Louis

Software developer #Go #CommonLisp #JS #SQL. #LispWorks user. Soft spots for #Emacs #SmallWeb. Recently becoming #OpenBSD enthusiast.

Author of the Tuner app for Linux.

Other hobbies: #Running #FireFighter #StarTrek

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2024-07-26 09:32:32

No matter which platform you are on: X, the Fediverse, Insta. It’s sometimes hard to swallow and restrain when you encounter stupidity. Choose to be a positive force: Punish FUD and hate with the greatest punishment there is: shun it. And don't hesitate to show others appreciation and affection. It is free of charge but can mean the world to those who receive it.

2024-07-25 13:18:25

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Not sure what is going on with the GOME lately, but if it is true what's in the article, that's clearly over the line.

2024-07-23 19:36:25

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Hot take: I believe 99.98% of the population doesn’t bother with Open Source at all. Perhaps even less.
Otherwise, the IT landscape would look totally different and a lot of big tech would have no chance to exist. Windows would not exist as it is today.
It’s a failure of the education system of the last two decades. We need legislation, mandate schools and universities to teach the importance of FOSS and use only Open Source tooling, down to the administrative part. Luckily, in Europe, more and more countries introduce „public-money, public-code“ legislation now, so there is hope.

2024-07-23 09:56:42

Manning, my dear publisher, what have you become ...
https://media.emacs.ch/media_attachments/files/112/835/186/954/654/151/original/1df54829d1a9773a.png

2024-07-19 14:31:51

What it looks like in the air when a closed-source security company breaks a software update.
This is a 12 hour timelapse of Delta, American Airlines, and United flights.
#crowdstrike
https://media.emacs.ch/media_attachments/files/112/813/633/112/103/505/original/2578dedc971137fb.mp4

2024-07-06 18:42:23

Uff…. 🇨🇭

2024-07-05 01:01:11

It breaks my heart 💔 to see the way the Fediverse is discussing the issues arising from some FOSS projects like #Hyprland, #NixOS, and now the #Ladybird project. The divisiveness and lack of empathy in these discussions is truly sickening.
Our enemies are not individuals who spend their entire free time to contribute to FOSS and make mistakes along the way, but corporations and unhinged capitalism that take away our freedoms.
Let's resist the urge to condemn entire projects based on the actions or decisions of individual contributors. It's counterproductive. The beauty of this space is that we have the opportunity to engage in factual, nuanced, and compassionate discussions about these challenges. There's room for diverse perspectives and healthy debate here.
Isn't that what should set us apart from the toxicity and polarization found on platforms like X/Twitter? We're better than that.
The world is not binary. Just because someone isn't pro-something doesn't mean they're anti-something. And not being interested in a particular topic, how important it might be, doesn't make someone subject to be "purged". Life is complex and multifaceted, and we all have our own priorities and experiences that shape our views.
"Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." (John 8:7) This verse serves as a guiding principle for me, and I believe it should be a cornerstone of any progressive community.
#FOSS #Fediverse

2024-07-04 20:04:06

Just built Ladybird browser on Linux and Mac/arm a few hours ago. It‘s already at awesome-level. Still rough edges and crashes here and there, but still immensely useful. A bright beacon in the darkness of a world running essentially on a single browser engine. Give it a try, if you can.
#ladybird

2024-07-03 11:32:41

Very interesting Podcast episode on Software Unscripted with the Cuis Smalltalk lead Juan Vuletich about Smalltalk and computing in general.
https://pod.link/1602572955/episode/39a08ec8b9534ad7c8ae6339cb41c934
#smalltalk #CuisSmalltalk

2024-06-20 14:22:18

First, Mozilla started to collect your search data in Firefox, promised to "not sharing anything with 3rd parties". Ok.
Mozilla, moments later, just aquired the advertising firm "Anonym"[1], which is now technically not a 3rd party anymore.
#Mozilla is now becoming an advertising company, using your search data (no matter which search engine you use) to feed their pockets.
Face it: Firefox, built mostly by volunteers, is now owned by an advertising company. Sure has nothing to do with their yearly CEOs salary raises?
[1]: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/
#mozilla #firefox

2024-06-19 23:02:25

I'd love to see #Linux hardware vendors to do a little more than just releasing yet another "laptop-without-Windows-preinstalled-that-looks-like-a-MacBook-Pro".
How about touchpads or mice without a 40 years old scroll wheel that don't scroll line based, or fingerprint readers that actually work?
A flat profile keyboard that is not a cheap fork of the Apple Magic keyboard, with some extra keys to put Emacs macros on would also be nice. Not every Linux user loves mechanical keys that are as big as walnuts.

2024-06-11 16:00:38

Mastodon uses Redis - I know this is not news anymore, but the license hoax / money grab of Redis is still present in my brain.
A very good video about the issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4QEwAqV0BQ
So should we switch to KeyDB for our instance or ultimately ignore the issue?
#redis #KeyDB

2024-06-09 14:24:53

When mounting a remote folder, which is the fastest (many small files/high concurrency) option of those below? (not considering security)

2024-06-02 12:11:51

Best thinking tool ever.
#happyfathersday
https://media.emacs.ch/media_attachments/files/112/546/959/237/119/862/original/e6fe5e037d46a5ff.jpeg

2024-06-02 07:35:57

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A protest group that formed itself after the FSF announced re-instatement of RMS on 2021-04-12. Afaik zero activity since its inception.

2024-05-29 18:44:12

For project like a Mastodon™️ schema-compatible server from scratch, what would be the preferred license?

2024-05-29 17:44:30

The Mastodon developers started to implement telemetry for everything you search for: Posts, Accounts, Tags
https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon/commit/acc77c3836974473e7c6a423cbd1138479ae197a
I'm not so sure if I like what I see in this commit. But we all knew it would be coming eventually.
So important that we build Mastodon-compatible server alternatives.
#mastoadmin #mastodonsocial

2024-05-01 21:48:50

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Emacs has a very low GC threshold per default.
Some do have this in an early init file:
(setq gc-cons-threshold (* 1024 1024 100)) ; 100 MiB
Or even higher to make sure the startup is fast.

2024-04-09 14:00:39

In our public primary school every pupil gets an iPad starting 3rd grade, with a +Microsoft 365 account+ so they can "get used to the applications that are prevalent in business". Good job, getting 8 years old kids hooked on Office products, paid by the public.
All iPads are replaced every 3 years because "they degrade in performance" to make sure "pupils have always a device with peak performance". Good job, getting 8 year old kids used to "e-waste is nothing we need to care about".
I can only shake my head in disbelief, to say the least.