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To anyone who wonders why their account is blocked by me: precautionary raising of guard rails began on 1st September 2026.

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2026-08-30 15:54:21 UTC

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I see some people here latching on in a way that either wilfully or carelessly ignores the point.
That's the nature of a Fediverse that is diverse, the ignorance is also the hallmark of a mindset from which little or no good can come.
Cc @npub13mr…mssh @npub1qrt…v3mw

2026-08-30 15:45:44 UTC

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I saw this key point:
"… people who have stopped contributing publicly to Open Source and education because they got tired of being accused of producing slop. …"
― meaning, contributors cease because they tire of false accusations.
Not everything that is AI-assisted is slop.
The false accusations are needlessly insulting.
Cc @npub1qrt…v3mw @npub1ef5…gcpc

2026-08-30 13:53:08 UTC

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so it's both (a) and (b). Success :😃

2026-08-30 13:50:48 UTC

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I'm more confused than when I asked the parrot to explain itself, only because I could not recognise this handheld implement in the first draft (it's-a-you was the second and final draft).
Three options: (a) it's a hallucination; (b) I'm a complete idiot who knows nothing about Italian cafe culture; and/or (c) I have already forgotten the third option.
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/117/184/766/443/084/604/original/8f49446c9279d6da.png

2026-08-30 13:44:41 UTC

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I genuinely do not know the meaning of 'stochastic'.
It's Sunday, and I'm in a flippant mood, so I asked ChatGPT to explain the word to me.
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/117/184/744/388/126/961/original/5e850fc72ff77aa5.png

2026-08-28 09:42:48 UTC

RE: https://mementomori.social/@Lupposofi/117172111153319697
In his commentary on Giles Howdle's P&T article on the anthropomorphization of AI, Johnny Sakr raises the topical concept of institutional anthropomorphic fallacy, which creates a lack of accountability, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-026-01173-7
Unfortunately, only the abstract is open access, but it is so well written that the message is probably conveyed. The underlying Howdle article is free, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-026-01133-1
Springer's Philosophy & Technology is also a source worth checking out from time to time, as is Ethics and Information Technology, https://link.springer.com/journal/10676
(The three paragraphs above are a machine translation.)
Thanks @npub1uwn…jh5n
#AI #anthropomorphism #technology #ethics #ethicsOfai #journal #research #responsibility #accountability #society
#note100l…e4cu

2026-08-27 08:48:50 UTC

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oh, thanks!
It's an unexpected bonus – if ever I stumbled across a paywall in the past, I had completely forgotten about it.
I had also forgotten that we have a king instead of The Queen. Oops.
Honestly, I wanted nothing more than to (a) reward you financially for your work; and …

2026-08-27 07:44:02 UTC

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sorry, I missed this. I just donated (Liberapay) in GBP.
Another one automatically in two years, if I'm still rich/poor enough 🙂

2026-08-26 22:19:11 UTC

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say it again, but in a beret, then I'll be convinced
@npub1y2j…plwl

2026-08-26 14:49:06 UTC

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For English readers:
Vertalen (the button) = Translate
China monitors visitors closely, journalist Marc discovered: 'Everyone is seen as a potential spy'
― Journalist Marc Hofer discovered by chance that the Chinese government keeps very detailed information about him.
"Imagine this: you are in China and suddenly discover that you are being watched everywhere. By collecting and connecting personal data, the Chinese government tracks not only its own citizens but also foreigners closely. …"
Thank you Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social

2026-08-25 17:21:28 UTC

Call for testing: NextBSD on the Raspberry Pi 5 family
https://github.com/orgs/nextbsd-redux/discussions/422
https://www.reddit.com/r/NextBSD/comments/1vy3cv6/call_for_testing_nextbsd_on_the_raspberry_pi_5/
#NextBSD #rpi5

2026-08-20 07:39:27 UTC

Firefox on Kubuntu recently lost sound (audio output – input is OK, at a glance).
Anyone else? A regression with an update to 154.0 (64-bit) Snap for Ubuntu, maybe?
Pages that are silent in Firefox are audible in Microsoft Edge.
I have sought a bug in a few places, but not yet in Reddit. I'm unashamedly lazy at the moment (trying to prioritise other things). TIA for any help.
#Firefox #audio #sound #bug #regression #Linux #Kubuntu #Ubuntu

