Chris M., Internet Nobody

Online since ‘94. Goth, but make it world-weary middle-aged dad. I sometimes paint miniatures. He/him/his. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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2024-11-08 10:57:25

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@npub1kj4…5vdf Gigabyte Aorus CO49DQ. It's been on sale (~20% off) in a couple of places this week

2024-11-08 10:16:24

This monitor is ridiculous and I love it
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/113/446/802/723/932/340/original/dc24c4b4da0f0104.jpeg

2024-11-07 09:23:15

I setup my own PDS for bluesky yesterday. It took around 20 minutes (inc. DNS!). Overall, it's been pretty seamless using my own data store on a cheap VPS with the rest of the ATproto network. The only issue I've had is with authenticating on a few 3rd-party apps, which I think I can live with. I'm going to give it a while longer to make sure there's no other issues, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to migrate my "main" account over.
https://social.lol/@chrisplusplus/113420195604430201

2024-11-06 10:03:19

I’m looking at getting an ultra-wide monitor, as an upgrade to my aging 24". The head says a 34" is the sensible, practical choice, but the heart is saying to go full hog with a 49" model that would be wider than my desk…

2024-11-06 08:42:12

le sigh

2024-11-05 08:35:31

I see I’ve reached the “bloody hell, my hip really hurts for no discernible reason” stage of getting old

2024-11-04 15:40:28

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@npub1gnv…jkdn I’d have decentralised/federated my personal data. As I understand it, I’d still be reliant on some bsky infrastructure (namely relay and appview) until someone else spins up their own instances of these services on the ATproto network. But I’m still learning so might be wrong in my understanding

2024-11-03 17:27:20

🔗 Self-hosting a Bluesky PDS and using your domain as your handle https://rafaeleyng.github.io/self-hosting-a-bluesky-pds-and-using-your-domain-as-your-handle
I think I’m going to try out setting up my own ATproto PDS, and hosting my own Bluesky data.

2024-11-03 15:05:23

The local Xmas market is in the process of being set up, which means my normally super- convenient bus service is being diverted for the next 2 months. I got to experience the new route today and it feels like they’ve picked the most inaccessible changes possible — especially for the return route.

2024-11-02 10:12:16

🔗 The Cult of Microsoft https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-cult-of-microsoft/
> "The “growth mindset” is Microsoft’s cult — a vaguely-defined, scientifically-questionable, abusively-wielded workplace culture monstrosity, peddled by a Chief Executive obsessed with framing himself as a messianic figure with divine knowledge of how businesses should work."

2024-10-26 16:32:08

What an utter pain in the backside this folding desk was to build and attach to the wall.
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/113/374/679/873/811/831/original/c1cba651ec9296ba.jpeg

2024-10-25 13:45:12

Hopefully I’ve got all my Echofeed cross-posting set up and working again 🤞🏻 https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202410251342/

2024-10-25 09:23:51

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@npub155d…vqzp there’s quite a few things in their store I’m eyeing up now

2024-10-25 09:19:35

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@npub1wjk…hqsp yup! It was because I’d accidentally put the comma inside one branch of a conditional, and not the other. Moved the comma outwith the if/else and all good now 🤞🏻

2024-10-24 21:24:46

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Fixed. I'll have to setup all my Echos up again in the morning though

2024-10-24 21:21:06

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found the problem - missing comma in the JSON! All my own fault 🤦🏻

2024-10-24 21:21:06

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found the problem - missing comma in the JSON! All my own fault 🤦🏻

2024-10-24 21:12:13

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Hmm, actually, it just seems to be the JSON feeds not working. Atom and RSS work OK (but would break some of the POSSE data I had setup)

2024-10-24 21:12:13

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Hmm, actually, it just seems to be the JSON feeds not working. Atom and RSS work OK (but would break some of the POSSE data I had setup)

2024-10-24 21:02:11

Ugh, something is blocking Echofeed from seeing my feeds. Gonna have to figure out what Azure went and broke

2024-10-23 19:11:12

Positive (but Unsatisfactory) Resolutions - https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/positive-but-unsatisfactory-resolutions/

2024-10-22 19:08:00

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@npub1jsg…x3cj yeah, it hasn't been the best news, TBH. I'm lucky in that while it's a big enough number to be very uncomfortable, it is within the realms of "just pay it to make it go away" as a last resort, but I shouldn't have to, I don't want to on principle, and I'll be asking a heck of a lot of questions to the companies involved along the way to find out how on earth this happened in the first place

2024-10-22 17:43:53

Well, F*ck: https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/well-fck/

2024-10-22 11:57:01

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@npub1jlv…pzz8 the Business Analysts on my last project also defaulted to PowerPoint. They'd take a screenshot of an existing screen, then layer boxes, text, and arrows over the top to get an approximation of what they wanted.
If it works, it works!

