{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Steven Rosenberg","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/passthejoe@ruby.social","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"50018","username":"passthejoe@ruby.social","bio":"Journalist, picker, grinner. Husband, father, hole digger, cat herder, bird tender, tinkerer. Linux user and NetBSD apprentice. 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Fans are quiet, so it must be working</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117509575082898563","date_published":"2026-10-26T22:30:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"22:30","date_timestamp":1793053819,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99925011","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/justine@snac.smithies.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>justine</span></a></span> Good one to keep an eye on</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117509132467365622","date_published":"2026-10-26T20:37:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"20:37","date_timestamp":1793047065,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99919028","content_html":"<p>I'm sticking with CTWM for now. Nice to see that most GUI apps are added to the menu (and show after a CTWM restart). I added some of the stragglers to a local .ctwmrc.</p><p>Browsers Firefox and Chromium did appear in the menu automatically. So did htop and Geany. Gvim and ROX did not.</p><p>So far, everything is very responsive. This COULD be a daily driver. More testing needed.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117508680023480826","date_published":"2026-10-26T18:42:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 18:42","date_timestamp":1793040161,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99877003","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mas.to/@kims\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>kims</span></a></span> pathetic</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117504586384250552","date_published":"2026-10-26T01:21:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 01:21","date_timestamp":1792977697,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99871863","content_html":"<p>We are being told to guzzle the LLM kool-aid without asking any questions. And it's clear who's going to profit and who's going to get f---ed. </p><p>These tech oligarchs are not your overlords unless you submit.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117503838360100726","date_published":"2026-10-25T22:11:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 22:11","date_timestamp":1792966283,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99869457","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://masto.nyc/@gbargoud\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>gbargoud</span></a></span> World's biggest sales job/snowjob</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503562407339029","date_published":"2026-10-25T21:01:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 21:01","date_timestamp":1792962072,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99869201","content_html":"<p>We are throwing LLMs at things that are better done with regular human-written automation</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117503530464117023","date_published":"2026-10-25T20:53:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 20:53","date_timestamp":1792961585,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99868868","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/@TheOneDoc\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>TheOneDoc</span></a></span> I'm still messing with the live image, but my next move is an install on the USB hard drive. Thanks for the tip.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503503720829482","date_published":"2026-10-25T20:46:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 20:46","date_timestamp":1792961177,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99868283","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/@TheOneDoc\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>TheOneDoc</span></a></span> I found the cable. Right where \"past me\" put it.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503454854817285","date_published":"2026-10-25T20:33:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 20:33","date_timestamp":1792960431,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99866483","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/justine@snac.smithies.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>justine</span></a></span> I am not happy with the guitar sound in the Focusrite. I got the \"big\" MXR eq pedal that has gain. I haven't tried them together yet. Hope it helps. I'm borrowing a huge Traynor tube amp, so my \"focus\" had been elsewhere.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503301377313894","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:54:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:54","date_timestamp":1792958089,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99866234","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/@TheOneDoc\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>TheOneDoc</span></a></span>  VM installs are great. I do many of those.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503287967219975","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:51:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:51","date_timestamp":1792957885,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99866190","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/@TheOneDoc\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>TheOneDoc</span></a></span> I miss my HP laptop with SATA and NVMe connectors. RIP 💻 ⚡</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503283546472259","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:50:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:50","date_timestamp":1792957817,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99866144","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/@TheOneDoc\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>TheOneDoc</span></a></span> i It's a $0-$5 situation</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503279138278865","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:49:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:49","date_timestamp":1792957750,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99866123","content_html":"<p>The way I got comfortable with <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/Debian\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Debian</span></a> was to do many dozen installs. I did the same with <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/OpenBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> and am just getting started with <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> and <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/FreeBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a>.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117503276410576008","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:48:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:48","date_timestamp":1792957708,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99865945","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/@TheOneDoc\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>TheOneDoc</span></a></span> If I can find, I'll peruse my cable graveyard, then order new. It's not like I can afford hard drives, but I can afford cables.