Qazm
@me.qazm.de
Systems and frontend developer with a tendency for over-exertion. Often tired. Art enjoyer.
Person with baggage. I talk about the lighter third of my life and things that are […]
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Person with baggage. I talk about the lighter third of my life and things that are […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://tiggi.es/@Qazm, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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February 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Gnome extensions are written in JavaScript, hmm. Might give that a go eventually if I feel the need to.
(It's a bit hidden, but this desktop environment is quite customisable after all.)
(It's a bit hidden, but this desktop environment is quite customisable after all.)
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Gnome extensions are written in JavaScript, hmm. Might give that a go eventually if I feel the need to.
(It's a bit hidden, but this desktop environment is quite customisable after all.)
(It's a bit hidden, but this desktop environment is quite customisable after all.)
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A reminder for folks who care - @hypoidbear and I run the Texas GreyMuzzles Furry Chat - It's on https://www.furry-telegram-groups.net/ if you're interested in joining and are old and crotchety like us.
:boostRequest:
:boostRequest:
Furlist Telegram
List of chat groups on Telegram that are oriented to the furry or anthropomorphic community.
www.furry-telegram-groups.net
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
A reminder for folks who care - @hypoidbear and I run the Texas GreyMuzzles Furry Chat - It's on https://www.furry-telegram-groups.net/ if you're interested in joining and are old and crotchety like us.
:boostRequest:
:boostRequest:
The Windows logo has (mostly) fallen off my tablet and now the keyboard connection is much more stable.
Maybe not a coincidence :blobcatthinkowo:
Maybe not a coincidence :blobcatthinkowo:
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 AM
The Windows logo has (mostly) fallen off my tablet and now the keyboard connection is much more stable.
Maybe not a coincidence :blobcatthinkowo:
Maybe not a coincidence :blobcatthinkowo:
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[just massively improved my fedi experience]
Absolutely no downsides* to separating out boosts, makes you a more attentive Phone Friend and a clearer-headed person. Mastodon web interface can't do this (although you can turn off boosts entirely, click the settings icon right of "Home"), IDK if […]
Absolutely no downsides* to separating out boosts, makes you a more attentive Phone Friend and a clearer-headed person. Mastodon web interface can't do this (although you can turn off boosts entirely, click the settings icon right of "Home"), IDK if […]
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retro.social
January 27, 2026 at 5:12 AM
[just massively improved my fedi experience]
Absolutely no downsides* to separating out boosts, makes you a more attentive Phone Friend and a clearer-headed person. Mastodon web interface can't do this (although you can turn off boosts entirely, click the settings icon right of "Home"), IDK if […]
Absolutely no downsides* to separating out boosts, makes you a more attentive Phone Friend and a clearer-headed person. Mastodon web interface can't do this (although you can turn off boosts entirely, click the settings icon right of "Home"), IDK if […]
I finished (the main story of) Death Stranding (1) a few hours ago!
Definitely a solid game. Not a great game maybe, but it felt very appropriate for when the PC port was originally published.
The story pacing seemed too end-heavy though, even within the genre, and and most mandatory battles […]
Definitely a solid game. Not a great game maybe, but it felt very appropriate for when the PC port was originally published.
The story pacing seemed too end-heavy though, even within the genre, and and most mandatory battles […]
Original post on tiggi.es
tiggi.es
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I finished (the main story of) Death Stranding (1) a few hours ago!
Definitely a solid game. Not a great game maybe, but it felt very appropriate for when the PC port was originally published.
The story pacing seemed too end-heavy though, even within the genre, and and most mandatory battles […]
Definitely a solid game. Not a great game maybe, but it felt very appropriate for when the PC port was originally published.
The story pacing seemed too end-heavy though, even within the genre, and and most mandatory battles […]
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#activitypub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
connectedplaces.online
January 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
#activitypub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
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Visibility did get noticeably lower due to the smoke and whatnot, but I think it's clearing now.
(Not breathing that. Happy new Year!)
(Not breathing that. Happy new Year!)
December 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Visibility did get noticeably lower due to the smoke and whatnot, but I think it's clearing now.
(Not breathing that. Happy new Year!)
(Not breathing that. Happy new Year!)
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Okay that's genuinely wonderful.
So I heard the advertisement world gave us another “oh no, he’s cute” wolf.
