Rob

Late 40-something year old software engineer and all around gay nerd. Cooking, bicycling, software, radio - KE6FTH, music, rants, etc. I fix things. he/him/his #nobot

home: Seattle metro area
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2024-09-13 23:27:44 GMT

Finally got a 9U rack for the home lab.
https://media.tech.lgbt/media_attachments/files/113/132/834/583/244/010/original/36f1477e8785b58d.jpeg

2024-09-12 22:29:25 GMT

"spices without politics"
Motherfucker let me introduce you to how the spice trade started and the imperialism and politics and murder and everything that went into it

2024-09-11 03:23:28 GMT

Swift’s endorsement is an absolutely enormous deal.
Wow.

2024-09-11 00:58:31 GMT

Sitting in my track pants, about to eat chicken strips and fries and drink red wine out of a plastic glass while watching the Presidential debate
Because I am classy.

2024-09-11 00:44:17 GMT

heh do I actually open a bottle of wine or not?
I'm planning on attempting to watch this debate

2024-09-10 21:25:47 GMT

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ahhhh yeah FabGL is GPLv3, not LGPLv3, so there is no linking exception
I try not to use GPL software because of that. I don't agree that licenses should be viral, at least I don't want my own code to force that decision on someone.

2024-09-10 20:30:54 GMT

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that's what my day job writing proprietary software is for 😂

2024-09-10 20:29:19 GMT

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I'm done with them
and I have a few of his devices
and I also have two BlueSCSI devices

2024-09-10 20:28:21 GMT

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so I throw all kinds of crap up on GitHub and GitLab under mainly the APL or MIT licenses
if someone takes it and does something useful with it, that's *awesome*
That's the point.
I don't do it for glory.

2024-09-10 20:19:52 GMT

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I will say I'm impressed about how most everyone carried on in that thread like he didn't exist.

2024-09-10 20:14:28 GMT

I'm having a day
and I'm attempting to make it less annoying via coffee and cake
that's helping

2024-09-10 20:13:11 GMT

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so the guy released something under the GPL and then got mad someone used that code according to the GPL license. You don't want to play in the OSS world, fine. But don't do it and then get pissed when you don't end up king.
I have a couple of SCSI2SD boards I bought from him originally, before this whole ZuluSCSI stuff
That'll be the end of me buying anything from him, ever.

2024-09-09 20:04:46 GMT

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the most technologically inclined people are the ones most adverse to said tech

2024-09-09 19:51:41 GMT

Make phones dumb again challenge

2024-09-08 23:55:56 GMT

okay my emacs config is closer, but I'm not sure why flycheck thinks there's an error in this buffer, since flycheck-compile doesn't show the error
it's complaining it can't find the parent package ads file
https://media.tech.lgbt/media_attachments/files/113/104/632/123/262/472/original/f963535a64b75c9d.png

2024-09-08 21:55:35 GMT

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Maybe the solution there is launching Emacs from Alire itself, so the env vars are all set up
like alr exec -- emacs &!

2024-09-08 21:55:00 GMT

I spent some time yesterday on my Emacs config, I'd like to move back to Emacs instead of VSCode
I did get it *mostly* working like I wanted, but since some of my Ada projects use Alire, getting flycheck to work isn't as straightforward as just installing GNAT directly

2024-09-08 03:51:01 GMT

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eliminates any unused parameter warnings

2024-09-05 18:52:28 GMT

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I love these things so much

2024-09-05 18:23:52 GMT

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I went back to Tusky, but the author of Megalodon did suggest Moshidon as a maintained fork of Megalodon https://github.com/LucasGGamerM/moshidon

2024-09-04 21:16:11 GMT

ya know if my eyes could actually adjust to a monitor today that would be nice

2024-09-03 22:43:17 GMT

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Yup I bought some just like that for the back panel of my CompuPro 8/16
haven't put them to use yet, but I have them

2024-09-03 20:28:17 GMT

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I really like running ArcaOS. A lot.

2024-09-03 02:29:51 GMT

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ummm okay no I know better than that
soldering iron and braid plz

2024-09-03 02:28:20 GMT

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yeah don't watch me solder 🙈

2024-09-02 23:56:52 GMT

Okay z80pack on the RP2040 GEEK works really really well!

