$ curl -o .termux/font.ttf https://romanzolotarev.com/spleen/6x12.ttf

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a photo of supernote manta screen showing spleen 6x12 font in termux

by the way can you recommend any web browsers for #eink displays?

or maybe i should just switch to links or w3m...

#solarpunk #runbsd #openbsd

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photo of termux on supernote manta

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photo of einkbro on supernote manta

I sought for an alternative to #Vim and here's what I found: https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/vim-alternatives-on-openbsd/

This was done from #OpenBSD but it should apply to any other decent operating system.

https://www.gl-inet.com/en-eu/products/gl-e5800

• lte/5g
• wifi access point
• with full control over dhcp server
• wireguard
• battery powered

my eyes are so happy!

i made the font size 2-3 times larger i actually needed it to be.

next up: connecting my usb keyboard...

#eink #openbsd #solarpunk

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a photo of a supernote manta running termux and connected to an openbsd server via ssh

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close up photo of supernote manta e-ink display

considered: eink tablets (supernote manta, boox go, boox note), eink ereaders (pocketbook, kobo, even kindle) and a few diy options (waveshare + rpi, eink panels with esp32).

• eink tablets are too expensive and slow for code editing;
• android ones are too bloated;
• jailbreaking ereaders is too fragile;
• diy options are even more expensive and clumsier.

• 7-10" 15hz eink;
• customizable os (i want stripped down #openbsd with ssh client only);
• replaceable battery;
• wifi;
• usb-c (for external keyboard, display, and charging).

I'm a fish guy

#unix_surrealism #openbsd #sshole #alpine #linux #cve #comic #fediart #tesco

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a: the other day my friend asked me how i feel about the sshole vulnerability in alpine. so i tell him: i'm a fish guy, i don't think about that stuff.

When I'm asked why OpenBSD is good and that I want to reply honestly, I have no argument.

From a technical point of view, I can't tell any strong benefits using OpenBSD, NetBSD or FreeBSD over Linux, although this doesn't mean they are bad.

It would be easy for me to be "cargo-culting" facts, being a "fanboy" or enumerating features that are exclusive to one (and they are rare, except if you are looking for the very very same feature!).

The truth is that what one OS will do better than an other, it will also do worse in another area.

It's important that we keep the BSD systems as relevant Linux alternatives: for software diversity, innovation and freedom of choice.

#linux #openbsd #foss #opensource #netbsd #freebsd

unfortunately, i just don't have skills nor time to build it myself. maybe in my next life :)

#solarpunk #eink #raspberrypi

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screenshot of 365 eur shopping cart: raspberry pi 4b + waveshare 9.7" e-ink display + waveshare ups hat

#cyberdeck #solarpunk

Procession of Fools \\ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, #OPENBSD!

#unix_surrealism #technomage #comic #analognowhere #phone_bad_book_good #mobilek #ai

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Girl to Fish: Master I did all the work! Fish: All the work? Girl: YES! CAN I GO OUTSIDE AND WATCH THE PARADE NOW PLS? Fish: What parade? Girl: The AI one? Fish: Sure, whatever. it's a parade. jugglers, rope walkers, magicians, banner carries with conflicting messages, what have you Penguin: I can't believe he lets you watch this. Girl: it's educational

# sysupgrade
# syspatch
# sysmerge
# pkg_add -ua
# reboot
#

https://www.openbsd.org/80.html

install77.img 801mb
install78.img 801mb
install79.img 801mb
install80.img 851mb *

i see we stuck with deprecated v6

Ori Bernstein is porting GEFS, the crash-safe, snapshotting, copy-on-write filesystem originally written for 9front, to OpenBSD.

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=178948744271633&w=2

#openbsd #bsd

OpenLUNIC logo/mascot

#openbsd #linux #nomarchy

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OpenLUNIC mascot logo a big thick floaty penguin

The thing I like most about using #OpenBSD is that I never have to think about it.

I sit down to use computer, it works.

I really like Simon Harrison's series of blog posts about using #GameOfTrees for simple version control tasks: https://simonh.uk/tags/got/index.html

My own use cases are more complicated than Simon's but it is making me happy to see confirmation of how the UI designed for working on #OpenBSD and related projects is working very well for people with fairly simple needs. That was one of my goals from the very beginning and is a significant differentiator from #Git.

like = you run it on server
boost = you run it on desktop/laptop :)

❤️

blast from the past

#technomage #openbsd #windows #comic

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girl is stuck in a windows logo fish :remind me what i told you about windows." girl: "they are containers for graphical interfaces?" fish: "dont get clever with me, girl"

spleen is the default typeface on #openbsd ...

cc: @RussSharek@mastodon.art

I finally published the CWM configuration I use on Slackware-current as a practical example of that approach.

The repository keeps CWM focused on window management, while sxhkd, small shell scripts, and shared .xinitrc components provide a portable desktop workflow that can be reused across different WMs.

Repository:
https://github.com/r1w1s1/cwm-config

Background:
https://r1w1s1.srht.site/posts/window-manager-agnostic-workflows/

#OpenBSD #Slackware #Linux #X11 #cwm #Unix

I particularly liked this sentence:

"cwm is the only one amongst the minimalist window managers that has managed to make me think the least."

Whether you agree or not, it's an interesting way to think about window managers—not in terms of features, but in terms of cognitive load.

Worth the two-minute read.
https://williamjansson.com/posts/cwm/

#cwm #OpenBSD #Unix #Linux