Andrew "P.B." Graves

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2026-04-23 12:01:02 GMT

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+1 for stdlib

2026-04-17 11:49:11 GMT

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I mean no matter what you do, people will still find something to complain/point out. You do you, trying to be something else doesn't really work out like we've found out 😂

2026-04-16 13:31:29 GMT

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I see your German isn't "the yellow of the egg" 😂
Yeah, but you're one of the few people that reads my blog, so maybe I could write about some language fallacies in German 🤔

2026-04-16 12:53:36 GMT

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Interesting, is Spanish your mother tongue in this case? I owe you another blog post I guess 😂

2026-04-16 09:07:33 GMT

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I can do both, but I definitely prefer docker compose - saves me a lot of headaches 😁

2026-04-16 08:38:53 GMT

Something that has annoyed me for decades as a native German speaker is how some German speakers write "Hi" completely wrong:
Instead of "Hi" they'd write "Hy" and I don't get it. Does this happen in other non-English speaking countries as well?
👀
#language #Languages #Denglish

2026-04-16 08:33:07 GMT

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Damn, something like this within #neovim would be hella based.
Cool stuff!

2026-04-15 15:03:47 GMT

First time using CSS Grid Layout and I just think I will still continue to use Flexbox 99% of the time 😂
#css #webdev #webdesign

2026-04-10 08:24:05 GMT

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In case you're looking for a TUI file manager, but not necessarily a clone of midnight commander: #Yazi is a great option :)

2026-03-25 14:56:41 GMT

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Can relate with the struggle - matcha tea/sencha green tea works well for me, coffee only makes me more tired after an hour.

2026-03-19 18:31:05 GMT

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Nein, für den "typischen" Österreicher sind alle aus Deutschen Piefke, auch wenn sie aus dem Süden von Deutschland sind 😅

2026-02-21 16:59:22 GMT

When it comes to #videoediting on #Linux most people talk about either #kdenlive or #davinciresolve - barely anyone seems to mention #Shotcut which is interesting to me.
I've been using Shotcut for basically 10 years now for mostly light editing, even before switching to Linux. It's cross-platform and #FOSS, available for Windows, MacOS and Linux. Maybe Kdenlive is that much more advanced than Shotcut - I wouldn't know since I only do simple video editing.
Any thoughts?

2026-01-21 23:29:40 GMT

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OK to me it's kinda suprising that a lot of people pay for YouTube Premium. I've been living the ad-free life (TM) for a couple of years now. I run OpenWRT (Linux based firmware) on my router where I've enabled network-wide adblocking.
So no YouTube ads on any devices :)
I've never been sucked into the Apple ecosystem, so I don't even know what Apple One is :D
Good for you that were able to get rid of a lot of the subs!

2026-01-09 09:34:40 GMT

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Thanks to the both of you, yeah I do remember this picture... 🤢

2026-01-08 23:54:41 GMT

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What did Vercel do again? Sorry, not in the loop of what tech companies are doing these days, but I guess they've supported the orange in one way or the other 🤔

2026-01-07 12:11:55 GMT

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Proportional as default to accustom non-technical users and the technical users are adapt enough to look for the font settings 😁
I did vote for monospace as default though 😅

2026-01-06 12:56:05 GMT

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Hard as a rock would've been an ACDC reference, since you're in Down Under after all 😁

2026-01-06 12:52:15 GMT

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Been selfhosting quite a bit the last few years - email is definitely something I don't want to selfhost 😅 A couple of people I know have told me horror stories about it 😱

2026-01-06 01:05:18 GMT

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Like I've already said before: Cool stuff! What did you use for recording and video chatting? Did you just use the footage you've recorded via screenrecording or did the others send you theirs? Have a nice day, Jason!

2026-01-06 00:50:31 GMT

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Nooooo waaaaaayyyy 😂 Taking the shotgun to shoot themselves in the foot this time 😅😂

2026-01-05 00:12:33 GMT

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Really cool stuff Jason! Is this round number 2? I remember how all of you were so stoked about the Steam Deck in an older video 😁

2026-01-04 20:42:57 GMT

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I agree, Manjaro has been a pain for quite a while, so I haven't used it myself for years now. Manjaro used to be more polished, nowadays Manjaro has no real advantage over just using archinstall.
I think there was a dedicated site called "ManjarNO", all I found is this repo: https://github.com/arindas/manjarno

2026-01-04 13:28:03 GMT

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LOL! Actually she did the install and I helped her out, it was her first time installing Arch 😂

2026-01-04 13:01:11 GMT

After #Manjaro being a bit of a mess the last few months regarding updates and #KDE just being buggy on a rolling release distro, it was time to move my GF's laptop to #ArchLinux with a new desktop environment.
At first #XFCE looked fine as DE, but then the scaling caused some blurry fonts.
So we've tried out the new #Cosmic desktop by #System76 - and it's great so far!
Really impressed by the progress so far. Sure, some rough edges here and there, but good enough for daily usage!

