A playful illustration with a large red strawberry at the centre on a beige background with red dots. Inside the strawberry the text reads “What we give doesn’t always return, but what we give is always what we are.” Pink butterflies with dotted flight paths, sparkles, and partial strawberries surround the image. The style is colourful, cheerful, and whimsical. Picture by Joyfulsmolthings.
“Give what you have. To someone it may be better than you dare to think.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Generosity appears in many forms.
What we give doesn’t always return, and that’s alright.
Giving will often say more about who we are than what we receive.
🧡
#kindness
Art by Joyfulsmolthings
11.03.2026 07:10
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09.03.2026 09:29
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The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It’s Here, It’s Real
© 2026 Peter N. M. Hansteen
The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It's Here, It's Real medium.com/@peter.hanst... #bookofpf #openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #firewall #networktrickery @nostarchpress.bsky.social
07.03.2026 10:16
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Illustration by @joyfulsmolthings showing a person with curly brown hair wearing an orange shirt, holding up a large handwritten sign. The sign reads: “Keep close to people who never make you doubt your worth. Those who care for you will never let you question it.” The background is warm yellow with orange flowers and small dots, creating a bright, encouraging, and supportive feel. Picture by @joyfulsmolthings.
“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.” Amy Poehler
The people who see the good in us, the ones who remind us of our worth when doubt creeps in.
They are gems. Keep them close. 🧡
#kindness
Art by @joyfulsmolthings
07.03.2026 10:50
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Another Saturday, another weekly development report from my #opensource projects is ready to read. As almost usual, a roguelike game and a #Nim binding to Nuklear GUI library were on the table. More info: www.laeran.pl.eu.org/blog/devblog...
Happy weekend, everyone. 🌞
07.03.2026 05:53
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A bright, textured illustration with bold black lettering that reads “You’re always making progress, you just can’t see it yet.” The background is filled with flowing rainbow stripes in pink, purple, blue, green, yellow and orange, creating an uplifting and hopeful feel. Picture by @anxiety.positive
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Robert Collier
Keep going.
The small things you’re doing matter. The pauses count. The messy days are part of it.
It’s all adding up, even if you can’t see it yet.
🧡
#kindness #SelfCompassion #progress
Art by anxietypositive
03.03.2026 07:05
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02.03.2026 17:09
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New Saturday, new weekly, development report from my #opensource projects is ready. As almost always, a roguelike game and #Nim binding to Nuklear GUI library were on the table. More information: www.laeran.pl.eu.org/blog/devblog...
As always, happy weekend, everyone. 👍
28.02.2026 05:56
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On a server? perhaps MediaWiki. 😉 Unless you ask for desktop wiki: I prefer Zim for personal wiki/todo list.
27.02.2026 07:37
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A bright, bold illustration of the outline of a person shown from the shoulders up, facing forward. The background is a soft sky blue scattered with small white dots that resemble stars. The silhouette of the head and shoulders is filled entirely with large, stylised flowers in shades of deep burgundy, dark pink, and lighter pink, each with round yellow centres. The flowers overlap and fill the whole shape, creating a vibrant, layered effect against a warm cream backdrop inside the silhouette.
In the centre of the figure, over the chest area, sits a large golden yellow shape with hand lettered black text that reads: “The most powerful person is someone who decides their self worth is not a group decision.” The lettering is bold, playful, and slightly uneven, giving it a warm, human feel. The overall tone is uplifting, confident, and encouraging, combining strong colours with a message about self worth and personal agency.
Picture by Joyfulsmolthings
“Let Them judge. Let Them react. Let Them doubt you. Let Them be wrong about you.”Mel Robbins
Other people will have opinions, their thoughts do not decide your worth. You know your intent and your heart.
Let them. We are worthy. 🧡
#SelfWorth #SelfCompassion #kindness
Picture by joyfulsmolthings
26.02.2026 07:37
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New to FreeBSD and not sure where to start? You’re not alone.
In this second video of the series, I'm walking through the FreeBSD Foundation's Getting Started page.
View page here: buff.ly/1RTbMOd
#FreeBSD #OpenSource #DeveloperCommunity #FreeBSDProject
25.02.2026 21:37
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New major version 12.0 is ready
And so comes another major version of the game. Unlike the previous few, this one is slowly returning to normal, also bringing with it new features in the game mechanics. And these are the new feature...
A big day for the small thing: a new major version (12.0) of #steamsky #roguelike #indiedev #game is available for download. This version brings some big changes to the game mechanic plus a lot of bugfixes. More info and download links: thindil.itch.io/steam-sky/de...
22.02.2026 05:02
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Weekly wakie: the new development report from my #opensource projects is available to read. As usual, a roguelike game and #Nim binding to Nuklear GUI library were on the table. More info here: www.laeran.pl.eu.org/blog/devblog...
