
We are racing toward the finish line at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, March 19 – 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Join the Docker “pit crew” at Booth #J3 for an incredible racing experience, new product demos, and limited-edition SWAG. Here’s a preview of what to expect. ⌘ Read more

[47°09′04″S, 126°43′19″W] Storm recedes – back to normal work

Four years ago on this day, the government decided to close all schools and universities because of Covid-19. It was hard to get toilet paper or pasta because people started hoarding. Crazy what happened in those four years. ⌘ Read more

Tank farms show stark reality of Australia’s wine industry crisis even if China drops tariffs
Chinese authorities have announced an interim decision that tariffs of 220 per cent on Australian wine are not longer necessary, but the industry doesn’t see a return to the market fixing its crisis. ⌘ Read more

QOTD: What do you host on your home server? How do you host it? Are you using containers? VMs? Did you install any management interface or do you just SSH in? What OS does it run?

Mine runs Arch (btw) and hosts a handful of things using Docker. Adguard Home, http://mckinley2nxomherwpsff5w37zrl6fqetvlfayk2qjnenifxmw5i4wyd.onion/, and some other things. NFS, Flexo, and Wireguard (peer and bounce server in my personal network) are outside Docker. I have a hotkey in my window manager that spawns a terminal on my server using SSH. It makes things very easy and I highly recommend it.

I am thinking about replacing Docker with Podman because the Common Wisdom seems to say it’s better. I don’t really know if it is or isn’t.

Also, how much of your personal infrastructure is on IPv6? I think all the software I use supports both, but I’ve mostly been using IPv4 because it’s easier to remember the addresses. I’ve been working for the last couple days on making it IPv6-only.

@bender@twtxt.net I don’t mind the character limit. If I hit it and I still have more to say, it’s a good reminder that I should probably write a note instead. I like to POSSE anything that might have value outside of the current conversation.

Linux Foundation says when they used to attack Microsoft… they were actually trying to kill Sun.
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What should I do with my new domain?
I recently complained about domain registrars. But I also recently registered a new domain: j7s.me. A numeronym of my first name. And the .me TLD to show that I am a person. (And it is a short domain that was available.) ⌘ Read more

JMP: Newsletter: eSIM Adapter (and Google Play Fun)
Hi everyone!

Welcome to the latest edition of your pseudo-monthly JMP update!

In case it’s been a while since you checked out JMP, here’s a refresher: JMP lets you send and receive text and picture messages (and calls) through a real phone number right from your computer, tablet, phone, or anything else that has a Jabber client.  Among other things, JMP has these features: Your phone number on every device; Multiple phone numbers, one app; Free as i … ⌘ Read more

Fruit, veg growers say biggest customer ‘is the rubbish bin’, as millions of tonnes of food is wasted
Fresh produce growers scramble to meet “forecast” supply deals with supermarkets, but every year millions of dollars of surplus food goes to waste. So what’s going on? ⌘ Read more

I received my blood results last week and have since been taking high dose vitamin D pills (also B12 and folic acid once a week) to improve my extremely low levels (~9 ng/ml). ⌘ Read more

6 Helpful Mac Keyboard Shortcut Tips
If you are a Mac user, you might be interested in some specific keyboard shortcuts tricks that can make your MacOS computing experience more efficient and maybe even be more productive too. Here are six useful Mac keyboard shortcut tips that will improve most people’s MacOS experience, usage, and workflow. 1: Use Spotlight Keystrokes to … Read More ⌘ Read more

Beijing on cusp of removing crippling tariffs from Aussie wine
Beijing appears to be just weeks away from removing tariffs that have crippled Australia’s wine industry since 2020, with an interim decision by China’s authorities reporting that the duties are no longer necessary. ⌘ Read more

STM32MP2 MPU Series Enhances Performance with 64-bit Architecture and 1.35 TOPS NPU
Last week, STMicroelectronics unveiled the STM32MP2 series, its second-generation line of 64-bit industrial microprocessors. Designed for intelligent edge computing, this new series is tailored for a broad range of applications, including smart factories, healthcare, buildings, and infrastructure. These are ST’s first MPUs to contain a 64-bit central processing unit (CPU). In c … ⌘ Read more

Fruit collector’s favourite time of year arrives as obscure figs come into season
A South Australian farmer wants to see more of the thousands of fig varieties become more widely available to consumers. ⌘ Read more

@mckinley@twtxt.net yeah, solo mining for sure.
Going to buy more of them later on as well.

Got my #bitaxe #bitcoin asic #miner today, very cool miner. Super easy to set up.

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Just hacked together this small webfinger endpoint to be used as a companion with timeline: .well-known/webfinger/index.php at main · sorenpeter/timeline

2 Easy Ways to Compress Images on Mac
Compressing images can be a necessary task for many Mac users, whether they’re getting ready to post an image to the web, share a photo through email or messages, or they’re simply trying to compress and reduce the file size of an image for any other purpose. There are several ways to compress images on … Read More ⌘ Read more