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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker

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Podcast pioneer at Evil Genius Chronicles; Podcast Hall of Fame 2022: former host/producer of Reality Break; engineer writer nerd type […] 🌉 bridged from social.ellijaymakerspace.org/@genio… on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

@ajroach42 Hey Andrew, I try to keep the customer support burden I present on social.ellijaymakerspace.org low. I am a guest and a free loader at that. However... May I please request an upgrade to 4.5.0+ on the Mastodon instance? My main interest is being able to perform and allow quote posts […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

I've had a recent bad run in homelab and tech stuff. Trying to be a good guy and give my homelab portainer some SSL certificates to remove errors, I chown'd recursively from the wrong directory and messed up some docker volumes. My BYOS TRML server still is not right days later. Some problems […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

I got an email from Itead Studio about their Cube OS thing that does some kind of #matter bridging. I expect it is intended to excite me but as I read over it the cognitive burden of even figuring out the benefits was more than I felt like giving it. BTW, I listened to the IOT podcast for years […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

Here's a confession. I have been using #homeassistant for 5 years. I've got a house full of IOT bulbs and switches. Not buying any new wifi gadgets in favor of Zigbee and Z-Wave even before Wemo stranded some of them. I still don't know WTF #matter is, how to turn it on, why I should care. I've […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025

From today's news in #enshittification: I've been using #Wemo switches in #homeassistant for almost as long as I've been using it. Once I set up Zigbee and Z-Wave, I stopped buying wifi switches and bulbs. Now we see why. Although my first […] [Original post on social.ellijaymakerspace.org]

A screenshot of an email from Belkin stating that cloud support for Wemo IOT devices is ending in January 2026

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025

I was beaten to the punch github.com/grimthorpe/clbre

GitHub - grimthorpe/clbre: A fork of Calibre called Clbre, because the AI is stripped out.

A fork of Calibre called Clbre, because the AI is stripped out. - grimthorpe/clbre

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

@annathepiper I did look at the recent commit history and I did see some stuff about "gemini pricing." Bearing in mind that this isn't free can one just avoid it by not configuring it and not paying for it? BTW, just to be clear I am absolutely not against collaborative filter recommendation […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

I just took my own fork. It would be possible to revert to 8.10.0 then merge in all non-AI commits to maintain an alternate reality version where the recommender never happened. If I did this, I would name it: Clbre See what I did there?

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

I have a **very strong** suspicion there will be a shitload of forks on Github of this repo. github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre

GitHub - kovidgoyal/calibre: The official source code repository for the calibre ebook manager

The official source code repository for the calibre ebook manager - kovidgoyal/calibre

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

Just come to my attention that #calibre is now adding AI shit into versions beyond 8.10. Enshittification comes for everything eventually. Just to be clear, this is a program that will have LLM enabled recommendations. Also, this is how you install it on Linux: ``` sudo -v && wget -nv -O- […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

@annathepiper Just finding out about this but it is so bizarre to me. It's a complete own-goal. This is a one person shop who presumably answers to no masters but the users and has decided this is the way to go. It's mind boggling. Is Kovid mistaking media driven AI hype for demand? Has anyone […]

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Gary @witewulf.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

I guess I won’t be updating Calibre anymore, then 😳 #fuckAI beige.party/@Tattooed_Mummy/1156724…

The Tattooed Nonna 👑 (@Tattooed_Mummy@beige.party)

Calibre has finally given into the AI trend https://www.howtogeek.com/calibre-has-finally-given-into-the-ai-trend/

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 04/12/2025

@MoritzGlantz I generally author the text in Obsidian. When I am ready to actually convert it into a post, I have a node script that I run from VS Code. It will take the date and title and convert that into the permalink, create the directory and empty post with boilerplate frontmatter and open […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

Why is this the standard for most computers, especially for schools? Why are there not heads on spikes because of the terrible experience and bad resilience of using these things? My mind boggles. I've been using this to only update itself for a few days and I'm ready to throw it in the Atlantic […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

