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Think globally, microblog locally
Sun, 30 May 2021

Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates to my system

  • Kernel 4.18.0-305.0.1
  • NetworkManager
  • Bash
  • Bind
  • Bluez
  • bpftool
  • CentOS backgrounds
  • CentOS logos
  • cockpit
  • gcc
  • GNOME Software
  • Google noto emoji fonts
  • lz4
  • open-vm-tools
  • Ruby 2.5.9
  • Systemtap
Sat, 29 May 2021

I have been running CentOS Stream 8 for maybe a couple of months on the desktop at this point, and it is a solid OS. Once you figure out where/how to get your apps (for me it's Copr, EPEL and Flatpak), the whole experience is smooth and uneventful. I did most of a semester's C++ homework (with Geany) and a whole lot of news writing/editing/production.

I'm using the following Flatpaks in CentOS Stream 8

  • Dropbox
  • PDF Arranger
  • Foliate
  • PDF Slicer
  • Spotify
  • Chromium
  • GIMP
  • Gnote
  • GNOME Clocks
  • Adwaita
  • Zoom
Fri, 28 May 2021

I'm at that point in my final CS program for the semester where I don't quite understand what's happening, but it's compiling, so I'm going with it.

Thu, 27 May 2021

This is that time of the semester when I finally solve the big mystery in my final CS assignment for Intermediate Programming in C++. This time it's manipulating data in structs via pointers. Once I figured out that I needed to make the data types match up, it all came together. I left myself PLENTY of time for this one. It took me about a week and a half to do the main() and four functions. I have three more functions — and a week and a half — to go.

Tue, 25 May 2021

The anxiety of influencers - Barrett Swanson/Harper's Magazine https://harpers.org/archive/2021/06/tiktok-house-collab-house-the-anxiety-of-influencers/

Huge CentOS Stream 8 update today

  • Linux kernel
  • NetworkManager
  • bpftool
  • centos-backgrounds
  • centos-logos
  • coreutils
  • cups
  • dbus
  • device-mapper-multipath
  • evolution
  • file
  • gdm
  • glib2
  • hdparm
  • hostname
  • json-c
  • mdadm
  • ostree
  • pam
  • python 2 and 3
  • selinux-policy
  • shadow-utils
  • sos
  • sqlite
  • tigervnc
  • unzip
  • vdo
  • which
  • Other libraries and utilities (104 total packages on my system)

Influencer burnout is real - Rebecca Jennings/Vox https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2021/5/25/22451987/influencer-burnout-tiktok-clubhouse

Sat, 22 May 2021

I just discovered @ecoustics, and so far it is awesome https://www.ecoustics.com/

Dreaming of Jazz Kissa in a post-COVID world: Exit to Vintage Street - Eric Pye/ecoustics.com https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/jazz-kissa-post-covid/

Fri, 21 May 2021

How to set up a new Windows 10 PC perfectly in one hour or less | Ed Bott/ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-set-up-a-new-windows-10-pc-perfectly-in-one-hour-or-less/

Wed, 19 May 2021

Due to issues with the ownership of Freenode, developers have quit and formed their own project and network https://libera.chat/

Quiet continues for CentOS Stream 8. No updates again today.

Tue, 18 May 2021

Why podcasting is free with Anchor https://blog.anchor.fm/updates/why-podcasting-is-free-with-anchor

I know it's a Spotify podcast content farm, but does Anchor make sense for poscasters? https://anchor.fm/

Spotify's Anchor makes podcasting free and (ostensibly) easy. Is it worth it to go this route? https://anchor.fm/

Sun, 16 May 2021

Another few days with no updates in the quiet CentOS Stream 8 Linux distribution. As I always say, this is how it is supposed to be. We'll see what this week brings. http://centos.org

Fri, 14 May 2021

Donald Trump has a blog that's also a micro blog. It's not a 60-million-follower Twitter feed, but it does the same thing, and he owns and controls the whole damn thing. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/desk

Wed, 12 May 2021

The @CentOS community is as friendly and knowledgeable as the @Fedora community, and that is a huge plus for picking up either Linux distro. Everybody wants to help.

Mon, 10 May 2021

Every time I have a CS assignment, I think it's impossible and will take me 100s of hours to figure out. I think I'll never be able to do it. Eventually I do "crack the code," you might say. On this last one, I didn't do everything, but everything I did do is done well.

Now is also the time when I mention that I've been running CentOS Stream 8 for maybe a month, and I'm doing all my day-job editing (news stories, photos) and CS homework (C++) with it.

Now is the time in the semester where I say that my CS teachers tell us to use MS Visual Studio, but I do everything with Geany in Linux. A .cpp file tells no tales.

Sun, 09 May 2021

Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates

  • qt5
  • cups
  • dracut
  • exiv2
  • fwupd
  • gcc
  • glib2
  • iproute
  • python2
  • quota
  • sos
  • subscription-manager
Sat, 08 May 2021

It's been a quiet few days for CentOS Stream 8 updates. I still need to do my review. http://centos.org

Wed, 05 May 2021

One of the best things so far about CentOS Stream is that I am not a RHEL customer, but I was able to file a bug in Red Hat Bugzilla and then see it resolved. It's like what happens in Fedora, but in CentOS (and near-future RHEL). http://centos.org

Tue, 04 May 2021

Today's CentOS Stream 8 updates:

  • LibRaw
  • NetworkManager
  • evolution-data-server
  • exiv2
  • file
  • glib2
  • gnome-online-accounts
  • java-11
  • openssh
  • python36
  • udisks2

plus a few more

Sat, 01 May 2021

BIG CentOS Stream 8 update today:

  • anaconda
  • cockpit
  • exiv2
  • file-roller
  • firefox
  • glibc
  • java
  • openssh
  • qt5