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Author: Justin Sherrill

Posted on 2023/01/16
Overlooked SF films

Strange Adventures: a film list.  Most of these films were new to me and probably will be to you.

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Posted on 2023/01/14
pkg cleanup tips

Removing pkg detritus.  Applies to any system with pkg, including DragonFly.  (via)

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Posted on 2023/01/14
2023-2028 Lisp machine

Project Mage, building an all new Lisp environment.  (via)

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Posted on 2023/01/14
HAMMER2/NetBSD

HAMMER2 file system for NetBSD.  (there’s been foreshadowing)

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Posted on 2023/01/132023/01/13
New Cyriak

Just the video, not the music, but it’s a new Cyriak animation.  (via)

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Posted on 2023/01/13
LISP machine in action

Symbolics virtual LISP machine experience on video.  (via)

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Posted on 2023/01/13
/etc/rc.local.d now an option

DragonFly now checks both /etc/rc.d and /etc/rc.local.d during boot and shutdown, so you don’t have to mix system-installed and local rc scripts.

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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.

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Posted on 2023/01/12
Always ASCII

NetBSD ASCII flag for the bootloader.  (via)

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Posted on 2023/01/12
Xplainer

X Window System Basics.  (via and via)

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Posted on 2023/01/11
Emergency booting

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

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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?

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Posted on 2023/01/09
Zen3 temp sensor support

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

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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)

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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.

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Posted on 2023/01/07
Mutally Assured Engagement

Why not to participate in social media.

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Posted on 2023/01/06
Crayon Factory

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

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Posted on 2023/01/062023/01/06
Search Gizmos

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

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Posted on 2023/01/05
The bad old days of hardware

OS/2 on an add-in card.

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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.

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