Marcel van der Boom @mrb@mastodon.nl
- Website
- https://mrblog.nl
- Write Freely
- https://qua.name
- Pixelfed
- @mrb
- OpenPGP
- 77DDA1B68D04792A8F85D855235E5C8CF5E8DFFB
#maker, #software #engineer, #metalworker, #ultralight #outdoor, #crypto, #foss, #toolnut, (kit-) #carenthusiast, #dutch
Joined Aug 2019
Marcel van der Boom
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I've been pushing XMPP a lot lately. Signal is a fantastic bit of software that's FOSS and best for privacy, but the platform isn't really open. It's ultimately controlled by Moxie and the Signal Foundation. They don't want it federating with other servers, the client isn't designed to handle multiple accounts for possible multiple servers, and they don't want any other clients connecting to their server.
I'd rather just stick to XMPP and help it improve.
first selection criterium on chosing a bank today: does their app work on rooted phone without google services?
I'm on my third bank app now, the last one functioned till a week ago with help of #magisk, but stopped working today.
customer service didn't care much (they did suggest removing root and installing google services though)
One does not simply list 'notation data' with #gpg
Marcel van der Boom
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It's finally here, teasing is over:
I'm excited to launch #keyoxide today!
https://yarmo.eu/post/keyoxide
#FOSS solution for easy encryption, signature verification and decentralized identity proofs!
I've been in favor of #DeleteKeybase but I never had something to offer as an alternative. Now I do :)
Marcel van der Boom
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@mrb Thanks! Restoring the page now
@matt You are aware that https://writefreely.org/instances has been giving errors?
The #trekarta app is truly a joy to use.
Quality of the app is top notch. Especially the interface design is worth a look.
Examples:
- every ui element gets introduced on first use
- good use of tap and tap-and-hold (roughly: toggle vs configure)
- a very interesting widget design to fine-tune showing amenities without losing oversight
- the interface stays very clean which is important for mapping applications.
a rare #foss gem
It's been a while, but I'm letting spam callers again listen to the screaming monkeys.
https://www.asterisksounds.org/en/sounds/tt-monkeys
Trigger was a 'Infinity inquirer' (?) series of calls on "investment advice survey" which would only stop after i took a survey (so they said. Obviously, I didn't take the survery)
Marcel van der Boom
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"Welcome to My Garden is a platform allowing citizens to put their garden freely at disposal as a rudimentary #campsite to travelers. It's a not-for-profit initiative set up by a group of citizens."
" you can only reach the campground by foot, bicycle or public transport. Getting there with your private car is forbidden"
"This is not Dour Festival"
https://welcometomygarden.be
#camping #biking #belgium #cartography
Took me a whole day to consolidate my #emacs configuration to #systemd + #emacsclient setup.
Goal was simplification.
Struggles:
- systemd config mistakes can lead to silent failures
- I will never master shell script quoting
- moving window (frame) management to a window manager completely is not trivial
- emacsclient has hardcoded action for -a flag, which makes using sockets harder
Full config published here:
https://qua.name/mrb/an-org-babel-based-emacs-configuration
https://github.com/dkrivoruchko/ScreenStream turns out to be near perfect for what I need!
It does everything I need, except the manually written notes get rotated / moved on the stream using the onyx ereader.
So close....
The app is worth checking out in any case, it's of higher quality than most apps out there. Very well done.
#scrcpy (https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy) would be so useful if it worked with my #onyx ereader.
For example, teaching math to my nephew using #jitsi , I miss a 'shareable piece of paper and pen'
@mdbraber Is er een upgrade te verwachten van mastodon.nl van 3.0.1 naar 3.1.4 ?
Marcel van der Boom
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I'm not sure if I like @nextcloud becoming something of a kitchensync for "everything that runs on a server".
Do one thing. Do that well. comes to mind.
- Website
- https://mrblog.nl
- Write Freely
- https://qua.name
- Pixelfed
- @mrb
- OpenPGP
- 77DDA1B68D04792A8F85D855235E5C8CF5E8DFFB
#maker, #software #engineer, #metalworker, #ultralight #outdoor, #crypto, #foss, #toolnut, (kit-) #carenthusiast, #dutch
Joined Aug 2019
