Lmst

@reiddragon @afriendlykittycat yeah, but sadly I've not seen any going on.

Generally I see a decline in nieche distros, nit just #Android-based, but any #efficient ones:
- #Porteus went #CCSS with #subscription-based licensing,
- @bunsenlabs canceled #32bit support (likely due to upstream #Debian)

On Half Litre Kettles and Tea Drinking

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For years I thought, "I want a smaller kettle so I can boil enough for a cup of tea or to make coffee, without throwing out two thirds to three quarters of the water I boiled. For years I thought that getting a smaller kettle was a waste of money, as they are often more expensive than larger ones. That is, until a certain person was elected for a second time and that nation showed real hatred towards the entire world.

No Flies Attracted with Vinegar

It's at this point that I thought "Why should I get products from Country A when it arrests people for not being of the right nationality and punishes people from not buying locally. Let's remember that the world blindly uses phones, computers, operating systems, drinks, books, films and a lot more from that nation. If everyone was as xenophobic as that nation, then that nation would no longer be a world power, but that's a distraction.

The advantage of a small kettle is that you boil enough water for one cup of coffee or one tea. You barely waste any energy or water, so you're more likely to have a second cup, and then a third, and then a fourth. You're also saving on plastic waste and money. If you buy 50-100 bags for a few francs you're set for several weeks. In contrast with bottled drinks you're shopping at least every six days.

I found that with a larger kettle, when I boiled 800ml of water, and put that hot water into a flask, with tea, the volume was such that it took so long to cool that I didn't drink the tea I prepared. With the new system I do.

And finally

I made the switch once my new habit was stable, rather than before. Now I use a higher percentage of the water I boil.

#efficient #kettle #single #solitary #tea #waste

View of Narcisses on the way up to Jaman

Obsolete hardware

Whenever I need to run an operating system on obsolete computing hardware, I find the smallest distribution Puppy Linux comes into mind.
The last number of years Slitaz has been doing an enormously great job keeping my old hardware to chug along.

Slitaz is so small it can run on RAM:

That's Amiga speak for ramdisk

#hardware #obsolete #distro #small #environment #Puppy #Slitaz #Linux #keep #running #technology #programming #efficient #Amiga #RAM #ramdisk #FAST

Un peu de pratique pourrait aider... #Punch #Wordless #Efficient #UseItInTheFace ;)

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kh2oesofkfmqao3gjrbmnbcd/post/3mg7zqikvac25

a group of people are sitting ...

Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow puts in efficient work in first spring start

https://misryoum.com/us/sports/dodgers-tyler-glasnow-puts-in-efficient-work-in/

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> PHOENIX — Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow is an admitted overthinker. But you wouldn’t know it based on his efficient first spring training start Thursday against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch. Glasnow pitched two-plus innings, retiring the...

#Dodgers #Tyler #Glasnow #puts #efficient #work #first #spring #start #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Re: Where can you reduce clutter in your life? – Angel Girl Brianna
https://angelgirlbrianna.com/2026/01/19/re-where-can-you-reduce-clutter-in-your-life/
#nudism #naturist #naturism #nudist #clothes #clutter #AngelGirlBrianna #reduce #reduceclutter #environment #efficient #reduceclothes #clothing #reduceclothing #life #answer #advice #environmental #wearless #lessclothing

Need speed? We’ve got it. 🚀
Our full servo motor double station paper plate machine produces 120-140 units every minute, non-stop.
Efficiency redefined. #industrial #production #machine #factory #efficient

@SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo so #energy #efficient, using electricity for 2 purposes: heating and computation 🤗🔌🌩

Venezuela invasion: little, too late. Climate-heat pumps are coming to displace oil heat...

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/01/03/on-heat-pumps-colorado-hits-the-ground-running/

#oil #oilheat #heatpumps #hvac #energyefficiency #oilandgas #electrification #decarbonization #zeroemission #healthyhome #buildings #sustainable #sustainability #energy #efficient

Venezuela invasion: little, too late. Climate-heat pumps are coming to displace oil heat...

