On a random note, having something like fstab, but for devicemapper configurations, could be really niceโespecially looking at the fact that Arch has separate mkinitcpio hooks for dmraid and dmcrypt already.
..Yeah, yeah, I know, I can just use LVM at that point.. but where's the fun in not baking things in the initramfs instead? ๐ ๐
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Just switched my root-on-SSD home/var-on-HDD setup over to a single-partition dm-cache setup which automatically caches useful blocks... and it all works!
Hopefully, this will speed up Docker and Firefox going forward. ๐ฅฒ
...I did feel like a wizard for having to write my own mkinitcpio hook ๐ฉ - thankfully I had https://wiki.tnonline.net/w/Blog/dm-cache:_Linux_Accelerated_Storage to guide me!
Would anyone be interested in a longer write-up on how I got all that working? ๐
[#]linux #archlinux #dmcache #initramfs
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Okay, what. I finally got a Bluetooth dongle that works with #linux (a TPLink UB400), and straight away, out of the box, I can:
Connect to bluetooth headphones and listen to music.
Connect my phone, and.. get music from the phone playing on the computer? With no configuration?
I. am. in. awe. - all my devices are working together! ๐ฎ๐ฎ
For reasons, today's #libremonday shoutout goes to #pipewire (again ๐ฅฒ). Thanks to everyone who made Bluetooth work this well! ๐ ๐
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The only minor gripe I have with it at the moment, is that it's failing to access my Motorola-branded phone's wide lens camera. Yet, from what I've read online so far, that's mostly a fault of the phone manufacturer not exposing the correct APIs in their own close-sourced code than of individual applications not using them, so it's dubious if I can actually do anything about it, except confirm that through debugging.
Oh well. It's not like I bought the phone for the camera lens anyway... ๐ ๐
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It's #libremonday again!
Ever wanted a camera that lets you manually control the focus and exposure settings for that one perfect shot from your mobile device? That can save RAW images, including individual HDR shots? Or perhaps, just a camera that doesn't always open Google Photos instead of your gallery app?
All of that, and more, is #OpenCamera - a delightful to use, GPL-licensed #foss Camera app, available on F-droid, customizable to fit you, in every way!
https://opencamera.org.uk/
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Hey Fediverse!
I'm a senior software engineer with 9+ years of experience, looking for a US Remote/~Texas job.
I have a knack for anything technological (esp. FOSS) and I've worked with JavaScript, C++, Rust, C#, Kotlin, K8s, and more.
Highlights:
CV at https://bojidar-bg.dev/cv/
[#]fedihired #getfedihired
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Even needed an image of your signature for a document? If you are anything like me, that's a long process, involving signing scratch paper, taking a photo, editing it, ... all for one signature just as insecure as if you reused the previous one!
If you are on #linux however, you can try https://github.com/Wazzaps/fingerpaint out! It allows making such images using your laptop's touchpad, saving time and paper, while keeping the spirit of making an unique signature for each document.
[#]FOSS rocks! #libremonday
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Aves Libre is a #foss #opensource gallery and metadata explorer for Android
Like many others, I got fed up with Google's constant backup nags, and switched to find:
Check it out! https://github.com/deckerst/aves
[#]libremonday #aveslibre
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Anyway, looking for a few more #foss #android recommendations:
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(expect more LibreMonday entries soon ๐)
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Over the last few weeks, I've been switching a lot of my #android 's apps over to #FOSS alternatives.
So far it feels really really freeing, like a breath of fresh air โจ๐
Those apps work better than the Google defaults - no Home pages to click through, no flashy animations to wait for, no insistent nags about backing my whole life to a machines in their complete control... plus, some of them have cool extra features on top! ๐คฉ
@fdroidorg for the win!
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First #game release by a student of mine: https://elli-anna.itch.io/robo-vs-self
Guide a robot across a variety of puzzle levels using a limited quantity of arrows. ๐ค
Built with #p5js over a few months. Quite well impressed both with the ease with which students have picked up the library so far and the creativity elli-anna put into devising the various mechanics and levels. #gamedev
Give it a look. All feedback welcome! ๐
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Bad business #idea, please debunk ๐:
Offer tech literacy trainings to various non-technical local businesses, say restaurants, hotels, etc. On the way, try to upsell them setup and administration of FOSS products, tailored their existing workflow. Depending on the upsell's success, either fix issues or add features in those FOSS products to make them more attractive for future clients. Repeat the loop with step one.
...no way that can both make money and improve #FOSS, right?
[#]businessidea
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reminder to #donate to the #opensource software you use and value. the world would be a much much darker place without #foss
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I was going to upload a photo to Mastodon, but ended up rabbit-holing into describing the method I use to transfer photos from #android to #linux
https://bojidar-bg.dev/blog/2024-08-16-photos-over-adb/
Ah well. Enjoy! ๐
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(On the point of trial and error: do note that back then I didn't have that good of a grasp of English, so the documentation, while good even then, was quite a bit over my head; and YouTube was not much of a thing yet. For anyone picking up the GIMP today, I'll bet there are many faster ways than just trial and error.)
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I remember I started toying around with @GIMP when I was still around 6~10 yo, and I spent many many hours just looking through menus and learning the various filters and tools.
It wasn't all intuitive, but trial and error went a long way; I still remember the joy of finally figuring out that tiny selection mask button!
Yet, a markedly more fun moment was seeing mom try to coax a Windows-based image editor to crop images, while GIMP did that with ease. Really, #FOSS is a superpower! #libremonday
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