2026-08-19 06:52:49 UTC

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thanks, I guess I should report a Ponos bug for my advertised handle not accepted at the Ponos URL that's linked from <https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/953>.
It did accept my longer handle @mastodon.bsd.cafe

2026-08-18 05:47:10 UTC

Warner Losh
peacemaker and true moderator
#ThankYouTuesday #bsdimp

2026-08-14 09:53:24 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/117093204048257080
The Genesis Mission | Department of Energy
https://www.energy.gov/undersecretaryforscience/genesis-mission/genesis-mission
The Genesis Mission unites DOE National Labs, industry, academia, and more to harness AI for breakthroughs in energy dominance, discovery science, and national security.
#note1qfh…xk02

2026-08-14 09:41:41 UTC

Scientists Release Biggest 2D Map of the Universe | NOIRLab
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2620/
The new DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys map serves as the foundation for the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe, used to investigate dark energy
"The newest DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys map, 13 years in the making, covers three-quarters of the sky and catalogs nearly four billion objects. This treasure trove is available to all and contains stars, galaxies, supernovae, gravitational lenses, and much more. Two NSF NOIRLab facilities contributed data to the map: the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Mayall telescope and the NSF Blanco telescope, equipped with the U.S. Department of Energy-fabricated DECam. …
"The Legacy Surveys’ data will also help scientists train artificial intelligence tools to analyze petabytes of astronomical data and accelerate new discoveries. It will be among the datasets used in an astrophysics pilot project within the American Science Cloud, part of the DOE’s Genesis Mission. ..."
#AI #DESI #LegacySurveys #DarkEnergy #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Cosmology #SpaceScience #MapOfTheUniverse #NightSky #DeepSky #SkySurvey #Universe #Cosmos

2026-08-14 08:18:14 UTC

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thanks! I guess that there'll be an unavoidable gap in the timelines, for the Lounge there's nothing more recent than 30th July.

2026-08-14 07:50:04 UTC

@npub1ef5…gcpc error 422 when I try to find handles such as freebsd@billboard.bsd.cafe and bsdcafelounge@billboard.bsd.cafe in BSD Cafe Mastodon, is this expected?

2026-08-09 18:22:21 UTC

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… and (thank you)
Avoiding generative models is the rational and responsible thing to do – follow-up to “Trusting your own judgement on ‘AI...’”
https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/followup-on-trusting-your-own-judgement/
#AI

2026-08-08 09:24:30 UTC

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RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/117059090642402964
@npub1ef5…gcpc and the Fediverse
Is the content of this article true enough?
It does look convincing, at a glance, however my knowledge of macOS has partly evaporated over the past decade.
#note1qvl…wucn

2026-08-08 09:06:11 UTC

SMB Is Mandatory Now: What macOS Dropping the AFP Client Means for Storage Engineers ― Mitaka Digital | DEV Community
https://dev.to/mitakadigital/smb-is-mandatory-now-what-macos-dropping-the-afp-client-means-for-storage-engineers-46p0
"For four decades, the Apple Filing Protocol quietly underwrote every "just works" file-sharing experience in the Apple ecosystem. That era has ended. Apple deprecated the AFP client in macOS Sequoia 15.5, carried a removal warning through macOS 26 Tahoe, and shipped the macOS 27 "Golden Gate" developer beta with no AFP client at all. If your storage estate still serves Mac clients over afp://, the compatibility gap is live today, not on a future roadmap. …"
#AFP #Apple #CIFS #Samba #SMB #NAS #storage #macOS #networking #sysadmin

2026-08-03 17:41:30 UTC

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Pictured (a Mastodon 4.6.3 instance): this is close to what I want.
@npub1ef5…gcpc I guess that BSD Cafe will get it, eventually 🙂
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/117/032/790/681/765/295/original/c2f68e0d12e4a3dc.png

2026-08-02 19:40:01 UTC

I wonder why posts such as https://social.gamefan.net/@techwire/117027442052892189 can't be found with servers such as BSD Cafe …

