Anthony Martinez @ajmartinez@librem.one

Friendly reminder to the #fediverse if you’re running #QubesOS and you split sys-net in two so you can have wireless and ethernet on two entirely different networks do yourself a favor and modify your update proxy settings so you can update your TemplateVMs.

#mmhmm

My connchk #Rust project has a TODO item right now to execute the network checks asynchronously. I think I will do this at the same time I move much of the project into a library. Then I’ll re-roll binaries for CLI and a GUI version using #libhandy so it can be used on devices regardless of form factor.

Later I may extend the GUI version such that connection test criteria can be defined in the application itself.

It looks like I can eliminate at least one machine from the stables. I’ve already ordered both a Librem 5 and Librem 14 from @purism and these will be my primary computing devices. The remaining systems will be used as servers. One local to me, and the other a backup across the pond. This ought to be more than enough to deal with all of my workloads, and get a HiDPI laptop into the hands of someone else.

Part of my downsizing efforts will be in the hardware I keep around. Rather than buying or building new machines, I’m going to see what I can do with what I have and hopefully consolidate use cases to the point where I can do what I want with fewer physical machines. Anything I free up, I hope to gift to someone else who can use it.

Suddenly pondering putting metal in a DC. Anyone have any recommendations for privacy-minded co-location facilities in the EU?

Decided to finish some minor restoration tasks on this antique spinning wheel I picked up at the kringloopwinkel. Now I guess I’ll be spinning the rest of this wool on the new old wheel. Much different feeling to spin on this old single treadle wheels versus my new ball-bearing equipped double treadle wheel.

Fairly productive and enjoyable day today. Got in some good violin practice, spun more yarn, cleaned up a bit around the house, knocked out day 5 of Advent of Code. May give day 6 a look later, or save it for tomorrow.

Started the 2020 Advent of Code today in #Rust. Better late than never, but I've finally reached a point where I have time to think about such things.

https://gitlab.com/anthonyjmartinez/advent-of-code-2020