balleyne: I have moved my fediverse home to: https://floss.social/@balleyne
balleyne's status on Monday, 20-Jan-2020 01:21:19 EST
I have moved my fediverse home to: https://floss.social/@balleyne
balleyne: RT @jk 1800s: we now have cameras1900s: we now have screens2000s: cameras now have screens2010s: screens now have cameras
balleyne's status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2019 14:14:15 EST
RT @jk 1800s: we now have cameras1900s: we now have screens2000s: cameras now have screens2010s: screens now have cameras
balleyne: RT @tinker ~=8 Character Passwords Are Dead=~New benchmark from the Hashcat Team shows a 2080Ti GPU passing 100 Billion password guesses per second (NTLM hash).This means that the entire keyspace, or every possible combination of:- Upper- Lower- Number- Symbol...of an 8 chara ...
balleyne's status on Friday, 15-Feb-2019 17:54:38 EST
RT @tinker ~=8 Character Passwords Are Dead=~New benchmark from the Hashcat Team shows a 2080Ti GPU passing 100 Billion password guesses per second (NTLM hash).This means that the entire keyspace, or every possible combination of:- Upper- Lower- Number- Symbol...of an 8 chara ...
balleyne: Yesterday, my Samsung S5 unceremoniously died in an instant - system board gone. You know what's still working? I'm temporarily back to my 2010 Nokia N900... there was even a 2016 Maemo SSU system update pending...
balleyne's status on Thursday, 14-Feb-2019 07:51:19 EST
Yesterday, my Samsung S5 unceremoniously died in an instant - system board gone. You know what's still working? I'm temporarily back to my 2010 Nokia N900... there was even a 2016 Maemo SSU system update pending...
balleyne: Blaise Alleyne deleted notice {{tag:status.blaise.ca,2019-02-14:noticeId=112006:objectType=note}}.
balleyne's status on Thursday, 14-Feb-2019 07:49:58 EST
Blaise Alleyne deleted notice {{tag:status.blaise.ca,2019-02-14:noticeId=112006:objectType=note}}.
balleyne: Navdeep Bains’ "thoughts and prayers" wireless strategy to date is a failure for Canada. https://status.blaise.ca/url/21239 …
balleyne's status on Wednesday, 02-Jan-2019 13:49:20 EST
Navdeep Bains’ "thoughts and prayers" wireless strategy to date is a failure for Canada. https://status.blaise.ca/url/21239 …
balleyne: Since ditching my Palm Pilot in 2009, I've primarily used Tomboy for notes. It worked for many things, actually much better for planning / outlining. But I never liked it for songwriting. Just found my new songwriting tool: Nextcloud Notes, with Markdown. Perfect. I love it.
balleyne's status on Monday, 31-Dec-2018 11:34:43 EST
Since ditching my Palm Pilot in 2009, I've primarily used Tomboy for notes. It worked for many things, actually much better for planning / outlining. But I never liked it for songwriting. Just found my new songwriting tool: Nextcloud Notes, with Markdown. Perfect. I love it.
balleyne: My take on Once in Royal David's City, out of the public domain and released right back with CC0 WebM: https://status.blaise.ca/url/21218 YouTube: https://youtu.be/C8xdVBB3r3Ahttps://blaise.ca/music/christmas/
balleyne's status on Thursday, 27-Dec-2018 12:10:41 EST
My take on Once in Royal David's City, out of the public domain and released right back with CC0 WebM: https://status.blaise.ca/url/21218 YouTube: https://youtu.be/C8xdVBB3r3A https://blaise.ca/music/christmas/
balleyne: Blaise Alleyne (https://status.blaise.ca/balleyne) started following Bob Jonkman (https://gs.jonkman.ca/bobjonkman).
balleyne's status on Friday, 20-Jul-2018 21:36:38 EDT
Blaise Alleyne started following Bob Jonkman.
balleyne: Every time I look at an average star rating: https://xkcd.com/937/
balleyne's status on Friday, 20-Jul-2018 21:33:45 EDT
Every time I look at an average star rating: https://xkcd.com/937/
balleyne: Blaise Alleyne (https://status.blaise.ca/balleyne) started following sazius (https://soc.ialis.me/@sazius).
balleyne's status on Thursday, 05-Jul-2018 12:58:04 EDT
Blaise Alleyne started following sazius.
balleyne: There's no picking and choosing between Charter rights. That's why we're taking the Canadian government to court. https://status.blaise.ca/url/19614
balleyne's status on Wednesday, 10-Jan-2018 00:32:17 EST
There's no picking and choosing between Charter rights. That's why we're taking the Canadian government to court. https://status.blaise.ca/url/19614
balleyne: @maiki @fuuko: yes, that series on my blog covered my transition, though it's a bit old. I've moved almost everything to Nextcloud -- calendaring, contacts, RSS, etc... I'm a huge fan. Happy to answer any questions!