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503266008262415","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:45:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:45","date_timestamp":1792957550,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99865865","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/@TheOneDoc\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>TheOneDoc</span></a></span> That gives me an idea. I have a USB HDD drive, not I need to figure out what happened to the cable</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503257510872189","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:43:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:43","date_timestamp":1792957420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99864805","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/justine@snac.smithies.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>justine</span></a></span> 👍🔊</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503139774017849","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:13:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:13","date_timestamp":1792955623,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99864757","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/justine@snac.smithies.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>justine</span></a></span> I have the same Focusrite. I should have tried it on my recent <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/OpenBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> install (since wiped).</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503134749943936","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:12:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:12","date_timestamp":1792955547,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99864641","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/justine@snac.smithies.me.uk\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>justine</span></a></span> What happens when you plug the Focusrite into the Dell?</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503121846658493","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:09:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:09","date_timestamp":1792955350,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99864598","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://masto.hackers.town/@zwol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>zwol</span></a></span> I had one laptop where the keyboard worked in the console but not in X</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503116322498938","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:07:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:07","date_timestamp":1792955266,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99864512","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://furry.engineer/@doraii\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>doraii</span></a></span> Just get an Edimax N150 USB WiFi adapter. That's the path of least resistance.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117503102895876710","date_published":"2026-10-25T19:04:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 19:04","date_timestamp":1792955061,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99859266","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://brain.worm.pink/users/coolbean\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>coolbean</span></a></span> I was surprised to find it in the repo</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117502570349825482","date_published":"2026-10-25T16:48:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 16:48","date_timestamp":1792946935,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99857592","content_html":"<p>I miss <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NomadBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NomadBSD</span></a>. It's a great live system based on <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/FreeBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> that hasn't seen an update in a few years. <a href=\"https://nomadbsd.org/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span>nomadbsd.org/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117502403219325031","date_published":"2026-10-25T16:06:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 16:06","date_timestamp":1792944385,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99857492","content_html":"<p>What we're doing here with all these <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> tips and tutorials is swapping *digital incantations* 🧙🪄</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117502392810762322","date_published":"2026-10-25T16:03:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 16:03","date_timestamp":1792944226,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99857279","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://masto.hackers.town/@zwol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>zwol</span></a></span> I'm ready to order Edimax N150 USB WiFi adapters by the dozen. It's the easiest way around this problem. I have one, and it's a lifesaver.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117502378020722357","date_published":"2026-10-25T16:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 16:00","date_timestamp":1792944000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99856758","content_html":"<p>I ran sysinst to configure the network. I expect you could also do a full installation from there.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117502346921502594","date_published":"2026-10-25T15:52:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 15:52","date_timestamp":1792943526,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99837641","content_html":"<p>It's a great way to find out how your hardware reacts to NetBSD. So far, this laptop (2017 HP Pavilion) is doing great.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117500362939034259","date_published":"2026-10-25T07:27:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 07:27","date_timestamp":1792913252,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99837511","content_html":"<p>The <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> Project offers a live image for AMD64 that includes X11 and features persistence. </p><p>Why does nobody ever talk about this?</p><p>I put this image on a USB drive, booted it, logged in as root (no password needed), created a user account, started X, configured the network, and i everything was still there after a reboot. </p><p><a href=\"https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/images/11.0/NetBSD-11.0-amd64-live.img.gz\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/imag</span><span class=\"invisible\">es/11.0/NetBSD-11.0-amd64-live.img.gz</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117500344141041555","date_published":"2026-10-25T07:22:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 07:22","date_timestamp":1792912966,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99826478","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://metalhead.club/@gustl\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>gustl</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.online/@billyjoebowers\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>billyjoebowers</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.sdf.org/@netbsd\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>netbsd</span></a></span> Not a lot of these out there. I was able to get Xfce going with the NetBSD.org docs.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117498592832000296","date_published":"2026-10-24T23:57:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 23:57","date_timestamp":1792886243,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99819269","content_html":"<p>I did have to point my domain at my TierHive IP address and also add a TXT line in order to use their SSL certificate config.