2026-08-22T02:01:43Z https://nostr.now Jeff Geerling https://nostr.now/npub1zszjc7ge3vxvse7tn2f2wqzu8p9xmdpftfceqt8c63tzapmtgjhq3s4f77 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/434/496/883/816/897/original/592c6c82baa8ebfb.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/434/496/883/816/897/original/592c6c82baa8ebfb.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0k934jr4dd7tkxgm0emwlf9xgsqzwx29wpycua0xw52qff89hlxczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u686sfp I needed a mini mobile homelab setup for VCF Midwest, and I&#39;ve never used UniFi gear before.<br/><br/>Thus I built this tiny homelab network rack, that fits in my carry-on luggage: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qclCCQeg-RQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qclCCQeg-RQ</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/173/746/386/851/813/original/bbc69e2f771b5b82.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-28T15:04:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8g6u9pkhvf990mx37z03zlusqtc3lzjurnpw25qv49vy7qkum6rczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2utr7pq2 Even without a total eclipse, tonight&#39;s lunar eclipse was a beautiful sight. #stlwx did not let us down, not a cloud in sight! #lunareclipse<br/><br/>📷 Sony A6700 w/ Celestron Nexstar 90GT<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/171/280/999/266/600/original/74e725543cc842f2.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-28T04:37:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92x3rve5pclt3tll6upa2utsdylwe275vxzvrvv5mvm7e0tyq46gzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u844ye5 Every once in a while a mini rack pops up in the build showcase that makes my jaw drop a bit... this is the first horizontal-layout mini rack that I&#39;ve seen, and the aesthetic reminds me of some NASA-esque cleanroom computer.<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack/issues/329">https://github.com/geerlingguy/mini-rack/issues/329</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/158/435/467/361/913/original/7b19087019472baf.jpg"> <br/> 2026-08-25T22:11:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0curq4wtd23xx97g788kxx60yt8uacezwmat7zqyhajl6sq5r78czyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uhjjtle Tomorrow is @microcenter&#39;s Columbus OH Grand Re-opening, and they invited me to come. Just stopped in earlier to scope it out.<br/><br/>So much better organized for maker parts, they have practically everything from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12tjm9p2dqwp4dr9nvmxj76tnt5l6tfvcr8ugryyg00nkj8w037wsjpkal5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>adafruit</span> (<span class="italic">npub12tj…kal5</span>)</a></span> to @pimoroni neatly racked!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/135/621/103/444/050/original/813e62e153e2dad9.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/135/621/098/480/916/original/b8c8ab503ccdd75e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/135/621/109/570/229/original/334032ad4ac80796.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/135/621/110/714/616/original/19cb03db3ed7df64.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-21T21:30:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqwsfw747vqflfhrhl8r67vjwgkd55sqte9mu797nd03609n36a0gzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u0fys37 Welp. Glad I bought a few 2/4 TB NVMe two years ago. Not going to be happy the day one of them dies!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/091/255/687/087/202/original/531e3c3b6664850c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-14T01:26:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst88uggat5fn48qhqmh9tyxw8333g09yzjy9rxjtc9t9ut8l9lzvszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uc32yau The Pi 5 16GB was never a good deal.<br/><br/>But at $300+, it&#39;s just... don&#39;t buy it. Luckily, Pi 4s still start at $35 and Pi 5s at $45. And the 4GB Pi 400 is somehow $50 at Micro Center.<br/><br/>Video with more: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53AkaYvw63U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53AkaYvw63U</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/005/084/730/360/170/original/395afc655d87d3ba.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-29T20:12:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf9dpxvsa34n20gdjk29r02y4wqlw740msv3r4vuu7gjlyyrn388szyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uq7jj5p What&#39;s that saying... &#39;If buying isn&#39;t owning...&#39;<br/><br/>Sony deletes another large stash of movies off users&#39; accounts after users &#34;purchased&#34; the movies. Cue up the &#34;I&#39;m tired boss&#34; meme <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19tXQcw2tE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19tXQcw2tE</a> 2026-07-01T17:19:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspddmnlsddpy432eqjq0a7qw70hs3z06fy5ghll5kkvhnaug2f7ygzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u7587sx Today I disabled IPv6 on my home router entirely. There are (sadly) too many devices and services with obscure bugs when it&#39;s enabled, and I&#39;m tired of playing whack-a-mole sysadmin just to keep a full IPv6 stack.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure we&#39;ll ever see full IPv6 adoption. 2026-06-08T02:01:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2cqh0z7u3ny4hntd5d802m9r95guk6t37gw0lhyfrzrgtzpddzmgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2umkk6dc The Framework 12 is hard to justify, especially now that the MacBook Neo is here.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not a bad laptop, just a bad value, especially with RAM and storage prices as they are :(<br/><br/>Video here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPVAnwuSjfk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPVAnwuSjfk</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/658/235/468/899/679/original/01afed8d8a07e4eb.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-29T14:03:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqjv2qtzgc3f6sj9udyndrmy027v6aznc4szgj06sgac0m2fl8plgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ul3d3qh Can you receive FM radio on a 3D printer&#39;s heatbed?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1r20lp6n6x8mzxwzn2rd23dnrjesju897x35spsv4gfs86hp9aurqe2pfgg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Pooch @ Repkord</span> (<span class="italic">npub1r20…pfgg</span>)</a></span> asked, and we tested, with some assistance from my Dad, a radio engineer!<br/><br/>The answer is yes, and a video is here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA3_jCstp3o">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA3_jCstp3o</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/652/579/293/471/136/original/59aa50df405b5f14.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/652/579/503/945/027/original/737bb93899462f0e.