balleyne's status on Monday, 27-Nov-2017 03:31:27 EST
@maiki @fuuko: yes, that series on my blog covered my transition, though it's a bit old. I've moved almost everything to Nextcloud -- calendaring, contacts, RSS, etc... I'm a huge fan. Happy to answer any questions!
balleyne: Blaise Alleyne (https://status.blaise.ca/balleyne) started following fuuma (https://mastodon.sdf.org/@fuuko).
balleyne's status on Monday, 27-Nov-2017 03:29:39 EST
Blaise Alleyne started following fuuma.
balleyne: An old favourite: Human subcultures are nested fractally. There's no bottom. https://xkcd.com/1095/
balleyne's status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2017 12:58:23 EDT
An old favourite: Human subcultures are nested fractally. There's no bottom. https://xkcd.com/1095/
balleyne: @bobjonkman@sn.jonkman.ca that's rough! I find #Virtualmin is very trustworthy on a brand new server when it's the first thing installed, even when later making manual changes outside #Virtualmin, but I've read the install doesn't go well on a server that's already in use =\
balleyne's status on Saturday, 07-Jan-2017 03:02:49 EST
@bobjonkman that's rough! I find #Virtualmin is very trustworthy on a brand new server when it's the first thing installed, even when later making manual changes outside #Virtualmin, but I've read the install doesn't go well on a server that's already in use =\
balleyne: Just used @letsencrypt for the first time. cerbot for Debian is amazing... Here's to never buying a cert again!
balleyne's status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2017 16:10:14 EST
Just used @letsencrypt for the first time. cerbot for Debian is amazing... Here's to never buying a cert again!
balleyne: @johns@status.fsf.org public domain carols FTW
balleyne's status on Saturday, 31-Dec-2016 14:35:19 EST
@johns public domain carols FTW
balleyne: Argh. I spent 2016 back and forth between Maemo and CyanogenMod, making a slow transition from my N900 to an S5. Now CM is dead (and reborn)? https://status.blaise.ca/url/16152 I can't keep up...
balleyne's status on Thursday, 29-Dec-2016 01:39:05 EST
Argh. I spent 2016 back and forth between Maemo and CyanogenMod, making a slow transition from my N900 to an S5. Now CM is dead (and reborn)? https://status.blaise.ca/url/16152 I can't keep up...
balleyne: RT @johns "I describe nonfree software as a kind of pollution. It does you harm whether you recognize that or not." --RMS
balleyne's status on Thursday, 29-Dec-2016 01:36:16 EST
RT @johns "I describe nonfree software as a kind of pollution. It does you harm whether you recognize that or not." --RMS
balleyne: @tuttle@somsants.net setting up virtual servers for hosting websites, databases, email services, DNS, and related
balleyne's status on Wednesday, 21-Dec-2016 17:10:20 EST
@tuttle setting up virtual servers for hosting websites, databases, email services, DNS, and related
balleyne: @bobjonkman@sn.jonkman.ca me too! I love that part. What tempts me to leave is that I don't feel comfortable giving Virtualmin access to users to manage email for their own domains, or sometimes I'd like to run a website on a different stack but still need say DNS...
balleyne's status on Wednesday, 21-Dec-2016 16:45:06 EST
@bobjonkman me too! I love that part. What tempts me to leave is that I don't feel comfortable giving Virtualmin access to users to manage email for their own domains, or sometimes I'd like to run a website on a different stack but still need say DNS...
balleyne: I've been using Virtualmin for years, but tempted to move away from the monolithic control panel model. What do you use? How about for email or DNS servers?
balleyne's status on Wednesday, 21-Dec-2016 08:54:06 EST
I've been using Virtualmin for years, but tempted to move away from the monolithic control panel model. What do you use? How about for email or DNS servers?
balleyne: A conservative's case for proportional representation: https://youtube.com/watch?v=o5PtXrjdYTQ #cdnpoli
balleyne's status on Sunday, 18-Dec-2016 22:08:10 EST
A conservative's case for proportional representation: https://youtube.com/watch?v=o5PtXrjdYTQ #cdnpoli
Conservative Strategist, Guy Giorno, Makes Compelling Case for Proportional Representation
balleyne: RT @kuro Google Is Fighting Global Search #Censorship In !Canada‘s Supreme Court https://is.gd/OhmNBC
balleyne's status on Friday, 16-Dec-2016 02:38:28 EST
RT @kuro Google Is Fighting Global Search #Censorship In !Canada‘s Supreme Court https://is.gd/OhmNBC
balleyne: I've been a holdout on my X60/T61 for 9 years now, but very tempted to upgrade to something current. I was thinking of just a Libreboot X200/T400, but tempted to go current instead with the prospect of having one powerhouse for webdev, recording, live audio, presentations, etc...
