Merlin (Fielmann hater no. 1)

https://toot.kif.rocks/@merlin

The human incarnation of the term chaos engineering. German. Ex-TUDO. Server-toucher. Banking IT. Pro-🏳️‍🌈. Pro-🏳️‍⚧️. Not a fan of computers. Not a techbro.

Pronouns: he/him

Public Key

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[email protected]

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nos.lol

relay.damus.io

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Last Notes

2026-07-06 20:05:05 CEST

Just installed a browser on a new computer. Wtf is all of this. Where is the browser. How do you people live like this. My sidebar has sidebars. Why are there four AIs

2026-06-28 01:18:18 CEST

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can anyone recommend any #mullvad alternatives?

2026-06-28 01:17:23 CEST

RE: https://aus.social/@projectgus/116824188071891763
Damn, totally missed that…
#note1afc…hn9w

2026-05-29 10:27:09 CEST

it has been zero days since I found a link on a government website whose domain expired and has been taken over by an online casino

2026-05-25 21:25:49 CEST

this is how you kill of a fork
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/116/636/851/682/986/421/original/717cbc783d08e28e.png

2026-05-21 20:47:31 CEST

they should make a reddit that doesn't suck

2026-05-20 18:59:38 CEST

LIDL should get into the domain game, they already own .lidl. wouldn't hurt to sell a few domains

2026-05-04 16:54:46 CEST

Can one use normal vodka in place of isopropyl?

2026-04-24 19:18:28 CEST

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I aspire to be at a point in my life where a second locomotive is the cheaper of two options

2026-04-24 19:08:20 CEST

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yeah, capacity problems I presume https://www.zuginfo.nrw/?msg=128253
Just wish I knew why there are two locomotives

2026-04-24 18:59:52 CEST

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Fedi why does my RE3 have two locomotives and old but modernized wagons? It used to just be some Stadler train
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/116/460/747/854/606/399/original/8f9c3994625170b5.jpeg
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/116/460/748/128/937/790/original/aa387dd75aef76ff.jpeg

2026-04-24 18:55:17 CEST

I wish I could ask Fedi what kind of train carriage I’m sitting in

2026-03-27 18:34:21 CET

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with self-hosted gitlab you still need to pay for the storage :( better stick with github

2026-03-27 17:44:43 CET

okay since gitlab has a "generic" package repository I'm sure I can put whole OS images in there

2026-03-24 21:18:44 CET

what do the cool kids use today instead of a makefile? I could hammer out a build.zig file but that looks overkill tbh. not a zig project btw

2026-03-01 21:35:27 CET

Marvel is the Taylor Swift of movies send post

2026-02-18 00:58:23 CET

You have to admit. SCO had style. Naming an OS UnixWare is cool af and setting their brand colors as the default CDE theme is cool af too. And it looks nice.
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/116/088/678/321/715/319/original/ad94581f5a26d087.png

2026-02-15 18:04:31 CET

> Nano Banana Pro in Google Antigravity
someone just shoot me please

2026-01-29 00:08:45 CET

With all the new browser based Linux installers, while they look sleek, creating a non-default partitioning scheme is a real pain

2026-01-18 17:35:15 CET

more protocols should be "over TLS" instead of cramming themselves into HTTPS

2025-12-18 19:32:48 CET

Cloudflare error page generator https://virt.moe/cferr/editor/
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/115/742/003/014/543/165/original/59df236f4e5bf05d.png

2025-12-16 18:25:58 CET

New (European) Let’s Encrypt alternative just dropped!! https://european-alternatives.eu/product/actalis-ssl
Anybody got experiences with Actalis?

2025-10-12 20:12:22 CEST

I just hate computers at this point

2025-08-14 20:14:32 CEST

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this is the exact one I got https://www.startech.com/en-us/server-management/4postrack12u?

2025-08-14 20:12:12 CEST

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Rack needs to be filled and I need to add two Ethernet outlets but I think this is a nice location for the homelab
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/115/028/465/098/778/880/original/74994d910f5f1b27.jpeg

2025-08-14 20:08:13 CEST

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Thank god
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/115/028/451/240/119/897/original/3a887b31e70843e2.jpeg

2025-08-14 20:07:44 CEST

Fuck
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/115/028/449/461/903/222/original/c587a7c3e4240033.jpeg

2025-08-04 11:31:07 CEST

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also the usual nice stuff like snapshots, compression, raw volumes, deduplication, easy transfer via ssh

2025-08-04 11:26:21 CEST

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RAID but without the bad parts but you need to throw a lot of memory at it

2025-07-13 01:49:37 CEST

I still have an open bug in whatever Perl is current where even the devs in the Perl IRC were like "we don’t have a clue how you got there".
But they acknowledged the bug.
No clue what, how or why though.

