ello learns

We start with research. > i need a system for creating and maintaining deterministic, reproducible server configurations, so i can maintain a fleet of bare metal, linux-based hosts without worrying about configuration drift. what are some solutions in the…

I wrote this a year and a half ago and it's been languishing in my drafts since then, forgotten.

I'm annoyed to admit that a generative language model helped me figure this one out.

This morning I was reading someone explain why “soft-blocks” (blocking someone to stop them from following you, then unblocking them so it's hard for them to see what you did) don't work right now on #Bluesky, because a “block” and a “follow” are both thi…

My friend and old boss likes to say, “The best way to find a new job is to never apply for a new job.”

There's been a neat resource making the rounds in my socials recently that lists a bunch of European alternatives to popular cloud-adjacent tooling.

You feel it, right?

Outline is a very fast, very pretty notes/wiki system, and I've got my very own now.

Julia Evans (@b0rk@jvns.ca), one of my most favorite internet people, recently did a lil' #fediverse survey asking us all what we found confusing about #git.

Me (bleary after waking up): You know how the Moon makes the tides @bananabull@scholar.social (not through his first cup of coffee): 🤨 Sure...