Claws-Mail on macOS Apple Silicon (via Homebrew) currently fails to establish TLS connections. The root cause is the way Homebrew builds and links `libetpan`, which results in broken TLS behaviour when used together with Claws on Apple Silicon. Even when GnuTLS itself works correctly, Claws aborts or reports failed handshakes. One solution that worked for me is to avoid the Homebrew-supplied…
Hello friends, this is a more personal blog than the previous ones. It has been too long since I have reached out to most of you. In recent months, I have found myself struggling in a difficult and challenging place. I have experienced the pain of losing people very close to me, and I have made the mistake of trusting the wrong individiduals. These experience have caused me to become more cautious…
Cry of Fear is a psychological survival horror game taking place in a deserted town. I have a lot of memories playing Cry of Fear when it was released as a mod for Half-Life. However, I have not played it much since it became a standalone game. The standalone version is still based on Half Life 1's GoldSrc engine from 1998, but it is modified to a point where I have not been able to play it on…
Mozilla has been using IRC as their main communications platform for over two decades now. But on April 26th Mozilla Community Manager Michael Hoye announced their plans to move away from IRC. According to Hoye, IRC cannot meet Mozilla's expectations anymore. Using IRC would create an unnecessary technical barrier for newcomers. Which is a valid argument, considering that many young developers…