iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 04/07/2026

If you don't want it, you can turn off spacial sound. And if I completely missed the joke and you knew that, ignore me. 🤣

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 20/06/2026

Recommended 11-12" #linux laptops? Even considering a 2 in 1 to take over for my old tablet.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 15/06/2026

For like 2 seconds I thought this was a @lookitup.baby reference. Ha.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 29/05/2026

Have to say, filtering my timeline by links (information acquisition is my primary use case), shows made my reading much more enjoyable.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 24/05/2026

Recently made my own transition. All I'm personally missing is the ability to filter languages.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 16/05/2026

Please do. That use case is why I even use Bluesky/Mastodon (and twitter back in the day). If I wasn’t consuming tech here, I wouldn’t even bother with any account. It’s my personal event hallway track. :-)

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 24/03/2026

Odd locking your car doors from 30,000'.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 17/03/2026

Should have said “… big argument about buying Mac back then was that…”

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 17/03/2026

I know I remember a time when the big argument about buying anything back was just that it was so expensive and not worth it. The teeter totter has come down on the other side.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 17/03/2026

I am saying that. But what I’m also saying is that if I attempt to find anything for Linux in even somewhat the same range (specs), it is substantially more expensive. So I’m not even trying to compare apples to apples. I’m just trying to compare Mac to “good enough” Linux.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 17/03/2026

Yup. For years. Anything in particular you’re looking to understand?

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 14/03/2026

It's crazy. Cost to performance, I cant even come close with a Linux laptop to a Mac.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 12/03/2026

I'm missing something. Anyone using git-crypt with git worktrees? I keep getting smudging errors when I try to unlock it. Any tips? #git #gitcrypt

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 08/03/2026

I do find it funny that we’re essentially MST (utc-7) now but still called PST.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 08/03/2026

We just did here in British Columbia. We essentially we are mst (utc-7) now, but are still called pst. ♾️

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 08/03/2026

Pretty deep in the iOS ecosystem for mobile/watch. (No Mac). My contract is up and I can buy out my iPhone 15 pro max for $470. Or a can look for a budget alternative that's non iOS. But I don't really want to downgrade. Suggestion? #android #ios Likely just stick with it as I'm tired of financing

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 08/03/2026

Let me put it this way. I installed it, and almost immediately I knew I was likely moving to it.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 08/03/2026

It blows my mind that if you subscribe to another service like Crave, and you are watching Crave through the prime app, you still get ads. 🤯

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 08/03/2026

I have tried sublime a few times and even with the speed increase I could never leave vscode. There is also the factor in if the experience jives with your brain. Zed does for me.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 08/03/2026

I find it much faster than vscode. But that’s not necessarily saying much. Feels snappy. The features are killer, etc. I’m running it on Linux (if relevant to you).

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 08/03/2026

Zed editor has gotten really good. Supports helix modal editing (my term editor), the remote ssh editing just works on NixOs (vscode was a pain). I have matched my vscode (plugins, etc), ble to set the vscode shortcuts from a dropdown is icing on the cake. My era of vscode might be ending.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 06/03/2026

Mine turned 16 in October. Was 3. Blinked. Now 16.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 28/02/2026

In case others come across. ended up using voxtalk. On my laptop without a gpu you wait a second for sure. On my tower with a gpu it’s near instant. Always a few minor edits. (Driven my local ai transcription) I wonder what the old school products used pre ai.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 28/02/2026

So I ended up without surgery. It’s not a regular broken clavicle. It’s a distal break which is apparently better. I’ve already been doing physio for a week.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 28/02/2026

It’s all relative my friend!

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 25/02/2026

Does anyone know of a way to set notifications for certain #Gmail labels only? And I don't have an android device available to me. I'm only using the web interface. #google #gsuite #googleworkspaces #productivity

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 22/02/2026

I highly advise against sneezing with a broken clavicle.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 15/02/2026

Beeper was dope until apple blocked iMessages.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 15/02/2026

Clarification, not just you. Is seemingly more dead in certain ways.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 14/02/2026

Keep hoping to find local that’s good enough/fast enough. I still haven’t found anything close to a codex/claude cli. My fav is to make tutorials on topics, building towards an outcome that’s interesting to me. It’s a no big deal if it’s not 100% as I can use the tshoot as a learning exercise.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 14/02/2026

Just spent $1800 to figure out our dog has anxiety and gas. 🤦‍♂️

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 14/02/2026

But to be fair, my desired use is to learn about technology and interact with others on technology. But with the state of the world that stuff kind of gets buried. People are just having to deal too much BS in this day and age.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 14/02/2026

Nope. I’m finding it both here and mastodon. To be honest, a lot of my content discovery is going back to RSS. And I find that the streams over here are just kind of becoming noise. Which is really too bad.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 12/02/2026

Just a heads up, I tried to join; and then when applying the code it told me to wait a minute before trying again. Then errored out saying the code was invalid. I then went to add my email a second time, then it said I joined successfully without asking for a code. I “think” I got onto it.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 11/02/2026

I see a surgeon on Tuesday. And I’m actually gonna push for surgery for that exact reason. I’ve heard that it can speed up recovery and you have better results long-term.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 11/02/2026

I just broke my clavicle over the weekend. I need a solid recommendation for a voice to text tool on #Linux. I basically need to be able to dictate into any text field in any application. Currently running #nixos but can easily run a flatpak or app image. Mixed results with Handy so far. I'll be tes

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 10/02/2026

Just tried gsd on my Claude account. It ate my current session tokens in minutes. Haha. Fail for me at my sub level.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 10/02/2026

In a nutshell, I was snowboarding in Whistler. Went to go hit this bump/jump that looked like powder. Turns out it was rockhard like concrete. Basically was like running full blast into a concrete barrier. Landed full force on my shoulder only (hard snow). Broke my clavicle, waiting for surgery.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 03/02/2026

Which local (assuming local) llms were you using?

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 01/02/2026

Outside of ubuiqiti, what are people using for prosumer network gear these days? #netowork #networking #prosumer #wifi

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 01/02/2026

Don’t even have an account. What’s the tldr on the new policy?

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 22/10/2025

I need to look into a consolidated provider of files, photos, and device backups.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 22/10/2025

#Cloud #storage drives me nuts. Photos on one … have to sub to the 2 TB plan because you’re just over the lower sub. Then you have that situation across multiple providers and now you’re paying for 2 TB on multiple providers for independent services. But only use something like 600gb. 😖

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 22/10/2025

Welp. I’m tired of fighting zoom and screen sharing in general on NixOs. Back to a “boring” Ubuntu variant with ansible. For me nix was about packages and declarative cfg. I still have it. But my stuff is working. 🤷‍♂️ I don’t have time to babysit a nix config. I’m sure I’ll be back at some point.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 22/10/2025

Essentially looking for a good flow to use rss for reading offline. Hoping to avoid multiple apps (ie rss and “read later”), but if I this fairly seamless, I’m open to it. Using both iOS and Android.

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 22/10/2025

Is there anything like a Feedbin that will download the articles via # rss for true offline reading?

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Bashfulrobot @bashfulrobot.com · 01/10/2025

Used to do ansible. Moved to NixOs/home manager/flakes. Every time I try something else I just keep coming back. Love its declarative nature for config and packages. Then I use syncthing for docs.

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