Notices by Prof Bit Rot (professorbitrot@mastodon.technology), page 2

I still need to swap the ATX PSU in my home server for an SFX PSU, rebuild it onto twin MDADMed boot disks and replace the HDDs because they either have noisy spindles. Sadly that has a ridiculous dependency chain....

Finally got around to reinstalling Debian on and reconfiguring one of my laptops so I can return the SSD I borrowed from work and replacing the disk in the proxmox Hypervisor with SMART errors

@mishari
Learned to write BASIC on a BBC Micro

@xand
That's rather neat. Needs a write up!

Starting the new year with a spousal disagreement. These arguments are becoming too frequent. Honestly feel like calling it quits and going at it alone.

@gingerrroot
Not that I really get/do celebrity.

@gingerrroot
If you changed accused to someone committing/has committed I totes agree with you.

@garrett
I notice tho it has but 1 Ethernet
Are you going router-onna-stick?

@garrett
Should be fine unless you want to pull jigglebits of VPN traffic

https://panopticlick.eff.org/

Similar results with all currently installed browsers. Started looking into TOR mobile browser.

*I publicly identify as cis but in reality that doesn't fit. I am an owned, denied submissive. I am controlled (sexually and in many other respects). I am pegged on a regular basis and permanently denied the use of my genitals. And I am very happy with his arrangement.

I sought out an alternate networking platform because the 'conventional' ones (1) erode civil liberties and (2) are not inclusive enough. I am a cis* white male. I somehow sometimes feel unwelcome here. Not really something I expected. I know other places are not inclusive, but honestly wonder why the fediverse has to marginalise people like me for traits we can't change when we are otherwise open minded and generally non-comformist?

@phoenix
Ahh. I see. Presumably not designed to be repaired... Last consumer grade laptop I pulled apart wound up in the bin. Designing complex things in such a way you can't dissemble and repair them should've illegal.

@phoenix
I haven't come across a Dell (latitude/XPS) yet that was too difficult to take apart. XPS requires spudgering.

@ron_houk
DM me an email Addy and I will put something together for you. If you aren't in a desperate hurry, I can share the files of my existing setup with you.
@teabrarian

It is sad that so many people use free speech to express hatred rather than exercise democracy. Those people are abusing their right and ducking their responsibility. It is damaging for all of us and playing into the hands of those who subvert democracy.

Never will a word of hate pass my lips. Because I take my 'right' to free speech seriously. With every right there is a responsibility. Why tho, do I defend free speech? Because it is essential if we are to hold governments to account. It is the right of whistleblowers to call things out. It is the freedom to civilly disagree with my neighbour. I don't believe in censorship. But I do believe people should be excellent to each other and exercise rights responsibly.

@ron_houk

@teabrarian

Setup a PXE server and network bootable distro like slax. Or Debian/Ubuntu and preseed to configure them. ZFS is not the way to go for this as the machines need to be up and running before you can send a snapshot to them. With a PXE server you can get zero touch from bare metal.

@codesections
Have you got a device you can off load the compilation onto? For instance I have Jenkins running on a server at home which is monitoring my repository, so I can get that to compile anything I can commit. Basically means my laptop just needs to run a text editor/IDE.