2024-09-01 23:21:56 GMT

okay folks working on RISC-V stuff, do you use SBI (Supervisor Binary Interface) or machine mode?
If you were starting a new bare metal project, which would you use?
I previously made an Ada wrapper for SBI, but I'm wondering if I should continue pursuing that path.
#riscv

2024-08-31 01:15:30 GMT

Watching Borderlands
yes I expect it to be cheesy and hyper violent
but the game was also cheesy and hyper violent sooooo

2024-08-30 22:26:46 GMT

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Ctrl-K X, my friend!

2024-08-30 22:23:10 GMT

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I still have the WordPerfect 5 keystrokes mostly memorized too 👴🏻 👴🏻 👴🏻

2024-08-30 21:40:22 GMT

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does it have the Lotus 1-2-3 "/" menu?
I think I still have that memorized

2024-08-29 22:59:18 GMT

wait
Udo Monk ported z80pack to run on a RP2040 GEEK?
https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/RP2040-GEEK
https://github.com/udo-munk/RP2040-GEEK-80
holy crap this rules
paging [@mos_8502](https://studio8502.ca/@mos_8502 ) you'll like this

2024-08-29 18:14:53 GMT

I'm finding myself bitching about Python a lot (go figure, it's the main language at $dayjob)
but most of my complaints come down to types. I prefer static types checked by the compiler. I will always prefer this. Compilers will catch things I don't think of all the time.
Python's type annotations are good, but the time it takes mypy to check a large codebase is prohibitive

2024-08-29 18:10:54 GMT

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yeah python does the latter

2024-08-29 18:05:04 GMT

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ugh multiple inheritance

2024-08-28 18:39:01 GMT

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I missed it?

2024-08-27 00:53:00 GMT

I know I'll go work on my personal project!
wait
sinus headache
existential dread
nevermind

2024-08-27 00:29:10 GMT

Gah enough of this reboot to apply updates daily in Fedora KDE
I ditched Windows on purpose
Back to Linux Mint everywhere

2024-08-26 23:41:18 GMT

I have an absurd amount of onion chives to harvest.
But then I need to figure out what to do with them.

2024-08-26 21:09:30 GMT

ugh I really do need to migrate over to Signal

2024-08-26 17:24:38 GMT

Had to get out the pullover hoodie today.
It's a little chilly and I wanted something that felt... cuddly?

2024-08-25 01:19:27 GMT

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I'll be the village baker 😜

2024-08-25 01:02:05 GMT

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retire and only work on passion projects, screw what the rest of the industry thinks of them

2024-08-24 23:33:37 GMT

I'd like to believe those of us who write software would rather ship good software than deliver it quickly
but it doesn't end up being our decisions

2024-08-24 23:32:14 GMT

Told my Sonos Connect to play something, okay it started playing
touched the volume controls and suddenly it respected my "turn the fucking LED off" setting
how. how did they ship something this bad.
fire the people who said "ship it anyhow"

2024-08-24 23:25:59 GMT

Scheduled my COVID booster and my Monkeypox shots
have you scheduled yours yet?

2024-08-24 22:36:01 GMT

Sitting here sketching out my graphics subsystem for my hobbyist OS
and I wrote "GUI toolkit either similar to MUI or ST-80 MVC"
that's a tough call here for me. I really like MUI

2024-08-24 05:24:48 GMT

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I've been single and celibate since 2018
so yeah wishful thinking for me anyhow 🤣

2024-08-24 05:22:33 GMT

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hahahaha perfect response, really

2024-08-24 05:14:13 GMT

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ewww no send him back

2024-08-24 02:51:25 GMT

Oh no.
Lodge has a Dolly Parton cast iron pan collection.
Hide my wallet.