2024-10-17 15:13:49

Just built an Ikea shelf/desk combo, and I’m exhausted. I haven’t even attached to the wall yet, and that’s not going to be done today because I don’t have the energy for it now. It’s beyond normal tiredness as I experience it, and I haven’t (knowingly) been sick. Something new to worry about. Yay.

2024-10-11 10:39:50

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@npub1djp…zg7e @npub1y9z…3ykm I was moving furniture 2 weekends ago, and my knees and hips still ache

2024-09-25 15:57:43

apropos of nothing, I just turned off auto-renew on a wordpress.com premium subscription that was due to renew next month…

2024-09-11 14:22:12

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@npub10tx…crtk
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/113/119/352/532/103/976/original/1ae2d4310a1ae228.jpeg

2024-09-10 18:35:52

Oops, minor bugfix on my site ended up in a bunch of stuff being re-shared 😬

2024-09-10 16:19:06

I went to go have a look at Space Marine 2, as my feeds are absolutely full of it at the moment. It looks fun, but not “£95 for the full game” fun (to me - you do you). I don’t have nostalgia for the original, so I’ll wait to pick it up during the next Warhammer Skulls event. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202409101559/

2024-09-10 16:19:06

Besides, World of Warcraft is more than filling my gaming time right now. The War Within expansion is so good. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202409101600/

2024-09-10 16:19:06

The War Within is probably the best told and most cohesive opening story for a new WoW expansion I can remember. But to have the main campaign deliberately not take you all the way to max level feels odd. I’ve finished it, yet still have over 3 levels I need to grind out. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408241530/

2024-09-10 16:19:06

For some reason I’m finding myself idly thinking about setting up a forum/bulletin board for a niche community. In 2024. I survived the Mod Life once, I’m not sure I can go back. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408270956/

2024-09-10 16:19:06

I completely missed the Apple event was happening (it’s been that busy). Just caught up and: shrug. My phone is 2 years old and I don’t need to update. Apple say they’ll give me £360 trade-in value towards a preorder, but maybe I’ll sit this one out. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202409101523/

2024-09-10 16:19:05

Flocking like it’s 1995. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408181844/

2024-09-10 16:19:05

Blizzard keep emailing to play The War Within early access, as if I haven’t spent all day playing it and getting to level 75… https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408231817/

2024-09-10 16:19:05

It turns out I’m ~10 beta versions behind on IndieKit releases. There’s even an Eleventy preset now 🙌🏻 I was planning to update my configuration soon anyway, but now it looks like I’ll be doing an upgrade too. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408130944/

2024-09-10 16:19:05

iOS 18 Beta 3 has broken all the shortcuts I use for sharing to my site from my phone, and trying to fix them crashes the Shortcuts app 😑 https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408101251/

2024-09-10 16:19:05

I’ve been getting a lot of “so-and-so has created their first post on Threads” notifications on Instagram lately, presumably as some X holdouts finally move on to other apps. With Threads not having full federation yet, it’s been enough to get me wondering if I should re-open an account there.
I can’t wait for all these sites and apps to be able to talk to each other fully, so I don’t have to think about creating new accounts any more. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408121555/

2024-09-10 15:26:26

2024-09-01 10:14:19

Currently considering a 49” ultrawide monitor that would be wider than my desk

2024-08-27 10:00:28

2024-08-25 18:00:13

⭐ Record labels forgot these songs existed. One man rescued them https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl7ld1glk3o
"In fact, one survey by the US Library of Congress suggested that less than 20% of all recorded music was available on the internet."
📌 https://chrismcleod.dev/bookmarks/record-labels-forgot-these-songs-existed-one-man-rescued-them/

2024-08-24 15:34:27

2024-08-18 18:47:03

Flocking like it’s 1995. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408181808/

2024-08-15 16:26:07

⭐ The HMCTS Way undefined
The HMCTS Way was mentioned off-handedly in an introductory call with a future Project Manager, so I’m saving this to read later.
📌 https://chrismcleod.dev/bookmarks/the-hmcts-way/

2024-08-13 19:08:30

Test post from my upgraded IndieKit server. https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408131908/

