falktx @falktx@mastodon.falktx.com
I feel like I should write another patreon update, we are getting to the end of the 2023 and it has now been near 1 year since the last update.
Life situation is just as uncertain as before though... hard to give updates when I dont know myself how things are going to be.
At least a small retrospective should be possible, skipping on any sort of future plans for now.
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I somehow missed the newest release of #PeerTube yesterday. v6 looks like it has some really cool new features that make using more proprietary platforms less and less necessary. I love seeing this!
Ubuntu Summit 2023 videos are live now, here is mine for "Making a Standalone Effects Pedal System Based on Embed Linux"
Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpBKwD5PSFs
PS: The slides/presentation file can be downloaded from https://github.com/falkTX/mapus23
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Poverty shouldn't exist. For anyone. Ever. Too often I hear 'No one with a job should live in poverty.' True. But let's go further. No one should live in poverty, job or not. Jobs should be a ticket to more than just survival.
Think thriving, not surviving; buying fun, not life.
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I get a lot of questions about my Linux voice chain! Here's what it looks like~ 🎤
It all runs on Carla on my M2 streaming machine next to OBS and Inochi2D! All the plugins are from the LSP, x42, and Calf packs (except DragonFly which is stand-alone), all open source!
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Fedora Magazine got an interview up of Wim Taymans about the PipeWire 1.0 release and plans going forward.
https://fedoramagazine.org/pipewire-1-0-an-interview-with-pipewire-creator-wim-taymans/
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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.
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Microsoft paid money for this. A lot of money. And they gave it to us for free.
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 😅
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I wrote a bit about my experience with applying for #funding 💰 for #ArchLinux related projects over the past years:
https://sleepmap.de/2023/grants-for-operating-systems/
#NextGenerationInternet #NGI #NLnet #ProtoTypeFund #SovereignTechFund #STF
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?
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I've taken some time off to recenter myself, and now I'm officially re-entering the job market.
If you're in need of a technical editor, writer, or manager of either, or if you know someone who'd be interested, let's talk.
I've worked on tutorials for DigitalOcean, books for O'Reilly and Pragmatic, and other stuff besides.
Boosts for reach are appreciated.
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1. Read this:
“Just as GitHub was founded on Git, today we are re-founded on Copilot.”
2. Go here:
#git #gitHub #codeberg #enshittification #BigTech #cooperative #dev
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Synapse (the Matrix server implementation) is moving to an AGPL+CLA model.
Their announcement reminds us that this allows them to ship non-open-source derives in exchange for a fee. The wording is very clear: they intend to move from an open source model to an open core model.
Take great care when relying on this software. All the legal elements are in place so as to pull the rug from under you and screw over the community. There is no ambiguity here.
