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🥵 IS DES A HITZN 🥵

(Years ago, in very cold winters, I used to jokingly remark: “Why, oh why did our ancestors move this far up north? Couldn’t we have just stayed in Africa?” Now I’m beginning to understand. 😂)
🥵 IS DES A HITZN 🥵

(Years ago, in very cold winters, I used to jokingly remark: “Why, oh why did our ancestors move this far up north? Couldn’t we have just stayed in Africa?” Now I’m beginning to understand. 😂)
@lyse Shame on me, I still don’t know what it is. 😢
@lyse Shame on me, I still don’t know what it is. 😢
@lyse Shame on me, I still don’t know what it is. 😢
After having applyed that performance patch, I’ve used nothing but st. It works just as fine for me as xiate does. The only thing that it doesn’t support is colored emojis – but come, they’re not *that* important (to me).

I’m beginning to think that xiate’s days might be numbered. I don’t want to worry about GTK shenanigans anymore.
After having applyed that performance patch, I’ve used nothing but st. It works just as fine for me as xiate does. The only thing that it doesn’t support is colored emojis – but come, they’re not *that* important (to me).

I’m beginning to think that xiate’s days might be numbered. I don’t want to worry about GTK shenanigans anymore.
After having applyed that performance patch, I’ve used nothing but st. It works just as fine for me as xiate does. The only thing that it doesn’t support is colored emojis – but come, they’re not *that* important (to me).

I’m beginning to think that xiate’s days might be numbered. I don’t want to worry about GTK shenanigans anymore.
@lyse Sysadmin stuff, yeah. I admit that it’s not strictly necessary to have this feature. I could do it all through config management. But sometimes it’s just easier and faster to do things interactively, like searching in logs or temporarily editing DNS zone files. And for that, multipass is great. Also, I sometimes build test setups on local VMs (I like to use QEMU like crazy 😅) and I don’t bother adding those to config management.
@lyse Sysadmin stuff, yeah. I admit that it’s not strictly necessary to have this feature. I could do it all through config management. But sometimes it’s just easier and faster to do things interactively, like searching in logs or temporarily editing DNS zone files. And for that, multipass is great. Also, I sometimes build test setups on local VMs (I like to use QEMU like crazy 😅) and I don’t bother adding those to config management.
@lyse Sysadmin stuff, yeah. I admit that it’s not strictly necessary to have this feature. I could do it all through config management. But sometimes it’s just easier and faster to do things interactively, like searching in logs or temporarily editing DNS zone files. And for that, multipass is great. Also, I sometimes build test setups on local VMs (I like to use QEMU like crazy 😅) and I don’t bother adding those to config management.
twtxt.net and Mastodon have merged! 🤣

https://movq.de/v/63aae3e744/IMG_6561.JPG
twtxt.net and Mastodon have merged! 🤣

https://movq.de/v/63aae3e744/IMG_6561.JPG
twtxt.net and Mastodon have merged! 🤣

https://movq.de/v/63aae3e744/IMG_6561.JPG
@lyse Time for those damn temperatures to catch up!
@lyse Time for those damn temperatures to catch up!
@lyse Time for those damn temperatures to catch up!
Glad to see that this Wayland protocol exists:

https://wayland.app/protocols/virtual-keyboard-unstable-v1

At least my password manager can do auto-typing now. That has been a major deal-breaker for me.

I still won’t be able to reimplement multipass on Wayland, though. 😞 Meh. It’s an important tool in my workflows and I’d hate to give up on it.
Glad to see that this Wayland protocol exists:

https://wayland.app/protocols/virtual-keyboard-unstable-v1

At least my password manager can do auto-typing now. That has been a major deal-breaker for me.

I still won’t be able to reimplement multipass on Wayland, though. 😞 Meh. It’s an important tool in my workflows and I’d hate to give up on it.
Glad to see that this Wayland protocol exists:

https://wayland.app/protocols/virtual-keyboard-unstable-v1

At least my password manager can do auto-typing now. That has been a major deal-breaker for me.

