R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:🧉

Involuntary time-traveler, recipient of offensive grace. Quasi-technical Linux and FOSS enthusiast. Armchair privacy advocate

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My #interests:

#StarWars
#StarTrek
#Linux
#UNIX
#BSD
#OpenBSD
#Bible
#Christianity
#Jesus
#AmateurRadio
#Bash
#Dallas
#Writing
#Poetry
#Space
#KSP
#Tea
#FountainPens
#Journaling
#TabletopRPG
#RetroComputing
#ClassicMac
#uxn

#fedi22

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Last Notes

2024-09-15 04:30:37

#sway / #swaywm folks...
I think for some reason my tray icons aren't showing up. I can see that nm-applet is running, but there's no icon for it. And the current #Debian stable no longer has "stalonetray" for me to run a standalone system tray for testing.
I've looked at the sway manpages, and there's only a mention of the tray in say-bar(5). I added
tray_output *
to the
bar {
section of the config, but that didn't make it show up, either.
Any ideas?
#AskFedi

2024-08-28 17:04:10

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@npub1mn4…k0pj
Is that still a thing? Wasn't it the successor of PC-BSD or something?

2024-08-11 15:40:53

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@npub19st…u9g9
Those could be my favorite three words now.
Anytime a techbro says something, just respond with, "shut your malware hole!" 😆

2024-08-10 04:06:44

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@npub1m0z…lfl7
Today was actually really mild (< 90 °F) in Dallas. We've had some real scorcher days lately.

2024-08-10 00:02:18

Just tried #Tereré (iced #YerbaMate) for the first time (because I wasn't about to drink something hot after being outside).
Very refreshing!

2024-08-08 19:26:02

I'm using #rofi with #KDE #Plasma, and I've got no shame. XD
I love the Application Launcher and KRunner, but it's nice to have something that
1) Is ONLY for applications (i.e., `/usr/share/applications/*.desktop`)
2) Doesn't select a random item on the list instead of launching the very top item
3) Is configurable and (*gasp*) THEMEable.
4) Doesn't have a list that dances around randomly as more items are found
5) Is always very fast (not searching through a huge database for every query)

2024-08-07 01:22:02

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@npub1sua…szrk
I mean, if it was DDG or mojeek, I wouldn't have a problem.
But GOOGLE? Ewww. Gross.

2024-08-05 00:28:59

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@npub1jzj…d606
Ew, no. You don't make the parmesan from the chicken when you make a chicken parm. Same goes for the Brontosaurus.

2024-08-04 02:58:15

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@npub1c5u…sr87
"They gazed into the abyss, and the abyss said..."
"[Chewing noises] Ehm... what's up, doc?"

2024-08-03 23:00:52

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@npub1qtn…wqhg
It's very useful for things like picking an item out of a large list. I even have an fzf mode for my emoji picker, but I mostly use rofi (X11) or fuzzel (Wayland)

2024-08-03 22:47:01

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@npub1qtn…wqhg
Oh, that's funny. I've been using fzf in scripts for a couple years as a kind of menu/filter system, but I had no idea it searched files by default 🤦🏻‍♂️😄

2024-08-03 22:08:11

When you forget where you're keeping your pdfs, so...
IFS=$'\n'
for d in $(find ~/Documents/ -type d); do printf "%5d\t%s\n" "$(ls -l $d |grep -ci "^-.*\.pdf$")" $d; do
ne |grep -vE "^[[:space:]]+0[[:space:]]" |sort -n
🤦‍♂️

2024-08-03 21:37:38

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@npub1qmy…uj5c
Ha, my phone tries to flag emojis as typos. XD

2024-08-03 02:45:00

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@npub1e2p…aqmc
I think this was what I was thinking of: https://github.com/Prayag2/konsave
(and the other thing I was thinking of is called kup-daemon)

2024-07-31 01:48:21

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@npub1fe5…fxl4
🙇‍♂️

2024-07-30 21:03:40

And Spandau Ballet - "True" just came on randomly on my 80s mix on my phone, so now I'm feeling suuuuuper mellow in the middle of paying bills online and arguing with a vendor over SMS.
Music is freaking weird, man. XD

2024-07-29 22:54:17

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@npub10zm…zrpx
Some kind of special config to make it print like that?

