Michael W Lucas :flan_on_fire:

https://io.mwl.io/@mwl

Kvetching, not complaining.

Writes books. Pet rats. Martial arts. Punch Nazis & terfs. If it wasn't on Industrial Records it's not industrial music, it's just sparkling noise. He/him. Bangpath old. Detroit, MI, US. Gelato!

Website: https://mwl.io
Crowdfunding: https://mwl.io/ks
Bookstore: https://mwl.io/shop
Link Index: https://mwl.link

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2026-05-06 18:23:08 CEST

Weird #FreeBSD #pkgbase thing. #sysadmin
I updated my hosts from 14->15 with freebsd-update, then ran pkgbaseify and switched to pkgbase. No problem.
My jails & bhyves update, no problem.
# freebsd-version
15.0-RELEASE-p8
The bare metal install?
# freebsd-version
15.0-RELEASE-p4
# pkg upgrade -r FreeBSD-base
Updating FreeBSD-base repository catalogue...
FreeBSD-base repository is up to date.
FreeBSD-base is up to date.
Checking for upgrades (1 candidates): 100%
Processing candidates (1 candidates): 100%
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
Your packages are up to date.
So it finds packages, but there's nothing to update? #headdesk

2026-05-06 15:26:13 CEST

Chrome loaded a 4GB AI onto each install? In an age when many PCs have 256GB storage?
Total disregard for the users.
I used Chrome only for financial tasks. I'm ditching it for Safari and Edge. Keeping my heavily locked down Firefox for routine browsing.

2026-04-01 03:59:20 CEST

Tomorrow promises to be rough, so I launched a couple hours early. Hey, it's April Fools' in Europe, right?
https://mwl.io/ks

2026-03-19 13:48:00 CET

Afroman defeated the stupid lawsuit against him, and did so with grace and panache.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/afroman-sued-ohio-deputies-music-video-showing-raid-home-says-got-free-rcna264138

2026-03-19 12:37:12 CET

Satire? People who pay for X don't do satire.
https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-53d788bcd8441bb97cfb7a64f2552521/media_attachments/files/116/255/625/973/461/917/original/eec2fb3bd763bc95.png

2026-02-25 20:27:00 CET

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I don't THINK so? Could be wrong?
The original animation was pretty crap?

2026-02-06 19:56:47 CET

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See, now, I'd argue Poppins is an Auton agent.

2026-02-06 19:46:27 CET

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I knew about Bond, but Oscar is news to me!

2026-01-17 02:40:41 CET

Dang near every jail on my #freebsd server needs either pgsql or mariadb.
I could stop running databases everywhere by building a database jail, eliminating many small points of small failures by implementing a single point of complete failure.
Which is better? All I know is whatever choice wins, I will lose. #sysadmin

2026-01-07 18:19:46 CET

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true. but I'm lazy.

2025-11-27 02:08:05 CET

Harry Connolly is one of my favorite fantasy authors.
His family is in trouble. http://harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
If you're looking for a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.

2025-10-31 16:38:13 CET

Cashel's plans for today clearly do not include me. #petRats #rats
https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-53d788bcd8441bb97cfb7a64f2552521/media_attachments/files/115/469/521/800/572/394/original/afcaeec860b5855c.jpg

2025-10-09 04:31:44 CEST

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So American.

2025-10-02 22:05:39 CEST

I masked all through EuroBSDCon.
Got a cold anyway. :flan_piteous:

2025-09-01 19:20:11 CEST

Substack is implementing their writer lock-in right now.
https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/substack-changes-frustrate-publishers-one-option-is-terrible-for-us-the-other-is-terrible-for-our-readers-/s2/a1274464/
Writers, leave while you can.

2025-08-20 21:39:24 CEST

N4SA2e sent to copyedit!
https://mwl.io/archives/24396 #sysadmin #n4sa2e

2025-08-06 23:09:21 CEST

Every time someone asks me about "how I self-publish," I flash back to a q&a at a con I shall not name, where I was on the "authors who make a living" panel, but I was the indie one.
A woman who probably meant well got the mic and said, "You do realize, sir, that this aggressive independence and hyper-self-reliance is nothing but a trauma response?"
I looked her in the eye and said, "So is hyper-competence."
So, yeah. That's how I make a living.

2025-07-15 03:28:24 CEST

WeTransfer just changed their ToS to allow them to train AI on any files you transfer through them.
Don't use there service, especially for work that you don't have the right to relicense to them (e.g., commercial work that's exactly the most likely to create the huge files WeTransfer specializes in).
(ETA: this is already going boom so I'm muting it.)
https://wetransfer.com/explore/legal/terms

2025-07-05 17:01:36 CEST

My country
https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-53d788bcd8441bb97cfb7a64f2552521/media_attachments/files/114/801/225/084/175/326/original/7e49465618d68b07.jpg

2025-06-24 19:12:57 CEST

Have you had your nap today? #adviceFromRat #petrats #rats
https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-53d788bcd8441bb97cfb7a64f2552521/media_attachments/files/114/739/456/285/938/130/original/2643273b018c70f7.jpg

2025-06-01 15:33:56 CEST

If I have to tell you I'm a "safe person" or "an ally" or whatever, I'm doing it wrong.

2025-05-27 22:24:58 CEST

Read this.
Seriously. Quit scrolling, shut the hell up, and read this.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-open-letter-to-robert-f-kennedy-jr-who-thinks-my-daughter-is-a-tragedy

2025-05-06 17:53:18 CEST

"If you must indulge the impulse to tweak your CA bundle, do so on your personal systems. In production, leave bad enough alone."
"Networking for System Administrators, 2nd edition" is open for sponsorship. Help me bring this book to the world. Print sponsors get a challenge coin.
https://www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/product/n4sa2e-sponsor/

2025-04-05 01:29:27 CEST

Folks who are new to protesting:
Never sign up for protests online. Never organize online. Just show up the day of with your sign, comfy clothes, and wont-cry-if-you-lose-it water bottle. If you've already signed up, don't do it again.
If you're worried, bring a minute flip phone and write your lawyer's number on your arm.
Random yahoo commenters will be quashed.

2025-02-09 01:32:35 CET

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I logically agree that the general class "billionaires" is the greater enemy.
I know the techbro mindset personally, however, and spent decades with those people. I know people who will continue to admire them until they experience consequences. That moves them to the front of my queue.
So: for me, it's personal.