Daniel Wayne Armstrong

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Account age
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Welcome back Beastie! FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE goes on the Thinkpad T480s and my install notes (slightly) updated: https://www.dwarmstrong.org/freebsd-install/ Onward! :freebsd: #FreeBSD #RunBSD26 views Welcome back Beastie! FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE goes on the Thinkpad T480s and my install notes (slightly) updated: https://www.dwarmstrong.org/freebsd-install/ Onward! :freebsd: #FreeBSD #RunBSD :freebsd: + :xfce: = ❤️ Bouncing between Sway and Gnome and KDE and now on Xfce (on FreeBSD 15.1-RC2). Due to their modular nature (a plus in itself), I've used Xfce components in the past in window managers but never spent much time before in the actual desktop. Solid foundation, easy to customize16 views :freebsd: + :xfce: = ❤️ Bouncing between Sway and Gnome and KDE and now on Xfce (on FreeBSD 15.1-RC2). Due to their modular nature (a plus in itself), I've used Xfce components in the past in window managers but never spent much time before in the actual desktop. Solid foundation, easy to customize Guix System installed on the ThinkCentre and now Reading The Fine Manual. #Guix #Linux15 views Guix System installed on the ThinkCentre and now Reading The Fine Manual. #Guix #Linux Interesting! "Kiss Linux is a meta-distribution for the x86_64 architecture... [and] is designed to be maintainable by a single person and to this end has no infrastructure, backend or monetary running costs. Further, all installations of KISS contain everything needed to continue its development." 11 views Interesting! "Kiss Linux is a meta-distribution for the x86_64 architecture... [and] is designed to be maintainable by a single person and to this end has no infrastructure, backend or monetary running costs. Further, all installations of KISS contain everything needed to continue its development."

📊 Post engagement

10
Avg engagement / post
1.7%
Engagement vs followers
Feb 2023
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Welcome back Beastie! FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE goes on the Thinkpad · 26 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.82 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Welcome back Beastie! FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE goes on the Thinkpad T480s and my install notes (slightly) updated: https://www.dwarmstrong.org/freebsd-install/ Onward! :freebsd: #FreeBSD #RunBSD ★ 26
When I cease to understand the world and am fascinated by it more than ever. #Books ★ 2 Guix System installed on the ThinkCentre and now Reading The Fine Manual. #Guix #Linux ★ 15 A combination of love letter and marching orders from the Universe to the reader, channeled through Rick Tumlinson. I loved it. ONWARD. #Books #NewSpace #Space ★ 3 Void Linux + Xfce takes up residence on my mini-pc ... https://www.dwarmstrong.org/void-linux-install-zfs/ #VoidLinux #Xfce ★ 7 "Encounters: Experiences With Nonhuman Intelligences" by D.W. Pasulka Absolutely fascinating. I started reading Wed night and finished this morning. The author is a professor of religious studies and her approach to UFOology is like nothin… ★ 5 Rolling into the Void... #VoidLinux #Linux ★ 9 :freebsd: + :xfce: = ❤️ Bouncing between Sway and Gnome and KDE and now on Xfce (on FreeBSD 15.1-RC2). Due to their modular nature (a plus in itself), I've used Xfce components in the past in window managers but never spent much time befo… ★ 16 Last night I finished "The Rise of Endymion" by Dan Simmons... the final book in his "Hyperion Cantos". Its incredible (even if I didn't like the very last bit). A vision of a possible future for humanity in space the likes of which I've … ★ 6 Using homebrew for the first time on Bluefin I immediately hit a snag trying to install 'cowsay' (homebrew-installed perl vs system perl). This led me to try out Distrobox for the first time and it works like a charm. New ways of doing thi… ★ 7 In anticipation of the upcoming release of NetBSD 11.0, I've installed 11.0_RC3 on my Thinkpad T480s. Onward to the Guide! https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/ #NetBSD #RunBSD #Thinkpad ★ 9 Interesting! "Kiss Linux is a meta-distribution for the x86_64 architecture... [and] is designed to be maintainable by a single person and to this end has no infrastructure, backend or monetary running costs. Further, all installations of … ★ 11

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💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 10 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.8× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

83/100 Excellent
  • Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~1.7% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
99%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
Medium

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About

Hello! I'm Daniel. I love free/libre software, run Linux or BSD on every computer I get my hands on, and think a good book paired with a cup of coffee is a little piece of Heaven.

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When I cease to understand the world and am fascinated by it more than ever. #Books Guix System installed on the ThinkCentre and now Reading The Fine Manual. #Guix #Linux A combination of love letter and marching orders from the Universe to the reader, channeled through Rick Tumlinson. I loved it. ONWARD. #Books #NewSpace #Space Void Linux + Xfce takes up residence on my mini-pc ... https://www.dwarmstrong.org/void-linux-install-zfs/ #VoidLinux #Xfce Welcome back Beastie! FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE goes on the Thinkpad T480s and my install notes (slightly) updated: https://www.dwarmstrong.org/freebsd-install/ Onward! :freebsd: #FreeBSD #RunBSD "Encounters: Experiences With Nonhuman Intelligences" by D.W. Pasulka Absolutely fascinating. I started reading Wed night and finished this morning. The author is a professor of religious studies and her approach to UFOology is like nothing I've ever come across. I have to reflect on what I've just Rolling into the Void... #VoidLinux #Linux :freebsd: + :xfce: = ❤️ Bouncing between Sway and Gnome and KDE and now on Xfce (on FreeBSD 15.1-RC2). Due to their modular nature (a plus in itself), I've used Xfce components in the past in window managers but never spent much time before in the actual desktop. Solid foundation, easy to customize

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