I still won’t be able to reimplement multipass on Wayland, though. 😞 Meh. It’s an important tool in my workflows and I’d hate to give up on it.
@ionores I heard about it, but my view is severly obstructed in that direction. 😒 I’d have to drive out onto the fields with my car and I’m too lazy for that. 😅
@ionores I heard about it, but my view is severly obstructed in that direction. 😒 I’d have to drive out onto the fields with my car and I’m too lazy for that. 😅
@ionores I heard about it, but my view is severly obstructed in that direction. 😒 I’d have to drive out onto the fields with my car and I’m too lazy for that. 😅
We have another heat wave here in Germany. And with it the ghost images came back. So, I think it’s the temperature. 🤔
We have another heat wave here in Germany. And with it the ghost images came back. So, I think it’s the temperature. 🤔
We have another heat wave here in Germany. And with it the ghost images came back. So, I think it’s the temperature. 🤔
@mckinley I punch in ls all the darn time. 😂 Maybe it’s not even a bad habit. At the shell, you better make sure you’re operating on the correct set of files before issuing rm * (or grep -r, for that matter 😅). But I admit that I do it a bit compulsively, yeah.
@mckinley I punch in ls all the darn time. 😂 Maybe it’s not even a bad habit. At the shell, you better make sure you’re operating on the correct set of files before issuing rm * (or grep -r, for that matter 😅). But I admit that I do it a bit compulsively, yeah.
@mckinley I punch in ls all the darn time. 😂 Maybe it’s not even a bad habit. At the shell, you better make sure you’re operating on the correct set of files before issuing rm * (or grep -r, for that matter 😅). But I admit that I do it a bit compulsively, yeah.
@abucci Happy birthday! 🥳

> I feel like I've finally earned my curmudgeonly personality 😆

Wait, that’s how I feel about 40. Don’t tell me I have to wait until 50! 😂
@abucci Happy birthday! 🥳

> I feel like I've finally earned my curmudgeonly personality 😆

Wait, that’s how I feel about 40. Don’t tell me I have to wait until 50! 😂
@abucci Happy birthday! 🥳

> I feel like I've finally earned my curmudgeonly personality 😆

Wait, that’s how I feel about 40. Don’t tell me I have to wait until 50! 😂
@lyse Oh my god. 🤢 I hope there’s another explanation …
@lyse Oh my god. 🤢 I hope there’s another explanation …
@lyse Oh my god. 🤢 I hope there’s another explanation …
@lyse Stuff like this is why I loved doing the Computer Graphics courses at University. 😃 That and interactive physics simulations. So much fun!
@lyse Stuff like this is why I loved doing the Computer Graphics courses at University. 😃 That and interactive physics simulations. So much fun!
@lyse Stuff like this is why I loved doing the Computer Graphics courses at University. 😃 That and interactive physics simulations. So much fun!
Someone put a rogue USB devices on a table at the office and marked it as a “gift”. Here’s what happened:

https://movq.de/v/5db90175f9/photo.jpg
Someone put a rogue USB devices on a table at the office and marked it as a “gift”. Here’s what happened:

https://movq.de/v/5db90175f9/photo.jpg
Someone put a rogue USB devices on a table at the office and marked it as a “gift”. Here’s what happened:

https://movq.de/v/5db90175f9/photo.jpg
@lyse That looks lovely. 😊 What’s up with the oil, though? I must have missed that before. 🤔
@lyse That looks lovely. 😊 What’s up with the oil, though? I must have missed that before. 🤔
@lyse That looks lovely. 😊 What’s up with the oil, though? I must have missed that before. 🤔
@prologic What are you doing with tiled data? 🤔
@prologic What are you doing with tiled data? 🤔
@prologic What are you doing with tiled data? 🤔
This could have been written by me: https://notes.volution.ro/v1/2023/09/remarks/64299f31/ 💯
This could have been written by me: https://notes.volution.ro/v1/2023/09/remarks/64299f31/ 💯
This could have been written by me: https://notes.volution.ro/v1/2023/09/remarks/64299f31/ 💯
@mckinley Good old bucklespring. 😅 The “samplesets” branch still has the samples from my Model M. It never got merged, but it’s still there. 😅
@mckinley Good old bucklespring. 😅 The “samplesets” branch still has the samples from my Model M. It never got merged, but it’s still there. 😅
@mckinley Good old bucklespring. 😅 The “samplesets” branch still has the samples from my Model M. It never got merged, but it’s still there. 😅
https://github.com/protomaps/PMTiles popped up in my timeline and my first thought was: “Huh? OS/2 software? At this day and age?” (Because … you know … “PM” …)
https://github.com/protomaps/PMTiles popped up in my timeline and my first thought was: “Huh? OS/2 software? At this day and age?” (Because … you know … “PM” …)
https://github.com/protomaps/PMTiles popped up in my timeline and my first thought was: “Huh? OS/2 software? At this day and age?” (Because … you know … “PM” …)
@prologic Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/@WeGotTheChocolates Be aware that they mainly do lots of other stuff. 😅 Those “dad jokes” episodes are rather rare.
@prologic Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/@WeGotTheChocolates Be aware that they mainly do lots of other stuff. 😅 Those “dad jokes” episodes are rather rare.
@prologic Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/@WeGotTheChocolates Be aware that they mainly do lots of other stuff. 😅 Those “dad jokes” episodes are rather rare.
@lyse

> The guardian of the garage.

