Emacsen / is on Nostr

Geek, Hacker, Free Software and Free Culture advocate, Jew

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2024-05-03 15:13:26

pika backup is a GUI over Borg, and it's genuinely the best desktop backup software I've used.
I wish there was a phone version of it.

2024-02-16 00:54:00

I'm looking for an email provider that offers free or low cost email services for a FLOSS project.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
(not looking to self-host this one)

2024-01-04 19:46:10

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@npub1ccn…czwu
Debunked, sorry!
https://saint-patrice.tumblr.com/post/187818586183/for-those-wondering-heres-it-with-the-original

2024-01-04 16:02:26

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@npub18yv…xxyn
The seasoning is the burning of the oil into a polymer. If you're seasoning under the smoke point, you're not applying the seasoning (ie you're not making the polymer), so I'm not sure what the result is...
I suspect you're getting some burned material, but less than is ideal, or you're hitting the smoke point without realizing it.

2024-01-04 15:36:51

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@npub18yv…xxyn
Other than the smell of burning oil in your home, I agree

2023-12-24 03:25:23

Can some #nixos person help me figure this out and get the derivation?
serge@fw2:~$ nix show-derivation pkgs#hello
warning: 'show-derivation' is a deprecated alias for 'derivation show'
error: experimental Nix feature 'nix-command' is disabled; use '--extra-experimental-features nix-command' to override
serge@fw2:~$ nix --extra-experimental-features derivation show nixpkgs#hello
warning: unknown experimental feature 'derivation'
error: 'show' is not a recognised command
#nix

2023-10-23 14:08:05

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@npub10fm…x0qg
They're just a total unknown to me.
I'm guessing that it's a bit like Android, but "bigger", in that there's an app store, and apps one can run?

2023-10-23 13:56:00

I know they're a privacy nightmare... but does anyone have a positive experience with Chromebooks? If all you had it for was Zoom and Google apps?

2023-08-14 23:41:58

This is just a heads up for my tech friends that my experience with Rackspace has been awful, and I'm moving every last resource out from them.
In order to create a VPS, it's a trival, but to delete it, you go to the website, are told you need to call a phone number, spend 7 minutes being asked security questions then transferred to two people, then they make a ticket and finally you have to manually type in "I agree" in the ticket.
This is the cancellation racket.
#rackspace

2023-05-23 12:58:38

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@npub1psy…pasy
Two proprietary products that have super restrictive licenses that can be integrated together for FREE?
Sponsored post?

2023-05-09 19:07:18

Can someone help me understand #fediverse relays on a technical level?
Is the relay just an Actor you subscribe to that send Activities it sees, or is there something else going on?
#ActivityPub