Barry

@BarrySweeney
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Former analyst/programmer/integrator, now retired in the south of England
The idea that one should be forced to verify one's age or identity to use one's own computer absolutely baffles me.

Try to unsee it

Level: impossible.

I don't want this important news to go unnoticed: the National Library of Scotland's Access team have given names to collection trolleys including: Trolly Parton, George Orwheel, Wheeliam Shakespeare, Daphne du Trollier, Rene Descart, Cart Cobain, JRR Trollkein, Cart Vader, and Mary Wheelstonecraft.

Via @cawston.bsky.social's https://cawston.ghost.io/weeknotes-12-monsters-only/

Weeknotes #12: Monsters Only

A week of interesting chats, admin churn and unexpected tribulations. What happened this week? Monday began with a useful chat with one of our Board members about a large-scale AI roll-out across a multi-national organisation. Initial scepticism has been replaced by seeing dedicated agents delivering huge time savings. Context is

Cawstonotes

@revk
Lesson the first: Don't sweat the small stuff
Lesson the second: It's *all* small stuff

I'm not saying that knowing this helps, but it's still true.

“Have you watched the Louis Theroux documentary “Inside The Manosphere”? Watching that last weekend reminded me there are a lot of folks littering the internet with drivel of all kinds, and that if I want to make my videos and write my blog posts I absolutely should [and you should too].

It’s not for me to decide if you find what I make interesting, useful or entertaining – that’s your job.”

https://penfriend.rocks/oops-i-did-it-again-5-easy-ways-to-talk-yourself-out-of-making-stuff

(I'm aware that this is very much in the class of problems like "my champagne glass is too small".)

New post:

"A newbie's guide to self-hosting with #YunoHost. Part 5: Upgrades & Maintenance"

Not exactly the most exciting post I have ever written, but system maintenance is so essential.

And spoiler alert: thanks to a botched #PeerTube upgrade I discovered the wonders of #tmux (thank you @teapot_ben and @drfyzziks for recommending it!)

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-with-yunohost-part-5-upgrades-maintenance/

#SelfHosting #MySoCalledSudoLife #DigitalSovereignty

A newbie's guide to self-hosting with YunoHost. Part 5: Upgrades & Maintenance

When I started self-hosting essential digital services via YunoHost in December 2024 I was taken aback by how easy and smooth the process was. Something that had appeared daunting to me just days before became a child’s game. A catalog with hundreds of free-open source apps available at the

Elena Rossini

Supreme Leader #Trump’s signature to be enshrined on the $100 bill. A measure which will surely lead America, and the world, to even further greatness and happiness!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0el909yp3o

Trump's signature to appear on US bank notes in first for sitting president

The US president's signature will appear on new paper currency alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

our house, in the middle of the street 🎶