Its been 15 years since I touched Windows with any regularity. It was my 3rd to last job that mandated it. The last two were Mac standard places. I wanted to turn off Copilot to see if that was part of the slowdown. Paste some registry nonsense into Powershell. Still slow. Apply more updates […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

I decided to get this machine, which hasn't been used for 2ish years, current on updates. At that point, I would decide whether to do a full wipe or dual boot. There are occasionally those cases for which an actual non-VM Windows machine would be useful. Thus began an odyssey. I've been […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

She upgraded because like all Windows installs since V3.1, it has shat itself over time. It took 20 or 30 minutes to reboot, etc etc. Standard Windows stuff. I truly do not understand why people blithely use this shit as if any of this is normal. I booted from the Mint installer and even with […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

My System76 Galago Pro is showing its age. It runs fine but a hinge is broken, the corner with the ethernet port is bent, the keyboard and trackpad are not working reliably. I considered fixing some of this, but it's probably not cost effective. I considered buying a Costco laptop and putting […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

I have been waiting for this release with bated breath. I use the Waze Travel Time every school morning to assess traffic and it recently broke. This is supposed to restore service and I can't wait! #homeassistant fosstodon.org/@homeassistant/115657…

Home Assistant (@homeassistant@fosstodon.org)

Attached: 1 image Home Assistant 2025.12 🎄 https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/12/03/release-202512/ Labs with Winter mode ❄️, purpose-specific triggers and conditions for automations 🧠, system-wide default dashboards 📱, real-time power monitoring ⚡ and much more to close out 2025! #HomeAssistant

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

So I believe that might the last time I try to post anything of substance there. When I announced my retirement I got enough engagement that I did try to occasionally promote my podcast there and use that mindshare a bit. Now it seems like too much trouble to even care. I'm not deleting the […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

It's not like I ever loved the place. It's been basically useless in my career for the 20 years I've had an account there. I don't use it as a general purpose social media like some people do . It was at lease useful as a place to post certain types of content. Much of it was of the "rise and […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

In today's least surprising insight: the enshittification of LinkedIn is complete. Earlier today I published a blog post with my thoughts on two years of retirement. Via Fedi Bridge I brought that in to Mastodon and boosted it. I intended to also post it on LinkedIn since many of the people who […]

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Howard the Geek @howard.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

Looking forward to this year's online conference for #emacs: #emacsconf ... Here's how to watch: emacsconf.org/2025 What talks are you looking forward to? (No, I was not able to talk this year)

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J. Steven York RESISTS @jstevenyork.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2025

I've assembled the parts to do a major upgrade on my old Ender 3pro 3D printer. I've got a touch-screen display, a 32 bit main board, a BL Touch auto-bed-leveling kit, metal extruder (never had any problems with the stock one, but while I'm tearing it apart […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

An Ender 3 Pro #D printer, an open black metal framework with a moving print bed and printer arm, sits on a work table. Bagged and boxed upgrade parts sit on the bed and in front of the printer.

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2025

Self-hosting is becoming popular among a certain kind of user, -- say the typical readership of ItsFoss. There is a simple explanation for this shift: people want their data, dollars, and destiny back. Centralized platforms optimized for engagement and extraction are colliding with real-world […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 21/11/2025

This is my favorite story of recent times. Arrested Development is on tour when their sampler breaks. Luckily in the same venue is the monthly repair cafe where volunteers fix it in the nick of time. fedi.reclaim.technology/objects/27d…

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DJ Sundog from the *new* toot-lab (@djsundog@fedi.reclaim.technology)

Big shoutout to Falmouth Repair Café for saving an Arrested Development show by fixing their faulty gear in time for the show to go on!DIY community organizations are such a boon to our collective ...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

It's hard out there for a lickspittle.

