Chad McCullough

https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@chadmccullough

Linux, Unix, and FOSS user of 30+ years, relearning the BSDs, Small web advocate, former Unix Hardware Engineer for DEC, Privacy and Security advocate, Utility bicyclist, Public Transit advocate, Photography, Vegan, Absolutely no AI, Socialist, Abolish the Death Penalty, Joined the Fediverse in 2022.

Signal: cm1967.94
Politics: Socialism
BSD: FreeBSD ---> NetBSD ---> OpenBSD?
Flickr: https://flic.kr/ps/489wMH

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2026-10-24 00:58:43 GMT

Switching to @npub1ug0…dw2r from Linux has been one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things I have done in the tech world in years.
All of it. The community, the software, reading blogs again to get something to work, joining forums, joining IRC channels. Absolutely all of it.
I'm actually finding joy in tech again.
#netbsd #bsd #linux

2026-09-22 12:24:36 GMT

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I'm really interested in this. Is there an app for iOS? I didn't see anything listed on the site.

2026-09-22 12:22:59 GMT

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@arcanechat/117314036301391313
I'm a Signal user and really like the service, but this is concerning.
#note1hxw…288d

2026-09-21 00:47:27 GMT

How an Italian Logistics Company Moved From Windows to Linux: A Real Migration Story
https://itsfoss.com/linux-stories/italian-logistics-company-migration/

2026-09-13 01:20:01 GMT

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Thank you!

2026-09-12 12:37:07 GMT

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Will the talks be posted online at some point? I would love to listen to a few.

2026-09-09 00:08:36 GMT

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Is this openBSD Theo?

2026-09-07 21:01:47 GMT

RE: https://todon.eu/@meanmicio/117223834842856131
Love it!
#note1amp…alm6

2026-09-06 13:48:29 GMT

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I mean, that's a good point, but I am searching for a Linux distribution, even though tainted by the kernel, is still against any other contributions to the project that are created by using AI.

2026-09-06 12:41:35 GMT

I just read that some of Slackware's developers/contributors are pro AI? Is my first Linux distribution 30+ years ago about to go down the AI shit hole? I really hope this doesn't happen, but I've been disappointed before (thanks, Debian project).

2026-09-06 03:35:37 GMT

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We have one here near me, about 4 blocks from my apartment. I really have zero excuses. 😂

2026-09-06 03:29:00 GMT

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Very cool! I still haven't done one of these.

2026-09-06 03:03:19 GMT

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There's a difference between fair use and stealing the property of others to make yourself even richer.

2026-09-05 20:06:52 GMT

I really hate when folks bridge to Bluesky. I want to comment on something but then notice that they are bridging so they won't even see my comment.
Don't do this. Just post the same thing on each service. How difficult can that be?

2026-09-05 20:03:43 GMT

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/117215319335459732
This has to be a fucking joke, right? I mean, please tell us all that this is a joke.
EFF siding with OpenAI? My financial support, albeit small, just ended. I used to have a lot of respect for the EFF, but it's now gone.

2026-09-03 23:02:44 GMT

I'm seriously thinking about giving @npub1ql8…raf8 a try. I'm hearing/reading nothing but good things about it.

2026-08-31 02:04:01 GMT

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I'm absolutely sure that some Open Source developers are ego inflated jackasses, but I know quite a few who are not.

2026-08-30 14:28:35 GMT

RE: https://mamot.fr/@gorekhaa/117184810021635532
This is just absolutely ridiculous.
Hey, United States! Remember when the rest of the world used to "sort of" respect us? Yeah, those days are long gone.
#note1vy7…har4

2026-08-29 23:50:40 GMT

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Agreed! And I hope with the bubble pops, lots of these companies go down with it.

2026-08-28 17:39:35 GMT

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Thanks, but I'm not on FB. I found a pretty cool used camera store here in St. Louis. 👍

2026-08-28 14:34:15 GMT

So, I'm wanting to get back into photography. It's been many years. I'm looking for a camera that will be easy to carry, take great shots, but won't break the bank. I'm "full-time" unemployed and working multiple part-time jobs to get by so don't want to break the bank. I commute by bike and see some great things on a daily basis and would love to document the things I see. Any recommendations on a decent digital camera that would work for something like this? Just yesterday, I stopped off at a Best Buy to look at a Canon R100. The size is perfect, the price is a bit out of my range at $549 but I was close to buying it. I stopped when I realized it didn't include any storage. That instantly put it out of my budget. I'm not really wanting something "point and shoot".
Would appreciate any recommendations from folks in the know. Thanks!
#digitalphotography #camera #digitalcamera

2026-08-25 19:01:38 GMT

Emacs 31.1 released
https://lwn.net/Articles/1090308/

2026-08-24 23:54:03 GMT

At the end of this month, it will be 3 years since I lost my last job in IT. At nearly 60, and after 30+ years of working in the IT world, I have finally accepted that I will never work in IT again (no company will hire a 60 year old). But, damn, it would be nice to find something full-time, and not have to work 3 part-time jobs just to survive from week to week. Is that asking too much?