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-28T14:05:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrwa7km6rk0xfm55fjjyzydkc83qghua4c8ft6aa4xf0ehp8a8j8szyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uza6wtz Greatest productivity hack of all time, never mind privacy<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/627/066/834/909/989/original/e85a7508364f55bc.png"> <br/> 2026-05-24T01:56:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy9nz2tx6xctvcwt0jx75vq62ja8affy4g2vwe9tefvtvl6h4zjtczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uazgt8j I&#39;ve seen a few people trying to defend Bambu Lab&#39;s bullying of an open source developer over completely legal AGPL code use...<br/><br/>Now <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub103flyqcfcwve38urnke3kxs6dug9h7stxzmhyqffhl289fy3p49qu0kaf3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Software Freedom Conservancy</span> (<span class="italic">npub103f…kaf3</span>)</a></span> is raising funds to stop companies like Bambu Labs from abusing the AGPL and open source devs: <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/">https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/</a> 2026-05-19T18:56:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs098jq77kl58zj2zzgrws9t0dr2eqfq8vzh9tkvf75n49htrgcw9czyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2utkawg5 How many years of our lives have been wasted away because someone had a KPI to increase usage of some dumb feature, and they chose the most user-hostile way to increase it.<br/><br/>(I&#39;m thinking a lot of Copilot right now btw) 2026-05-18T15:11:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxqjr8ea3z0q6elwt9hvcahqes59mqsenw6n3nt8ygepyne2ttvdqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uvp4h3y Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again.<br/><br/>They&#39;re breaking the open source social contract (for the nth time...), and I&#39;m past hoping they&#39;ll amend their ways.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb48MdtNaDQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb48MdtNaDQ</a> 2026-05-12T14:02:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstk0l9juyvcws9ye4eqjnnf279nlltv8wjqu4re8jjdz6k5v0ck4szyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uxq2vdf HomePod minis are 6 years old, but I learned something new today: how they work in stereo pairs.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not magic, it&#39;s just good time! Check out my video poking the HomePods with Wireguard to discover their secret: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h-nFbAsJ8M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h-nFbAsJ8M</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/539/324/372/285/084/original/0314f1cf8d8d24ce.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/539/324/298/061/111/original/9a913dd3cec66e0c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-08T14:03:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspwkw6efekmkn5g5clypgam33078vkresjyksz4f69cln2tglnzwszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ua50tpz It has taken far too long to get to this point. But it&#39;s also pretty cool having three fully functional Xserves running! (None booted when I got them)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/529/821/584/962/850/original/d64fa2d4810401b9.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-06T21:46:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs07dpfc5tk22pt004knqadkhf362eprr5ha37d8swt0440xx4qdyszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uksx28n And then there were two! More Xserves, that is. I&#39;ll be adding these Xserve1,1 Xeons to the G5 in the rack soon.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/427/830/856/209/548/original/220fb9e2d65fd2f3.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/427/831/185/270/773/original/1e97bf8310d529bf.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-18T21:28:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyqdfzjhenrek7efap042pc3whaz67f28cyx3qr8yw93e49fqhdgszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uff0jzn Oops, posted early, to the benefit of EU viewers! Testing the new Arm mainboard for Framework 13: <a href="https://youtu.be/CIb87SJ4xwo?si=lVb5Rqxw5JXl1WBD">https://youtu.be/CIb87SJ4xwo?si=lVb5Rqxw5JXl1WBD</a> 2026-04-15T06:24:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszw3g4p35mypsfcdevwmdgu334g2nqg7sp6hcauz5z490fhlku7mqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uwjpu3r You don&#39;t need to pirate if you want to own your media and self-host Jellyfin #homelab <br/><br/>Here&#39;s my guide: <a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/how-i-rip-dvds-and-blu-rays-my-mac-2022-edition/">https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/how-i-rip-dvds-and-blu-rays-my-mac-2022-edition/</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/406/045/360/233/554/original/98036eddd099d458.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-04-15T01:08:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2a9auw4tk2jreaqsr7tggec85e8u87dya7tl2mwrea9shqshstygzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u0lhrhp We&#39;re not even 30 minutes into the week, and I&#39;ve already released the magic smoke 🤦‍♂️<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/397/911/629/190/483/original/69bd95731f6a9f56.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-13T14:39:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0049tfd006dmjg0zxqkhmf4y6anyk95s3plysqjeje06plfsgw2qzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u4mgg7l Another day, another supply chain attack, this time Axios: <a href="https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/10604">https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/10604</a><br/><br/>Makes me glad I&#39;m lazy and intentional about dependency updates. But it&#39;s a worrying trend. Soon we&#39;ll be tracking these things by the hour. 2026-03-31T04:44:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstmfsddk68rpkwtecevjrlmglsn3pesep64u05ffjmatgcydpct4gzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uwklucs Insanity level: ✅ just right<br/><br/>Coreforge is at it again, repurposing an old AMD B350 motherboard (sans CPU) as a Raspberry Pi PCIe breakout board: <a href="https://github.com/geerlingguy/raspberry-pi-pcie-devices/issues/809">https://github.com/geerlingguy/raspberry-pi-pcie-devices/issues/809</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/312/797/032/448/402/original/91c32f34a3922ba3.