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Silfen Pathfinder
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Aged prototyping system administrator who loves sci fi, skateboarding, SCUBA, skydiving, nature and animals. Trying to stay on the path but it can be very cold, lots of suffering, and extended free fall :-)
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A barred owl in Florida.

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#Owl #Photography #Nature #Birds
February 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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⚛️ Microsoft debuts its first QPU! Can the hosts even comprehend it? Plus, Linux drama, AI efficiency & a special whisky toast! @LeoLaporte.me @thurrott.bsky.social & @richcampbell.bsky.social cover it all on Windows Weekly! 🥃💻 #Windows #QuantumComputing Download and subscribe here:
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On this episode, Paul Thurrott, Leo Laporte, and Richard Campbell explore the Windows KB5052086 update, the new Linux kernel drama, quantum computing, and more. Microsoft has
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February 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Cities can cost effectively start their own utilities (kevin.burke.dev)

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February 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Trace profiling & snapshot testing in Zig

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February 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
EmacsConf 2024 is live (emacsconf.org/2024/watch/). Just wrapping up the first talk/paper. You can watch and participate live with the opensource mpv (mpv.io) video player and IRC.
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December 7, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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FreeBSD 14.2 is here! New ZFS, Firecracker VMM, AIM for UDP, rtw89(4) driver, & AddressSanitizer. Explore performance & security updates! 🔗https://buff.ly/4f5bZG5
#FreeBSD #OpenSource #Networking #Virtualization #Security #Performance
FreeBSD 14.2: What’s new, and how did we get here? | FreeBSD Foundation
FreeBSD is a strong choice for organizations looking for a modern and reliable open-source operating system. It offers flexible licensing, strong security, excellent performance, and great stability,…
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December 4, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Sergio's blog on container/virtualization is good information dense reading IMHO - thanks Sergio: sinrega.org/2024-03-06-e...
Enabling containers to access the GPU on macOS
Being able to run AI models locally is one of the coolest tech things 2023 brought to the table. But given the extremely heterogeneous software stack for AI accelerators, doing that in an efficient wa...
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November 23, 2024 at 3:29 PM
if you learned how to touch type, the word freebsd can be typed one-handed very quickly while your right hand is still on the mouse
November 23, 2024 at 1:14 AM
replaced my old macbook with a new m4 max. will not use homebrew; explicitly select/curate each package and building from source. started with ziglang and qemu. Also, never using my account for software installation - instead use a non-privileged secondary macos acct to avoid info stealers.
November 23, 2024 at 1:07 AM
updated my linux workstation to the 6.12 kernel today - so far so good:
November 23, 2024 at 12:57 AM