# sid (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sid. Page: Feed: --- ## [Under the Island for Mac](https://www.paulthetall.com/under-the-island-for-mac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=under-the-island-for-mac) _2026-08-13 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ You like 2D exploring adventures? Then I have some good news for you! Because we added Under The Island for Mac for you in Porting Kit! Step into the role of Nia, a newcomer to Seashell Island and join forces with local girl Avocado to investigate an ominous fate the island s destined to sink beneath the ocean! Explore colorful regions, battle strange creatures, and uncover the ancient mysteries… ## [Heads Will Roll: Downfall for Mac](https://www.paulthetall.com/heads-will-roll-downfall-for-mac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heads-will-roll-downfall-for-mac) _2026-08-10 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ We added a free game to Porting Kit called Heads Will Roll Downfall for Mac for you in Porting Kit! Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier. One of the thousands of faceless foot soldiers the English king sent to put down a rebellion in Scotland. As an accidental participant in this war,… ## [Evil Genius port update!](https://www.paulthetall.com/evil-genius-port-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evil-genius-port-update) _2026-08-08 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ Thanks to an email of a gamer who reported an issue with the old game port of Evil Genius , I updated the game port. There were some install issues with most recent GOG installer, and while looking into it, I also added widescreen resolution support to the game. The game is now set to the wide supported 1280 800 resolution as basis and can be adjusted manually in the game folder itself… ## [Replaced for Mac](https://www.paulthetall.com/replaced-for-mac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=replaced-for-mac) _2026-08-06 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ Today we have action platformer called Replaced for Mac for you available in Porting Kit! Uncover the sinister secrets of Phoenix Corporation, through the eyes of its own creation, R.E.A.C.H. an AI trapped in a human body against its will. In an alternate 1980s America reshaped by nuclear catastrophe, Phoenix-City has become one of the Corporation’s strongholds a haven for corruption where outlaws… ## [Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake) for Mac!](https://www.paulthetall.com/final-fantasy-iv-3d-remake-for-mac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=final-fantasy-iv-3d-remake-for-mac) _2026-08-05 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ After the Final Fantasy III (3D remake) post of yesterday, we are happy to inform that we also added Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake) for Mac to the Porting Kit database! This successor of Final Fantasy III (3D remake) has also been part of the GOG preservation program. This game also works awesome on Apple Silicon Macs! Enjoy the game! FINAL FANTASY IV was the first title to introduce the Active Time… ## [Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) for Mac!](https://www.paulthetall.com/final-fantasy-iii-3d-remake-for-mac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=final-fantasy-iii-3d-remake-for-mac) _2026-08-04 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ Pfff so much happening lately, I cannot keep up posting everything. Alright, a new game port has been added to the Porting Kit database: Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) for Mac! This GOG.com game works great on Appel Silicon Macs! Nice thing is that it support high resolutions, so the game doesn t require a legacy engine or something. If you don t own this classic yet, you can get it on GOG.com… ## [Age Of Empires 2 DE port update!](https://www.paulthetall.com/age-of-empires-2-de-port-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=age-of-empires-2-de-port-update) _2026-07-31 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ \*\*\*Made this topic Sticky because of chat updates\*\*\* \*\*\*Intel support is unfortunately ruled out because of the game update. Thank Apple and Microsoft\*\*\* My dear friends, I have great news! As promised I managed to fix to the issues regarding Age of Empires 2 DE. The game was broken by an game update in Wine/Porting Kit. This issue was pretty nasty, but after a long time chasing the bugs we… ## [Sid Meier’s Pirates! for Mac](https://www.paulthetall.com/sid-meiers-pirates-for-mac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sid-meiers-pirates-for-mac) _2026-07-30 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ Another Sid Meier s game received an port update: Sid Meier’s Pirates! The game is updated and optimized for Apple Silicon for the latest Mac OS. Still it hasn t reached the same performance as on Intel based Systems, but this game plays fine and I enjoyed playing the game so far on my Apple Silicon Mac M4 :). Besides performance improvements, it also contains the low-resolution fix so no external… ## [UNESCO World Heritage: 25 new sites inscribed](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2916) _2026-07-29 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ The World Heritage Committee wrapped up its 48th session in Busan, Republic of Korea, with the addition of 25 new sites to UNESCO's World Heritage List. All inscriptions during the session were adopted by consensus, reflecting the cooperative spirit that underpins the 1972 World Heritage Convention. This session also marks the first-ever inscriptions on the UNESCO World Heritage List for three… ## [Sid Meier’s Railroads port update!](https://www.paulthetall.com/sid-meiers-railroads-port-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sid-meiers-railroads-port-update) _2026-07-29 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ Here is the second port update: Sid Meier s Railroads ! It has now the Legacy engine and has the low resolution handling fix aboard and some extra fixes and optimalizations for Apple Silicon Macs! I love the game, and played it for myself as well!! The game is available on GOG.com and you might wishlist it when on sale. Otherwise (only) $9,99. Basic Portingkit Install Instructions GOG games: 1.… ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pK1xn5JsT11L) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [Three New Countries Join the World Heritage List: A Major Milestone for Africa and SIDS](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2915) _2026-07-28 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ The 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Busan, Republic of Korea, marks a historic milestone for Africa and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). With the inscription of three new properties located in the Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe, and South Sudan, three countries have joined the World Heritage List for the first time. This achievement reflects the sustained efforts… ## [Wrapper updates for Heroes Chronicles Chapters 1-8](https://www.paulthetall.com/wrapper-updates-for-heroes-chronicles-chapters-1-8/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wrapper-updates-for-heroes-chronicles-chapters-1-8) _2026-07-28 · paulthetall · Paulthetall.com_ I received an e-mail regarding that Heroes Chronicles All Chapters (now 50% off on GOG.com!!) wasn t working anymore. It seems due to an game update of GOG, the game had a new game exe using DDrawCompat instead of the normal exe without. This conflicted in the game port. This issue has now been addressed for all chapters so you can play it again as usual. Basic Portingkit Install Instructions GOG… ## [World Heritage Committee adopts a landmark strategy for Small Island Developing States](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2914) _2026-07-23 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ The 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, currently taking place in Busan, Republic of Korea, marks a historic milestone for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). On Tuesday, 21 July, the Committee adopted the World Heritage Strategy for SIDS 2026–2034, with the presence of over 20 SIDS State Parties to the World Heritage Convention in the plenary room. A comprehensive roadmap backed by a… ## [UNESCO Supports Nauru in Completing its First World Heritage International Assistance Project](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2913) _2026-07-22 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ UNESCO has supported the successful completion of the Republic of Nauru's first International Assistance project under the World Heritage Convention, marking a significant milestone for the Pacific Small Island Developing State (SIDS) following its accession to the Convention in 2024. Supported through the World Heritage Fund, the project has strengthened national capacities for implementing the… ## [Civil society: a key partner in safeguarding World Heritage](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2912) _2026-07-20 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ The Civil Society and World Heritage webpage provides key information and resources to support the engagement of civil society (including non-governmental organizations, community groups such as Indigenous Peoples, academic and professional institutions, media representatives, and other stakeholders) in the protection and management of World Heritage sites, while recognizing their essential… ## [UNESCO-supported Public Forum Empowers Youth and Advances Partnerships for World Heritage Protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2910) _2026-07-13 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ On 19 June 2026, a Public Forum entitled "Sustainable protection of World Heritage and the environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina” was held in Ravno, bringing together representatives of government institutions, academia, environmental and heritage professionals, civil society organisations, local stakeholders and young people to advance dialogue and partnerships in support of heritage conservation… ## [Lalibela at the Heart of Cultural Diplomacy and World Heritage Conservation](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2911) _2026-07-08 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ Ambassadors, UN representatives and development partners visit Ethiopia's Rock-Hewn Churches, reaffirming their commitment to protecting UNESCO World Heritage sites. Lalibela, Ethiopia — 3–4 July 2026 — Described by visiting ambassadors as "out of this world", the Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela highlighted the profound role of cultural heritage in bringing people together, strengthening… ## [UNESCO hands over strategic tools to strengthen the protection of World Heritage in Ukraine](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2908) _2026-07-01 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ On 25 June 2026, UNESCO formally handed over a comprehensive suite of strategic tools to support the protection