2026-08-02 17:43:37 UTC

@npub1ef5…gcpc an interesting quirk with BSD Cafe Mastodon handles.
If I use an advertised handle @bsd.cafe then a Fediwall finds nothing, for example:
https://fediwall.social/?servers=mastodon.bsd.cafe&tags=&accounts=fbfortune@bsd.cafe&hide=boosts&title=Fediwall+%E2%80%93+testing+handles+@bsd.cafe&theme=auto&autoplay=no&interval=600
If I manually extend the handle to @mastodon.bsd.cafe then the same Fediwall works:
https://fediwall.social/?servers=mastodon.bsd.cafe&tags=&accounts=fbfortune@mastodon.bsd.cafe&hide=boosts&title=Fediwall+%E2%80%93+testing+handles+@mastodon.bsd.cafe&theme=auto&autoplay=no&interval=600
#Mastodon #BSDCafe #handles

2026-08-02 12:16:17 UTC

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what's the desktop background?
Cc @npub12n5…9dex

2026-07-31 02:23:35 UTC

NextBSD development updates
2026-07-30
https://github.com/orgs/nextbsd-redux/discussions/404
#AI #NextBSD #FreeBSD #Linuxulator #Linux #Gershwin #Bluetooth #WiFi #CI

2026-07-30 17:38:20 UTC

FreeBSD Security in Production: Vulnerability Response and Operational Best Practices
https://klarasystems.com/webinars/freebsd-security-production-vulnerability-response-best-practices/
― join Klara’s Allan Jude and FreeBSD Security Officer Gordon Tetlow for a technical discussion on securing production FreeBSD systems.
2026-09-02 15:00 UTC
http://timee.io/e/freebsd-security-202609
#FreeBSD #security #hardening #vulnerability @npub1y03…xw9k

2026-07-30 05:45:04 UTC

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Smart TVs as residential proxies: a timeline | BSD Cafe Billboard
https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/911
– thanks again to @npub1fnc…xa2m for tuning me in, with https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@82mhz/117002938483503805

2026-07-30 03:08:47 UTC

Your smart TV may be scraping the web for AI – Janko Roettgers | Lowpass
<https://www.lowpass.cc/p/smart-tv-web-scraping-ai-bright-data-proxy-networks> @npub1hjp…8qar (February 2026)
"… The catch? With Bright’s SDK, a viewer’s smart TV becomes part of a massive global proxy network that crawls and scrapes the web. Including apps running on desktop PCs and mobile devices, the company claims to operate 150 million such residential proxies worldwide. Together, these devices gather petabytes of public web data from a wide range of different locations and IP addresses. This approach allows the company to capture localized versions of websites, but also helps to circumvent web crawler blacklists. The gathered data is then resold to companies to train AI models, among other things. …"
#AI #scraping #proxy

2026-07-26 17:24:54 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@buckfiftyseven/116980631827143297
Anti-AI open source has an enemy in common, but almost nothing else
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/25/anti-ai-open-source-has-an-enemy-in-common-but-almost-nothing-else/5278275 ― Liam Proven @npub19yg…w8um | The Register
Building bot-free alternatives may require lefties, libertarians, and culture warriors to share code …
#AI #liberty #left #culture #ethics #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Linux #Torvalds #opensource #code #Codeberg #systemd #GNOME #Wayland #Flatpak #IBM #RedHat #Devuan #XLibre #X11Libre #KDE #Trinity #Sonic #Firefox #Servo #Ladybird #Zen #Floorp #Waterfox #Librewolf #Tor #Mullvad #Urbit #Framework #bot #enemy
#note1xes…4uf5

2026-07-25 20:37:50 UTC

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thanks, the announcements page has not caught up:
https://www.freebsd.org/news/2026-ports-freeze/
(<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1v5lvxz/comment/ozp64xv/?context=1>)

2026-07-22 03:32:19 UTC

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thank you, this probably explains <https://redd.it/1v2z68d>. I'll make a cross reference.
#FreeBSD #pkg
Cc @npub1qf5…ynp2

2026-07-14 19:13:30 UTC

RE: https://glammr.us/@LibraryLoon/116918734042873059
Is the AI Bubble Bursting? Gambling on the AI Forward University – Alex Reid, Professor of Digital Rhetoric, Media, and Artificial Intelligence
https://profalexreid.com/2026/07/13/is-the-ai-bubble-bursting-gambling-on-the-ai-forward-university/
"How might the representations and discourses of the “AI Forward” university be placed within broader conversations and positions on the near future (4 years) of Frontier AI. This is a first effort at mapping out these positions, with all the various caveats. I’d appreciate your thoughts. …"
#ai #artificialintelligence #ChatGPT #education #highereducation #mediastudies #philosophy #rhetoric #technology
#note1q7e…h9q8

