James Seward
@jamesoff.mastodon.jamesoff.net.ap.brid.gy
I write a bunch of code (mainly Python), have cats, tinker with and detail cars, and fiddle with FreeBSD. I like making photos. Playing with Internet stuff […]
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<engine teardown video> all of these have skirt wear and a lot of them have rust
<me> didn’t realise this was about mastodon
<me> didn’t realise this was about mastodon
January 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Reposted by James Seward
January 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
January 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Fixed the numberplate lights on the Mercedes, what a massive faff that was. I hate doing stuff with car trim/carpet on older cars.
January 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Fixed the numberplate lights on the Mercedes, what a massive faff that was. I hate doing stuff with car trim/carpet on older cars.
I see mastodon still runs ffmpeg without nice. I thought I had a hack in place for that but maybe it got overwritten with an update.
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I see mastodon still runs ffmpeg without nice. I thought I had a hack in place for that but maybe it got overwritten with an update.
Work on my log-colours tool continues, now it can reformat date/times to give some consistency across files. Next I want to teach it to split apart those /-delimited fields in haproxy's logs so it can highlight values there
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Work on my log-colours tool continues, now it can reformat date/times to give some consistency across files. Next I want to teach it to split apart those /-delimited fields in haproxy's logs so it can highlight values there
Reposted by James Seward
We just released Mastodon 4.5.4, 4.4.11, 4.3.17 and 4.2.29.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes.
Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can.
Full […]
These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes.
Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can.
Full […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
We just released Mastodon 4.5.4, 4.4.11, 4.3.17 and 4.2.29.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes.
Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can.
Full […]
These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes.
Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can.
Full […]
Moved a #freebsd jail between hosts for the first time today, and for bonus difficulty the hosts were different architectures (Intel > ARM) and it worked fine! Just needed to `pkg bootstrap -fy` and `pkg upgrade -fy` in it once on the new host in order to reinstall the right flavour packages […]
Original post on mastodon.jamesoff.net
mastodon.jamesoff.net
January 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Moved a #freebsd jail between hosts for the first time today, and for bonus difficulty the hosts were different architectures (Intel > ARM) and it worked fine! Just needed to `pkg bootstrap -fy` and `pkg upgrade -fy` in it once on the new host in order to reinstall the right flavour packages […]
Ah ha! Found the reason that iOS 26 added the icons to menus
January 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Ah ha! Found the reason that iOS 26 added the icons to menus
This holiday period I rewatched Gravity Falls, and the re-rewatched it with the commentary. It’s a very fun little show, with more depth than it may initially appear :)
January 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
This holiday period I rewatched Gravity Falls, and the re-rewatched it with the commentary. It’s a very fun little show, with more depth than it may initially appear :)
My mastodon server’s Reserved Instance (pricing commitment thing in AWS) runs out tomorrow evening. Reminder set to renew it!
January 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
My mastodon server’s Reserved Instance (pricing commitment thing in AWS) runs out tomorrow evening. Reminder set to renew it!
Reposted by James Seward
January 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Well no wonder my number plate lights aren’t working, this car is too old for wireless ground connections
January 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Well no wonder my number plate lights aren’t working, this car is too old for wireless ground connections
DETAILS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
DETAILS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM
# service christmas_lights stop
# service christmas_lights disable
# service christmas_lights disable
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
# service christmas_lights stop
# service christmas_lights disable
# service christmas_lights disable
When you've been away too much recently and then sit down at your desk #caturday #catsofmastodon
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
When you've been away too much recently and then sit down at your desk #caturday #catsofmastodon
@dan wish you were here
January 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
@dan wish you were here
Reposted by James Seward
Any other #nascom or #Gemini #vintagecomputing geeks out there? I inherited a rather large collection from late dad, but so far I've only found a handful of people why are into the #galaxy computers made by Gemini Microcomputers Ltd. in #england, and none in the […]
[Original post on mstdn.dk]
[Original post on mstdn.dk]
January 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Any other #nascom or #Gemini #vintagecomputing geeks out there? I inherited a rather large collection from late dad, but so far I've only found a handful of people why are into the #galaxy computers made by Gemini Microcomputers Ltd. in #england, and none in the […]
[Original post on mstdn.dk]
[Original post on mstdn.dk]
Every time I catch sight of "1 Jan" in a status/menu bar, for the briefest of moments I think whatever device has had some kind of Problem with its RTC
January 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Every time I catch sight of "1 Jan" in a status/menu bar, for the briefest of moments I think whatever device has had some kind of Problem with its RTC
Up late enough to see my cron email arrive in real time
January 1, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Up late enough to see my cron email arrive in real time
December 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Here's the insulated box I built for the batteries. Seems to be doing a decent job of keeping them warm and doesn't leak too much heat out even though it's open at the base and the "fence" end. Not bad for ~£50!
#Solar
#Solar
December 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Here's the insulated box I built for the batteries. Seems to be doing a decent job of keeping them warm and doesn't leak too much heat out even though it's open at the base and the "fence" end. Not bad for ~£50!
#Solar
#Solar
Battery insulation success! It’s been charging (on cheap rate) since 10pm and has warmed itself up to charge at its higher speed, which doesn’t usually happen with such low ambient temps.
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Battery insulation success! It’s been charging (on cheap rate) since 10pm and has warmed itself up to charge at its higher speed, which doesn’t usually happen with such low ambient temps.
Built a cover for the #Solar batteries out of insulation board. It's very scrappy and a "v1" effort but it fits neatly enough around all four and will hopefully keep them at a temperature they're happy with while it's colder outside.
I've shredded my hands with the aluminium tape and the edges […]
I've shredded my hands with the aluminium tape and the edges […]
Original post on mastodon.jamesoff.net
mastodon.jamesoff.net
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Built a cover for the #Solar batteries out of insulation board. It's very scrappy and a "v1" effort but it fits neatly enough around all four and will hopefully keep them at a temperature they're happy with while it's colder outside.
I've shredded my hands with the aluminium tape and the edges […]
I've shredded my hands with the aluminium tape and the edges […]