Timothy Cyrus

If y'all want to backup git repos, look into "git bundle" (built into git) This won't backup non-git data (issues, PRs / MRs, topics, etc), but it's better than nothing.

While I don't use LastPass as a service, I did use their old Username Generator tool. I don't know why they replaced it. web.archive.org/web/20251008...

There's a pretty big issue with the snap release of Obsidian. I'm switching to the AppImage release for now.

"You can’t just measure the value of something in terms of 'whether or not it makes everything worse for everyone.' The world is much more complicated than that."

americans: whenever you see a turbotax advertisement, never let yourself forget that turbotax and companies like it are WHY we have to file taxes like we do in the first place.

I love game servers in us-east-1

Why don't more devices support DisplayPort Dual-mode? If HDMI licensing fees are a problem, wouldn't it make sense to slowly shift users away from the HDMI port.

My university runs its own mail server. Why not a PDS?

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I (unfortunately) can't switch to Linux because: - Linux doesn't have On-Demand Cloud Storage - Wine doesn't support WinTab or Windows Ink - Proton doesn't support some games I like (minor) - LibreOffice isn't as polished as MS Office (minor)

I noticed that any likes that I made before a specific date (maybe early August) aren't visible via @bsky.app Likes are still visible when checking ATProto via @blueskytracker.app Customer Support has me in an automated reply loop www.reddit.com/comments/1mm...

Heavenly and Kirkwood only post condition updates on X / Twitter. I'm a bit surprised that they didn't set up any alternatives, but oh well.

I think all new cars should have 360 parking cameras, regardless of size.

Synology QuickConnect relies on Let's Encrypt for direct and regional wildcard certs, but the company isn't listed as an ISRG sponsor. It feels scummy to build a commercial product that depends on a nonprofit service like Let's Encrypt and not financially support it.

**This Website is Hosted on Bluesky** This weekend I found myself digging through the AT Protocol specifications and the Bluesky Personal Data Server (PDS) implementation. In doing so, I discovered that I could setup a website that is fully hosted on Bluesky. danielmangum.com/posts/this-w...

atproto aha moments: - you can host your data - it's just json - it's typed but any app dev can invent those types - records have URIs - records are signed so cacheable without trust - relay aggregates everyone’s events into a global stream - backends subscribe to relay and update local DBs