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< h1 class = "post-title" > < a href = "https://paulwilde.uk/ponderings/norg/" > Norg Backup Utility< / a > < / h1 >
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< h1 id = "norg" > Norg< / h1 >
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< p > A simple, portable, wrapper for the < a href = "https://www.borgbackup.org" > borg backup< / a > and < a href = "https://restic.net" > restic< / a > utilities written in Nim.< / p >
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< p > A simple battery monitor tool that can notify you on battery status changes for FreeBSD.< br / >
Inspired by but in no way similar to < a href = "https://github.com/electrickite/batsignal" > batsignal< / a > - inspiring the basic function only.
Written in pure < a href = "https://paulwilde.uk/ponderings/batmon/https/nim-lang.org" > Nim< / a > .< / p >
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< h2 id = "tootinstall-concept" > TootInstall Concept< / h2 >
< h3 id = "status-of-this-memo" > Status of this Memo< / h3 >
< p > This memo defines a conceptual protocol for software build and install scripts
for varying platforms published via Fediverse (ActivityPub i.e Mastodon, et al) posts.< / p >
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< p > Your Friendly Error Code Index
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Inspirational instructions for dealing with unhelpful error codes< / p >
< pre data-lang = "sh" style = "background-color:#212121;color:#eeffff;" class = "language-sh " > < code class = "language-sh" data-lang = "sh" > < span style = "color:#82aaff;" > ERROR< / span > < span style = "color:#89ddff;" > -< / span > < span style = "color:#f78c6c;" > 41< / span > < span style = "color:#82aaff;" > : Failure!
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< p > Wouldn’ t it be great if there was something to tell you what to do about this error?!
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Wouldn’ t it be great if it said< / p >
< pre data-lang = "sh" style = "background-color:#212121;color:#eeffff;" class = "language-sh " > < code class = "language-sh" data-lang = "sh" > < span style = "color:#82aaff;" > ERROR< / span > < span style = "color:#89ddff;" > -< / span > < span style = "color:#f78c6c;" > 41< / span > < span style = "color:#82aaff;" > : Sit by a lake
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< p > Gemini.css is an < em > almost< / em > classless CSS style for making Gemini-like HTML pages.< / p >
< p > For a Gemini.css demonstration, go to < a href = "https://geminicss.paulwilde.uk" > geminicss.paulwilde.uk< / a > .< / p >
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< p > '/nɛmɪ naɪ /' Nem-in-eye< / p >
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< h3 id = "a-simple-gemini-server" > A simple Gemini server< / h3 >
< p > Nemini is a simple Gemini server with static file serving, virtual host and alias support.
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"Simple" in the way it is, hopefully, simple to configure and use with minimal knowledge of web servers in general.< / p >
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< p > This is a story all about how< br / >
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Your query got twist-turned upside down< br / >
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And I'd like to show an answer just sit right there< br / >
It might not be fully accurate but I don't care< / p >
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< h1 class = "post-title" > < a href = "https://paulwilde.uk/ponderings/turning-off-birdsitelive/" > Why I have turned off my BirdsiteLIVE instance< / a > < / h1 >
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< p > Hello. How are you? I am fine.< br / >
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You may know me from a few places, but likely on the Fediverse as the person that
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maintains a BirdsiteLIVE instance with the url < a href = "https://birdsite.wilde.cloud" > birdsite.wilde.cloud< / a > .< / p >
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< p > 'Twas the morning after the fortieth< br / >
And all through the house< br / >
Not a creature was stirring< br / >
Except the one making the coffee and Alkaseltzer< / p >
< p > 'Twas the morning after the morning after the fortieth< br / >
And all through the house< br / >
The creatures were starting to stir but generally still uncomfortable and underperforming< / p >
< p > 'Twas the morning after the morning after the morning after the fortieth< br / >
And all through the house< br / >
The creatures were stirring< br / >
Even the mouse!< br / >
It scurried up the staircase< br / >
Squeaking the old well known phrase< br / >
"Warning! Duration of hangover is proportionate to age!"< / p >
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