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/11/2025

I had the displeasure of reading an article in the Harvard student paper by an economics major who said in apparent seriousness that comp sci majors are wasting time on theory classes like “Introduction to Algorithms and their Limitations” when they could be learning REAL skills like prompt […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/11/2025

Seems like Trump is suffering from Epstein-Barr virus.

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/11/2025

The upside of Cloudflare outages is that I don't really feel obligated to do anything online because most of it is fucked anyway. It's a snow day for your digital life.

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 17/11/2025

Listening to podcasts I heard an insight so obvious that I had never thought it: The same people who classify abortion of a fetus as "murder" also classify the shooting of an unexpected adult human on their doorstep as "not murder".

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2025

I need to follow more hashtags on the various apps on the #fediverse. Like every one I see on topics that interest me.

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Mitch Wagner @mitch.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 13/11/2025

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 12/11/2025

Heltec LoRa 32 V4 arrived from Muzi Works! I'll admit, I expected at least a QR code to a getting started reference. I'd have preferred that to the candy. Welcome to #meshtastic newbie, jump in that deep end. If you don't drown I'll be over there. #unboxing

Photo of an opened cardboard box containing several Airheads and a Muzi Works sticker.

Photo of an opened cardboard box with a container labeled "WiFi LoRa 32 V4" and a box labeled "H1".

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 12/11/2025

FYI @nlowell I downloaded 2699 just fine but 2698 is giving a 404 error on download. Keep on walking and talking!

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citizen internet person™ @cphon.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 11/11/2025

Happy #ADHD treasure season (finding lost things in your coat pockets from last winter) to all who celebrate

Downward-shot photo of my coat pocket, LED safety light and a $5 bill

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/11/2025

Charged it a little with a wall charger so I could turn it on and see what was happening. Plugged it up and put it back in the tree. Turns out the son of a bitch is charging! I'm looking to fix the external panel since the one in the roof of the […] [Original post on social.ellijaymakerspace.org]

Screenshot of an app screen for an IOT birdfeeder. The key part is the battery icon at 26% with a light charging lightning bolt icon.

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/11/2025

We got a cheap wifi camera bird feeder on sale a while back. Through various wind events first the off-board solar panel cable was severed and then the connector for the on-board solar panel was also broken. This thing has sat inoperable for almost a full year. I got motivated. The on-board […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025

Your periodic reminder that when you refer to Twitter with the one letter name, you are helping normalize Musk's obsession with his weird grandfather. The one who was in a technocratic secret society that added Xs to everything. Also the one so racist that he emigrated to South Africa to […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025

New nerd avenue to explore: #meshtastic ! I just ordered one of these to start playing with it. I live in a hurricane area and am getting more serious about disaster resilience. I now have a generator interlock for long-term power loss situations. Would also be nice to communicate out. My […]

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Waldo Jaquith, but Spooky @waldo.net · 05/11/2025

The most important lesson for Democrats from Mamdani's victory is this: abandon the decades-old practice of triangulating to win the center. Instead, grow the base with a positive, joyful vision for what government can do when it gives up on being shackled to a Republican base.

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/11/2025

It makes me mad because it shows I am capable of it when I give a shit. Which apparently wasn't about my Sharp Zaurus or Handspring Visor but it is about some piece of crap no-name holiday lights that I could rebuy for $3 at a bin store tomorrow.

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/11/2025

I put up these little cheap halloween lights. I took out the coin cells and discarded the ones that were dead. I put the remote, same as every cheap Chinese light you have bought in the last decade, in the bag with them. Nice and organized. I should be happy, right? I am livid with myself […]

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Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/11/2025

@evilgeniuschronicles.org This was super fun! It was great to talk #homeassistant with the public voices of the project. They aren't the founders or core developers but I've heard them discuss it weekly for years and years so they definitely have a place in the canon of the project

Dave Slusher - Hacker/Maker @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2025

I am "signed up to a Saturday morning seminar on beekeeping" years old.