2026-07-11 15:01:50 UTC

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don't ask me _how_ I found my way from mail(1) to vis(1) …
https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1usw2y5/comment/owwhs7x/

2026-07-02 17:13:46 UTC

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FreeBSD-ports-kmods should not be omitted when using freebsd-update.
The boot loader should be upgraded before, not after, the first attempt to boot 15.1.
…

2026-07-02 03:41:14 UTC

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You Write Letters.
Go on … do it …

2026-06-26 19:56:10 UTC

If an article, or blog post, suggests use of a non-existent software package:
― should we assume that the entire document was AI-generated?
#AI #documentation #software #packages

2026-06-23 03:32:39 UTC

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I had to lie, because this poll should be multiple choice …

2026-06-21 17:25:08 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rustaceans/116755672316463652
yserver
― a modern X11 server written from scratch in Rust.
<https://github.com/joske/yserver>
"… there are multiple projects on GitHub with this name (but none for X11 servers), the name is subject to change. …"
<https://lobste.rs/s/yy8je0/yserver_modern_x11_server_written_from>
<https://www.phoronix.com/news/YSERVER-Rust-X11-Server>
"… can currently run a full MATE, Xfce, or Cinnamon X11 desktop. The prominent X11 extensions from RandR to DRI3, GLX, MIT-SHM, Composite, and others are supported. And, yes, with working Compiz goodness too:
… open-source under an MIT license. …"
<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48531394>
<https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1u31shc/comment/or1re0p/>
#AI #FreeBSD #Linux #X11 #yserver #Rust
#note1luw…fg3q

2026-06-11 07:18:23 UTC

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yeah,
"Plain text information has been posted elsewhere. There's a response from Lucas Holt."

2026-06-11 07:13:51 UTC

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<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1u1jpl9/comment/oqwa3cg/> – please note the responses from [@lattera](https://bsd.network/@lattera ) and me.
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/116/730/239/530/365/617/original/faf15be1f6db5edb.png

2026-05-24 19:01:52 UTC

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you inspired me to recreate a tunnel at <https://tunnelbroker.net/>, their post-creation example for Linux-net-tools worked perfectly (with Kubuntu). Now I have a sit1 interface, whatever that is 🙂
Cc @npub1pj6…4e3w
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/116/631/059/588/094/627/original/3320ae19e3c8c911.png

2026-05-24 00:47:21 UTC

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perhaps a human wrote the original bullshit.

2026-05-23 04:44:04 UTC

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oh I'm the opposite.
Gnat's piss with unsweetened oat milk and a spoonful of natural non-sugar sweetener.

2026-05-22 02:24:07 UTC

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RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/116600057278714248
@npub1v8c…kexx thanks!
Keyword: Wayland
Unfortunately: not yet possible with FreeBSD in VirtualBox, and I don't know about QEMU. <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1tgt2sg/comment/omo64rr/?context=1>
Cc: @npub1wy2…hy0n
#FreeBSD #Wayland #VirtualBox #QEMU
#note1xak…j3xx

2026-05-20 00:16:48 UTC

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I don't understand why the post here has a photograph of a cat.

2026-05-19 22:28:53 UTC

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the article is not available in my region.
I circumvented the access restriction, there's no cat photograph.
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/116/603/595/911/353/355/original/6ed32afc8d926a60.png

2026-05-19 07:27:58 UTC

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thanks!
Boosts, as promised:
<https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/483>
<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1theuxw/freebsd_and_plasma_6_install_with_wayland_a_log/>
Cc @npub10fy…xyrh (an earlier version of Mark's work was linked from your <https://euroquis.nl/kde/2025/09/07/wayland.html>).

2026-05-06 16:51:48 UTC

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you can install the latest pkg using its https URL, if you want.

2026-05-06 16:43:55 UTC

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if truly never pkgbasified, then how and when was the FreeBSD-base repo enabled?
I'm curious.
ls /etc/pkg
ls /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
– and then let's think about the contents of the files.

