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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️

@mike@mikecoats.social
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An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software.

Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements.
Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

364 Followers
426 Following
18 Posts
Joined May 14, 2022
Location:
Inverness, Scotland
Website:
https://mikecoats.com
Codeberg:
https://codeberg.org/MikeCoats/
Store:
https://lectronz.com/stores/mikecoats

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · May 13, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

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@_thegeoff@mastodon.social “ooh, cheese baguette!” is still a part of our household vocabulary.

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · May 13, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

@jonty@chaos.social @Floppy@mastodon.me.uk Hey, as the Head of Technology for a NDPB, let me know if you want to add one more to your collection?! :D

chaos.social

Jonty Wareing (@jonty@chaos.social) - chaos.social

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Apr 30, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk I do something similar at work for an *.internal domain system that needs secure certs, and I've written up a simplified version of it here,

https://mikecoats.com/trusted-certificates-private-servers-part-1/

Looking forward to your write-up!

mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

Neil Brown (@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk) - mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Apr 29, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

@pwaring@social.xk7.net Thanks for sharing. I’m in a similar situation, so having a recommendation for a secondary provider is really helpful.

social.xk7.net

Paul (@pwaring@social.xk7.net) - XK7 Social

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Apr 29, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

@revk@toot.me.uk Got this through just this morning.

Tindie’s new owners are EETree LLC out of Washington State, represented by Gongyu Su.

toot.me.uk

RevK :verified_r: (@revk@toot.me.uk) - Toot.me.uk

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Apr 27, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

@Edent@mastodon.social Hadestown is brilliant! I’ve a bootleg Billy Bragg cover of Why We Build The Wall that I recorded when he last toured up this way.

mastodon.social

Terence Eden (@Edent@mastodon.social) - Mastodon

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Apr 25, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

@tek@freeradical.zone That’s amazing! Truly. Well played.

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Tekniquelly correct (@tek@freeradical.zone) - Free Radical

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Apr 23, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

My latest blog post: Keeping it old school, Unix style, with inetd services!

https://mikecoats.com/simple-inetd-services/

How to build quick and dirty network services, the Unixy, way with the venerable inetd approach.

#networking #linux #openSource #rust #rustLang #software

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Apr 16, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

@ianm@c.im You got further than me, then!

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Apr 16, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

@Wrewdison@masto.hackers.town WannaKnowHowIGotTheseScars.gif

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The Wrew (wrewwww are you?) (@Wrewdison@masto.hackers.town) - Hackers.Town

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Mar 30, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

This is a properly cursed country selector!

There's just so many little details that make me go, "huh?"

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Feb 12, 2026
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social

RE: @mike@mikecoats.social

Boosting for my evening #FediFriends crew.

Come work with my amazing team, remotely, hybrid or full time from one of our many amazing offices across Scotland.

- 41.5 days of annual leave
- 2 days paid volunteering leave
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Civil Service Pension

#FediHire #FediHired #GetFediHired #Job #RemoteWork #FediJob #Scotland

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Dec 23, 2025
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

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Replying to @stargirl@hachyderm.io
@stargirl@hachyderm.io Sorry (sincerely)!
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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Dec 16, 2025
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social
Replying to @LaF0rge@chaos.social
@LaF0rge I’m sure you’ll have had plenty of replies already, but I’d be happy to lend a hand with this project.
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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Jul 29, 2025
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social
Replying to @Edent@mastodon.social
@Edent@mastodon.social 100% this. I’ve deleted the apps (both, still) and nuked my account as fully as I could manage and I’ve left Matrix behind. I can’t believe it, but IRC is still a better chat experience than Matrix and it’s basically got the same UX it’s had since the 90s. Even on mobile, I’d still rather use IRC.
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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Feb 12, 2025
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social
Replying to @mike@mikecoats.social
@thisismissem@hachyderm.io @renchap@oisaur.com @andypiper@macaw.social 4.2.0 - 4.2.2 will no longer install as a gem has been yanked. 4.2.3 has a change in node versions to be aware of on an old server, but the instructions for 4.2.0 can be followed on 4.2.3 to get the DB migrations in place. 4.2.4 has a change in ruby versions to be aware of, but once that's fixed you're fine. 4.2.5 - 4.2.15 all install without error.
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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Feb 12, 2025
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social
Replying to @thisismissem@hachyderm.io
@thisismissem@hachyderm.io @renchap@oisaur.com @andypiper@macaw.social I went the long, but more easy to troubleshoot, route and cross-graded 4.1.22 to 4.2.0 and went upwards version by version from there. I've probably blacklisted my server's IP with rubygems, but I got there!
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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mike@mikecoats.social · Feb 12, 2025
Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️
@mike@mikecoats.social

An unending tinkerer of all things hardware and software. Views & posts are my own. Re-posts not endorsements. Profile photo: Evelyn/OSHWA

mikecoats.social
Replying to @andypiper@macaw.social
@andypiper@macaw.social are there any good documents that detail how to upgrade between 2 versions? The GitHub release notes are usually pretty decent about going up within a version, ie 4.1.x to 4.1.y, but I think I’ve missed the instructions for going from 4.1.x up to 4.2.x and 4.3. x. Is it just read everything, take copious backups and try everything?
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