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Blain Smith

@blainsmith@fosstodon.org
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Go, Rust, Hare, Networking, Linux | Powerlifting and Strongman

Decentralize and self host as much as you can.

Guidelines for Human Rights Protocol and Architecture Considerations: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9620

Croker's Rules please: https://lr0.org/blog/p/crocker/

#Autistic father to an #AuDHD kiddo.

"Be excellent to each other." - Bill S. Preston, Esq.

925 Followers
647 Following
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Joined April 26, 2022
Blog:
https://blainsmith.com
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https://limeleaf.coop
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 2mo ago
I am very pleasantly surprised that the new $dayjob offered me the choice of a Mac or Linux laptop. Even with the hardware specs and distro unknown to me at this point I don't even care because I'm glad it's not Mac or Windows. #Linux
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

Just Fucking Use Go

https://blainsmith.com/articles/just-fucking-use-go/

#GoLang #SeriousSatire #KISS

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Just Fucking Use Go - Blain Smith

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 3mo ago
Done! Tomorrow is calibration and first print day! #Prusa #COREOne+ #3DPrinting #DIY
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 2mo ago
A Farewell to ARPs: IPv4 Service on IPv6-Only Networks https://labs.ripe.net/author/remco-van-mook/a-farewell-to-arps-ipv4-service-on-ipv6-only-networks/ #IPv4 #IPv6 #ARP
A Farewell to ARPs: IPv4 Service on IPv6-Only Networks
RIPE Labs

A Farewell to ARPs: IPv4 Service on IPv6-Only Networks

IPv6-only networks often still depend on IPv4 subnets and ARP. This article introduces an IETF proposal to eliminate both, allowing IPv4 to operate as a service over IPv6-only infrastructure without translation or tunnelling.

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@mhoye Random 2 people from completely non-technical backgrounds. I would love to hear ideas from folks who have no idea how it is built.
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

The “small web” is bigger than you might think

https://kevinboone.me/small_web_is_big.html

#SmallWeb #SmolWeb

kevinboone.me
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

RE: @nuclearplayer@fosstodon.org

Probably worth just uninstalling the `gh` CLI and just use native `git` before they rug pull you with shit in the `gh` tool.

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

Taking suggestions on a name for an ActivityPub-based fitness tracking app like Strava, but for any kind of exercising since it will use https://fitlanguage.org to compose programs and track sessions.

I like non-fedi/AP names like Mastadon and Loops, but as you know naming things are hard.

#FitnessTracker #ActivityPub #FitLang

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 7mo ago

I've been messing around with pixelating some vector art I have and making them coloring sheets number legends. Super fun to make and to color. I already made some for my kids too. I might try to get a whole book made and even poster sizes for the wall.

I made a CLI to do all this for any size.

#PixelArt #Coloring #CLI #GoLang

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

Monday

- GitHub is down again
- Canonical still showing signs of issues when folks try to update for Copy Fail
- DigitCert breach

It's not even noon and I want the day to me over.

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

A eulogy for Vim

https://drewdevault.com/2026/03/25/2026-03-25-Forking-vim.html

#Vim

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A eulogy for Vim

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@rolenthedeep @q3k A former coworker now runs his own demolition company and drives a skid steer.
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@lopta I shifted over to vanilla Debian + XCFE for a very boring and lightweight desktop environment.
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

Been neck deep in CRDTs over the past few days.

#HareLang #CRDT

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 4mo ago
Replying to
@cmccullough@polymaths.social Yeah, I am very glad I switched over to vanilla Debian last year as my daily driver and server instance.
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

For The Love of Internet

https://ankshilp.in/posts/for-the-love-of-internet/

#IPv6 #SelfHosting #NAT

ankshilp.in
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

What do folks use for simulating breadboard wiring that has a big library of components? (Arduinos, sensors, resistors, etc.)

Is there even such a thing?

#Electronics #Arduino

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 4mo ago
Replying to
@Gina@fosstodon.org @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu This is awesome. I wish the US took this approach and that I could be apart of something like this.
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@ruben Hillel always talks about formal methods and verification so that might be a good jumping off point. https://hillelwayne.com
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

Ordered myself a Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB) with an official write/red Raspberry Pi Monitor and a VESA mount/case to eventually install MagicMirror on it for a household display with full control over all services and network access.

#SelfHosting #RaspberryPi

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Fosstodon

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 7mo ago

Honestly, I'm glad all these developers are fucking around and finding out about all these agent vulnerability and security problems and getting completely pwned. Maybe enough will get screwed over to finally stand out against all of this shit.

If history has taught us anything is that preventative actions and warnings don't get listened to and it's only until folks get attacked like this will they react.

I'll enjoy this all from the sidelines with "I told you so" signs with my popcorn.