😂
@lyse

> The guardian of the garage.

😂
@lyse

> The guardian of the garage.

😂
@prologic I really love these videos by these guys. 😂
@prologic I really love these videos by these guys. 😂
@prologic I really love these videos by these guys. 😂
@lyse Yup! Jupiter is huge. You don’t need crazy equipment to see the moons. 😃 I *think* the legend goes that if you have really good eyes then you can’t just see them with your bare eyes. (My eyes suck, I don’t have a chance, so I don’t really know.)

The difference in brightness is much more challenging. I was surprised that I could capture both Jupiter and the Moon in one photo at all. 😲
@lyse Yup! Jupiter is huge. You don’t need crazy equipment to see the moons. 😃 I *think* the legend goes that if you have really good eyes then you can’t just see them with your bare eyes. (My eyes suck, I don’t have a chance, so I don’t really know.)

The difference in brightness is much more challenging. I was surprised that I could capture both Jupiter and the Moon in one photo at all. 😲
@lyse Yup! Jupiter is huge. You don’t need crazy equipment to see the moons. 😃 I *think* the legend goes that if you have really good eyes then you can’t just see them with your bare eyes. (My eyes suck, I don’t have a chance, so I don’t really know.)

The difference in brightness is much more challenging. I was surprised that I could capture both Jupiter and the Moon in one photo at all. 😲
@prologic How often does that happen? Once a day or once a month?
@prologic How often does that happen? Once a day or once a month?
@prologic How often does that happen? Once a day or once a month?
Saw this garage door the other day. What the heck is that? One of the guys from the “Lemmings” game?! Super creepy.

https://movq.de/v/d11768d3d9/wat.jpg
Saw this garage door the other day. What the heck is that? One of the guys from the “Lemmings” game?! Super creepy.

https://movq.de/v/d11768d3d9/wat.jpg
Saw this garage door the other day. What the heck is that? One of the guys from the “Lemmings” game?! Super creepy.

https://movq.de/v/d11768d3d9/wat.jpg
“Nature is beautiful”, I guess … ? Two insects “playing with each other”. 🤔

https://movq.de/v/83ef48f947/IMG_6548.JPG
“Nature is beautiful”, I guess … ? Two insects “playing with each other”. 🤔

https://movq.de/v/83ef48f947/IMG_6548.JPG
“Nature is beautiful”, I guess … ? Two insects “playing with each other”. 🤔

https://movq.de/v/83ef48f947/IMG_6548.JPG
Moon and Jupiter this morning. 🤔

https://movq.de/v/0b0c522e8c
Moon and Jupiter this morning. 🤔

https://movq.de/v/0b0c522e8c
Moon and Jupiter this morning. 🤔

https://movq.de/v/0b0c522e8c
@lyse Yeah. 😭 If only the wage structures weren’t so completely fucked … 😭 😡
@lyse Yeah. 😭 If only the wage structures weren’t so completely fucked … 😭 😡
@lyse Yeah. 😭 If only the wage structures weren’t so completely fucked … 😭 😡
@lyse What a great result. :O I wish I had learned a profession like that.
@lyse What a great result. :O I wish I had learned a profession like that.
@lyse What a great result. :O I wish I had learned a profession like that.
@mckinley Ah, thanks. So that’s the important part, I think:

> To elaborate, I don't want to add new commands or config options or some similar such before we know how security as a whole is going to play out, because we'll have to support them forever and it's unlikely that we'd come up with a solution now that doesn't end up being inconsistent with our later work.

Understandable.

I wasn’t quite aware that things are still “in flux” so much. 🤔
@mckinley Ah, thanks. So that’s the important part, I think:

> To elaborate, I don't want to add new commands or config options or some similar such before we know how security as a whole is going to play out, because we'll have to support them forever and it's unlikely that we'd come up with a solution now that doesn't end up being inconsistent with our later work.

Understandable.

I wasn’t quite aware that things are still “in flux” so much. 🤔
@mckinley Ah, thanks. So that’s the important part, I think:

> To elaborate, I don't want to add new commands or config options or some similar such before we know how security as a whole is going to play out, because we'll have to support them forever and it's unlikely that we'd come up with a solution now that doesn't end up being inconsistent with our later work.

Understandable.

