Ok, I made some changes. If everything goes well, I'll probably make a new release tomorrow, as I believe the init will be useful to many and allows for a complete decoupling between #BSSG and the site. Here's a bit of the changelog:

### Added

- Added configuration variable `RSS_INCLUDE_FULL_CONTENT` (default: `false`) to allow including the full post content in the RSS feed description (`config.sh`, `scripts/build/config_loader.sh`, `scripts/build/generate_feeds.sh`).
- When creating a new post (`scripts/post.sh`), BSSG now generates the `lastmod` frontmatter tag, identical to the `date` tag.
- When creating a new page (`scripts/page.sh`), BSSG now generates the `lastmod` frontmatter tag, identical to the `date` tag.
- Added robust editor fallback check (nano/vi) and vi instructions message to `scripts/page.sh`, mirroring functionality in `scripts/post.sh`.
- Added configuration variable `DRAFTS_DIR` (default: `drafts`) to `config.sh` to specify the location for draft files.
- Added `init <directory>` command (`bssg.sh`, `scripts/init.sh`) to initialize a new, separate site structure. This allows keeping site content independent from the BSSG core installation, facilitating updates. The generated site config includes `OUTPUT_DIR` setting.

### Changed

- The `edit` command (`scripts/edit.sh`) now automatically updates the `lastmod` frontmatter tag/field to the current date and time before opening the file in the editor.
- Refactored `post.sh`, `page.sh`, `edit.sh`, `list.sh`, and `delete.sh` to consistently use `$SRC_DIR`, `$PAGES_DIR`, and the new `$DRAFTS_DIR` configuration variables instead of hardcoded directory paths.
- Refactored `scripts/list.sh` to support listing `posts`, `pages`, or `drafts` (including both post and page drafts) based on arguments, using the configured directory variables.

### Fixed

- Corrected a syntax error in `scripts/build/generate_secondary_pages.sh` caused by using `eval` to parse pipe-delimited page data; replaced with a safer `read` loop.

@justine @jbaty - thank you for your help and suggestions!

Announcing BSSG 0.10.0: More Control and Enhancements!

https://blog.bssg.dragas.net/2025/04/13/announcing-bssg-0-10-0-more-control-and-enhancements/

#Blogging #Web

Let's introduce the BSSG dev blog!

https://blog.bssg.dragas.net/2025/04/13/welcome-to-the-bssg-dev-blog/

Stay tuned, as a new release is just around the corner!

#BSSG #dev #SSG #Bash

Looking at mini PCs (available in Finland) to run Linux for daily use, coding, and some gaming, but I've been out of the Linux scene for too long.

Recommendations?

#linux #linuxgaming #minipc #gaming #coding

Don't do it kids! I've seen this movie.

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2 kids standing in front of a zoltar machine

The BSDLVTV and @bsdtv teams are pleased to announce new uniforms and expanded funeral coverage.

Please don’t die though.

wlroots 0.19.0-rc1 has been released!

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/releases/0.19.0-rc1

Really happy with how these came out. Raspberry Pi 5 + PoE + NVMe + active cooling in a rack-mountable, low-height layout.

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Three Raspberry Pi 5s on rack-mounting sleds with NVMe adapter boards attached behind. Each one has a cooling fan. They are hostname-labelled "rusty", "bandit" and "mack"

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A close-up of how the NVMe board attaches to the Pi using 3D printed parts.

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A close-up of the PCIe connection. Yes, awful cheap incorrect size fasteners were used on the left because I didn't have any 18mm M2.5 machine screws. They are on the way...

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The boards installed in a rack. Maybe more to come???

great advice from git

I swear I remember using Mosaic on a #NeXTStation in 1994. But I certainly can't find a copy anywhere.

#RetroComputing

Something to keep in mind.
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Part of a Street Art Campaign to Save the Bees with Jim Vision at Shoreditch Station in London, UK.

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Mural of two large, realistic bees painted on a turquoise brick wall with the bold message: “WHEN WE GO, WE’RE TAKING YOU ALL WITH US!” The bees are mid-flight, one facing forward and the other turned to the side, emphasizing movement and urgency. The mural comments on the ecological crisis and the vital role bees play in our survival. Spray paint cans and a backpack are visible on the ground, suggesting the mural was recently painted.

My beloved tiny 23ft narrowboat, "Fran".