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

TIL https://nlnet.nl/project/QBE-32-bit-ARM-support/

#HareLang #QBE #ARM #ARM32 #NLNet

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

Unbounded Concurrency is a Foot Gun

https://blainsmith.com/articles/unbounded-concurrency-is-a-foot-gun/

#Concurrency #GoLang

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

RE: @pheonix@hachyderm.io

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4,700
47,000
470,000 (a few more VMs and an LB is plenty)

Any of those numbers the statement still holds true.

hachyderm.io
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

TIL you can host multiple sites on https://srht.site and I only just saw the paragraph:

"You can publish any number of websites to any number of domains on SourceHut pages. If you already published on your “username.srht.site” domain, you must publish again to any additional domains you want to use."

https://srht.site/custom-domains

#StaticHosting #Sourcehut

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago
Replying to
@andi Ohhh that definitely occurred to me too. ;-)
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

I got Program writing and previewing working.

#FitLang

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Fosstodon

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

Drew DeVault – Building and scaling Hare's community governance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz5sbsQpxbo

#FOSSBack #HareLang #Community #Governane #FOSS #OpenSource

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

PASS PASS PASS PASS...

Original Blake2b passes, new Blake2s passes, Argon2 using original Blake2b passes, and entire stdlib passes.

#HareLang #Blake2

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 7mo ago

Trying out Ko-fi for listing digital downloads of the pixel art since I already had this all configured in the past so we'll see how things go. I will be adding more coloring pages over time.

https://ko-fi.com/blainsmith/shop

#PixelArt #Coloring

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@hexaheximal@mstdn.social Yeah, it really can be a great one size fits all language for a lot of use cases and it can be stretched pretty far before really needing to complicate more of the tech stack.
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

"Agentology is a set of beliefs and practices created by the Silicon Valley. SV initially presented their ideas in 2022 as a form of machine learning called LLMs. They later expanded and reframed those ideas as a cult, which they named Agentology."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology

#Cult #LLM #AI #Agentology

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@trevdev@fosstodon.org Nice! Congratulations!
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@peritia@alovely.space My own https://blainsmith.com but there is a slew of them on https://bubbles.town
blainsmith.com

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@mo Ugh I wish I could live there!
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@hexaheximal @joew Lines of code alone don't feel creative much like each stroke of the brush on a canvas doesn't, but over time, layer by layer, line by line the end result is more creative than the sum of its parts. I even consider mechanically built things works of art. Cars, motorcycles, the list goes on.
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

I got a basic management API built for #Henhouse to be able to programmatically manage profiles, teams, and gather site disk usage information so an external billing system can be built to use this information.

#StaticHosting #TechCoop

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

Internet Protocol Version 8 (IPv8)

https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-thain-ipv8-00.html

#IP #IPv8 #Networking

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Internet Protocol Version 8 (IPv8)

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

Car wash day for #5un5h1n3 and #d4rkn355

#Lexus #IS500 #FSport #Toyota #Tacoma #TrailEdition

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

Humble Bumble: Linux the Good Stuff

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-good-stuff-no-starch-books

#Linux #SalesDeals #Books

Humble Bundle

Humble Tech Book Bundle: Linux, the Good Stuff by No Starch

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

So did systemd just make the LLM policy decision for Debian?

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@mntmn@mastodon.social This is awesome!!!
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@mWare@ottawa.place I used https://grabaperch.com ages ago and maybe it's still good. https://statamic.com might be a bit bloatier, but its all flat/markdown file based.
grabaperch.com
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

I think it's time to pull in hare-ev into hare-nats. It'll make things much easier.

#NATS #HareLang

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

Nice little G-Counter

```
% hare run cmd/counter.ha 1 /tmp/crdt1.sock 1
4/4 tasks completed (100%)
waiting for 1 peer(s)...
all peers connected
...
node 1: counter = 15
node 1: counter = 17
node 1: counter = 19
node 1: counter = 20
```

```
% hare run cmd/counter.ha 2 /tmp/crdt2.sock 1 /tmp/crdt1.sock
connected to /tmp/crdt1.sock
waiting for 1 peer(s)...
all peers connected
...
node 2: counter = 14
node 2: counter = 16
node 2: counter = 18
node 2: counter = 20
```

#HareLang #CRDT

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

My wife starts her new role in the brand new Supported Decision-Making department at her non-profit next week!

https://supporteddecisionmaking.org

#SDM #SupportedDecisionMaking #Disability #Autism #SpecialNeeds

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago

If anyone wants to help out with getting #Henhouse launched please checkout our @opencollective@mastodon.opencollective.com page!

https://opencollective.com/limeleaf/projects/henhouse

#StaticHosting #TechCoop

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 5mo ago
Replying to
@daedalus Possibly because all they ever studied was computer science and no humanities?
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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago

I've always wondered how formal/complicated NLNet proposal are.

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Blain Smith @blainsmith@fosstodon.org
· 6mo ago
Replying to
@zekjur I don't understand why appliances need the time anyway. We have normal clocks for that. I get they just add the time since it has a timer on it, but I could do without time/clocks on my stove/microwave/coffee pot/etc.
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