Modern wiki software only fits other people's purposes - none seem designed for someone who has markdown notes and wants to interact with them. Switching wiki software demands changing the notes to adhere to the software's new standards. I can't find a single project which says 'we will process your markdown'. Gitlab's …

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Kubernetes documentation feels like malicious compliance, a rebellion against the concept of clarity. Kubernetes lets you ask about anything with the command kubectl explain $thing. So I did: 1kubectl explain namespace The results make me wonder if anyone sober has read the 'explanations'. KIND: Namespace VERSION: v1 …

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I've used posteo.de for my email for about four years, and I recommend it. I can't say why I recommend it. It's just email. That's pretty much it. It doesn't have special features. It doesn't have problems. It's email and it costs €12 per year for 4 gigabytes of storage. Actually, it has one feature - it has no 'Spam' …

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The moment I have to engage with the world of mobile phones, I feel like flapping my arms like a flustered chicken, and shouting 'I am not a computer person'. So, despite living part-time in a terminal, believe me when I say that CalyxOS, the Android-fork for mobile phones, works well for non-technical users, or at …

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A direct comparison between the FDroid store and Google's PlayStore isn't possible. When you open the FDroid store, you see all recent apps. You can see everything, and even search in alphabetical order; start to finish. Google will never let you see everything, because of the unfiltered garbage on their platform. They …

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'Organizers', 'wikis', 'note-taking apps', et c. - these apps are mostly Markdown with an attached GUI. Today, I'm trying each of them out for twenty minutes apiece. AnyType Site: anytype.io Size: 383 MB AnyType comes encrypted, meaning you can't easily grab the raw markdown notes and stick them in a Git, or do much …

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Soft Serve is a git server for the command line. You can see the maintainers' version here, with ssh: 1ssh git.charm.sh It looks like this: Soft Serve • Repositories About ┃ Bubble Tea Updated 31 minutes ago ┃ A powerful little TUI framework mirror] ┃ git clone git@git.charm.sh:bubbletea.git Soft Serve Updated 3 days …

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Pronounced 'ark', this programme lets you send email from the terminal. I wrestled with neomutt (an awful CLI email client) to send emails in the terminal, and found aerc a comparative breath of fresh air. aerc begins with sensible defaults, and a wizard to help you set up your email quickly. Just tell it your email …

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Sile's a typesetting program which makes nifty pdfs. It's been going great for me, so I thought I'd share the journey so far. The Good It's based on lua, which is super-simple. You don't need to know any lua to use it, but if you want to poke about, it's easier enough for a non programmer to get an idea of what's going …

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