2025-05-13 17:37:00 CEST

At the current rate we’re gonna need at least one *We didn’t start the fire* per year

2025-05-11 15:38:07 CEST

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i do have another idea but that would require me to learn how to program

2025-05-11 15:37:41 CEST

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yeah seems like that idea isnt anything new, scratch that

2025-05-11 15:35:50 CEST

there doesn't seem to be a limit on the length of a .gif so I can just make the entirety of some TV show my 88x31

2025-05-10 22:59:40 CEST

The cool thing about modern Linux is that you get to wrangle like 3 package managers at the same time depending on the distro

2025-05-10 22:27:11 CEST

Yeah back to gnome

2025-05-03 17:44:01 CEST

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I can just haul those to e waste right? Not worth selling anything under 1gbps

2025-05-03 16:13:48 CEST

Cleaning up and old 19" switches just keep spawning

2025-04-24 21:16:40 CEST

You wouldn’t believe how efficient my todo list of "grepping my Fedi for the string todo" is

2025-04-18 22:23:59 CEST

Just got out of the Minecraft movie. Nothing, and I mean nothing clould have prepared me…

2025-04-18 14:48:32 CEST

Is it feasible to get one of those RSA TOTP tamagotchis as a layperson?

2025-04-17 13:27:11 CEST

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will this be appropriate to run a single chromium tab with Akkoma??
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/114/353/057/892/639/271/original/37e09d0ad6097247.jpeg

2025-04-17 13:20:29 CEST

Thanks to @npub1kgc…u7cj I want to outsource my browser (the difference being domi using a semi sane approach while I want to set up a Windows Server Terminal Server or Citrix system)

2025-04-16 19:41:38 CEST

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Counter argument: one big sticker/wrap under all the other stickers first :neocat_approve:
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/114/348/867/193/912/488/original/4cd7a796683a8d9b.jpeg

2025-04-10 21:23:32 CEST

I forgot how long compiling Linux takes...

2025-04-07 20:58:40 CEST

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do you get paid for posting? can you convince my employer to pay my for posting?

2025-03-18 20:24:29 CET

today I was in an elevator with an "Activate Windows" message in the floor screen thing

2025-03-09 19:56:55 CET

Caffeinated milk

2025-03-05 22:11:27 CET

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someone should make a LetsEncrypt alternative that works

2025-03-05 22:07:34 CET

why is BuyPass so unrealiable :neocat_googly_shocked: :neocat_googly_shocked:

2025-02-28 23:21:31 CET

Also bring back Presto. Bring back EdgeHTML.

2025-02-27 17:46:46 CET

The yascast is just growing longer, still awaiting a 24 hour episode

2025-02-10 17:53:03 CET

Fedi server but the frontend is IMAP

2025-02-10 08:54:52 CET

postmarketOS-powered Kubernetes cluster
https://blog.denv.it/posts/pmos-k3s-cluster/

2025-02-05 19:09:30 CET

Watch me rebase the entire homelab onto UnixWare

2025-01-26 23:19:14 CET

I need a PSP and a PS Vita

2025-01-15 22:50:45 CET

Some people are complaining about a lack of discoverability on fedi. In my opinion, this isn’t really a problem. We have a cool solution for that, it’s called a [@yassie_j](https://labyrinth.zone/users/yassie_j ) , and they just know everybody on here. Just ask if you need to discover new people /hj

2025-01-11 10:31:38 CET

Want to improve your multitasking?
Get more laptops.
I hope this works.
There is no room on my desk left over

2025-01-11 10:25:05 CET

German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/suing-wi-fi-router-makers-remains-a-necessary-part-of-open-source-license-law/

2025-01-07 17:11:52 CET

Has any entity actively tried to set up an alternative Bsky relay for production usage?

2025-01-02 11:15:59 CET

the best thing about IRC are the reverse DNS hostnames

2024-12-30 21:14:36 CET

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yeah, tried it from some server, gotta wait I assume

2024-12-30 21:09:41 CET

either media.ccc.de fell over or the hotel wifi did

2024-12-29 12:50:46 CET

quick peek at my new homepage
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/113/735/960/601/103/420/original/7e80d729b61e53fb.png

2024-12-28 23:48:57 CET

THe fucking IBIS Budget hotel doesn't do #IPv6

2024-12-25 23:52:10 CET

why do stuff the proper way when you can hardcode an HTTP server in python

2024-12-19 18:02:00 CET

The train literally waited long enough at Düsseldorf Airport for the two people next to us to fall in love with each other

2024-12-10 16:24:37 CET

Can we bet on what CEO is next?

2024-12-04 18:50:43 CET

most of you folks
https://toot.kif.rocks/system/media_attachments/files/113/595/816/853/037/743/original/f08c12c847e4f7ec.png

2024-10-22 21:29:34 CEST

Hosting a bluesky relay costs a few hundred dollars a month. Bet you I can do it on the shitbox server under my desk

2024-10-18 19:04:52 CEST

Has it become feasible to self-host Bluesky or is it still "yes you can in theory but actually no"?

2024-10-14 20:13:02 CEST

fedi server but every post is a new git commit

2024-10-03 17:47:06 CEST

Anybody tried using CDE as a daily driver?