Frank Davies
@fdavies93.bsky.social
Programmer | Philosopher | Blogger
🇬🇧 living in 🇹🇼 ( 我說中文，說不好的 )
Blog: https://fd93.me
Github: https://github.com/fdavies93
Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@fd93
🇬🇧 living in 🇹🇼 ( 我說中文，說不好的 )
Blog: https://fd93.me
Github: https://github.com/fdavies93
Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@fd93
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If reading at its best is a sacred act, reducing it to a vehicle for social capital is heretical.
I read Byung-Chul Han for the first time!
fd93.me/note-3-readi...
#booksky #philosophy #books
I read Byung-Chul Han for the first time!
fd93.me/note-3-readi...
#booksky #philosophy #books
Note #3 - Reading Byung-Chul Han
Last weekend, my partner and I visited a second-hand bookstore and I bought two books: How to Write Short by Roy Peter Clark, and The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction by Alan Jacobs. I pa...
fd93.me
October 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
If reading at its best is a sacred act, reducing it to a vehicle for social capital is heretical.
I read Byung-Chul Han for the first time!
fd93.me/note-3-readi...
#booksky #philosophy #books
I read Byung-Chul Han for the first time!
fd93.me/note-3-readi...
#booksky #philosophy #books
After wandering in the window manager wilderness for years, I reinstalled #Gnome today. It seems more robust than I remember and is less demanding than #awesomewm on my time.
I may end up cycling back to being a basic Mac user who never changes the defaults. Not sure how to feel about that.
#linux
I may end up cycling back to being a basic Mac user who never changes the defaults. Not sure how to feel about that.
#linux
October 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
After wandering in the window manager wilderness for years, I reinstalled #Gnome today. It seems more robust than I remember and is less demanding than #awesomewm on my time.
I may end up cycling back to being a basic Mac user who never changes the defaults. Not sure how to feel about that.
#linux
I may end up cycling back to being a basic Mac user who never changes the defaults. Not sure how to feel about that.
#linux
intelligence is knowing how to install arch linux, setup an i3 config, and optimize system performance
wisdom is not doing that
wisdom is not doing that
October 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
intelligence is knowing how to install arch linux, setup an i3 config, and optimize system performance
wisdom is not doing that
wisdom is not doing that
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Reposted by Frank Davies
Just spent 3 hours optimizing my Hello Kitty Island Adventure farm. 😼 The *system* needs more efficient resource allocation. Seriously tho, who owns the world?! #PrivacyMatters #Linux #Kuromi
October 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Just spent 3 hours optimizing my Hello Kitty Island Adventure farm. 😼 The *system* needs more efficient resource allocation. Seriously tho, who owns the world?! #PrivacyMatters #Linux #Kuromi
Between this and Debian Trixie I am so mad that I don't mount my home as a separate partition and/or have a system setup script
system76.com/pop/pop-beta
system76.com/pop/pop-beta
Pop Beta
system76.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Between this and Debian Trixie I am so mad that I don't mount my home as a separate partition and/or have a system setup script
system76.com/pop/pop-beta
system76.com/pop/pop-beta
Rewatched The Good Place recently and it turns out when a show has a beginning, and middle, and crucially an end, people like that.
(sideeye to Netflix)
(sideeye to Netflix)
a woman in a judge 's robe is saying earth is a mess y 'all .
ALT: a woman in a judge 's robe is saying earth is a mess y 'all .
media.tenor.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Rewatched The Good Place recently and it turns out when a show has a beginning, and middle, and crucially an end, people like that.
(sideeye to Netflix)
(sideeye to Netflix)
This week I beat the Opera Scene in FF6 and met Seltzer. What is it, 1994?
Also, handheld gaming is weird in 2025, and I corrupted my immich database.
fd93.me/note-2-weekl...
#gaming #tech #blog
Also, handheld gaming is weird in 2025, and I corrupted my immich database.
fd93.me/note-2-weekl...
#gaming #tech #blog
Note #2: Week 39 in Review
Due to my accelerated AWS study schedule I haven't had much time to work on projects this week, other than some self-hosting maintenance. Instead, I spent some time eyeballing the game launches coming...
fd93.me
September 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
This week I beat the Opera Scene in FF6 and met Seltzer. What is it, 1994?
