Mama told me not to come.

She said, that ain’t the way to have fun.

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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • My NAS and our desktops are all on WiFi, so I’m planning to run some cable or install moca or something. Our uplink is currently only 100mbit (max for this ISP, I refuse to switch) but our city plans to roll out gigabit everywhere in the next couple years, so I want something forward compatible (powerline will probably be too limiting). SO has been complaining about latency, and I think the WiFi card is to blame, so I’m trying this before upgrading the WiFi card.

    Our house has the following:

    • phone lines everywhere (could maybe use the existing cables to fish through cat6?)
    • cable jacks e everywhere (have an unused satellite dish)
    • lots of power plugs
    • two floors (rambler + basemen) with pretty much no shared walls (everything will need to jog a bit)

    I’m going to try running some cable tomorrow (holiday in the US, just want a test run from bedroom internet source -> basement water heater room), but if that doesn’t work, I’ll need a backup plan.

    Anyone have experience with any of the above? Tips?


  • I feel that. I spend a lot of time doing stuff for myself (playing games, watching videos, and some doom scrolling), but I keep telling myself it’s because it’s inconsistent in frequency and duration.

    But at the end of the day, it’s largely an excuse. I contributed to Lemmy a bit when I switched, and I could totally find a few hours a week to help with something. I just don’t, because it’s always a tradeoff with other things I’d like to do, some of them also productive.

    So I guess we’ll see what I do. In the next 5 years, my kids will be transitioning to being more independent, and I’ll have more and more time available. My current plan is to get more involved in FOSS, but we’ll see if I actually do.


  • There may be some truth to that, but seeing Rust take off means there’s still interest in lower level languages. Rust is making its way to the Linux kernel and other established FOSS projects, which improves the chances for people uncomfortable with C-style languages to get involved.

    But I think the explanation is simpler: younger people don’t have the time for FOSS, and few companies pay people to work on FOSS. So these graybeards are either grandfathered into the few roles that exist, or have sufficient time (e.g. kids moved out/largely independent).