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Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/upgrade-to-dwm-6.8.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/upgrade-to-dwm-6.8.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>dwm with some patches</h4> + <p>I've been using dwm 6.5 for a while now, so I thought it + was time to upgrade to dwm 6.8.</p> + <p>Ideally I'd settle for a horizontal scrolling wm as my + Thinkpad screen is small, but after flirting with nwm I'm + staying with dwm for now.</p> + <p>I've added a few patches and shortcuts that make it easy + for me to circulate between windows and workspaces. I haven't + added the xrdb patch this time, instead I added the colorbar + patch which nicely colours the dwmblocks status bar and keeps + things simple. Many of the tiling patches I added to 6.5 have + been left out as I just don't use them. On a small 1366x768 + screen splitting it renders it useless so instead I use the + monocle layout by default and switch workspaces with + super+right and left, and switch windows with super+up and + down.</p> + <p><a href= + "https://git.wittamore.fr/dwm-6.8-patched/tree">It's up on my + git server if you are interested.</a></p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Freedos thoughts</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-11</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Freedos-thoughts.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Freedos-thoughts.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Maybe I have the best system already</h4> + <p> + I've been looking at Freedos for the retrocomputing nostalgia value + and the text-only goodness. + </p> + <p> + I wound up using Qemu on my X270 as Freedos on bare metal means my 14 + year old Thinkpad X220 is way too modern. + </p> + <p> + Yes there's some crazy good software, and it's fun. But using + fullscreen in Qemu means a fuzzy display, and I came to measure how + the terminal on Linux is truly light years ahead. + </p> + <p> + In fact it pushes home that my Artix / DWM / Kitty setup is the + veritable retrocomputing bees knees + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>semware-tse-editor</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-13</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/semware-tse-editor.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/semware-tse-editor.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>A very interesting editor for DOS, Linux and Windows</h4> + <p> + <img src="/images/blog/semware.png" alt="semware editor screenshot" /> + </p> + <p> + I stumbled upon the #Semware editor (TSE) for #Linux, Windows and #Dos + and thought I'd share it here. Originally named Qedit in 1985, the + latest version is dated May 2026. I don't know about Windows (as I + haven't used it in years), but the Linux version is a pleasant CLI app + with many features, including it's own application language. The more + I look at it, the more I realise that it is a profound piece of + software. + </p> + <p> + <a href="https://www.semware.com/">www.semware.com</a><br /> + <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@knudvaneeden" + >Knud Vaneeded YT videos</a + > + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Living on Snac's bleeding edge</title> + <pubDate>2026-05-25</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Living-on-Snac's-bleeding-edge.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Living-on-Snac's-bleeding-edge.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Autoupdate script</h4> + <p> + I like living on the bleeding edge of + <a href="https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2">snac2</a>, so I added + this (banal) script to /etc/cron.daily. + </p> + <pre> +#!/usr/bin/env bash +# snaceto +# Social Networks Are Crap Except This One + +cd /home/snac/src/snac2 || exit + +sudo -u snac git remote update +UPDATED="$(git status -uno | grep -c 'up to date')" + +if [ "$UPDATED" -ne "1" ] ; then + echo "Updating..." + systemctl stop snac.service + # backup data before update + TODAY=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d-%H-%m") + BACKUPDIR="/opt/backups" + mkdir -p "$BACKUPDIR" + FILENAME="$BACKUPDIR/pre-update-snac-$TODAY.tar.gz" + tar -zcf "$FILENAME" /home/snac/data + # pull latest + sudo -u snac git pull + sudo -u snac make + make install + sudo -u snac snac upgrade /home/snac/data + systemctl start snac.service + VERSION="$(snac | head -n2)" + toot post "My bleeding edge #snac2 server has been updated<br>$VERSION" +fi +</pre>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Web sites that work well in Dillo</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-19</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Web-sites-that-work-well-in-Dillo.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Web-sites-that-work-well-in-Dillo.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>and other minimal browsers</h4> + <p> + I'm always looking for sane web sites. By sane I mean websites that + are not bloated with useless eye candy, nor have any ketamin fired + javascript. Sites that just want to display data in the form of easily + readable text with or without some images. + </p> + <p> + There is an increasing number of web sites that do this, as it's a + normal backlash to the slop infested, obfuscated tar pit that the + internet has sadly become. I haven't found a single compendium of + sites, but I'll list some here. + </p> + <p> + One of the things I find realy interesting are web proxies that render + sites into a saner version, like + <a href="https://www.textise.net/">Textise</a> or + <a href="https://txt.dc09.xyz/">Textdot</a>. I fact I'm wondering if I + could roll my own simple version using php and rdrview. + </p> + <p> + This list incomplete list will be updated as I find them, or maybe you + dear reader might have suggestions? + </p> + <p> + <a href="https://dir.dillo-browser.org/" + >Directory of useful sites that work reasonably well on Dillo</a + > + </p> + <p><a href="https://wiby.me/">Wiby search engine</a></p> + <p> + <a href="https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2021/09/15/text-only-websites/" + >Text only web sites</a + > + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Ghostbsd installation</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-14</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Ghostbsd-installation.