2026-05-05 03:35:39 UTC

Professor Victor Chang Named Cybersecurity Professional of the Year
<https://www.avantgardenews.com/news/professor-victor-chang-wins-top-cybersecurity-award-20260504>
＂… for his leadership in responsible AI. The award recognizes his significant work in federated learning and privacy-preserving technologies. His research focuses on securing critical infrastructure from evolving digital threats.
Chang led a UK-Japan collaboration to create a federated malware detection system. This tool reached 96.8% accuracy while protecting user data privacy. His academic profile highlights a career dedicated to ethical AI development and global data security standards.＂
#AI #cybersecurity #research #privacy #malware #ethics

2026-04-24 23:35:38 UTC

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<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsUKu9_Lr6U> (in the editorial) is great – I grew up with stuff like this in the early 1970s.
My personal favourites were the songs that obsessed about a single number.
This morning, at 00:33:20 in the UK – 33 ⅓ – the number 7 came to mind. Fifty-something years later, I'm not disappointed: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GksEo8EDXiE>
#SesameStreet #seven

2026-04-24 22:57:31 UTC

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@FreeBSDFoundation/115583802055432643
@npub1326…gzqx IMHO the (very) long list of gross proprietary platforms includes X, and YouTube.
I could have written something mean-minded about YouTube, or some other aspect of the production, in response to the FreeBSD Project's <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbWOLzGDa4I>.
Instead of being mean, I did something nice: <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1oq6s5r/freebsd_desktop_installer_tech_preview/>.
<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1oq6s5r/comment/nnmryog/?context=1> gained a paid award:
＂Something to bear in mind — when a community is welcoming, it grows and flourishes. When a community is closed and unwelcoming, the people in it literally age the product out of relevance. If we want the products we love to survive, the communities around them need new users. FreeBSD is a great product, we should welcome anybody who wants to love it as much as we all do today 😊＂
#note1kpe…xmmp

2026-04-24 22:29:48 UTC

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re: your profile, I love your current avatar – "Cyn from Murder Drones, in her cute maid drone appearance.".
TIL: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_Drones>
Via the Glitch Productions channel on YouTube, here's their Murder Drones playlist: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mImFz8mkaHo&list=PLHovnlOusNLiJz3sm0d5i2Evwa2LDLdrg>.
<https://www.youtube.com/@GLITCH>:
＂We're GLITCH, an independent animation studio trying to create animated shows no one has ever seen before. We feel that there are SO many amazing stories and art styles out there; all the creators need is a chance to make their show a reality.
Here you'll find fun, colourful animated shows with occasional violence and existential breakdowns : D＂

2026-04-24 22:18:48 UTC

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you seem to make false assumptions about humans.
False is less than ideal.

2026-04-24 22:12:31 UTC

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Whenever I see someone write a mean-minded thing to a stranger, I ask myself a simple question.
Does the writer want to make the stranger's day better, or worse?
@npub1326…gzqx that's human nature, not particularly strange.

2026-04-24 21:07:11 UTC

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imagine:
A/ more than one person caring for your needlessly mean-minded opinion
B/ a needlessly mean-minded person complaining that someone else is mean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule
/plonk

2026-01-22 21:33:46 UTC

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FreeBSD 15 has three package repositories preconfigured:
FreeBSD-base
FreeBSD-ports
FreeBSD-ports-kmods
– base is the operating system, FreeBSD,

2026-01-22 03:08:41 UTC

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RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/115936315972605814
@npub1zry…q8uq the packages are not in FreeBSD, they are in the ports collection.
With regard to an organisation such as X11Libre, this is probably a very important distinction.
Also, please see my recent first impressions.
#FreeBSD #X11Libre #XLibre #X11 #Xorg
#note1efl…qkt6

2026-01-22 02:09:50 UTC

X11Libre: x11/xlibre on FreeBSD: first impressions
<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1qgcihy/x11libre_x11xlibre_on_freebsd_first_impressions/>
– inspired by a recent claim that "everything works" (better than X.Org) with X11Libre.
The experience with Oracle VirtualBox, and with QEMU (using Virtual Machine Manager), was quite different.
I tried to be fair. From my first comment:
"x11/xlibre is a very early version – 0.1 – I don't expect things to be smooth."
@npub1wj9…gx3h
#FreeBSD #X11Libre #XOrg

2026-01-18 14:23:10 UTC

I love the openness of BSD Cafe.
People are perfectly relaxed about sharing their experiences with a broad range of distros and systems. https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine/p/1768666183.242258 is a neat example of Linux users in the mix.
Thank you, @npub1ef5…gcpc ― I'm grateful for this. Grateful for the mix, and people at ease. Every day.
Have a great Sunday.
#thanks

