And now...coffee!!! The nurse was excellent. Resolute but very kind, skilled, and professional. I don’t like blood draws, but she distracted me (like with children 😆 ) while doing it, and I didn’t even notice when she started, and it was already over. The Italian national health system requires a (small) payment for the service, though it is much lower than the cost of a similar private service, and the professionalism and efficiency of the staff makes me happy to pay taxes when I receive services like this. Unfortunately, it’s not always like this, but let’s try to be optimistic.

Above us only Sky... #Photography #Photo #Picture #Sky #Sunset #Nature #Orange #Clouds #NaturePhotography #SilentSunday

UPDATE: I haven't seen Recall in action there. I was just asking the doctor how they'll deal with it. This morning, I went to the doctor for a scheduled appointment. While she was looking at the results of blood tests from two years ago on the screen (and suggested repeating them for a follow-up), I realized she was using Windows 11. A detail came to mind. The doctor is extremely polite and friendly, so I asked her, "How do you handle the feature called Recall?" The doctor was taken aback and had no idea what I was talking about. I was about to drop the conversation, but she, being a serious professional, immediately called the technicians who manage their PCs to ask for clarification. They downplayed it, saying it's not an issue and that it's a feature "on all PCs, so we can't do anything about it." She started to express that she didn’t like it and wanted it deactivated. No luck: they won’t proceed because, according to them, even deactivating it is "a hack that could compromise future updates." She’s furious and will talk to her colleagues and the decision-makers. She wants secure systems because "there’s patient data involved." In reality, patient data is stored on servers (which I haven't investigated), but everything that appears on the screen is, in my opinion, at risk. I’ve offered to help them find a solution—because, if I'm right, all they need is LibreOffice and a browser. In that case, I’ll suggest one of the *BSD or Linux systems and do it for free. I don’t want to make money off my doctor. I just want patient data to be (sufficiently) secure. #IT #Recall #Windows #OwnYourData #Security #Privacy #RunBSD #Linux

Friends of the #Fediverse, sometimes it feels like the world has gone mad. Sometimes it feels like everything is working against us. Sometimes we feel like deserted islands in an endless ocean. Sometimes it feels like everything we do is pointless. Sometimes it seems like everything is falling apart. Turn off the socials. Turn off your smartphones. Turn off the noise of your thoughts. Put on some headphones. And, for a while, let yourself be carried by the notes, the music, the poetry. Just that. Nothing else. Only the music, to travel and soar on the notes, through the melodies, with basslines that warm you and percussion that beats like a heart. The colors will return. The colors that live inside each of us.

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Nightfall by Eric Legnini Trio

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#Music #Poetry #Thoughts #InnerPeace #Emotions #Jazz #JukeBox

Some technical details for those interested: The entire FediMeteo setup runs on a FreeBSD VM costing around 4 euros per month. It supports almost all major EU countries (plus the UK), with just a few left to complete. Currently, there are 25 separate jails, each running its own instance of snac, totaling 25 instances. The VM load typically stays around 10%, which increases to 30% when updates are published for countries with larger numbers of cities (currently Germany and Italy). The only time the load spikes is when new countries are announced; during that time, all remote instances connect to all cities to download their details. As for RAM usage, excluding the ZFS cache, it's currently a total of 213 MB. Yes, MB. #FreeBSD #FediMeteo #snac #Fediverse #Efficiency #RunBSD

A big, huge thank you to the Open-Meteo team. Patrick told me that they appreciate the project, that we can continue, and he provided me with tools to go beyond the allowed calls. At this point, I’m fixing a few things to improve the addition of countries and cities, and... we’re moving forward! @npub1ep9w...k2cn #FediMeteo #OpenMeteo #ThankYou

Walking in the fog means finding yourself in a silent, ethereal, almost surreal bubble. The confusion to the eyes resonates with a slight confusion in the mind, perfect for reflection. #SilentSunday #Photography #Photo #Picture #Pic #Fog #Italy #Winter #Silence

Announcing FediMeteo – Weather in the Fediverse! Weather has always influenced our lives: from agriculture to outdoor activities, to extreme events that, thanks to modern technology, can now be predicted with greater reliability. Personally, weather plays a significant role in my daily decisions, which is why I decided to create a service tailored for the Fediverse. FediMeteo uses Open-Meteo data to publish updates every 6 hours, including current weather conditions, forecasts for the next 12 hours, and predictions for the upcoming days. Each country is served by its own dedicated instance (e.g., it.fedimeteo.com for Italy), managed through snac to ensure simplicity and efficiency in publishing. You can follow FediMeteo directly in the Fediverse (on Mastodon and compatible platforms), via RSS, or by visiting the dedicated page for your city (e.g., fr.fedimeteo.com/paris). Currently supported countries include: Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands – with many more regions coming soon! FediMeteo is hosted on a FreeBSD-based VPS, with each country isolated in its own jail to ensure security and scalability. Visit the main site to explore the national instances and start following your local weather updates today:

FediMeteo - Weather Forecasts on the Fediverse

Real-time weather updates for the Fediverse covering 38 countries

Happy weather monitoring to all! 🌦️ #FediMeteo #Announcements #FreeBSD #FediMeteo #WeatherForecasts #Weather #Meteo #snac #Fediverse #Mastodon

I realized I'm getting old. I told my wife, "Hey, it's been a year since we had dinner at home." I've always said those are the typical jokes of old people, and now... 😂

2024 dims the light. The last Sunset of the Year. #Sunset #Photography #Photo #Picture #EndOfTheYear #Goodbye2024 #Sun #Orange