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@Rajiv it looks like "clamping squares" is the right search term. I'm going to add some to my wishlist!

@Rajiv I would NOT recommend those clamps. They were a gift, many years ago, and I've even considered throwing them away.

Those little red buttons aren't reliable, but that's probably specific to this model.

The bigger problem is that they're clunky to use, and bulky to store, and 2 isn't nearly enough of them. I'd much rather have a set of those 90-degree metal brackets, and use regular clamps to hold them in place. Much more flexible utility.

Nathan Arthur 4h ago

8 new F clamps for Christmas this year! Maybe I have enough of those, now. Maybe.

Next year more C and spring clamps 😜

#woodworking

Nathan Arthur 6h ago

junk folder 2d ago

excavator.mp4

Nathan Arthur 10h ago

Information Is Beautiful 11h ago

Vibrations / frequency / cycles / waves / rates

data https://geni.us/IIB-PerSecond

Nathan Arthur 13h ago

Stefano Marinelli 13h ago

AI models don’t really 'get' the BSDs. As a result, they often provide incomplete, imprecise, or flat-out wrong answers by defaulting to Linux paradigms. When it comes to illumos-based systems, they just completely lose the plot.

This is becoming a serious issue for the BSDs and illumos ecosystems. We are seeing entire websites flooded with AI-generated tutorials and guides that are totally incorrect. Most people don't realize this; they follow the instructions, fail, and then assume that the BSDs doesn't work well or are 'unstable' because they have supposedly changed since the guide was written.

Luckily, some people eventually find my blog, reach out, and finally understand what's actually going on. Others, unfortunately, end up on major social sites or comments, claiming that these systems are broken.

In 2026, one of our greatest challenges will be teaching people how to vet their sources and filter information.
And I see this as a very, very uphill battle.

#IT #SysAdmin #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #News #UnderstandingText #Disinformation

Nathan Arthur 23h ago

And with that, my email is managed by @fastmail, and I'm one big step more-off Google!

There were some rough edges, coming from Qmail. But Fastmail (the software) seems great, and the Fastmail support people have been fantastic.

...and then right at the end, in my zeal to clean things out, I accidentally deleted the primary user account on my server. So now I get to shave that #yak 🤦‍♂️

#PSA: Don't delete users when you're exhausted.

(I will eventually write this all up on my blog.)

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Nathan Arthur 1d ago

@filippo I’ve been having similar experiences with exe.dev, and similar feelings as a consequence. I’m settling into “this is really a good thing - as long as the software really is disposable”. I need time to see if that really holds true in the long run.

Exe.dev also gives me an easy sandbox for exposing code to LLM agents in a way I’m not comfortable doing on my personal machines.

Nathan Arthur 1d ago

Thank goodness for shear pins! (And for having a spare set on hand!)

Nathan Arthur 1d ago

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