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View of our boat "Fran" at our favourite mooring for weekends away. The boat is technically a Wilderness Boat but most people class it as a short narrowboat. It is bright red, with a burgundy canopy on the back. It has "Fran" sign-written on the side in friendly pseudo 3D lettering. In the background is a dozen or so wind farm thingies. Sort of appropriate really (I'm stretching this somewhat) as "Fran" is 100% electric.

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View of going under a bridge on the Grand Union Canal. It is Bridge 36. The roof of the boat is visible with 3 solar panels which charge the boat's main battery. The boat itself is 100% electric.

Here's a new #introduction for a new instance!

I am a silly little creature trying to get by in an unwelcoming world.

When I am not trolling children as a #STEM teaching assistant, I contribute to #FOSS like #Forgejo.

I refuse to apologize for the hair all over your keyboard.

I'm not quite sure how to test RAM on a TrueNAS install... I can't install memtester or anything... should I just boot using a different distro on a thumb drive?

#computers #nas #truenas

TL;DR is there a way to use git to provide out-of-band *per-line* commentary on content changes? Perhaps using git-notes?

Imagine you have a plaintext document that needs review.

Broadly, a review could be "change line 42 from X to Y", which can be captured by "a git commit"; but could also include "if we change L42 from X to Y then what about effect Z?" - in other words: commentary.

Is there a #git-y way to store, transmit, & then display such per-line comments, *external* to the source doc?

I have 5 grand-kids. Each time one was born, I set up an email address for them. I send them random emails of things they did or said, special occasions like birthdays, etc. Things that would be forgotten in time. When they're 18, I'll give them their email address and password.

Is there any EU store where I can buy #BSD hoodies and t-shirts?
I need to update my wardrobe to spread some love in the windows world

got a sparcstation but no keyboard or mouse? tired of having to reprogram your idprom over and over?

usb3sun lets you connect usb keyboards and mice to your sun workstation, and it can reprogram your idprom with just a few keystrokes ☀️

rev B0 now available → https://go.daz.cat/usb3sun

#retrocomputing #sparcstation #sunmicrosystems

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usb3sun rev B0, connected to a sparcstation 5 and a usb keyboard and mouse

North by North-West
I wish I'd got video with the sound on of this, as the geese honk to each other constantly.
"Oh, let Mabel lead"
"Don't you remember what happened the last time?"
"George, don't do that."
"It's this way, I tell you"
"For heaven's sake, Fred, we don't use the A-Z any more. Just get out your phone and use the GPS"
"No, Javier, it's April - we head north now"
"There's a tesla down there - right everyone, you have been storing your poop, haven't you? Let go....Now!"
#Birds

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A huge series of skeins of geese in blue sky. They're just patterned dots on the image really

Updated my router/home-server from FreeBSD 14.1 to 14.2 as well as all the jails and bhyve VMs running services on it.

Still waiting for poudiere to finish some builds for packages, I build locally. But apart from that, everything is done.

As usual, the upgrade was a smooth, uneventful experience without issues 🙂

#freebsd #unix #upgrade #opensource

If you have a blog, please add a full-text RSS feed to it.

Thinking of trying #postmarketOS on my #PinebookPro.

I didn't even know you could run it as a desktop OS.

Supposedly the installer supports #FullDiskEncryption, which is... "poggers," I think the kids say.

#pmOS #FDE

@dvl check these out, I think you'll like them

Hey #freebsd. I'm trying to install git-lfs. According to https://www.freshports.org/devel/git-lfs/ it's just pkg-install.
But

doas pkg install git-lfs
Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
FreeBSD repository is up to date.
All repositories are up to date.
pkg: No packages available to install matching 'git-lfs' have been found in the repositories

wat?

My girlfriend is sick and asked for alphabet soup.
To be on the safe side, I made her password soup instead.

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a little bowl with soup. a spoon is held over it, it contains little star-shaped noodles

By the way, I'm refactoring the #BSSG build process to split it into smaller files. It's working, but still needs to be polished. More, I'm adding some new features like "lastmod" support, etc.
To be honest, the post I shared some hours ago has been produced by the refactored version (and has a lastmod): https://my-notes.dragas.net/2023/09/07/computer-scientists-the-computer-experts-and-those-who-know-a-thing-or-two-part-1-the-average-joe/

3. There is one possible explanation to the variation in performance. The Cheapie says it's using Band20. The Peplink says it''s trying to connect using Band 3. I don't know what the phone is doing, but maybe it's using multiple bands?
I tried forcing the Peplink to use Band20, to no avail.
I've tried swapping antennae on the two routers. No difference.
The question is, why the difference between my phone (also a cheapie) and the working router? And why might the Peplink not connect at all?
4/..