My new laptop from @starlabssystems@mastodon.social Arrives today! I’m really excited to try it out. I’ll be giving @elementary@mastodon.social a try as well. It’s the first time using Linux full time in over 15 years.
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Sam Merrell
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mastodon 4.6.7+glitch-thTinkerer. Parent. ADHD. Developer.
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@shauna I only recently moved to Amherst but the community here is really sad about the situation. Hampshire seemed like a really cool place.
We had to say goodbye to our 19 year old cat, Emerson today. My spouse and I knew it was coming and we were preparing for a home visit in the coming weeks but we were too late. I’m grateful he had so many years and that when I met my spouse I got to meet Emerson. He’s been a part of my life for almost 12 years. I’m going to miss him terribly.
E-ink displays are one of the few pieces of technology I still find magical. I've been wanting to make an E-Ink Calendar display for my family's calendar and managed to get something working over my New Year break: https://www.merrell.dev/using-the-pimoroni-inkyframe-as-a-google-calendar-display/
New instance, new #introducton
Hi there, I’m Sam. I’m a parent to 5 wonderful kids. I love to learn new things and tinker on whatever catches my attention. I love code, music, sci fi, reading and a bunch of other things. Professionally I’m a developer who has been doing DevOps the last few years.
I've noticed that whenever I'm looking at some open source code now, I am mildly put off if the license isn't copyleft of some kind. That's not particularly useful I find it interesting that's my reaction.
My StarBook Horizon is here! Now to explore elementary OS and the device itself.
One of those days where anxiety and stress got the better of me. Had to take the day off from work.
I’m not too annoyed at the 1Password price increase itself but I am annoyed by one thing in the announcement. I personally haven’t seen any updates to 1Password in the last few years improve my experience. Instead the apps have gotten less stable and slower. I used to enthusiastically pay for 1Password, I don’t feel enthusiastic about it anymore.
Moving across the country last May was… a lot. But now that we’re settled in more here’s some thoughts on good albums I listened to in 2025.
Amherst is really pretty in the winter. Still adjusting to the cold but it’s nice I can get out on the rail trail so easily. #WesternMass