Zach "earboxer" DeCook @zachdecook@librem.one

Today, I learned how to leave a channel in #IRC: You just type /PART

Also, does anybody else like the #ranger alternative #lf? I'm tired of being all alone in #lf at oftc.net (occasionally, someone will join, message, and part while I'm away).

Checking out a cool open source project, I notice the author's email domain is unfamiliar.

...2 minutes later "I should learn Russian"

Posted an update on gemini, featuring #wvkbd #swipeGuess #suggPicker and other such #SXMO #mobilelinux developments.

gemini://gemini.zachdecook.com/capsule/2022-01-24-status.gmi

I usually publish an update on my gemini capsule on the 22nd each month, but it'll be late this month. Exciting stuff though with a wvkbd and work on suggpicker: a new suggestions selector to complement the keyboard.

Saw this comment about #gnome4 #adwaita theme flat design that rings true:

> changing buttons to be plain icons means removing crucially important contrast between elements and weakening visual cues to the user that things are clickable. In effect it makes it harder for the brain to “parse” the interface the person is looking at and leads to users having a harder time navigating the interface

(Personally, I think icon-only buttons are a necessary evil for mobile)

https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2021/10/12/platform-design-goings-on/#comment-23856

My status update: #SXMO and #wvkbd changes (seen here first), better mobile support in #senpai IRC, #alpine 3.15 upgrade experience.
gemini://gemini.zachdecook.com/capsule/2021-12-22-status.gmi

Preparing another patch for the swipe-typing keyboard (#wvkbd on #SXMO on the #pinephone)

Any thoughts on the color choice? #postmarketOS @postmarketOS

Swipe-typing with #wvkbd under #SXMO on a #pinephone.
@proycon

Upgraded my #alpinelinux server to 3.15, with a new release of #nextcloud and #postgresql...

Had issues with the postgresql upgrade, but (thankfully?) alpine still supports the older version, so I can cross the #pg_upgrade bridge at some later point.

Started setting up an #XMPP server (#prosody #prosodyIM). Next steps: figure out/fix auto encryption in #dinoIM, allow attachments, store 1 week of message history. And for the later future: figure out audio/video calling? (From what I've read, we can do that without #SIP)

In defense of apps: Create an experience! Use existing software! Make it work according your own desires, but give others the ability to easily try it out.

IDK if that's a good philosophy, but I might try it.