https://bob.dreamwidth.org/ bob's ramblings - Dreamwidth Studios Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:51:44 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios bob personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/5626674/59071 https://bob.dreamwidth.org/ 75 100 https://bob.dreamwidth.org/39075.html Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:51:44 GMT https://bob.dreamwidth.org/2025/03/16/weeknotes.html <h2>things</h2> <ul> <li>ive been trying to use <a href="https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide">zoxide</a> instead of <code>cd</code> this week</li> <li>we had a our leaky bath tap replaced on friday. we replaced it with a thermostatic tap. its great. no more running the risk of the bath being too cold because i turned the cold tap to far.</li> <li>my digestive system has not loved me this week. im swinging between constipation and diarrhea. hopefully it will calm down this week.</li> <li>while dealing with a banking thing I found out that the Faster Payments system doesnt like it when you have an apostrophe in your account name</li> <li>i could have done without dealing with the banking thing. its yet another sign of my dad's failing memory</li> <li><span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://kake.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://kake.dreamwidth.org/'><b>kake</b></a></span> dyed yet another <a href="https://sunny.garden/@kake/114162035087263139">shirt</a> for me.</li> <li>yesterday I made <a href="https://london.randomness.org.uk">RGL</a> read only for the general public so that we don't have to worry about the Online Safety Act hopefully. While doing this I worked out an issue I was having with basic auth for the edit instances of several of things based on openguides. As an aside chatgpt got the puppet for this wrong. </li> <li>i got annoyed with a <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@bob/114166295375932424">password reset page</a></li> </ul> <h2>links</h2> <p>links i saved to my bookmarks that others may find interesting</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/11/using-llms-for-code/">Here’s how I use LLMs to help me write code</a> by Simon Willison.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/security/seducing-a-romance-scammer.html">My Scammer Girlfriend: Baiting A Romance Fraudster</a>. Interesting look into how romance scams work</li> <li><a href="https://www.404media.co/super-nintendo-hardware-is-running-faster-as-it-ages/">Super Nintendo Hardware Is Running Faster as It Ages</a></li> </ul> <h2>videos</h2> <p>videos i think you might find interesting (quite a lot this week and there were a couple i didnt include)</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y9gFbVQolY">750-day Dry Aged Ribeye Primal </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qhp4VPP2Wo">Chinese Egg Salads</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC-24QeoQu4">A keyboard with ten hundred keys </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPOISnUd7WE">20 years of Badgers</a> Must have missed this last year.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu704p568-Y">Podcast where Katee Sackhoff talks to Ron Moore</a> lots of interesting things about Star Trek, Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k-bunHjy2k">Rave with Trumpton</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1jOqyjcO4g">How much progress have we made on climate change?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0C8uyHKJZM">An interesting video about a Quake Speed run</a></li> </ul> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bob&ditemid=39075" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://bob.dreamwidth.org/2025/03/16/weeknotes.html weeknotes okay public 1 https://bob.dreamwidth.org/38777.html Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:59:54 GMT https://bob.dreamwidth.org/38777.html <h2>things</h2> <ul> <li>fell down a rabbit hole which led to me sending a <a href="https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/merge_requests/52">PR</a> to Oath Toolkit for their <a href="https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/">website</a></li> <li>really didnt get enough sleep during the week. it finally caught up with me on Friday and I took a half day off sick since I was basically incoherent.</li> <li>chest pain at 2 in the morning isnt great. I suspect I pulled a muscle.</li> <li>still posting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaLjmymnonbB1EaRD0QDBAj6GUtrEAr3r">Trivia Questions</a> daily. I even got 6 out of 6 the other day.</li> </ul> <h2>links</h2> <p>links i saved to my bookmarks that others may find interesting</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://misfitmentalhealth.substack.com/p/why-are-people-wearing-masks-in-2025">Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025?</a>. Mostly I still wear a mask so that I don't risk me or <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://kake.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://kake.dreamwidth.org/'><b>kake</b></a></span> dying. I have at least 2 things which make things worse.</li> <li><a href="https://www.saaspegasus.com/guides/uv-deep-dive/">A guide to using UV</a></li> <li><a href="https://reactormag.com/lawrence-of-arabia-paul-atreides-and-the-roots-of-frank-herberts-dune/">Lawrence of Arabia, Paul Atreides, and the Roots of Frank Herbert’s Dune</a> - Interesting read on the similarities and differences between them.</li> <li><a href="https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/git-no-forge/">Git without a forge</a> - Simon Tatham talks about why he doesn't use a git forge and how best to send patches.</li> </ul> <h2>videos</h2> <p>videos i think you might find interesting</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8fTMMcq7O4">Why American House Numbers Are So Big</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HwKCvsdXiw">Mathematicians finally find the infinite card game</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIHyUqlOlXM">Muppet Labs Field Test: Gravity! </a></li> </ul> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bob&ditemid=38777" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://bob.dreamwidth.org/38777.html weeknotes meh public 0 https://bob.dreamwidth.org/38413.html Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:16:35 GMT https://bob.dreamwidth.org/38413.html <h2>thoughts</h2> <p><a name="cutid1"></a>I rarely dream let alone remember them. However this week I had one where one of my childhood bullies found me at my place of work. I've been contemplating this dream quite a bit. I was always an easy and satisfying target I suspect. I've always been larger than average, would cry very easily (I still do but it takes a bit more mostly because of the bullying) and wouldn't fight back. </p> <h2>things</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/dxw/dalmatian-tools/pull/408">worked out how to make our scripts not output info messages if being piped or redirected</a>. basically the test <code>-t</code> knows stuff.