Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

@dgoodmaniii Welcome!

@wion@writing.exchange Yes I was listening to an interview with a spinner who collected spinning wheels and apparently she learned woodworking and joined an online guild so she could fabricate parts that were missing from some of her antique wheels.

This weekend I'm threading the warp for my next ⁨#weaving⁩ project, a table runner with a "Wandering Vine" overshot pattern. Threading 452 warp threads is a lot all at once so I'm splitting it into multiple 1-3 hour sessions.

I was able to figure everything out! It required quite a rewrite of what I did for 4.0.4 to adapt it to 4.1.0 but now I have a functioning Qubes 4.1.0 OEM install disk that will prompt you post-install for your LUKS unlock password as part of the user setup.

Now we will test it some more internally before starting to use it for new Librem orders that request Qubes.

@aral One day I'll have to give a talk about the UI of early mechanical calculators contrasted with modern UI design. These calculators were nothing like modern ones, it was basically a direct front-end to the machinery that made the calculations possible. As a result there was about 3 or 4 families of UI, each distinct (because of patents) and each requiring you study a manual to do even simple calculations. #mechanicalcalculators #calculators #ui #mechanicalcomputers

@mrsmhere@mastodon.green Welcome!

Qubes 4.1 has an updated anaconda with redesigned python code which broke all my OEM install customizations from 4.0.4. I'm finally making some progress on rewriting my changes and hope to have an updated OEM installer soon. #Qubes #automation

To celebrate #Maythe4th I'm adding --force to all my command line commands.

@inetpro Welcome!

@wobin I look forward to it being the same with me. I suspect part of my current feeling has to do with being a beginner--I've dressed my floor loom less than five times--and my worries about mistakes. I keep wanting to rush to the weaving itself, probably because seeing the cloth emerge is so satisfying. I should learn to enjoy all parts of the process.

@tinybirds My previous project (overshot napkins, https://social.librem.one/@kyle/108085921478789215) used the same size 10/2 cotton for the warp and had 480 ends!

The most time-consuming/tedious part was dressing and in particular threading the loom (https://social.librem.one/@kyle/107906986348065155).

I just tell myself it's the price I have to pay to get to the actual weaving, which is the part that is fun and rewarding. It makes you really appreciate pre-industrial fabric.

Preparing to weave fine cloth is no small task. The warp for the table runner I'm weaving next calls for 452 2.25yd long warp threads (24 epi). It took me about 6-7 hours on Sunday to measure out, and that was with running three threads at a time! #weaving

@matthew_d_green The goal at least for some of these new licenses is to have their cake (get free development from the community) and eat it too (prevent other companies from using their software).

@thrrgilag Thank you. Yes we are looking for someone who has published in the past or otherwise has professional technical writing experience.

I don't typically publish every job opening we have @purism but since I know other pro tech writers follow me, I thought some of you might want to know about a new technical writer position we just posted. Details here: https://puri.sm/job/technical-writer/

@ajmartinez@fosstodon.org If the tasks are shell-based to start with, I'd recommend also looking into using yad. I've written quite a few simple (but adaptive!) GUI app front-ends to shell scripts that way.

@fssofdeath @purism @todd Thank you!

@matthew_d_green While there have certainly been other periods in the past where people have made the exodus to Mastodon, this time feels different.

I mean just look at the lines on this! Antique Singers look nice and all but don't really compare. #sewing #antique