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Ghostbsd-installation.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>messing around on a sunday</h4> + <p> + So now we have Microsoft delivering Linux, and the Arch based AUR + getting wrecked by people who should be locked into a public pillory, + and I have some free time. Well in fact a lot of free time now that + I'm retired. + </p> + <p> + So. I downloaded the latest #Ghostbsd Mate and cut a usb key, then + plugged it into my Thinkpad X220. + </p> + <p> + The installation was simple and uneventful, and it booted without + problem. Everything worked out of the box. Mate seems pretty and + unobfuscated, just like me. + </p> + <p>So far I've done just two things:</p> + <p> + (1) to get some thinkpad function keys to work I've added in + /boot/loader.conf + </p> + <pre> +acpi_ibm_load="YES" +</pre + > + <p> + Printscreen works, brightness and volume controls work, vol mute + works, lid led works, but the MICMUTE button doesn't work.<br /> + For the X220 MICMUTE key, which is F20 or 0xBE (190), unfortunately + Ghostbsd's acpi_ibm doesn't pass on the event, so any script for it in + /etc/devd won't be fired. Checking the source code, acpi_ibm only accepts + a subset of events accepted by Linux's thinkpad_acpi, which appears to + cover them all. It's unfortunate as I'm a bit pedantic about keys but I + guess I'll have to live with it as the code is 20 years old and I + doubt it will change anytime soon. + </p> + + <p>FYI, acpi_ibm accepts only these keyboard events:</p> + <PRE> + LCD_BACKLIGHT + SUSPEND_TO_RAM + BLUETOOTH + SCREEN_EXPAND + SUSPEND_TO_DISK + BRIGHTNESS_UP + BRIGHTNESS_DOWN + THINKLIGHT + ZOOM + VOLUME_UP + VOLUME_DOWN + MUTE + ACCESS_IBM_BUTTON + </pre> + <p>(2) to enable the automounting of usb storage media:</p> + <pre> +sudo pkg install automount +</pre + > + <p> + I've replaced the default Firefox with Librewolf, and I'm not too sure + about zsh instead of bash, and why not doas instead of sudo? + </p> + <p> + Ghostbsd is a very nice BSD distribution that's been around since + 2010. + </p> + <p><a href="https://www.ghostbsd.org/">https://www.ghostbsd.org</a></p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>displaying MATE on a 1366x768 screen</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-15</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/displaying-MATE-on-a-1366x768-screen.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/displaying-MATE-on-a-1366x768-screen.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>xrandr to the rescue</h4> + <p> + Unfortunately several Ghostbsd MATE configuration windows are taller + than my Thinkpad X220's 768 pixels. I made both the top and bottom + panels autohide, but a better solution is to use xrandr: + </p> + <pre>sudo pkg install xrandr</pre> + <p> + type xrandr to get the name of your display, in my case LVDS-1 on my + Thinkpad X220. + </p> + <p>To change 16:9 screen resolution, you can type:</p> + <pre> +xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1600x900 --scale 1.171x1.172</pre + > + <p>or</p> + <pre> +xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1920x1080 --scale 1.406x1.406</pre + > + <p>To get back to the original resolution type:</p> + <pre>xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1366x768 --scale 1x1</pre> + <p> + Here's a simple bash script that will rotate the screen resolution on + each call. I've added a MATE keyboard shortcut (CTRL+RIGHT) to run + this script. It is intended for my 1366x768 screen, so it will need + adapting for other screens. + </p> + <pre> +#!/usr/bin/env bash + +RES="$(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | sed -r 's/^[^0-9]*([0-9]+x[0-9]+).*$/\1/')" +# xdpy results can vary by 1 or two pixels +# so take the first two characters +RES="${RES:0:2}" + +case "$RES" in + "13") + xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1600x900 --scale 1.171x1.172 + ;; + "16") + xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1920x1080 --scale 1.406x1.406 + ;; + *) + xrandr --output LVDS-1 --panning 1366x768 --scale 1x1 + ;; +esac + </pre> + <p>I doubt you can do that in Wayland.</p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Oops! I did it again</title> + <pubDate>2026-05-31</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Oops!-I-did-it-again.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Oops!-I-did-it-again.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>More blog improvements</h4> + <p> + This blog now + <a href="https://git.wittamore.fr/bloggings/tree/" + >sits in my git repository</a + >, so I made a few changes. + </p> + <p> + One is the + <a href="https://git.wittamore.fr/blog-scripts/tree/blogsend" + >blogsend</a + > + bash script which now does a git commit on my local machine, and a git + pull on the remote web server. The other is the git repos itself which + now has the web site in one repos, and the bash scripts in another. + </p> + <p> + All this is probably of little interest to anyone other than myself, + but if you want to run a smol blog you might find it useful, after all + that's why I'm posting it. + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>smolweb validation in Dillo</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-22 +.dillo/actions/smolcheck.sh</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/smolweb-validation-in-Dillo.