barefootstache @barefootstache@qoto.org
- Website
- https://bf5.eu/
- Pixelfed
- https://pixelfed.de/barefootstache
- OSM account
- https://en.osm.town/@barefootstache
Mod
I am a strong proponent of leaving this planet better behind than when I arrived on it. Thus to get the most bang for a lifetime my key focus is #longevity which I attempt to achieve with #nutrition specifically #plantbased.
Longevity is good and all as long as you are not frail and weak. Ideally would be to die young at an old age. Thus I incorporate tactics from #biohacking and #primalfitness. Additionally I am an advocate of #wildcrafting, which is a super set of #herbalism.
Studied many fields of science like maths or statistics, though the constant was always computer science.
Currently working as a fullstack web developer, though prefer to call myself a #SoftwareCrafter.
The goal of my side projects is to practice #GreenDevelopement meaning to create mainly static websites. The way the internet was intended to be.
On the artistic side, to dub all content under the Creative Commons license. Thereby, ideally, only using tools and resources that are #FLOSS #OpenSource. #nobot
Joined Mar 2021
🧵 5/9
## Bare bone nature of Debian
Debian's bare bone nature is shocking and refreshing at the same time. When coming from a feature rich system like Fedora, one thinks that lots of terminal functions are a given.
Learning that tools like `git` and `curl` are not default tools on every system is surprising.
This is a good thing to know since Debian offers the perfect environment to test out how good one's project setups truly are. Just start a #VirtualBox, install the bare minimum tools, and see if the script runs without any other tweaking from one own side.
🧵 4/9
## Why is it not so easy as plug'n'play?
The trickiest part of installing any other system onto a Windows system is learning how many road blocks Windows places to void the attempt. The goal is to get into the _Boot Loader Menu_. From here one can reboot directly into the specific device, which in this case is a USB-stick.
Getting through the installation process of Debian is straightforward.
Network management gave some errors, since I decided to install without Ethernet connection. I was hoping to use the existing option on Windows over wireless. Seems like it is not that straightforward.
Setting a timezone is a bit annoying, since it is based off of language. After choosing US English as the language, I am only given the timezones within US territory. This didn't bug me too much, since I knew I can adjust it post install.
Getting through installation went quite smooth and after the reboot, I was hoping to be greeted by the sign-in mask of the desktop. Only to be surprised by the terminal login options.
🧵 3/9
## Why Debian?
I am a long time #Fedora user and have a couple of #Ubuntu servers. I want to change the servers to Debian because it potentially can have longer LTS over Ubuntu and like the #FOSS nature of Debian over the other two. Plus the 6-12 month version upgrade cycle of Fedora is just too frequent for my taste.
One downside of the system so far is that the documentation is not beginner friendly. E.g. had difficulty downloading the ISO, since I was being navigated towards the documentation over the home page.
🧵 2/9
## Getting the laptop
I received an old #Lenovo laptop built in year 2015 with #Windows11.
The first challenge is to get the laptop in a stable state that it does not constantly crash. The issue is that the battery light is flashing orange.
The obvious solution is to let the laptop charge. Though after letting it do exactly that over a couple of hours without any resolution a deeper dive is needed.
The next check is to see if the charging cable could be the issue. Sadly do not have a complete duplicate cable and am only able to replace the cable to the surge block. Due to the fact that the model is quite old it does not use USB-C connector as the charging option.
No progress with the cable option. Next I try running the laptop battery free. This is where I realized that newer models do not always have the option to remove the battery.
Removing the battery created the most stable option to test and/or clean up the current system before over writing it with Debian.
This is where it is brought to my attention that the laptop does not have the specs to run Windows 11. Thus, any #Linux will do just fine.
🧵 1/9
# Challenge in August: setup developer environment on Debian
How hard can one make this challenge!?
The only prep is installing #Debian 12 on an USB stick and hoping for the best.
