Keyboard Cleaning
My Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional Classic was surprisingly dirty given that I obtained it new only a few months ago and I’ve been careful to wash my hands before touching it.
xoddf2’s Blog
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25th Anniversary
On an unknown date in May 2001, I launched my personal Web site on the now-recently-defunct Tripod.com. The blog launched late the following month.
Operating System Thoughts
A few months ago, I switched from Debian Bookworm with Xfce to Fedora Workstation 42. I have not been entirely satisfied with it. I also have concerns about some changes in GNU/Linux in general. (A regular in the BSDs’ subreddits has complained about this.)
You Need a Weather Radio
Almost every home, school, and business in the United States needs a weather radio. It is an important piece of safety equipment on par with a smoke detector.
20 Years of GNU/Linux
20 years ago today, Friday, 13 February 2004, I finally installed Mandrake Linux 9.2 successfully after various failed attempts within the previous few months (I burned the CDs in late 2003).
Watch Lost Signal
My Casio WV-M60 watch has not received a reliable signal from WWVB in a few months.
Trackball Button Fixed
I just fixed my Logitech TrackMan Marble’s left button.
xoddf2’s Blog 14.2
Welcome to xoddf2’s Blog 14.2!
Spring Forward 2022
I just reset my clocks for Daylight Saving Time. I also changed the batteries in my weather radio.
Back to Irssi
For several years, I used Irssi in tmux on a shell server. A few months ago, I started using Circe as my IRC client (connected to a ZNC bouncer) after a brief stint with ERC. Circe had various issues: