Sun 26 May 2024

In late 2017, Apple introduced what was to be a very revolutionary iPhone (by iPhone standards, heh): The iPhone X.
Gone were the archaic huge forehead (how much room do you really need for a speaker, camera, and proximity sensor?) and chin (with physical home button*). In its place was …

Category: Tech
Tags: Computing   FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)   Non-religious post   Productivity  

Thu 25 January 2024

It's funny to me how simple, practical changes can produce lasting effects. It's also funny how something can seem so insurmountable when you're stuck in a certain mindset, only to realize that it's just a matter of a simple change of thinking and habits.

When I was younger (read: thirties …

Category: Life
Tags: Life   Non-religious post   Non-technical post   Productivity   Informal post  

Wed 13 December 2023

As anyone who knows me on the Fediverse can tell you, I've been a bit of a light-theme snob. (If you're not sure what I'm referring to, I'm talking about whether text on a screen (computer or otherwise) is chiefly light colors on dark colors (dark theme) or dark colors …

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Tags: Beauty   Computing   FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)   Linux   Music   Non-religious post   Productivity   UNIX  

Wed 29 November 2023

I resolved never to put a web browser on this machine, which is a Thinkpad X200t from early 2010 with the Libreboot firmware flashed to it, and the wifi card replaced with a FOSS-driver-loving atheros-based card. Ever since I got it in early 2019, it's been my "writing machine …

Category: Tech
Tags: Computing   Ethics   FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)   Linux   Non-religious post   Productivity   UNIX   Unix Tips   WritingMonth  

Mon 27 November 2023

Back in September, I posted about using the output of cal and plain text to track things. Here is the example of that format I listed in the post:

     August 2023    
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
       .  2  3  .  5
 .  7  .  .  .  .  .
 .  .  . 16  .  .  .
 .  .  .  .  . 25  .
 .  .  . 30  .      

2023/08/02 326 45 …

Category: Tech
Tags: BSD   Computing   FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)   Linux   Non-religious post   Productivity   Unix Tips  

Tue 05 September 2023

I know everyone's got their preferred notes app/platform, but I've been using SimpleNote for several years now, and I'm quite fond of it. Not only does it have very usable mobile and cross-platform desktop apps, it also has alternate apps like nvpy (a GUI) and sncli, an excellent command …

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Tags: BSD   Computing   FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)   Linux   Non-religious post   Productivity   Unix Tips