Python 3.10 is a trap
Python 3.10 is a fantastic trap for everyone who uses YAML/Toml to configure CI, because writing an unquoted 3.10 will happily be normalized to 3.1.
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Cross-building Windows binaries in Rust
It was surprisingly simple to set up cross-building for #Windows binaries on my #Rust projects in CI: https://gitlab.com/legoktm/rust-ci-pipeline/-/commit/21c61d0412e6636c110fbd0461908c93ff5eda7cAnd the one place I was using Unix-specific code has been caught at compile time \o/Whenever I make new releases, Windows binaries will be uploaded by CI, but in the meantime here's my…
DoJ report on SJSU
The DoJ report is in, #SJSU actively suppressed and ignored reports of sexual harassment/assault from athletes and then retaliated against employees who tried to raise them: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-16m-agreement-remedy-title-ix-violations-san-jos-state-universityThis has been going on for over a decade but really broke open after USA Today published their explosive story in April 2020: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/04/17/san-jose-state-reinvestigates-trainer-claims-sexual-misconduct/5138353002/The…
Google Groups to Mailman
It is surprisingly straightforward to move a mailing list from Google Groups to #Mailman 3Documented the entire process at
prometheus-airnow-exporter
New project: prometheus-airnow-exporter scrapes air quality info for your zip code from AirNow.gov's APIhttps://lib.rs/crates/prometheus-airnow-exporterThrew it together pretty quickly as a PoC to see if I could set up alerting when the air gets bad.#airnow #prometheus #californiaproblems
package-lock-lint 0.2.0
Just released 0.2.0 of package-lock-lint: https://lib.rs/crates/package-lock-lint with lockfileVersion 2 (#npm 7) support!It performs basic checks on package-lock.json because they're impossible to review.And I formally proposed enabling it in #Wikimedia CI: https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/Q63LIVSJQAGFDBEFSXN24EMHGQYNTQJR/
LEGO Masters (Australia)
LEGO Masters (Australia) is waaaay better than the US version, it's not even close. You get to see the builds in progress more often and for longer, less host interruptions and showboating and better feedback from the judge.
DebConf21 swag
My #DebConf21 shirt came, just in time!And a beautiful #Debian pin too :)
Jeopardy! drama
Mike Richards was a bad selection for host even before The Ringer story. Everyone should buy Claire McNear's Jeopardy! book, it's fantastic and she's a great journalist. Disappointed over how toxic various J! online communities have gotten over this. Above all else, the stars of the show are CONTESTANTS, not…
Airsonic is abandoned
uh, #airsonic is abandoned/obsolete now :(https://github.com/airsonic/airsonic/commit/5ccca059d5cfe3dd19734c27861b434ea21b43d8time to look into moving to airsonic-advanced, which I hope will be a mostly drop-in replacementhttps://github.com/airsonic-advanced/airsonic-advanced
2021 Free Comic Book Day
Our 2021 #FCBD haul! The first two rows are the free comics, the rest were all on sale.Not pictured: a fantastic Doctor Strange poster my sister found, still needs flattening
Google Plus Profile Litigation
I received USD$2.15 from the Google Plus Profile Litigation class action settlement....yay.
Trying GNOME again
Fedora dropped me in GNOME 40 today after I rebooted for updates instead of my normal Cinnamon.So I gave it a shot and after fiddling with keyboard shortcuts and the tweak tool it's....fine so far? I just need to get used to the menu bar on top instead on bottom.…
LEGO Discovery Space Shuttle
Took a little over 5 hours to build the LEGO Discovery Space Shuttle set plus Hubble Telescope, with help from family members. Largest set (by piece count) that we've ever done before, was a blast.Timelapse was captured using gphoto2 and stitched with Kdenlive. Lighting is wack sorry, I probably shouldn't…
Last month's Wikimedia Datacenter switchover
New blog post about last month's #Wikimedia Datatcenter switchover: https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2021/07/23/june-2021-data-center-switchover/"In June 2021, the Wikimedia Foundation’s Site Reliability Engineering team switched most user traffic from our primary datacenter in Virginia (“eqiad”) to our secondary one in Texas (“codfw”). This is an exercise we’ve done multiple times over the past 5 years,…