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-29T13:54:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst9t404jm3avnatel3hyx9nxc0469lwduy4nga44v4d3pruymu4fczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uu4rl2l There&#39;s never been a better time to build your own router—a practice which the FCC will hopefully not *also* ban for US #homelab consumers :)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04oL0qVSWJE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04oL0qVSWJE</a> 2026-03-24T14:45:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqxfj0nm8344yj2n7ejuhslmwz2a4v0k7cuj7ulp67gh95xc6a9jgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uw2dttz What&#39;s the best laptop Apple ever made? For me, the 11&#34; Air. Let me know, then also hear what <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mn678a2dvecz3mrud84cqhs54sq6auy7pckdtqxck528uwtf5vrsljvg25" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Action Retro :apple_inc:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mn6…vg25</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yh6462t46s6z8wdf8kv8ftyqzwqkpfmhazcwr3070fmrqfvnvkcsg30a7w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>This Does Not Compute</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yh6…0a7w</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1d9xdmzt0jf0j08u4yfur9tav9wuf6nc2062mcexq9pgwy3aazs9qenm0v2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mr. Macintosh</span> (<span class="italic">npub1d9x…m0v2</span>)</a></span>, Computer Clan, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lsgj72zenjyv24zjen5c5438tegucnt8p46vagqs8tr6p465sw0snj7m6c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mac84 🍏</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lsg…7m6c</span>)</a></span>, and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1l7samcm2lc62mdd6pmkw0qj7r7a6l3lyuvj76hxfqfarufhe636s5kw3y0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Branchus Creations</span> (<span class="italic">npub1l7s…w3y0</span>)</a></span> had to say this #MARCHintosh! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpPIrmZB828">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpPIrmZB828</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/261/853/779/249/746/original/c47a0fff5fa91c6b.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/261/853/777/928/457/original/67a1dba1b2da4d0b.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/261/853/794/798/887/original/b073c0b98e54a4cc.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-20T14:02:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgem8aww68qkw3qn0arl2s7qdmxh2u4gugtajtr0ldfc2txk2tdszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uazj5c9 Big, bigger... smallest? Working on another #MARCHintosh project. Coming Friday :)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/253/137/624/735/706/original/3ca571712c36dc22.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-19T01:01:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr8cxwqh6eallxy63vu0e3g63g3qn4sme9v40cxuf4mj33spnl9mczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uelf6y9 I&#39;m glad I got to enjoy gaming in the era before you needed a $7,000 rig to redraw frames and generate slop frames to hit 62 fps in a AAA game. 2026-03-18T13:43:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfmxeejkehtu5tm5363q2yknvkrezxt8fwk7nyzjepszdawaw8reczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u8mnpja TFW you go to do a thing, then that thing turns into another project, which leads to another project... time to fix up this old broadcast monitor!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/247/566/960/555/477/original/d66f407ab8ad562c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-18T01:25:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszls385022pma97fscg5pyzc8qv8arjp46jgnkn78uuyplgm54pegzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2us42ce0 Uh TrueNAS is this true? <a href="https://linuxiac.com/truenas-moves-build-system-internal/">https://linuxiac.com/truenas-moves-build-system-internal/</a> 2026-03-13T21:40:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqzs3ft73mgmcu32wu7tqe2ucjeywk4aesxdr7jrfk8h90ufwpntczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2upukwj8 I liked this era of Mac OS X<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/213/502/680/715/125/original/e2e7cc587a41a80d.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-12T01:02:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstqqwlmux3lm4kwurqfq5z92yhux5tznrquedwutmnwcvje5y3jkczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u7f78uj macOS Tahoe is still full of annoyances like this: a notification inside *System Preferences* that cannot be gotten rid of, and it causes the list to look janky, with weird spacing for the list item and a misaligned &#34;2&#34;.<br/><br/>I&#39;d be happy with Classic or Aqua over &#39;Glass&#39;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/166/281/463/674/763/original/f666c757bcf30a29.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T16:53:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy50hstj86jyywl46rj0dla6kfsp3tdjuzkwa4ss4avkyhce3dncgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uxrh8ht Kicking off #MARCHintosh with the smallest Mac ever: the Pico Micro Mac!<br/><br/>Check out the video on Level 2 Jeff: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gOS22wEpmU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gOS22wEpmU</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/161/680/854/097/382/original/1e369d88647c4a80.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-02T21:23:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv8fxtn6whpy5evmkrw920a9qy407vkqwdwxgwsfk2kec655ktz9szyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uvf6tlr Prepping for #Marchintosh...<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/060/500/950/591/271/original/c85abd58d99f04d8.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-13T00:31:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvanvkcunkqtuuyu5mcq2r7yjphunt0yc56qjs8lfl5cn0sa5dpmqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uxrkw5s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzvrgjun0m8wsxy8ms5u6zrn7rdj64k9rlpymdzmjmlnttpqcw3sgyqltm'>nevent1q…qltm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh. haha... now I see it. I think my brain was just not equating a bending thing like that with &#34;pencil&#34;, since pencils, by their very nature, do not bend. 2026-02-12T20:54:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrmkhh0ym6cmfvuv50s9j80cn2tfp6e09le6s80hdvs3xln2kxjhgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u6jwuu4 Why does every clipart illustration Google use look so... weird.<br/><br/>Like this one for &#34;No content available&#34; in YouTube Studio looks like a cigarette sitting up against a flower<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/059/619/402/387/932/original/21cff3d3303681c9.png"> <br/> 2026-02-12T20:47:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg4wfwpzg6n34yaa5efr4up7j6gj5zy9qplhczfpfqh9zk6sqmf9qzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u287qhz Raspberry Pi is getting more expensive again—price hikes add on up to $60 to the price tag of a high-spec Pi: <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/more-memory-driven-price-rises/">https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/more-memory-driven-price-rises/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/001/477/371/798/811/original/c7fc3fb8c0160860.png"> <br/> 2026-02-02T14:21:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswxgv07mdm60kewxnz026k2ut7s8dh0hn4qlc98sl2v6006k6zsvczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u4l32rw Just ordered 16 GB of RAM for $44<br/><br/>Feels like I won the lottery.