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A lightweight Fediverse server, with a clean web interface for viewing public posts. Compatible with Mastodon apps and interacts with other ActivityPub platforms.
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Upper Limit | K-Squared Ramblings
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5-ton limit on this trash bin? Fine, I guess I won't toss this speck of neutron star material here! I guess I'll just have to pack it out.
on Tue, 6PM
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Install Vivaldi on Arch Linux for Arm64
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If you don't want to use Flatpak or Snap, here's how you can modify an AUR package for x86_64 to build an Arm64 package for Arch.
on Sat, 3AM
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Extremely bare-bones social networking server that runs on low-resource machines, works on the web without cookies or JavaScript, and still interacts through ActivityPub with Mastodon, GoToSocial and other Fediverse software.
on Nov 14
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Nomad of the Time Streams - Review
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A 19th-century British soldier in India is flung into three wildly different future wars, forcing him to reexamine the world he thought he was building.
on Nov 12
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Batch Adjust Photos for DST with ExifTool
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I always forget at least one camera when switching to/from DST, and I always forget the command for exiftool to batch-adjust the image timestamps.
on Nov 4
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How to Post to Mastodon From Anything Using IFTTT
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You can use IFTTT's webhooks target to hook up *anything* to autopost to a Mastodon account.
on Oct 31
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Getting Logged Out of ClassicPress
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ClassicPress uses a strict mode for admin cookies, so following a link to your dashboard from another site requires you to log in again.
on Oct 31
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Share to the Fediverse with ShareOpenly
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A share button that connects to Mastodon, BlueSky, Micro.blog, Threads and more. Here's how I've hooked it up to Eleventy.
on Oct 31
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New Blog Software | K-Squared Ramblings
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The B2 /Cafelog project is evolving into WordPress. I finally got around to updating the software, and I've run into a few problems with some of my customizatio
on Oct 28
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Migrated to ClassicPress | K-Squared Ramblings
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Migrating this 22-year-old 3000+ post behemoth of a blog from WordPress to ClassicPress turned out to be a lot faster and easier than I expected.
on Oct 28
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New journal | K-Squared Ramblings
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For a while now I've been thinking of setting up something where I can just post random thoughts or opinion pieces without taking the time to write an HTML page
on Oct 28
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WordPress Block Editor - Review
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This is not distraction-free writing. Every time I try to use it I get frustrated and switch back to the classic editor...because I can USE it.
on Oct 28
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The Firehose and the Jetpack | K-Squared Ramblings
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I've been meaning to disconnect from Jetpack for a while now. This seems like a good time to do it, and to finally clear out the older Tumblr and WordPress.com
on Oct 28
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More than just WordPress Minus Gutenberg! Familiar, super-easy to migrate, and can work with most of the WP plugin/theme ecosystem.
on Oct 22
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off - Review
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The cartoon is both wackier and more introspective than the source material. Sort of a mash-up of the movie and comics, sort of a reunion, sort of a remake, and sort of a What If.
on Oct 18
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Free Software and Failed Ideals - K-Squared Ramblings
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Once upon a time, the idea that “only the code mattered” was sold as a way to be inclusive. No one would be shut out if their code was good. But building software is more than code. It’s design. Planning. Discussion. It’s figuring out use cases, misuse cases, and failure modes. It’s interacting...
on Oct 18
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When you release a new version of your software, tell me what's new!
on Oct 9
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Legality Links - K-Squared Ramblings
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Organization for Transformative Works – dedicated to protecting the expression of fan fiction, fan art, etc. (via Naomi Novik) Open Standards, One Web, and Opera – Just why are standards important, anyway? (via Opera Watch) Speaking of Opera, their EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft has...
on Oct 8
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Who are phone notifications for? - K-Squared Ramblings
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Phone notifications aren't notices, they're alerts. They should serve your interests as the person using the phone, not the interests of the app or service.
on Aug 13
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Now my laundry doesn't just depend on the washer and dryer, but on a controller box, its internet connection, my internet connection, my phone charge, and an online service.
on Jul 31
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Striking the Crowd - K-Squared Ramblings
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Today I found myself thinking of Terminator 3, specifically the plotline in which all kinds of random computer crashes are spreading across the internet. For obvious reasons. In today’s real world incident, it’s a bug in an auto-pushed update for widely-used security software by CrowdStrike,...
on Jul 20
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Fuzzy logic? - K-Squared Ramblings
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I finally saw Terminator 3 this weekend, and something has been bothering me about the ending (aside from watching the end of the world). Skynet’s a distributed system. Presumably its intelligence scales along with the number of nodes it has. Those nodes are computers all over the world. Those...
on Jul 20
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It's interesting and immersive, but some of the game and UI design choices make it really frustrating.
on Jun 25
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Basic calendar app that works with your phone's local calendars. You can do all the usual things you want to use a calendar for on your phone. Doesn't clutter up your schedule with ads or vacuum up your personal data.
