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EDIT: TIL, I think that using `shutdown -r now` doesn't count for rebooting in modern ubuntu. #leSigh.
It thought i hadn't rebooted in over a year, as i didn't use a GUI button, or an actual power button to reboot.
see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runlevel

Der Nachbar baut sich einen Pool. Toll wie die Menschen mit der Zeit gehen.

#lesigh

Der Nachbar baut sich einen Pool. Toll wie die Menschen mit der Zeit gehen.

#lesigh

Alarmed by a billion PCs still using #Windows10, MS extends security support for another year til Oct 2027.

I'm running an inherited PC which was a hot-shit gamer box in 2015. With SSDs it's a proper screamer, booting in about 12 sec. It's not Win11 compatible and I don't want win 11 if I can avoid it.

I don't want to replace it and I def am not interested in Linux stuff as several of my #hamradio apps are not compatible with them.

#lesigh

Alarmed by a billion PCs still using #Windows10, MS extends security support for another year til Oct 2027.

I'm running an inherited PC which was a hot-shit gamer box in 2015. With SSDs it's a proper screamer, booting in about 12 sec. It's not Win11 compatible and I don't want win 11 if I can avoid it.

I don't want to replace it and I def am not interested in Linux stuff as several of my #hamradio apps are not compatible with them.

#lesigh

Welcher Designer kam eigentlich auf die **brilliante** Idee Kreditkarten im Hochformat zu gestalten, was dann bedingt, dass das Feldchen für die Unterschrift 0.8 x 2.3 cm groß ist...?

#lesigh

Mmmmmmh,… ICE fährt ein. Wagenreihung ist falsch rum. Also einmal von quasi ganz hinten nach ganz vorne.

#lesigh

Mmmmmmh,… ICE fährt ein. Wagenreihung ist falsch rum. Also einmal von quasi ganz hinten nach ganz vorne.

#lesigh

Enterprise-ware, #leSigh.
Someone's production website where AFAICT "RWD" is run JS to compute screen size and guess mobile (a boolean).
then do a HTTP refresh with screen size as GET args.

No, im not running a weird browser.

The sheer ignorance of some tech "journalists" INFURIATES me.

Today the NYTimes featured on its homepage an article about how "The Netherlands blocked a U.S. company from buying a Dutch firm that handles its national ID system."

🔗​: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/technology/solvinity-kyndryl-blocked-deal-us-europe-rift.html

So far, so good.

But the journalist behind the article wrote in the comments section:

"More and more, countries in Europe want to disentangle themselves from American tech. What's less clear is what exactly they can replace it with."

EXCUSE ME ADAM SATARIANO, THERE IS A GALAXY OF EXCELLENT FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE THAT MANY EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS ARE ALREADY USING.... OR EVEN BUILDING AT THE MOMENT.

Maybe I should have gone into journalism after all #lesigh

#rants

The sheer ignorance of some tech "journalists" INFURIATES me.

Today the NYTimes featured on its homepage an article about how "The Netherlands blocked a U.S. company from buying a Dutch firm that handles its national ID system."

🔗​: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/technology/solvinity-kyndryl-blocked-deal-us-europe-rift.html

So far, so good.

But the journalist behind the article wrote in the comments section:

"More and more, countries in Europe want to disentangle themselves from American tech. What's less clear is what exactly they can replace it with."

EXCUSE ME ADAM SATARIANO, THERE IS A GALAXY OF EXCELLENT FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE THAT MANY EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS ARE ALREADY USING.... OR EVEN BUILDING AT THE MOMENT.

Maybe I should have gone into journalism after all #lesigh

#rants

It's really depressing when you find out that someone you've conversed with for a while is, in fact, a bellend.

I'm more disappointed in myself than them, given that I have a deluded level of "Working people out quickly" #LeSigh

It's really depressing when you find out that someone you've conversed with for a while is, in fact, a bellend.

I'm more disappointed in myself than them, given that I have a deluded level of "Working people out quickly" #LeSigh

#Random. Following a "everything in black" aesthetic is demanding. I will need to legally move Angola to get a black passport. #leSigh

ref https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/passports-by-country

rent in sydney is nuts.

housing prices in sydney are nuts.

when i do the maths on the repayments on said nuts housing price... its +10% cheaper then my rent.

but i'm afraid that if i lose my job i wont be able to make the repayments and i'll lose everything.

#lesigh

rent in sydney is nuts.

housing prices in sydney are nuts.

when i do the maths on the repayments on said nuts housing price... its +10% cheaper then my rent.

but i'm afraid that if i lose my job i wont be able to make the repayments and i'll lose everything.

