Here’s a #TBT photo from 1969! On this #Thanksgiving, the parade passed the Museum’s turret with a special float: a sauropod dinosaur. This inflatable Apatosaurus measured ~60 ft (18.3 m) long! The giant green dinosaur also featured big eyes, a wide grin, & a 20-ft (6-m) tail.
American Museum of Natural History
@AMNH #globalmuseum #museums
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
@stefano This is indeed a great post. Refreshing to read - the author didn't distro-bash but instead highlighted how needs were met.
I have been leaning toward #FreeBSD after 20 years on #Debian, which has a special place in my heart. However, FreeBSD's *consistency*, elegant design, and better documentation are driving factors and I just can't look away.
Over these two decades, Linux has definitely changed. It's no longer what it once was: a #Unix clone. It's evolved into its own thing. Software does that and that's OK. But a lot of the changes or "improvements" have been needlessly reinventing the wheel with a worsening user experience and convoluted results. The audio subsystems (ALSA -> PulseAudio -> Pipewire and of course the mess that is/was JACK) and #SystemD are two big examples.
On SystemD, I don't disagree that Linux needed a modern init system. SystemD is faster, but from a human perspective it's worse. I am now typing *more* characters to manage services. Is there a reason why it couldn't be designed to manage services like:
> $SERVICE start/stop/restart
Instead, we are left with:
> systemctl $SERVICE start/stop/restart
But I digress.
#TBT I fell in love with FreeBSD when I first started my Linux journey in the mid-2000s, but only dabbled in it as it was never in any production environment I managed.
I have a FreeBSD VM sitting in my lab somewhere but due to other factors rarely do I get to it. I'm thinking it's time I grab a spare laptop, load it up, and use it as a daily driver to really force myself to learn it.
RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@gumnos/115551343732704834
This is a great post.
It's not "against" something - it just explains why Tim prefers to use the BSDs.
@stefano This is indeed a great post. Refreshing to read - the author didn't distro-bash but instead highlighted how needs were met.
I have been leaning toward #FreeBSD after 20 years on #Debian, which has a special place in my heart. However, FreeBSD's *consistency*, elegant design, and better documentation are driving factors and I just can't look away.
Over these two decades, Linux has definitely changed. It's no longer what it once was: a #Unix clone. It's evolved into its own thing. Software does that and that's OK. But a lot of the changes or "improvements" have been needlessly reinventing the wheel with a worsening user experience and convoluted results. The audio subsystems (ALSA -> PulseAudio -> Pipewire and of course the mess that is/was JACK) and #SystemD are two big examples.
On SystemD, I don't disagree that Linux needed a modern init system. SystemD is faster, but from a human perspective it's worse. I am now typing *more* characters to manage services. Is there a reason why it couldn't be designed to manage services like:
> $SERVICE start/stop/restart
Instead, we are left with:
> systemctl $SERVICE start/stop/restart
But I digress.
#TBT I fell in love with FreeBSD when I first started my Linux journey in the mid-2000s, but only dabbled in it as it was never in any production environment I managed.
I have a FreeBSD VM sitting in my lab somewhere but due to other factors rarely do I get to it. I'm thinking it's time I grab a spare laptop, load it up, and use it as a daily driver to really force myself to learn it.
#ThrowbackThursday 🚀Power Training
🎯 Power = speed × strength
▶️Video of me at 43 and the 100lb single-arm dumbbell snatch 💥
⏰With 20+ years of coaching, I’ve built progressions and variations for all ages and abilities.
💪🏾Because power isn’t just for athletes—it’s for everyone who wants to move well, live strong, and it’s a cornerstone of healthy aging.
#tbt #health #fitness #coach #fitfam #boston #aging #workout #muscle
alcinnz
boosted
P is for… Potato Beetle💚
Join us for more #ArtABCs
No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed
https://dotart.blog/karin-wanderer-learns/p-is-for-palm-thimble
P is for… Potato Beetle💚
Join us for more #ArtABCs
No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed
https://dotart.blog/karin-wanderer-learns/p-is-for-palm-thimble
I just saw that the IV March of Indigenous Women will be next week! I filmed some scenes from the second one three years ago. Will definitely try to do it this year as well.
This one is of the Huni Kuin (also known as Kaxinawá) women from the north of Brazil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBISR1tvCWI
#brazil #indigenouspeople #tbt #brasil #acre #kdenlive #kde #videoediting
This one is of Pataxó women from the north east of Brazil.
I just saw that the IV March of Indigenous Women will be next week! I filmed some scenes from the second one three years ago. Will definitely try to do it this year as well.
This one is of the Huni Kuin (also known as Kaxinawá) women from the north of Brazil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBISR1tvCWI
#brazil #indigenouspeople #tbt #brasil #acre #kdenlive #kde #videoediting
⏰#TBT to 2008 — when I was humbled to be featured on the cover of #Salud y Familia Magazine
✨By then, I had already entered the fitness world in 2005—grassroots from the start, rooted in community, showing up with intention and heart. As a first-gen 🇩🇴Dominican from Dorchester, a neighborhood in #Boston, that recognition wasn’t something I expected. It was a powerful reminder that the work we do in our neighborhoods matters—and that visibility can spark change.