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/smolweb-validation-in-Dillo.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>a simple page_action script</h4> + <p> + I added smolweb-validator as a page action in Dillo. It's a bit of a + pain as the validator is a java application. The action script is + brutal so far but it works. + </p> + <pre><code>#!/bin/sh + +#smolweb validator location +smp="$HOME/src/smolweb-validator" + +# validate +cd $smp +output="$(java -cp "jsoup-1.21.2.jar:." SmolwebValidator $url --verbose)" +echo "$output" | dilloc rawload +</code></pre> + <p> + The action is added to ~/.dillo/dillorc and appears in Dillo's + right-click menu + </p> + <pre> +page_action="Smolcheck:~/.dillo/actions/smolcheck.sh" +</pre + > + <p> + see + <a href="https://codeberg.org/smolweb/smolweb-validator" + >https://codeberg.org/smolweb/smolweb-validator</a + > + </p> + <p> </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Updated blogthis script</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-16</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Updated-blogthis-script.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Updated-blogthis-script.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>now with markdown</h4> + <p> + I've updated my blogthis script so I can write articles in markdown. + </p> + <p> + It saves me having to write html in the articles and avoids errors. + </p> + <p> + I've uploaded it to + <a href="https://git.wittamore.fr/blog-scripts/tree/" + >my git server</a + > + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Hebdogiciel</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-07</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Hebdogiciel.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Hebdogiciel.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Flashback to the 80's</h4> + <p> + After my ZX81 I purchased an Amstrad CPC464, and oh joy I discovered + Hebdogiciel. Before the internet this magazine printed the code for + games and programs that you could painfully copy out. Today I + discovered that there's an online archive: + </p> + + <p> + <a + href="https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=7&page=1" + >abandonware-magazines</a + > + </p> + + <p> + <b>1983–1987:</b> Imagine a weekly magazine that, in addition to + providing us with a weekly program to type out and delivering + uncompromising hardware and software reviews (and that’s saying + something), also featured TV listings, movie, music, and comic book + releases, assembly language tutorials, a comic strip, a discount club, + walkthroughs... A tone that blew you away from the first page to the + last, Carali’s drawings filling in the gaps, lawsuits galore… Simply + extraordinary, unmatched. + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>More on Dillo</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-21</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/More-on-Dillo.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/More-on-Dillo.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>update on yesterday's post</h4> + <p>The <a href="https://git.dillo-browser.org/dillo">git + version of dillo</a> has a new option: page_action, which + enables running rdrview on the current page if the + setting:</p> + <pre><code>page_action="Reader mode:dilloc dump | rdrview -H | dilloc load" +</code></pre> + <p>is set in dillorc.</p> + <p>When you right click on a page the menu will now include + the option "Reader Mode".</p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Installation of Snac2 on Artix Linux</title> + <pubDate>2026-05-20 +add user + In /home/snac/data/server.json edit these settings: + As root, create the dinit script: /etc/dinit.d/snac2 +enable snac2 +NGINX Media caching +in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf http section add: +make cache folder +/etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com +add pleroma relay</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Installation-of-Snac2-on-Artix-Linux.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Installation-of-Snac2-on-Artix-Linux.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[<h4>Installation of snac2 on Artix Linux +Nginx +Dinit</h4> +<pre> +useradd -m -s /bin/bash snac +passwd snac +usermod -aG wheel snac +su - snac +mkdir src +cd src +git clone https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2.git +cd snac2 +make +sudo make install +snac init ~/data +</pre> +<pre> +Host name: your.server.domain +Path prefix: leave empty +Network address: 127.0.0.1 +Port: 8001 +</pre> +<pre> +snac adduser ~/data +</pre> +<pre> +admin_email +admin_account +title +short_description + +and add this line: + +"proxy_media: true +</pre> +<pre> +type = process +run-as = snac +command = /usr/local/bin/snac httpd /home/snac/data +depends-on = NetworkManager +restart = true +smooth-recovery = yes +log-type = file +logfile = /var/log/dinit/snac2.log +</pre> +<pre> +dinitcl enable snac2 +</pre> +<p> +see <a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/01/29/improving-snac-performance-with-nginx-proxy-cache/">it-notes.fragas.net</a> +</p> +<p> +see <a href="https://comam.es/snac-doc/snac.8.html">comam.es</a>.