Chris Allegretta

GNU nano is leading the way on complying with California AB 102 - lists.gnu.org/archive/html... - keeping kids safe from text files! [sorry, typo in previous URL]

Still loving OVHCloud for my dedicated server hosting, and floating IPs make it so much easier - www.asty.org/still-loving... #hosting #proxmox #notsponsored #not-ai

A fantastic article from The Register (discovered via lemmy.world) about the Debian 'Freedombox' blend, another turnkey-ish frontend for self-hosting for the current era of cloud providers usurping your data to scrape for ads and AI training. #selfhosting #data #cloud

My credit union is merging with another one, and this is part of the announcement message: "Your accounts and services will remain unchanged 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸 as we integrate systems..." Goodie! Now it feels like I need to put a calendar entry for 18mo out that says "check to see if they've altered the deal"

Oh dear, I accidentally logged into LinkedIn. Won't make that mistake again for awhile.

New blog post: I'm between articles right now, but here's what I'm thinking about (spoilers, it's bad smartphones)

I'm between articles right now, but here's what I'm thinking about (spoilers, it's bad smartphones)

Dear #lazyweb, as a smartphone hopper I'd like to finally pick a 2nd line type app. My aim isn't privacy, just ease of use, to run an (android) app for 1 phone# on voice/SIP and SMS/MMS on a few phones simultaneously. Ideally I could port a # to it. TextNow/Burner/MySudo/other?

GrayJay is a fantastic option for YT and Twitch viewing on desktop and mobile #android #linux #windows #youtube #twitch

Why do the SMS messages from @cvs-pharmacy.bsky.social have to say "PLEASE RESPOND" in all caps about my script refill, which I'm sorry are NOT the highest priority thing? It's so irritating that I always just reply no. I do not need my pharmacy sending me shouty caps while I'm trying to work.

Starless Abyss: The roguelite spaceship deckbuilder I've wanted for years! If you're a fan of deckbuilders and space battlers, this one's a must-try! #deckbuilder #roguelite #steam

Louis Rossmann - Change your profie picture to Clippy. (I'm Serious) Love this idea. #consumerrights

Rescuing Chromebooks from Google with Void Linux

I was ~today years old when I learned you could move the mouse in Steam Big Picture mode by holding down the Xbox/PS button, and moving the right analog stick. And click the mouse buttons with LB/RB. And that it is very functional experience as well! This is a life changing thing.

Good vibes only today! Practicing gratitude that my OG #Framework 13 laptop is now running with the RTC battery fix. I finally got around to hassling them for the replacement part, then getting around to actually soldering it into place!

Awesome video from Tech Altar re: how companies like Microsoft trying to make AI unavoidable in every app, and ruining computing. I'm linking to the Nebula version but it's on YT too. Nebula has so much great stuff, and is only $36 per YEAR when you sign up via a creator. nebula.tv/videos/techa...

(Almost All) Smartphones Just Plain Suck Now - www.asty.org/almost-all-s...

This is my new favorite product description for an Amazon item. It's refreshing to see this level of honesty! #whatsinthebox #hmm

I love Karl Jobst's work on taking down video game cheaters so much. Watching him take aim at Elon's........let's say exaggerations regarding his gaming prowess is amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1yk...

In refining 0xD86180 : 0xA68113 (Siena) in 00h 21m 40s 410ms I have brought glory to the company. Praise Kier. 4️⃣7️⃣7️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ 0️⃣4️⃣1️⃣9️⃣1️⃣ 1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ 1️⃣6️⃣1️⃣3️⃣8️⃣ 8️⃣5️⃣7️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ #mdrlumon #severance 🧇🐐🔢💯 lumon-industries.com

Oh thank the maker, WorkRevolt is back after an interminable hiatus with a new video! Boy, now more than ever do we need humor, and they are near the best IMO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeH...

Trying to stay positive. I'm so grateful for the 8 years this little guy has been on the planet and in our home. There were plenty of treats and toys on his bday today, the latter of which were quickly abandoned for a nap, then fiercely guarding a nearby water spill #frenchie #dogsofbluesky

Boglin isn't always sleeping. But most of the time he is laying down, often with toy in mouth. #dogsofbluesky #frenchie

This was my third best game of 2024 so I did my bit

Chris Allegretta @chrisa 2025 Fediverse update: GotoSocial server and the Phanpy web client are great! (asty.org/2025-fediverse-update) #fediverse #foss #gotosocial #phanpy

Linux tips and tricks series. Trying a new distro? Skip the 'gunzip' step before writing your exciting new distro's ISO to a thumb drive. Waste of time and space. dd is both powerful & flexible; it assumes stdin when no 'if' arg is passed: zcat linuximg.iso.gz | dd of=/dev/sdblah status=progress

Happy Winter Solstice. We got Boggy a new jacket as a present, but the outside label said L while the inside one said M 😩 So he's in the buff for this #dogsofbluesky as normal

Another long day. But I have a very good boy to chill with #dogsofbluesky

And for those who may have been following me for #dogsofbluesky pics, here is Boglin with his winter hat on.

It's that time again. #homelab maintenance

Incidentally I will *occasionally* mention #crypto here, as there are interesting things happening, notably the current saga of SEC v Richard Heart and $PDAI potentially pegging to $1. Keep in mind, I was similarly been blabbing about Linux to everyone in sight 29 years ago. We're still very early.

We don't need more remakes of old movies. We need more MUPPETS remakes of old movies.

Boglin is excited for the day! #dogsofbluesky

Ok here is my first video, ever! Good (or bad) news, it's a YTP-type mashup in the style of Neil Cicierega (or Girl Talk if you prefer). Fat Burger! 😆 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPJY...

It's fun too! I strongly approve.

So I can get thousands of followers here if I just post other people's content? Should I also say only the word 'boom' in my post like we're still on Twitter? Sorry I do not post that frequently, but when I do it'll be my own thoughts and articles.

Btw, the excellent In Stars and Time is a available to order in physical form at Limited Run games on Switch and PS5 - limitedrungames.com/collections/... Very worth your time if you haven't played it - get it digitally first before you decide 😀

I really worry that more than 50% of people who are posting pics of their throwback PS5 controller will never take it out of the box. Don't do this to yourself - things were meant to be used! Even if just a little 😉

Man I just love #debian package naming... Ok, so what's the package name for netstat now that it isn't installed by default? Oh that's in net-tools... mkfs.vfat? Oh yeah, dosfstools (no dash) Ok, and the xz package? That's xz-utils lspci? That's in pciutils !! NFS? Obvioulsy it's nfs-common !!! 🤯

I love Qubes OS so much. Having a different VM for all your various tasks (but isolated from each other) is amazing. Also it just feels cool to type 'sudo poweroff' in a terminal, then to go about work in other terminals/browsers running on the same box, then boot that VM up again later as needed.

It's been that kind of day #dogsofbluesky

Apparently the algorithm here has decided that what I really want to see is pictures of pugs. I'm OK with that.

One thing that disturbs me slightly is my kids are old enough now that they'd follow me on here once they see how cool it is here (my youngest is now 18). And they'd do it under some rando username so I'd never figure it out.

I have a custom domain setup :) The howto is a breeze is you manage any domain, even if it's with a web GUI - bsky.social/about/blog/4... Feels nice, but I am still a big fan of Mastodon, I just feel like this is for more fun personal pics and posts. Here is a pic of Boglin to celebrate #dogs