Daniel @daniel@campduffel.social

@christopher That’s pretty extreme! I dabbled in barefoot in 2003, but only was able to run 2-3 miles before my feet hurt. It was a really weird thing to do then, but now looks less crazy. That’s a shame about your back. Don’t underestimate walking. I’ve had back injuries that hopefully won’t stop me. After such a long hiatus from running, it occurred to me that I might lose the ability if I didn’t act now.

I swapped out Linux Mint for Devuan today on a couple of displays in the house. Mint was getting kinda bloated and I needed very few of the packages that I saw in updates. Not a fan of systemd either. Seriously though, I haven't missed fooling around with wifi drivers. Between those and a problem with the USB installer, I wasted more time than it was probably worth.

Since I started training for a marathon, I've been transitioning to minimal/barefoot shoes because there is a convincing amount of evidence that suggests that modern shoes increase injury. It reminded me of the 2000 year old Roman shoes that were found in a well. Wow.

@N3VEM I use Telnyx and like them. I don’t do anything fancy, just run a landline and Librem 5 with them.

@deutrino There is something similar with NomadNet now…

@mary snapped a cool picture on our date!

Planning on running a marathon next September/October, wish me luck!

@sagt@ioc.exchange @Linux_in_a_Bit It’s really rooted in personal sovereignty. Americans value that. Anyone who has ever been powerless can probably understand why. Being able to own tools like guns, cars, Linux, and solar panels strengthen personal sovereignty. Right to repair, growing your own veg, etc. is in the same camp.
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I?” -Rabbi Hillel

@paga4 This is John interviewing Nathan back in 1982. My understanding is that he helped a lot of people in his 50 years of practicing medicine. 77 isn't young, but it isn't old either. I think there's a lot of people who put their hope in diets, exercise, etc, but really, we're not guaranteed tomorrow. The best we can do is to learn, make the best decisions we can, and put our hope in God.

@paga4 I didn’t know that, sad to hear.

https://video.nostr.build/a818b0e2549c4804163ae9146abb2f2d79ce073f2226bc8afd468233589ddf7b.mp4

I’ve been thinking about getting into the habit of correspondence via email or handwritten letters with friends and family. We call and text all of the time, but correspondence seems to be a dying art outside of business. Writing really elevates conversations by giving us time to focus and polish what we want to say. Compare TikTok and The Shawshank Redemption. Both have their places and it would be a shame to lose either.

https://www.msudenver.edu/writing-center/faculty-resources/writing-as-a-thinking-tool

He won primaries!

We’re having a simple dinner tonight, just microwaved some potatoes and are watching The Martian.

I was feeling pretty smug about catching that fish. Must have been Heidi’s age.

My dad turns 70 tomorrow, so I’m going to fly in to see him tonight toting 70oz of beef jerky that my lovely wife made. Wish me luck!

@reiver never got onto Twitter, but did FB a couple of times a month. FB just got worse and worse, to the point I didn't want to use it anymore. I had heard of Diaspora and decentralized social media and decided to take a look in 2019. Turned out the Fediverse was pretty cool and mature. Much of the software was WAY better than what FB had cobbled together. I love the organic feel without the ads and spyware.

@MaryMamuzich We've all missed you and have been praying you guys!