Piero Bosio Social Web Site Personale

The cat’s out of the bag. I’m co-founding @gofedi@social.gofedi.com, a new Fediverse hosting service—based in Canada, with all data hosted in Canada. My co-founder is @rjbasitali@mastodon.social, formerly of @spacehost@spacehost.team. He’s moved on from SpaceHost to build this new venture with me. We began working on it back in August. And today, it’s officially out of stealth.

Been forcing myself to play games I bought 10 years ago but haven’t yet played. And I’m glad to be doing that. Not only to clear out my backlog but because I’m reminding myself why I bought these games in the first place. Back in 2015, I only had a blue HP Stream with a Celeron processor, 64GB of storage, and 2GB of RAM. This thing only had an 11” screen with a 720P resolution. Believe it or not, this thing could run a lot of games—just not AAA titles. So my choices were old games and indies. And this was more than enough to make me happy.

I was one of the first people to order a Steam Deck—buying it within minutes of the announcement.At the time, my reasoning was simple: if it could run even a fraction of my Steam library, it’d be worth it. All I ever wanted was to play PC games on the go without lugging around a desktop or laptop.When it finally arrived in February 2022, it blew me away. It didn’t just play a handful of my games—it handled almost all of them. And by then, my library numbered in the thousands.What really surprised me is how useful it still is. I never expected it to run AAA titles at ultra settings. But as a device for vintage and indie games? It’s unmatched.Take Septerra Core, for example. It’s never been released on console—let alone a handheld. Yet here I am, playing it on a train, at the park, or lying in bed.Three years later, the novelty still hasn’t worn off. The Steam Deck didn’t just make PC gaming portable—it made my entire library feel alive again.

I’ve been seriously thinking about getting the Intellivision Sprint. It’s one of those consoles I completely missed out on. Sure, you can emulate the games—but emulators never quite capture the feel of that unique keypad-and-disc controller. What makes this modern Intellivision appealing is the convenience: rechargeable wireless controllers, HDMI output, and the ability to load homebrew games straight from a USB stick. That last part alone makes it hard to resist. https://www.theverge.com/news/801646/atari-intellivision-sprint-console-competition

You see, this is exactly why I switched to Bazzite Linux after Windows 10 was discontinued. I built my rig to be a gaming PC—not an AI PC. Its first job is to play games. If it can handle that, then great—it can browse the web and do some word processing too. If I wanted an AI PC, I’d buy one on purpose. https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/10/16/making-every-windows-11-pc-an-ai-pc/

Three years ago, I hit the gym because my waist was too big for my pants.Now the joke’s on me—my calves are too big for them instead.

No, the Steam Deck is not a walled garden. I have access to GOG, Epic Game Store, Prime Gaming—and, oh yes, lots of flatpaks. The Steam Deck really is just Linux with a built-in launcher. Which you don’t have to use.

In less than a half hour, the PeerTube Co-op Steering Committee will have its first meeting. 🙂

Watching the Surrey Eagles vs. Brooks Bandits, a BCHL game. Great value. Great atmosphere. Fun for the whole family.

What is SunRype trying to tell me with the yellow faux sticky note?Do they know something I don’t?

My opinion of KDE has changed from “boring” to “thank God it’s boring.”

@ErickaSimone I wanted to ask you: what’s the best album cover of all time?

Four things people fundamentally misunderstand about the stock market: “Only rich people own stocks.” Not true. Millions of regular people—teachers, tradespeople, gig workers—invest every month through index funds and retirement accounts. “Investing is expensive.” Also wrong. Stocks are among the cheapest and most liquid assets on Earth. Try buying and selling real estate that fast. “The economy is collapsing.” People have felt that way forever. Yet the apocalypse never comes—just new headlines wearing the same panic. “The economy will collapse this time because x investment is worthless.” But worth isn’t decided by moral judgment. It’s decided by the market. You don’t get to declare value—the market does.

Woke up this morning and was like, “Why is it so damn cold?”It was 2C suddenly. No, it’s too early in the year to reach near-zero temperatures.

The amount of time I spend troubleshooting tech is not worth it. I could be having fun. Instead, I'm trying to figure out why I'm not having fun.

@atomicpoet A sovereign country's future can and must not depend on what the voters of Wisconsin think about that country every 4 years.

PeerTube Co-op Initiative: Week 2 Update Two weeks ago, this was just an idea. Now, it’s becoming an organization. Since launching the call for a PeerTube co-op, momentum has turned into structure. Over 35 people have expressed interest in becoming founding member-owners, and the Steering Committee has now been formalized. We’re in the orientation phase, preparing to define the co-op’s mission, vision, and bylaws before incorporation in BC. We’re also working closely with GIA Consulting Co-op, who will join our first Steering Committee meeting to help orient the group and guide early governance discussions. Beyond that, conversations are expanding. I’ve been in touch with CoSocial.ca (a Canadian Mastodon co-op) about collaboration, BT Free (a Fediverse non-profit PeerTube host) about resource-sharing, and @damon@social.wedistribute.org from We Distribute about the initiative more broadly. Next step: Steering Committee orientation, followed by our first working session on Vision & Mission. If you’d like to stay informed or get involved, DM me your email address and I’ll make sure you’re included in future updates. #PeerTubeCoop #Cooperative #PeerTube #Fediverse #DigitalCommons

I showed my Star Wars Holiday Special “review” to a real film critic.And she said, “I want to publish this—because even though I know it’s trash, you actually make me want to watch it.”https://atomicpoet.org/notice/AyzJwvhsEPpXhjvjOK

I watch a lot of “alternative” sports leagues.Part of that comes from living in Vancouver. We’ve only got one “big four” franchise: the Vancouver Canucks. So if you’re not in the mood for pro hockey—what do you watch instead?There’s plenty of junior hockey around: the WHL, BCHL, and PJHL. Soon, we’ll even have a women’s pro team playing in the PWHL.Outside the rink, there’s Canadian football (CFL). It’s not as massive as it once was, but it still draws thousands to the stadium every game.Soccer’s thriving too. Between the MLS and CPL, Vancouver’s got two top-tier leagues, plus League1 BC on the pro-am side and the new women’s league, the NSL.Then you’ve got the sports that fly under the radar: lacrosse (NLL and WLA), basketball (CEBL), and single-A baseball (the Vancouver Canadians).And finally, the real outliers—Aussie rules football (BCAFL), rugby (VRU), cricket (GT20), and ultimate (Furious George).I just wish more team sports caught on. A pro volleyball team here would be amazing.

Bazzite comes pre-installed with Waydroid, which basically lets me run Android inside Linux. Getting it all set up was ridiculously easy. You can even enable Google Play if you want full access. That seals it. Bazzite is the distro for me. Having an entire library of APKs at my fingertips is a game-changer.