#lesigh

#TIL my first website was before WP was released. #leSigh.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MikeElgan/116628156172886406

Oooh, this resource👇🏻 is going to be *incredibly* helpful whenever I may try to question / explain the uberisation of #GenAI coming soon to an org. near you! 😜

We've been here before, haven't we?, and we don't seem to have learned much from previous mistakes with other tech hype cycles, specially, when you connect the dots with trends like this one I shared a while ago 😔👉🏻 https://mastodon.social/@elsua54/116482791455221637

#SovereignByDesign #FuckTheAlgorithm #LeSigh

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MikeElgan/116628156172886406

Oooh, this resource👇🏻 is going to be *incredibly* helpful whenever I may try to question / explain the uberisation of #GenAI coming soon to an org. near you! 😜

We've been here before, haven't we?, and we don't seem to have learned much from previous mistakes with other tech hype cycles, specially, when you connect the dots with trends like this one I shared a while ago 😔👉🏻 https://mastodon.social/@elsua54/116482791455221637

#SovereignByDesign #FuckTheAlgorithm #LeSigh

@theru I've had a lifetime of being stabbed in the back. There's nothing worse than thinking they're your friend when all along they weren't.

I'm not sure what's more insulting: being stabbed in the back or being accused of being aggressive when you stand up for yourself?

#LeSigh

@theru I've had a lifetime of being stabbed in the back. There's nothing worse than thinking they're your friend when all along they weren't.

I'm not sure what's more insulting: being stabbed in the back or being accused of being aggressive when you stand up for yourself?

#LeSigh

@penguin42 I'm surprised at the level of voting for the Greens. A Reform voter tells me it's due to the Green Party's Gaza and Foreign Policy, and yes, the rise in Muslim voters. #LeSigh

@penguin42 I'm surprised at the level of voting for the Greens. A Reform voter tells me it's due to the Green Party's Gaza and Foreign Policy, and yes, the rise in Muslim voters. #LeSigh

If there's one thing I cannot stand, it's someone who thinks they are clever when, in fact, my dog has more intelligence than they do.

If you're going to attempt a cunning plan, make sure the person you're trying to get one over on doesn't have the nous to speak to the person your whole subdifuge depends on. There's nothing worse than when two stories don't match!
#LeSigh

If there's one thing I cannot stand, it's someone who thinks they are clever when, in fact, my dog has more intelligence than they do.

If you're going to attempt a cunning plan, make sure the person you're trying to get one over on doesn't have the nous to speak to the person your whole subdifuge depends on. There's nothing worse than when two stories don't match!
#LeSigh

What a performance ordering something off Fakebook. #LeSigh

What a performance ordering something off Fakebook. #LeSigh

Got past one chapter I was having a hard time with. Now stuck on the next chapter. #lesigh

Got past one chapter I was having a hard time with. Now stuck on the next chapter. #lesigh

@Microplastics101 The tricky part is getting rid of stuff without giving it away. The white scooter was given to me from the estate of a 95yo lady who passed away but I had to put a set of batteries in it, so I have a few 100 in it. #lesigh

@Microplastics101 The tricky part is getting rid of stuff without giving it away. The white scooter was given to me from the estate of a 95yo lady who passed away but I had to put a set of batteries in it, so I have a few 100 in it. #lesigh

#TIL / noticed
* "1st" - last two letters of first
* "2nd" - last two letters of second
* "3rd" - last two letters of third

#leSigh Victorian standards haven't died yet

Right, yet another opportunity to say I'm a miserable git. #LeSigh

I sent an email with two URLs. The URLs wre deliberatly seperated by a paragraph of text so it was clear there was two URLs. The basic question I was asking was which one was the right URL. I had this response back:

📨 "𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵."

Aaaaarrrrggghhh
#HyperlinkLottery

Right, yet another opportunity to say I'm a miserable git. #LeSigh

I sent an email with two URLs. The URLs wre deliberatly seperated by a paragraph of text so it was clear there was two URLs. The basic question I was asking was which one was the right URL. I had this response back:

📨 "𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵."

