Daniel Stenberg and the home of curl in Stockholm, Sweden (opens in new tab)

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132 pointstta3y ago63 comments

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Daniel’s a true legend in the community. If only we all could make something even 1% as useful as curl, the world would be a better place!

Thanks Daniel!

Edit: my comment is not intended to disparage the rest of us. Clearly there is an element of luck to making something tremendously useful. That being said, Daniel is an amazing steward of a useful tool. Sometimes the job can seem pretty thankless for him (cough Apple) so I wanted to thank him!

bombolo3y ago

You often can't know in advance what will be useful and what won't.

adql3y ago

You can often know what will be useless tho

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haunter3y ago

> I have thought about a HDMI/keyboard switch to allow me more easily switch between my different spare computers into the left “backup screen” to make it a lesser hassle to alter between those machines, but I haven’t yet decided nor found a product that would be suitable.

Personally I love the Level 1 KVMs but they only do DisplayPort now.

https://store.level1techs.com/search?q=kvm

I have this 2 monitor 2 PC one https://store.level1techs.com/products/14-kvm-switch-dual-mo...

Still the KVM market is “all over the space” both in available configs and actual build quality too.

It would be extremely niche but an open source modular KVM is a dream of mine.

pid-13y ago

Holy shit, that's exactly what I was looking for last month... As a two screens user, could not find one that supported Display Ports.

I'm hoping to chain it to a dock station so I can easily switch between a laptop and a desktop, using the same monitors/ peripherals.

2OEH8eoCRo03y ago

$299 for a two PC, single monitor kvm? Expensive.

kybernetyk3y ago

Actually not - it's capable of 120hz @ 4k. Your typical chinesium $49 amazon KVM won't do that.

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RamblingCTO3y ago

Pretty chaotic for my taste! I find that having clutter on my desktop distracts me and makes me feel uneasy. I'm wondering what the difference between Daniel and me is. Could it just be a personality trait?

sph3y ago

I too like a clean desk. But a clean desk doesn't stay that for long. So all clean desk lovers like me tend to have a cluttered desk.

The clean desks you see in pictures are obviously staged, or maybe people are really able to do serious work without ever putting a pen, or a cable, or a phone, or a mug on, sooner or later.

It's like doing the dishes. One of the things I hate the most in life, because you clean stuff so you can dirty it later. A clean desk is one that nobody uses, while your favourite cup is always in the washer.

RamblingCTO3y ago

Right, it's a constant process of getting messy and cleaning it up again. Speaking of which, brb ... cleaning my desk now haha. But the main difference is: I have my keyboard, mouse, closed macbook, a plant, and a big curved ultra-wide monitor on my desk. The rest is temporary clutter. Daniels desk however is full of "full-time tenants". I guess that's the difference.

lampshades3y ago

Well, you’re a CTO (going by your handle) and Daniel is an open source engineer, so I’d say personally probably has something to do with it.

terhechte3y ago

Steve Jobs was even a CEO and known for no-nonsense taste, but look what his desk looked like:

https://www.pinterest.ch/pin/305048574748887722/

There's a working desk, and there's the work that's being produced there. They don't have to have the same amount of structure.

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RamblingCTO3y ago

How is my job my personality? Lol ... I do code a lot in my free time, started coding at 14 years old and I contribute to open source as well. Pretty closed minded thinking to be honest.

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petepete3y ago

I immediately recognised the Cambridge Audio subwoofer under the desk. I had the same set on my PC from about 1998-1999 along with an Aureal Vortex. I loved that setup.

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjgzWDEwMjQ=/z/djQAAOSwtgNeUSYW/$...

r2vcap3y ago

His HW configuration is very similar to mine. One linux desktop, one laptop, one Mac Mini. Interesting.

daneel_w3y ago

But where's your Commodore 64, Bagder? We know it's hiding somewhere.

mtmail3y ago

That made me check if he really has a C64 port. No, not yet https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/11/25/89-operating-systems/

joveian3y ago

Is curl the single most widely ported piece of software? I could imagine that being the case.

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BruceEel3y ago

Really nice article. Curious, are there more folks running Debian Unstable as daily driver?

ddulaney3y ago

It’s not uncommon for people who like Debian overall but want to be less out-of-date.

johnchristopher3y ago

KDE ? Simon Stålenhag wallpapers ?