2025-12-31 04:07:49 UTC

＂A thoughtful walk through … FreeBSD 15.0—its design, discipline, and why composable systems still matter.
FreeBSD 15.0 quietly advances security, adapts to change with finesse, and reflects solid, intentional engineering. It powers some of the most flexible firewalls in use today and enables forward-looking filesystem design. It does not claim perfection, yet it consistently moves toward it. FreeBSD does not chase trends, influencers, or corporate fashion cycles. It focuses on doing essential work well, then stepping aside so the user remains in control. This release continues a long tradition of careful engineering, clarity of purpose, and architectural restraint. Some assume FreeBSD has faded away. Quality endures. Disorder eventually collapses. In this video, we take a slow walk through FreeBSD 15.0—its design goals, system requirements, storage footprint, shells, installation process, and the broader ecosystem that has grown around it. This is not a benchmark race or a feature checklist. It’s an exploration of why FreeBSD still matters, especially as operating systems increasingly reflect commercial priorities. If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to use an operating system that understands its role and stays true to it, this tour is for you.＂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvJc5qHVLzg @npub1etz…777k
https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1q03ep3/freebsd_150_composable_by_design_dj_ware_the/
#FreeBSD

2025-12-31 03:41:33 UTC

＂… Nearly two dozen different Windows-like UIs represents a titanic waste of programmer effort, skill, and time. Hundreds, maybe thousands of people, working hard for decades… but all on different projects, meaning that none of them achieve greatness. …＂
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/10/deduplicating_the_desktops/ @npub19yg…w8um
(I thought I boosted this seven weeks ago. Mind playing tricks on me. It's one of a few things on my ridiculously long reading list that I actually do keep revisiting. I don't know what to think. I'm reading it in overlapping chunks.)
#desktop #Lumina #Windows #KDE #Plasma #Trinity #GNOME #MATE #Xfce #LXDE #Cinnamon #Budgie #LXQt #Deepin #Enlightenment #Equinox #IceWM #JWM #GNU #FOSS #Linux

2025-12-26 08:39:38 UTC

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I'm quite lost, does this somehow explain why https://fediwall.social/?servers=fedihome.stefanomarinelli.it&tags=&accounts=stefano@fedihome.stefanomarinelli.it&hide=nsfw,replies,boosts,bots&theme=light&interval=300 now shows only one item?
It was previously very sparse. I might have been following the wrong thing.

2025-11-26 18:32:32 UTC

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I know that support for Wi-Fi is improved in 15.0 (compared to 14.3-RELEASE).
Details, I don't know. Release documentation is not finalised.
#FreeBSD #WiFi

2025-11-26 00:38:29 UTC

FreeBSD 15.0-RC4 Now Available
https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-stable/2025-November/003611.html
#FreeBSD #test #RC4

2025-11-08 20:37:52 UTC

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is x11/kde still installed?
https://www.freshports.org/x11-fm/dolphin/#requiredby
https://www.freshports.org/x11/kde-baseapps/#requiredby
I guess that you're using FreeBSD:14:latest on AMD64 (the gap at <https://www.freshports.org/x11-fm/dolphin/#packages>. True?
@npub1hmu…k6rx
#FreeBSD #KDE

2025-11-02 19:28:50 UTC

Mastodon lists for people's posts excluding boosts.
Is this a feature of any Mastodon client?
I want the from: effect. Focused on the person.
#Mastodon

2025-11-01 16:04:31 UTC

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Still bugged – a fresh installation of BETA4.
First boot, unable to login as root.
#FreeBSD #bug #beta4
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/115/475/282/349/473/317/original/9623b80765038e26.png

2025-10-25 00:12:34 UTC

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Still bugged in BETA3.
In the first screenshot – a more thorough test of the issue – it was impossible to login as root.
The third shot shows the failing result of a first attempt to work around.
A subsequent workaround succeeded, however the end result is quite ugly, and may be broken (with the possibility of another login failure) as a result of a true fix.
#FreeBSD #bug #beta3
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/115/431/961/884/471/097/original/9bc5a6d8dcfdf16c.png
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/115/432/007/377/860/348/original/2dce37a0ea81cc06.png
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/115/432/010/489/739/138/original/fed39d8d9e3b8b83.png