Aaaaarrrrggghhh
#HyperlinkLottery

LLM : the new PHP Hammer. In regards to using LLMs to run devops commands on server fleets (Ubuntu news). This is a terrible idea. The tool exists already, Saltstack or Ansible (if you must). Define a strict expected state, reapply it routinely to verify it or alert when it wasn't. It should be Idempotent. Not probabilistic, guard rails or not. I know the folks involved are all smarter than I, but this seems like a misstep #ubuntu #leSigh

LLM : the new PHP Hammer. In regards to using LLMs to run devops commands on server fleets (Ubuntu news). This is a terrible idea. The tool exists already, Saltstack or Ansible (if you must). Define a strict expected state, reapply it routinely to verify it or alert when it wasn't. It should be Idempotent. Not probabilistic, guard rails or not. I know the folks involved are all smarter than I, but this seems like a misstep #ubuntu #leSigh

So, my 30 GB Fedora Silverblue VM is now crying its eyes out because /var is full. Increasing the disk size doesn't immediately fix it. I'll need to move the third partition, then increase the size of the second partition that /var sits on.

What a faff. 😞
#LeSigh #SilverBlue #Fedora

So, my 30 GB Fedora Silverblue VM is now crying its eyes out because /var is full. Increasing the disk size doesn't immediately fix it. I'll need to move the third partition, then increase the size of the second partition that /var sits on.

What a faff. 😞
#LeSigh #SilverBlue #Fedora

Conclusion to last nights fiasco: in some situations NPM stops printing error messages so you cannot 'untaqngle its underwear'. #leSigh
Its a shame its not big enough to dress itself.

One of the downsides of algorithms is that platforms continue to show you stuff from people you used to work with. Not that I'm overly bothered, but it is depressing to see some individuals haven't learned a thing and continue in the behaviour that made them leave in the first place.

Hands up all those who have someone in their organisation who keeps trying to do a completely different job from the one they were employed to do.
#LeSigh

One of the downsides of algorithms is that platforms continue to show you stuff from people you used to work with. Not that I'm overly bothered, but it is depressing to see some individuals haven't learned a thing and continue in the behaviour that made them leave in the first place.

Hands up all those who have someone in their organisation who keeps trying to do a completely different job from the one they were employed to do.
#LeSigh

When i was in Phoenix over the weekend, i saw a Doordash robot in the bike lane and i REALLY wanted to run it over.

Like, REALLY wanted to run it over. #leSigh

@emlove

When i was in Phoenix over the weekend, i saw a Doordash robot in the bike lane and i REALLY wanted to run it over.

Like, REALLY wanted to run it over. #leSigh

@emlove

You can bitch and moan all you like, nobody is going to do anything for fear of being called an Anti-semite. And the problem is, the more everyone turns a blind eye, the worse the atrocities will increase.

Have we learned nothing from standing by and doing nothing?
#LeSigh

https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/31/condemnation-and-outrage-israelis-and-world-react-to-israeli-death-penalty-law

You can bitch and moan all you like, nobody is going to do anything for fear of being called an Anti-semite. And the problem is, the more everyone turns a blind eye, the worse the atrocities will increase.

Have we learned nothing from standing by and doing nothing?
#LeSigh

https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/31/condemnation-and-outrage-israelis-and-world-react-to-israeli-death-penalty-law

The lead for the throttle control pot wiper was broken. When the scooter was assembled about 20 years ago, the trained monkey installing the wiring harness looped the cable under the frame, most likely because the connectors had already been fitted to the harness before the harness was fitted to the scooter chassis... and the connectors wouldn't allow the harness to be installed properly. The harness got dragged on something. Connectors had to be fitted -after- the harness was fitted. #lesigh

RE: https://ohai.social/@GIFS_of_Puppets/116255823337244343

FRIYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY :ablobwobble: :annoyingdog: :parrot_party: #lesigh

@nurkiewicz
Right, I now see why/ how some jobs posted in LI are from the completely wrong company...
(I inferred a recruiter is doing both jobs, but didn't shift login, so the post has wrong source/ account).
Your observation implies the recruiter would be completely doing professional practice.
#leSigh

Sent one of the technicians out, and now they're caught up in a protest at the local drone building company.

I have been ever so supportive, contacted the police chief on the ground, and told him our guy is a complete bastard. 🤣

For the pedants: I made that bit up about the police chief. #LeSigh

HTH

@violenteastcoastcity mmm. We are in a rural/regional area of Australia. 30 mins drive away from the last big suburb of Sydney. However, it may as well be Mars to tradies. They don't want to come here because there's no fast food joints within 20 mins. drive, so there's no place they can envision having lunch. So we can't even get them to come out to quote, let alone do a job. We CAN get the local pissed idiots who take on enough work to buy their next carton of beer. #lesigh