MidwayTheMagnificent

@MidwayTheMagnificent@wayfarershaven.eu

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What helps people get comfortable on the command line?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  If their comfort level is limited due to lack of experience, I tend to sandbox them somehow and then walk them through a couple examples of “danger” vs “ok, this definitely won’t be irreversibel if it’s wrong, but I think it will do what I want.”

  A couple of my go tos are the obvious rm -rf / vs ./ and a sed with and without -i on some random text file.

  That naturally segues to “here’s the man page, here’s how to use it and search it.”

  That tends to give them some confidence that they won’t accidentally cause real damage, and make it seem like they aren’t just typing arcane magic spells, but actually understanding how to responsibly put the pieces together.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Letter writing paper recommendations?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Clairefontaine Triomphe - it comes in lined, but for 90g paper it’s surprisingly translucent - enough so that the guide sheet they include is clearly visible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wiki?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I spun up a couple of docker containers with mediawiki as a test, willing to host, or we could also use something like fandom (?) - IIRC they are free, and… Well, we’re as rabid about our fandom as their usual users are about theirs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What pen & ink are you using today?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Primary is a Preppy with Diamine Tropical Glow - I had forgotten how much I like that one. On the road with today, also:

  • Sailor PGS (Peach Haze)
  • Safari (Pink Sugar Beach)
  • Another Preppy, sporting Ancient Charm’s Mooring on the Quinuai River, which may be the shimmeriest purpole shimmer I own…
  • Another Safari, loaded with Vinta Julia

  I’ve got a ton loaded that I alternate through. I’m finding I actually like inks I thought I hated, when I put them in different pens. Just means I have to try all possible combos eventually!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you wrap your head around large established software projects in order to contribute to them?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure I agree - your definition would almost certainly include the kernel, office suites, and a host of other things.

• Wiki?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Interest In A Pen_Swap Group?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Very bare bones at the moment, but it exists. wayfarershaven.eu/c/pen_swap !pen_swap@wayfarershaven.eu

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Interest In A Pen_Swap Group?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  As @tuckerm@supermeter.social pointed out, the idea was to prevent banned people from posting.

  It seemed silly, but it’s a decent way to keep the banned folks out without individuals having to keep a permanent close eye on the list.

• Interest In A Pen_Swap Group?
  Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ to ⁨fountainpens@wayfarershaven.eu⁩ | ⁨9⁩ ⁨comments⁩