Also, handheld gaming is weird in 2025, and I corrupted my immich database.
fd93.me/note-2-weekl...
#gaming #tech #blog
Also, handheld gaming is weird in 2025, and I corrupted my immich database.
fd93.me/note-2-weekl...
#gaming #tech #blog
Reposted by Frank Davies
Added my Bluesky feed to my blog :-)
jelloeater.me/now/
jelloeater.me/now/
September 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Added my Bluesky feed to my blog :-)
jelloeater.me/now/
jelloeater.me/now/
Reposted by Frank Davies
Blogs don’t need to be so lonely manuelmoreale.com/blogs-don-t-...
Blogs don’t need to be so lonely – Manu
While clicking through my RSS feeds, I found my way to Jay’s post titled “Do blogs need to be so lonely?”. It’s an interesting post, especially …
manuelmoreale.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Blogs don’t need to be so lonely manuelmoreale.com/blogs-don-t-...
So AWS allegedly has tight data sovereignty compliance. But as the Microsoft case shows, even in the EU some US providers may move data to the US.
Does this also apply to AWS? This has a real impact on what I do with my personal projects.
#aws #selfhosting #datasecurity #infosec #gdpr
Does this also apply to AWS? This has a real impact on what I do with my personal projects.
#aws #selfhosting #datasecurity #infosec #gdpr
September 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
So AWS allegedly has tight data sovereignty compliance. But as the Microsoft case shows, even in the EU some US providers may move data to the US.
Does this also apply to AWS? This has a real impact on what I do with my personal projects.
#aws #selfhosting #datasecurity #infosec #gdpr
Does this also apply to AWS? This has a real impact on what I do with my personal projects.
#aws #selfhosting #datasecurity #infosec #gdpr
Been using geeqie for organizing slides from my AWS course - it's great, handles all my basic image manipulation and renaming needs (especially bulk renaming) without the drama of solutions which need to index everything.
github.com/BestImageVie...
#opensource #foss #linux
github.com/BestImageVie...
#opensource #foss #linux
GitHub - BestImageViewer/geeqie: claiming to be the best image viewer / photo collection browser
claiming to be the best image viewer / photo collection browser - BestImageViewer/geeqie
github.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Been using geeqie for organizing slides from my AWS course - it's great, handles all my basic image manipulation and renaming needs (especially bulk renaming) without the drama of solutions which need to index everything.
github.com/BestImageVie...
#opensource #foss #linux
github.com/BestImageVie...
#opensource #foss #linux
Reposted by Frank Davies
what if we named humans like i name my servers:
prod-josh-07 - uptime: 32 years (no restart), last patch: 2016, health-checks failing, scaled to 150% with duct-tape and late-night coffee. maintenance window: never.
prod-josh-07 - uptime: 32 years (no restart), last patch: 2016, health-checks failing, scaled to 150% with duct-tape and late-night coffee. maintenance window: never.
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
what if we named humans like i name my servers:
prod-josh-07 - uptime: 32 years (no restart), last patch: 2016, health-checks failing, scaled to 150% with duct-tape and late-night coffee. maintenance window: never.
prod-josh-07 - uptime: 32 years (no restart), last patch: 2016, health-checks failing, scaled to 150% with duct-tape and late-night coffee. maintenance window: never.
There is an ongoing phishing campaign which abuses the GitHub notifications system. Got an email from it this morning! Stay safe all (and consider #codeberg).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4530...
#GitHub #Phishing #security #cybersecurity #programming #tech #TechNews
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4530...
#GitHub #Phishing #security #cybersecurity #programming #tech #TechNews
Tell HN: Phishing campaign claiming to be GitHub Developer Fund | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
There is an ongoing phishing campaign which abuses the GitHub notifications system. Got an email from it this morning! Stay safe all (and consider #codeberg).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4530...
#GitHub #Phishing #security #cybersecurity #programming #tech #TechNews
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4530...
