DefectiveWings ✈️

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"Simplistic lifestyle with lots of technology added."

Former pilot, electrical engineer. Switched to computers back in 2009 and have found myself in charge of all things IT related at a small company.

Posts are my own.

Personal Websitehttps://www.gonyea.io
Githubhttps://github.com/jgonyea
Gitlab ($DAYJOB)https://gitlab.com/jeremygonyea
Gitlab (personal)https://gitlab.com/jgonyea
Not all unexpected additional project work is "scope creep". Sometimes it's "we now better understand how we have to meet original scope, and it's gonna take more effort".

Working on Helios-inspired Grav Admin Panel styling for the upcoming Helios Course Hub project. Coordinating zinc colours across nav, surfaces, links and badges to match the Helios theme, plus rounded corners, hover transitions, and improved type sizing - all accessible at WCAG AA. Togglable with a single setting in the plugin.👇🏼

The Grav CMS continues to impress me after all these years.

#GravCMS #Markdown

Rick and Mortgage

#LendingTVShows #HashtagGames

A new #SteamDeck Beta Client update was released that adds a Quick Chat feature, the ability to switch to Desktop at the login screen, and more:

https://steamdeckhq.com/steam-deck-beta-client-adds-quick-chat-feature/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

New Steam Deck Beta Client Adds Quick Chat Feature And More - Steam Deck HQ

A new Steam Deck Beta Client update was released that adds a Quick Chat feature, the ability to switch to Desktop at the login screen, and more.

Steam Deck HQ

Bad news 😔💔

I am sad to announce today that unfortunately I will not be working with Privacy Guides anymore after the end of this month.

Good news! 🚨  

I will be available for a new position or contract, starting in April!

I am looking for a position or contact for:

✊ Digital rights activist (with a specialty in privacy rights)

🔒 Privacy expert or consultant

 Fediverse and Mastodon advocate

🙌 Managerial position

📰 Tech journalist

💻 Technical writer

💚 Or any other fitting positions

I am especially interested in working with nonprofit organisations, cooperatives, open-source projects, privacy-oriented software companies, or any other organisations working for the public good.

🇨🇦 Remote from Canada

 All the work I produce is guaranteed to be AI-free

Let me know if you hear of any good opportunities!

#FediHire #GetFediHired #Tech #Jobs

If you're trying to verify your account on Mastodon but the profile link won't turn green, here's a list of troubleshooting tips to work through:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/#MyWebsiteVerificationDoesntWork

(If you want help with how to do verification in general, have a look at the beginning of the guide at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account )

#FediTips #Mastodon #Verification

How do I verify my account on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

Any #NixOS friends understand what these errors are and how to fix them?
They show up just before I type in my disk encryption password.

UPDATE: Seems to have been renewed. Thank you!

Could someone please tell the maintainer of https://openports.pl (#OpenBSD Ports search) that the cert has expired? 😥

OpenBSD Ports Readme

I'm not sure who posted about this, but I'm really enjoying the mini logic puzzle of the day

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Mar 19th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 13 minutes
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https://cluesbysam.com

#logic #puzzle #daily #CluesBySam

Clues by Sam

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!

I should probably have done this years ago, but here's my latest work on PineTime's font rendering.

Anti-aliasing, kerning, subpixel hinting. Dropped the monospace font. Looks so crisp on the watch's display!

Before and after: