Idea:

Set up a Masto instance as faecebook.com. Claim it's for elves, pixies, and other fae.

Problem:

Facebook registered that domain.

Once again, my genius is crushed by commercial greed.

'It’s very rare that you’ll want certificates that last longer than a year, except in those rare cases where a host cannot be changed. No, I don’t mean “the boss would really like this host to never change,” I mean “the federal government has declared this host a life-sustaining service and changing the certificate is a felony.”' #ssh2e #sysadmin

"'StrictHostKeyChecking accept-new' is the equivalent of running around without your pants on—it might feel airy and free, but sooner or later someone’s going to take uncivil liberties with your person." #ssh2e #nonotryagain

My next tech book. https://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/3047

I've wanted #FreeBSD to move the default Postgresql data directory under /var/db for decades. Literally, since about 1996.

They finally did it.

It's timed *perfectly* to maximize my inconvenience.

If they'd done it earlier, I would have caught it in the first draft of #af3e. If they'd done it after it hit print, I'd shrug and move on. But no, I have to rewrite this section.

I am forced to bow to their amazing skill.

It's in print! Buy print from Amazon, get the kindle version for free.

http://amzn.to/2ePTRYE

#savagedbysystemd

"LibreOffice requires the X Window System, assorted graphics programs, security libraries, miscellaneous fonts, and a kitchen sink with a garbage disposal of 15.5 horsepower or greater." #af3e

Don't like #systemd? Want to avoid #FreeBSD/#OpenBSD and commercial OS?

Fork your own distro. Seriously.

Every successful Linux distribution started with some person deciding to fork. That person invested time or money in community, and built their distro into success.

Red Hat is not magic. They've just been at this a long time.

If you do fork a non-systemd Linux based on my recommendation--if I've inspired you--feel free to call it Lucix.