I found these articles on Choosing Your Desktop Linux Distribution and Desktop Linux Hardening to both be interesting. At the bottom, you'll see that they recommend using Whonix. Pretty clear Whonix is designed to be used within VirtualBox. When I tried installing straight to Virtualbox using the Virtualbox instructions, it took about five minutes on … Continue reading Whonix in VirtualBox
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NixOS for the Impatient
"NixOS is a Linux distribution configured using Nix. It is declarative, meaning that the entire system state can be defined in a single .nix file; and reproducible, meaning you can have multiple computers set up identically. If this sounds like a bullshit timesink like Arch or Gentoo: it’s not. There was a time when the idea of spending … Continue reading NixOS for the Impatient
Note: Add To New Laptop
An ongoing note of what to add to a new laptop, should I ever buy one. Suggestions welcomed. Will add to over time. Add Whiteboard Contact Paper as bottom layer sticker for cover.
Messengers
It seems to me that some messaging app that has the functionality of WeChat is where a lot of this web3 and cryptocurrency is going. The functionality of WeChat is described by Wikipedia as: messaging, public accounts (for famous people or people with an audience), channels for friend groups, digital payments, video, etc. Right now, … Continue reading Messengers
Get Blogging!
"Your easy guide to starting a new blog. A blog is an easy way to get started writing on the web. Your voice is important: it deserves its own site. The more people add their unique perspectives to the web, the more valuable it becomes." -https://getblogging.org/ I've been blogging since January 2017. In those five … Continue reading Get Blogging!
Buttfish
"Effortlessly transmitting Morse Code of chess moves to your butthole" —https://github.com/RonSijm/ButtFish Either a sign of the apocalypse or just another Thursday, depending on who you ask.
Installing GrapheneOS on a Pixel Device
As you may know, I like trying out alternative operating systems. I bought a Pixel 6 device and installed GrapheneOS on it. The web installer instructions are pretty easy to follow, and I was able to do it in less than an hour. It took longer to do the Android updates it recommends doing before … Continue reading Installing GrapheneOS on a Pixel Device
Guest WiFi using a QR code
On my home network I have guest WiFi configured and when guests come round they need to know the password. Happily there's a way to make this trivial: WiFi QR codes."-John Graham-Cumming, "Guest WiFi using a QR Code." jgc.org. July 12, 2022. Easy enough. I used SecScanQR on F-Droid. Click Generate.Select Text.Type in the following replacing … Continue reading Guest WiFi using a QR code
CAMALIOT
"Collect data from satellites for scientific research in weather forecasting."-https://www.camaliot.org/ It's an android app that uses your GPS to help collect data to improve navigation and weather forecasting.
Blog Diet: A Starter List For Your RSS Reader (Updated Spring 2022) by Warren Ellis
"People keep asking me where I find stuff, or where to start with an RSS reader.I exported my subscriptions, and damn, there are a LOT of dead blogs out there. I’m actually shocked at how much of my list is now gone. (And how many sites have shut off their RSS!) Here is a selection … Continue reading Blog Diet: A Starter List For Your RSS Reader (Updated Spring 2022) by Warren Ellis
Smol Pub
Smol Pub is tiny blogging service.- Web interface and CLI to manage your posts. - Accessible from Web, Gemini and Gopher.- Storage for your images.- Write custom CSS for web.- Attach your custom domain with SSL.- Export your posts.- No JavaScript, ads, or tracking technology. On the back of My Writing Advice post from yesterday, … Continue reading Smol Pub
Linux: Importing Keys from OpenKeychain (and Elsewhere) into GnuPG
Every now and again, I have to transfer my GPG keys to a new machine and I always forget how to do it. So, I figured I'd write a few notes to remember in the future. Key detail: when you do a full back-up, it will export a file in the format: backup-YYYY-MM-DD.sec.pgp. You will … Continue reading Linux: Importing Keys from OpenKeychain (and Elsewhere) into GnuPG
The Pandemic Cyclone
"This chart shows the daily number of new Covid-19 infections in each state over time. The y-axis is the population-normalized number of new infections per day; the x-axis is the rate of transmission (Rt). Each dot is a state or territory of the US, colored by region, and the area of the dot is proportional … Continue reading The Pandemic Cyclone
Notabli
"Save more than just photos and videos - post quotes, audio clips, and notes using your phone, tablet, or the web. Invite the other parent, or others, to post about your kids too."-https://about.notabli.com/how-it-works A private Instagram with keepsake integration. Probably of interest to parents.
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