I have come to realization that is it time to start writing the next chapter of my professional life. The new CEO and his court seem[1] to be moving the company in a direction I don't like.
I am a Unix System engineer and software developer. I would like to move into more of a SRE type role.
I don't really know how to proceed.
1: I hear differing rhetoric from different levels, which is an issue in and of itself.
The lisp curse. http://www.winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/Lisp_Curse.html
While they insisted the Trump was a dictator for four years, they are ok with this:
CDC—No Longer Constrained By Trump—Issues Order That Makes Not Wearing A Mask On Public Transportation A Federal Crime
Adding to my #2021 #resolutions - stop using the term 'opensource' unless in a corporate context and say #FreeSoftware or #FOSS or #FLOSS instead.
Now can I say 'free hardware' rather than 'open hardware'? Hmm...
So Google removes Google API services from Chromium. For security reasons, which is BS. Just trying to force you into using Chrome. Question is, if you're on Linux, you're not here to be tracked and marketed too. So why the hell would you be using Chrome/Chromium anyway as a daily browser? I understand testing, but Google needs to die! EVIL CORP!
Guix has made it into Debian Unstable! This means Debian users can use Guix as a "userspace" package manager now! https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/guix
This is really wonderful! Debian and Guix both care deeply about reproducibility.
This could be a big win for user freedom on both (cotd ...)
You (yes you) get better at your craft by taking on problems you find interesting.
Don’t let people tell you not to work on them because they’ve decided in advance you’ll fail.
FLOSS opinion that shouldn't be controversial but is
If the developers of an application get mad at you for forking, they are only developing "open source" software.
Developers of "free software" thank you for forking their code, because you are taking control of your personal computing instead of just being a passive consumer.
It doesn't matter if the code you are using is licensed under the GPL. If users can only exercise one of the four freedoms in practise, it's just a PR exercise.
Hello fediverse,
this is an attempt to create a presence of #Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) within the your beloved federated network.
#introduction
read more about it in this post:
https://venera.social/display/85a863ed-185e-aedd-227a-834234667712
(Tails is a live operating system that aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity.)
Well, why not let #systemd manage home directories? It manages cron, ntp, dns, and logging.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/linux-home-directory-management-is-about-to-undergo-major-change/
I like to automate my personal workflow as much as I can. I have been using #elisp or #guile lately, depending if it needs to be a standalone program or integrated in #emacs.
If I share with colleages, I tend to get fussed at, especially if management hears.
Apparently if a thought cannot be expressed in #c, #perl, or #python it has no business in the infrastructure.
I think I understand the fear of introducing a different language into production, but not my own personal workflow.
*Sigh*
and #zork
many ways to waste time.
Perhaps "waste time" is not the appropriate phrase.
I will posit that entering the world of zork is to playing some graphical game (I'm not a gamer, so I don't have a good example) is as reading the book is to watching a movie.
Reading a book isn't (presumably) a waste of time; playing zork shouldn't be considered a waste of time either.
This fits all too well to Guile 😔
"The hard part of learning a language"
https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/learning-a-language/
Thanks @technomancy
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I found a plethora of old tech in the corner of the garage. I had enough bits to build a #pentium4 system, 2.5 G memory, 250Gb Sata hdd drive, and a 10/100 nic.
I was able to #pxe boot it, loaded #debian with #fai (https://fai-project.org).
Wondering if I can find a use for this thing.
I am a nerd, or should that be geek?
I am curious, about most things.
I am a Free Software Advocate.
By day I engineer software, automation, and tools for a GNU/Linux infrastructure (primarily Ubuntu).
I run #guix on all of my personal equipment and in the cloud.
I am open to new opportunities.
I occasionally blog at https://jamestechnotes.com and https://jamesrichardson.name
I am usually jr0 on freenode and oftc.