I had a moment of weakness last Friday and moved back to using Debian. I find it mentally difficult to switch to using a different distro, but after a couple of days I decided that I should persist with my self-imposed mission to switch to using Fedora. I've been a Debian user for so long that I feel some sort of brand loyalty towards it, which is just crazy. Anyhow, I think this is what lead to my moment of weakness. Does anyone else get these feelings? I'm not crazy.
Built myself a RSS client to keep informed of new software releases that I use. I only add feeds for release notes and the client pings me an email whenever a new RSS item is retrieved. It's nice to receive the email notifications and not have worry about manually checking any feeds. There is probably some software out there that already does this, but it was fun to hack on my own.
Watching The Sound of Music, it’s got some banging tunes!
And just like that, my month long journey with Fedora is over. I really enjoyed Fedora 40, but ultimately I'm a Debian user at heart. It feels good to be back.
Writing some shell scripts for system admin. I love writing shell scripts.
Playing some Counter-Strike: Source like it's 2004.
Listening to Stuff You Should Know - True Mysteries of the Internet.
Watched the first couple of episodes of The Acolyte tonight. Enjoyed it a lot, but I'm not sure how Yord became a Jedi Master? He seems somewhat inept, I think he must have cheated on his exams.
Released a PWA today. It did not work as well in the real world as it did under test conditions. I think I'm going to have a busy week ahead trying to problem solve a few issues.
I only listen to podcasts about tech. I'm trying to be a bit less one dimensional, so I've added some political podcasts to my listening list. I now listen to podcasts about tech and politics. What else is there?
Vietnamese black coffee.
Tonight, I have mostly been building flat packed furniture. It’s a bit like Lego for grownups, not that grownups can’t play with Lego. That said, I think Lego comes with better instructions and is more fun, it also weighs less and is easier on my aging joints. Thinking about it, I’d much rather play with Lego.
Off to the cinema to watch Trap. Really looking forward to this one!
Just found myself writing a function named damage_by_plant. It has nothing to do with angry plants.
An old friend recently gifted me a copy of No Man's Sky. The game was on my Steam wishlist and my friend surprised me out of nowhere with the unexpected gift. I've never played the game, but it looks ace! I've got a couple of spare hours tonight so I think I'll give it a try. Pew! Pew!
I recently installed Matomo on a server. I'm not a huge fan of tracking software, but Matomo seems like a better option than using Google Analytics. The documentation is good and the installation was easy. The user interface is easy to navigate and the reports contain the required data/information. There are adverts within the UI for purchasing additional plugins from the marketplace, but they are not too intrusive. Overall, I'm pretty happy with Matomo.
Giving the laminas-feed PHP package a try at consuming some RSS feeds. Documentation is top-notch and the package works nicely. Can recommend for feed consumption. AAA+++
I am stuck in the downstairs toilet. The door handle came off in my hand. My wife is upstairs on a call. I'm going to need to message her, this is rather embarrassing.
Forgejo looks super interesting. I've added it to my todo list as something to explore further. forgejo.org
Switched the default font on my GNOME desktop from Cantarell to Inter. Apparently this is a GNOME design team initiative. Looks good! 👍️
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My name is Philip Newborough and I’m a full stack web developer living and working in Lincoln, England. This website (philipnewborough.co.uk) serves as my personal homepage. When I’m not working with tech, I love to ride bicycles with my wife and friends.