my gemini capsule source
Status update: Add retrospective
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diff --git a/capsule/2022-08-26-no-status.gmi b/capsule/2022-08-26-no-status.gmi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..44e3587 --- /dev/null +++ b/capsule/2022-08-26-no-status.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Status Updates: A retrospective + +If you've been paying much attention, you'll notice that my last update was 2 months ago. Status updates are dead. So goodbye... At least to the monthly update. Yes, I've been hinting about its end. +For almost ten months, advancing Free Software was my 'main project'. I never put any effort toward monetizing these pursuits, so its inevitable I would eventually engage in a time-for-money exchange. +Yeah, I got a day job. I'm also (usually) very active outside of work, so I just don't have the time or energy to invest into the same projects or into these writeups. + +## Last update + +I fixed issue with my PinePhone's microphone by... stuffing a small piece of paper in there. Someone suggested it, and I tried it (and even added it to some wiki). + +As the time ticked down to the beginning of my job, I tried to package and advance some of the projects that I haven't quite wrapped up +* font-statusbar: This is in a MR for alpine linux +* sxmo: related patches to ditch nerdfonts were sent in +* suggpicker: two new releases for performance upgrade + + +## New Era + +I picked up two new projects. + +One, being the firmware for a hardware device my brother made which is shaped kind of like a keyboard. I've got a port of QMK.fm to it in progress. Next, I need to add control for the RGB LEDs. + +=> https://github.com/insomniakslk/irc-slack The other is an irc bridge to a popular proprietary chat app. +I've got some WIP ircv3 changes, and I hope eventually I won't need to use the proprietary webapp client (but that's not likely to be soon). + +Now that money's flowing in, I've migrated my Google Voice number to JMP.chat, which is just $3/month (beta pricing) if you aren't making multiple hours of phone calls. I imagine soon I'll discover that group MMS works fine. + +## stop + +=> https://sourcehut.org/blog/2022-08-23-how-does-our-consultancy-work/ Interestingly, sourcehut published an article about their consulting business: they use monthly status updates as part of their contracts. +They also charge a lot more than I did when I was a consultant. That... gives me some good information. + +I might do some updates to my website (web-heads need *content* too!). I love you, Geminauts (especially Josias)! 👋 + +Take care, brush your teeth, and be Holy! + +-Zach diff --git a/capsule/index.gmi b/capsule/index.gmi index f4bc3a6..1086b90 100644 --- a/capsule/index.gmi +++ b/capsule/index.gmi @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # Zach's Capsule ## Things kept to be preserved +=> 2022-08-26-status.gmi 2022-08-26 No more regular status updates! => 2022-06-25-status.gmi 2022-06-25 Life, Liberty, and my happiness lately => 2022-05-26-status.gmi 2022-05-26 Music, Prediction, Games and Icons: a wide variety of projects this month! => 2022-04-29-status.gmi 2022-04-29 Regular status update in an actually warm month? |