2024-08-13 10:34:20

⭐ The Hollow Outrage of the Moral Panic Influencers https://paragraph.xyz/@Westenberg/the-hollow-outrage-of-the-moral-panic-influencers
"Society doesn’t fucking need more loud, pearl clutching, rabid moralists. We need individuals who embody values in their daily lives, who lead by example rather than by volume. We need real moral heroes who aren’t screaming on street corners or denouncing people on social media for not fitting into a rigid morality box."
📌 ht https://chrismcleod.dev/bookmarks/the-hollow-outrage-of-the-moral-panic-influencers/

2024-08-13 09:48:12

2024-08-12 15:59:09

2024-08-12 10:08:25

⭐ "The War Within" Music https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLar4nrXN3ddrICH2ZxyWW46L2rYQHUSrv
Wowhead have compiled a playlist of the in-game soundtrack for World of Warcraft’s upcoming “The War Within” expansion.
First impressions: it’s a banger.
If it’s anything like the last 2 expansions, this is going to end up dominating my “Most Listened to” this year
📌 https://chrismcleod.dev/bookmarks/the-war-within-music/

2024-08-10 12:56:15

iOS 18 Beta 3 has broken all the shortcuts I use for sharing to my site from my phone, and trying to fix them crashes the Shortcuts app 😑 https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408101208/

2024-08-09 20:54:25

Step 1: Add a new way to post short-form content to my site
Step 2: Connect it to EchoFeed
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Post! https://chrismcleod.dev/notes/202408092008/

2024-08-09 19:55:14

⭐ Sproket's Small World: Aeldari Voidscarred Corsairs. Part 1. https://sproketsmallworld.blogspot.com/2024/08/aeldari-voidscarred-corsairs-part-1.html
David Soper continues to be a miniature painting legend.
📌 https://chrismcleod.dev/bookmarks/sprokets-small-world-aeldari-voidscarred-corsairs-part-1/

2024-08-09 19:31:17

⭐ Bookmarks — Chris McLeod https://chrismcleod.dev/bookmarks/
Cheekily bookmarking my own /bookmarks page because I’ve turned it into more of a “link blog”, and changed how it’s shared out to social media.
📌 https://chrismcleod.dev/bookmarks/bookmarks-—-chris-mcleod/

2024-08-07 11:25:56

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@npub1526…7um7 https://chrismcleod.dev/bookmarks/ is mine. Mostly it's _just_ the bookmark, but I'm planning to change the setup to encourage me to add a bit more context/commentary

2024-08-07 11:23:19

🔖 Kagi Small Web https://kagi.com/smallweb/

2024-08-07 11:11:07

🔖 Where Facebook's AI Slop Comes From https://www.404media.co/where-facebooks-ai-slop-comes-from/

2024-08-05 12:52:20

🔖 CSS One-Liners to Improve (Almost) Every Project https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68055/ten-css-one-liners-for-almost-every-project

2024-08-01 08:44:22

This week has had a “penultimate episode” kinda vibe

2024-07-30 11:16:43

Currently in that post Q&A hindsight phase of "oh, I should probably have worded that answer like <X>… that would have been better"
Ah well, c'est la vie

2024-07-30 06:05:10

I have an important presentation to give today, so of course I’ve had a really bad nights sleep. Not from nerves, I’m prepared af, It’s just bad circumstance 🫠

2024-07-29 09:56:19

🔖 Building the Micro Journal https://cassidoo.co/post/micro-journal/

2024-07-25 10:49:26

🔖 NeoDB is a Review System for Culture https://wedistribute.org/2024/07/neodb-review-culture/

2024-07-20 21:35:54

New Home Screen for iOS 18 Beta: https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/new-home-screen-for-ios-18-beta/

2024-07-19 08:41:22

🔖 Filling in the gaps - The case for public backlogs, roadmaps https://public.digital/pd-insights/blog/2024/07/filling-in-the-gaps-the-case-for-public-backlogs-roadmaps

2024-07-19 07:53:13

It's a "fuck computers" kind of morning already, and it isn't even 9am

2024-07-19 07:52:40

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And my image upload API - which is literally a container running a Node app which doesn't change has started throwing JS errors because something apparently *has* changed 🤦🏻

2024-07-19 07:29:53

Argh, the iOS18 beta has broken a bunch of my utility Shortcuts

2024-07-19 07:26:40

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@npub1lls…a70x a dodgy #Crowdstrike update has been causing (non-BSOD) issues at my work for the last week+
I'm amazed they managed to 1-up themselves so quickly

