Today, I noticed that some keycaps of my Keychron K2 were dirty. Of course, I decided to remove, and clean them. That’s when I got a bad surprise. I never thought it was so filthy. Under the keycaps, I found: dust, of course some old food breadcrumbs various type of hair I spent … | Continue reading
My laptop, a Tuxedo InfinityBook S14 v5, is starting to show signs of age. I bought it back in 2020, and even wrote about it. I remember I was still not sure if I should take a Tuxedo or System 76 laptop. It looked like both were probably coming from the same factory in Asia, sin … | Continue reading
Netcat is the “Swiss army knife” of any sysadmin. It can help you debug, and do many things on systems you want to “explore/debug”. Be sure to have the permissions to run some of the commands below. I’ve heard employees got fired for using tools not allowed 😅. Port scanni … | Continue reading
For those who don’t know what 2600 stands for, it’s a magazine, “2600: The Hacker Quartely”, that started back in 1984. They publish articles on a variety of subjects including hacking, phreaking, various protocols, and everything linked to computer underground. The name comes fr … | Continue reading
I fixed my TV two years ago. But, I wasn’t a magician, and since, maybe, 8-9 months, the TV has been turned off. The same issue came back, and after many tries to update the firmware, or reset it, the Sony logo is the only thing I can see. Then, it keeps rebooting like a Microsof … | Continue reading
Bullet journaling, I’ve been doing for many years now. I started it in August 2020. In the past, I tried taskwarrior, and other methods to keep a track of my tasks, but they all failed. I love Bullet Journal system because I can my whole week on two pages. Like many users, my sys … | Continue reading
My goal is to read 25 books per year… At least. Last year, I see only twelve books on the blog, but I’m sure some titles are missing. It’s probably an oversight, and I’ll update the list as soon as I’m done checking my list of books read last year. This year, I’m far from my goal … | Continue reading
I haven’t changed my desktop manager for over a decade now, but I change wallpapers from time to time. Awesomewm is still my main window manager, with one terminal, and tmux only. As I wrote before, I mainly use only a couple of tags like this: Terminal Librewolf Signal Darktable … | Continue reading
Yesterday, I found out you could install some PDF to be displayed on your screen when the device is sleeping. That’s how I managed to get XKCD on my Remarkable 2. Originally, I was looking for some plugin, or some way to get statistics on the number of pages read, or the time spe … | Continue reading
On Mastodon, Joel posted a review of his reader, the Kobo Clara 2E. Every month, I was wondering how he did statistics on the number of pages read, and the amount of time spent on reading. Apparently, it’s a feature of KOReader. I tried to find a way to install it on my Remarkabl … | Continue reading
I discovered WeblogPoMo2024 a couple of days ago. The goal is to write as much as possible in May. It’s like the 100 Days To Offload challenge, but compressed in only one month. I’ve already completed the challenge created by Kev Quirk on four occasions. I didn’t do so in the thi … | Continue reading
A couple of months ago, I went back to England. I had to take a trip abroad to get back to the office. It felt bizarre to meet colleagues in person after more than three years of working remotely. But, it was great to meet people with whom you interact over the internet. While I … | Continue reading
Markdown is great. I use it almost every day, to write here, to do some documentation, to write my notes. But, there is something that’s really annoying, the tables. We all have been with markdown files with tables like this: | HEADER NAME | COLUMN 1 | COLUMN 2 | | ----------- … | Continue reading
The first Thursday of May is the World Password Day. Every year, I can’t understand that in 2024, the top 50 of most common passwords are still something like 123456, qwerty, or even worse password. Older people using easy passwords is something understandable, but that’s even th … | Continue reading
Another month has flown by. I’d been warned that once you reach a certain age, the weeks, months and years go by at an alarming rate. Today, I’m making the same observation, and we need to appreciate the life that lies ahead of us. Podcasts Not too many this month, the one I enjo … | Continue reading
I don’t remember my dreams. But, since last week, I had two really weird ones. The first one was a sci-fi one including climate change, seas invading many cities, and myself trying to reach, and save my family. It was a mix between the Day After Tomorrow and San Andreas movies. T … | Continue reading
