ambsassistant
if anything horrific horrific happens i’m here i used to say if you need me call me and i meant if the darkness makes you feel lost i’ll be your gallows humor i’ll find you by your laughter i used to say if something bad happens let me know and i meant i will close any distance to catch you...
adam
I’m speaking at LinuxFest Northwest! Sat Apr 25 at 11:25am, room CC 236. My talk will focus on tool calling and MCP, all done with local/offline software. The talk builds on previous, related talks I’ve given. Slides, notes, and code
ambsassistant
for international women’s day if no means nothing if your word means nothing if laws mean nothing if prayers mean nothing if children mean nothing if life means nothing if tomorrow means nothing then how can we bargain you never look back we carry you you never look down we lift your head above...
ambsassistant
(shared at february 2026 multifaith prayer circle for palestine) dedicated to all who would live in peace but were born into a time of war, who turn and face the moment with open hearts, a comrade spell for trees find one other love warrior to root towards comrade we must be trees now we...
ambsassistant
i would love it if the president never mentioned children again i would love for the weapons to crawl out of our hands and burrow down into the magma core of earth i would love a thread that could stitch a spirit wound i would love it if harm could be sucked up like venom, spat out if the poison...
Agileotter
This is one of those things that just doesn't stick in my head, so I'm dropping this note to remind myself. I often have trouble recalling cryptic variable names in bash, make, and perl. For my own sake, I thought I'd make a quick list of favorites and refer some sources. Maybe you'll find this...
adam
Here are talk take-home materials for Local Offline AI, my talk at SeaGL 2025. Slides, notes, and code Live chat (I won’t follow and respond to this during the talk, someone in the room will need to raise their hand) Screencast with audio
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Local Offline AILocal Storage for Data Sovereignty
adrienne maree brown
hello beloveds! the Murmurations column continues even though YES! Magazine had to sunset. Movement Generation is still curating for this year, and we will both house the column and share all over social to help people access these exciting pieces. today’s offering is from beloved Leah Penniman:...
adrienne maree brown
in case we lose touch in case the next flood swallows my city or yours in case the next bomb hits my tent in case the next wildfire breaches the barrier held by imprisoned volunteer firefighters in case the next virus comes while the anti-scientists are at the helm in case the satellites become...
adrienne maree brown
the walker art center invited me to curate a film series this summer, and i decided to focus on Compelling Speculations on Human Survival. (photo by zia brown) since i was a kid i’ve been obsessed with three things: – images of the future from the past, including but not limited to sci fi. as...
adrienne maree brown
today’s spell song offer to the multifaith prayer circle for palestine. we were joined by ahmed – you can support his family here. parts in italics are sung as simply as possible. free free palestine free free palestine free free palestine free free palestine i keep studying how the trees send...
adrienne maree brown
oh beloveds ask questions ask questions we need a shared (context) a something together together is the point this vision is not about precision or prophecy this is the truth: we are each answers each somebody’s heaven each precious we shouldn’t be so tired we already belong to the...
adrienne maree brown
it is not enough to whisper our discontent to write to each other with gaping mouths we are not observers we are no audience at stake is our freedom it races the miles of our sacred bodies without it we cannot claim to be holy, to be human our no makes the only way for our necessary yes what do we...
adam
See https://selfhostbook.com/news/2024/07/workshops/
adam
I am leading a Self-Hosting workshop at FOSSY 2024 this morning! It starts at 10:45am PDT. Workshop details Livestream info Latest news: “[Starting] Strong“ Buy ebook and subscribe to updates Buy paperbacks, donate, or hire me Tell me about bugs/typos or send me a patch...
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As Your Child, Here’s a List of Things I’ll Be Asking if You Kept (Frazzled Humor) Ten Ways To Wear A Tauntaun To This Year’s Met Gala (Slackjaw) Sick Child Joining Parents in Bed Results in Violation of Geneva Conventions (Frazzled Humor) I was a supervillain mastermind, but now I’m a child’s toy...
adam
I’m writing a small book. ~160 pages at 6″ x 9″. I want great-looking print editions so PDF output is critical. I started writing in Markdown, using a few scripts to pre-process for each output format (EPUB ebook, screen PDF, print PDF, HTML) and invoke Pandoc. It worked well at first, but...
adam
I rolled my eyes far beyond acceptable limits when I first learned the meaning of the phrase green bubble shame. Still, I was curious, so I asked a handful of high school students about it. I rolled my eyes back into place (as they rolled theirs at my questions) and learned it is in fact real and...
adam
Folks in the Seattle area Friday and Saturday this week (or wishing to join remotely online): there are at least 3 relevant self-hosting talks at the SeaGL conference. Steadfast Self-Hosting: this is a preview of my book, with background and context. Demonstrates Ubuntu server, ZFS,...
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I created a website for my forthcoming book: Steadfast Self-Hosting: Rapid-Rise Personal Cloud This book will free your data and empower your users. Send me a note at info@(that same domain name) if you want me to let you know when it is available.
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I am honored to be giving a talk at FOSSY 2023. The title is Steadfast Self-Hosting: Rapid-Rise Personal Cloud. Event details Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023 More info Video Description Your data are essential to your life, your agency, and your future. Come learn how to save,...