<br/><br/>Only catch? It&#39;s DDR2 ECC. 2026-01-19T02:44:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszcer2qza4xacgk9at3zz4drzgp5tzar7ajwh9ajsajaapd476ceszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ua9pmrc Hosting websites was so much easier back when I didn&#39;t have to consider AI scrapers, malicious actors, etc.<br/><br/>It was more fun getting /.&#39;ed and seeing things fall over than having to be able to handle a terabit of traffic in a sudden deluge multiple times a month. 2026-01-15T04:16:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhmnztyy99nhmvx7zxd7nrn5j788svz7zdcpkz9nzsd59x27a9qszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2urxgv0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrkw2u92zszsedl0hq64klu0645n8vuxc94cd75g609wgkggnezcqn8n5q'>nevent1q…8n5q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sheesh, following random links in different threads, I&#39;ve seen conversations on Mastodon (a number of instances), Bluesky, Twitter(X), a Teensy forum post, HN...<br/><br/>It&#39;s honestly hard to follow and the context makes little sense still. 2026-01-14T16:41:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswwes0wn208m3ssvdqhy56hp98lqecvg6u5kl97hmg60tdvh03xxqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u3nkz90 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9jxmcqw8kqvle847c528zpkckn8sjxkhyk0kphx7eklqy28v0vs6m7ea0'>nevent1q…7ea0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and here&#39;s a response from Adafruit with more context: <a href="https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/12/discontinuing-the-teensy-at-adafruit/">https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/12/discontinuing-the-teensy-at-adafruit/</a><br/><br/>The story is ongoing, of course. What an odd turn of events. 2026-01-14T15:23:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9jxmcqw8kqvle847c528zpkckn8sjxkhyk0kphx7eklqy28v0vszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u8nerdu Today Sparkfun is dropping <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yd75ff8xag75n0hky9atrpdmwr7chpgucncmesaukatwm2t8g0xq9fs0k2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>adafruit</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yd7…s0k2</span>)</a></span> over CoC violations, and what timeline even is this? <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response">https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response</a> 2026-01-14T14:54:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvh2hpk8nrt03qxdyaz97phyjvpchrmellr0n0yxv7te3ammqeh4gzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uh0rvc4 Apple just announced a subscription plan for their pro apps...<br/><br/>AND they still allow you to buy the full version, with a perpetual license??? What madness, maybe other companies could take note. <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/introducing-apple-creator-studio-an-inspiring-collection-of-creative-apps/">https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/introducing-apple-creator-studio-an-inspiring-collection-of-creative-apps/</a> 2026-01-13T14:56:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfqfllsc2pc0lytftt5vnm6tvn655d93gn0ps0jvlnat5v6ygm6zczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2um9fp4z Now&#39;s a good time to mention this neat little box I&#39;ve been helping with...<br/><br/>It&#39;s not yet ready for prime time, but we have GPS, PPS, and NTP, working on SyncE<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/753/796/147/374/776/original/944424163bcd2094.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-20T20:32:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst26w9dp5tgptf7mr2mr4vc49e97f2wveawf8zykp3c03mv3nk9cgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uzxjtge 2 GPUs 1 Pi<br/><br/>What I found surprised me. This isn&#39;t as insane as you think it is...<br/><br/><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=8X2Y62JGDCo">https://youtube.com/watch?v=8X2Y62JGDCo</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/752/499/151/522/796/original/540844bc08cb9c9d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-20T15:02:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs906fc7l8fpys7f0kx0kje4gt6g8nmtqqce646qazc2er6cz9jvaczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uq0gdyc A good time to ensure you have a stable holdover clock, and a way to switch NTP servers in case the one you rely on is down.<br/><br/>But this is rough, losing power to the clocks that make time for US services... <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/list.nist.gov/g/internet-time-service/c/o0dDDcr1a8I">https://groups.google.com/a/list.nist.gov/g/internet-time-service/c/o0dDDcr1a8I</a> 2025-12-20T14:23:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspxu2tq5gkn4w6s649dxgvg4l7lpvw3ex0jyyfdfugaum2gsw3qhczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u32zk9j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4vuu69jp5cpezka3vhjaxn34dutyaqmevv2504nwzhj07hggwhcctqsr4'>nevent1q…qsr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>YouTube is such a wide bucket, you&#39;ll find all walks of life there.<br/><br/>Just like fedi, which is why I enjoy being here. Only platform that doesn&#39;t feed algorithm slop by default, which is a rare treat. Real people and real conversation. 2025-12-20T03:12:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgnchm5r3zf43gvnu0d0m45uqcukze35f4lqqnvy4s4dmrds96sqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ukugvmu Now that Nvidia GPUs run on the Raspberry Pi, I want to see if they&#39;re good for Jellyfin transcoding (e.g. take your old 3060 and throw it on a Pi for a little #homelab media server...). <a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/benchmarking-nvenc-video-transcoding-on-pi">https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/benchmarking-nvenc-video-transcoding-on-pi</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/703/209/784/246/039/original/943d2db9f7780058.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-11T22:08:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8543cmnmc32flksn96gqyha943k63qk25k96p3ax3uvyh2lc0jszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uf8ke6f The RAM shortage comes for us all: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rbz0akyLyQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rbz0akyLyQ</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/662/774/596/111/040/original/be79a99e7e1967c9.png"> <br/> 2025-12-04T18:44:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs84mqzm9asp0azspfyyjc5x33jjntew7xeer55k9nsp2lvvkzmwjgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u723xmy Raspberry Pi prices back on the rise due to AI companies driving up DRAM prices.<br/><br/>One more domino to fall to the AI bubble inflation pressures: <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/1gb-raspberry-pi-5-now-available-at-45-and-memory-driven-price-rises/">https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/1gb-raspberry-pi-5-now-available-at-45-and-memory-driven-price-rises/</a> 2025-12-01T14:13:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw6hlyvq04drmtfqhcvvqk3595g3hcv7z840ux2x9247jc9qhl46gzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uex89hw It comforts me to know whether you&#39;re a 1-2 person scrappy small startup or literally the world&#39;s most valuable company, your user guides will cover only the basics and when end users test your hardware, they&#39;ll have the same reaction:<br/><br/>_Why do the marketing numbers lie?