I am the owner of a Canon Pixma Pro 10, which is currently stored in my garage and is no longer in use. However, due to numerous issues, I finally gave up. The main reason for purchasing that huge printer was its ability to print larger images. But, what is important to know is t … | Continue reading
Thanks to Rebecca, I discovered this version of Mac Miller’s Dunno song. | Continue reading
I’m late. I didn’t see the end of this month coming. I thought I had still a week to write this monthly summary, and out of the blue we are already the first of the month. Podcasts European Portuguese with Karolinti Only 3 episodes again this month. Darknet Diaries 143 : Jim Hate … | Continue reading
First thing, what is a Zettel? It’s a simple note that goes to your Zettelkasten. What’s included in a Zettel? A unique identifier. The content of the note. References. That’s pretty simple, right? The Zettel My note looks like this: # 20240331T123002 Title Content Lorem ipsu … | Continue reading
In 2024, I continue to use Awesome as my primary window manager instead of switching to i3. I prefer its lightness, Lua integration, and have no desire to change due to my laziness. This blog is named Lazybear after all! As previously stated in this post, my brain is linked to a … | Continue reading
My tablet is back. Actually, not the broken one I sent in, but a new refurbished one. And, it looks like new to me since it arrived in the original box. It took less than one week, six days to be precise, to get it back. Well done Remarkable 👏 👏 👏 DHL cour … | Continue reading
A few weeks ago, my Remarkable 2 screen cracked . Although it still works, I am concerned that the screen may not hold up and I could lose my data. Upon visiting their website, I discovered their sustainability page, which offers the option to return a broken device for a cheaper … | Continue reading
February is gone. Podcasts European Portuguese with Karolinti Only 3 episodes this month, I need to get back at it. Darknet Diaries 142 : Axact World of secrets The disciples: 1. Sin no more Think Fast, think smart Write it well: how to craft an email to capture busy readers Cybe … | Continue reading
Different people use various methods to take notes. Some prefer Apple Notes, while others use Obsidian, Standard Notes, or simply a pen and notebook. As a user of the Zettelkasten method, I utilize a combination of different tools. Fleeting notes The purpose of fleeting notes is … | Continue reading
Neovim, along with tmux, is probably the software I use the most on a daily basis. I use it for taking notes, configuring servers, coding, and writing blog posts. I cannot imagine my life without it anymore. Occasionally, when writing blog posts or documentation, I need to find s … | Continue reading
Our Mexican friend, Joel added a “Now” page based on Derek Sivers' one. Sivers described it like this: So a website with a link that says “now” goes to a page that tells you what this person is focused on at this point in their life. For short, we call it a “now page”. Derek Si … | Continue reading
Almost 4 years ago, I wrote about how I used to take notes. Let’s see what changed, and what didn’t. What changed I have stopped using Moleskine notebooks due to the poor compatibility with fountain pens. Although I tried using Leuchtturum 1917 notebooks, I did not continue using … | Continue reading
Updated, February 6th, 2024. This is a now page based a bit on Derek Sivers' page. There are many examples on nownownow. What I do? Breaking things as a sysadmin, a SRE, or a DevOps. Books Power Hold’em Strategy by Daniel Negreanu. Watching The Foundation TV Show based on Isaac A … | Continue reading
It is unclear to me whether this is due to being busy or the passage of time as one ages. But, January has passed too quickly. During this month, I listened to several podcasts, watched a couple of movies, and attempted to read. Podcasts European Portuguese with Karolinti I’m lea … | Continue reading
It is that time of year again when I review my top 50 of the past year. Here it goes: Finally, John Wick is dead! I’m still unsure why I watched all of the movies. Twitter is dead too! I’m not dead, and in good health. Thank God! I have stopped playing Padel due to the time … | Continue reading
December marked the end of 2023. It was a busy month, during which I took two flights. The first was a business trip to Newcastle, which was also my first time back in the office since 2021. Secondly, I travelled to Paris to spend Christmas with my family. In addition, I complete … | Continue reading