(I needed to add the subtitles myself because *holy appropriate song*, Batman!)
(I needed to add the subtitles myself because *holy appropriate song*, Batman!)
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Okay that's genuinely wonderful.
My landline internet connection is fixed!
Finally. I'd run out of mobile data within a day.
I think I'm going to set up VPN at my parents' so that I can opaquely tunnel through a neighbour's guest wifi if this happens again. Doesn't need to be super fast, after all.
I wonder if I can open a […]
Finally. I'd run out of mobile data within a day.
I think I'm going to set up VPN at my parents' so that I can opaquely tunnel through a neighbour's guest wifi if this happens again. Doesn't need to be super fast, after all.
I wonder if I can open a […]
Original post on tiggi.es
tiggi.es
December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
My landline internet connection is fixed!
Finally. I'd run out of mobile data within a day.
I think I'm going to set up VPN at my parents' so that I can opaquely tunnel through a neighbour's guest wifi if this happens again. Doesn't need to be super fast, after all.
I wonder if I can open a […]
Finally. I'd run out of mobile data within a day.
I think I'm going to set up VPN at my parents' so that I can opaquely tunnel through a neighbour's guest wifi if this happens again. Doesn't need to be super fast, after all.
I wonder if I can open a […]
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Yet another example of Dan Geer's "Surveillance too cheap to meter":
They didn't need the microphone, it was there in the vendor design they copy&pasted and they left it in, because that was cheaper than removing it.
https://telefoncek.si/2025/02/2025-02-10-hidden-microphone-on-nanokvm/
They didn't need the microphone, it was there in the vendor design they copy&pasted and they left it in, because that was cheaper than removing it.
https://telefoncek.si/2025/02/2025-02-10-hidden-microphone-on-nanokvm/
Telefoncek.si • How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM
NanoKVM is a hardware KVM switch developed by the Chinese company Sipeed. Released last year, it enables remote control of a computer or server using a virtu...
telefoncek.si
December 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Yet another example of Dan Geer's "Surveillance too cheap to meter":
They didn't need the microphone, it was there in the vendor design they copy&pasted and they left it in, because that was cheaper than removing it.
https://telefoncek.si/2025/02/2025-02-10-hidden-microphone-on-nanokvm/
They didn't need the microphone, it was there in the vendor design they copy&pasted and they left it in, because that was cheaper than removing it.
https://telefoncek.si/2025/02/2025-02-10-hidden-microphone-on-nanokvm/
I haven't gone to the movies since the pandemic started, so I feel super out of the loop culturally sometimes 🫠
It's more fun to go there with others anyway though and I moved cities around that time.
It's more fun to go there with others anyway though and I moved cities around that time.
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I haven't gone to the movies since the pandemic started, so I feel super out of the loop culturally sometimes 🫠
It's more fun to go there with others anyway though and I moved cities around that time.
It's more fun to go there with others anyway though and I moved cities around that time.
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One of the saddest effects of AI in my own personal life is how jaded it's made me about art I see online. I have several times looked at art and thought "ugh, why did they post AI slop," only to realize, no, this is the artistic labor that the slopware vendors stole.
It's a dismal way to think […]
It's a dismal way to think […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
One of the saddest effects of AI in my own personal life is how jaded it's made me about art I see online. I have several times looked at art and thought "ugh, why did they post AI slop," only to realize, no, this is the artistic labor that the slopware vendors stole.
It's a dismal way to think […]
It's a dismal way to think […]
There's a bit of wall space next to my front door, around 10cm wide, where I'd like to stick some kind of outside temp and weather forecast (and maybe reminders?).
A few difficulties with that:
- I don't have an outlet there.
- How do I do this on the cheap?
- It's far from any windows, so a […]
A few difficulties with that:
- I don't have an outlet there.
- How do I do this on the cheap?
- It's far from any windows, so a […]
Original post on tiggi.es
tiggi.es
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
There's a bit of wall space next to my front door, around 10cm wide, where I'd like to stick some kind of outside temp and weather forecast (and maybe reminders?).
A few difficulties with that:
- I don't have an outlet there.
- How do I do this on the cheap?
- It's far from any windows, so a […]
A few difficulties with that:
- I don't have an outlet there.
- How do I do this on the cheap?
- It's far from any windows, so a […]
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Backflushed my car's heater core today.