<br/> +Use $host not $http_host (gixy) +</p> +<pre> +proxy_cache_path /var/cache/nginx/snac_cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=snac:10m max_size=1g inactive=1440m use_temp_path=off; +</pre> +<pre> +mkdir -p /var/cache/nginx/snac_cache +</pre> +<pre> +server { + listen 443 ssl; + listen [::]:443 ssl; + server_name example.com; + + ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem; + ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/example.com/privkey.pem; + ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3; + ssl_ciphers HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5; + # openssl dhparam -out /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem 2048 + ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem; + + add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains" always; + +location / { + proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8001; + proxy_set_header Host $host; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr; +} + +location ~ ^/.+/s/ { + proxy_cache snac; + proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8001; + proxy_set_header Host $host; + proxy_cache_valid 200 1d; + proxy_cache_valid 404 1h; + proxy_ignore_headers "Cache-Control" "Expires"; + proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout updating http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504; + proxy_cache_lock on; + add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains" always; + add_header X-Proxy-Cache $upstream_cache_status; +} +} + +server { + listen 80; + listen [::]:80; + server_name example.com; + return 301 https://$host$request_uri; +} +</pre> + +<p>see <a href="https://relaylist.com/">relaylist.com</a></p> +<pre> +su - snac +snac adduser ~/data relay +snac follow ~/data relay https://relay.toot.io/actor +</pre>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Funeral blues</title> + <pubDate>2026-05-07</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Funeral-blues.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Funeral-blues.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>A poem by W.H.Auden (1907-1973)</h4> + <p>This poem was read in the film "Four marriages and a funeral"</p> + + <p>I just stumbled upon it and wanted to write it down.</p> + + <code> +Funeral Blues + +Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone. +Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, + +Silence the pianos and with muffled drum +Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. + +Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead +Scribbling in the sky the message He is Dead, + +Put crêpe bows round the white necks of the public doves, +Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. + +He was my North, my South, my East and West, +My working week and my Sunday rest + +My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; +I thought that love would last forever, I was wrong. + +The stars are not wanted now; put out every one, +Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun. + +Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood; +For nothing now can ever come to any good. + </code>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>From minimalist to smolweb</title> + <pubDate>2026-05-06</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/From-minimalist-to-smolweb.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/From-minimalist-to-smolweb.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>When smarter people get things done</h4> + <p> + In 2023 + about what I was feeling at the time on the sorry state of the web. + </p> + <p> + I'm happy to say that the people at + <a href="https://smolweb.org">smolweb.org</a> have made a far better + statement than mine. + </p> + <p> + As this blog is now a few years old, I'll be working on making it pass + the + <a href="https://smolweb.org/validator/">smolweb validation test</a>. + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>De Gaulle - Two films</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-04</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/De-Gaulle---Two-films.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/De-Gaulle---Two-films.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>De Gaulle is more popular than ever</h4> + <p> + People who choose a country to be their home are often patriotic as + it's their choice, not mere circumstance. + </p> + <p>Personally I'm patriotic but certainly not nationalist.</p> + <blockquote> + <i + >“The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the + patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the + nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the + first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a + feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.”</i + > + ― + <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_J._Harris" + >Sydney J. Harris</a + > + </blockquote> + <p></p> + <div class="wrapper"> + <iframe + src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RTNzSKr3Hsw" + title="De Gaulle (2026) Official Trailer" + frameborder="0" + allow=" + accelerometer; + autoplay; + clipboard-write; + encrypted-media; + gyroscope; + picture-in-picture; + web-share; + " + referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" + allowfullscreen + ></iframe> + </div>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Ladybird turns into a squashed bug</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-06</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Ladybird-turns-into-a-squashed-bug.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Ladybird-turns-into-a-squashed-bug.