A timeline of what I watch (too much really) - mostly contributions to various forum threads Feb 23 2022 I found a solution to a problem I didn't know I had! The problem: I really like all sorts of conspiration myths for their entertainment value, but I just can't be arsed to actually seek out and w...

Two chapters in this article are Debian-specific, the rest is more or less Archlinux-specific. It never grew into the device-specific alround tutorial I envisioned and has been partially superseded by this article. The ThinkPad itself is in daily use. No regrets there! BIOS Update The latest BIOS ...

What I listen to & want to share online. Nina Hagen in Ekstase Ich bin die Mutter des Punk - na Gott sei Dank! Cardiacs II Cardiacs I wrote about them before... never actually saw them, but have been listening to this album up and down for years. I wish I'd been woke enough back then to see them...

Premise Create a user that has the sole task to run some daemon that also needs to store files on disk. Starting and stopping daemon, as well as accessing these files, needs to be possible via ssh. Otherwise it should be locked down as far as possible. Let's call the user sandy from now on. There al...

Situation Two virtual servers with command line ssh and sftp access, administered from my local machine. I want to migrate everything from one server to the other, without an additional stop on the local machine. The web site in question is located in a www subfolder of the home folder (sometimes al...

Seen on reddit Schrödinger's Douchebag: When you make sexist or racist statements then decide whether or not it was "just a joke" based on people's reaction. Adlai Stevenson II (1900 - 1965) My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. Where it’s safe to say what...

I recently watched the documentary BBC - Synth Britannia Just some notes on the music and bands covered. BBC - Synth Britannia playlist: Artist/Band Title Depeche Mode New Life Wendy Carlos William Tell Wendy Carlos Clockwork Orange Main Title Kraftwerk Autobahn The Clash White Riot...

Sometimes I want to get a message from my server, e.g. diagnostic stuff from services (SMART daemon, fail2ban), or if someone tries to contact me on my website, and I want it sent to one of my email addresses which is not maintained on that server. I used to use sSMTP for this, but it seems to stop ...