Haven't had heat on the driver's side since I got it. Checked everything else, mixer door, servo, heater core valve, nope it was the heater core like I'd worried it would be (they're cheap but to replace them you gotta take the WHOLE dash off).
Got one […]
Haven't had heat on the driver's side since I got it. Checked everything else, mixer door, servo, heater core valve, nope it was the heater core like I'd worried it would be (they're cheap but to replace them you gotta take the WHOLE dash off).
Got one […]
Original post on retro.social
retro.social
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Backflushed my car's heater core today.
Haven't had heat on the driver's side since I got it. Checked everything else, mixer door, servo, heater core valve, nope it was the heater core like I'd worried it would be (they're cheap but to replace them you gotta take the WHOLE dash off).
Got one […]
Haven't had heat on the driver's side since I got it. Checked everything else, mixer door, servo, heater core valve, nope it was the heater core like I'd worried it would be (they're cheap but to replace them you gotta take the WHOLE dash off).
Got one […]
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be the inexplicable phenomena you want to see in the world
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
be the inexplicable phenomena you want to see in the world
I'm slowly reducing/sorting through my incoming notifications.
Why does Patreon let free members post in group chats anyway? That's such a strange channel and 90% of the time seemingly unmonitored.
Why does Patreon let free members post in group chats anyway? That's such a strange channel and 90% of the time seemingly unmonitored.
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I'm slowly reducing/sorting through my incoming notifications.
Why does Patreon let free members post in group chats anyway? That's such a strange channel and 90% of the time seemingly unmonitored.
Why does Patreon let free members post in group chats anyway? That's such a strange channel and 90% of the time seemingly unmonitored.
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Up to a hundred and one now, thankyouthankyouthankyou, if you want to see a riot of colour from When The Internet Was Fun then you can see all the ads in one long list at https://www.improbableisland.com/hobbysites.php?op=showall and most of those websites are from the fun side of Fedi, if you […]
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retro.social
October 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Up to a hundred and one now, thankyouthankyouthankyou, if you want to see a riot of colour from When The Internet Was Fun then you can see all the ads in one long list at https://www.improbableisland.com/hobbysites.php?op=showall and most of those websites are from the fun side of Fedi, if you […]
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Know what else? I serve my ads at the BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. So that people see them when they've already read the page and they're ready to go do something else.
(it's on the special New Day page and nowhere else, players see it maybe a couple times a day, it's a kinda transitional page when […]
(it's on the special New Day page and nowhere else, players see it maybe a couple times a day, it's a kinda transitional page when […]
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retro.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Know what else? I serve my ads at the BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. So that people see them when they've already read the page and they're ready to go do something else.
(it's on the special New Day page and nowhere else, players see it maybe a couple times a day, it's a kinda transitional page when […]
(it's on the special New Day page and nowhere else, players see it maybe a couple times a day, it's a kinda transitional page when […]
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LB: remembered that I'm giving away advertising space for free PURELY BECAUSE THE WORST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WANT TO CHARGE LOADS OF MONEY FOR IT, please give me your 468x60 pixel non-animated banner for your hobby website or small (small!) business.
Make it colourful and cool looking like […]
Make it colourful and cool looking like […]
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retro.social
October 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
LB: remembered that I'm giving away advertising space for free PURELY BECAUSE THE WORST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WANT TO CHARGE LOADS OF MONEY FOR IT, please give me your 468x60 pixel non-animated banner for your hobby website or small (small!) business.
Make it colourful and cool looking like […]
Make it colourful and cool looking like […]
I made a big salad (⁓1kg) :blobcatjustright:
October 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I made a big salad (⁓1kg) :blobcatjustright:
I'm done with all owed work finally :blobcatflop:
Even though it wasn't for money, that was one big miscalculation on how much spare productivity I would have available.
Even though it wasn't for money, that was one big miscalculation on how much spare productivity I would have available.
October 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm done with all owed work finally :blobcatflop:
Even though it wasn't for money, that was one big miscalculation on how much spare productivity I would have available.
Even though it wasn't for money, that was one big miscalculation on how much spare productivity I would have available.
I walked 7.2 km for errands and made a silly amount of progress in Merge Mansion. Good day.
October 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I walked 7.2 km for errands and made a silly amount of progress in Merge Mansion. Good day.
This was a good vacation so far.
October 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This was a good vacation so far.