I wasn’t quite aware that things are still “in flux” so much. 🤔
Ah … GNOME does have a dialog for that:



That’s what I would have expected.

(The text in the dialog is a lie, though. I cannot find the corresponding setting to allow/deny making screenshots. 🤷 Whatever.)
Ah … GNOME does have a dialog for that:



That’s what I would have expected.

(The text in the dialog is a lie, though. I cannot find the corresponding setting to allow/deny making screenshots. 🤷 Whatever.)
Ah … GNOME does have a dialog for that:



That’s what I would have expected.

(The text in the dialog is a lie, though. I cannot find the corresponding setting to allow/deny making screenshots. 🤷 Whatever.)
I’m a bit confused here. One of Wayland’s advantages is to isolate clients better. For example, on X11, any client can read the screen and, thus, possibly sensitive data. That really isn’t too great.

But one valid use case of this X11 “feature” is to make screenshots.

To make screenshots work on Wayland, this protocol exists:

https://wayland.app/protocols/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1

What I would have expected is that, when I run a screenshot tool (e.g., grim), the compositor asks me: “Hey, that program wants to make a screenshot, is that OK?” (That might be a bit annoying, but it’s the only way I can think of to avoid programs silently taking screenshots in the background.)

What happens instead is that grim just makes a screenshot, just like on X11.

I searched the bug trackers of some compositors (labwc, sway, hyperland), but couldn’t find any discussions about this.

Aren’t we almost back to square one now … ? The only advantage is that compositors now *could* ask, because there’s a well-defined protocol. But in practice they don’t. Hm.

cc @mckinley since you seem to have some more experience with Wayland.
I’m a bit confused here. One of Wayland’s advantages is to isolate clients better. For example, on X11, any client can read the screen and, thus, possibly sensitive data. That really isn’t too great.

But one valid use case of this X11 “feature” is to make screenshots.

To make screenshots work on Wayland, this protocol exists:

https://wayland.app/protocols/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1

What I would have expected is that, when I run a screenshot tool (e.g., grim), the compositor asks me: “Hey, that program wants to make a screenshot, is that OK?” (That might be a bit annoying, but it’s the only way I can think of to avoid programs silently taking screenshots in the background.)

What happens instead is that grim just makes a screenshot, just like on X11.

I searched the bug trackers of some compositors (labwc, sway, hyperland), but couldn’t find any discussions about this.

Aren’t we almost back to square one now … ? The only advantage is that compositors now *could* ask, because there’s a well-defined protocol. But in practice they don’t. Hm.

cc @mckinley since you seem to have some more experience with Wayland.
I’m a bit confused here. One of Wayland’s advantages is to isolate clients better. For example, on X11, any client can read the screen and, thus, possibly sensitive data. That really isn’t too great.

But one valid use case of this X11 “feature” is to make screenshots.

To make screenshots work on Wayland, this protocol exists:

https://wayland.app/protocols/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1

What I would have expected is that, when I run a screenshot tool (e.g., grim), the compositor asks me: “Hey, that program wants to make a screenshot, is that OK?” (That might be a bit annoying, but it’s the only way I can think of to avoid programs silently taking screenshots in the background.)

What happens instead is that grim just makes a screenshot, just like on X11.

I searched the bug trackers of some compositors (labwc, sway, hyperland), but couldn’t find any discussions about this.

Aren’t we almost back to square one now … ? The only advantage is that compositors now *could* ask, because there’s a well-defined protocol. But in practice they don’t. Hm.

cc @mckinley since you seem to have some more experience with Wayland.
@lyse That’s just the thing: With small screens (say, 1280x1024 max.), I also prefer tilers. On larger screens, I find it overwhelming to have such huuuge terminals. %)

Back in the days with AwesomeWM, I made a special layout that would keep the windows smaller: https://www.uninformativ.de/desktop/2010-09-28--awesome3-termfair-black.jpg
@lyse That’s just the thing: With small screens (say, 1280x1024 max.), I also prefer tilers. On larger screens, I find it overwhelming to have such huuuge terminals. %)

Back in the days with AwesomeWM, I made a special layout that would keep the windows smaller: https://www.uninformativ.de/desktop/2010-09-28--awesome3-termfair-black.jpg
@lyse That’s just the thing: With small screens (say, 1280x1024 max.), I also prefer tilers. On larger screens, I find it overwhelming to have such huuuge terminals. %)

Back in the days with AwesomeWM, I made a special layout that would keep the windows smaller: https://www.uninformativ.de/desktop/2010-09-28--awesome3-termfair-black.jpg
@lyse :( Noisy humans being noisy.
@lyse :( Noisy humans being noisy.