and management of World Heritage in Ukraine. The hand over took place in Gdańsk during the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), marking a significant milestone in the Organisation's sustained efforts to safeguard cultural heritage in crisis contexts. This achievement is the result of more… ## [The 2025-2026 World Heritage Map is now published](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2906) _2026-06-23 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ The latest edition of the World Heritage Map is now available to order! This new design, poster-sized wall map features all 1,248 World Heritage properties, illustrated with stunning photographs from across the globe. This map offers a visual journey through the richness of World Heritage sites, the various countries where they are located and key data. The featured image on this year's map… ## [Republic of Korea to provide over USD 3 million in support of World Heritage (2026–2030)](https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2905) _2026-06-19 · wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info) · World Heritage Centre News_ The Republic of Korea, through the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), has confirmed a continued voluntary contribution of KRW 5 billion to UNESCO for the period 2026–2030, with annual instalments of KRW 1 billion. This renewed support was reaffirmed at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris in the presence of Mr Huh Min, Administrator of the Korea Heritage Service (KHS); Mr Nayef H. Al-Fayez, Assistant… ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SazE0FKYJ0fh) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Delete all the files older than a specific date](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2026/01/delete-all-the-files-older-than-a-specific-date/) _2026-01-31 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ This is the first time I read about -newermt and it's pretty cool, the following command will remove all the files older than Jan 1st, 2026: find . ! -newermt "jan 01, 2026" -type f -delete ## [Quickly-validate-a-kubernetes-pull-secret](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2026/01/quickly-validate-a-kubernetes-pull-secret/) _2026-01-28 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ This two commands are handy to quickly valide that a PullSecret secret is correct: kubectl get secret my-secret -o jsonpath='{.data.\\.dockerconfigjson}' | base64 --decode \> ~/tmp/auth.json podman pull --authfile ~/tmp/auth.json quay.io/some/image ## [Run VSCode-Ansible tests locally](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2026/01/run-vscode-ansible-tests-locally/) _2026-01-13 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ This is about development of the Ansible extension for VSCode . The Git repository is hosted on Github ansible/vscode-ansible and I always have a hard time to run the CI tests locally. I took some notes. First, I use FishShell and you will need to adjust some commands if you use Bash or Zsh. First you need lsof , uv and go-task . A task symlink is also needed to keep the original upstream… ## [Claude and Github MCP tools](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2026/01/claude-and-github-mcp-tools/) _2026-01-12 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ You already use Github with the gh command and want to enable the MCP service in Claude Code . In this case, you don't need to prepare a new Github Personal Access Token, but you can just reuse the gh 's token that gh auth token returns: With Fishshell , this looks like this: claude mcp add-json github -- (printf… ## [Virt-Lightning 2.5.0](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2026/01/virt-lightning-250/) _2026-01-10 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ I just published Virt-Lightning 2.5.0 . The tool aims to give Linux users a way to quickly spawn cloud images locally. The user interface is a CLI and its philosophy is inspired by similar tools like the OpenStack CLI, ec2 command, Podman or Docker. For instance, if you want to run the latest snapshot of Fedora 43, you can just install uv and run: uvx virt-lightning start fedora-43 --memory 2048… ## [FreeBSD 15 comes with an official Cloud image](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2026/01/freebsd-15-comes-with-an-official-cloud-image/) _2026-01-10 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ I've been maintaining bsd-cloud-image.org since 2019. The website gives access to cloud images for BSD operating systems. The images are in QCOW2 format and include cloud-init. You can for instance use them with OpenStack or Virt-Lightning , my second pet-project. I maintain these images because these projects don't provide anything like this and I want to provide a way to quickly try… ## [Run Virt-Lightning on CoreOS](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2026/01/run-virt-lightning-on-coreos/) _2026-01-09 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ Virt-Lightning is my pet-project to quickly start Cloud VMs on a Libvirt Hypervisor and these are some notes I took to run it on Fedora CoreOS . First, you need to install libvirt and uv : sudo bootc usr-overlay sudo dnf install -y uv libvirt-devel gcc python3-devel qemu-kvm qemu-img libvirt mkisofs sudo systemctl restart polkit.service sudo systemctl enable --now libvirtd sudo usermod --append… ## [Migration to Zola](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2026/01/migration-to-zola/) _2026-01-07 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ My BlueHost subscription