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Nix is a great fit for LLMs and humans.
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My typical shell.nix file
I use nix to manage packages on macOS and on Linux (nixOS). This is for my future self more than anything to document my "ideal" `shell.nix` file.
MacBook Neo
Any iPad + a keyboard case makes zero sense compared to the Neo.
nixpkgs is a treasure
Nix and NixOS continue to be the best way to manage and build software that I've found.
Lessons learned from integrating OpenAI into a Grafana data source
I wrote over on the Grafana blog about a few lessons or observations we learned while integrating OpenAI into the ADX data source . It's my first post on the Grafana blog and I'm pretty excited, so check it out!
Better scripting with gh
I've become a big fan of the gh CLI tool from Github. It has eliminated the need for me to manage developer tokens for my scripts.
End of an era
Today I removed two of my most-used apps on my phone, Apollo and Tweetbot . It feels like the end of an era.
Hacking on Grafana with Web Assembly
Grafana had a hack week this past week and I opted to work on WebAssembly(WASM)-related things. My vague original idea was to see if I could compile the Grafana server for WASM.
New workstation
I detail my new workstation build featuring the Intel i5-12600k.
👋 Sparkbox
I can’t believe I’m writing this but after 9 and a half years today is my last day at Sparkbox.
Thirty five
It's been 5 years since I wrote 'Thirty'. So now I have to come up with 35 things as I turned 35 yesterday.
Windows 11 as KVM guest
How I work with Windows 11 as a KVM guest on a NixOS host using virt-manager.
A few POSIX shell tips
I wrote down a few of my most used POSIX shell commands and features.
Recently
A random assortment of links and miscellaneous updates on things.
A firewall in 8 lines
You only need about 8 lines in iptables to have a great home firewall.
How to use Siji font on polybar
Nice guide on Reddit about how to use the Siji font with polybar. [..] install the siji font, and then run "view.sh" in the terminal. If you get an error, try to launch the install.sh again. You'll get a list of all the glyphs available, select the one you want [..] to use and then look where it says "Character 0x00e002" or something like that. Of note is that you'll end up with weird looking…
On Polybar bitmap fonts and Ubuntu
Enable bitmap fonts on Ubuntu for an optimal polybar experience.
Recently
I've written a few small tools over the last couple months and I figured it's time I post about them.
Four ways to approach Hacktoberfest 2020
I came up with a four different approaches for Hacktoberfest this year: The Dependency Scrub, Polygot Achievement, Unknown Lands, and the Bug Doctor.
Small tech
Jamie Brandon has a nice post about "small tech": tech that isn't backed by a big corporation like Microsoft or Apple but still has an out-sized impact. I love the post and I thought I would add a few additional products to the list. curl is open-source and has thousands of contributors but is still primarily designed and managed by @bagder (Daniel Stenberg) . If you ever do anything with http for…