I think the time has come to finish another article for my "Horror Stories", which will go on my blog.
Only a few parts are missing before it's ready to be published. The time is right, I am ready 😉
Stay tuned!
Stefano Marinelli
boosted
Something new - and interesting - is coming to the illumos Cafe
Stay tuned!
Something new - and interesting - is coming to the illumos Cafe
Stay tuned!
Friends of the BSD Cafe, I don't know if you've noticed that since yesterday, the #Mastodon instance has been showing the BSD Cafe logo as its icon. Before, I deliberately left the Mastodon one - but now I've had to add the BSD Cafe one because...well, you'll find out tomorrow morning 😊
Stay tuned!
The bad news is that tomorrow morning I'll be getting blood tests (a scheduled check-up) and will find out if I've eaten too much Tiramisu in recent months.
The good news is that tomorrow morning I'll be publishing the second part of the "Make your own backup server" series.
The good or bad news, depending on your perspective, is that the estimated reading time is 33 minutes (pessimistic, but it is long).
My inaugural article for the BSD Journal is slated for publication - it will be released Monday morning.
The first authors are already being granted their accounts to contribute new, engaging content - by the community, for the community.
Stay tuned!
Evan Prodromou
boosted
When I think of BSD Cafe, I think of the atmosphere of the Italian bars from my childhood. I'll talk about this in detail at EuroBSDCon, but this photo really sums up the image I have. Places of relaxation, information, exchange of ideas, with the barista not just serving coffee but being a cog in the movement of social and cultural exchange among friends at the bar. And in this photo, there's also a detail about what I'll announce tomorrow. No, I'm not growing a mustache. For those, we have @evan
When I think of BSD Cafe, I think of the atmosphere of the Italian bars from my childhood. I'll talk about this in detail at EuroBSDCon, but this photo really sums up the image I have. Places of relaxation, information, exchange of ideas, with the barista not just serving coffee but being a cog in the movement of social and cultural exchange among friends at the bar. And in this photo, there's also a detail about what I'll announce tomorrow. No, I'm not growing a mustache. For those, we have @evan
Still growing and learning every day.
I know trust/respect is earned, not given - and I'm committed to earning yours by delivering on Pixelfed, Loops, Sup, and being the kind of maintainer our community deserves.
Together we're proving that ethics and humanity can win.
This is just the beginning. 🚀
La nouvelle époustouflante qui va tout changer 🤩🤩🤩
sysctlview https://www.freshports.org/deskutils/sysctlview/ is a GUI utility for sysctl on #FreeBSD. 
It's probably my first #opensource project 👨💻 , it's still in the Ports Collection 📦 and runs fine, but it hasn't been updated in years.
Maybe it's finally time to brush up on #C++ and give sysctlview a proper rewrite.
The original version uses #gtkmm (#GTK for C++), but a few years ago I ran a poll and most people preferred #qt
So maybe a QTsysctlview is on the horizon? 👀
#staytuned #sysctl #FreeBSDDev #coding #kernel #Desktop #Laptop
Screenshot of sysctlview in "Flags" mode, displaying sysctl variables with a wide matrix of capability flags such as RD, WR, TUN, STATS, MPSAFE, and more. The "View" menu is open, showing filtering options like "Flags Tree" and toggles for various flag categories. The desktop in the background shows several folders including freebsd-doc, freebsd-accessibility, and ports.
Screenshot of sysctlview showing detailed sysctl entries under the kern category. Columns include Name, OID, Label, Description, Flags, Type, Format, and Value. A popup window is open displaying details for kern.version, showing the FreeBSD version string, flags (RD, MPSAFE), and that the value is not writable.
Query riuscita
A screenshot of a sysctlview application window, displaying a hierarchical list of system control parameters. The window is titled "sysctlview" and has "File", "View", and "Help" menus, along with "Main" and "Flags" tabs. The main panel shows three columns: "Name", "Description", and "Value".
Screenshot of the main sysctlview interface showing a tree view of sysctl categories. The table lists Name, Description, and Value columns. The selected item is kern, with description “High kernel, proc, limits &c.” and an empty value field.
I've been noticing a worrying trend: developers being pushed to value speed over understanding, relying on AI to just "get it done". But what happens when we no longer know what our code is really doing?
My take on this will be on it-notes tomorrow morning.
EDIT: Here it is: https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/06/05/vibe-coding-will-rob-us-of-our-freedom/