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Cake day: November 7th, 2023

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  • I was in Georgia (the country) a few years back and visited a flea market, where, to my delight, several guys were selling a lot of Russian made tubes. I was inclined to buy a few, but didn’t have an opportunity to research the models on the spot, plus the hassle of taking back glass tubes in my luggage was eventually not worth it.

    Still, it’s endearing to know that they’re still around, apart from maker projects and overpriced retro hardware.




  • I don’t know what you think you’re seeing, but the airport is on the other side of the street.

    I’ll let you know what I was seeing:

    That’s an airport sign pointing the The Circle and they Hyatt airport hotels at Zurich airport. The whole complex is part of the Zurich airport, so I really have no idea what you are talking about. I mean, that’s literally how The Circle advertises itself:

    I don’t doubt that there are also locals present, that’s how an airport works, after all. Honestly, we might just have a different opinion what constitutes being part of the airport though.


  • If it’s right across the street, why are there signs pointing to the different terminals in the building?

    Honestly, I was about to comment how it’s kinda sad that people gather at a temple of capitalistic worship to watch a game (and an ugly one at that). I didn’t do it because my next thought was: hey, what if that’s their only option to experience a community for something they might enjoy and I left it at that. I mean come on, unless you’re kid and it’s the 80s or 90s, a mall is about the most soulless place on this earth.

    Now I’m kinda glad it’s mostly just a bunch of travelers waiting at an airport that would otherwise miss the game.




  • Technically, wouldn’t you need the guy 10 minutes in the direction of the rain cloud to have turned it on when you go on a hike? Makes the battery saving argument kinda moot I guess, you should get the notification anyway, if enough people in your area are providing sufficient data for the short term forecast.

    Now in order to make that happen, people should participate if they’re using the feature, but that’s almost a moral argument I guess.

    Anyway, would still be nice if iOS / Android had more fine grained permission controls.










  • Couldn’t watch, so I got a summary. Maybe it’s helpful for someone else:

    • Bluefin is introducing a new “Stable” tag for their Fedora distribution, in addition to the existing “GTS” (Grand Touring Support) and “Latest” tags.

    • The Stable tag will provide a middle ground between the aggressively updated Latest Fedora and the more conservative GTS version.

    • Stable will use the latest Fedora release, but with a slightly older kernel that has been more thoroughly tested and vetted by the Bluefin team.

    • This is intended to cater to enthusiasts who want the latest Fedora features, but with a bit more stability and reliability.

    • Bluefin will be publishing weekly updates for the Stable images, rather than waiting 2 weeks between updates like the Fedora CoreOS team.

    • The Stable images will also use zstd chunked compression to reduce the amount of bandwidth needed for updates.

    • Bluefin is unsure whether the Stable configuration (latest Fedora, slightly older kernel) or the GTS configuration (older Fedora, latest kernel) will ultimately feel more stable in practice

    • The Stable tag is a response to user feedback requesting access to the latest Fedora releases, rather than having to wait for the GTS version.

    • Nvidia driver updates for the Stable images will also be provided on a regular basis.

    • Bluefin is interested in exploring this middle ground between aggressively updated and conservatively updated Fedora distributions.