> "on paper, it has amassed a total of about €100 million in EU privacy fines"
Imagine if other EU countries start dogpiling on this situation.
barefootstache
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It has come to my attention that there are younger folks who haven’t heard of Five Geek Social Fallacies.
It was written in 2003 and the social dynamics stay real. Once you read it, you’ll see them everywhere.
@patrickbrosset another option is to use the built in storage options of the browser.
barefootstache
boosted
We are now down to 4, I repeat FOUR, open issues for #curl.
#BloggingChallenge (55/100)
Mastodon:
- MyRuckClub: 2 entries
- OSM: 1 article, 1 summary
- Qoto: 1 article
Projects:
- plumifrons: https://codeberg.org/barefootstache/plumifrons
I am familiar with jq and started writing a review on my daily blogging challenge on how to use that tool to help filter through all the toots.
The tool runs into the same issue as many other one's I have found, is that they are trying to process the whole file at once which can very resources intensive and potentially crash the system.
Any JSON file larger than a couple of MB would suffice to crash one's system. That is why in such situations one needs to use either the web or techniques from big data.
@freeschool true that and thanks :)
How familiar are you with git?
@freeschool converting JSON to CSV: there exist plenty of online and terminal tools for that
There were similar attempts to do the same for Mastodon. From the brief look of some projects, they didn't get that far.
Before discussing the initial result and eventual purpose/goal of the project, we need to search the web if other attempts were made or even exist.
Thus I purpose that you search the web and see if you can find any software that can process or read "Activity Stream 2.0" (the underlying schema of the JSON).
If none can be found or the quality does not align with your vision, then I will write up a first draft of an action plan.
From what I have (not-)found so far, if we make a tool for Activity Stream in general, each actor (social media platform and more) can theme the output to their liking.
@freeschool something like a twitter card?
"Can I give you something better to do? Y/N/M ?
Can I pay you to do something else?
(honestly / genuinely)"
Depending on what you have exactly in mind?
"Make the Mastodon backup of posts (JSON file from export) into another format to show posts AND it's picture in offline viewer / browser (currently Mastodon export is not human readable or connecting the pictures offline)"
Are you just looking for an offline clone? And/or how complex are you imagining the whole app?
In the ideal situation moths should have never nested inside and one can question what is the lesser evil: throwing away food and/or fabrics because they are infested with pests or zapping moths.
barefootstache
boosted
Allowing police officers to submit LLM-written reports reveals a remarkable misunderstanding of what LLMs do, a profound indifference to the notion of integrity in the communications of law enforcement with the justice system, or both.
Given how readily subject to suggestion human witnesses—including police officers—are known to be, this is a disaster.
Yes, police reports aren't always the most accurate, but introducing an additional layer of non-accountability is bad.
barefootstache
boosted
Working from home is a massive climate benefit and a massive benefit for cities with poor public transit systems. It takes loads of cars off the road which reduces emissions and traffic. It blows my mind that we want to throw that away.
- Website
- https://bf5.eu/
- Pixelfed
- https://pixelfed.de/barefootstache
- OSM account
- https://en.osm.town/@barefootstache
Mod
I am a strong proponent of leaving this planet better behind than when I arrived on it. Thus to get the most bang for a lifetime my key focus is #longevity which I attempt to achieve with #nutrition specifically #plantbased.
Longevity is good and all as long as you are not frail and weak. Ideally would be to die young at an old age. Thus I incorporate tactics from #biohacking and #primalfitness. Additionally I am an advocate of #wildcrafting, which is a super set of #herbalism.
Studied many fields of science like maths or statistics, though the constant was always computer science.
Currently working as a fullstack web developer, though prefer to call myself a #SoftwareCrafter.
The goal of my side projects is to practice #GreenDevelopement meaning to create mainly static websites. The way the internet was intended to be.
On the artistic side, to dub all content under the Creative Commons license. Thereby, ideally, only using tools and resources that are #FLOSS #OpenSource. #nobot
Joined Mar 2021