was about to expire, and one of my new year resolutions is to reduce the number of subscriptions I'm paying for. So I've decided to move to a static website, and I've picked Zola a bit randomly. Mainly because it's written in Rust and I didn't want to bother with Python or Ruby for a project like this. I've used Claude Code to quickly clean up… ## [Installing CRC on CoreOS](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2025/12/installing-crc-on-coreos/) _2025-12-18 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ My local home server runs on CoreOS and today I went through the installation of Red Hat Code Ready Container, aka CRC. Download Go on https://console.redhat.com/openshift/create/local and download both: the crc binary, which they call OpenShift Local and the Pull secret Preparation The first thing to do is to allow the installation of local packages and install libvirt:… ## [Btrfs disk upgrade done wrong](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2025/12/replacing-a-disk-for-a-btrfs-filesystem/) _2025-12-10 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ I'm in the process to upgrade an existing Btrfs multi-disk filesystem ( /var/mnt/datapool ) and I made a mistake... ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xKYGtaLCZIO4) _2025-12-10 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Llama.cpp with Vulkan](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2025/12/llama-cpp-with-vulkan/) _2025-12-06 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ Running Llama.cpp with the Vulkan backends of my AMD and Intel graphic GPUs ends up being straightfoward and surprisingly fast. Build you container with: podman build -t llama-cpp-vulkan --target server -f .devops/vulkan.Dockerfile . and run it with: podman run -it --rm --security-opt seccomp=unconfined --device /dev/dri:/dev/dri --volume… ## [numpy: AssertionError: CUDA\_HOME is not set](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2025/11/numpy-assertionerror-cuda-home-is-not-set/) _2025-11-07 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ To get Numpy to build on RHEL9, you need to install nvcc and export CUDA\_HOME, e.g: $ sudo dnf install -y rpm -ql cuda-nvcc-13-0 $ sudo ln -s /usr/local/cuda-13.0 /usr/local/cuda $ pip install numpy ## [Pushing a container image over SSH](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2025/10/pushing-a-container-image-over-ssh/) _2025-10-20 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ I recently faced the situation where my registry was down and after a bit of digging, I ended up with this solution. In this example my image is called quay.io/goneri/my-image:latest : podman image scp quay.io/goneri/my-image:latest ec2-user@your-host::quay.io/goneri/my-image:latest ## [Allow broken certificate for a specific host with Python's requests](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2025/09/allow-broken-certificate-for-a-specific-host-with-pythons-requests/) _2025-09-17 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ After a bit of trial error, this is how you can allow requests to connect to a specific host, despite a broken certificate: import requests import requests.adapters import ssl import urllib3 from urllib3.util import create\_urllib3\_context class AllowBrokenSSLContextHTTPAdapter(requests.adapters.HTTPAdapter): def \_\_init\_\_(self, \*\*kwargs): ssl\_context = create\_urllib3\_context()… ## [List all pods by age that are not from OpenShift](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2025/09/list-all-pods-by-age-that-are-not-from-openshift/) _2025-09-10 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ Get a flat list of all the pods, except those coming from openshift namespaces $ oc -o json get pods -A --sort-by=.status.startTime |jq '.items\[\].metadata|select(.namespace | startswith("openshift") | not)|pick(.name, .namespace, .creationTimestamp)' and to find the largest pods by memory $oc adm top pods -A --sort-by=memory ## [Ollama: apply a Lora on a model](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2025/04/ollama-apply-a-lora-on-a-model/) _2025-04-30 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ First, I've prepared a Lora with Axolotl : axolotl train examples/llama-3/lora-1b.yml At the end of the process, I've a new directory called outputs/lora-out . I now need to prepare a new model that will be a mix of an Original Llama3 model and this new file called llama3.1-modelfile : FROM llama3.2:1b ADAPTER… ## [VSCode container and OAuth2 Web callback](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2025/02/vscode-container-and-oauth2-webcallback/) _2025-02-03 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ I use Fedora Silverblue and my VSCode runs inside a container. I manage the container with the "toolbox" CLI tool. I also, to get the last version of Firefox, I use it's upstream Flatpak To be able to get VSCode's OAuth2 callback to work properly, I had to do a bit of extra configuration. You need a .desktop file to overload VSCode's default way to open web URL. We don't want… ## [bsd-cloud-image.org 2nd^w3rd rewrite](https://goneri.lebouder.net/posts/2024/11/bsd-cloud-image-org-2ndw3rd-rewrite/) _2024-11-04 · Unknown · Gonéri's blog_ bsd-cloud-image.org aims to simplify the use of BSD operating systems in a cloud environment. It provides a series of cloud-ready images that can quickly be deployed and tested. The original target was OpenStack and Virt-Lightning . But the images should work with any Cloud-Init compatible environment. Yesterday I released a new version of the website based on TypeScript + Vite + VueJS and…