@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk big time.
@ozoned Jeez… Systems aside; Good luck!
(Also, isn’t there $6,876.10 unaccounted for there?)
@gnilleps@mastodon.art insurance forces them to lower the amount.
So I need to have surgery. I have Meralgia paresthetica which causes numbness, pain, soreness, etc in my thighs. So the doctor is going to do surgery to snip the nerves so I don't feel anything anymore. It's fairly common actually.
Just got the estimate. For a 2 hour surgery the total is $28,650.87. The insurance covers $19,617.82. I have to pay $2,156.95. I'm very fortunate that I can afford the expense. But this whole system is just not sustainable. Absolutely crazy amount to not be in pain constantly.
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@ozoned@btfree.social what's a framework. All you need is jQuery and some elbow grease.
@julian@activitypub.space man after my own heart. My scripts are bash leveraging jq heavily. 😊 It's what I know. Too old to change now! 😁
@ozoned@btfree.social @feff@comicscamp.club Yeah, no Docker please. Install it on bare metal old school 
@julian@activitypub.space @feff@comicscamp.club bare metal like a real man! Don't need none of these containers in the cloud with their CI/CD LLM's PITA ASAP BRB BBQ FFS BBL
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@feff@comicscamp.club @julian@activitypub.space @gnilleps@mastodon.art
Node.JS and I are NOT friends. HOWEVER ... there's a docker container thankfully. But I'm checking with Julian to find out the recommended install method.
This is why I NEVER got into webdev. I'd ask friends how to make anything and the answer was always
"Use this framework for X and use this other framework for Y."
Me: "What about Z?"
Them: "Oh you need 10 more frameworks for that! SEE! IT'S EASY!"
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@ozoned
Is there any plugin or so to integrate https://nodebb.org/ into a @bonfire server ?
@julian
@nelfan@gotosocial.social @bonfire@indieweb.social @julian@activitypub.space
This is an interesting question. They're two completely separate software stacks. NodeBB is for federated forum servers. While Bonfire is more a roll your own community social network server. What would you imagine this looks like? What would be your end goal with a plugin in Bonfire? Not judging at all. It sounds like an interesting idea to be sure. 😊 And you have the folks that could work together to make something happen if there's an idea there.
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@feff@comicscamp.club @julian@activitypub.space @gnilleps@mastodon.art
But chaos is fun! And we get to learn so much! Looking at the docs, it should be smooth. So that means I need to find ways to create CHAOS! 😁
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@ozoned@btfree.social it shall be terrifying.
@julian@activitypub.space if one of us doesn't end up crying and balled up in a corner, then I haven't done my job properly. 😁
@gnilleps@mastodon.art @julian@activitypub.space I hope it'll be fun and educational. 😁
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@ozoned bookmarked but please repost closer to go time, too! My calendar is suffering from ... well, being my calendar!
@johannab@cosocial.ca I shall do my best to remember. 😄
Upcoming episode of Works On My Machine Live!
We'll be working on installing NodeBB alongside @julian@activitypub.space . And hopefully making him cry as to how poorly I can install his software! 😁
When: 29/06/2026 11:00 US Eastern ( UTC-4 )
Where: womm.live
Follow: ozoned@worksonmymachine.live
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Hope everyone is doing well! Thank you all for being here!
ood day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
Special Guest: BSKY @madiator2011.solidarity.social
Runpod Tech Support
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 03/07/26 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
🔥 FIRESIDE FEDI — FOLLOW ALL THREE! 🔥
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Don't miss out — follow all three! #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
@Gina@fosstodon.org @_elena@mastodon.social the important question though, what were y'all drinking?
Met up with our #Fediverse queen @_elena in Paris tonight! 🥳🥳
Best believe we spoke about W-Social. 😤
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@_elena@mastodon.social sounds like they failed and that's not going to last. Hopefully. 😄
Anyone thinking of going to All Things Open 2026 in Raleigh NC?
A few folks and I are discussing some kind of Fediverse meet up and attempting to have conversations around the Fediverse. #ATO2026 #Raleigh #Open #Fediverse
Finally back from vacation, work should be calming down, wife graduated and is studying for boards, kids are out of school but should be good, SO I think life is FINALLY about to calm down about. So back to scheduling episodes of Fireside Feid. Who would YOU like to see on the podcast? Volunteers welcome as well.
@_elena@mastodon.social I try. I don't look so great in the cheerleading skirt, but gotta do what I gotta do. This reminds me, I need to look into getting a kilt. They seem very comfy.
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