Notices by Jan Lehnardt :couchdb: (janl@narrativ.es)

@mattly I’m curious to learn if having things filed away is actually useful. My pile feels like growing and I’m not yet convinced being able to refer back is of any actual use.

@mattly markdown you say?

Oh boo and they were on my list to check out. https://hachyderm.io/@maxine/115340001445614774

Ruby folk, a new home for your gems is up: https://gem.coop/

Neat, Germany is currently producing 97% of its ~50GW energy from renewables.

Roughly 2/3 wind and 1/3 solar.

Yes it’s Sunday of a long weekend, but weekday loads are 60–65GW tops, so this ain’t half bad, as we’re using a little more than 1/2 of the installed wind capacity and less than 1/5th installed solar capacity (modulo time of year).

Oh and we are exporting 5–10GW on top and prices are low to zero.

Love everything* about this.

(*still lots to be done)

@mntmn @cwebber this helps a little https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool but not with “whom do I actually need to send it to?”, but but a friend just sent it to every German MEP

Had a lot of LLM/AI is inevitable ignore-the-ethics-of-it-all droning on today. Could use some good “good things humans do with computer” stories, if you have any to share 🙏

@mattly was it the preparing the way for the fridge one?

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor” — Desmond Tutu

Join me on my train trip from Torquay to Berlin today, via Newton Abbot, London Paddington, London Kings Cross/St Pancras, Bruxelles and Cologne🚞🚅🚇🚄🚄🚄

It’s a bit of a stretch, so I got up a little early to catch the 6:02 out of Torquay 😅

Upside of the early train: stunning morning views over the Teign, Exe and Lyme Bay 🌅😍

Made it fine to the Eurostar Terminal at St Pancras, stocked up on vegan snacks and now awaiting boarding.

I wish the Eurostar went every hour at least in the mid-morning. I could have shaved off a full hour. Better safe than sorry with the planned buffer, but I would not have taken a later train to get here.

Anywaaaaay, this is loads nicer than the Eurostar Brussels waiting area.

Lunch service on the Eurostar was fabulous and the vegan lunch option very tasty. It’s one of the best things about this trip 🥰

Then made it to Brussels easy. My connecting train left one platform over and transferring was a matter of maybe 20 steps and two short flights of stairs. Even my coaches were close 🥳

The incoming train was a little delayed but we are leaving on time. Let’s hope it stays that way 🙏

Next stop: Cologne!

Transfer in Cologne was a bit chaotic, but given all the construction on tracks around here and the double booking of tracks causing blockages, no real surprise. But comms would have helped.

I’m in my expected train and can relax, but we’ll be 30–40 minutes late. It’s totally fine.

I had a chance to enjoy Cologne Cathedral a little longer.

With nearlrly eleven hours on the go, I’m getting a little tired. But nothing like a Ruhrpott special to get me going again 🥱🍟🌭 🥰

The benefit of a full day train trip, I also get nice sunset pics. #BahnRomantik

I’m arriving in Berlin about an hour late due to various factors on the last leg. All in all a great trip, I’m ready for bed now 😅

Can’t quite believe I was in London earlier, let alone Torquay, ~1400 kms away 🗺️

I still prefer this over flying, I just wish this was more affordable 💸

Thanks for watching all 👋

@ryanc jeesus

What the fuck is going on with Ruby? For the moment we have to consider all gems compromised: https://pup-e.com/goodbye-rubygems.pdf

@thomasfuchs I love an intro :)

I ditched Plex after forcing a login even for local-only play. Haven’t had a need to check out jelly fin yet. Maybe this tips me over :)