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Month: January 2023

Posted on 2023/01/12
perennial pkg problem

Based on a sample size of 1, a new DragonFly 6.4 install may have a version of pkg that is confused by config file syntax changes.  If that happens to you, the same fix still works.

1 Comment - Categories: DragonFly
Posted on 2023/01/12
Always ASCII

NetBSD ASCII flag for the bootloader.  (via)

0 Comments - Categories: BSD
Posted on 2023/01/12
Xplainer

X Window System Basics.  (via and via)

0 Comments - Categories: Lazy Reading
Posted on 2023/01/11
Emergency booting

If you scramble your DragonFly system and can’t boot, here’s some immediate suggestions.

0 Comments - Categories: DragonFly
Posted on 2023/01/102023/01/09
Serial support fades

We all could see this coming, but still – most workstations have had serial support for the last…  half century?

0 Comments - Categories: BSD, DragonFly
Posted on 2023/01/09
Zen3 temp sensor support

DragonFly now has support for 19h / Zen3 AMD temperature sensors.

1 Comment - Categories: BSD, DragonFly
Posted on 2023/01/07
Nov/Dec 2022 FreeBSD Journal out

November/December 2022 FreeBSD Journal.  The strategic failure section in Letters is apposite.  (via)

0 Comments - Categories: BSD
Posted on 2023/01/072023/01/06
NYCBUG in-person?

There might be a live, in-person NYCBUG meeting soon?  A proposal and space is needed.

0 Comments - Categories: BSD
Posted on 2023/01/07
Mutally Assured Engagement

Why not to participate in social media.

0 Comments - Categories: Lazy Reading
Posted on 2023/01/06
Crayon Factory

The best how-it’s-made video ever, by Mr. Rogers.

1 Comment - Categories: Lazy Reading
Posted on 2023/01/062023/01/06
Search Gizmos

Search Gizmos.  No Shop Sherlock is nice. (via)

0 Comments - Categories: Lazy Reading
Posted on 2023/01/05
The bad old days of hardware

OS/2 on an add-in card.

0 Comments - Categories: Lazy Reading
Posted on 2023/01/05
Gocarts and pizza at ChiBUG

The next ChiBUG meeting on the 10th may be a go-karts and pizza event.

0 Comments - Categories: BSD
Posted on 2023/01/05
evdev needed for 6.4

If you are running xorg, you’ll want to add the xf86-input-evdev package after upgrading to DragonFly 6.4.

0 Comments - Categories: BSD
Posted on 2023/01/04
Early network maps

Early maps of the Internet, some of which I’ve never seen.

0 Comments - Categories: Lazy Reading
Posted on 2023/01/04
Lazy Reading vs BSD

At this point, everything I post is probably going to be either BSD or not – meaning Lazy Reading.  Those are the most fun categories anyway.  I’ll mark appropriately.

0 Comments - Categories: BSD, Lazy Reading
Posted on 2023/01/04
5E D&D Gaming Journals

Field Notes makes D&D specific gaming journals.  (via)

0 Comments - Categories: Lazy Reading
Posted on 2023/01/032023/01/04
IndieRunner and BSD games

Orangepixel indie games now with preliminary support via IndieRunner.

3 Comments - Categories: BSD
Posted on 2023/01/032023/01/04
Pizza pizza pizza

The Wordloaf Mega Pizza Equipment, Ingredients, and Resources Guide

0 Comments - Categories: Lazy Reading
Posted on 2023/01/032023/01/04
A keyboard book readers will enjoy

Shift Happens – if you like anything I link to on keyboards, you’ll like this.  (via)

0 Comments - Categories: Lazy Reading

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