2026-01-04 10:19:15 GMT

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Kaplay sounds really interesting indeed, I've also used phaser for a bit. So I guess I have to check it out! Thanks for the insight 👍

2026-01-04 01:19:41 GMT

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What's your opinion on other TS/JS game libraries? I'm hearing about kaplay the first time now 🤔

2026-01-03 09:36:37 GMT

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Love to see surprise collabs of people that I follow! What about a podcast with Wolfgang "notthebee" at some point 😁

2026-01-03 09:33:44 GMT

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Based

2026-01-02 13:08:59 GMT

Something to be REALLY grateful for:
I've just realized that I've been on #Linux (Linux Mint, Manjaro and Arch) for 10 solid years. Crazy how everything kept getting better and better, especially when it comes to gaming on Linux!
Really grateful what #valve and the #FOSS community as a whole has been doing for the last decade!
#gamingonlinux #linuxmint #manjaro #arch #archlinux

2026-01-02 12:46:59 GMT

It's good to see that quite a lot of Youtubers are covering their switch to Linux, coming from Windows.
This video is pretty realistic about expectations and the experience. Very pragmatic with what works and what doesn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOYA-yOt1yA
#Linux #LinuxMint

2026-01-01 22:51:10 GMT

I do wish that DMs on Mastodon would be easier to read.
It's mainly a UI issue really - it shouldn't be displayed as a thread, but more like a messenger chat really!

2026-01-01 22:33:19 GMT

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Cheers!

2026-01-01 22:22:37 GMT

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Hi Venn, how did you change the theme/colors of the Steam UI? Looks refreshing compared to the "good ol'e" default theme :)

2026-01-01 13:01:11 GMT

Happy 2026 everyone!
Yada yada new year's resolutions yada yada...
Anyways, which movie or show has a female (?) character / villain (?) say something like "What am I supposed to do with all this pain?" in a very dramatic scene?
I can't for the life of me figure it out and it's been haunting me since last year 🤔🤔🤔
#fedihelp #movies #hivemind

2026-01-01 00:53:04 GMT

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Norwegian black metalheads would approve 😅 Hopefully nobody got hurt...

2025-12-31 16:52:30 GMT

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Sadly I'm already busy that weekend, but hopefully I can attend FOSDEM 2027 :)
What is your presentation about?

2025-12-31 02:45:46 GMT

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You just can't fix bad taste, so let them have it 😂

2025-12-31 02:42:40 GMT

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Sorry to hear that :(
May Rory rest in peace.

2025-12-29 19:20:12 GMT

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So on Android I can't pause the videos anymore it seems. Anyone else experiencing this? Also where's the mute button? Mmh 🤔

2025-12-28 16:00:15 GMT

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Thanks for the reminder, I've just updated my Nginx Proxy Manager docker container to the latest version 😁
What were the issues with proxy manager that made you switch?

2025-12-28 09:39:01 GMT

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Yeah, it's definitely worth checking out!

2025-12-28 09:33:57 GMT

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Oh yeah, I use Obtainium as well, but usually only for edge cases where I want the latest version of an app more quickly 👍

2025-12-27 22:58:22 GMT

Watching the 90s TV show #Daria for the second time and it's just great.
Utterly nihilistic and cynical social commentary with a grunge-esque soundtrack.
Too bad I couldn't watch a lot of the episodes back then on MTV, they barely aired the show on German MTV if I remember correctly.
#NowWatching

2025-12-27 22:03:10 GMT

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You can install apps via sandboxed Google Playstore, according to the official usage guide: https://grapheneos.org/usage
I usually go for Aurora Store since I've been using that on other custom ROM builds.
So F-Droid + Aurora Store has me covered.
If you get a Pixel, just get a used one. You save a bunch of money and don't directly finance Google ;)

2025-12-27 21:55:29 GMT

Slowly migrating to my new phone (Pixel 9 Pro XL, refurbished, almost brand-new).
The install process of #GrapheneOS was smooth and easy as always. What a great project.
No Google spyware and bloat, just the stuff that I want and need!
#FOSS #Android

2025-12-27 11:34:44 GMT

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That's super funny, I wish I could share a similar dream, but usually I just wake up and poof my latest dream has been erased from my memory 😢

2025-12-26 22:22:00 GMT

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Well your solution is hands-down cooler... until you accidentally drop it into the tea 😁

2025-12-26 20:55:58 GMT

Pink Floyd's "Wish you were here" finally got a music video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K6qj09OHvjw#
#pinkfloyd

2025-12-26 03:51:06 GMT

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OK, I was just making sure that I don't come across as arrogant etc. 😅
Thanks for sharing your experience(s)!
Because even if I'm well-versed with a topic, there's always something to learn, so I really like seeing threads like this.
So good luck with your self-hosting journey :)

2025-12-26 03:36:26 GMT

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Usually I would agree with your approach, but OP has one big compose file for several unrelated services. It's probably not good to update all of them at once :D
Also I'd recommend to have fixed versions numbers instead of latest... saves some headaches :)

2025-12-26 03:33:36 GMT

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Seems like you're missing context, I think you should read the rest of the thread.

