sam

@sam@cablespaghetti.dev

Father of two, husband, lover of dogs but owner of many cats. Runner. Technology enthusiast. Metalhead. AuADHDer. Cloudy DevOps type person. Formerly known as @sam@running.cafe.

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[?]sam » 🌐
@sam@cablespaghetti.dev

Time for another blog post, about hosting a fediverse instance on my ancient Raspberry Pi. Obviously I had to share it on the fediverse.

https://cablespaghetti.dev/hosting-a-fediverse-instance-on-an-original-raspberry-pi.html


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    [?]sam » 🌐
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    If you’re reading this you have been successfully migrated as a follower to my stupidly underpowered Raspberry Pi hosted instance. Let’s see how it does with nearly 700 followers. 😆

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      @justine@snac.smithies.me.uk that boost did not help my load situation. 😆 I may have some work to do for this to be properly stable.

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        @jorge@hachyderm.io I was briefly very confused at why this didn’t boot and then I remembered about the x86_64v3 requirement in RHEL 10. I guess I’m going to have to dig out some half decent hardware to test this, not one for my 7 year old Chromebooks…

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          @sborrill@justfollow.me.uk Well I think it goes without saying that I’ll be using this instance as a Tailscale exit node for smut purposes.

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            @strike@bark.lgbt DeluxHost because they have a ridiculous deal. However I have discovered that hilariously the GeoIP database lgbtqia.space is using resolves the IPv6 address to the UK anyway. Hopefully that gets updated soon I’ve got a ticket open. https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/208373/deluxhost-net-new-xeon-gold-epyc-vps-high-stability-start-from-7-yr-pre-order-nl

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              @millihertz@oldbytes.space Ooh good shout. I’m still trying to get the database updated, assuming it is that database in use…

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                [?]sam » 🌐
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                Think of the children! Won't SOMEBODY think of the children!

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                  Sorry I realised you probably have no context for any of this. Instances (namely lgbtqia.space) are starting to block servers (based on a GeoIP database) as well as users in the UK. I don’t want to end up unable to communicate with a bunch of instances just because of where my server is hosted.

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                    [?]sam » 🌐
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                    @penguin42@mastodon.org.uk @mansr It’s nothing that advanced. Just one single geoip database incorrectly resolving the v6 prefix to london. Trying to get it updated.

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                      [?]sam » 🌐
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                      @millihertz@oldbytes.space @penguin42 I’ve tracked it to one of many geoip databases resolving the v6 address to London. All the others I have found say Amsterdam. I’m trying to get it updated. 🤦‍♂️

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                        [?]sam » 🌐
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                        @millihertz@oldbytes.space Might be worth a go!

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                          [?]sam » 🌐
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                          DeluxHost because they have a ridiculous deal. However I have discovered that hilariously the GeoIP database lgbtqia.space is using resolves the IPv6 address to the UK anyway. Hopefully that gets updated soon. https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/208373/deluxhost-net-new-xeon-gold-epyc-vps-high-stability-start-from-7-yr-pre-order-nl

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                            DeluxHost. https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/208373/deluxhost-net-new-xeon-gold-epyc-vps-high-stability-start-from-7-yr-pre-order-nl

                            That said despite the IPv4 and v6 addresses showing up as NL in every database I've checked. I am STILL getting a 403 from lgbtqia.space. I give up. Oh well fun evening project.

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                              [?]sam » 🌐
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                              I’m now migrated to a €7 a year VPS in the Netherlands. No more online safety act blocks for me! I’m trying out Debian Trixie in the process too so that’s fun…

                              My $12 VPS in London is paid up for the next 11 months though…I’ll have to think what to use it for.

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                              @jamesb@duckduckpigeon.co.uk Is that the house from Spaced?

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                                [?]sam » 🌐
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                                Dammit lgbtqia.space have GeoBlocked the UK because of the . This unfortunately has the side effect of blocking federation with any UK hosted instance…including my new single user snac instance. 😢

                                I’ve sent the admin an email to see if they would consider unblocking just the apis needed for federation. I’m not holding out much hope though.

