derrik_d - Network

Finally ditched NextDNS for PiHole and my own blocklists. Gotta say, its nice not getting yelled at about quotas and just having Google DNS...

Finally ditched NextDNS for PiHole and my own blocklists. Gotta say, its nice not getting yelled at about quotas and just having Google DNS as upstream.

I wrote a few tools for NixOS over the past year. One, nixpkgPy, is a simple package manager that improves my NixOS usage. I also wrote...

I wrote a few tools for NixOS over the past year. One, nixpkgPy, is a simple package manager that improves my NixOS usage. I also wrote Configbuilder, a way to quickly set up a modular configuration tool in Go.

Check 'em out: https://github.com/soltros/nixpkg.py/blob/main/nixpkg.py

https://github.com/soltros/configbuilder

Making traditional tamales. Hard work.

Making traditional tamales. Hard work.

So, catch-and-release fishing is kind of extra cruel right? I mean, think about it: the fish is being baited, gets a hook through its mouth...

So, catch-and-release fishing is kind of extra cruel right? I mean, think about it: the fish is being baited, gets a hook through its mouth goes through a ton of trauma, has an open wound, and then they throw it back in the water.

If you're going to catch a fish, isn't it better to just keep it?

I think it might be time to update the ol' blog

I think it might be time to update the ol' blog

My program to deploy a decent Alpine Linux desktop works pretty well now. Everything is automatic, and selectable by the menu.I realize that...

My program to deploy a decent Alpine Linux desktop works pretty well now. Everything is automatic, and selectable by the menu.

I realize that Alpine is mainly aimed at containers, but I really like it's package manager. NixOS is my first love, but I'm gonna tinker with Alpine for a week or two.

And, I even got Nvidia GPU drivers working by compiling the OSS Nvidia kernel modules. Pretty sweet.

Thankfully, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS managed to boot just fine after fixing some RAM issues. So, I'm just going to use nixos-infect to swap it...

Thankfully, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS managed to boot just fine after fixing some RAM issues. So, I'm just going to use nixos-infect to swap it from Ubuntu back to Nix.

Woke up with my NixOS system on my laptop failing to boot, BIOS beeping and no live disk working. Great.

Woke up with my NixOS system on my laptop failing to boot, BIOS beeping and no live disk working. Great.

Well It was about that time I realized that little girl scout was about 8 stories tall and a crustacean from the paleozoic era

Well It was about that time I realized that little girl scout was about 8 stories tall and a crustacean from the paleozoic era

I've been trying to watch a new movie each night. Just finished Prisoners (2013). Wow, what a film.

I've been trying to watch a new movie each night. Just finished Prisoners (2013). Wow, what a film.

Average users coming from Windows might still think they need to download an "EXE", but most users are used to stuff like iOS,...

Average users coming from Windows might still think they need to download an "EXE", but most users are used to stuff like iOS, Android and the Windows Store where you install apps via an app store.

Downloading random DEB packages in the first place isn't generally a good security practice anyhow, and thats why most distributions encourage the use of Flatpak.

If you ask me, this is overly technical people getting mad at things they think average users care about..

Honestly, I'd like to hear what @popey and @wimpy and @marxjohnson think on the new episode of @linuxmatters atters@ubuntu.social

Honestly, I'd like to hear what @popey and @wimpy and @marxjohnson think on the new episode of @linuxmatters atters@ubuntu.social

Inane: https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/112338603912259672This article boils down to "users can't blindly download a DEB package...

Inane: https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/112338603912259672

This article boils down to "users can't blindly download a DEB package and have it install via the Software Center anymore."

Sorry, but users are conditioned to use app stores now, and most likely they'll be installing it via a Snap.

I know that most of the Linux community hates Snap, but this article is the dumbest commentary I've yet to see about 24.04.

Ok, so am on episode 1 of the Fallout TV series. Incredibly faithful to the games I love so much.

Ok, so am on episode 1 of the Fallout TV series. Incredibly faithful to the games I love so much.

Hope Pantheon on NixOS gets Wayland soon.

Hope Pantheon on NixOS gets Wayland soon.

Maybe it's a bad thing that most of the internet runs on open-source libraries maintained by one guy. Pay these people!

Maybe it's a bad thing that most of the internet runs on open-source libraries maintained by one guy. Pay these people!

UPT seems pretty interesting. https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/112172454209606011

UPT seems pretty interesting. https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/112172454209606011

Decided to leave my soltros@mas.to account for now and go back to my Mastodon.social account. This place feels more active.

Decided to leave my soltros@mas.to account for now and go back to my Mastodon.social account. This place feels more active.

Today is the one year anniversary of deleting my 11 year old Twitter account. I am so glad to be rid of that place. Don't miss it at...

Today is the one year anniversary of deleting my 11 year old Twitter account. I am so glad to be rid of that place. Don't miss it at all.

Been messing with Google Bard. So far, it seems to be a bit more competent than ChatGPT 3.5. Although, all I've had Bard do so far is...

Been messing with Google Bard. So far, it seems to be a bit more competent than ChatGPT 3.5. Although, all I've had Bard do so far is generate a Docker Compose file.