Blain Smith

Your favorite powerlifting/strongman Go, Rust, Hare systems and network programmer who lives the co-op life. Posts expire in 30 days.

Website: https://blainsmith.com
Co-op: https://limeleaf.coop
apply.coop: https://apply.coop
Limecast: https://limecast.net
Hare by Example: https://harebyexample.org
FitLang: https://fitlanguage.org
Signal: rblgk.13

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2025-12-25 23:28:24 UTC

Everyone is napping so I'm reading up on setting up a Ceph cluster with S3 compatibility and static hosting per bucket.
#Ceph #S3 #StaticHosting

2025-12-17 11:39:58 UTC

What alternative music service can replace Spotify and its library of popular music? My kids have a few playlists that have musicians like Taylor Swift and Imagine Dragons which I could buy, but I'm curious if there really is another alternative.
Apple Music, TIDAL, etc are not the options I want to hear.
#Spotify #Music #MusicStreaming

2025-09-12 12:35:54 UTC

Astrophysics Source Code Library
https://ascl.net
#Astrophysics #OSS #OpenSource

2025-07-23 19:24:40 UTC

Now that the release has dropped I can say that it is pretty cool that we (@npub1k59…t2p8) got to partner with @npub13fk…z5hw for their @npub1ekk…vy6m announcement promoting their custom feeds on https://blueskydirectory.com
https://about.flipboard.com/press/now-discover-surf-custom-feeds-on-bluesky-directory/
If you also use Bluesky, check out https://surf.social and use the code in the announcement post to sign up.
#Bluesky #ATProto #Flipboard #News #Decentralized

2025-05-16 14:07:21 UTC

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You're timing is good. We just launched https://apply.coop to help promote more options for employment/membership in not only tech co-ops, but other values aligned organizations and industries if folks want out of the corporate grind.

2025-05-16 14:00:30 UTC

We. Are. LIVE!
https://apply.coop
There might only be a handful of co-ops and positions, but its up to all of you to help spread the word to co-ops/non-profits to list their job openings. We will do our part as well!
From all of us at @npub1k59…t2p8 we thank you!
#applycoop #Coops #JobBoard #GetFediHired #Hiring

2025-05-07 12:57:21 UTC

Got my instance following relay https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com now so we'll see how this pans out. Thanks for the recommendation @npub1773…eh9a!

2025-05-07 00:34:36 UTC

I might look into getting onto a relay now that I have my own instance. Any recommendations?
#ActivityPub #Relay #Fediverse

2025-05-06 11:07:38 UTC

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I feel like @npub1uzs…gkxp would be the one who might have one of these through https://minifree.org

2025-05-03 23:03:09 UTC

A stylesheet for all you brutalist aficionados
https://brutalist.style
#CSS #Brutalist

2025-05-02 16:11:11 UTC

#Introduction: I thought I should post and pin this again since moving to my own instance. I would appreciate the boosts to get this federated as mush as possible.
I've been writing software for 25+ years spanning many different industries until landing in my current final role as founding member of @npub1k59…t2p8 #techcoop where I am doing some consulting projects in #GoLang and #RustLang while also building a few products such as https://apply.coop, https://limecast.net, https://blueskydirectory.com, and other federated/decentralized stuff. I try to get into some #HareLang every once in a while for fun as well. I believe in #opensource, #privacy, #diversity, #equity, and #fairness in all parts of life. You can read more about me on my website and reach out to me anytime you want!
https://blainsmith.com
Thanks for anyone who boosts this!

2025-04-28 15:58:35 UTC

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There is also https://social.coop where we have our co-op's account. Also not tech focused, but there is a bunch there. Fosstodon wasn't all that tech focused after a while either.