I'm glad to see that MacVim 183, released on April 8th, contains the fix for the…
Continue reading post "#4872"Computers & Tech posts
I've discontinued my Amazon Prime membership, opting for just the regular accoun…
Continue reading post "#4790"F-droid basic
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computer
android
software
I'm switching my Android devices from F-Droid to F-Droid Basic. They're both m…
Continue reading post "F-droid basic"Git aliases and POSIX sh
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computer
configuration
git
linux
posix
problem
sh
An interesting problem I encountered when moving to use Linux more is that git …
Continue reading post "Git aliases and POSIX sh"Vim: Netrw SFTP error
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computer
problem
sftp
vim
I was annoyed by a problem that cropped up in the latest version of MacVim when…
Continue reading post "Vim: Netrw SFTP error"MacOS 15.7.2 seems to have fixed my issue with very slow Touch ID on awakening. …
Continue reading post "#4697"vim.tiny and vimrc
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computer
configuration
dotfiles
vim
I tried installing my dotfiles on an unmodified Ubuntu install. My vimrc threw…
Continue reading post "vim.tiny and vimrc"Since MacOS 15.7.1, the touch ID (fingerprint reader) often takes a while to bec…
Continue reading post "#4658"Goodbye, LinkedIn
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computer
www
account
job
social
I have deleted my LinkedIn account of 16 years. I hadn't even touched it in se…
Continue reading post "Goodbye, LinkedIn"Sequel Ace
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computer
www
app
database
development
mysql
I finally moved from Sequel Pro to Sequel Ace. Sequel Pro hasn't been updated …
Continue reading post "Sequel Ace"Recently, I gave in and set up my work email on my phone. I had gone the first …
Continue reading post "#4616"New phone: Minimal Phone
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computer
minimalism
phone
I got a new phone, the Minimal Phone. It is an e-paper phone with physical key…
Continue reading post "New phone: Minimal Phone"Openrsync issues resolved (I hope)
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computer
fix
mac
problem
rsync
I think I have finally worked through and fixed the issues caused by Mac OS 15.…
Continue reading post "Openrsync issues resolved (I hope)"Got a smartwatch: Bangle.js 2
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computer
banglejs
espruino
phone
watch
I bought a Bangle.js 2 smartwatch from Adafruit. I haven't ever owned or playe…
Continue reading post "Got a smartwatch: Bangle.js 2"Looks like my Macbook Air (2020 Intel) will not be supported for the next major …
Continue reading post "#4578"My main email app (Fastmail) on my phone logged me out without me noticing for t…
Continue reading post "#4565"Mac: 15.4 rsync issues
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computer
mac
problem
rsync
update
After running into some problems with some rsync scripts recently, I discovered…
Continue reading post "Mac: 15.4 rsync issues"ZSH regex capture groups
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computer
cli
regex
zsh
In writing a script for the ZSH shell, I wanted to extract some bits from a str…
Continue reading post "ZSH regex capture groups"Finally got the One UI 7 / Android 15 update on my phone (Samsung S24) today. 1…
Continue reading post "#4539"Using pipes to augment IO of command with bash script
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computer
bash
math
pipes
programming
script
shell
I like the interactive mode of the bc command line calculator because it is ubi…
Continue reading post "Using pipes to augment IO of command with bash script"Server upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04
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www
os
server
site
ubuntu
upgrade
web
My server was on Ubuntu 20.04, but due to the end-of-life of that LTS version n…
Continue reading post "Server upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04"In Mac OS Sonoma, browsers now require and the OS will ask for the "Local N…
Continue reading post "#4479"Goodbye, Twitter
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computer
toby
account
social
twitter
I have deactivated my Twitter account, as of last night. I hadn't posted since…
Continue reading post "Goodbye, Twitter"Mac: create app launch keyboard shortcuts
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computer
mac
I wanted to create some global keyboard shortcuts for launching apps on MacOS. …
Continue reading post "Mac: create app launch keyboard shortcuts"Compact about:profiles in Firefox
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computer
www
css
firefox
fix
profile
Firefox allows us to create multiple browser profiles to separate our activitie…
Continue reading post "Compact about:profiles in Firefox"I haven't been able to upgrade composer with homebrew to version 2.7.7 (on Intel…
Continue reading post "#4355"New phone: Samsung S24
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computer
toby
convergence
phone
samsung
Yesterday, I got a new phone, a Samsung Galaxy S24. Jade green, ordered from s…
Continue reading post "New phone: Samsung S24"xz backdoor
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computer
www
development
homebrew
mac
opensource
php
problem
security
Reading this weekend about a backdoor introduced to the open source xz project.…
Continue reading post "xz backdoor"Being stuck on my Moto X has somewhat forced me to use my phone less, which has …
Continue reading post "#4288"My Moto X phone, a stand-in for my non-functioning Pixel 3a, scared me by force …
Continue reading post "#4286"Pixel phone may be dead?
