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• Post #4452115

  What I have been working on in June: https://danb.me/blog/2026-june-work/

• Post #4452114

  New blog post about more economical use of a Sodastream with cheaper (unofficial, non-Israeli-Pepsico-subsidiary) gas: https://danb.me/blog/sodastream-gas-tank/

• Post #4452113

  Too warm this week. No work. Only naps 💤 #Caturday

• Post #4452112

  Getting thumbnails for Orca Slicer created 3MF files in Gnome files (and maybe other Linux file managers): https://danb.me/blog/3mf-gnome-thumbnails/ This builds upon code originally created/shared by @rcarmo

• Post #4452111

  Made this cute sign for my allotment. Printed in ASA and ABS.

• Post #4452110

  My experience with Ubuntu Desktop 26.04: https://danb.me/blog/ubuntu-desktop-2604/ TL;DR: A solid base with strange self-inflicted issues which puts it in a strange place. #ubuntu #linux

• Post #4452109

  Got sent a .rar archive today 🦖 The last time I remember interacting with RAR files was many years ago when downloading (totally legit) PSP games, which were provided split across multiple RAR archives.

• Post #4452108

  What I've been working on in July: https://danb.me/blog/2026-july-work/

• Post #4452107

  Printed an open ATX frame to display my first self-built PC (Intel 2500k, sandy bridge, ~2011). It's also useful as a test system with lots of SATA ports!

• Post #4452106

  Today I announce my cat Ben has escaped his security confinement, and gained access to the bath, where he has enabled & consumed unauthorized streams. While this is concerning, it of course demonstrates his advanced capabilities as a frontier-level feline. #catsOfMastodon #cats

• Post #4452105

  Designed a little organiser for daily contact lenses: https://www.printables.com/model/1804074-contact-lens-organiser #3dprinting

• Post #4155205

  He's got a lot of belly to get washed 🧼 #catsOfMastodon

• Post #3959946

  Just finished up an initial version of a new PHP library I've been working on for the last month. This is a PHP implementation of Yjs/Y-CRDT: https://codeberg.org/danb/yphp This uses PHP FFI to wrap an underlying rust-based library. #php

• Post #3580326

  3d printer company Prusa close the issue which asked them to clarify that their "Open Community License" is not open source, after they advertised it as such: https://github.com/OpenCommunityLicence/OpenCommunityLicence/issues/2 #3dprinting #opensource #openhardware

• Post #3004755

  A look back at one of my favorite pieces of tech: The 2013 Nexus 7 https://danb.me/blog/nexus-7-2013/

• Post #3004754

  More parts I've designed and 3D printed for my allotment greenhouse: https://danb.me/blog/greenhouse-3d-printing-round-2/

• Post #3004753

  Updated DanB/RSS with a new grid view, and smaller docker image: https://codeberg.org/danb/rss#readme

• Post #3004752

• Post #3004751

  Designed and printed a barrier so I can leave my window open (to survive this heat) but help prevent cat escapes 😼 Iterated on the design for each printed panel. Still needs to run through kitty QA though

• Post #3004750

  What I've been working on for for May: https://danb.me/blog/2026-may-work/

• Post #2024830

  A bit late, but couldn't sleep so wrote up the games I played last year: https://danb.me/blog/games-in-2025/

• Post #2024829

  The body is round

• Post #2024828

  Been a bit more productive in April. Here's what I've been working on: https://danb.me/blog/2026-apr-work/

• Post #1306433

  The cal.com project announced they're going closed source, with the reason stated that open source is risky due to AI vulnerability scanning 🤔 Like with mass firings, I think we'll see other VC-backed "Commercial Open Source" projects use AI as an excuse and opportunity to close their code now that AI is reducing the cost to entry for competitors, and for bypassing licensing or limitations in open core. The licensing for cal.com was always questionable anyway...

• Post #1121893

  Yesterday I found that choosing the right container image for CI can really help with speed and efficiency: https://danb.me/blog/awesome-node-docker-php-images/?v=2 #php #docker #webdev #forgejo

• Post #1121892

  It's #caturday treat time!

• Post #1121891

  March was a bit of a low productivity month. Mainly focused on BookStack releases and patches. Hoping April will be much more productive. https://danb.me/blog/2026-march-work/

• Post #873742

  OnlyOffice is getting upset that they've been forked, after they attempted to set sketchy license additions to prevent forks: https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/03/onlyoffice-flags-license-violations-in-euro-office-project-by-nextcloud-and-ionos I explain their questionable license, including a conversation I had with their legal manager, on isitreallyfoss: https://isitreallyfoss.com/projects/onlyoffice/ I hope Euro-Office succeeds to provide a FOSS-friendly alternative, will need...

• Post #801550

  If you're an open source maintainer thinking about, or starting to receive, donations and/or sponsorships then I've put together a video with my advice along with a deep-dive into the technical set-up and my experience regarding these methods of funding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hILUhL_l_bU #OpenSource #funding

• Post #463732

  An example of how some university tutors appear to assign open source projects to students without permission, leading to awkward situations for maintainers: https://danb.me/blog/your-project-was-assigned/