2024-07-29 22:31:05

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@npub10zm…zrpx
Which fetch is that?

2024-07-28 03:58:52

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@npub1qm9…uzq9
I'm willing to try it, but it seems kinda complex, and better suited to simpler designs.

2024-07-28 03:40:51

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@npub1zlg…0h4y
"there be dragons"
This is the best phrase I've heard all day!!!

2024-07-28 02:03:20

Is anyone out there currently learning #FreeCAD for #3DPrinting?
Any tips to offer? Which version to use? (Debian 0.20.2, AppImage 0.21.2, daily releases? ONDSEL??)
Which tutorial to follow? Web? Video? BOOK? :D
My first project is going to be a domino set for low vision (large arabic numerals vs. colored dots)

2024-07-26 05:18:04

#NewPipe is fixed now, but I'm still trying to use #PeerTube more and #YouTube less.
I invite you to do the samen

2024-07-11 22:07:35

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@npub10m0…3we5
You're playing a regular bluray disk, like a movie? Or just some video file on a ripped bluray?

2024-07-11 18:59:49

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@npub1q37…k2ta
Honestly, I've never downloaded a flatpak directly. I just use the command line `flatpak` utility.

2024-07-10 18:50:58

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@npub1wx0…ce0l
I'm not missing quote relies, tbh, but the rest? 1000000%.
I might move to a #GlitchSoc instance. I mean, that doesn't fix the narrow columns, but I don't use the advanced UI anymore.

2024-07-10 18:31:56

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@npub1wx0…ce0l
As a server, or as a UI?

2024-07-10 16:21:00

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@npub19lw…3rpd
I get that, but why can't a reply be longer, then?
A reply isn't a blog, it's a reply. At least make it 1000 or 2000 to get a complete thought across.
500 is barely a single paragraph.

2024-07-10 08:49:55

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@npub1m0z…lfl7
I have no way to watch it at this point. XD
Fortunately, my purchases were very few, other than post-DRM music.

2024-07-10 07:10:55

Me: * "Borrows" a DeLorean
Me: * Jumps back to 2012
Me: "Did you just 'BUY' a movie on iTunes?"
Other me: "Yeah?"
* SLAP! *

2024-07-09 16:11:47

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@npub16r5…g95h
That's not a bad size for a toot, but also not a bad size for a blog post!

2024-07-09 09:01:05

Writing in my journal just now, and my internal/mental #500Character alarm just went off.
Guys, this is just stupid. Make it 5000 characters already.
#Mastodon #500CharactersIsNotEnough

2024-07-09 08:09:15

Ok, it's 1 am and my eyes are suuuuper tired.
Goodnight y'all!

2024-07-09 07:35:56

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@npub10c6…x2jy
lol, at least it's written in C/C++/Shell.
I really wish there was a good #Signal TUI.

2024-07-09 06:49:53

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@npub10qk…v462
* does a DDG for "zed"
* sees a mention of Sh*tHub Copilot
* KILL IT WITH FIRE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!!!!!

2024-07-09 06:44:30

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@npub1yfx…la9m
It's iamb. It's honestly a great matrix TUI, as long as you don't look at the smoke stacks required to compile it, and the RAM needed to run it. XD
It's written in rust.

2024-07-09 04:23:43

It's 2024.
You go to compile a CLI chat utility.
It sucks down 600 dependencies, eats gigabytes of RAM while compiling, and pegs your CPUs.
Done compiling; you run it, it's perfect, does everything you need.
Memory footprint: 86 MiB.
This is fine?!?!?!?!????
*scratches head*

2024-07-09 04:05:35

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@npub18ts…4xrx
Shhh! Don't tell the Atomic Energy Commission!

2024-07-08 04:54:54

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@npub1c5u…sr87
There used to be more variety before Leopard standardized all of the window decorations, IIRC.