balleyne's status on Friday, 16-Dec-2016 02:37:54 EST
I've been a holdout on my X60/T61 for 9 years now, but very tempted to upgrade to something current. I was thinking of just a Libreboot X200/T400, but tempted to go current instead with the prospect of having one powerhouse for webdev, recording, live audio, presentations, etc...
balleyne: BuzzFeed has launched an important consultation on electoral reform and the future of Canadian democracy https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurenstrapagiel/we-know-what-your-democracy-style-is
balleyne's status on Thursday, 08-Dec-2016 10:50:23 EST
BuzzFeed has launched an important consultation on electoral reform and the future of Canadian democracy https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurenstrapagiel/we-know-what-your-democracy-style-is
balleyne: My living room server died (motherboard) after 6 years of dutiful service, hosting Mediagoblin, Dokuwiki, Snowy, ownCloud, rsync backups, and GNOME3 for living room computing purposes. I feel like I lost a family pet or something.
balleyne's status on Saturday, 03-Dec-2016 20:35:33 EST
My living room server died (motherboard) after 6 years of dutiful service, hosting Mediagoblin, Dokuwiki, Snowy, ownCloud, rsync backups, and GNOME3 for living room computing purposes. I feel like I lost a family pet or something.
balleyne: @bobjonkman btw key to USB audio interfaces are finding ones that are "class compliant" in terms of GNU/Linux compatibility. The Focusrite ones tend to be class compliant (I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 for gigs), and I have a larger Firewire Presonus Firepod (in my home studio)
balleyne's status on Monday, 17-Oct-2016 16:33:44 EDT
@bobjonkman btw key to USB audio interfaces are finding ones that are "class compliant" in terms of GNU/Linux compatibility. The Focusrite ones tend to be class compliant (I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 for gigs), and I have a larger Firewire Presonus Firepod (in my home studio)
balleyne: @bobjonkman Do you hard the hardware? The USB/firewire audio interface? I have a couple. An audio interface connects via USB, functions like a sound card, and provides however manage separate channels it has on the hardware interface through the single USB connection within JACK.
balleyne's status on Monday, 17-Oct-2016 16:09:03 EDT
@bobjonkman Do you hard the hardware? The USB/firewire audio interface? I have a couple. An audio interface connects via USB, functions like a sound card, and provides however manage separate channels it has on the hardware interface through the single USB connection within JACK.
balleyne: syncevolution refresh outputs calendar events from last 17 years in a random order, feels like my life flashing before my eyes in plain text
balleyne's status on Sunday, 04-Sep-2016 20:39:54 EDT
syncevolution refresh outputs calendar events from last 17 years in a random order, feels like my life flashing before my eyes in plain text
balleyne: Squirrel steals Go Pro and films tour of the trees -- queue multi-year baseless copyright battle and PETA lawsuit: https://youtube.com/watch?v=t6I_Zic29VQ
balleyne's status on Thursday, 18-Aug-2016 09:49:01 EDT
Squirrel steals Go Pro and films tour of the trees -- queue multi-year baseless copyright battle and PETA lawsuit: https://youtube.com/watch?v=t6I_Zic29VQ
Squirrel take GoPro and gives best POV EVER!!!
balleyne: Um, way to digital, #UofT library: "Borrow this ebook! Available on a 3 day loan. Returning it makes it available to someone else sooner."
balleyne's status on Tuesday, 16-Aug-2016 13:06:45 EDT
Um, way to digital, #UofT library: "Borrow this ebook! Available on a 3 day loan. Returning it makes it available to someone else sooner."
balleyne: I've compiled videos from the past 7 years of string arrangement work I've done: http://apeironmusic.com/strings/
balleyne's status on Tuesday, 02-Aug-2016 11:55:39 EDT
I've compiled videos from the past 7 years of string arrangement work I've done: http://apeironmusic.com/strings/
balleyne: "In 2013, there were more traffic fatalities in Toronto (63) than there were homicides (57)." http://deathbytraffic.ca/
balleyne's status on Wednesday, 15-Jun-2016 11:13:39 EDT
"In 2013, there were more traffic fatalities in Toronto (63) than there were homicides (57)." http://deathbytraffic.ca/
balleyne: @cmhobbs@loadaverage.org not sure re: Zika/Olympics, but I've taken my kids on flights from Toronto to Barbados and BC. Flying is easier than long drives. They never went on shorter flights first. I think it's worth travelling with kids, instills that love and sense of adventure.
