The human incarnation of the term chaos engineering. German. Ex-TUDO. Server-toucher. Banking IT. Pro-🏳️🌈. Pro-🏳️⚧️.
Not a fan of computers.
Not a techbro.
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Last Notes npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin LIDL should get into the domain game, they already own .lidl. wouldn't hurt to sell a few domains npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin I aspire to be at a point in my life where a second locomotive is the cheaper of two options npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin yeah, capacity problems I presume https://www.zuginfo.nrw/?msg=128253 npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Fedi why does my RE3 have two locomotives and old but modernized wagons? It used to just be some Stadler train npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin I wish I could ask Fedi what kind of train carriage I’m sitting in npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin what do the cool kids use today instead of a makefile? I could hammer out a build.zig file but that looks overkill tbh. not a zig project btw npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin With all the new browser based Linux installers, while they look sleek, creating a non-default partitioning scheme is a real pain npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin more protocols should be "over TLS" instead of cramming themselves into HTTPS npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Cloudflare error page generator https://virt.moe/cferr/editor/ npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin New (European) Let’s Encrypt alternative just dropped!! https://european-alternatives.eu/product/actalis-ssl npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin huh, keychron is producing a mouse similar to the MX Master 3 npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin I just hate computers at this point npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin this is the exact one I got https://www.startech.com/en-us/server-management/4postrack12u? npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Rack needs to be filled and I need to add two Ethernet outlets but I think this is a nice location for the homelab npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Thank god npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Fuck npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin also the usual nice stuff like snapshots, compression, raw volumes, deduplication, easy transfer via ssh npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin RAID but without the bad parts but you need to throw a lot of memory at it npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin it is cool, couldn't live without it npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin I still have an open bug in whatever Perl is current where even the devs in the Perl IRC were like "we don’t have a clue how you got there". npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin At the current rate we’re gonna need at least one *We didn’t start the fire* per year npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin i do have another idea but that would require me to learn how to program npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin yeah seems like that idea isnt anything new, scratch that npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin there doesn't seem to be a limit on the length of a .gif so I can just make the entirety of some TV show my 88x31 npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin The cool thing about modern Linux is that you get to wrangle like 3 package managers at the same time depending on the distro npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Yeah back to gnome npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin I can just haul those to e waste right? Not worth selling anything under 1gbps npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Cleaning up and old 19" switches just keep spawning npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin You wouldn’t believe how efficient my todo list of "grepping my Fedi for the string todo" is npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin I was not prepared for stiflers mom to fuck a villager npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Just got out of the Minecraft movie. Nothing, and I mean nothing clould have prepared me… npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Is it feasible to get one of those RSA TOTP tamagotchis as a layperson? npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin will this be appropriate to run a single chromium tab with Akkoma?? npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Thanks to @npub1kgc…u7cj I want to outsource my browser (the difference being domi using a semi sane approach while I want to set up a Windows Server Terminal Server or Citrix system) npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Counter argument: one big sticker/wrap under all the other stickers first :neocat_approve: npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Kernel 5.10, with whatever Debian does in its default config (spoiler: a lot) on 8 logical cores. so far half an hour, maybe more npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin I forgot how long compiling Linux takes... npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin do you get paid for posting? can you convince my employer to pay my for posting? npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin today I was in an elevator with an "Activate Windows" message in the floor screen thing npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Caffeinated milk npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin someone should make a LetsEncrypt alternative that works npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin why is BuyPass so unrealiable :neocat_googly_shocked: :neocat_googly_shocked: npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Also bring back Presto. Bring back EdgeHTML. npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin The yascast is just growing longer, still awaiting a 24 hour episode npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Fedi server but the frontend is IMAP npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin postmarketOS-powered Kubernetes cluster npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Watch me rebase the entire homelab onto UnixWare npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin I need a PSP and a PS Vita npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Some people are complaining about a lack of discoverability on fedi. In my opinion, this isn’t really a problem. We have a cool solution for that, it’s called a [@yassie_j](https://labyrinth.zone/users/yassie_j ) , and they just know everybody on here. Just ask if you need to discover new people /hj npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Want to improve your multitasking? npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Has any entity actively tried to set up an alternative Bsky relay for production usage? npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin the best thing about IRC are the reverse DNS hostnames npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin yeah, tried it from some server, gotta wait I assume npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin either media.ccc.de fell over or the hotel wifi did npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin quick peek at my new homepage npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin THe fucking IBIS Budget hotel doesn't do #IPv6 npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin why do stuff the proper way when you can hardcode an HTTP server in python npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin The train literally waited long enough at Düsseldorf Airport for the two people next to us to fall in love with each other npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Can we bet on what CEO is next? npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin most of you folks npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Hosting a bluesky relay costs a few hundred dollars a month. Bet you I can do it on the shitbox server under my desk npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Has it become feasible to self-host Bluesky or is it still "yes you can in theory but actually no"? npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin fedi server but every post is a new git commit npub13f8eks0pj7ya3smmemmcp35t64vfvdqhtnlrj39f8qphxy2nnc3qd0js2c Merlin Anybody tried using CDE as a daily driver?