2024-07-06 06:29:42

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@npub1ttl…kcyh
Isn't this kinda the opposite of the NIH syndrome, though?
Gigantic ball of wax dependencies from heck.

2024-07-06 04:01:51

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@npub1g96…27cy
I have NO IDEA how they got it to that number.
If there's a rust library called "IsEven," I'm going to scream.
NodeJS is supposed to be a cautionary tale, not inspiration! XD

2024-07-05 23:23:45

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@npub1jlg…9vgv
You're right! tmux is pretty sweet.
Definitely skills that will be put to good use later.

2024-07-05 21:54:02

LOL just learned that Konsole and Yakuake have a built-in split view feature.
And here I've been learning and configuring tmux for nothing. XD

2024-07-05 18:11:26

Watching #MythBusters (A #US tv show) be like,
"And did you measure that scientifically?"
"Absolutely! We clocked it going 1704 hotdogs per yolo."
#Imperial #SI

2024-07-05 15:56:24

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@npub1umr…p4le
Well, if someone is talking, then I find out what they want. But if there's a long pause, or a beep, or (egad) hold music, I'm out.

2024-07-05 15:55:04

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@npub1v3e…cn0k
I didn't realize that kernel panics couldn't be displayed when using drm.
Then again, other than my raspberry pi, I can't remember the last time I've seen a kernel panic.

2024-07-04 19:21:02

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@npub1sua…szrk
Do they actually ship it with the GBA-SP branding or did you add that?
I wanna meet the guys ballsy enough to flip Nintendo the bird.

2024-07-04 19:17:06

Testing actual battery life on this #Thinkpad X260 with the original/used internal battery and a new/knockoff full-sized (48Wh, iirc???) external battery.
Current battery status:
Battery 0: Discharging, 18%, 00:43:12 remaining
Battery 1: Not charging, 5%
10:22 actual time elapsed. :D

2024-07-04 02:01:33

I'm really happy I wrote my "menu dispatcher" script (to automatically call programs like dmenu/rofi/bemenu/tofi).
It makes writing other scripts much easier.
https://codeberg.org/rldane/scripts/src/branch/main/mdis

2024-07-03 02:59:02

Seriously, if I wanted to live in a county ruled by twisted religious lunacy, I could have just stayed in Iran.

2024-07-02 18:44:49

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@npub1yz2…q0tm
Do they have an ARM build? That would be neat. :)

2024-07-02 11:29:01

After using my X260 for a while and being back on the #PinebookPro as my quasi-daily-driver, I have to say just how amazing the screen on this thing is.
14", crisp, 1080p, Active Matrix and/or IPS. VERY nice screen. I've been so spoiled the past three years because of this screen. The X260's screen is probably 12", murky STN, 1366x768 (the resolution isn't that big a deal, though).
The keyboard is also very crisp and enjoyable to type on, although the trackpad is poor.

2024-07-01 16:57:37

The #Fediverse...
Its kinda like Mos Eisley... But the precise opposite.
"The Fediverse: you will never find a more delightful hive of kindness and nerdery."
cc: @npub1mrj…z9ft

2024-07-01 04:26:39

How to create an #ArchLinux #Distrobox, because it's not nearly as straightforward as #Fedora (the default):
distrobox create -i docker.io/library/archlinux -n ArchLinux
("ArchLinux" is what I'm calling my container. You can call it anything you like)

2024-07-01 03:46:58

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@npub1jqx…h8px
I've wanted to check it out, but I think nowadays I'm kinda married to fediverse protocols I can navigate on the command line -- I still *like* a good web interface like Mastodon's or Phanpy's, but being able to hammer out a toot on the command line is... just how I like to roll. ;)

2024-07-01 02:13:31

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@npub1jqx…h8px
I think I probably use @npub1yfa…0mc4 the most 🤣

2024-07-01 02:04:04

#TIL I learned that #Termux (#Android terminal/shell) has its own #sshd, and it's freaking perfrect.