2025-10-14 01:12:16 UTC

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/etc/rc.conf no longer working as expected for something basic.
Not fixed after installing then using bsdconfig and easy editor.
#FreeBSD

2025-10-11 03:16:42 UTC

I have checksum mismatches for a file from a UK mirror, <http://ftp.uk.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/>.
Mismatches for the same file when downloaded from <https://download.freebsd.org/>.
#FreeBSD #bug

2025-06-08 19:54:24 UTC

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JHFC
I'm sometimes lost for words, in the UK, at what's up over there …

2025-06-07 09:32:15 UTC

Laptop Support and Usability (LSU): May 2025 report from the FreeBSD Foundation
<https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/blob/main/monthly-updates/2025-05.md>
@npub1kkf…6dgf
– via <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1l5amd4/>
#FreeBSD #Foundation #LSU #laptop #support #usability #KDE #Plasma #installer

2025-06-04 00:22:51 UTC

My week with Linux: I'm dumping Windows … to see how it goes | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/live/my-week-with-linux
#Linux #Windows #Kubuntu #KDE #Plasma #Ubuntu #GNOME

2025-05-26 05:31:45 UTC

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I thought you meant that @npub12pw…zvxn is an opportunist.

2025-04-28 17:18:43 UTC

Icons broken in GNOME/GTK applications in Plasma on FreeBSD. Any ideas?
https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1k9wjv5/netremmina_icons_broken_in_remmina/
#FreeBSD #GTK
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/114/416/722/647/891/769/original/01736ee15cab576a.png
https://media.bsd.cafe/bsdmmedia01/media_attachments/files/114/416/725/800/243/742/original/44766afd7b958054.png

2025-01-16 09:27:57 UTC

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LOL, I didn't notice the typo earlier!
<https://bsd.cafe/mutes> is 404 not found.

2025-01-16 03:05:22 UTC

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thanks, however it redirects to <https://bad.cafe/lander>.

2025-01-16 01:26:33 UTC

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thanks!
That's the answer, in the web interface, although:
― the menu icon can not be seen, alongside my icon in the first column, whilst I'm drafting this toot
― I can't find the feature amongst preferences.

2025-01-16 01:12:17 UTC

How can I tell who's muted by me?
A minute or so I used the mute routine, expecting a duration as part of the routine.
I suspect that I inadvertently muted someone indefinitely, when a week would have been more appropriate …
#Mastodon #mute #GUI

2024-12-10 07:31:16 UTC

In no particular order …
Eric Turgeon – for package repositories, and more.
John-Mark Gurney, Vincent Milum Jr, and others – for FreeBSD-related torrents, seeds, and so on.
Thomas Hurst – for FreshBSD.
Dan Langille – for FreshPorts.
Lucas Holt – for MidnightBSD.
Dmitry Salychev, Grégory Reinbold, Lars Engels, Marcel Kaiser, and Mehmet Mert Gunduz – for NomadBSD.
Shawn Webb – for co-founding HardenedBSD.
JT Pennington, Ken Moore, Kris Moore, and others – for PC-BSD, Lumina Desktop, TrueOS, TrueNAS, and more.
Bob Bruce, David Greenman, Jack Velte, Jim Mock, Jordan Hubbard, Murray Stokely, Pat Rietz, Rod Grimes, Theresa Elam, and others – for FreeBSD Mall, formerly known as Walnut Creek CDROM, and more.
Thom Holwerda – for OSnews.
Jesse Smith – for DistroWatch.com.
Stefano Marinelli – for BSD Cafe, and more.
Liam Proven – for no bullshit, by him on, you know.
pfSense of humor – for an excellent sense of humour, and more. I'm tempted to say "nothing more", but that'll be stretching his sense of humour. Too far.
The shortlist above should be much, much longer. Eye-wateringly long. The full list would take so long to compile that Wednesday will arrive in all time zones on planet Earth before I finish. Fact: if I don't click 'Post' ― now ― I'll make myself late for work. Again.
E&OE
#ThankYouTuesday

2024-09-28 02:45:10 UTC

Why laptop support, why now: FreeBSD’s strategic move toward broader adoption | FreeBSD Foundation
「… enhancing laptop support is critical …」
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/why-laptop-support-why-now-freebsds-strategic-move-toward-broader-adoption/ @npub1kkf…6dgf