Mastodawn

My blog: https://rldane.space/
My scripts: https://codeberg.org/rldane/scripts

#Fediversian since late 2018, full-time #fediholic since early 2022.
First-wave #twexodee.

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Imported profile from fosstodon:

Involuntary time-traveler, recipient of offensive grace. Quasi-technical Linux and FOSS enthusiast. Armchair privacy advocate

Profile pic is my own, copyright me.

Header image courtesy of NASA: https://unsplash.com/photos/Q1p7bh3SHj8

My #interests:

#StarWars
#StarTrek
#Linux
#UNIX
#Bible
#Christianity
#Jesus
#AmateurRadio
#Bash
#Dallas
#Writing
#Poetry
#Space
#KSP
#Tea
#FountainPens
#Journaling
#TabletopRPG
#RetroComputing
#ClassicMac
#uxn

#fedi22

Check out my blog! :D	https://rldane.space
My scripts	https://codeberg.org/rldane/scripts
Pronouns	he/him/my good fellow
Politics	justice and mercy
Faith	Christian, but not the angry, cringey, tragically hilariously oblivious kind
My alts:	@rl_dane (former alt account, now migrated here), @rl_dane (BSD.Cafe #snac server), @rl_dane (Pixelfed), @RL_Dane (bookwyrm)
Mood	Snarky, but kind

Is it just me, or did #Firefox get a LOT faster in #OpenBSD 7.8??? :o

Did a bunch more stuff with my 6502 Forth-like. Most importantly I fixed the 4kb source limit by making read buffered lines instead of the whole source code at once. That doesn't make for a good screenshot, so here it is running a hailstone sequence instead:

FreeBSD Closes the Laptop Gap — Year One Update

We’ve published a Year One update on the Foundation’s ongoing work to improve laptop and desktop support in FreeBSD. The article highlights progress in hardware enablement, driver development, installer changes, and the roadmap for continued improvements in 2026.

Read the update:

https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-closes-the-laptop-gap-year-one-project-update/

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #LaptopSupport #FreeBSDFoundation

@baldur's latest is a total banger.

For many years, I've felt like the tech industry has left me behind. Now I feel like it has left sanity behind.

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/challenging-fate/

The Grinch came early and broke the train I usually set up around the tree.

Seems like the voltage on the tracks is good, but I can't find any issue in the engine. Maybe I'll have more time later this weekend, or it'll have to wait for next year.

#train #modelRailroad #christmas

HERE IS YOUR #bash history #recap / #rewind / #year_in_review !!!

grep -v "^[[:space:]]*#" ~/.bash_history |sed -E 's/^ *(sudo|doas) *//g' |awk '{print $1}' |sort |uniq -c |sort -n |tail -n $((LINES-2))

Example from this laptop:

  54 updateall
  57 nsxiv
  58 pipx
  63 pkg_info
  73 tail
  92 git
 106 ssh
 109 w3m
 110 less
 127 echo
 138 type
 194 searchall
 214 grep
 225 ststatus
 275 duck
 286 ll
 292 vi
 341 man
 433 cd
 453 ls

(Of course, it's not strictly a YEAR in review. Bash can timestamp the history, but most people don't have that turned on by default)

#YearInReview

@thesaigoneer @rl_dane

I appreciate you for keeping AerynOS in the conversation for interesting new things ❤️

The #NetBSD 🚩community is amazing! 🔥
Let's come together to reach the foundation's $50,000 year-end goal. Your contribution directly drives the project's future and innovation. Every donation helps!
https://netbsd.org/donations/
#NetBSD #OpenSource #FOSS #Donate
#outreach