falktx @falktx@mastodon.falktx.com

how come we have a 🎸 emoji but not a :bass: emoji? ridiculous!

I just got a BASS 😀

No, I don't know how to play. This is for having something music related to do that does not involve being on the PC.

Why a bass? Well it is unconditionally and objetively the best string-based instrument, specially when slapped.

Found a workaround for my online banking woes... run the iOS app on a M1 mac mini machine!

Needs an Apple account, which personally I think is better than a Google one (which I no longer have and do not wish to have).
The iOS ecosystem is very closed down, so no iPhone/iPad whatever for me thanks (lets see what they do after the EU thing passes).

It is a bit of a weird setup and the shitty app even wants biometric data for some things.

But the main tasks work, can do transfters again lol 😅

any video platform where you go to watch a single video and it starts automatically playing other shit afterwards loses my respect.

why do platforms need to copy shitty behaviours from each other?
does anyone actually want automatic playback of unrelated videos by default?

Presentation done, "Making a standalone effects pedal system based on embed Linux".
Underestimated how much time it all took, needed more! 😅
But the parts I skipped were all optional if there was enough time, so no real loss.

There are no live-streams for stuff outside the main hall like mine, so online folks have to wait until the recordings are up. Might take up to 2 months.

Anyhow, now to better enjoy the conference. 🎉

#ubuntusummit #ubuntusummit2023

because weather in berlin right now is not really the best for daily walks (there are exceptions like today, but it has been raining more often than not), I am pausing this weight-loss push temporarily, and focusing more on balance.

doing it for longer than 3 months is likely stressing out the body a bit much too, not sure.

in any case I will resume this again once spring comes.

for a more personal post now...

things out of out hand during covid and then dealing with all life/work related stress. I was always waiting for life to stabilize a bit before focusing on personal goals, but it never did.

so I went with a plan to do something about it, based on something similar I did before - no carbs after 4pm, no more sweets or crappy snacks at all, 7-8km daily walk. "go big or go home" in a very ironic sense

well, it went way better than expected! 😀

Now doing preparations for #ubuntusummit #ubuntusummit2023

Going to give a little talk on the first day, about the work done to make the https://mod.audio/dwarf/ happen.

"Making a standalone effects pedal system based on embed Linux"

Going to bring 2 Dwarf units with me, and a MIDI keyboard too for fun. Come find me in the conference if you want to play with them a bit!