on Jun 24
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Basic, privacy-respecting contacts app for Android that works with all contacts accounts on your phone.
on Jun 24
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Fossify Apps: Replacing Simple Mobile Tools
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Simple Mobile Tools was purchased and now does everything it used to refuse to. Fossify is a privacy-respecting fork.
on Jun 24
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Notes on E-Paper Display Computers
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A low-power e-ink laptop sounds great, but I haven't found any yet. Just prototypes, Android tablets, and high-powered e-ink/OLED hybrids.
on May 25
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Empty AJAX Replies Working on ColdFusion But Not Lucee
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The default response type on Lucee is text/xml, and some front-end code will try to parse the empty response and throw an error.
on Apr 30
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PineTab2 Notes: Getting Things Working
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Things I've had to do on my PineTab2 to get various features working and/or usable.
on Apr 14
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Plural of Eclipse - K-Squared Ramblings
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Yes, it turns out a colander *does* make a fun instrument for observing a solar eclipse! Also, thinking about how common eclipses actually are.
on Apr 9
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Swarms of killer ants genetically altered to target humans are as much nightmare fuel as you would expect.
on Apr 2
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Continuing the Mad Men approach to ecological space colonization, this sequel explores the growing pains of a company town becoming a democracy, a corporation losing its monopoly, and two species of people figuring out how to live together.
on Apr 2
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On Gasoline Prices - K-Squared Ramblings
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Me, driving a smallish gas-fueled car in the 2000s: Wow, gas has gotten expensive these days, but at least I’m not spending too much per tank. Me, driving a hybrid car in the 2010s: Yeah, gas is still expensive, but I’m still not spending too much per tank, and I think I’m filling it less […]
on Apr 1
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Flu in the time of Covid-19 - K-Squared Ramblings
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Last weekend, after spending Saturday running errands and Sunday taking care of stuff around the house, I went out to de-stress with a photo-walk at the coast, taking pictures of shorebirds, waves, sailboats, sand patterns and a zillon tiny shells. On the way back I started feeling aches and...
on Mar 5
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I Voted, Primarily - K-Squared Ramblings
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Last Friday, I dropped off my ballot for today’s primary election. I’ve got to say, I really appreciate the new approach in LA County of mailing everyone eligible a ballot, maintaining permanent drop boxes at relevant locations (libraries, etc.), and opening some polling places early to accept...
on Mar 5
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How Crowded Could It Be? - K-Squared Ramblings
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Noe to self: Stick with morning voting next time. “Oh, it’s only a midterm election! How crowded could it be?” (Yes, that was me.) Feh. Katie and I arrived at the polling place at 6:30 PM. The people who got in line behind us decided to leave, have dinner, and come back. Of the two […]
on Mar 5
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Voting Experience: Los Angeles' New "Vote Centers" and Machines - K-Squared Ramblings
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Los Angeles County has a new voting system this year. Instead of every registered voter being assigned a specific polling place based on their home address, you can vote at any polling place — excuse me, “vote center” — in the county. There are fewer locations than there used to be, but they’re...
on Mar 5
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Accessible and intricately researched, with scattered humor to keep the reader's interest. Getting to space is the easy part. Staying there is going to be a lot more complicated.
on Mar 1
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Using Thunderbird to Move Email to a New Account…Even From Gmail
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Thunderbird can move messages from one IMAP account to another. Just drag and drop! But Gmail makes it a bit more complicated.
on Feb 14
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I've been using the Poke3 as my main ebook reader for a couple of years now, mainly because it's a convenient size, has a clear e-ink display, and can run the Android app for any eBook store.
on Feb 9
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It's 2024. If you're still designing websites or email like you would design an 8.5x11" promotional hand-out on a sheet of paper, you really haven't been paying attention to how people use the internet over the past decade.
on Feb 7
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Reviews of books, comics, movies, theater, etc. that I've read or seen.
on Feb 6
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Hyperborea Tech Tips (Troubleshooting and How-Tos)
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Collection of computer problems I've run into and how I solved them.
on Feb 6
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Ideas for Unifying a Fragmented Website - K-Squared Ramblings
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My website's built with a mix of WordPress, hand-coded HTML, and multiple Eleventy instances, which means tags and search are fragmented.
on Feb 6
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I first read Les Misérables in my teens. I've come back to it twice as an adult, reading different translations and bringing new thoughts to - and from - the experience each time.
on Feb 6
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Reflections: The Writings of Kelson Vibber
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Some of my stories, poems, and song parodies.
on Feb 6
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Really lightweight but still modern, so it's a good choice on lower-end hardware. Basic IMAP features, good for most day-to-day email use.
on Feb 5
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What do GNOME Online Accounts Do?
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It's not obvious which services GNOME will use from each provider. Here's where to find it.
on Jan 31