                                Cc @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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                                  @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk I got a very quick reply to my email. To paraphrase, they have concerns that making the content available to UK users even via the federation APIs due to lack of certainty about the specifics of the law. I think that’s fair, but frustrating…guess I’m moving my instance elsewhere.

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                                    [?]sam » 🌐
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                                    @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk @runningrobderby@mastodonapp.uk Well this sucks. Have they blocked federation from all UK hosted servers as well?

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                                      @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk @runningrobderby@mastodonapp.uk They bloody have. Ffs...guess I'll have to relocate my Snac instance then.

                                      Screenshot of my snac logs showing 403 forbidden when hitting lgbtqia.space

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                                        [?]sam » 🌐
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                                        A number of men are coming in a lorry tomorrow to collect a large number of my family’s belongings tomorrow.

                                        We’re trying to sell the place and I’m told piles of hoarded junk doesn’t help with that.

                                        A lot of it is boxed up already but still feeling moderately stressed about it. Still need to shut down the lack rack…

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                                        [?]sam » 🌐
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                                        @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk Well actually what you’re referring to as Linux etc etc

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                                          [?]sam » 🌐
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                                          I love my dinosaurs. Thank you. ❤️

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                                            [?]sam » 🌐
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                                            @gozes@hachyderm.io @jorge@hachyderm.io As a starting point there is a Hyprland Wayblue image. I was thinking of copying some of the omarchy configs and things into an image based on this. However life is busy and I haven’t made any progress with it. Let me know if you do start building an image, maybe we can collaborate. 🙂 https://github.com/wayblueorg/wayblue

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                                              [?]Cassidy James :rr: :gg: :fh: [he/him] » 🌐
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                                              If you’re on Linux, there’s a good chance you use GNOME: it’s the default experience across Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora Workstation, Endless OS, and more. If you’re on another desktop, you still likely use components developed by GNOME contributors—or maybe you get apps from Flathub.

                                              Want to become more than just a user? How about… a friend? 🥺 Become a Friend of GNOME to support GNOME, Flathub, and the work we do!

                                              donate.gnome.org/

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                                                @cassidy@blaede.family @siosm@floss.social Some of the negative responses to this. Wow! I’m a KDE Plasma user primarily but I’m also chewing up Flathub’s bandwidth and using a bunch of GTK apps so you can have some of my money. 🙂

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                                                  [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                  UK users must verify age to view this toot [SENSITIVE CONTENT]@catsalad@lgbtqia.space @catsalad@infosec.exchange The UK web is 55378008 (this is more funny on an upside down calculator when a teenager)

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                                                    [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                    Another day, another gaming YouTuber gets won over by the smooth experience of . Valve get some of the credit here for the mindshare but I don’t think we should underestimate the impact Bazzite has had in getting people to install Linux and not running away screaming in confusion.

                                                    https://youtu.be/zg9YASpFD3g?si=NSbTMhXe-yJRLIhY


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                                                      [?]adam » 🌐
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                                                      Blue95: Everything In Its Right Place. youtube.com/watch?v=xs-l2Owbm5k

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                                                      [?]James Baker » 🌐
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                                                      A reminder that according to the Ministry of defence VPNs allow users to bypass state-imposed censorship.

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                                                        [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                        @xyla@shitpost.trade Was past you playing with blue95 or is this legitimately some kind of Windows install?

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                                                          @jonty@chaos.social
                                                          @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io There’s the slightly slower Minibook N100 on the CeX website for £225 at the moment. Just got myself a guitar amp from them for £40. Love a bargain…

                                                          https://uk.webuy.com/search?stext=Minibook+x&availability=In+Stock+Online

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                                                            [?]Neil Craig [He/Him] » 🌐
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                                                            Oh wow. The UK government has finally grown about 1/1000000000th of a pair.
                                                            bbc.co.uk/news/live/cdrkj810pl

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                                                            [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                            @rl_dane@polymaths.social
                                                            @N3VEM@mastodon.radio The Fedora Atomic variants are very vanilla experiences with just the different desktops.