2024-07-01 02:00:04

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@npub16gq…yyex
Maybe here?
https://daemonforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=17

2024-07-01 01:58:56

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@npub16gq…yyex
Your blog, or a relevant and freely-accessible forum (please no reddit, and it's best to avoid sites that don't work without JS).

2024-06-30 22:54:11

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@npub1c5u…sr87
It's so crazy! Mine was in the middle of sleep, like an auditory dream. So wild.
Of course I searched the lyrics online everywhere... nothing. Just popped into existence.

2024-06-30 07:31:13

Ok, this is weird.
I've noticed my #Thinkpad X260 will randomly lose power, and at first, I thought it was just the battery over-representing its capacity/charge.
But then I recalled that this machine has TWO batteries, and that one of them is always on standby at 80%.
So, I plugged in the laptop and turned it on, and it wouldn't stay on! Even when plugged in!
Waited a while for it to charge up, powered it on, messed about in some BIOS settings, and *poof*, it turns off again!
...

2024-06-30 06:14:22

Now pushing more atomic git commits.
If the NEA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Energy_Agency) knocks on my door, it's your fault!

2024-06-30 00:57:40

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@npub1mnp…k9zl
Glad your furbaby is giving you joy. :)

2024-06-29 23:29:09

#clew.se is getting attacked by what appears to be a DDOS or scrapers again. :(
Think happy thoughts.

2024-06-29 22:25:00

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@npub1yr7…vfcw
I'm more of a batman, but go on. ;)

2024-06-29 22:20:19

I got this anker usb-C hub to plug my USB A hub and HDMI monitor into, but it randomly disconnects and it's driving me bonkers.
I even tried messing with powertop to turn off all power saving optimizations for all USB devices, but that didn't help.

2024-06-29 19:24:44

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@npub14s7…0wla
See, this is why I never bothered using macbooks for Linux. I just could never get used to the arrangement and/or relative sizes of those keys.
Otherwise a Linux Macbook would be a really cool machine.

2024-06-29 19:23:33

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@npub10ny…49kn
Depending on the age of your thinkpad, there's probably a BIOS option to swap Fn and Ctrl. You just can't swap them physically, which is a bummer.

2024-06-29 18:14:22

Gotta say, going back and forth between #Thinkpads:
[Fn][Ctrl][Super][Alt]
and other laptops:
[Ctrl][Fn][Super][Alt]
Is a little crazy. XD

2024-06-29 16:15:42

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@npub1qr5…20ax
Oh, the little description is almost always "some minor updates and a couple new scripts." XD

2024-06-29 05:58:36

I've got so many updates to commit to my git repo, it scares me a little.
I mean, making the commit is easy, but writing a meaningful commit message when there's been so many little changes. Yowsa.

2024-06-28 20:56:42

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@npub1603…qstt
Huh! I guess I haven't encountered that either because I'm syncing with DAVx, or because I'm using MicroG

2024-06-28 18:39:02

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@npub1m0z…lfl7
Man, don't challenge me to make a custom 3d-printed stand to hold my laptop screen at the right height next to my monitor!!!

2024-06-28 15:05:57

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@npub10qk…v462
I have yet to find a compelling reason to leave #bash.
As it is, bash only has a couple features that a good #ksh implementation doesn't have.

2024-06-28 14:27:01

Finally bit the bullet and bought a USB-C laptop dock.
That, along with a USB-A extension and a 3d-printed vertical laptop stand/holder?
Perfection.

2024-06-28 01:10:56

For your n?vim config:
"------------------------------------------------------------
"Toggle set spell: (control-shift-p)
nmap <C-S-p> :set spell!<CR>
imap <c-s> <Esc>:set spell!<CR>a
"------------------------------------------------------------
You're welcome ;)
(Sometimes you want :set spell to be on, but not to stay on. Sometimes you just want a quick check, but then leave it off. That's the general idea =)

2024-06-28 00:05:06

No, I did **NOT** just spend the past FIVE MINUTES troubleshooting why my clipboard script kept saying "set -x," even though I had removed the "set -x."
...only to find out after several minutes of consternation that it was doing EXACTLY what I wrote it to do -- print the contents of the clipboard -- which happened to be S E T SPACE HYPHEN X. 🤣

2024-06-27 19:04:17

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@npub1x8v…5kta
💗
Try making a date with your local library.
Bring a bag with paper, writing implements and your favorite books. Leave the phone in your car.