_<br/><br/>(Except the better scrappy startups don&#39;t have a marketing budget, so their numbers don&#39;t lie, they just don&#39;t exist yet ;) 2025-11-26T17:00:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvtftpj3qk3j9qfnwr0924lwg6zktamlafwscm5wccjmzyarpc4qszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2updg4ku Woah. AmpereOne A192-32X (fastest Arm CPU available to normal humans) is available in motherboard bundle from NewEgg for $4799: <a href="https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813140167">https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813140167</a><br/><br/>Annoyingly, populating all those DDR5 RAM slots is gonna be pricey. 2025-11-25T02:48:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs885sv2vwnkpjf6gjm0fc0ghj34wj0epweur2g2f3vtg5yd2zyzjgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2updz5mw Judging by how many #itwasdns shirts I&#39;ve sold this morning...<br/><br/>Is the Cloudflare outage DNS-related too? <a href="https://www.redshirtjeff.com/shop/p/it-was-dns-shirt">https://www.redshirtjeff.com/shop/p/it-was-dns-shirt</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/570/989/464/277/898/original/0ece7e81efbf6107.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-18T13:42:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvjh9j9ccqk6nxknf6n9xast8y45yjs8k874ea4tlv33sstpe8daszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2urv5wr4 All Intel Arc GPUs run on the Raspberry Pi now (including the Arc Pro B50, pictured below). See how: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewDJpxQEGo4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewDJpxQEGo4</a><br/><br/>(The same 4-line change to the Linux kernel enables the cards on RISC-V and many other Arm systems, too!).<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/542/998/362/243/040/original/f1a87f22e51f559e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-13T15:04:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswe64wj3ypvqs5dun209g9dgpfe0jpulj4dz7ns4tp06u0v4dr8yszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2unle3a3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxf9hraf6xuujngnzc90gueaqeaatu3phs8sehnrfz396xxkknhrqdeerkf'>nevent1q…erkf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Woo! Okay... now back to finishing up my Arduino Uno Q video :)<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/459/680/464/694/657/original/46b218a9610f82ec.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-10-29T21:55:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxf9hraf6xuujngnzc90gueaqeaatu3phs8sehnrfz396xxkknhrqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u22elz4 Is today the day? Might hit 1 million subscribers, thanks to all those who watch my YouTube channel!<br/><br/>One thing&#39;s for sure, my &#39;It was DNS&#39; shirt is selling well with all the outages... Hang out with me on what might be my last 2025 livestream!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27J-wwgZydE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27J-wwgZydE</a> 2025-10-29T19:49:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq7utr3m0vkv8q0l5lqt2fshalmm76vnj8tkl5ev4hgu3qr83vttqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uduwger It&#39;s an interesting board. A weird hybrid.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/449/054/163/121/226/original/1d5697b0f251f216.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-28T00:52:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9udmwq7aytzlxrm7kx7zltz5ye7wg540m7cxdd2a06uvhv7k7qqgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uwutrxu Raise your hand if you ever inadvertently caused a 2+ hour outage (which was impossible to fix in a deterministic manner) due to DNS misconfiguration. #itwasdns<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/409/705/662/879/490/original/b891f369673fa609.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-21T02:05:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6pn80sjs3n34muvczt9nv5d62wauuwnlz52ruxdx3lytgtf4faczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u9duuxh AWS Outage #itwasdns<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/405/860/745/556/837/original/3b7ec85f3f43b576.png"> <br/> 2025-10-20T09:48:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2p3g5eml545gdvrzyg3ernwzm8afv7cqwsmqmr7lmnr8t8llyugzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ug5emxk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqh9jnpfv05tzuq6l5uyaqr28j2ymcw79mxukgvnmy93g97rmdnnq68qy9u'>nevent1q…qy9u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Two quick highlights from the show: a completely open source CRT (<a href="https://github.com/tdaede/td-crt">https://github.com/tdaede/td-crt</a>), and @yyzkevin&#39;s RP2040-powered PCMCIA card (<a href="https://www.yyzkevin.ca/pico-pcmcia/">https://www.yyzkevin.ca/pico-pcmcia/</a>)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/384/310/272/911/571/original/f34d001a0f51cc4c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/384/310/250/088/757/original/ae3b4c60eda5ba46.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-16T14:27:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqh9jnpfv05tzuq6l5uyaqr28j2ymcw79mxukgvnmy93g97rmdnnqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uykjqej At <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14uc8gtg95k3lwnka9hdrqsh5e3kn6l0xvu25de3us9v93f7mvzwqa7amv8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>VCF Midwest</span> (<span class="italic">npub14uc…amv8</span>)</a></span> I found:<br/><br/> - ESP32 Lisa hard drive emulator<br/> - RP2040 powering iMac display replacement boards<br/> - Wisblock chip powering LoRa radio for Commodore 64<br/> - Pi Zero C64 drive emulator<br/> - Pi Pico voltage board for AMRAY SEM<br/> - Pis running various exhibits...<br/><br/>I&#39;ve just posted a video that *tries* to document the overwhelming nature of the event (overwhelming in a good way, of course).<br/><br/>And I only covered like 1/3 of the show floor!<br/><br/>Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0NKvmQmVA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0NKvmQmVA</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/384/228/571/339/452/original/b01bab1bb4bce83b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-16T14:07:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8xkpel8dcdkjpn48lnf57ch7x6llf3lm6keuyr7p68wnk73d4frqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2udk28kk Kind of amazed this just worked.<br/><br/>Old PowerBook putting the &#34;Universal&#34; in USB<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/375/690/923/889/755/original/039f4a04816edfc9.