Hmmmm :).

ihatepython3y ago

It says the desk is homemade, but it looks like a standard Ikea desk

fwlr3y ago

IKEA was originally a Swedish company and still does their design in Sweden, so perhaps it’s not surprising that a homemade Swedish desk looks a lot like an IKEA desk.

dagw3y ago

IKEA doesn't have a 3 meter desk last time I checked. I'm guessing he bought a 3 meter wood counter top and screwed IKEA desk legs to it. That's what I did at least.

theandrewbailey3y ago

Both Daniel and Ikea are Swedish, so it's not beyond the realm of possibility that Daniel makes Ikea desks himself.

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chongli3y ago

Daniel’s a true legend in the community. If only we all could make something even 1% as useful as curl, the world would be a better place!

Thanks Daniel!

bombolo3y ago

You often can't know in advance what will be useful and what won't.

adql3y ago

You can often know what will be useless tho

1 more reply

haunter3y ago

Personally I love the Level 1 KVMs but they only do DisplayPort now.

https://store.level1techs.com/search?q=kvm

I have this 2 monitor 2 PC one https://store.level1techs.com/products/14-kvm-switch-dual-mo...

Still the KVM market is “all over the space” both in available configs and actual build quality too.

It would be extremely niche but an open source modular KVM is a dream of mine.

pid-13y ago

Holy shit, that's exactly what I was looking for last month... As a two screens user, could not find one that supported Display Ports.

I'm hoping to chain it to a dock station so I can easily switch between a laptop and a desktop, using the same monitors/ peripherals.

2OEH8eoCRo03y ago

$299 for a two PC, single monitor kvm? Expensive.

kybernetyk3y ago

Actually not - it's capable of 120hz @ 4k. Your typical chinesium $49 amazon KVM won't do that.

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RamblingCTO3y ago

sph3y ago

I too like a clean desk. But a clean desk doesn't stay that for long. So all clean desk lovers like me tend to have a cluttered desk.

The clean desks you see in pictures are obviously staged, or maybe people are really able to do serious work without ever putting a pen, or a cable, or a phone, or a mug on, sooner or later.

RamblingCTO3y ago

lampshades3y ago

Well, you’re a CTO (going by your handle) and Daniel is an open source engineer, so I’d say personally probably has something to do with it.

terhechte3y ago

Steve Jobs was even a CEO and known for no-nonsense taste, but look what his desk looked like:

https://www.pinterest.ch/pin/305048574748887722/

There's a working desk, and there's the work that's being produced there. They don't have to have the same amount of structure.

1 more reply

RamblingCTO3y ago

How is my job my personality? Lol ... I do code a lot in my free time, started coding at 14 years old and I contribute to open source as well. Pretty closed minded thinking to be honest.

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petepete3y ago

I immediately recognised the Cambridge Audio subwoofer under the desk. I had the same set on my PC from about 1998-1999 along with an Aureal Vortex. I loved that setup.

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjgzWDEwMjQ=/z/djQAAOSwtgNeUSYW/$...

r2vcap3y ago

His HW configuration is very similar to mine. One linux desktop, one laptop, one Mac Mini. Interesting.

daneel_w3y ago

But where's your Commodore 64, Bagder? We know it's hiding somewhere.

mtmail3y ago

That made me check if he really has a C64 port. No, not yet https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/11/25/89-operating-systems/

joveian3y ago

Is curl the single most widely ported piece of software? I could imagine that being the case.

1 more reply

BruceEel3y ago

Really nice article. Curious, are there more folks running Debian Unstable as daily driver?

ddulaney3y ago

It’s not uncommon for people who like Debian overall but want to be less out-of-date.

johnchristopher3y ago

KDE ? Simon Stålenhag wallpapers ?

Hmmmm :).

ihatepython3y ago

It says the desk is homemade, but it looks like a standard Ikea desk

fwlr3y ago

IKEA was originally a Swedish company and still does their design in Sweden, so perhaps it’s not surprising that a homemade Swedish desk looks a lot like an IKEA desk.

dagw3y ago

IKEA doesn't have a 3 meter desk last time I checked. I'm guessing he bought a 3 meter wood counter top and screwed IKEA desk legs to it. That's what I did at least.

theandrewbailey3y ago

Both Daniel and Ikea are Swedish, so it's not beyond the realm of possibility that Daniel makes Ikea desks himself.

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