Hello, name is Jim. I'm located near Norwich in the county of Norfolk.
Systems programmer by day, software developer by night. #Linux and #OpenBSD keeps me happy.
TIL: $HOSTALIASES in FreeBSD
Apparently you can set the $HOSTALIASES environment variable in FreeBSD (and maybe some Linuxen? but not OpenBSD AFAICT) to point to an alternate hosts file (instead of the default /etc/hosts) for re-mapping particular hosts. This would let you do something like
$ HOSTALIASES=$HOME/hosts.txt myprog
and any name-resolution that myprog(1) does will first consult the ~/hosts.txt file.
https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hostname&sektion=7
@jamesb Soon to be 'AI driven'.
Take the time to read {again} how Stephan has built a self hosted CDN using OpenSource programming and tools.
He literally shares the code. From what I processed, this method can scale up quite easily. You can build a super large CDN yourself using similar modus operandi.
No corporate CDN, but the insight, resilience and technical expertise of a great programmer, with the Passion and Curiosity of someone visionary.
All powered by OpenSource BSD IPv6 jails DNS caching and enthusiasm
Thank you Stephan
#CDN #networking #cache #IPv6 #IPv4 #programming #technology #BSD #freeBSD #jails #DNS #Wireshark
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/08/26/building-a-self-hosted-cdn-for-bsd-cafe-media/
I've done some things.
Will now (in theory) fetch the latest info for the #amateurRadio servers I know about and update the page info every day.
Code is at https://git.m0yng.uk/mastodon.radio/fediDashGrabber if you want to laugh at it
Any admins want to join in (or leave) let me know!
Fantastic V/UHF conditions today. 6M is up. 2M/70CM full of Dutch & German repeaters.
@Larvitz Updated the workstation yesterday. So far, so good.
#Linux and #BSD make computers and networks fun again. The two operating systems open up that long-dormant passion to learn and curiosity to ask how about things work. Then they beckon you to implement and experiment. This was also back when the #internet was fun. But #hottake the internet is becoming fun again as people are now #selfhosting blogs, websites, #mastodon, #peertube. The world is slowly pushing back against the corporate internet
@justine I’d be happy to share some sanitised configs. What would be most useful for you?
@justine I’ve been using OpenBSD for my router/firewall for 3/4 years. I also have AAISP and use PPPoE to connect to them without issue. It’s been solid and I honestly couldn’t go back to netfilter. The PF syntax is just soooo nice!
My thoughts and prayers go out to #voyager1, which after journeying for half a century to reach interstellar space is still expected to answer fucking work emails
@2E0RKE congratulations Ryan!
A judge has ruled in favor of Meta, saying training AI from copyrighted and pirated books is fair use.
In a similar case a judge ruled in favour of Anthropic.
It is a sad day for book writers. You have been robbed of revenue by the world’s richest people. They will make tons of money while book writers struggle to pay rent and food. There is no justice for artists and writers. My heart goes out to them.
'Meredith,' some guys ask, 'why won't you shove AI into Signal?'
Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️
I have to commend Ham Radio Outlet for their customer service.
I got a new Icom IC-7610 from them, delivered a few days ago. Last night, I noticed the bottom row of band-select buttons was a duplicate of the row above it. This is wrong. Someone at the factory screwed up.
I emailed them a pic, talked to them on the phone and they're sending out a replacement radio today along with a free return label for the "defective" one. Thanks HRO!