balleyne's status on Sunday, 28-Feb-2016 13:38:31 EST
@cmhobbs@loadaverage.org not sure re: Zika/Olympics, but I've taken my kids on flights from Toronto to Barbados and BC. Flying is easier than long drives. They never went on shorter flights first. I think it's worth travelling with kids, instills that love and sense of adventure.
balleyne: @windigo@micro.fragdev.com I almost agree, except worried extensions will languish and become obsolete
balleyne's status on Thursday, 28-Jan-2016 15:47:16 EST
@windigo@micro.fragdev.com I almost agree, except worried extensions will languish and become obsolete
balleyne: Agh... Firefox is discontinuing tab groups... https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tab-groups-removal
balleyne's status on Thursday, 28-Jan-2016 15:32:37 EST
Agh... Firefox is discontinuing tab groups... https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tab-groups-removal
balleyne: Seriously considering a Libreboot X200 to replace my ThinkPad X60. http://minifree.org/product/libreboot-x200/ Though not sure if it's worth putting the money into more upgrades for my X60, or to a modern laptop instead... Seems like maybe a lot of money for a slight improvement.
balleyne's status on Sunday, 03-Jan-2016 01:35:59 EST
Seriously considering a Libreboot X200 to replace my ThinkPad X60. http://minifree.org/product/libreboot-x200/ Though not sure if it's worth putting the money into more upgrades for my X60, or to a modern laptop instead... Seems like maybe a lot of money for a slight improvement.
balleyne: @lnxw48 @mmn or at least being able to adjust your spam settings to choose how aggressive it is (unlike with Gmail...)
balleyne's status on Saturday, 02-Jan-2016 11:35:42 EST
@lnxw48 @<a href="https://social.umeahackerspace.se/mmn" class="h-card mention" title="<Mikael & Nordfeldth>">mmn or at least being able to adjust your spam settings to choose how aggressive it is (unlike with Gmail...)
balleyne: If We're Not Careful, Self-Driving Cars Will Be The Cornerstone Of The DRM'd, Surveillance Dystopias Of Tomorrow https://t.co/yk7Le2Tmex
balleyne's status on Thursday, 31-Dec-2015 13:42:40 EST
If We're Not Careful, Self-Driving Cars Will Be The Cornerstone Of The DRM'd, Surveillance Dystopias Of Tomorrow https://t.co/yk7Le2Tmex
balleyne: Seriously, and how many average Gmail users actually check their spam folders?
balleyne's status on Thursday, 31-Dec-2015 11:12:06 EST
Seriously, and how many average Gmail users actually check their spam folders?
balleyne: Buying a Samsung Galaxy S5 (for Cyanogenmod use) to transition away from my... N900... which I bought... at the end of 2009!
balleyne's status on Thursday, 31-Dec-2015 11:11:29 EST
Buying a Samsung Galaxy S5 (for Cyanogenmod use) to transition away from my... N900... which I bought... at the end of 2009!
balleyne: The beginning of the end of WIND Mobile in Canada. http://alphabeatic.com/shaw-buys-wind/ It was a good 6 years... nice knowing you, WIND.
balleyne's status on Friday, 18-Dec-2015 11:13:20 EST
The beginning of the end of WIND Mobile in Canada. http://alphabeatic.com/shaw-buys-wind/ It was a good 6 years... nice knowing you, WIND.
balleyne: @XRevan86: Roundcube plugins to create/modify/deleted Postfix accounts or aliases? Awesome! Taking a quick look at the plugin repository -- do you mean the Postfixadmin plugins?
balleyne's status on Thursday, 03-Dec-2015 10:10:43 EST
@XRevan86: Roundcube plugins to create/modify/deleted Postfix accounts or aliases? Awesome! Taking a quick look at the plugin repository -- do you mean the Postfixadmin plugins?
balleyne: @XRevan86: So (a) how do you configure Postfix? and (b) can you let someone manage accounts/forwarders for their domain? The second is the main reason I feel the need for web-based admin of some sort. =\
balleyne's status on Wednesday, 02-Dec-2015 12:54:09 EST
@XRevan86: So (a) how do you configure Postfix? and (b) can you let someone manage accounts/forwarders for their domain? The second is the main reason I feel the need for web-based admin of some sort. =\
balleyne: What free software Postfix/Dovecot control panel do you use, if any? I've been using Virtualmin, but looking at alternatives...
balleyne's status on Wednesday, 02-Dec-2015 12:32:23 EST
What free software Postfix/Dovecot control panel do you use, if any? I've been using Virtualmin, but looking at alternatives...
balleyne: @cmhobbs it's awful that "Black Friday" is being pushed as a thing in Canada now... our Thanksgiving is October!
balleyne's status on Saturday, 28-Nov-2015 09:06:00 EST
@cmhobbs it's awful that "Black Friday" is being pushed as a thing in Canada now... our Thanksgiving is October!