Friends of the #BSDCafe, #illumosCafe and the #Fediverse,
Good morning and have a great Tuesday!

#Photography #Photo #Sunrise #Picture #Pic #Sea

The #BSDCafe endpoint VM has been upgraded to #FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE

#BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeServices

Dear friends of the #BSDCafe and the entire community,

Unfortunately, sometimes things in life do not go as planned. Becoming an adult also means learning to accept this and to set priorities. Over the past few months I have had some family matters that required my attention. I waited as long as possible before making a final decision, but the moment has now come.

I have informed the BSDCan team that, sadly, I will have to withdraw from the event and will not be able to present my talk.

BSD conferences have become some of the most important events of the year for me. They bring joy, positivity, and motivation. When one ends, I already start looking forward to the next with enthusiasm. In Zagreb I said goodbye to everyone with "see you in Ottawa". This year, unfortunately, that will not happen.

The only consolation is that the situation fortunately seems to be moving toward a resolution, although more slowly than expected. Because of this, I cannot in good conscience keep things uncertain and hope that everything will work out in time. I need to take a step back for now, already feeling the enthusiasm for the next EuroBSDCon.

#BSDCan #EuroBSDCon #BSD #RunBSD

Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #Fediverse

It's sunny (though some rain is expected). I've had my espresso, and my mood is currently positive. All the bad thoughts I had yesterday evening are now something like "well, I can deal with it". And that's good.

I've almost finished my next IT Notes blog post. I'll try to review and polish it so I can finally make it public.

Meanwhile, have a great day!

#GoodMorning

Dear friends of #BSDCafe - the BSD Cafe Journal needs some attention.

This isn't the best time for me to revive it myself, and that's exactly why I'm counting on you!

I'm sure you have great ideas, thoughts, projects, and articles that would fit perfectly in that space.

So don’t be shy 🙂
The BSD Cafe Journal is waiting for you!

#BSDCafeJournal #Blogging #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD

Statistics nerds...this is for you.
A nice uprecords output of the BSD Cafe endpoint VPS (where almost all the traffic flows).

Please note:
* up 958 days, 02:14:56 | since Wed Jul 19 17:13:02 2023
* down 0 days, 00:45:22 | since Wed Jul 19 17:13:02 2023
* %up 99.997 | since Wed Jul 19 17:13:02 2023

99.997 uptime - 45 minutes of total downtime in 958 days, considering upgrades, reboots, etc. (and a migration).

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeStats #BSDCafeUptime #FreeBSD

Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #Fediverse

I posted a few things over the past days, and some people noticed that I have been more absent than usual. I think it is right to give an update on the situation.

Starting in mid-December, my wife came down with the flu. Nothing serious, but it left her with a problem that all the doctors we consulted have identified as long flu. Similar to long COVID, it is a debilitating condition, at times completely disabling. She started a treatment, but had some issues and had to change it. This treatment, however, makes the symptoms worse for a few weeks before improving them, and the result is that we are currently in that phase: she is not well, she is worried, and of course I am too.

This has given me time, over the past weeks, to focus on projects like MastoBlaster, also to keep my mind active on something different, something good for my spirit and mental well-being.

But in these days, probably the hardest in years, I am in "emergencies only" mode, or almost. No tiramisu, few outings, some good lasagna - but mostly concern and hope for a return to normality. The doctors told her that in her case it is a temporary condition, but it is not clear exactly how long it will last, which is why there is a treatment, to help her live normally while everything gradually returns to normal. In the meantime, I am the solid part, but clearly I also have to take care of everything she usually handles.

Life is more often uphill than downhill, so we need to make the most of the good moments and not focus on trivial things. This is why I have always tried to make this place a positive and peaceful one: we all have battles to fight, serious or less serious problems, happiness and despair. Here, at least, we can focus on what you enjoy.

So I leave you with two coffees, made with my mother’s moka pot, which remind me of a peaceful day in this period when the sky outside and the climate inside are the same color: gray.

The #BSDCafe #Mastodon instances have been upgraded to v4.5.7

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Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #illumosCafe
Good morning, #Fediverse

I’ve been up since 5:30, even though I would have gladly slept a bit longer.
I found a regression in MastoBlaster, notifications on Mastodon, I’m checking it.
One of my secondary servers is down, I’m waiting for a KVM console.
It’s foggy outside.
There’s still fog inside the house too, unfortunately.

Let’s hope the day turns out to be a good one.

#GoodMorning