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-15T01:55:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy5nx68ux5y50msdyjf3p5jysuyr20lhnuw4hcy6l397lu6jztw3qzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2udtrjqg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wdrvq5ayjwh3zrvnzsudlmunal2jk59asux07kw5l6gfxfmjfmgeyuulr'>nevent1q…uulr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s got its warts, but it gets the job done.<br/><br/>I do wish someone besides Arch maintained a solid wiki with all the little minutiae for things like hardware and driver issues. But at least the Arch solutions usually apply on Debian as well. 2025-10-09T15:33:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqadp0lf5qz6kc62swerdldryewduhzcdtd9z85v8h2l4mckf2mygzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ux5zalr I wonder if Microsoft secretly wants everyone to switch to Linux. There are certainly fewer reasons to stick to Windows every day: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/793579/microsoft-windows-11-local-account-bypass-workaround-changes">https://www.theverge.com/news/793579/microsoft-windows-11-local-account-bypass-workaround-changes</a> 2025-10-07T03:52:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz7ghfs7u2mxkd2w23ehccv38trv46wn8ruvl20hsp2vvgphmspzqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u67l6r5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gxdmp45uqytszg20lmgwjzysafdagdfn3zpxpm9pmul3k8ykrjgj6szr2'>nevent1q…szr2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it would be neat to make it so other YT creators could follow in the path if they wanted, without too crazy an effort. Or cost! 2025-10-02T18:34:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrhjv272hn7kguv7xqwgnrgx37rjzx9qk2ky7lc3t82gcteg43wmczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uv0u83e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0z9zmvq4cfapazx0f7fgaah8d8nf99vphztx3ulsxcgfy2ldwl0gjj2umn'>nevent1q…2umn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>do you have a writeup or video about your PeerTube setup?<br/><br/>I&#39;m in early stages of looking into it... 2025-10-02T01:54:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq3j54rnyj8y35pfffnjcltc3q76xky4jrl9g3ke652mpguzxtv2czyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uzdlnew If the size of the current AI bubble can be estimated by how many<br/><br/>- AI job offers<br/>- AI product review offers<br/>- AI service paid sponsorship offers<br/>- AI creator representation offers<br/><br/>I receive per day... then I&#39;d say we&#39;re nearing the pop. 2025-09-30T04:30:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0w77zfav5v0f3sp4fvh3ml703thmuh3xte36zujnh26sk683qnmqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uhhkn6w Raspberry Pi just announced the Pi 500+<br/><br/>It has a quad-core CPU, 16 GB of RAM, 256 GB SSD (built-in NVMe), and an RGB backlit mechanical keyboard (Gateron KS-33 blue switches).<br/><br/>Cost: $200.<br/><br/>First thing I did was yank the SSD out and replace it with an M.2 to OCuLink adapter, so I could game and local-LLM on the thing, using an AMD RX 7900 XT with 20 GB of GDDR6 VRAM.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/263/671/682/846/079/original/a6432868f26a9459.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-25T07:08:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9wwq90jz4auaysnn9anu9qg2p5tvuk7jyv6dh3jgu0sejyphytsczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uh98c6j If you use an adblocker on YouTube, please click &#39;like&#39; on this video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kDGWrm9P-U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kDGWrm9P-U</a><br/><br/>I&#39;m trying a small test on 2nd channel, want to see impact from a large desktop audience, as I&#39;ve seen a 30-50% decline in views (without a drop in other metrics). 2025-09-16T16:45:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspsvyl3qxud9zzyn4jzzxj9zg6vgyuxprvhkh4p5h7kkkkus07r4gzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u48z2k2 YouTube views are down (don&#39;t panic).<br/><br/>Some data-backed analysis of the current downturn in views for many channels (especially in tech?), thanks especially to @BuhDan from LTT for help! <a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/youtube-views-are-down-dont-panic">https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/youtube-views-are-down-dont-panic</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/164/292/444/004/919/original/0565aec0d5fcab5d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-07T17:54:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxk4fhtdezsd7zkqmgdcxfxhyeu3smd8zhhpuc8y42fv6dmnlxa2czyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ul6slr0 I&#39;m preaching to the choir here, and it will never make YouTube change, but can I just say how much I *despise* a shorts carousel now being the top spot of my Subscriptions feed in the YouTube app—and it can&#39;t be disabled, even if I tap the dots and say &#39;don&#39;t show this&#39;? 2025-08-30T22:32:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvr37w3j2gfc26ahjenr3ljdu9qj3laq0y6nuwfhnft9ntcl8zp8czyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uymge6h Spotted some server fans on the ol&#39; Millennium Falcon. Lots of random plumbing parts too! Love full-scale kitbashing<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/058/347/590/588/458/original/400412b62aabd01b.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/058/347/968/096/538/original/926c9722bf987962.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-20T00:51:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszwnlpw8a7uejl2sjh37rxk0shdgtgh8ncl3wgz7lhnmspkxh5klczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uqr2qyn clippy appreciation post 2025-08-12T16:51:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrk8mwugglv7dh7dv9u08sv47ufmgphjvhxncnfx8gntramlyrslszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uwas8sq Hey look, I found the save icon! 💾<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/928/550/909/008/426/original/36865550b75ecbd0.png"> <br/> 2025-07-28T02:41:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5fv067j0gm62cglpc3le5rhhwdsl5rgglk50tuhrf0mgzgrqtkqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u6mn492 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxssyahq50zya9yt00qf7ncn8gnevwen3cwsutxefjx5rk2rd8jzqsms9xj'>nevent1q…s9xj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>though even just using your own tooling with a rough edit pass (I use MacWhisper) is already infinitely better than no captions (relying on Google!).