@arh @argv_minus_one @fabiscafe so which version of Alpha Centauri is “acceptable” to run on modern Linux: the 25 year old Loki games binary, or the similar-age windows binary under WINE? (Bonus question: guess which is easier!) Or is the correct answer neither: start a project to clone the game from scratch?

@tertle950 @fabiscafe @arh @argv_minus_one Debian is currently behind xscreensaver upstream by one version (6.08 versus 6.09). Jwz’s blog post was 9 years ago. https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/xscreensaver

I’ve released version 3.20250221 of ikiwiki http://ikiwiki.info/news/version_3.20250221/

New blog post: haskell streaming libraries https://jmtd.net/log/haskell_streaming/ #haskell #phd

Wow this thread (and its successors) couldn't be more in my interest-space:
https://hachyderm.io/@simontatham/114021236557200593

@Nux neither have I: so long ago that i thought it was still a job for awstats! I’m curious to see how much bandwidth crawlers are wasting. Seems about 400MiB/day for me

Thank you for all the goaccess recommendations!

What’s recommended for local web log statistics these days?

really enjoyed “The Gorge” soundtrack https://soundtracks.lnk.to/thegorge #music

Canadian colleague pointed me at "Cream of Earl Grey" tea. I'm intrigued https://www.genuinetea.ca/products/cream-of-earl-grey-pyramid-tea-bags

It’s remarkably awkard to find centos stream containers. I wonder if anyone is using them

@jwildeboer I’m very fond of the kobo libra

TIL: there’s no /dev/stderr (or /proc/self/fd/2) in the execution context of a systemd unit.

New blog post: printables.com feed https://jmtd.net/log/printables_feed/ #3dprinting

@algernon I think oracle offer a free tier which includes arm64

Oh interesting, Amazon clamping down on de-DRMing ebooks: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/02/13/psa-download-your-kindle-ebooks-now-before-amazon-removes-the-option/

New blog post: 10 years at Red Hat https://jmtd.net/log/redhat/10/ https://jmtd.net/log/redhat/fedora.png

@dwm I’d be happy to mentor if you choose to do that

Old piece of NIN lore. Seems pertinent in these times. https://www.nin.wiki/images/thumb/1/1b/Artisresistance.jpg/1242px-Artisresistance.jpg

@goldmann in 2 days I hit 10 years at fedoraplace. Will I get my puck!??