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computer
toby
android
motorola
phone
pixel
problem
My "current" phone (4.5 year old Pixel 3a) may be dead. I now can't …
Continue reading post "Pixel phone may be dead?"I went to send a private message on Twitter for the first time in probably 6+ ye…
Continue reading post "#4268"I've had a single GMail account for over a decade. I've thought of creating a s…
Continue reading post "#4263"Vim terminal mode config
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computer
www
configuration
text
vim
Vim has a couple ways to run terminal commands from the editor. From ex comman…
Continue reading post "Vim terminal mode config"SSH to directory
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computer
www
configuration
ssh
I have been using SSH configuration a lot to make short hostname aliases for si…
Continue reading post "SSH to directory"Bumping version tags with git
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computer
www
configuration
git
script
It is common to use git tags to manage software version numbers. Such tags are…
Continue reading post "Bumping version tags with git"Updating to MacOS 14.2 also meant I had to update to the latest VirtualBox versi…
Continue reading post "#4196"Homebrew `composer` 2.6.x failing
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computer
www
composer
homebrew
php
problem
For some reason, the Homebrew version of composer hasn't been working recently,…
Continue reading post "Homebrew `composer` 2.6.x failing":wq Bram Moolenaar
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computer
www
death
editor
vim
Sad to hear of Bram Moolenaar's recent death. RIP. He was the creator and mai…
Continue reading post ":wq Bram Moolenaar"T-Mobile is being annoying, requiring a debit card or bank routing number to get…
Continue reading post "#4099"Mac OS 13 Ventura update
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computer
www
homebrew
mac
os
ssh
upgrade
I recently updated to Mac OS version 13 (Ventura). It mostly went smoothly, bu…
Continue reading post "Mac OS 13 Ventura update"Due to some compromised Github code signing certificates, I had to downgrade my …
Continue reading post "#3949"Vagrant network IP change
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computer
www
development
problem
vagrant
virtualbox
vm
web
Apparently, an update to VirtualBox after version 6.1.26 limited the IP's usabl…
Continue reading post "Vagrant network IP change"Github repo backup script
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computer
www
backup
git
github
script
For some time, I've been wanting to set up a backup for my Github repos. Techn…
Continue reading post "Github repo backup script"Vim autocomplete setup
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computer
www
editor
feature
vim
After hours of playing and learning some details of vimscript, I have improved …
Continue reading post "Vim autocomplete setup"git: MacOS default branch now "main"?
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computer
www
change
development
git
mac
At some point recently, git init on my Mac has started to default to the branch…
Continue reading post "git: MacOS default branch now "main"?"Seems like Facebook rescinded their choice to have dark mode on Messenger Lite. …
Continue reading post "#3833"During my sick time at home, I discovered that Cosmic Osmo, Manhole, and Spelunx…
Continue reading post "#3809"[update]er, not?[/update] Yay, Facebook Messenger Lite (on Android) has finally …
Continue reading post "#3803"I updated to Mac OS Monterey (12.5) finally. It went smoothly but I'm still wor…
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