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_0xdd··on Heretic removes restrictions from language models
I'll wait for Hexen, thanks.
_0xdd··on Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader
I really didn't think I would, but I really enjoy using my X4. The only thing I wish it had was a backlight. It seems Xteink is hellbent on including pogo connectors on all their other models, and that the original X4 with USB-C was an unfortunate outlier in this regard.
_0xdd··on Dextroproporphan: An Analogue for a Better Dextromethorphan
Calling it very effective for cough is probably a bit of stretch. Some studies have shown that DXM is marginally better than placebo [1].

[1] https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD...

_0xdd··on FreeCORE TrueNAS Core – Continued
In ~2017 I ditched FreeNAS when my FreeNAS Mini died from the Atom C2000 hardware failure. iXSystems was great about getting me a replacement board, but I decided when I rebuilt the system to just use FreeBSD and get used to command-line only administration. That directly lead to me learning pf, jails, bhyve, etc. Yeah, I don't have any fancy web UI, but I've had a rock solid system for almost 10 years with Samba + NFS running without issue.
_0xdd··on Windows 11 is quietly installing OneDrive Photos
I think the difference might be that Apple's facial recognition is happening directly on device and not being offloaded elsewhere.
_0xdd··on Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
This is very cool. Do V-Chat next!
_0xdd··on Xsnow "protestware" in Debian
One of the comments that struck me on the lwn.net site is the (albeit small) possibility that someone in Russia could be running the software and unintentionally land themselves in hot water if someone discovers these images on their computer. I'm sure that's not the intended consequence, but I could be problematic.
_0xdd··on Free the Icons
It's still a bit jarring to me to see how far Apple embraced form over function with iOS and subsequently macOS. I remember reading the Human Interface Guidelines from the late Mac OS 9/early Mac OS X days and being taken aback by the level of detail and thought that went into those interfaces. Don't get me wrong, some things made no sense (brushed metal was... a choice) but there was a certain level of polish that I don't think exists anymore.
_0xdd··on Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac
What's amazing to me is how I was downvoted into oblivion on a few different subreddits and forums for expressing concern about the vibe-coded nature of the project and that the author of the Mac port appeared to be using the Notepad++ name/branding without any official blessing from the project.
_0xdd··on French e, è, é, ê, ë – what's the difference?
I know this because every Christmas Eve I hear Hans Gruber say "schiessen den fenster".
_0xdd··on Drugwars for the TI-82/83/83 Calculators
I spent a lot of time in math class playing this...
_0xdd··on LibreSprite – open-source pixel art editor
Tried to run it on macOS but it crashed on boot. Looks cool!
_0xdd··on 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips
So, why aren't we all using ECC in 2026?
_0xdd··on Using the new bridges of FreeBSD 15
Honestly, best thing I did was ditch all that and just read the handbook, specificially chapter 17 [1]. All of my jails are now set up manually, initially using /etc/jail.conf, and now individual jail configs in /etc/jail.conf.d/.

I still use vm-bhyve [2] for my Bhyve virtual machines, but that's been rock solid for me for years.

[1] https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/jails/

[2] https://github.com/freebsd/vm-bhyve

_0xdd··on Vim 9.2
I love this editor. The return on investment in learning vim is incredible. I'm not a programmer or even really "in" tech, but when my colleagues see me chew through a document using MacVim they're astounded.
_0xdd··on Vim 9.2
Couldn't have come at a better time for those who are affected by their IT departments removing access to Notepad++.
_0xdd··on A Lament for Aperture
Darktable. It has a hell of a learning curve, but it's one hell of a powerful raw editor with some really cool masking features. It has a reputation for being difficult to learn, but the newest release bundles a new tone mapper (AgX) that requires a whole lot less massaging than the old Filmic (and, to a lesser extent, the later Sigmoid mapper). I'm back to managing my photo libraries using plain old files and folders, and syncing them to my NAS using Syncthing. I couldn't be happier, and it doesn't cost me a dime.
_0xdd··on Show HN: isometric.nyc – giant isometric pixel art map of NYC
Nice work! But not all of NYC. Where's the rest of Staten Island?
_0xdd··on I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it
This is amazing. It's such a shame that Olympus and Panasonic have largely abandoned the small camera market within the M43 system. I really wish another manufacturer would step up and build something similar to the GX85, which is still one of my favorite walkaround cameras.
_0xdd··on FreeBSD: Home NAS, part 1 – configuring ZFS mirror (RAID1)
Boot environments saved my ass many a time in the last few years. One of my favorite features!
_0xdd··on Let's Help NetBSD Cross the Finish Line Before 2025 Ends
Just donated. I run a NetBSD instance on a VPS and on an old Lenovo mini PC that I use as a gateway/file server between my regular network and network of vintage PCs. I have two XT clones, two ATs, some 486s, a Pentium MMX, and an iMac G3 and G4. Fun hobby! I need to get NetBSD running on one of these old machines one of these days.
_0xdd··on OpenBSD 7.8
Easier fix might be if you aren't using /usr/src (or /usr/opt) to move the contents of /usr/share/relink into /usr/src (make sure you move it, not copy, so that /usr/share/relink is empty), and then change the /usr/src mount point in /etc/fstab to /usr/share/relink. Reboot the machine and hopefully it works. If you ran out of space during the installation, you may have to repeat sysupgrade to reinstall the 7.8 sets to get all the object files where they belong.
_0xdd··on The World Trade Center under construction through photos, 1966-1979
I remember my grandfather telling me when I was younger that many nice buildings were demolished to make way for the WTC. He worked nearby, so he saw the entire construction from start-to-finish.
_0xdd··on Electron-based apps cause system-wide lag on macOS 26 Tahoe
I'd hate to suggest this, but I'm concerned that outlets are hesitant to critize Apple for fear of them losing access.
_0xdd··on Bcachefs Goes to "Externally Maintained"
Go for it. I made the switch ~10 years ago and didn't regret it at all. First-class, rock solid ZFS integration. Saved my data on more than one occasion.
_0xdd··on OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware
I think it's worth mentioning that, if you can, set these IP cameras up on a separate VLAN that doesn't have internet access (or access to the rest of your network), run an open source PVR, and use firewall rules to allow the PVR to access the local streams on the IP camera VLAN. I think this mitigates much of the risk of using Chinese OEM cameras.
_0xdd··on QuakeNotch: Quake Terminal on your MacBook's notch
I have never heard the fans on my 2021 16" MBP until I opened this website. GPU usage spiked to 65% when opening the site in Firefox, enough to trigger the fan on this otherwise silent machine.
_0xdd··on HDD Clicker generates HDD clicking sounds, based on HDD Led activity
Is it perfect? No. But I have one of them in a Pentium 200 MHz system that I use a front-facing CF card slot as the primary means of storage, and I very much appreciate the audible feedback for disk activity. I just wish there was some mechanism to simulate more accurate sounds, but I digress.

P.S., Depending on the CF card, this machine runs Windows 9.x, Red Hat 6.2, OPENSTEP 4.0, or Apple Rhapsody DR2 hehe

_0xdd··on Show HN: New Ensō – first public beta
Got excited for a second, I thought this was about HENkaku Ensō [1] for the PS Vita.

[1] https://enso.henkaku.xyz/

_0xdd··on GNOME and Red Hat Linux eleven years ago (2009)
Cartman and Zoot!
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