2025-12-26 03:33:13 GMT

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Yeah, just to be clear, I'm not trying to be condescending at all. Everyone has to start somewhere.
In this case I'd recommend to just to remove the forgejo container and setup a separate directory and compose file for it since you've just set itup. It's more difficult to change stuff later when it's more involved.

2025-12-26 03:25:00 GMT

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Oh wow, that's just... something else 😂
I'm just wondering how you keep your containers up to date in an easy manner? You'd have to provide the container ID etc. everytime, whch is super cumbersome with your approach.
Maybe this will motivate you a bit to split everything up, this is my workflow:
1. cd service-xyz e.g. #vikunja
2. edit version or if latest tag is used, skip
3. docker compose pull
4. docker compose up -d
5. Enjoy :)
#docker

2025-12-26 03:07:17 GMT

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Uhm, huge docker file? Sounds like you're not using docker compose files yet 😅
As an avid docker compose enjoyer, you should definitely try it out :)
Each service like you've mentioned is just a directory with its own docker-compose.yaml file, managed as a git repository :)
Good luck!

2025-12-26 02:56:52 GMT

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Oooh that does indeed look interesting. I'm wondering if they'll add it to the mobile versions of Firefox.
I'm also wondering if this is just an attempt to distract us from the AI bullshit they're adding to Firefox 😂
(Sorry for the swearing, I hope no AI crawler/bot/scraper was hurt scraping this post)

2025-12-25 22:58:46 GMT

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Just because your peers are on Tiktok, you don't have to be on there as well. You might as well scroll on Loops (= Fediverse equivalent) in case you haven't tried it out yet.

2025-12-25 22:53:33 GMT

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Even though I'm not a Debian user myself, I appreciate your efforts! Sounds quite frustrating, but you stuck to it!

2025-12-24 02:45:45 GMT

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The Wikipedia page is already pretty detailed, but worth checking out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWrt
And of course the official OpenWrt site:
https://openwrt.org/start
Depending on the device you have, it's pretty easy to setup :) Don't know about Huawei routers though 🤔

2025-12-23 11:10:33 GMT

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GET TO DA CHOPPA

2025-12-23 09:11:46 GMT

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Just imagine running open-source firmware/software on your router, powered by Linux and having network-wide adblock, wireguard etc.
So "a bit" more than just pi-hole 😎

2025-12-23 09:00:52 GMT

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Definitely Henry Rollins for me, what an absolute legend. I could listen to him for hours (music, but also his stories obviously).

2025-12-23 08:53:47 GMT

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Oh boy, wait until Amadeus finds out that you can run OpenWRT on your router(s) and have all kinds of features like network-wide adblocking etc. 😁

2025-12-22 21:59:55 GMT

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Just in case someone missed it:
"docker compose down" stops and removes the containers.
"docker compose stop" stops containers.

2025-12-22 10:37:11 GMT

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That's a big bubble to burst 😅

2025-12-22 01:51:30 GMT

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The site looks great (at least on mobile). Did you do the styling/theming yourself? If so, great job!

2025-12-21 21:16:08 GMT

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Never ever heard of that word. The spelling would be "Arschbeißer" as a noun.
"Ich habe mir damit selber in den Arsch gebissen" - That's probably what you meant, as a phrase :) The translation is literally "I bit myself in the ass with that" 😂

2025-12-21 11:50:31 GMT

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Yeah, but that's what's messed up with the education system in general, no?
Most school subjects can be "brute-forced" into your memory, instead of actually understanding the topic.
A good example would be languages vs. maths.

2025-12-21 08:25:28 GMT

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Yes, language is weird, but really, really interesting. Especially if you speak multiple languages and know multiple dialects.
In German we have so many words that describe a concept pretty much literally, the best example would be "Schadenfreude" which doesn't even have an English counterpart 😅

2025-12-20 23:41:35 GMT

That moment when you meet a random person who randomly starts talking about Linux at some point and you just casually drop the usual "I use arch btw" line 😂
#archlinux #iusearch #iusearchbtw #meme #linux

2025-12-19 17:18:30 GMT

As a longtime #ArchLinux user I've never had a "Anime Waifu" wallpaper. Am I even doing this right?
#meme #iusearchbtw

2025-12-19 09:08:00 GMT

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Well, good for you that you were able to solve it!

