Purple is my natural hair color. I have strong opinions about software and sometime I even get to make them reality. Same for the state of the world in general, but I have a lot less influence there.
Public Key
npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Profile Code
nprofile1qqsgpantykqpwh6h020088mxrmngdwy4q0mw9pqwh8jj9jpm7lud5acpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43q8e0y54
Show more details
Published at
2026-10-20T11:29:31Z Event JSON
{
"id": "0e38e8880aa1609ae8e9d6df3fd62bb8f457b3b86845c164542514f093da221f" ,
"pubkey": "80f66b2580175f577a9ef39f661ee686b89503f6e2840eb9e522c83bf7f8da77" ,
"created_at": 1792495771 ,
"kind": 0 ,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://social.treehouse.systems/users/valpackett",
"activitypub"
],
[
"client",
"Mostr",
"31990:6be38f8c63df7dbf84db7ec4a6e6fbbd8d19dca3b980efad18585c46f04b26f9:mostr",
"wss://relay.ditto.pub"
]
],
"content": "{\"name\":\"Val Packett 🧉\",\"about\":\"Purple is my natural hair color. I have strong opinions about software and sometime I even get to make them reality. Same for the state of the world in general, but I have a lot less influence there.\\n\\nProfessionally: Linux Graphics Plumbing for Qubes OS. Unprofessionally: aarch64laptops, postmarketOS, lots of random projects, local activism/politics.\",\"picture\":\"https://v2.cache.treehouse.systems/accounts/avatars/111/101/698/458/507/044/original/52d2e12c5dadc1b3.png\",\"banner\":\"https://v2.cache.treehouse.systems/accounts/headers/111/101/698/458/507/044/original/fd4c9470b4b2e3bb.jpg\",\"nip05\":\"[email protected] \",\"fields\":[[\"Website\",\"https://val.packett.cool\"],[\"Nerdy Linktree\",\"https://keyoxide.org/aspe:val.packett.cool:DV7YKMH5QMHF5ZVU5UUSIXXXMI\"],[\"Pronouns\",\"she|they\"],[\"Pronombres\",\"ella|elle\"],[\"Cuenta alt (en argentino)\",\"https://rebel.ar/@val\"]]}" ,
"sig": "07b3eefeacbf8929595445c3817a3215f36f7c27af102fbc51f934961075db4e2830c8c118f33a31ab334a83c767c9333ff8e959a1154740e5f4989be0bf502e"
}
Last Notes npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…gr74 that's reported via the OSC 9;4 originating from ConEmu! npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…7yuj when i was smol there was a bit of a meme about like "it's the antivirus companies making all the viruses, as a protection racket" npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…0f5x huh that's a website!.. i guess "avoid slop" is a very okay reason to build a new one npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 Ha. You can now buy USB C-to-C dongles that add the 5.1K resistors on the CC lines that the manufacturers of whatever cheap noncompliant legacy device were too ignorant/lazy/stupid/greedy to include. Amazing. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…mx55 uuuh wow rejected proposals as impostors?! I thought the impostors would be all actually completely made up.. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…50mt "trained on ethical data running on any cpu" well that doesn't really sound Large. that's just LM without the first L npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…m7ah good luck getting hardware vendors to stop being fanatical about presenting a "magically just works" interface and hiding all detected errors in firmware.. x_x npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 TIL: USB-C analog audio didn't just start to disappear to sell you more DACs, it was "deprecated in October 2024, with the Type‑C Cable and Connector Specification version 2.3, to allow for the new Liquid Corrosion Mitigation Mode" (using the same SBU pins) which "aims to reduces the risk of corrosion within the Type-C port by driving voltages down as close as possible to 0V" (wikipedia) npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…m7ah @nprofile…4wfp volte is only necessary if your carrier/country is unhinged enough to drop 3g tho.. otherwise why even worry about volte npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 lmao I popped out the rustweek stream into picture-in-picture in firefox and it just showed this subtitle (it doesn't update, as it's not even from the stream, but what video would it even be from lmao??) npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…0f5x match the products to the skin type (roughly, water based only for oily skin, thicc creamy ones for dry skin) (one person can have different types in various locations) npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 lmao npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…gr74 Fossify is a really good replacement for the stock "basics" like messages, contacts, calendar, gallery. (But also getting away from Android is even better :p) npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…26hz 'The intent to ship on blink-dev states web developers as "Strongly positive"' wow. absolutely comical. People hate Mozilla for being too positive towards LLMs… nothing involving LLMs can have a "strongly positive" reaction. Just how high on their own supply are they at Goog? Did they get an LLM to generate the web developers' reaction? npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…re2d ummm the accidents did enormous damage to the adoption of nuclear power, particularly in Germany. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…re2d no matter what they're hyping up, it's still throwing slop at the problem, the economics of which are ridiculous. the negative integer meme they've found in OpenBSD would've cost an end user like 20 grand in tokens apparently! npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…gr74 tfw loongarch pc is square, does not even have a loong side npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…h3yf cool cool cool! nsresourced and socket activation support is very nice to see. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 In preparation for daily driving #MobileLinux I've been thinking a lot about what must be done for reliable and power-efficient push notifications. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…50mt "you can't ban LLMs in CTFs" is like "you can't ban Stockfish in chess" and "you can't ban aimbot in Counter-Strike" and "you can't ban splicing and subtle covert mods/tools in speedrunning". It's always gonna be an arms race of cheating vs detection, but if you don't do anything you just make it worse. One measure I can think of is requiring progress screenshots/screencasts to validate. