Hi. 👋

Little rant about my ISP:

Can they PLEASE make their default router hardware work to some  degree? I already got the third device in two years, because they keep breaking down completely. You can not really configure or fix the devices at all, so the only way is to let them replace it with the same type of hardware again.

The forums are full of people complaining about their default router, while their answer always seems to be "well, you can always buy yourself a Fritzbox or rent one from us for a small premium". Not that i wouldn't like to own my own device and use it with whatever isp, but that cannot be the solution to the underlying issue, can it? If they offer a service and send you hardware that is required to use this service, it better be functional at least on a minimal level. I am not asking for any niche feature here, I want a working LAN and WiFi connection, that's all.

To top it off, their default WiFi router is so unstable, it randomly cuts out, prompting the router to reboot, meaning several minutes downtime. Particularly when transferring large amounts of data via wifi for a longer period of time (watching live streams, doing backups to remote location, etc). It sometimes starts hanging during boot and does not receive an IP. In that case you have to manually reboot it again until it works. As a remedy I had to buy a 30€ WAP, connected to the router via LAN, replacing the router's internal WiFi capabilities. This "fix" is (in my limited testing) very stable and surprisingly delivers substantially higher transfer rates. How is that OK?

It is not like I'd have a better choice ISP-wise. From what I hear, the default hardware from others is equally bad. The only real way appears to be, to get your own hardware and let the ISPs get through with their customer hostile practices...

Actually made a switch from Debian to #Alpine now. Feels quite snappy and easy to use. Let's see how this goes :)

On the way to #Hamburg for #Metallica, #Architects, #IceNineKills, #Mammoth & #Epica 🤘

The new album by #InventAnimate has a brutal power. What a release! #music #metal #metalcore

tiny rant about mobile network operator contract schemes...

Terminating your contract with a mobile network operator in Germany is ridiculous...

You need to
1. "prebook" the termination of the contract online,
2. call them via phone to confirm,
3. being confronted with some call-center agent* who tries to guilt-trap you to stay in your contract for full 10 minutes with phrases like "it's honestly not a smart decision to switch to another company" or "it is really, really sad to see someone make a bad decision", dismiss your wish to terminate the contract while also trying to call you out for not having payed all invoices yet (they use SEPA automatic bank transfer every month on the 19th, so I am not late on anything at all, nor do I appoint the payment - they do)

I rate #simplytel 0/5, this feels like a complete scam.

* While that person was extremely rude during the whole conversation and especially from the point on that I ensured, that I REALLY want to terminate and I do not care what they may offer, I blame the company rather than the person. I am sure the call-center agents have to fulfill some quotas and may even be monitored constantly

an unexpected day without work, so let's check out #DebianBookworm before official release ;)

Bummer. The new #helixEditor release finally has softwrap and other really nifty features, but as long as I am on #DebianBullseye, I cannot upgrade due to incompatible glibc versions :/

One more reason to look forward to #DebianBookworm

What's the current trend in #immutable #Linux desktops? I've been following developments of #Fedora silverblue and #OpenSuse MicroOS, bit haven't found an afwul lot of user experiences for day-to-day desktop usage. Anyone out there with insights or recommendations?