James Hartshorn
@hartshorn.io
Elections Manager in the UK // amateur photographer // nerd // born at 341 ppm
Yeah, I was wrong footed by the bootloader, I thought I could use elilo but it wasn’t compatible with my nvme drive.
So I reinstalled with grub, but forgot to create a separate /boot partition. Trying three times to install Slackware felt very nostalgic!
So I reinstalled with grub, but forgot to create a separate /boot partition. Trying three times to install Slackware felt very nostalgic!
August 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yeah, I was wrong footed by the bootloader, I thought I could use elilo but it wasn’t compatible with my nvme drive.
So I reinstalled with grub, but forgot to create a separate /boot partition. Trying three times to install Slackware felt very nostalgic!
So I reinstalled with grub, but forgot to create a separate /boot partition. Trying three times to install Slackware felt very nostalgic!
NixOS has been great for building nice stable, uniform, reusable configurations but it feels like flying on autopilot once it’s set up. I love tinkering with config files so I installed Slackware again on a spare laptop to give myself a challenge 🤷♂️
August 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
NixOS has been great for building nice stable, uniform, reusable configurations but it feels like flying on autopilot once it’s set up. I love tinkering with config files so I installed Slackware again on a spare laptop to give myself a challenge 🤷♂️
I know what you mean. On most distros I don’t even notice a kernel upgrade, on Slackware it feels like doing brain surgery.
August 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I know what you mean. On most distros I don’t even notice a kernel upgrade, on Slackware it feels like doing brain surgery.
It’s pretty stunning how little #Slackware has changed in the last quarter of a century (apart from the bit where I got latest Firefox running in a few minutes)
August 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It’s pretty stunning how little #Slackware has changed in the last quarter of a century (apart from the bit where I got latest Firefox running in a few minutes)
I sometimes can’t believe I got up it in my first car to be honest. It was usually firing on fewer than four cylinders and was definitely more suited to flat terrain!
I definitely wouldn’t get up Winnats, but I’m tempted to have a go at Mam Nick on the other side of the ridge this year.
I definitely wouldn’t get up Winnats, but I’m tempted to have a go at Mam Nick on the other side of the ridge this year.
March 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I sometimes can’t believe I got up it in my first car to be honest. It was usually firing on fewer than four cylinders and was definitely more suited to flat terrain!
I definitely wouldn’t get up Winnats, but I’m tempted to have a go at Mam Nick on the other side of the ridge this year.
I definitely wouldn’t get up Winnats, but I’m tempted to have a go at Mam Nick on the other side of the ridge this year.
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“Free speech"
Latest RSF Index on press freedom. Top 10 all in Europe, Germany at 10. 17 of top 20 in Europe. Highest non-European entry: Canada at 14, then New Zealand at 19 and Timor Leeste (East Timor) 20.
USA at 55 (down from 44 previous year.)
rsf.org/en/index
Latest RSF Index on press freedom. Top 10 all in Europe, Germany at 10. 17 of top 20 in Europe. Highest non-European entry: Canada at 14, then New Zealand at 19 and Timor Leeste (East Timor) 20.
USA at 55 (down from 44 previous year.)
rsf.org/en/index
Index
RSF's World Press Freedom Index aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories.
rsf.org
February 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“Free speech"
Latest RSF Index on press freedom. Top 10 all in Europe, Germany at 10. 17 of top 20 in Europe. Highest non-European entry: Canada at 14, then New Zealand at 19 and Timor Leeste (East Timor) 20.
USA at 55 (down from 44 previous year.)
rsf.org/en/index
Latest RSF Index on press freedom. Top 10 all in Europe, Germany at 10. 17 of top 20 in Europe. Highest non-European entry: Canada at 14, then New Zealand at 19 and Timor Leeste (East Timor) 20.
USA at 55 (down from 44 previous year.)
rsf.org/en/index
Oh that does look good… just when I thought I’d settled…
December 16, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Oh that does look good… just when I thought I’d settled…
Don’t get me wrong - Vim is powerful, and if you’re using it daily, it’s fantastic. But for occasional coders, VS Code strikes a nice balance between functionality and ease of use. Plus, let’s be honest, it’s probably only as bloated as my old NeoVim setup was getting! 4/4
December 16, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Don’t get me wrong - Vim is powerful, and if you’re using it daily, it’s fantastic. But for occasional coders, VS Code strikes a nice balance between functionality and ease of use. Plus, let’s be honest, it’s probably only as bloated as my old NeoVim setup was getting! 4/4
I like how VS Code handles Git integration. Whether I’m working with GitHub or GitLab, everything just works within the editor window. Being able to stage changes, commit, and push without context-switching is brilliant. Chuck in the integrated terminal, and I’ve got a really nice workflow going 3/4
December 16, 2024 at 12:42 PM
I like how VS Code handles Git integration. Whether I’m working with GitHub or GitLab, everything just works within the editor window. Being able to stage changes, commit, and push without context-switching is brilliant. Chuck in the integrated terminal, and I’ve got a really nice workflow going 3/4
Setting up VS Code on both my Mac and Linux machines was surprisingly painless. The real game-changer was the settings sync feature. Gone are the days of manually recreating my development environment, managing dotfiles with Git and Stow, etc. 2/4
December 16, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Setting up VS Code on both my Mac and Linux machines was surprisingly painless. The real game-changer was the settings sync feature. Gone are the days of manually recreating my development environment, managing dotfiles with Git and Stow, etc. 2/4