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! 👍️
Many months ago, I started watching NCIS on Disney+. I am currently watching season 11 of 21. I've invested too much time to stop now. Apparently this is known as sunk-cost fallacy.
Thoughts and good wishes going out to the CrowdStrike developer(s) responsible for today's global IT outages. Tomorrow is another day 🤗
"Microsoft suggests switching it off and on again… 15 times" LOL.
Been keeping any eye on the CrowdStrike IT failures all morning. I find this stuff super interesting. I dipped into Twitter a few times to see reactions and wish I hadn't. Twitter is a total dumpster fire with lots of misinformation and shitposts aimed at Microsoft. Anyhow, old school radio FTW! www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_SvsKXFxM
Creating a new Nextcloud instance just for me.
It's good to see that the Fedora Project is asking questions about AI/ML use in Fedora. I suspect this is something Microsoft did not consider asking their Windows 11 users? I'm thinking all of Microsoft's decisions to include AI in Windows were/are financially driven with little consideration given to users. Anyhow, details of the Fedora survey are here: discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-…
I'm seeing some backlash aimed at Mozilla in regards to their new Ad Tech feature in Firefox. I think it's probably justified. I also think it was definitely to be expected; Firefox has a tiny share of the browser market and I would imagine most its users are technical and probably loyal. It's not hard to imagine how they might feel when their favourite browser starts to disrespect their privacy. Not sure what is happening at Mozilla lately. It's disappointing.
Just switched my daily driver from Debian 12 to Fedora 40.
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