This is the final post of the Advent of Bloggers. Joel, a well-known Casio watch enthusiast on the Fediverse, has been participating in the 100DaysToOffload challenge for the past two years. We both have completed it at least once. His blog covers a wide range of topics, includin … | Continue reading
This blog showcases breathtaking surfing photographs taken by French photographer Gregory Mignard, who utilises both film and digital cameras. In addition to photography, Mignard also produces films, including the one-hour documentary ‘Immersion’. He has recently released his fir … | Continue reading
The first time I heard about Ivan was on Tristan Nitot’s podcast ‘L’Octet Vert’ in October 2022. He talked about his self-sufficient house and his blog on the subject. Fascinating! However, I recently discovered that he also has an interest in Rust, and another blog, mnt.io. Unfo … | Continue reading
I If you own a Fujifilm camera, you may have already seen some of Jonas Rask’s pictures. Jonas Rask served as an ambassador from 2014 to 2021. After leaving the Ambassador program, the frequency of posts on his blog decreased. However, he returned in both September and November w … | Continue reading
We are nearing the end of Advent of Bloggers with only five left. Today’s blog is about Rust. Although there are not many articles yet, you can follow the blogger on Mastodon where he posts about Rustlang. Recently, he posted many things about the Advent of Code in … Rust of cour … | Continue reading
Have you heard of Obsidian? It is a new note-taking tool that has become quite popular. The CEO, known as kepano on Mastodon, frequently responds to inquiries and provides clear explanations about their pricing and strategies. I also discovered that he has a blog which I have add … | Continue reading
This is day 18! A blog featuring various pictures of the author’s life with children, dogs, nature, programming, gaming, and other similar topics. The blog has a nostalgic feel, reminiscent of blogs from the 90s, perhaps due to the yellow background. Oatmeal Author: Eli URL: http … | Continue reading
A straightforward blog, written in French, featuring photographs taken by the author. He shares the movies he has watched, similar to how I do in my monthly review. Some posts that I enjoyed: Holidays on wheels Touriste a domicile PoirPom Author: Fabrice URL: https://www.poirpom. … | Continue reading
Round 4 is complete! This marks the fourth consecutive year that I have taken on this challenge, and I have successfully completed it three times. Unfortunately, I fell short with 96 posts in 2021. This year, I finished almost a month in advance. While I plan to continue posting … | Continue reading
Today is Day 16, and I will be reviewing another software engineer’s blog. The blog is well-written and I appreciate the weekly posts. The content covers a range of topics including Apple, security, and programming. This blog is one of many in my RSS feeds. Simone Margio Author: … | Continue reading
Terraform, Packer, and other tools are tools provided by Hashicorp. Today, I want to share a blog of a developer that created Ghostty, a terminal emulator. He was also the co-founder, CEO, CTO, and contributor of Hashicorp. Mitchell Hashimoto Author: Mitchell Hashimoto URL: https … | Continue reading
I noticed that this is the third blog maintained by a teacher. I cannot recall when I added this blog to my RSS feed, but I continued to read the posts. Here are a few examples of his posts: This was written with Helix Twitter’s cards update is bad for users Oh hey Brian Author: … | Continue reading
You probably know him from his work. David Revoy is a freelancer based in the south of France. He works exclusively with open source software and GNU/Linux. He does a lot of illustrations for Framasoft and has customers all over the world. Also, if you don’t know his web comic pr … | Continue reading
Today’s blog is about another professor. A Canadian professor who now lives in France. He was fed up with Microsoft, and adopted Linux. And, just for that, you should check out his blog. bbbhltz’s blog Author: bbbhltz URL: https://bbbhltz.codeberg.page You can follow him on Masto … | Continue reading
Today’s blog is about a professor. He’s a computer science professor at the Data Science Laboratory of the Université du Québec in Montreal. Damien Lemire Author: Daniel Lemire URL: https://lemire.me/blog/ He often posts links to many scientific papers or studies that you can lea … | Continue reading
I’ve always had a strong affection for comics and all things related to pens and pencils. Today, I would like to share a blog post featuring a bear, which I feel compelled to mention. Hey, I’m Liz Author: Liz Climo URL: https://lizclimo.tumblr.com/ I stumbled upon that website se … | Continue reading