Notices by Daniel Durrans (danieldurrans@mastodon.me.uk)

@neil what’s the worst that could happen? It unjams my printer?

Websites don’t have to be built as web applications. It’s perfectly ok to use html and css.

@neil That would be lovely, thank you. Do you have any that are 19mm diameter before shrinkage? I am trying to stop my Kryptonite bike lock from rattling so much when cycling.

@neil I am amused that my comment was interpreted as "at least Docker brings some order to the chaos”. My intention was “and then there is Docker that adds yet another layer of complexity into the mix”.

@neil I think this was one of the things that put me off running my own Mastodon instance. It isn't just a single binary. It is a huge number of steps just to install. It feels like you are setting up a development environment on your machine.

It's no wonder people virtualise and containerise to bring some order to the chaos.

@neil in some respects I think it is harder now to adopt alternatives because there are so many. Even if you pick a particular distro for an OS, documentation or forum posts from 5+ years ago are no longer accurate (except for when they are). It’s really quite difficult not to end up down the wrong rabbit hole.

@neil I think one of my biggest bugbears is the move from a "stand alone" bit of software to software that is comprised of a multitude of other bits of software and frameworks. You used to install (build, get) a single binary executable and that was it. Now you have to get three package managers, a specific version of ruby, pull down several projects from github, cross your fingers, and hope it works.

Then there is Docker.

I really miss Maplin.

I miss being able to go into a shop and buy 3 meters of cable just by looking at the cable and going “that's the right size for me”.

@bloor Or, for that matter, the different kinds of wall-warts that goes along with charging devices.

The problem with having a touch of insomnia is that you've already read the internet when you sit down for breakfast.

@slothrop "Your identity will expire in 12 days. Please update your identity or you will be locked out"