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Sponsored software hype</h4> + <p> + Last year + <a href="https://wittamore.fr/articles/2025/Ladybird-web-browser.html" + >I had high hopes for Ladybird</a + >, a web browser with a brand new engine written, from scratch and + open source. + </p> + <p> + Unfortunately + <a href="https://ladybird.org/posts/changing-how-we-develop-ladybird/" + >the code has now been locked</a + >, and the code was moved from Swift to Rust because ... AI code. + </p> + <p> + --> + <a href="https://exquisite.social/@thomholwerda/116697078838020135" + >The fash browser developed by "AI" hypeboys</a + > + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>My own private search engine</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-02</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/My-own-private-search-engine.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/My-own-private-search-engine.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Messing around with a bad back in stormy weather</h4> + <p> + I made a bad movement in the shower this morning and made my back + scream again, so no woodworking today. One of the benefits of + retirement is that I get to choose the days activities. + </p> + <p> + I had installed + <a href="https://github.com/searxng/searxng">SearxNG</a> previously + more than two years ago, but as I'm constantly fiddling it wound up in + the bin. + </p> + <p> + Convalescing in the armchair I saw that my current vps is mostly idle + running just snac2, my blog, xmpp, gophernicus and other bits, so I + reinstalled SearxNG. + </p> + <p> + It's fast, responsive, and private. I have it behind an Nginx reverse + proxy, and only accepting my own IP address for now. + </p> + <p> + Another thing I did was to play around with the + <a href="https://getfresh.dev/">Fresh editor</a>. Like Micro, it can + be configured to use prettier, the code formatter. Ok, it's written in + Rust, but it is a nice editor with a retro computing vibe. It won't + replace Micro as my daily editor, but if I ever need a TUI IDE it + could be a good choice. + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Filtering the web</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-20</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Filtering-the-web.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Filtering-the-web.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>A browser that says no</h4> + <p> + To me the problem with the smolweb is that there's isn't a browser + that applies these rules. Dillo comes close, even though it needs a + makeover. + </p> + <p> + Dillo also has an rdrview plugin, but you have to manually write + rdrview: in front of the url in the url bar of every page to see the + results. + </p> + <p> + A better solution would be a smolweb plugin that filters the entire + html page rejecting anything that doesn't + <a href="https://smolweb.org/validator/">validate</a> or pass to + rdrview . Degrees of acceptance could be set in settings. + </p> + <p> + A dedicated browser wouldn't require searching for smolweb / smallweb + / indieweb blogs, sites, or articles. (There seems to be no such thing + as a smolweb search engine, although points for wiby, marginalia, kagi + and mojeek). + </p> + <p> + Just point the browser to any web site and if it borks, display the + "errors" or ignore it with a + <a + href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Status/418" + > + 418 I'm a teapot error</a + >: after all it's the web site author's responsibility to provide + clean, readable web sites. + </p> + <p> + Imagine a world where this plugin would be as ubiquitous as + ublock-origin, it could even change web site development. + </p>]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>Updated poem</title> + <pubDate>2026-06-01</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Updated-poem.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/Updated-poem.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Existance is the prize itself</h4> + <p> + Sadly a childhood friend of one of my nieces recently died at 36 of a + brain tumour. I gave this poem a re-write. + </p> + <pre> +Life is but a long farewell +While clawing at eternity's shell +No rhyme nor reason, no justice in sight +A frantic push against entropy's might +This fleeting hare +Brings grave dispair +But pointless is a daily dread +Of closing circuit in our bed +Here then gone, a spark in the night? +Our passing through is never trite +Best keep your malaise on the shelf +Existance is the prize itself +</pre + >]]></description> +</item> +<item> + <title>This blog wasn't so bad after all</title> + <pubDate>2026-05-05</pubDate> + <author>Philip A. Wittamore</author> + <link>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/This-blog-wasn't-so-bad-after-all.html</link> + <guid>https://wittamore.fr/articles/2026/This-blog-wasn't-so-bad-after-all.html</guid> + <category> </category> + <description><![CDATA[ <h4>Smolweb, Fediverse and blogs</h4> + <p> + For several months I've been using Gopher exclusively, I find it's + minimalist raw text files appealing. + </p> + <p> + It does have several drawbacks however. Recently I've been self + hosting my own fediverse instance at + <a href="https://social.wittamore.fr">social.wittamore.fr</a>. + </p> + <p> + Looking around for a fediverse blog, I realised that this html blog + wasn't so bad after all. + </p> + <p> + It's work in progress, as I would like to have it + <a href="https://smolweb.org/">smolweb validated</a>, and needs a + clean up. + </p>]]></description> +</item> + +</channel> +</rss> + |