I've ordered a ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 as a replacement for my T470s. It should arrive tomorrow. I'd better start making a backup of my home directory. I think I'm going to give Borg a try -- I remember hearing about it on the Linux Matters podcast and I've been wanting to give it a try since. www.borgbackup.org
Today, I ditched my desktop computer in favour of using my laptop. My desktop has a 10th gen Intel CPU and my laptop has a 7th gen Intel CPU. Other than that, both machines have a 1TB NVMe drive and 16GB of RAM. The laptop is perfectly usable, but also noticeably slower. I may require a new laptop.
This morning I am provisioning a new Debian Bookworm server and migrating a bunch of websites.
Reading and watching all the news about the new Qualcomm Oryon chips and I'm excited for the future. What I would really like to see is a Linux compatible laptop with:
1. The build quality/look of a ThinkPad.
2. The performance and battery life of MacBook Pro M1/2/3.
3. The fanlessness (definitely not a word) of the MacBook Air.
Not asking for much really.
"sudo: zip: command not found"
What? How long have I been using this system? Why is zip not installed?
Starting my morning by blocking a Ukraine based IP address that is constantly hitting a web server. The server hosts a UK only web store, so pretty sure it's not valid traffic. Will need to monitor this.
I currently work across multiple PC devices, a desktop at work and a desktop and laptop at home. I would like to reduce the number of devices I use and maintain, so I'm planning on just using the laptop in future. The laptop is a ThinkPad T470s and it's my favourite device to use, although not as powerful as my desktops. Anyhow, I've just ordered a spare power brick for the laptop and a USB-C to HDMI adaptor so that I can use the laptop with a couple of external displays at work.
Goofy MOFO
How do you politely inform someone that their flippant use of punctuation, such as multiple exclamation marks in article titles, is bad form? This person also uses multiple periods (not always the same number) in place of an ellipsis. I'm not a grammar Nazi, but this stuff grates on me.
Listening to the Untitled Linux Show and feeling Rob's pain over PHP deprecations. twit.tv/shows/untitled-linux-show
Listening to Linux After Dark – Episode 55. linuxafterdark.net/linux-after-dark-ep…
Monday morning and I'm inspecting my todo list for the week. The outlook is fair with a lot of PHP and a smattering of JavaScript on the horizon.
Friday already, where did that week go? Anyhow, a bit more WordPress grunt work this morning, followed by a look at implementing some push notifications for a small H&S app.
The Remote SSH extension in VS Code is excellent, apart from when it isn't. I've had multiple disconnections this morning and it's driving me nuts.
Starting my day with some WordPress theme editing. Someone's got to do it.
I've just been reliably informed (whilst standing at the water cooler) that the Egyptian pyramids are not ancient burial chambers, but are in fact power sources, like giant batteries. Who knew?
Updating some footer content in an old website and it has a fax number in it. Cute.
Starting my day with some server updates, then I have some technical debt to sort out. The technical debt used to originate from my predecessor, but after 10+ years, most of it originates from me. I guess that's the way of things.
Turning off 'Git: Enable Smart Commit' setting in Visual Studio Code as it's caught me out a couple of times. Grr.
Mixing it up this morning. Showed a support engineer how to boot a borked laptop. Offered to rip some old network cables out of a wall. Sometimes it's good to get your hands dirty.
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