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/01/03/on-heat-pumps-colorado-hits-the-ground-running/

#oil #oilheat #heatpumps #hvac #energyefficiency #oilandgas #electrification #decarbonization #zeroemission #healthyhome #buildings #sustainable #sustainability #energy #efficient

🎊 Happy New Year, Happy Easter, Summer Solstice Greetings, and Merry Christmas. That's 2026 done. See you at the same time next year. 🎉
#Efficient #AuDHD #ADHD

🎉 Wow, #groundbreaking news: sending fewer redundant bytes is more efficient! 🚀 Who would've thought? 🤔 Let's all take a moment to thank Captain #Compression for saving us from the horror of slightly larger #WebSocket messages. 🙄
https://bou.ke/blog/compressed/ #news #efficient #data #technology #CaptainCompression #HackerNews #ngated

https://screwlisp.small-web.org/cl-series/intern-everything/
Short article #clseries #lazyEvaluation #efficient #commonLisp #lisp . Just an example of using series to in-place alter a nested list by acting on its scanned fringe, incrementally in a repl.

(defparameter *list* '((a 1 b 2) (3) 4 (((c)))))
*list*
(require :series)
(series::install)
(scan-lists-of-lists-fringe ***)
(#Mformat (series nil) (series "~a") *)
(#Mintern *)
(alter *** *)
(series::install :remove t)
*list*

Oh that's actually the whole thing (- explanation)

We certainly will need to preserve the #tech and #knowledge to build these and consider using #WasteHeat that way more often than not, because it is #simple, #efficient, has no moving parts and thus not failure points.

It certainly would make it easier and simpler to build a lot of #passive #sensors and also enable more #FrugalComputing just by virtue of being a non-moving, no-maintenance deal.

In case anyone gets reminded by this design: Yes, the Russians did abuse the same principle for RTGs like the infamous Beta-M...

Cuz we all know how well #Russia keeps's it's #nuclear shit ordered and safe... #not

Abandoned Beta-M type RTGs on the Kola Peninsula.

- An IBC-style container frame with a big metal cylinder mounted inside it. It has vertical cooling fins oun the outside. The container's side panels are gone alongside it's warning signs for the radioactive content of the RTG.

- A second, less-vandalized container is next to it, tho similarly disrepaired and abandoned to the elements.

Source: Apparently from bellona.no, which claims "(c) BELLONA -- Reuse and reprint recommended provided source is stated"; they credit the image to "Finnmark region government".

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soviet_RTG.jpg

FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 16: Command Your Filesystem with broot

Ever felt lost in a sea of files? Meet broot, the terminal file manager that gives you an eagle's-eye view of your directories. It’s not just a replacement for ls or tree, it’s a full-blown interactive navigator that shows your files as a live, searchable tree, complete with instant previews and powerful batch operations, all without leaving your terminal.

Unlike traditional methods, broot renders an intuitive visual tree where folder sizes are immediately apparent, and you can fuzzy-search, navigate, and manage files with keyboard shortcuts. Want to find all *.tmp files? Just type the pattern and jump to them. Need to move, copy, or delete files in bulk? broot lets you do it in a few keystrokes, with a live preview to avoid mistakes. Everything is local, fast, and keyboard-driven.

Pro tip: Use broot’s :rm or :mv commands to clean up your Downloads folder in seconds, or enable the “sizes” view to instantly spot what’s hogging your disk space. With broot, you’re not just listing files, you’re commanding them.

Link: https://github.com/Canop/broot

What would you organize with a filesystem visualizer that thinks like you do? Taming a cluttered project folder, finding duplicates, or just navigating at the speed of thought?

#AdventCalendar #Adventskalender #FOSS #OpenSource #DevTools #CLI #Productivity #Terminal #Linux #Unix #SysAdmin #FileManager #CommandLine #TechTools #Developer #Efficiency #KeyboardDriven #Rust #Organize #Automation #Privacy #DataManagement #Tools #OSS #FreeSoftware #TerminalTools #Workflow #Tech #Software #Programming #Coding #DeveloperTools #FileSystem #Navigation #Visualization #KeyboardShortcuts #Efficient #ProductivityTools #DataOrganization #LocalFirst #OfflineTools #TechCommunity #broot