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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 12h

@angel it was a terrible experience. Many years have passed but I'm still shocked

Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 13h

This is how my 1 Euro per month #netbsd VM is reacting to the sudden popularity of my last blog post, on HN:

load averages: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00; up 72+04:35:09 15:17:29
33 processes: 32 sleeping, 1 on CPU
CPU states: 3.7% user, 0.0% nice, 1.2% system, 0.7% interrupt, 94.3% idle
Memory: 737M Act […]

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 14h

The Email They Shouldn't Have Read

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/10/08/the-email-they-shouldnt-have-read/

#itnotes #data #horrorstories #ownyourdata #server

The Email They Shouldn't Have Read

A real-world horror story about contracts, control, and the dark side of managed open source.

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IT Notes @itnotes.snac.it-notes.dragas.net.ap.brid.gy · 14h

**The Email They Shouldn't Have Read**

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/10/08/the-email-they-shouldnt-have-read/

#itnotes #notehub #data #horrorstories #ownyourdata #server

The Email They Shouldn't Have Read

A real-world horror story about contracts, control, and the dark side of managed open source.

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 16h

I'm making the final touches, and after lunch, I'll publish the horror story on my blog.

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 18h

I think the time has come to finish another article for my "Horror Stories", which will go on my blog.
Only a few parts are missing before it's ready to be published. The time is right, I am ready 😉

Stay tuned!

#staytuned #itnotes

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 19h

This morning I took a look at the spam I received overnight. Excluding what my system rejected (so, messages that never reached my inbox), 87% came from MSFT or Google - straight from the mail servers of those two companies.

Yet many people choose these big providers - now near monopolies - […]

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Klaus Vink Slott @mrmanor.social.data.coop.ap.brid.gy · 20h

My best friend is at a nursing home with a brain tumor. His family asked me to turn his TV into a picture frame when it is not in use. I'v set up an old Intel NUC with #opensuse and #syncthing to maintain a folder with pictures to be displayed. Can anyone suggest a good #slideshow program?
It […]

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 1d

This morning, someone launched into a technical explanation of a computer component for my benefit, without even bothering to check if I might know a thing or two. Initially, I just listened, but then I had to step in to correct a slight inaccuracy - one that could have actually caused problems […]

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 1d

@samhenrigold No, this is wrong. We were all holding it wrong 😆

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sam henri gold @samhenrigold.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 2d

hey wanna see something kinda interesting? this was the entire fix to the iPhone Antennagate in 2010. 20 bytes.

(this is going to be a very long thread 🧵)

Assembly code between iOS 4.0 and 4.0.1. It's basically the same except one instruction points to a different address.

A lookup table tweaked between 4.0 and 4.0.1.

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 1d

Don't ask me why, but I'm not happy:

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/qualcomm-to-acquire-arduino-amid-edge-computing-push-130012919.htm

#it #sysadmin

Qualcomm to acquire Arduino amid edge computing push

Qualcomm announced it is acquiring Arduino as part of its deeper push into edge computing.

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 1d

Yes, sure...

imap-login: Disconnected: Connection closed (auth failed, 2 attempts in 9 secs): user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=185.255.252.77
[...]

Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 1d

Good morning, #bsdcafe
Good morning, #illumoscafe
Good morning, #fediverse

Today's task is to find a new solution using old tech but with a fresh approach. I'm sure it'll start with excitement, then move on to frustration, stress, and total hatred for the technology. Eventually, I'll have a […]

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 1d

@hnygd @EuroBSDCon Yes, I talked to Patrick about it shortly after his talk. Basically, I tested both Garage and SeaweedFS in parallel (on the same host) using the BSD Cafe media use case (a huge number of small files). I used rclone to copy data from the Minio instance I was using to both […]

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Emile "iMil" Heitor @imil.bsd.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Non-NetBSD/Linux users I have a gift for you, you can now taste the joy of microvm creation thanks to those pre-built smolBSD build images! https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD/releases
bmake required, bmake ARCH={amd64,evbarm-aarch64} kernfetch fetchimg and you're set!
Yes I'm looking at you […]

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 2d

For example: The blinking you're seeing is due to the replication of the BSD Cafe's media, which happens almost in real-time thanks to SeaweedFS, via VPN. And yes, all that excites me.

#bsdcafe #seaweedfs #foreveryoung

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 2d

Evening thought.
At almost 46, I still have the same enthusiasm I had at 16.
I still get excited about the things I love in the exact same way.
I hope I can keep this feeling at 76. Or 106. Or 136. And so on.

#enthusiasm #feelingyoung #nevergrowup

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Dendrobatus Azureus @dendrobatus-azureus.bsd.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 2d

And the Fortune said;

RAID is not a backup
The cloud ☁️ is also not a backup!

Tar is a backup Bacula and ZFS with proper configuration also

#cloud #backup #bacula #zfs #raid #tar […]

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Fireside Fedi @firesidefedi.social.firesidefedi.live.ap.brid.gy · 2d

#fediforum tomorrow! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! I'M SO EXCITED!

Kermit the frog, a green muppet, in front of a red curtain flailing his arms around with the headline "IM SO EXCITED!!".

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 2d

Currently tuning some fail2ban installations...

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Peter N. M. Hansteen @pitrh.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

OpenSSH 10.1 released https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251006105328 #openbsd #openssh #ssh #security #newrelease #crypto #cryptography #securelogin #networking #freesoftware #libresoftware

OpenSSH 10.1 released

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 2d

Good morning, #bsdcafe
Good morning, #illumoscafe
Good morning, #fediverse

The week has already started in a hectic way, but I'm ready!
I wish you all a good week, and hope that everything always goes well.

https://song.link/s/6IEoVSVzsnGJQLWW8nHL2r

#music #mastomusic #mastoradio #fedimusic […]

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 3d

I Just Want to Go Back Home

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/30/i-just-want-to-go-back-home/

#mynotes #memories #past

I Just Want to Go Back Home | MyNotes

A single thought that deafened the noise of a new city and a new life. This is the story of a paralyzing fear, of porticoes that felt like cages, and the silent nod that changed everything. It's about finding your way back home, even when you're far away from it.

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