2026-08-24 00:02:08 GMT

Has anyone tried the new FreeBSD Desktop Installer? I've tried to get it to work multiple times but it just doesn't, for me, at least. After completing the install of Xfce, there's no display manager (I've tried both options) and there's no desktop. When I watch a video from the FreeBSD Foundation on the installer, it seems to work flawlessly for them. I think this is supposed to be built-in to 15.2 when released. Maybe I'll have better luck then?
#freebsd

2026-08-22 00:33:19 GMT

On my last instance, I was following way too many people. Unfortunately, when I moved to the new instance, I exported the list of them over. I was able to cleanup the dormant follows list but I still have more than 3,000 to go through. Not looking forward to this project. I need to do it, though.

2026-08-22 00:29:46 GMT

RE: https://mastodon.social/@austinkocher/117136325403991855
I hate being an American more and more every single day.
#note1jet…ayqc

2026-08-20 17:22:46 GMT

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Thanks! I would love to test it out.
@npub1ge0…eeuc @npub1rly…q7zn

2026-08-20 17:21:26 GMT

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Oh, I need to!!! Is it hard to get going?
@npub1ge0…eeuc @npub1rly…q7zn

2026-08-18 22:39:41 GMT

Sorry, but if you come to social media talking about how AI and LLMs are useful, I will immediately unfollow you. This tells me that you don't give a fuck about the ethical issues that make using AI and LLMs a terrible idea.
#noai

2026-08-18 03:34:50 GMT

RE: https://tenforward.social/@nivex/117113776046181669
If you know anything about Theo de Raadt, being let go from the NetBSD project because he was rude to fellow developers should not surprise you at all.

2026-08-14 23:05:47 GMT

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Just switched to Elk because is has more features that I want. It's working beautifully.

2026-08-14 22:29:20 GMT

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Quick update. I've been running pinafore for about an hour and so far, all is good. No sluggishness. I really wish they could get the default web app to work better because I do really like it. Pinafore is good for now, though.
@npub1n2l…emxp

2026-08-14 20:06:25 GMT

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Posting this from a different web app. The same app that I used for GoToSocial. I will let you know how it goes. Thanks again!
@npub1n2l…emxp

2026-08-14 20:02:11 GMT

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This actualy makes sense. When I was using GoToSocial, I used a different web app since GoToSocial doesn't have an app of its own. I will report back with my findings. Thanks!
@npub1n2l…emxp

2026-08-14 16:49:47 GMT

My Mastodon instance has become almost unresponsive for me. It's been this way the past week or so. Refreshing the browser works for about 10 minutes and then right back to waiting forever for it to respond to anything that I do. GoToSocial is a bit limited compared to Mastodon, I know, but I never experienced these issues when I was part of a GoToSocial instance. Is Mastodon just more "bloated"?

2026-08-12 11:44:17 GMT

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💯

2026-08-11 12:28:27 GMT

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Yeah, okay.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazons-new-7-65gw-texas-ai-data-center-power-plant-could-become-the-largest-source-of-co2-pollution-in-the-us-custom-35-turbine-gas-plant-authorized-to-emit-33-million-tons-of-annual-greenhouse-gases

2026-08-10 01:15:32 GMT

I've been a Linux user for more than 30 years. And out of those 30 years, I've been running Debian for the past 20. But since their decision to use AI or not is still "up in the air", I've been testing distributions that are vocally against AI usage, just in case I have to make the switch. For the past week, I've been running @npub16nm…cc46 on an extra desktop. And yes, before any of you reply, all Linux distributions are now tainted by the Linux kernel (thanks, Torvalds), but the elementary team have been vocally against any other AI usage and I really respect this. Anyway, I've been using it for a week or so and it's very stable, absolutely beautiful, and is backed by a wonderful team. 5/5 stars.
#noai

2026-08-06 12:36:36 GMT

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi/117047776154100894
What a great idea!
#note1d64…5dw7

2026-08-03 17:43:57 GMT

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Nice!

2026-08-03 11:58:36 GMT

RE: https://oldbytes.space/@logout/117031448273895935
Oh, my. This is beautiful.
#note19y8…7m9u

2026-08-03 11:27:26 GMT

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I know, right? 😍

2026-08-03 01:36:51 GMT

I've been looking for new web hosting and someone just recommended Vultr. I visited their site and was hit in the face with a reason to never use their service. Take a look, if you're curious. As a reminder, I am very much anti-AI.
https://www.vultr.com/

2026-08-02 00:19:18 GMT

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💯