Aaron Axvig @aaron@axvigs.com
Living on a sailboat on the east coast. Past IT Manager, probably future too.
Just spent about two hours to do a two character fix on an open source project's docs. Mostly env setup and relearning how to do branching and pull requests. https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2469
Point No Point Lighthouse
We are about to pass south across the mouth of the Potomac River.
Seen today: Facebook group admin brags about not letting businesses post (advertise) to the group. Then in the next paragraph they announce (advertise) the "solution" of a website where people and businesses can buy/sell/advertise.
So only the group admin is allowed to advertise in the group.
Use #gitlab, they said. It’s Free Software, they said. They will respect your privacy. They’re the good ones. #WhereIsMySurprisedFace
if apps collected personal data to "improve their service", services would be good by now
Headed north on Delaware Bay. Engine at 2800rpm, speed through water 5.8 knots, speed over ground 7.1 knots. Weak wind but it is giving us about a 0.5 knot boost.
"Captain's log" of our sailboat travels so far: https://github.com/aaronaxvig/hunter-376-docs/blob/master/log-2019.md
Nextcloud does a lot of stuff, but I think it tries to do too much, which results in mediocre services.
Currently use it for file sync, notes and RSS. Thinking about changing up to something like the pic attached. Thoughts anyone?
Hence walking the dog seems to often cost $50.
Walked the dog (Louise). We wander and almost always find good stuff. Today I found a marine store so got a part for the boat there, then I ate a slice of pizza, then I bought a bag of jerky. Cape May, NJ
I have had an itch to setup some selfhosted stuff for a while now. I suppose I read too much doom and gloom about big tech companies on Hacker News. But I have the skills (barely, it seems at times) so why not do this...
Living on a sailboat on the east coast. Past IT Manager, probably future too.