</li> <li>added <a href="https://youtube.com/live/ZBUx7gh0whA">card cam</a> to my trivial pursuit videos using <a href="https://droidcam.app/obs/#setup">DroidCam</a></li> <li>watched the <a href="https://www.arnoldsports.com/sports-events/sports/strongman/arnold-strongman-classic/">arnold strongman classic</a></li> <li>wrote up what <a href="https://bob.dreamwidth.org/37995.html">books</a> i finished in 2025-02</li> <li>trying to decide if i want to go and see a <a href="https://theempirestripsback.com/london/">burlesque parody of star wars</a> in London in June.</li> </ul> <h2>links</h2> <p>links i saved to my bookmarks that others may find interesting</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/no-is-born-knowing-how-to-chop-an">No one is born knowing how to chop an onion</a></li> <li><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/the-least-secure-totp-code-possible/">The least secure TOTP code possible</a> and <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/towards-a-test-suite-for-totp-codes/">Towards a test-suite for TOTP codes</a></li> <li><a name="cutid2"></a><a href="https://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-cuddled-little-vice-sandman">The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)</a> - a very long article (took me ~4 hours and I read fast) on the career of Neil Gaiman given the current allegations (which I believe and even if I didn't the things that Gaiman himself has admitted to are bad enough). Content warning for sexual violence. </li> </ul> <h2>videos</h2> <p>videos i think you might find interesting</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TSexgaX8SY">Perfect Steak Frites At Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE4wxt70aUM">Andor | Season 2 Trailer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8KuWz-TDmM">A katsu curry fountain</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr0Fq4akP3I">Easy Ways to Weather, Rust &amp; Age Your Projects</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njb0uHRWrUk">Two Regular Guys in Mos Eisley Cantina</a></li> </ul> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bob&ditemid=38413" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://bob.dreamwidth.org/38413.html weeknotes hmmm public 0 https://bob.dreamwidth.org/37083.html Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:55:29 GMT https://bob.dreamwidth.org/37083.html <h2>things</h2> <ul> <li>worked out how to easily bring up VMs on our NAS from <a href="https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/vm-add-existing-disk.98140/">provided disk images</a>. <code>qemu-img convert</code> and <code>dd</code> are the magic</li> <li>installed Home Assistant from a disk image on our NAS. I did have it running in containers before but somethings didnt work due to networking issues</li> <li>installed some <a href="https://uk.govee.com/products/govee-smart-led-bulb?variant=42272995213485">Govee smart bulbs</a> and then set them up on Home Assistant and the app. Failed to get a CLI to work.</li> <li>set up an <a href="https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/ArchiveTeam_Warrior">archiveteam warrior VM</a></li> <li>worked out how to use yt-dlp to backup a certain sort of vimeo stream</li> <li>started "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaLjmymnonbB1EaRD0QDBAj6GUtrEAr3r">live streaming</a>" asking myself trivia questions. I do it as a live stream so i don't have to edit stuff to get them on youtube.</li> <li>went to the dentist and didnt have any cavities due to decay. I do need a filling to replace one which was absent.</li> <li>finished several books</li> </ul> <h2>links</h2> <p>links i saved to my bookmarks that others may find interesting</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://govleaders.org/completed-staff-work.htm">https://govleaders.org/completed-staff-work.htm</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.meain.io/2023/navigating-around-in-shell/">https://blog.meain.io/2023/navigating-around-in-shell/</a></li> <li><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/1igs1fn/yall_are_a_bunch_of_sick_sysadmin_larping_freaks/">https://old.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/1igs1fn/yall_are_a_bunch_of_sick_sysadmin_larping_freaks/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-cyber-security-code-of-practice/code-of-practice-for-the-cyber-security-of-ai">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-cyber-security-code-of-practice/code-of-practice-for-the-cyber-security-of-ai</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/anchore/grype">https://github.com/anchore/grype</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/anchore/syft">https://github.com/anchore/syft</a></li> </ul> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bob&ditemid=37083" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://bob.dreamwidth.org/37083.html weeknotes okay public 0 https://bob.dreamwidth.org/17123.html Sat, 03 Mar 2018 16:06:29 GMT https://bob.dreamwidth.org/17123.html <h2>things i did</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/39805324974/in/datetaken-public/">ate pizza for my leaving lunch</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/40518899921/in/datetaken-public/">left GDS after 5 years and 24 days</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/968652532963856384">gave my own leaving presentation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/39808824074/in/datetaken-public/">looked very purple</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/40481340042/">drank a lot of beer</a></li> <li>slept on the sofa for 2 hours</li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/25665373137/in/datetaken-public/">had pie and mash</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/26673138468/in/datetaken-public/">had the tips of my hair dyed again</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/25671978557/in/datetaken-public/">had bad anglicised cantonese</a></li> <li>got very cold walking from London Bridge to dxw</li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/25681225377/in/datetaken/">joined dxw</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/40554641971/in/datetaken-public/">had a disappointing lunch on my first day</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/26690588518/in/datetaken-public/">increased the number of stickers on my door</a></li> <li>only had 5 hours sleep two nights in row</li> <li>had free pizza at work</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/rjw1/status/969613696099119104">had things disrupted by the snow</a></li> <li>been surprised at actually having already got my P45 from shared services</li> <li>worried about being too opinionated in meetings</li> <li>been anxious about if I've made the right choice</li> <li>increased the length of todo list by quite a lot.</li> </ul> <h2>next week</h2> <ul> <li>be opinionated in meetings</li> <li>reassure myself I've made the right choice</li> <li>have lunch with my dad at Hawksmoor for his birthday</li> <li>explore more of the food around hoxton square</li> <li>drink beer at someone else's leaving drinks</li> </ul> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bob&ditemid=17123" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://bob.dreamwidth.org/17123.html weeknotes anxious public 1