2024-07-17 09:45:16

🔖 Server Side Includes, the hottest of the web in 1995 https://vesa.piittinen.name/blog/2020/10/server-side-includes-the-hottest-of-the-web-in-1995

2024-07-17 09:37:25

🔖 Could You Give Up Social Media? https://kevquirk.com/blog/could-you-give-up-social-media

2024-07-17 08:18:30

🔖 Everybody's Free (To Write Websites) https://sarajoy.dev/blog/write-websites/

2024-07-16 14:00:38

Trying to practice out loud a presentation I need to give in 2 weeks. I know what I want to say, and have been internally monologing it on and odd for ~3 weeks.
The second I talk out loud, brain turn to spaghetti and nothing comes out like I laid out. It's like a loose connection between brain and mouth. The data isn't flowing.
I'll get past it - I have to, as the presentation is strictly time-limited - but it's frustrating… which doesn't instil the desire to practice more!

2024-07-16 09:40:18

🔖 Updating my Obsidian setup | LewisDale.dev https://lewisdale.dev/post/updating-my-obsidian-setup/

2024-07-16 05:17:40

I’ve been awake since before 4am, and it bloody sucks

2024-07-15 09:24:26

🔖 The pit it's so easy to fall into https://birchtree.me/blog/the-pit-its-so-easy-to-fall-into/

2024-07-15 08:58:25

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@npub1y9z…3ykm I love that if you were to describe it to someone they would tell you it can't possibly be real or "commercially viable". But no: it exists and it's somewhat wonderful to know that it does

2024-07-15 08:47:28

🔖 Morioka Shoten, the Bookshop with Only One Book https://pen-online.com/travel/morioka-shoten-the-book-shop-with-only-one-book/

2024-07-13 19:38:18

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@npub1djp…zg7e I've been swearing at computers all day, trying to get them to work properly, but I don't think they understood my accent 😅

2024-07-13 13:19:22

Ok, so it looks like Ubuntu has saved my butt 🙌🏻 I would’ve preferred Manjaro, but I’ll take what I can get at this point
But unfortunately I *do* need to install Windows again, as the exam proctoring software I use 3-4 times a year only supports Windows or Mac, and running in a VM is absolutely not an option 😕
But maybe I can have a little dual-boot, as a treat?

2024-07-13 12:27:19

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Although the little spinner on the button to progress the wizard has been spinning for 10 minutes or so at this point …

2024-07-13 12:26:19

I guess we’re kinda getting somewhere now? Needed to do a little prodding to get Ubuntu live to boot, but at least I can see something on screen now…
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/112/779/164/490/343/321/original/20375b0fb10c5255.jpeg

2024-07-13 10:28:13

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Gparted live: wouldn’t boot after passing the grub menu
Manjaro live: straight to a grub rescue screen
I’m *really* hoping Ubuntu boots 🤞🏻
But first, let’s have a walk to the library so I can calm down…

2024-07-13 10:11:21

My new desktop crapped out after a windows update (wouldn’t boot, said various files were corrupted), and 5 hours later I can’t even get it to do a fresh install without it blue-screening 😖

2024-07-12 12:48:20

Just tried a new burrito place, as a Friday treat, and it was sooo gooooood 🌯

2024-07-12 12:06:33

Work just told us we can all start an hour later on Monday, 'cos of the football

2024-07-11 12:41:32

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@npub1snz…j8st he was interviewed with a couple of boxes of Sororitas in the background a few years ago

2024-07-11 08:18:02

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@npub10tx…crtk "hey ChatGPT, how can I spin the system documentation, configuration, and functions of the new AI services we've been convinced to buy, in the most batshit LinkedIn way possible?"

2024-07-09 15:58:39

Hard to believe this song + album are nearly 30 years old. One of the first “grown up” albums I fell in love with as a teenager
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/112/757/356/369/610/558/original/a9af5a9b40080c3c.jpeg

2024-07-09 11:57:33

My partner introduced me to Chappell Roan yesterday, and now the chorus of HOT TO GO! refuses to dislodge itself from my brain

2024-07-08 06:14:59

“For the culture” my partner and I whisper to each other at 5am as we start to drag ourselves to the office to be less productive for a day.
“For. The. Culture.”

