GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

The #Puppet community’s response to Perforce’s continued refusal to actually work with us
https://beanbag.technicalissues.us/an-unsupportable-path/

June 15, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

I opened Instagram and the very first thing caught my eye because I’m big on having the ability to be as private as you want while still exercising other rights like free speech. As I’m reading, it surprised me by suggesting #Meshtastic multiple times!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DKsHJZ5AhwM/?img_index=9&igsh=Y2N6bzZiMTZod3ow

June 13, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

🤔What useful things could a #Puppet / #OpenVox agent do on #NixOS: ensure services stay running, provide reporting, manage containers & compose files not managed by #Nix / Home Manager, trigger runs of nixos-rebuild…

June 10, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

I found a really interesting article on #Meshtastic that does a great job of introducing it. I’ve been playing with it a little lately and think it’s both neat and potentially useful for times like camp outs and the like.
https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2024/12/10/all-you-need-to-know-about-meshtastic/

June 03, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

It’s been a productive night: first I got my new key caps installed on my keyboard and then I finished setting a @nextcloud instance & email server for my Cub Scout pack. Tomorrow I should be able to button things up on Nextcloud and start inviting users 🎉
[ #Nextcloud #CubScouts #MechanicalKeyboard ]

May 26, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

I got my first pair of @meshtastic nodes setup tonight 😁 I’m really looking forward to playing with them more and seeing what all I can do.
[ #Meshtastic #OffGrid #LoRa ]

April 25, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

He is risen! Happy #Easter everyone!

April 20, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

@ironicbadger what was the location tracking software that was compatible with #OwnTracks you mentioned on Self Hosted? I can’t remember where in the show it was mentioned and don’t see it in the notes

April 19, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

“A Key Fight Over the Most Infamous Police Project in the Country Is Coming to a Head” reminds us why investigative #journalism is so important.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/04/copy-city-fight-future-of-journalism.html

April 11, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

😂 this cartoon’s animated and interactive. Open it in a browser instead of just here and have fun #XKCD
https://xkcd.com/3074/

April 10, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

@ironicbadger you were talking on Self Hosted about triggering lights when on camera… I do that via a sensor from the @homeassistant companion app - anytime my camera is on, for any app, it turns on a sign downstairs that says “ON ZOOM” that’s powered by #WLED. I’m happy to share more details if you want.

April 05, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

If anyone has #Apple devices, update them asap, massive zero day “holy crap” level vulnerability fixes just came out.

April 01, 2025
GeneBean
genebean@fosstodon.org

@ironicbadger & @ChrisLAS - if y’all are going to do a segment on #Immich kiosk, I’d be happy to preemptively share what I’ve got going with it. to;dr is a little pi-sized “digital photo frame” on my desk & a 65” tv near my front door that has digital art via Immich kiosk and a home dashboard that can be switched to with the push of a zigbee button. The TV and an old tiny Lenovo to run it were acquired for free. The Pi one is all #Nix-ified too.

March 31, 2025