<br/><br/>Any incremental improvement beyond adds more value. Whisper&#39;s gotten quite good now. 2025-07-27T22:47:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrzgn94vv3avqr5jgwzut2v45n0rpgy6chlfsy6gjv5lexc9wpdpczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u2t0uur You can DIY upgrade the M4 Pro Mac mini&#39;s internal SSD to 4TB—for almost half Apple&#39;s upgrade pricing (but still 3x what normal M.2 NVMe SSDs cost 🙄)<br/><br/>How does that compare to external Thunderbolt 5 storage? A video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqmPjO-iHLo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqmPjO-iHLo</a> 2025-07-11T14:03:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy34twrehyxfjgpz09nx54lktnk6ew3h3ckkpvgpjs8ufk3xpr4zgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uyl3lkn Do not let perfect be the enemy of good. 2025-07-05T18:12:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9jhp3xhz0es8qjrpk5xp7p06aaeupnc5yepjzqghm32g9vzv9daczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uhjthze We should have mandatory Internet outage times every month, like Tornado drills but for exposing bad IoT devices and software phoning home. 2025-07-03T21:02:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8zcjmeteu3sr4na0vwu2yvc5hdqpvp9tfvdyxwp6nqr73ghx2rmgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u4gh64d Seeing reports that Iran has an Internet blackout, and possibly US or other countries are jamming GPS...<br/><br/>Turns some of my own interest in mesh networks, radio, P2P self-hosted stuff, and anti-jamming PNT solutions a little less academic :/ 2025-06-22T00:23:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsta9ucth0csmgyfeepyapk9d96usfhma8nwx2cqsh4la7xe52pp6qzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u9cdrxm That can&#39;t be good...<br/><br/>Help me find the source of the mysterious ticking noise! <a href="https://github.com/geerlingguy/retro-computers/issues/15">https://github.com/geerlingguy/retro-computers/issues/15</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/717/847/355/671/941/original/f32fb1700b41726b.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-06-20T21:37:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsga3csng2kt36h58qnuwh7475hr2cp2tewgjkfe6p693jard6ph7czyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ukrlf8l I don&#39;t know how many more rabbit holes I can go down, but I&#39;m about to become a retro Mac &#39;Tuber lol<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/695/249/917/741/729/original/f71ab4aead2086dd.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-16T21:50:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqd70m9um5qp0c2kk25r6qtvgt09ly9q3p3w4kefncetdj23033qqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uwl54f2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfh0ythkd0c70cs9tpfx9mf7l0a29ky8kx3wg0m3hujg6075ujgqzdhkms'>nevent1q…hkms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Update: YouTube has just reinstated the video, after what I presume is a human review process. I wish it didn&#39;t take making noise on socials to get past the &#39;AI deny&#39; process :(<br/><br/>Go forth, and self-host all the things! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hFas54xFtg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hFas54xFtg</a> 2025-06-06T21:49:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxfh0ythkd0c70cs9tpfx9mf7l0a29ky8kx3wg0m3hujg6075ujgqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uey6fj0 Self hosting your own media considered harmful (according to YouTube...). <a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/self-hosting-your-own-media-considered-harmful">https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/self-hosting-your-own-media-considered-harmful</a> 2025-06-06T04:21:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsde7uf6mhpygll2a5ngzdgedx5gy5z5jdhyjgyrk8vnzqv0dp0kygzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uj83h9a Oh we&#39;re gonna do this again YouTube?<br/><br/>Self-hosting your own media content on a Raspberry Pi is not &#34;dangerous or harmful&#34;.<br/><br/>I&#39;m appealing of course; they&#39;re saying installing LibreElec on a Raspberry Pi circumvents copyright?!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/632/311/994/442/925/original/436376dde090614a.png"> <br/> 2025-06-05T19:04:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstj0c0grc5pjqdd5qhetet8hmgplgsfnhprafsz4x94fhas5lp8kgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ug8qhdk Look what showed up on the desk... Sipeed NanoCluster. What would you like to know?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/620/930/323/138/415/original/04e625e4760a0ce3.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-03T18:50:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86y6ta479383nd5zvvk3tf2jvm0vwmvsda455gccqgc0drv20usszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ufzrrfq Your eyes are not fast enough to see this clock—quick Level 2 Jeff video on mitxela&#39;s Precision Clock Mk IV, because it&#39;s the coolest clock I own: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBDgD032DEI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBDgD032DEI</a> 2025-06-02T17:28:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs94elfxlee7khlahmaxq5zmvsdj73jxr5lenvuky4ruwxfy6rffqszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uwrms2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8y8r8xh0p8q8w0vkrmm4t2j3mm8smlut0erm39xpptvq9g92ggwshraq0g'>nevent1q…aq0g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, like most AI stuff it&#39;s always cheerfully optimistic, and won&#39;t add responses to anything with negative sentiment 2025-05-31T23:06:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd8uqvq78trugttp40c04s4jujdq5zwgcddpjxuxqntpzpdr65sfgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u0lqkku What I wanted YouTube to do with AI: make it so I don&#39;t have to delete 50 obvious spam comments on all my videos.<br/><br/>What I didn&#39;t want: suggest replies to spam comments that further clutter admin UIs<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/604/345/279/765/719/original/3dbf8f1598662c0b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-31T20:32:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspwnghz0hxvy73zf65q94h3txjxxc0m6kaf8rteaj3pf5vugakruszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u5e903a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw8d9t64nr3dck4mzpf6dpr7puxy0l6xrntzlgdfkvhq7c39qrxpgs2n8hg'>nevent1q…n8hg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The other annoying part of all this is I write a ton of technical content (&#34;training data&#34; to AI people) that will never get seen anymore, just summarized and regurgitated in a much worse form by all these modern AI tools.<br/><br/>I learned so much from technical blogs in the past, and I still have my ways of finding that content... but I fear many people not already in our communities (or with parents/mentors who are in them) will not have the tools to know where to look! 2025-05-20T18:10:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfmr0ccakmck879fe0rfzrlwkctrs448n5zl50p94lr53rahrtcczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uutwd78 The thing I hate most about AI, in the current era:<br/><br/>Google, DDG, Bing, etc. are all now effectively worthless on the first 2-3 pages, for most of my queries having to do with *anything* general.<br/><br/>Even specific queries like &#39;smart outlet energy consumption card HA&#39;.<br/><br/>The problem is AI slop; there are thousands of websites (even some old venerable sites that were sold off) that just have &#34;that exact query as a web page&#34;, but the results are AI generated, and have no helpful information inside. 