2024-06-27 19:02:19

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@npub19lw…3rpd
I know.
Not sure what kind of brain fever I had at the time I wrote that. 🤣

2024-06-27 19:01:42

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@npub19lw…3rpd
Huh, ok. I guess I was looking at the modification time of some of the files instead.

2024-06-27 06:36:26

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@npub19a8…5c3e
Maybe I'm crazy, but I changed mine to Control-Space.
I find that a lot easier to use.

2024-06-27 03:42:47

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@npub19a8…5c3e
It *is* pretty spiffy!

2024-06-26 22:51:48

Just installed an Electron app because *surely* it would be more lightweight than having a dedicated #WebKit browser (#suckless #surf) for just that one web app, right?
NOPE.
<282 MiB RAM for Surf
>630 MiB RAM for #Electron
Good gravy. XD

2024-06-26 05:29:24

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@npub1h3v…vvva
I just discovered png23d in the Debian repo. I'm trying that out on it. :)

2024-06-26 04:44:23

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@npub1h3v…vvva
I'd like to learn #OpenSCAD, but it seems a bit daunting.
Just found out that #Ultimaker #Cura handles PNGs natively, so that's golden. ;)

2024-06-25 23:19:29

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@npub1c5u…sr87
I keep forgetting about the seasons being reversed.
That would be so bewildering to me, a life-long northern hemisphere-dweller.

2024-06-25 23:12:21

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@npub1pcu…axps
Now I've seen it all.
#LossyPNG
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/679/308/600/884/489/original/17c9fb14fd2b1b4f.png

2024-06-25 15:55:45

Can I get a bumper sticker that says,
"My crappy 8-year-old $35 Thinkpad is cooler than your $2,000 iToy." ? ;)
#YesImBeingObnoxious #UnixCurmudgeon #SelfCaricature

2024-06-25 13:44:00

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@npub1n76…dl3s
I love how you love serving your community, bruh. <3
Sincerely,
Painfully introverted. XD

2024-06-25 06:18:50

Goodnight, #tooters!

2024-06-25 05:03:49

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@npub1sua…szrk
Ah, did you add that in, or did I seriously just forget how to read??? ;)

2024-06-25 04:24:05

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@npub1sua…szrk
Why not proton?

2024-06-25 02:16:41

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@npub1c5u…sr87
I'm just slightly angry that you *have* to do this on *every* OS these days.
Apparently, devs think you're either 23 years old, or you're functionally blind.

2024-06-24 23:26:53

Day n to n+7: takes #ADHD medicine
"Hmm, I don't think my #ADHDMedicine is doing me any good."
Day n+8: *doesn't* take ADHD medicine
"Holy flying pizza bats of Deneva, I can't brain to save my life today!!!"
#NameThatReference

2024-06-23 15:10:26

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@npub18ze…0n0e
💗💗💗

2024-06-23 05:04:35

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@npub18yh…5uzq
Yeah, I figured :)
Well, cheers however you manage to make it happen. If all you do is dump some markdown files in a subdirectory somewhere, I'm happy. ^__^

2024-06-22 22:05:39

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@npub18yh…5uzq
I love it, but please make sure it works with text-only web browsers or offer a fallback accessibility version please 💗💗💗

2024-06-22 03:32:08

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@npub18ze…0n0e
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2024-06-22 01:04:24

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@npub1n76…dl3s
Wait... Season One? What's Season One? Wasn't Season One 1963? And Series One 2005?
Are they rebooting again? :o

2024-06-21 21:50:19

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@npub1l53…3xx3
But what are computers/devices used for now?
* TV
* Idiot social screaming booth
* Mall

2024-06-21 21:49:01

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@npub1l53…3xx3
Succinct.