Grouchy old IT guy who complains if you don't support #ipv6, #openstandards, and #opensource. #amateurradio operator N3PB. I've used a #pdp8, managed a VM/CMS system and assorted Unix(-like) systems for 30+ years.
Folks in the #ipv6 world may recognize the Legacy IP Only warning sticker in the photo. I made those circa 2013 and many other people have printed their own version since then.
Freedom of the press? Sign the petition to the US Ambassador to #FreeAssange #WikiLeaks https://www.assangecampaign.org.au/petition-us-ambassador/
Home Assistant Core 2022.12 🎉
#Matter support is here! Also, we have some beautiful new Tile card features, a full-blown local calendar, shiny new state colors, and you can now use your Shelly devices as Bluetooth proxies!
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2022/12/07/release-202212/
Gloomhaven Role Playing Game Some awesome folks have worked on this! Announced! #ttrpg #rpg #gloomhaven
Unlike other RPG systems reliant on dice and set character build structures – Gloomhaven: The Role Playing Game will continue to uphold one of Cephalofair’s core mission statements – to “minimize randomness and reward player savvy”.
https://www.enworld.org/threads/gloomhaven-role-playing-game-announced.693626/
@amber I would say the closet thing is Matrix.
It's federated like Fediverse and it uses end to end encryption everywhere that isn't a public channel.
It's still quite new so it's not yet as slick as Discord and Signal.
Got some great news today!
My game For Her Lady's Hand (a Caltrop Core duet TTRPG inspired by bi badass Julie D'Aubigny) has been named to the Melbourne Queer Games Festival's Shortlist!
I’m thrilled to be included with so many truly fantastic queer games. Find the full selection of games on the shortlist here:
http://mqgf.com.au/2022/awards/
Award goodness continues on December 6. Who will win the MQGF’s Emerging Developer Award? We’ll find out in just a few days!
#TTRPG #QueerGames #GameDesigner #GamesIndustry #Award #BiPride #MelbourneQueerGamesFestival2022 #Writer
#IPv6 is now > 50% in the USA, from Google stats. Worldwide it is ~40%, and growing 5% per year. Australia is only about 30%. https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html#tab=per-country-ipv6-adoption
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Wow, it's like a bunch of lemmings @pawelpabich, @jstangroome, @rbanks54
At least @adrian was a few months ahead of the crowd (and @damianm has been here longer than I have)
I just want to know how @tatham has 140 posts and 216 followers in just 30 days!
#Thread and #Matter are almost here; my #SmartHome Google Nest Hub Max is broadcasting a Thread mesh network, and I have an #Eve smart plug ready to update the firmware on Dec 12. In the meanwhile, my latest blog post on #SmartBuildings and setting up a test #OpenThread border router is up: https://purple.telstra.com/blog/running-an-openthread-border-router
List of #IPv6 services in Azure (from May this year): https://msandbu.org/ipv6-support-in-microsoft-azure/
I generally use Azure virtual servers, which support dual stack, with a public IP (which supports IPv6).
The thing where Tumblr and maybe Flickr are embracing ActivityPub is just so interesting to me
For years now the single biggest challenge in launching new social software has been bootstrapping new social graphs for your users
Around 2010 the answer was to use FB and Twitter APIs, but those have got more restricted over time and don't really feel like a safe bet to build on in 2022
Having smaller (but still huge!) networks embrace an open standard feels like a HUGE leap forward
World-building question: Do you have any food-themed holidays in your tabletop games?
In the game I'm running, the local temple bakes a huge cake to feed everyone in town. The players have been getting increasingly creative with it as the festival approaches.
How to setup your Mastodon instance on a Raspberry Pi in an IPv6-only environment using NAT64 #mastodon #ipv6 https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/host-your-own-mastodon-instance-on-a-raspberry-pi/
Digital edition of #Dragonlance pre-order has arrived. Time to settle in for some all-day reading!
Lead Consultant @TelstraPurple, doing Internet-of-Things (#IoT), #dotnet, #blockchain, #DevSecOps. Certified Azure IoT Developer, MCSD: ALM, #PRINCE2, Scrum. Tabletop gamer.