2024-08-22 01:32:54 GMT

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get your own void, this one is mine. 🤣

2024-08-21 22:30:36 GMT

My RBF isn't resting today.
https://media.tech.lgbt/media_attachments/files/113/002/377/094/260/895/original/2741843f9be74bcd.jpg

2024-08-21 20:52:26 GMT

ugh I hate using Google Docs and Confluence and such. The browser interface isn't great for this sort of thing, and they all have different formatting keymaps, and such
I miss dedicated word processors and spreadsheets
I think this is worse on a Mac - when you hit Command-Left Arrow, when editing a doc, you usually mean "go to the start of the line" but if your focus inside the page isn't just right, it means "Back" to the browser
grrrrrr it's just a usability nightmare

2024-08-19 23:41:34 GMT

I do really love seeing the oligarchy in this country grasping their pearls

2024-08-18 23:37:03 GMT

Okay for those of us that like UNIXy operating systems, but not where the Linux side has slid away from the "small, limited use tools used together" towards things like systemd, why not use *BSD or Haiku?
Haiku may be single user, but it's blazing fast and has a POSIX core, and, well, FreeBSD is *right there*
Personally I would use FreeBSD over Linux as soon as it has a more complete 802.11ax stack.
Haiku is great, and will be even better once something like Epiphany is more stable.

2024-08-18 22:59:13 GMT

I really enjoyed Twisters.
I didn't think I would but here we are.

2024-08-18 04:51:12 GMT

fuck that lightning strike was less than a mile west of here, hit the ground and everything

2024-08-17 22:18:19 GMT

hrm I bought an inexpensive 1080p 15.6" USB-C monitor to try with my Linux laptop. Occasionally I just want a second display without having to resort to the full desktop.
I'll report back on my experience after it arrives.

2024-08-14 23:08:40 GMT

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This is a first for me, usually I just cook something with the fresh produce quickly, but I'm not ready to do that today

2024-08-14 22:25:50 GMT

Rhubarb and blueberries are getting their pre-freeze freeze.
TIL Apparently you spread them out on sheet trays lined with parchment paper and freeze that for 4 or so hours, then put them in Ziploc bags so they don't turn into a freezer burned, solid mass.

2024-08-14 03:49:22 GMT

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Thank you!!

2024-08-14 03:38:37 GMT

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Yeah the RPi's framebuffer is basically the same.
I just don't know the algorithms for computing lines and arcs and circles and such.
I mean, using a for loop to write bytes is easy, but not the most efficient.

2024-08-14 03:36:18 GMT

For those who *do* know graphics programming, like designing UI toolkits, anyone have good reference material for techniques and algorithms I can read?

2024-08-14 03:34:21 GMT

I'm thinking of shifting my current focus for my hobbyist OS to making some of the UI, so I can design the APIs and such.
I'll make a Linux wrapper that simulates the framebuffer in an X window.
I basically do not know *anything* about painting graphics except "put pixels into framebuffer RAM"

2024-08-14 02:58:12 GMT

Me: "Hello, can you perform this operation?"
Them: "Can't you just ..."
Me: "No, because. Can't you just perform the operation I asked?"
Them: "Well I don't want to do random things...."
Me: "This comes down from a boss three levels above you. It's not random."

2024-08-13 03:57:05 GMT

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hey at least I have the eBike while both cars are down 😂

2024-08-13 03:03:03 GMT

oy this week is gonna suck
paid vehicle registration on both cars. WA charges extra on EVs and hybrids.
Prius needs an annual service.
EV has a flat.
boooo

2024-08-12 19:02:02 GMT

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between Apple, Google, and general culture since smartphones (You MUST be available at all times! Be online! Use social media! 24 hour news cycle!) and all of that, I'm about to go back to a dumb Nokia

2024-08-12 18:44:12 GMT

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also this reminds me of Musk's lawsuit where he thinks he's *entitled* to the advertising revenue from the companies that left his shithole

2024-08-12 18:42:17 GMT

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hold up
Apple wants 30% of iOS Patreon revenue
FUCK. THAT. APPLE.
jfc I know 30% has been their norm for ages but if this were financing we'd call that usury

2024-08-11 02:41:06 GMT

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that's very slow! What's he doing, signal analysis?

2024-08-11 02:40:30 GMT

I had plans for today
And then I played six hours of No Man's Sky.
I'm almost done with the current expedition 🤣

2024-08-09 18:57:56 GMT

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seeing solder reflow and components snap into place looks like black magic to me

2024-08-09 00:47:31 GMT

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that would be a lot more fun.