2024-07-07 08:20:45

Between bins being noisily moved at 6:30am, loud cars, and dog vs seagulls, it feels like my neighbours hate Sunday mornings

2024-07-04 21:18:56

NGL, was optimistically hoping the Tories would down to 100 or less, but they’re projected to be comfortably above that.
Big ooof on the projected SNP numbers; was not expecting that big a drop. And Reform on a dozen? Faaaahk off
#ukpolitics

2024-07-04 16:28:29

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@npub1y9z…3ykm cheers boss

2024-07-04 16:24:44

lol, the Docker Desktop updater just uninstalled the app instead of updating it, and if that isn't a sign to call it quits on today, I don't know what is

2024-07-04 12:47:00

Realising I have the DNS for my various domains spread over 4-5 different services (some domains are even duplicated). I should centralise them somewhere, to make my life easier. Where's recommended? I used DNSimple many years ago, but had to switch to other options because money got tight at one point. Are they still good?

2024-07-04 12:22:17

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@npub19kd…4jdw it should be a (reasonably) straightforward thing to do, if you don't mind moving the DNS to CF. I seem to remember CF even import your existing records for you, so you don't have to type them in again

2024-07-03 16:04:46

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@npub1gup…h4n3 glad it's of use to you! It was one of those "if I don't write it down I'm going to forget the format of the profile name next time I want to do this" things…

2024-07-03 11:30:07

Adding the New Mastodon Link Attribution Meta Tag: https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/adding-the-new-mastodon-link-attribution-meta-tag/

2024-07-01 17:45:15

🔖 Building a Custom Filter for Eleventy Collections https://ttntm.me/blog/building-a-custom-filter-for-eleventy-collections/

2024-06-26 16:13:06

🔖 Hammer and Bolter – Undercity https://youtu.be/9R24vuaesUA

2024-06-25 15:03:36

🔖 Microfeatures I Love in Blogs and Personal Websites https://danilafe.com/blog/blog_microfeatures/

2024-06-21 15:35:38

🔖 Adding Github-Style Markdown Alerts to Eleventy https://rknight.me/blog/adding-githubstyle-markdown-alerts-to-eleventy/

2024-06-20 20:31:50

After a tiny bit of tinkering with the BattleNet API, I have my site pulling in a boatload of WoW character data at build time. Now I just need to figure out how best to display it…

2024-06-17 08:59:06

🔖 The Canva-ification of everything. https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-canva-ification-of-everything

2024-06-17 08:55:10

🔖 The Worst Dads in All of Literature https://lithub.com/the-worst-dads-in-all-of-literature-an-incomplete-list/

2024-06-14 16:11:08

🔖 Bumblebee joins Optimus Prime as the next Transformers Lego set https://www.theverge.com/24177038/lego-transformers-bumblebee-set-beetle

2024-06-14 14:33:22

🔖 The Basics (.dev) https://geoffgraham.me/the-basics-dev/

2024-06-14 14:33:22

🔖 Whimsica11y https://whimsica11y.net/

2024-06-14 11:11:03

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@npub1tc6…mhfm if it wasn’t vaguely useful for my current role, in a “back channel communications” kind of way, I’d have binned it ages ago.
The app had the gall to ask if I was enjoying using it the other day.

2024-06-12 18:40:59

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@npub1z9m…rz2z This is going to save me a bunch of time!

2024-06-10 16:02:55

Song still slaps
https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/112/593/159/302/906/396/original/646a36d8db6c837f.jpeg

2024-06-09 15:50:27

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@npub1e7c…8sdy yes, I think it's that feeling of not being in a hurry that's been the most beneficial!

2024-06-09 13:49:28

Early Riser: https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/early-riser/

2024-06-09 13:49:28

Dragonriding in Jade Forest: https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/dragonriding-in-jade-forest/

2024-06-09 08:29:19

🔖 Human-Generated Content #2 https://www.augment.ink/human-generated-content-2/

2024-06-08 17:59:21

🔖 C*** https://www.tumblr.com/anthonybourdain/118469209231/c

2024-06-08 15:46:32

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@npub14jh…mdzt Yeah… I have no idea why I wrote waffles there instead of pancakes 😂 Thanks for catching that typo!

2024-06-08 15:30:08

Brunch at The Craftsman: https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/brunch-at-the-craftsman/

2024-06-01 17:30:53

Gonna have to write up my recent experimenting with a local Language Model + Retrieval Augmented Generation with local files (my blog archive and Logseq graph). It’s interesting, and holds some promise, but I’ve also found it incredibly hit or miss