</p>","url":"https://ruby.social/users/passthejoe/statuses/117497659421530877","date_published":"2026-10-24T20:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 20:00","date_timestamp":1792872000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99817249","content_html":"<p>My <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/TierHive\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>TierHive</span></a> <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> server is performing well and also crazy cheap. <a href=\"http://tierhive.com\"><span class=\"invisible\">http://</span><span>tierhive.com</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>. I wanted something for $2 to $3 per month and found a VPS for only $5 per year.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117497455551243238","date_published":"2026-10-24T19:08:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 19:08","date_timestamp":1792868889,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99762830","content_html":"<p>Hardware issues are real for thr BSDs, but when it comes to VPS providers, if they support your OS, it can be smooth. On <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/TierHive\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>TierHive</span></a>, I went from zero to <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> in about 5 minutes.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117491808529347721","date_published":"2026-10-23T19:12:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-23 19:12","date_timestamp":1792782722,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99761921","content_html":"<p>My next <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/bozohttpd\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>bozohttpd</span></a> task on <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> on <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/TierHive\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>TierHive</span></a> is serving multiple domains. I'm thinking of doing it with separate local IPs for each domain.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117491736097194642","date_published":"2026-10-23T18:53:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-23 18:53","date_timestamp":1792781617,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99756782","content_html":"<p>I've daily driven <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/Debian\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Debian</span></a> many times over the years, and I'm back now with my main laptop on Stable along with another laptop and desktop and a Raspberry Pi.</p><p>Everything is extremely solid and pretty much better than ever.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117491344308042022","date_published":"2026-10-23T17:13:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-23 17:13","date_timestamp":1792775639,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99646190","content_html":"<p>My current <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/Zola\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Zola</span></a> theme might be ready for 0.23:</p><p><a href=\"https://github.com/InputUsername/zola-hook\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">github.com/InputUsername/zola-</span><span class=\"invisible\">hook</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117481510608978599","date_published":"2026-10-21T23:33:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 23:33","date_timestamp":1792625589,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99644877","content_html":"<p>This site is now served by <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a>  <a href=\"https://bsd.passthejoe.net/blog/netbsd-vps-md/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">bsd.passthejoe.net/blog/netbsd</span><span class=\"invisible\">-vps-md/</span></a></p><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"><a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/Zola\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Zola</span></a> <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/AI\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>AI</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117481313783862583","date_published":"2026-10-21T22:43:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 22:43","date_timestamp":1792622585,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99642825","content_html":"<p>My <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/Zola\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Zola</span></a> blog is now live on my <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> 11 VPS:</p><p><a href=\"https://bsd.passthejoe.net/about/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span>bsd.passthejoe.net/about/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117481087795823409","date_published":"2026-10-21T21:45:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 21:45","date_timestamp":1792619137,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99640620","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@bt\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>bt</span></a></span> On <a href=\"https://bozo.httpd.rocks/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span>bozo.httpd.rocks/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> I think you need to say that you need to change to inetd=YES in /etc/rc.conf.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117480886775545307","date_published":"2026-10-21T20:54:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 20:54","date_timestamp":1792616070,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99633229","content_html":"<p>There's the <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/PHP\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>PHP</span></a> security advisory for <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/Debian\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Debian</span></a> </p><p><a href=\"https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00489.html\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">lists.debian.org/debian-securi</span><span class=\"invisible\">ty-announce/2026/msg00489.html</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117480374914675537","date_published":"2026-10-21T18:44:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 18:44","date_timestamp":1792608259,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99620827","content_html":"<p class=\"quote-inline\">RE: <a href=\"https://mastodonapp.uk/@robpumphrey/117479391778894767\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodonapp.uk/@robpumphrey/11</span><span class=\"invisible\">7479391778894767</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/Debian\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Debian</span></a> is very proactive when it comes to security patches. </p><p>Also:</p><p><a href=\"https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00487.html\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">lists.debian.org/debian-securi</span><span class=\"invisible\">ty-announce/2026/msg00487.html</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117479532757333660","date_published":"2026-10-21T15:10:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 15:10","date_timestamp":1792595409,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99616534","content_html":"<p>The <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/TierHive\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>TierHive</span></a> control panel (and entire web site, it seems) is down pending a PHP patch. VPS instances still work and can still be accessed via SSH.