                                                            The idea of Bluefin and Aurora (and Bazzite, the gaming focused one) is that they take the atomic fedora base and make an opinionated “just works” out of the box experience on top of it. Obviously that kind of customisation is going to be quite different between the different desktops.

                                                            Bluefin has received the most attention as it is the focus of the overall project, and Aurora is an offshoot with a smaller team. Both are really good though to be honest.

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                                                              [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                              @rl_dane@polymaths.social
                                                              @N3VEM@mastodon.radio I love Aurora. It’s a great set-and-forget experience. However Bluefin is potentially slightly more free of sharp edges (not that there are many…) due to being the flagship Universal Blue distro.

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                                                                [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                                @chewie@mammut.gogreenit.net @sam
                                                                @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk I’m not imagining this change for small operators am I? I’m falling to find a link.

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                                                                  [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                                  @whitingx@mastodon.cloud
                                                                  @chewie@mammut.gogreenit.net There was an announcement that they’d changed the rules to exempt organisations under 10 million revenue or something. Damage has already been done of course but a lot of this no longer applies.

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                                                                    [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                                    Our local Asda has some great suggestions for end of term teacher gifts…

                                                                    A display of engine oil on a shelf labelled “Thank you teacher”

                                                                    Alt...A display of engine oil on a shelf labelled “Thank you teacher”

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                                                                    [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                                    @codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org Despite being everywhere in the UK, many manufacturers have discontinued their small hatchbacks in favour of crossovers. The Ford Fiesta is dead for example, which is an incredibly stupid move given how well they sold. 🤷

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                                                                      @codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org @stephanie@fosstodon.org We still get the Jazz as it is called in the UK. It’s an overpriced hybrid now, so who knows if the longevity will be the same but it still exists at least! https://www.honda.co.uk/cars/new/jazz-hybrid/overview.html

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                                                                        @arichtman@eigenmagic.net I haven’t watched the video in a couple of years but still randomly sing the song for no reason. This may be more an indication of my state of mind rather than the catchiness of the song through.

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                                                                          Odin says good morning

                                                                          Odin the Newfie conked out on his side with his tongue lolling out on the floor

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                                                                            @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange Odin has the right idea this morning…

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                                                                              [?]George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 » 🌐
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                                                                              Boldly growing where no spore has grown before.

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                                                                              My youngest son (6) just pulled a “double your money” Facebook crypto scam on my eldest son (very nearly 8), except without the Facebook or the crypto.

                                                                              In some ways I am impressed. On the other hand I wish it didn’t take so long for him to admit it and give the money back…

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                                                                              [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
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                                                                              🤣 senior devs or sysadmins on the weekend be like …

                                                                              A "DO NOT DISTURB WE ARE DISTURBED ENOUGH ALREADY" sign in front of three cats peeking over it.

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                                                                              [?]Hedders » 🌐
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                                                                              Would it be very childish of me to find this incredibly, incredibly funny?

                                                                              theregister.com/2025/06/25/hom

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                                                                              [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                                              @hedders@mas.to Maybe I am childish too…

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                                                                                [?]sam » 🌐
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                                                                                On the downside I am very warm, tired and my work day has been pretty hectic. On the upside I have just treated myself to a new keyboard.

                                                                                Mechboards.co.uk are having a Dutch auction for all the random stuff they need to get rid of. I scored a Keychron V6 Max for £80 which I’m pretty happy with!

                                                                                Here’s the link if you want to do some shopping yourself: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1ufXOf61idIShPMEnA9FUXJj0m7J4pmNiFCszuZkWLRE


                                                                                A full size keyboard with uk layout and mostly blue keys and a red escape key

                                                                                Alt...A full size keyboard with uk layout and mostly blue keys and a red escape key

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