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 I guess #Servo is now the only serious browser engine taking a stand against slop, even mentioning ethical issues? (Despite one bronze sponsor listed on the homepage being "somethingsomething AI" heh) npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…y3hg nice to hear it's not dead (?) the last commit in the repo was 6 months ago, I was wondering what happened there… npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…50mt why is that an "at least"? That a very serious codebase is currently available and no one can take it away is immensely valuable. Owners being able to also use it under any license always seemed like the expectation to me, and seemed reasonable. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…wkx5 oh that exists? oop.. ohh it's sdm636 (basically 660)! cool cool cool. dang don't give me ideas or i'll be drowning in old motos, i already ordered a different one xD npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…8d0p @nprofile…309j @nprofile…lqwx why did you think I was talking about Pixels when I replied specifically to the toot about Qualcomm? npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…8d0p @nprofile…309j @nprofile…lqwx maybe how specifically responding to those requests works is not widely known… but at least it's very much known that GNSS is part of the modem. Support for talking to it has been implemented in FOSS projects like ModemManager. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…0f5x these are some characters xD npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 PRESENT YOU: "Hey did you know, in the future we have real actual Adobe Photoshop in the freaking browser?" npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 #postmarketos #linuxmobile hello from the Moto G7 (river)! So far just the basics (eMMC, SD, WiFi, BT, display, touch, GPU, USB-C), almost modem, no audio or camera yet, and battery charger is missing for the platform for now. Coming soon to qcom-msm8953! npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…7jec @nprofile…36ma precision driving? i guess i should be thankful that a tram sport exists but like.. one of my childhood dreams was for tram street racing to exist xD npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…nrqy @nprofile…7vxc they got that gta vice city water there npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…aam2 you definitely can do non-"Secure"(Verified) but yes-"Measured" boot on UEFI machines; systemd has a lot of stuff related to TPM2 PCRs and binding FDE to them. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…nrqy aw you didn't learn about it all those years ago when "On The Turing Completeness of PowerPoint" exploded? :D npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…5f2h @nprofile…czj3 this is not a "smart" issue, it's entirely reproducible in strict mode. xdg-activation is used, in exactly the same way in both cases, but it triggers protection with an existing window as opposed to a new one. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…m8mr how would they show interest if you haven't even talked directly to them and instead formed harsh prejudiced opinions about them by only talking to others? :) npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…m8mr uuhhhhh.. Fairphone? Have you talked to Fairphone? npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…5f2h but it includes logging in temporarily with an MS account and.. avoiding the account completely is kinda the goal? having to actually log in to change to local later feels only "halfway there" to me npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…5f2h naah there's a new method with the terminal hotkey and setting a registry key from the terminal npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…5f2h how much baking do you require for the support? :D npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 this is what 3d printing is for npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…nrqy congrats \o/ npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…ln70 @nprofile…vv5u linux just can't do scheduling properly. this never happened on freebsd :p npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…aam2 ummm wasn't csrf essentially killed by SameSite cookies years before the new funky headers? npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…gacn i'm very disappointed that you actually meant llm generared code and not controlling a vibrator via /dev/uhid npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…xg92 LMAOOO it probably went like "it's some other european currency, must be close enough to the euro" npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…gacn i don't think secure boot is exclusive to google play devices?? why wouldn't they offer it to IoT customers etc. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…gacn there's a lot of pads so it's likely D+, D-, maybe even RX/TX are there. But then.. Is it OEM unlockable or would we need some Qualcomm insider help to have any hope of bypassing secure boot? npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…ln70 yeah, i mean, in the context of mainstream social networks – it's the corpos that own them having the power to decide what gets promoted and what gets demoted and what gets moderated and which "community" or "expert" warnings get automatically inserted. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…ln70 but the "mistrust of authority" angle is not exclusive to the alt-right or any kind of right at all. it's not very anarcho-communist-whateverist to have "ministry of truth" vibes either i'm pretty sure npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…8wcz that's exactly how I'd imagine someone who manages security to look like xD npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…t4qe what does pkg info say about your actually installed package? npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…vrl0 I can never remember that "Ctrl-what-again??" shortcut ugh. I sent a PR to make it a Tab expansion like in vim because I do always remember Tab, but it was rejected >_< npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…t4qe not the xf86, build the kmod of course npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…5f2h aw, why didn't you try forcing firefox to use the gpu? npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…t4qe IIRC, there's no reason whatsoever to touch those flags npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @nprofile…85f4 cool! npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @npub1w65…6kyw interesting 0.o i don't think i've used acpi_video for that like ever.. npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @npub13vv…0sze congrats! npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 WE DID IT Y'ALL npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 https://mattferraro.dev/posts/cadmium npub1srmxkfvqza04w7577w0kv8hxs6uf2qlku2zqaw09ytyrhalcmfmsse2vuv Val Packett 🧉 @npub1cpp…e7uy it is a money machine, a money-burning one at least