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/TierHive/comments/1xbnk19/tierhive_website_and_control_panel_is_down/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">reddit.com/r/TierHive/comments</span><span class=\"invisible\">/1xbnk19/tierhive_website_and_control_panel_is_down/</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117479238345175440","date_published":"2026-10-21T13:55:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 13:55","date_timestamp":1792590917,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99577928","content_html":"<p>I now have a <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> 11 VPS on TierHive that only costs $5 a year. Thanks <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@bt\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>bt</span></a></span> for the tip.</p><p>I'm looking forward to learning.</p><p><a href=\"https://btxx.org/posts/cheap-openbsd-vps/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">btxx.org/posts/cheap-openbsd-v</span><span class=\"invisible\">ps/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://tierhive.com/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span>tierhive.com/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117475343001295376","date_published":"2026-10-20T21:24:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-20 21:24","date_timestamp":1792531478,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99557495","content_html":"<p>Great blog from <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/@dwarmstrong\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>dwarmstrong</span></a></span> with a lot of <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> content <a href=\"https://www.dwarmstrong.org/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span>dwarmstrong.org/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117473847085601869","date_published":"2026-10-20T15:04:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-20 15:04","date_timestamp":1792508653,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99289414","content_html":"<p>I'm a habitual <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/GNOME\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>GNOME</span></a>/#Xfce user, but today I did a <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/Debian\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Debian</span></a> Stable install on my old Acer Aspire E15 and decided to go with <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/KDE\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/Plasma\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Plasma</span></a>.</p><p>I'm enjoying it so far. Maybe six months to a year ago, I looked at Plasma in Fedora and Debian. Both seemed to look great and work well, and I put a longer Plasma test on my list.</p><p>This is 13ish-year-old hardware, so I'm not expecting a miracle, but so far everything is running well.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117446154614157729","date_published":"2026-10-15T17:41:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-15 17:41","date_timestamp":1792086099,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99281269","content_html":"<p>When you just need to build a tiny desktop app: <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/TinyJS\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>TinyJS</span></a> | By Joab Jackson / The Register <a href=\"https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/10/12/when-you-just-need-to-build-a-tiny-desktop-app-tinyjs/5302502\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">theregister.com/devops/2026/10</span><span class=\"invisible\">/12/when-you-just-need-to-build-a-tiny-desktop-app-tinyjs/5302502</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://tinyjs.app/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span>tinyjs.app/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117445531047530761","date_published":"2026-10-15T15:03:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-15 15:03","date_timestamp":1792076584,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99278906","content_html":"<p>The <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/OpenBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> community is pretty quiet about how extremely good it is in when it comes to hardware support.</p><p>The project is known for security and correctness of code, but the ability to get a working system on real hardware with minimal drama is my No. 1.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117445393717226192","date_published":"2026-10-15T14:28:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-15 14:28","date_timestamp":1792074489,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99236760","content_html":"<p>I'm doing a new <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/FreeBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> install on the Acer Aspire E15 (13-ish-year-old laptop).</p><p>This time I'm going slow, and I will see if I can figure out Xorg.</p><p>So far I have a working CLI system with networking on the internal Atheros WiFi module.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117441261650531141","date_published":"2026-10-14T20:57:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-14 20:57","date_timestamp":1792011438,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99163778","content_html":"<p>Latest <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/BSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>BSD</span></a> tests on the Acer Aspire E15 (about 13-year-old Intel laptop):</p><p><a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/NetBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>NetBSD</span></a>: Install works. Atheros WiFi NOT working, Edimax N150 does work.  X11 starts but is unusable </p><p><a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/FreeBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a>: Install works. Atheros WiFi does work. X11 does not work at all</p><p><a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/OpenBSD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a>: Install works. Atheros WFi NOT working, Edimax N150 does work, X11 works</p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117434818249780776","date_published":"2026-10-13T17:38:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-13 17:38","date_timestamp":1791913120,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99155953","content_html":"<p>NetBSD may have found a new role: The AI-free FOSS OS <a href=\"https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/13/netbsd-may-have-found-a-new-role-the-ai-free-foss-os/5302818\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">theregister.com/os-platforms/2</span><span class=\"invisible\">026/10/13/netbsd-may-have-found-a-new-role-the-ai-free-foss-os/5302818</span></a></p><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"><a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/ai\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/llm\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>llm</span></a> <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/bsd\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>bsd</span></a> <a href=\"https://ruby.social/tags/netbsd\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>netbsd</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe/117434223766023324","date_published":"2026-10-13T15:07:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven Rosenberg","url":"https://ruby.social/@passthejoe","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Frubysocial%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F093%2F360%2Foriginal%2F920f5a8782200f9b.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"passthejoe@ruby.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-13 15:07","date_timestamp":1791904049,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}