2025-12-18 20:48:37 GMT

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Yeah, it's just crazy that most people are so accustomed/used to being spied on at this point. Linux makes your personal computer personal again! 😎👍

2025-12-18 16:48:11 GMT

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Låter toppen! Jag klarar mig dock utan mandlarna 😂

2025-12-18 15:46:15 GMT

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är det bra, min vän? jag gillar vin 😁

2025-12-18 13:09:47 GMT

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Hell yeah! Linux Mint has a special place in my heart because it was the first distro that really felt like home to me. 🙏
I'd also go for the Debian based version these days since Canonical has been up to too many shenanigans 😅

2025-12-18 10:56:33 GMT

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Yeah I was about to say - soma.fm has some great stuff! 😁 😁

2025-12-18 10:55:01 GMT

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Ooooh thanks for sharing, this will come in handy! I also used to listen to random internet radio stations, but stopped for whatever reason 🤔

2025-12-18 10:52:21 GMT

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Oh, wow. Do you think it's a gdm bug? Never had an issue like this, but I've also never used gdm/Gnome because I want to stay sane in this crazy world 😂

2025-12-18 10:46:38 GMT

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fish has some really cool features :)

2025-12-18 10:46:16 GMT

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That's really cool! Cosmic is a pretty exciting new addition to Linux desktop 😁

2025-12-18 10:18:49 GMT

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Niri is a really unique project, we need more of those 😁

2025-12-18 10:15:57 GMT

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#WipWednesday is a pretty interesting tag to follow!

2025-12-18 10:14:32 GMT

Eh, it's Thursday and it's pretty rainy and cold out here.
So to lift my mood I'd be interested in what you've been enjoying and loving about #Linux and #FOSS in general lately 😁
Recently I've really been enjoying playing multiplayer games on Linux with friends, thanks to #Proton - of course I'm also grateful that the #SteamDeck exists.
Linux just got better and better over the years!
#wholesome #fossvibesonly

2025-12-18 08:16:45 GMT

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Even though I've only learned a little bit of Swedish over the years, it's interesting when I can understand bits and pieces of Danish and Norwegian 😁
Anyways, sorry that you apparently have to use Onedrive, I was lucky enough to never deal with it 🤔

2025-12-18 07:47:26 GMT

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OK interesting, why Vivaldi though? Some parts of it are even closed source 🤔
I do use Brave once in a while, but when it comes to playing videos Brave would stutter while my Firefox forks don't. 🤔

2025-12-18 07:41:40 GMT

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Yeah exactly, I knew what you meant right from the start. If you read through the thread again it was just a series of very poor/ambiguous wording by kolya.
That was also kinda interesting to witness 😅

2025-12-17 18:29:18 GMT

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What the actual fuck are those managers smoking. Good that I've been basically using FORKS of Firefox for a while now 😅

2025-12-17 18:27:03 GMT

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I think what kolya means are like before and after pictures in the context of "undecorated room" and "decorated room", but demonstrated with a slider like yours 🤔

2025-12-15 08:23:13 GMT

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*Screeching Gina sounds* 😂

2025-12-14 11:15:39 GMT

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Great video! Maybe add to the title something like Part 1 Instruments, otherwise it's not clear what the actual content is about.

2025-12-12 18:16:20 GMT

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nmtui is also a great option to do this :)

2025-12-12 09:51:53 GMT

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Dayum gurl, you're winning at life right now 😁😁

2025-12-10 22:47:14 GMT

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Funny to see the author of a book I read (Automate the boring stuff with Python) in this very corner of the Fediverse! 😁 Have a nice day and I really liked your book!

2025-12-10 22:27:00 GMT

As a software developer this video has cured my impostor syndrome 😅
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3_95BZYIVs
#SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #impostorsyndrome #GitHub

2025-12-08 07:01:39 GMT

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Since you've talked about habits quite a bit before: I'd never keep ANY kind of beverage that close to my devices, especially laptops 😅
You gotta practice #saferlinux 😁😂

2025-12-05 22:38:44 GMT

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There is always something to learn from Rodney, it's crazy. He speaks with so much intent, depth and passion about skateboarding, truly inspiring.

2025-12-05 19:03:05 GMT

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Tomato 😂

2025-12-05 18:57:51 GMT

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Of course having fun is the most important when playing drums! I was just kidding about the cowbell, it's just a meme at this point 😁

2025-12-05 15:45:24 GMT

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Maybe! Something like this or something, I don't know, I'm not Shakespeare!
Get your mind blown:
https://loops.video/v/bPJVSxT7-s

2025-12-05 15:34:15 GMT

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It's also pronounced "data" and not "data" 😂