Simon @simon@fosstodon.org

Since joining #fosstodon I've realised that #blogging isn't dead, and even more so during the #100DaysToOffload series. So I've shut down my medium account, bought a cool domain 😂 and been working on a Jekyll setup that works for me. I have a few interesting technical posts in the pipe but my introductory post is a nostalgic look at my life in games https://cyb.org.uk/2020/06/09/my-favourite-video-games.html . Some initial encouragement and comments may lead to more regular posts from me! 😆

After the constant mentions on a few podcasts i listen to, i tried #KDE (specifically kde neon) for the first time since KDE4. It pleasantly surprised me at how good it looks, how slick and cohesive it is. It left me wanting it on my main machine and I worry that I'm entering a distro-hopping phase

Finally the best one is 6. Use .inputrc to allow partial history matching (e.g. ssh <up arrow>). End of thread. I've explained these tips in a blog post https://cyb.org.uk/2021/05/03/bash-productivity.html

5. Use ^old^new to substitute words from the previous line

4. Use !$ and !* to get parameters from the previous line.

3. Make effective use of !!, !<number> and !command to recall commands from your history

2. Use histappend and HISTSIZE to ensure you don't lose history

1. Cut out the crud from your history file with HISTIGNORE and HISTCONTROL

Here's some bash tips that I use on a daily basis to help me work faster in the terminal. What tips do you have for a more optimal bash? 1/x

Another benefit of working at home. The fridge and milk are safe to use, unlike the biohazard ☣️ at the office. Hot chocolate every day for me.

Usually receive perhaps a handful of #spam emails per day. In the last hour or so, i just received over 30. Makes me wonder if a new spam botnet just woke up.

I send all these #spam emails to spamcop regularly but does it actually achieve anything? I've had eventual action on a single spammer with direct email to hetzner before, but ovh and others never respond or seem do anything, perhaps emails sent via spamcop are mostly ignored?

Heres what £1M of high-end #GPU compute looks like. Note the lack of LEDs and bling: it's whats inside that counts.

Realised I havent posted anything in over a month. Been busy trying to get a big puchase of equipment ready for production. One of the biggest obstacles has been getting sufficient electrical power from the data centre provider!

Got fed up of seeing posts intended for another social media site but autoforwarded on the fed. This tusky filter hides posts with user@twitt... mentions. Go to Account preferences -> filters -> home and add a filter.

Anyone with #android #app skills would become an instant hero to 500,000 users by getting the well loved aix weather app maintained & working again and into fdroid if possible. Source is here, and looking for a maintainer. Get the word out! https://github.com/pveierland/aix-weather-widget

Hey, you with the static #blog site! Here's how to add a simple but effective spell checker to check your #markdown before deploying your lovingly created content: https://cyb.org.uk/2021/03/10/basic-spellcheck.html #100daystooffload

A massive1gb space consumed for this Lego app designed to complement the #Lego Mario sets. The other hidden side one doesn't even work on most phones. Legos digital/mobile strategy is such garbage

remember when you could buy something and you could be sure that the item wasn't #fake , dangerous or even looked like the photo? #amazon and #ebay amazon have a lot to answer for.