2024-08-08 22:23:30 GMT

Okay Harris and Trump campaigns have agreed to a debate. Good.
I won't watch it though. After watching the way he stalked Clinton around the stage and how the moderators did nothing, not to mention the absolutely unhinged things that come out of his mouth...
My blood pressure can only take so much.

2024-08-07 23:46:11 GMT

I just read more about the "PayPal mafia"
oh JFC I'm going to go wash my brain out with bleach
they're clearly ALL shitheads

2024-08-05 00:18:15 GMT

The various FUSE filesystems out there (Google Calendar, etc) all show Plan 9 was right

2024-08-04 22:05:50 GMT

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yup. The idea that a value that is not actually a Boolean but tests as true is called truthiness. <code>var foo = [1, 2, 3];<br>if (foo) {<br> console.log("truthy!");<br>}<br></code>

2024-08-04 22:03:53 GMT

The blueberry harvest, a story in three images.
https://media.tech.lgbt/media_attachments/files/112/906/008/356/285/519/original/cacb8bfd93fb7089.jpg
https://media.tech.lgbt/media_attachments/files/112/906/007/551/478/049/original/4489bfdc61c79d84.jpg
https://media.tech.lgbt/media_attachments/files/112/906/007/858/140/353/original/dcc359bc0fd5caf0.jpg

2024-08-03 22:50:27 GMT

The more I work on my garden the more I think giving up tech to run a small farm would be good.

2024-08-03 06:23:58 GMT

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I wonder if it basically factory reset?

2024-08-03 06:19:53 GMT

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⚡ ⚡ ⚡

2024-08-03 06:16:02 GMT

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how did you do that?!
also I wish I didn't need that separate hub

2024-08-02 21:05:27 GMT

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they gonna learn how many Democrats actually own guns

2024-08-02 05:17:01 GMT

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but they have taco seasoning on them

2024-08-01 21:31:34 GMT

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you should try Taco Time here in Washington state
like, they try to be a very "fresh" version of Taco Bell, but it's... BLAND BLAND BLAND
and like 2x more expensive at least

2024-08-01 21:04:18 GMT

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this is how I know for certain you're not an American-born GenXer
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
I'll take a Mexican pizza and two double-decker taco supremes plz
(yes I know there's absolutely nothing authentic about this, but it's white person comfort food)

2024-08-01 05:56:02 GMT

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I'm currently reading Gravity Lost by L.M. Sagas - it's excellent. Book two in the Ambit series

2024-08-01 05:51:36 GMT

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Excellent book choices.

2024-08-01 03:27:07 GMT

Paramount didn't bother to detelecine the JAG episodes before posting them
I'm correcting that as I rip them :)

2024-07-21 05:44:16 GMT

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We only had the one choice because of Medicare.

2024-07-21 04:59:33 GMT

The skilled nursing facility mom was at was awful.
No air conditioning in the rooms. She pressed her call button and it took them 2 hours to get to her.
I went to go see her right after Crichton today, and she was practically in tears and I heard her begging the aide to call me.
She had tried texting me on Telegram but apparently their WiFi times out all connections every 12 hours and she couldn't figure out why I wasn't responding.
I showed up at just the right time.
I brought her home, and I can take care of her so much better than they did.
She made it all of 24 hours in that facility.
FUCK AMERICAN HEALTHCARE.

2024-07-14 20:31:23 GMT

I feel entirely too young to be watching people from my generation dying.
I do not approve of this.

2024-07-11 16:06:21 GMT

RIP, Shelley.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-07-11/shelley-duvall-dead-the-shining

2024-07-10 01:39:38 GMT

And it's time to go find out, via imaging, if the ping pong ball sized bulge on my head is a lipoma, osteoma or worse.

2024-07-09 19:25:29 GMT

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you know what, just last night I was thinking...
how long until Canonical or RedHat embraces LLMs, and then suddenly they become a crucial part of systemd?

2024-07-09 05:43:42 GMT

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the line drawing reminds me of DOS in the best ways possible

2024-07-09 00:27:42 GMT

ugh Chrome on my Chromebook just suggested I try out new AI features
STOP THAT
I mean I'm not really surprised just annoyed

2024-07-05 19:04:06 GMT

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I prefer it to Linux but I mainly use Linux instead due to wireless support right now.