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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Another #HomeLab #server app installed: Forgejo is a replacement for #GitHub (and other, similar code management tools). After the self hosting installation, I mirrored one of my GitHub repos without any issues. 🎉 forgejo.org

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Craig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Military families struggle with food insecurity, which pisses me off. Help us raise funds for the Blue Star Families food pantry at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. #DoYourPart and Buy a carton of eggs for a #militaryfamily and I will match up to $100K: bit.ly/42XByqf (That's a lot of eggs...)

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Donate to Fort Wadsworth Food Pantry

Support our cause by donating to Fort Wadsworth Food Pantry.

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

🆕#blog post: Why I downsized to the smaller #iPad Pro, some limited #tech time this week and a grandbaby update. myconscious.stream/blog/Week-in...

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OM @om.co · 10/01/2025

All of those who fell for Zuck’s makeover and doublespeak rehabilitation should really look themselves in the mirror and ask the real question: how did we believe a guy who does this kind of shady shit (doublespeak) all the time. This is how the company has always worked, and always will.

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

After nearly 3 weeks in the hospital, my step-daughter and her husband will be having their baby tonight at 33.5 weeks. Baby will likely be in the NICU for a bit but at the moment, everyone is safe and healthy!

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

New #blog post: Another look at de-Googled phones, considering #AI hardware , and a gaining insights from a 250 year old autobiography. myconscious.stream/blog/Week-in...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

New #blog post: Another look at de-Googled phones, considering #AI hardware , and a gaining insights from a 250 year old autobiography. myconscious.stream/blog/Week-in...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Weekly review #blog post: An early baby, #eBooks on a home server, #Witcher 3 upgrades, and my first mechanical keyboard mod myconscious.stream/blog/Week-in...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Weekly review #blog post: An early baby, #eBooks on a home server, #Witcher 3 upgrades, and my first mechanical keyboard mod myconscious.stream/blog/Week-in...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

#TIL that you can purchase an e-book version of the #Harvard Classics (2024 edition) for $1.99. 51 volumes of the “Five Foot Shelf” for two bucks?!? The entire series in print costs $1,399!!! 🤓 www.amazon.com/Complete-Har... For those not familiar with this series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

First mechanical #keyboard mod! I cut a few strips of the thin, plastic foam used to cushion items in shipping packages. Took out 4 screws from the keyboard and placed the strips into the keyboard base. Haven’t trimmed them yet (may add more first) but definitely makes for better, deeper sound.

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Finally found the time to get the fingerprint sensor working on the Dell XPS15 under #Arch #Linux. And yes, I added the information about this to my second brain with a new note. 😉 kctofel.com/n/software/f...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Picked up #Wordle again 8 days ago… Anyone else still play? Wordle 1,280 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Nearly 12 GB of texture and other mods make #TheWitcher3 nearly on par with current AAA #videogames. Yowza! Here’s the mod package I used: www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mod...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Weekly review - December 15, 2024: A new web interface for the second brain, moving domains and functional programming challenges. myconscious.stream/blog/Week-in...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Weekly review - December 15, 2024: A new web interface for the second brain, moving domains and functional programming challenges. myconscious.stream/blog/Week-in...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

While I was #coding, the elves were busy baking holiday cookies. 🤓

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Finally tackling the web app to create and save notes or thoughts throughout the day to my #SecondBrain housed in a #GitHub repo. Was able to reuse code from a simple GitHub CMS project I started last year. Need to clean this up visually and send the markdown files to a "Notes" folder.

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Now that I have my second brain and integrated daily journal system working, I decided to make it publicly available. The uninteresting entries give a look at interesting tech and videos I engage with each day. I may include longer blog posts on the home page too. kctofel.com/n/journal/20...

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12-11-2024

Everything important that my brain can't hold.

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Unraid OS @unraid.net · 11/12/2024

The Ultimate Guide to Tailscale on Unraid is here! Ready to master @tailscale on Unraid 7? This comprehensive guide has everything you need to unlock seamless remote access, secure networking, and advanced integrations with all your favorite containers and apps. ⬇️⬇️ youtu.be/WkCqAuGhWb8?...

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The Ultimate Guide to Tailscale on Unraid

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Loving the new ESK Qi1 3-in-1 charger I bought to replace a crappy broken charger. There's a nearly silent cooling fan for the phone, which is supposed to help keep the wireless charging rate at maximum. Best part is the USB-C Apple Watch travel charger that plugs in the back of the unit.

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gigastacey @gigastacey.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Depressing cybersecurity news. The GAO found that many of the federal agencies covered by federal cybersecurity laws, have not completed a required inventory of IoT products and thus cannot secure them. Others don't have policies that align w/ NIST guidelines around securing IoT devices.

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Internet of Things: Federal Actions Needed to Address Legislative Requirements

The U.S. relies on internet-connected devices for essentials like power and water as well as everyday items like smart speakers. Federal agencies...

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Hiro @hiro.slasho.me · 09/12/2024

A few months ago I designed a handheld dice roller powered by a #RaspberryPi pico for my friend who is losing his eyesight. It features braille buttons and a number of features such as dice pool saving, different modes and quiet mode. Proud to say it was featured in MagPi. 😁 #tabletop #DND

An early layout of the internals of an electronic dice roller.

The back of the electronics of the dice roller with several wires, a board and the battery.

A 3D printed case opened to show the dice rollers internal parts.

The DiceMaster 2000, a talking polyhedral dice roller powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico.

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

A last minute trip to #Vegas to see the final #Beatles LOVE show in person this past July. Saw it at least a dozen times prior but wanted to be there for the last of the 7,814 shows performed. Best part was the cast breaking out of character at times during the performance to show appreciation.

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

#Tesla* Apple Watch app appeared today after both a software upgrade on the car and the phone app. * Bought the car before he went nuts; don’t “@“ me.

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Weekly review: UNRAID and new apps are on my #homelab as I move away from "big tech". #Obisidian on the new front end for my second brain, which is stored on #Github. I also finished #coding Asteroids in #Python and have new project ideas for next week. myconscious.stream/blog/Week-in...

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Took me longer than I thought but my #Python version of Asteroids is done for class. Great learning experience and a fun #programming project!

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Craig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Maybe people could share this, maybe it's time to correct this mythology... Thanks!

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

New #homelab server app: Trying Beets, which fixes metadata on songs. Ran an album through by adding it to a network share on the server and it worked perfectly. Putting the corrected files on the iPod Classic, but you can even stream them from the server. 🤔

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

How did I not know about Wttr, a command line weather app?!? To get local weather, it's just a simple Terminal command: curl wttr.in You can add a slash and your town if you want, or it will use the IP address of the request to determine general location. #CLI #Linux

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Guess the current solution is a pre-built NAS with proprietary software atop #Linux? But is that the *best* solution on the market? Is there room for better options that don’t require a #ComputerScience degree? 🤔

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

On one hand, I’d think more consumers would want #SelfHosted services / data on their own server running #FOSS. On the other hand, having used some of the available server software, I can see why “mere mortals” can’t do this, or get try to do it and get overwhelmed.

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Kevin C. Tofel @kevinctofel.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

It took about an hour for the script to import all of my Google Photos to #Immich on the #homelab server but it worked without a hitch. Even the Google #Photos albums I had previously created carried over without any noticeable issues. Testing a shared album link to the home server works too. 🎉

A photo album of Norm, our Bichon Frise dog.

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