2025-05-20T16:35:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0psprmnl2hjvvl9axkr2uq0ga5u9e406vywmmvptr34rsn2avjvqzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u5j4ykp So it begins... Bambu Lab&#39;s latest X1C firmware no longer works with OrcaSlicer. See: <a href="https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/issues/6726">https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/issues/6726</a><br/><br/>Best solution for current X1C owners: don&#39;t upgrade your firmware. 2025-04-30T04:35:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrd5m4vgceteytnnczdr687nsr5thk0zmaa59denuwjner73vllvgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uw0kraj Apple sadly has no support for PPS, TGPIO, or any other &#39;fun&#39; timing-related functionality on macOS / Mac hardware :(<br/><br/>Maybe I can hack into an Apple Watch Ultra and get at it&#39;s L1/L5 GNSS module. It surely has PPS inside? 2025-04-29T03:28:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsph4ahufuf0cfjv063z364zg09qlw0dqqrlu55jtvvnaqjdu2g2rczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uyvcwry Finally had time to watch Pewdiepie&#39;s &#34;I installed Linux&#34; video.<br/><br/>Don&#39;t know what I was expecting... but *wasn&#39;t* expecting a great list of reasons why, in 2025, you should stop using Windows and install Linux—he even mentions how to use systemd-analyze!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0</a> 2025-04-28T15:39:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs80nj6w6u9vr84uh2wr6fxlyn2zvjskmurqyg2dpaf3gp282dq4vgzyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ums9vnf I&#39;ve been playing with some very expensive/accurate (down to single-ns-level) GPS receivers lately.<br/><br/>But I wanted to see how a cheap ($10) USB receiver would fare... and it&#39;s easy enough to just connect to it from my Mac! Blog post with the details: <a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/trying-out-cheap-usb-vk-172-gps-dongle-on-mac">https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/trying-out-cheap-usb-vk-172-gps-dongle-on-mac</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/396/402/166/171/596/original/f8b9b6ae3852ea65.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-25T03:09:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst3t6dfz9twjmr7fx2u8638tdnr0ukk3dfkrp83vc3f3gyndkdrtczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2uv8xaxr 👆Touch display for a mini rack. I set it up with my pi-kiosk configuration on a Raspberry Pi (<a href="https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-kiosk">https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-kiosk</a>), and I can control and monitor the whole studio through Home Assistant.<br/><br/>Should I do a quick video on it?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/379/307/552/396/764/original/c041bc8f8db29304.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-22T02:42:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv9nnu4rwmrm9jjtefnfqs67v7q89dysxrvwst7dg527mnkyf9hsczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ucv8nad I found, by far, the coolest bit of tech on the show floor at #NABShow. It was tucked away in an obscure corner of the West Hall. Nobody looking at it except for me and one or two other nerds...<br/><br/>Anyone know what this is? I&#39;ll be talking about it more later this year :)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/294/320/454/368/027/original/e6829d6d353f9dec.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-07T02:28:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqrjmwzamq2ghdlku0ykan0hcn3x00zpn2kg3zu35d7xa92v4namszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2um9wklr Delete! Delete! Delete! The FCC asked what regulations should be deleted from its books. Is it good for broadcast radio? Bad for hams? What would we delete?<br/><br/>My Dad and I discussed it over on Geerling Engineering: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCd-vplPVDI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCd-vplPVDI</a> 2025-03-30T14:02:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrx44mp3juycpn4hwzsakx99thmz8jrpqc6hk7glura8kuwrjc0yszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ugnlacd Don&#39;t make me connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud.<br/><br/>Full video here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_hmwBBPnc</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/218/443/406/474/856/original/279efb2654e63977.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-03-24T17:10:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsww2g6s37kjcfhu9h2jy8j7qjmejk7laezv5vq6p6yga65499sepczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ug32558 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqqtxmrae8w6ka2tcq6qtqqj9uyru3wgqgln3vf6p26ymshlnqwcx2uag6'>nevent1q…uag6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For illustrative purposes, re: Bosch requiring WiFi connection + app to use certain features like rinse or eco mode.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/215/692/147/085/321/original/b240142cf92d88c8.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-24T05:12:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfqqtxmrae8w6ka2tcq6qtqqj9uyru3wgqgln3vf6p26ymshlnqwczyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2ujw2gxn My old GE dishwasher broke (completely dead, tried many ways to reset, was dying for months though...).<br/><br/>Bought a new Bosch 500 (highest not-zillion-dollar model I could get over weekend).<br/><br/>Installed, went to mess with some settings, then saw:<br/><br/>&#34;this setting requires the HomeConnect app&#34;<br/><br/>Oh. Okay, so like Bluetooth or NFC or something?<br/><br/>Nope. They want me to connect my _dishwasher_ to WiFi to configure a number of settings on it! Ugh. No way, no how. 2025-03-24T04:56:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs83yefgg0n2ymstkujj5dcpm6e2rtqepnsspn5sf9geqf2eekz4fszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2u22hhjk Seriously, YouTube??<br/><br/>I purposely leave off mid-rolls for first few days to reward viewers who watch within first push for a video. (And only add one per 10 min after—YouTube adds more)<br/><br/>This means I&#39;ll have to do more work to give viewers a slightly-better viewing experience :(<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/186/659/702/471/669/original/4cfdfb8ca9aaae23.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-19T02:09:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgaesfrkaw5yuvy0k2jm4pptcupdj583096pqdspggxqjx0lzffszyq2q2trerx9sejr8ewdf9fcqtsuy5md599d8rypvlr29vt58ddz2unf9apx YouTube&#39;s been great... but it also scares me.<br/><br/>As a kind of &#39;RAID 1&#39; for my video content, I&#39;m also on Floatplane now (<a href="http://floatplane.com/channel/JeffGeerling">http://floatplane.com/channel/JeffGeerling</a>).<br/><br/>Here&#39;s more on why—and a sort-of celebration of 500 videos over 18 years on my YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0jw_Q23NIU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0jw_Q23NIU</a> 2025-03-07T15:06:41Z