Merlin (Fielmann hater no. 1)

https://toot.kif.rocks/@merlin

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.

Pronouns: he/him
Old Posts: https://toot.kif.rocks/@ruhrscholz

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Last Notes

2026-05-20 16:59:38 GMT

LIDL should get into the domain game, they already own .lidl. wouldn't hurt to sell a few domains

2026-04-24 17:18:28 GMT

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I aspire to be at a point in my life where a second locomotive is the cheaper of two options

2026-04-24 17:08:20 GMT

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yeah, capacity problems I presume https://www.zuginfo.nrw/?msg=128253
Just wish I knew why there are two locomotives

2026-04-24 16:55:17 GMT

I wish I could ask Fedi what kind of train carriage I’m sitting in

2026-03-24 20:18:44 GMT

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

2026-01-28 23:08:45 GMT

With all the new browser based Linux installers, while they look sleek, creating a non-default partitioning scheme is a real pain

2026-01-18 16:35:15 GMT

more protocols should be "over TLS" instead of cramming themselves into HTTPS

2025-12-18 18:32:48 GMT

Cloudflare error page generator https://virt.moe/cferr/editor/
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/115/742/003/014/543/165/original/59df236f4e5bf05d.png

2025-12-16 17:25:58 GMT

New (European) Let’s Encrypt alternative just dropped!! https://european-alternatives.eu/product/actalis-ssl
Anybody got experiences with Actalis?

2025-10-12 21:12:22 GMT

huh, keychron is producing a mouse similar to the MX Master 3

2025-10-12 18:12:22 GMT

I just hate computers at this point

2025-08-14 18:14:32 GMT

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this is the exact one I got https://www.startech.com/en-us/server-management/4postrack12u?

2025-08-14 18:12:12 GMT

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Rack needs to be filled and I need to add two Ethernet outlets but I think this is a nice location for the homelab
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/115/028/465/098/778/880/original/74994d910f5f1b27.jpeg

2025-08-14 18:08:13 GMT

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Thank god
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/115/028/451/240/119/897/original/3a887b31e70843e2.jpeg

2025-08-14 18:07:44 GMT

Fuck
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/115/028/449/461/903/222/original/c587a7c3e4240033.jpeg

2025-08-04 09:31:07 GMT

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also the usual nice stuff like snapshots, compression, raw volumes, deduplication, easy transfer via ssh

2025-08-04 09:26:21 GMT

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RAID but without the bad parts but you need to throw a lot of memory at it

2025-08-04 09:23:50 GMT

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it is cool, couldn't live without it

2025-07-12 23:49:37 GMT

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".
But they acknowledged the bug.
No clue what, how or why though.

2025-05-13 15:37:00 GMT

At the current rate we’re gonna need at least one *We didn’t start the fire* per year

2025-05-11 13:38:07 GMT

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i do have another idea but that would require me to learn how to program

2025-05-11 13:37:41 GMT

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yeah seems like that idea isnt anything new, scratch that

2025-05-11 13:35:50 GMT

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

2025-05-10 20:59:40 GMT

The cool thing about modern Linux is that you get to wrangle like 3 package managers at the same time depending on the distro

2025-05-10 20:27:11 GMT

Yeah back to gnome

2025-05-03 15:44:01 GMT

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I can just haul those to e waste right? Not worth selling anything under 1gbps

2025-05-03 14:13:48 GMT

Cleaning up and old 19" switches just keep spawning

2025-04-24 19:16:40 GMT

You wouldn’t believe how efficient my todo list of "grepping my Fedi for the string todo" is

2025-04-18 20:40:34 GMT

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I was not prepared for stiflers mom to fuck a villager

2025-04-18 20:23:59 GMT

Just got out of the Minecraft movie. Nothing, and I mean nothing clould have prepared me…

2025-04-18 12:48:32 GMT

Is it feasible to get one of those RSA TOTP tamagotchis as a layperson?

2025-04-17 11:27:11 GMT

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will this be appropriate to run a single chromium tab with Akkoma??
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/114/353/057/892/639/271/original/37e09d0ad6097247.jpeg

2025-04-17 11:20:29 GMT

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)

2025-04-16 17:41:38 GMT

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Counter argument: one big sticker/wrap under all the other stickers first :neocat_approve:
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/114/348/867/193/912/488/original/4cd7a796683a8d9b.jpeg

2025-04-10 19:25:34 GMT

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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

2025-04-10 19:23:32 GMT

I forgot how long compiling Linux takes...

2025-04-07 18:58:40 GMT

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do you get paid for posting? can you convince my employer to pay my for posting?

2025-03-18 19:24:29 GMT

today I was in an elevator with an "Activate Windows" message in the floor screen thing

2025-03-09 18:56:55 GMT

Caffeinated milk

2025-03-05 21:11:27 GMT

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someone should make a LetsEncrypt alternative that works

2025-03-05 21:07:34 GMT

why is BuyPass so unrealiable :neocat_googly_shocked: :neocat_googly_shocked:

2025-02-28 22:21:31 GMT

Also bring back Presto. Bring back EdgeHTML.

2025-02-27 16:46:46 GMT

The yascast is just growing longer, still awaiting a 24 hour episode

2025-02-10 16:53:03 GMT

Fedi server but the frontend is IMAP

2025-02-10 07:54:52 GMT

postmarketOS-powered Kubernetes cluster
https://blog.denv.it/posts/pmos-k3s-cluster/

2025-02-05 18:09:30 GMT

Watch me rebase the entire homelab onto UnixWare

2025-01-26 22:19:14 GMT

I need a PSP and a PS Vita

2025-01-15 21:50:45 GMT

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

2025-01-11 09:31:38 GMT

Want to improve your multitasking?
Get more laptops.
I hope this works.
There is no room on my desk left over

2025-01-11 09:25:05 GMT

German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/suing-wi-fi-router-makers-remains-a-necessary-part-of-open-source-license-law/

2025-01-07 16:11:52 GMT

Has any entity actively tried to set up an alternative Bsky relay for production usage?

2025-01-02 10:15:59 GMT

the best thing about IRC are the reverse DNS hostnames

2024-12-30 20:14:36 GMT

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yeah, tried it from some server, gotta wait I assume

2024-12-30 20:09:41 GMT

either media.ccc.de fell over or the hotel wifi did

2024-12-29 11:50:46 GMT

quick peek at my new homepage
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/113/735/960/601/103/420/original/7e80d729b61e53fb.png

2024-12-28 22:48:57 GMT

THe fucking IBIS Budget hotel doesn't do #IPv6

2024-12-25 22:52:10 GMT

why do stuff the proper way when you can hardcode an HTTP server in python

2024-12-19 17:02:00 GMT

The train literally waited long enough at Düsseldorf Airport for the two people next to us to fall in love with each other

2024-12-10 15:24:37 GMT

Can we bet on what CEO is next?

2024-12-04 17:50:43 GMT

most of you folks
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/113/595/816/853/037/743/original/f08c12c847e4f7ec.png

2024-10-22 19:29:34 GMT

Hosting a bluesky relay costs a few hundred dollars a month. Bet you I can do it on the shitbox server under my desk

2024-10-18 17:04:52 GMT

Has it become feasible to self-host Bluesky or is it still "yes you can in theory but actually no"?

2024-10-14 18:13:02 GMT

fedi server but every post is a new git commit

2024-10-03 15:47:06 GMT

Anybody tried using CDE as a daily driver?