#GitHub #Phishing #security #cybersecurity #programming #tech #TechNews
I use AGPL for my projects but after reading "Introducing the Forklift Certified License" I want to play with source-available (non open) licenses.
This one would do what I want but might be a bit on the nose?
anticapitalist.software
#opensource #programming #socialism
This one would do what I want but might be a bit on the nose?
anticapitalist.software
#opensource #programming #socialism
The Anti-Capitalist Software License
A software license towards a world beyond capitalism.
anticapitalist.software
September 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I use AGPL for my projects but after reading "Introducing the Forklift Certified License" I want to play with source-available (non open) licenses.
This one would do what I want but might be a bit on the nose?
anticapitalist.software
#opensource #programming #socialism
This one would do what I want but might be a bit on the nose?
anticapitalist.software
#opensource #programming #socialism
According to Gartner, GenAI has now passed peak hype.
Published some thoughts on what's going down in tech this week, and some updates on my various projects.
fd93.me/note-1-weekl...
#tech #blog
Published some thoughts on what's going down in tech this week, and some updates on my various projects.
fd93.me/note-1-weekl...
#tech #blog
Note #1: Week 38 in Review
This week I've spent most of my free time studying for the AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam using the excellent courses from Adrian Cantrill. However, my timeline for taking the exam is pretty t...
fd93.me
September 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
According to Gartner, GenAI has now passed peak hype.
Published some thoughts on what's going down in tech this week, and some updates on my various projects.
fd93.me/note-1-weekl...
#tech #blog
Published some thoughts on what's going down in tech this week, and some updates on my various projects.
fd93.me/note-1-weekl...
#tech #blog
I wrote a neovim config for freaks like me who prefer having manual control over their packages and tooling.
Hope you enjoy!
codeberg.org/fd93/freak.n...
#neovim #programming #opensource #linux
Hope you enjoy!
codeberg.org/fd93/freak.n...
#neovim #programming #opensource #linux
freak.nvim
nvim starting config for control freaks
codeberg.org
September 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I wrote a neovim config for freaks like me who prefer having manual control over their packages and tooling.
Hope you enjoy!
codeberg.org/fd93/freak.n...
#neovim #programming #opensource #linux
Hope you enjoy!
codeberg.org/fd93/freak.n...
#neovim #programming #opensource #linux
For taking my study notes from Kobo, turning them into a markdown document, and integrating them with other material, this is excellent and a lot simpler than pandoc.
github.com/microsoft/ma...
#books #booksky #OpenSource
github.com/microsoft/ma...
#books #booksky #OpenSource
GitHub - microsoft/markitdown: Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown. - microsoft/markitdown
github.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
For taking my study notes from Kobo, turning them into a markdown document, and integrating them with other material, this is excellent and a lot simpler than pandoc.
github.com/microsoft/ma...
#books #booksky #OpenSource
github.com/microsoft/ma...
#books #booksky #OpenSource
Ancient grimoire (I have a couple of 19th century hardbacks like this, and some early 20th century hardbacks in nicer condition)
#booksky
#booksky
September 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Ancient grimoire (I have a couple of 19th century hardbacks like this, and some early 20th century hardbacks in nicer condition)
#booksky
#booksky
September 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Have been setting up lefthook for plainban so I can do some TDD when refactoring the data model.
It's a pretty nice, simple to use framework for setting up git hooks in a language / tool agnostic way.
github.com/evilmartians...
#python #programming #DevOps
It's a pretty nice, simple to use framework for setting up git hooks in a language / tool agnostic way.
github.com/evilmartians...
#python #programming #DevOps
GitHub - evilmartians/lefthook: Fast and powerful Git hooks manager for any type of projects.
Fast and powerful Git hooks manager for any type of projects. - evilmartians/lefthook
github.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Have been setting up lefthook for plainban so I can do some TDD when refactoring the data model.
It's a pretty nice, simple to use framework for setting up git hooks in a language / tool agnostic way.
github.com/evilmartians...
#python #programming #DevOps
It's a pretty nice, simple to use framework for setting up git hooks in a language / tool agnostic way.
github.com/evilmartians...
#python #programming #DevOps
Reposted by Frank Davies
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits