Aug 2026
How Nix Actually Works
Most people meet Nix as a package manager, get scared by the syntax, and leave. That's a shame, because the whole thing is built on about three ideas. Onc...
things & notes
a home for ideas i keep rebuilding, breaking, and explaining until the weird parts finally become searchable.
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- Jun 2026
Remote browsers and tab pooling in haylxon
I've been working on haylxon for a while now. It takes screenshots of URLs from the terminal using Chrome's headless mode, talking to Chrome over CDP Chro...
- May 2026
Secrets in Nix, Publicly
I keep my entire Nix config in a public repo. Dotfiles, packages, shell setup, everything. But I also need my SSH and GPG keys on every machine I use. Sto...
- Apr 2026
Hacking 10$ Nexus Phone Into a Hacking Machine
I saw Nexus 6P on Facebook Marketplace for $10. Owner forgot the PIN, just wanted it gone. I already know Kali NetHunter support this phone officially. So...
- Mar 2026
SSH Home Server Anywhere
I recently got a ThinkPad and decided to turn it into a small home server. I plan to use it for heavier tasks like running Hack The Box machines, practici...
- Feb 2026
Oneshot canceled haylxon
A small bug in haylxoncaused screenshots to fail with this warning: warning: oneshot canceled But the tool still said: No screenshot was actually saved. W...
- Dec 2025
Cozy
I spend a lot of time building, breaking, and rebuilding software, so my workspace matters. For the past two years, I’ve been using Nix on my MacBook and...
- Jul 2025
Typst for University Notes
For my first two semesters, I used Markdown and Obsidian to take notes, Git to version them, and GitHub to back them up. Exported as PDFs when needed. It...
- Jul 2025
Remaining silent
Staying silent is powerful. Not every question needs an answer. Not every comment deserves a reply. And not every situation needs your voice in it. I was...
- Aug 2024
A Year in Corporate
Background After high school, I was at home with my parents, doing errands and self-learning while preparing for my USA visa interview. Out of the blue, a...
- Aug 2024
My talk on PTN 11
PTNptn — Pentester Nepal, is a community for security folks in Nepal. They organize events, meetups, and challenges. PTN 11 was their 11th anniversary eve...
- Jul 2024
NixOS on a VPS
My company has recently provided me with a VPS to test things before deploying them to production. This is a great opportunity for me to push the envelope...
- Apr 2023
My talk on owasp 0x03
OWASPowasp is a non-profit open-source foundation focused on application security. They have local and global chapterschapters around the world aimed at i...
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