Happy weekend, everyone. ❄️
21.02.2026 05:41
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A soft blue illustrated background scattered with tiny white dots and subtle golden sparkles. A brown horse with a flowing red mane and tail decorated with cream star shapes is running confidently from left to right. Above the horse, handwritten text reads: “How did you know you could do it? I just never thought I couldn’t.” The image feels uplifting, hopeful and full of forward movement. Art by joyfulsmolthings.
“Becoming is better than being.” Carol Dweck
How much do you believe in yourself?
Belief isn’t fixed. It can be strengthened, in baby steps or bigger leaps.
🧡
#learning #belief #kindness #potential
Art by joyfulsmolthings
20.02.2026 08:06
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If you're thinking about installing FreeBSD in a Virtual Machine to test it out, what platform are you using as the host?
1. Mac
2. Windows
3. Linux
Let us know in the comments, your feedback will help us create guides that match how people are actually using FreeBSD today.
17.02.2026 21:12
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16.02.2026 08:26
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Another week passed, another weekly development report from my #opensource projects is ready to read. A roguelike game and #Nim binding to Nuklear GUI library were on the table, as usual. More info: www.laeran.pl.eu.org/blog/devblog...
Happy weekend everyone. 😀
14.02.2026 06:11
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A white background filled with bright, playful flower illustrations scattered around the edges in orange, yellow, red, pink, purple, teal and green. The flowers are simple, hand drawn shapes with soft outlines and a slightly textured look. In the centre, bold black handwritten style lettering reads: “You are capable of so much more than you think”. Beneath the main text, in smaller black writing, is the handle @anxiety.positive. The overall tone of the image is cheerful, uplifting and encouraging, with a light, positive feel. Picture by anxiety positive.
“Confidence is not ‘They will like me.’ Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t.’”Christina Grimmie
We are far more capable than we give ourselves credit for. Choose thoughts that support you a little more today.
🧡
#kindness #confidence #belief
Art by anxiety positive
11.02.2026 15:45
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09.02.2026 12:22
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A soft pastel illustration of a smiling butterfly with large, patterned wings in warm orange, purple, teal and pink. Above the butterfly, hand lettered text reads: “there’s a past version of you who’s so proud of how far you have come. keep going.” The background is pale peach with subtle texture and small sparkles, giving a warm, encouraging feel. Picture by Nikki miles
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou
Keep going.
You’ve learned, adapted, and grown in ways past versions of you hoped for.
What you’re doing now still counts, so much. You are enough.
🧡
#kindness #growth #belief
Picture by Nikki Miles
08.02.2026 10:00
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New Saturday, the new weekly development report from my #opensource projects is ready to read. A roguelike game and a #Nim binding to Nuklear GUI library were on the table as usual. More information: www.laeran.pl.eu.org/blog/devblog...
As always, happy weekend, everyone. 😀
07.02.2026 05:55
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HPE Juniper Networks is hiring a FreeBSD developer/engineer to contribute to the development of Junos, the FreeBSD-based platform used in their networking products.
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/x6H9Sy0
It's always encouraging to see continued investment in FreeBSD expertise across industries.
05.02.2026 21:09
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02.02.2026 13:19
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And weekly wakie: the new, shiny and short, weekly development report from my #opensource projects is ready to read. A roguelike game and #Nim binding to Nuklear GUI library got some attention this week. More info: www.laeran.pl.eu.org/blog/devblog...
Happy weekend everyone. 😎
31.01.2026 06:02
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26.01.2026 12:12
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New saturday, new weekly development report from my #opensource projects is ready to read. As usual, a roguelike game and #Nim binding to Nuklear GUI library got some changes this week. More info: www.laeran.pl.eu.org/blog/devblog...
Happy weekend, everyone. ☕
24.01.2026 06:04
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A soft illustrated image on a cream background showing nine small hand drawn mugs and cups arranged in a grid. Each cup is paired with handwritten words: a hug, a break, a cry, a rest, to feel loved, some space, some peace, a little ‘me’ time, and a friend. Small pink hearts sit near the title text at the top which reads “sometimes all we need is…”. The colours are gentle pastels and the overall feeling is warm, calm, and reassuring. Picture by Simply Anxious.
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh
Some days are a little harder than others.
And sometimes what helps is something human.
Space, a pause, time to be, a cry, a little peace….
🧡
#kindness #SelfCompassion
Art by Simply Anxious.
21.01.2026 07:56
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#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
19.01.2026 11:50
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Illustrated image with a soft blue, purple, and pink sky filled with clouds, small white dots like stars, and simple black outlined birds. In the centre is a large white cloud containing hand drawn text highlighted in lilac that reads “Don’t forget to imagine the best case scenario too!” The overall tone is calm, hopeful, and uplifting. Picture by Joyfulsmolthings
“What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?”
Erin Hanson
It’s easy to imagine what might go wrong. We don’t always leave space for what could go right.
Hope and pragmatism can sit side by side.
What’s the best case scenario?
🧡
#possibility #optimism
Art by Joyfulsmolthings
17.01.2026 07:26
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