[08:16] schestowitz[08:16] schestowitzWe're still in the process of finding a place to live at the new job and alternating back and forth to the tune of 400 miles each way. Still, this weekend I updated Firefox on the Talos II to Fx121, which fortunately also builds fine with the WebRTC patch from Fx116 (or --disable-webrtc in your .mozconfig), the PGO-LTO patch from Fx117 and the .mozconfigs from Firefox 105.
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[08:25] schestowitz[08:25] schestowitzI create scripts using a few tools and languages, mostly Bash and Python scripts. I learned how to script using Bash first. After getting Arch installed, I wanted to see if there was a way to automate the install. I was afraid of breaking my install like I had done so many times in the past. I learned that a Bash script is just regular commands you run in the terminal shell, which I had [08:25] schestowitz used to install Arch. I created a script that setup Arch for my system with all of my settings. I would test the script in a VM and tweak it until it just worked. At the time, I didn't know how to handle errors and edge cases, so it just brute forced it's way through the install process without any room for other settings or setups. This method I used to initially learn is good if you have a single purpose, but very bad if you want som [08:25] schestowitz ething dynamic.
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[08:26] schestowitz[08:26] schestowitzIn 2023, I started asking myself: what new types of content could I write on this blog? I wanted to explore new ideas. I was finally ready to challenge the notion that this blog should be primarily about coffee or technology, a sentiment I held in my mind for a long time. Reading blogs like Rubenerd's blog, which focuses on no specific topic, helped me feel that I, too, could step out of my comfort zon [08:26] schestowitz e and explore different topics.
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