Every time when I think I finally “got” Unicode, I get kicked in the back by this rabbit hole. 😆 However, IMHO it is important to recognise that when moving data and files between operating systems and programs that you’re better off knowing some of the pitfalls. So I’m sharing something I experienced when I transferred a file to my FreeBSD Play-Around notebook. So let’s assume a little story…| The BSD Cafe Journal
The title of this post is a riff on Brent Simmons’ latest post, which I encourage you to read. He contrasted his current experience with Mac and iOS development with that of UserLand Frontier that he helped develop with Dave Winer in the early 1990s. Balder Bjarnason linked to this on Mastodon, and added a useful additional thought: This is something I’ve had a hard time convincing young devs of: substantial portions of the field of software in the past used to be better in multiple ways....| Rubenerd
In this short little howto we will be setting up a simple Jail via Bastille and host a static website.| The BSD Cafe Journal
Why I love vim| rldane.space
Tired of the Linux/Docker "monoculture" for WordPress? This article guides you step-by-step through the secure installation of WordPress on FreeBSD using BastilleBSD. Discover how jail separation, performance, and the versatility of ZFS offer a more robust and easily manageable environment, far from common vulnerabilities often linked to poorly maintained plugins. Get ready to make your site more secure and reliable.| The BSD Cafe Journal
Yesterday, a new episode of the BSDNow podcast was released.Episode number 620 — yes, exactly, 620. Since it’s a weekly show, you can do the math and realize just how much dedication its creators, editors, and hosts have put into it. A huge round of applause and thanks to Benedict Reuschling, Tom Jones, Jason Tubnor, […]| The BSD Cafe Journal
Ever watch a tech video and feel like you're looking in a mirror? Gary's videos perfectly capture the real-world struggles and triumphs of exploring new systems, making them a must-watch for anyone who's ever debugged their way through a late night.| The BSD Cafe Journal
I'm thrilled to share my excitement for EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb! After an incredible experience last year and at BSDCan, I can't wait to reconnect with the amazing BSD and open-source community. This year, Jeroen and I are even presenting our talk, "Liberating the social web using *BSD". Come join us!| The BSD Cafe Journal
Note: When I say "Online" in this context, I literally mean "on a computer," vs. "on paper." This is the older, more classic meaning of the word, similar to "on-line documentation" (i.e., "on the computer," not "on the internet"). Background I know a lot of folks like solutions like …| R.L. Dane
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2025/installing_bsd_…| eerielinux
I wanted to try a new-to-me compressor, lz4, but it turned into a full ADHD-fueled file compression shoot-out: Dang, lz4 is crazy fast! Data/setup The corpus is a 2.29 GiB uncompressed tar file consisting of several years worth of GPS data in various plain-text formats. The computer is …| R.L. Dane
Used laptops are wonderful... except when you need batteries| rldane.space
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2025/installing_bsd_pt2.gmi [Edit: Of course this had to be published on the day that OpenBSD 7.7 was released!] This is the second part of the “installing BSD in 2025”. The first one was … Continue reading Installing *BSD in 2025 part 2 – A critical look at OpenBSD’s installer| eerielinux
Amid ongoing uncertainty in federal research funding, particularly from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Chicago’s Biological| The Chicago Thinker
I saw this update to the "Blog Questions Challenge" format on jnv's blog, and without reading* it first (in order to not taint my own answers — I will definitely go back and read his), I thought I'd write down some of my own thoughts, for fun. *I used curl …| R.L. Dane
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2025/installing_bsd_…| eerielinux
A more robust raw OpenBSD syscall demo| nullprogram.com
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2025/installing_bsd_…| eerielinux
"Online" documentation should be offline| rldane.space
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2025/installing_bsd_…| eerielinux
Note: This article was originally written last December, and was sidelined because I didn't feel it was finished. Reading through it this morning, I realized reason that I never "finished" it is because the next step would've been to write a 1280-word chapter, which is no small feat. But honestly …| R.L. Dane
The rise and fall of the popularity of programming languages is fun to watch. Quick disclaimer: I'm not a programmer. I've never held a programming job. I have been interested in programming as a hobby for several decades, and have written shell scripts as a part of my job in …| R.L. Dane
FOSDEM took place last week-end, as an offline-first event again for the first time since 2020. It was located as usual at the university campus of the ULB in Brussels. It was packed with developers, users, passionate and professionals of Open Source software, and while NetBSD did not have a booth this year, its presence could be felt on Saturday morning at the BSD DevRoom.| NetBSD Blog
In 2017 I decided to print some PDFs to read instead of just have them in an ever-growing folder of Papers to Read. Here is the list of the ones I managed to read this year. Out of the Tar Pit / Ben Moseley, Peter Marks / 2006 This is my favorite paper. It is a bit long (around 60 pages), but well worth reading. It is very thorough in defining what software complexity is. The authors make the distinction between essential and accidental complexity (following Fred Brook’s ideas on the topic)...| Runtime Checks
The Toxicity Dance| rldane.space
OpenBSD 7.5 is out with multiple kernel and SMP improvements (we love SMP improvements on our multicore beasts), more hardware support, and...| www.talospace.com
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2024/cbsd_pt7.gmi Be…| eerielinux
An introduction to installing NetBSD on Qemu and enabling networking on a Debian host.| Random Ramblings
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2024/cbsd_pt6.gmi Af…| eerielinux
Use what works for good| rldane.space
The much awaited for 1.4 release of Linux Malware Detect is here! In this release there is quite literally something for everyone, from massive performance gains to FreeBSD support and everything in between :). For those who wish to dive straight into it, you can run the -d or –update-ver option to update your install … Continue reading "LMD 1.4: Little Something For Everyone!"| R-fx Networks
A while ago I was fighting with a timezone set on a server because of the daylight saving time kicked in: during the ghost hour I had troubles with finding automated jobs. Moreover, the server was located overseas and depending on when I was checking the remote date and time, I could get a different time delta.| Michele Bologna
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2023/cbsd_pt5.gmi Th…| eerielinux
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2023/cbsd_pt4.gmi Th…| eerielinux
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2023/cbsd_pt3.gmi Th…| eerielinux
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2023/cbsd_pt2.gmi In…| eerielinux
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2022/cbsd_pt1.gmi On…| eerielinux
[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2022/cbsd_pt0.gmi On…| eerielinux
