roman

what's the simplest kvm-over-ip you'd recommend? i'm thinking of getting a good old #protectli fw2b, installing #openbsd on it, and connecting it to my servers via usb

2026-07-09 20:05:07 UTC

connected a dac to my #openbsd server over usb, and it worked right out of the box
current setup:
openbsd -- usb dac -- apm -- speakers
openbsd -- hdmi tv
next up: make everything more user-friendly or teach my family how to use the command line ;)
https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi/s/post-c5aeb271d071fa5f98f616ae73172c34.png

2026-06-28 17:59:27 UTC

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no bios is okay. i just need a remote for the media player

2026-06-28 17:45:37 UTC

looking for wireless keyboard with trackpad for #openbsd
similar to this setup, but with a trackpad not a mouse...
any ideas?
cc @nprofile…6cws

2026-06-20 16:04:54 UTC

❤️ pipes
see also
unix: a history and a memoir by brian kernighan
https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi/s/post-2bf3e34e872ec7e2485e699c79aa44b8.png

2026-05-30 18:26:55 UTC

dickover

2026-05-20 18:54:32 UTC

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yay! thank you.
by the way any plans for voice input? #grapheneos

2026-05-19 13:39:15 UTC

#openbsd 7.9 released
yay!
https://www.openbsd.org/79.html
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2026-04-21 21:18:51 UTC

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xterm is all we need :)

2026-04-17 19:44:54 UTC

#selfhosting #snac2 on #openbsd for 72 days:
users: 1 (just myself)following: 254timeline_purge_days: 30disk: 298m (/var/snac/data)ram: 184m (including relayd, httpd, logger, snac itself)

2026-04-03 22:22:41 UTC

a father, husband, and webmaster from estonia
https://romanzolotarev.com/about/
#introduction
https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi/s/post-9c4bf2c7e49606dd1c9c461a8868a605.png

2026-03-31 01:27:45 UTC

i have no idea how software development industry going to change, but i keep finding more and more cool people who practice low-level programming, old school way and that makes me feel hopeful

2026-03-28 18:10:03 UTC

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https://romanzolotarev.com/bsd/vi.html :)

2026-03-25 20:37:04 UTC

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extra points for mnt pocket reform :)

2026-03-09 14:43:23 UTC

updated my vi tips.
i'm trying to switch from #neovim to vi, but feel sad missing some awesome plugins... :(
and most of all the best file manager for vim ever

2026-03-08 17:26:20 UTC

what is you favorite web browser for #openbsd?

2026-03-07 20:18:59 UTC

#openbsd 7.8 on #thinpad t18 gen 3 intel
audio(ok)battery(ok)display port(ok)ethernet(ok)ssd(ok)trackpad(ok)trackpoint(ok)usb(ok)video(ok)wireless(ok) --- after fw_update
hibernation(ok) --- after resume run sh /etc/netstart
suspend(no) --- power-cycles on resumebluetooth(no)
fingerprint(not tested)mic(not tested)webcam(not tested)everything is okay, but even while idle the fan is at ~2000 rpm (noticeably noisier than x1g5) and temperature is about +40ºC...
after slient macbook air m1 it's just too noisy :)

2026-02-25 22:57:34 UTC

who would you recommend to follow if i'm looking for #lowtech #permacomputing #pixelart?

2026-02-23 12:26:58 UTC

my daughter wrote a short scene, so we made a stop-motion animation. she lost interest at post-processing stage and left it without speech bubbles
#imagemagick
https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi/s/post-8daad005a42503018b77df9ccf42ef2d.gif

2026-02-20 22:56:10 UTC

til cyberspace.online
#cyberspace #smallweb
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2026-02-20 19:15:30 UTC

two weeks of running #snac2
number of files generated by snac is huge, but i don't care that much anymore.
$ du -hd0 /var/snac
133M /var/snac
$ find /var/snac | wc -l
35603
i like snac a lot: i run my own server and client, i can modify css (and i do tweak it often, i can modify the source code---didn't get to that yet ;)
sometimes i use snac command line, but mostly snac web ui and nothing else.
someday maybe i'll try to build some minimalist #activitypub server, but looks like a lot of work :)
see also
activitypub-single-php-file by @nprofile…sa02
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2026-02-18 14:50:03 UTC

how do you rotate keys for a user on a #snac2 instance?
i understand you need to generate a new keypair and then sign your new public key with old one and propagate to the network... how do you practically do that?
cc: @nprofile…zmk4

2026-02-17 13:04:36 UTC

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https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2 is down. what a timing :)

2026-02-08 20:57:05 UTC

i love my #shell scripts.
i try to push shell as far as it reasonably goes. for most tasks, sh, find, grep, sed, and cut is more than enough. only when things become truly complex or painfully slow do i reach for another language.
i used to care a lot about strict portability, but in practice i only run my scripts on macos and #openbsd. that simplifies things: if shellcheck is happy, i'm happy. i'm 99% sure my scripts work on other unix-like systems, but i don't feel the need to check.
what really draws me to shell is that it's always there. it's part of the base system, requires no extra installation, and the runtime has been stable for decades. that stability translates directly into confidence: shell scripts feel future-proof.
i know i can run something like ssg.sh ten years from now and it will still work --- certainly on #openbsd, and hopefully on macos too. there's no dependency churn, no worrying about the "right" version of python or ruby, and no hoping the ecosystem hasn't moved on.
it just runs.
https://romanzolotarev.com/sh.png

2026-02-05 10:31:31 UTC

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if you prefer #rss over #activitypub, then you can subscribe to #snac2 accounts by adding .rss to their urls. for example:
https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi
becomes
https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi.rss
how cool is that? 😎

2026-02-05 10:16:35 UTC

minimal #activitypub setup in just two days...
12 posts60 followingover 9000 files (sic!)$ du -hd0 /var/snac && find /var/snac | wc -l
61.8M /var/snac
9532
$
meanwhile #rss feed is just 9999 bytes
https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi.rss
$ curl -s https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi.rss | wc -c
9999
thanks #snac2 for great defaults and working perfectly out of the box ❤️
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2026-02-04 06:44:51 UTC

yay! moved from @nprofile…ytgp
like/favorite if this appears in your feed please :)
#selfhosting #snac2 #openbsd