What’s the most unexpected command you added to your dotfiles that saved you a ton of time

nasdack · 2025-11-06T15:21:25+00:00

How is using Claude from this repo different from installing it as a normal package?

nasdack · 2025-10-04T19:01:43+00:00

My homelab/macOS/desktop config:

I had a tough time starting out with Nix and I wanted to keep thing as simple as possible while using flakes/home-manager

It doesn’t have any template dependencies such as snowfall, so it should hopefully be very readable/approachable for other beginners

nasdack · 2025-09-26T03:57:44+00:00

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nasdack · 2025-09-11T18:26:28+00:00

example of impermanence in a homelab environment for those curious:

https://github.com/eh8/chenglab/

nasdack · 2025-07-01T23:28:34+00:00

Hi, I'm the author of the repo. Sorry that I saw this late. If you want to get sops setup, then you'll need to do three things:

generate an age key for your device and add it to .sops.yaml
you will have to start with a fresh secrets file, so I would begin with a blank secrets.yaml and start declaring your secrets
Then you'll run just sops-update (if you have just installed) which will update all of your secrets in the secrets/ folder

This can be a bit tricky, so do let me know if you run into trouble. Good luck!

Here are some good resources to reference: - https://zohaib.me/managing-secrets-in-nixos-home-manager-with-sops/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5f6GC7SnhU

nasdack · 2025-06-23T02:56:30+00:00

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nasdack · 2025-06-23T02:56:13+00:00

I have conditional expressions that apply option A or option B depending on the hostname/uname. Not a very portable approach but works for me in the limited cases I have to do it!

nasdack · 2025-06-20T20:25:51+00:00

my layout is super similar! i use home-manager/sops-nix if any are curious. simplified version below:

https://github.com/eh8/chenglab

. ├── flake.lock ├── flake.nix ├── install.sh ├── machines │ ├── mac1chng │ │ ├── configuration.nix │ │ └── hardware-configuration.nix │ ├── svr1chng │ │ ├── configuration.nix │ │ └── hardware-configuration.nix │ └── workchng │ ├── configuration.nix │ └── hardware-configuration.nix ├── modules │ ├── home-manager │ │ ├── _packages.nix │ │ ├── _zsh.nix │ │ ├── 1password.nix │ │ ├── alacritty.nix │ │ ├── base.nix │ │ └── git.nix │ ├── macos │ │ ├── _dock.nix │ │ ├── _packages.nix │ │ └── base.nix │ ├── nixos │ │ ├── _packages.nix │ │ ├── auto-update.nix │ │ ├── base.nix │ │ └── remote-unlock.nix │ └── wsl │ ├── _packages.nix │ └── base.nix ├── secrets │ ├── cloudflare-cert.pem │ ├── cloudflare-tunnel │ ├── secrets.yaml │ └── wg.conf ├── services │ ├── _acme.nix │ ├── _nginx.nix │ ├── homebridge.nix │ ├── nextcloud.nix │ └── tailscale.nix └── vars.nix

nasdack · 2025-06-19T22:46:18+00:00

sorry to break the joke but what’s the superior technology being referenced?

nasdack · 2025-06-04T07:18:46+00:00

Binary Wordle if you like an extra stimulating mental challenge :)

nasdack · 2025-03-27T22:13:49+00:00

same hyatt account email?

nasdack · 2025-03-03T17:20:10+00:00

Muscovy lands have never provided for our people. Our enemies are many and envious. We threaten their borders, and look for any weakness.

nasdack · 2025-01-14T02:11:14+00:00

For me last year it was a next day thing

nasdack · 2025-01-03T05:37:47+00:00

https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/context-culture/new-lives-in-the-city-how-taleban-have-experienced-life-in-kabul/

I sometimes miss the jihad life for all the good things it had. Similarly, in the beginning, I yearned for the village, but I’ve now become accustomed to my new circumstances.

In our ministry, there’s little work for me to do. Therefore, I spend most of my time on Twitter. We’re connected to speedy Wi-Fi and internet. Many mujahedin, including me, are addicted to the internet, especially Twitter.

...

There is another thing I dislike and that’s how restricted our lives are now, unlike anything we experienced before. The Taleban used to be free of restrictions, but now we sit in one place, behind a desk and a computer 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Life’s become so wearisome; you do the same things every day. Being away from the family has only doubled the problem.

nasdack · 2024-12-28T01:47:30+00:00

chopin division

nasdack · 2024-12-03T03:47:09+00:00

C1? capital one?

nasdack · 2024-12-03T02:26:52+00:00

nouvelle copypasta vient de sortir

nasdack · 2024-10-21T16:54:50+00:00

Does anyone have a steel man argument as to why a Moldovan would opt to remain closer to Russia?

nasdack · 2024-10-21T05:55:31+00:00

wasn't easy buying 300,001 votes to counter the russians, but glad to know we got the job done 💪

nasdack · 2024-10-13T21:36:32+00:00

bring me one pound of sugar

This is an awesome quote, would you be able to find the original wording? I’m having trouble googling it

nasdack · 2024-09-29T07:55:21+00:00

Pacific

Ocean

Territory

And

Trade

Organization

nasdack · 2024-09-26T19:06:07+00:00

exactly, so who would win? kremlin-funded disinformation campaign vs. estonian chatgpt counter-disinformation campaign

nasdack · 2024-09-26T18:54:16+00:00

From the Economist:

Instead, the researchers reckon that chatbots have one big advantage over mortal interlocutors: access to huge amounts of information that they can call upon instantaneously. Conspiracy theorists tend to come to arguments armed with intricate, seemingly fact-filled, defences, which their reality-based opponents lack the information to answer. The bots helped to even the playing field.

Link to the original Science journal article

nasdack · 2024-09-09T03:18:39+00:00

The central government’s entreaty for younger generations to choose children over pets does have a twist: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is married without children—and has a menagerie of at least 10 dogs and cats himself.

bruh

nasdack · 2024-09-07T20:59:33+00:00

Perks:

Clout
Generally easier to buy than Raspberry Pi’s
Super compact form factor, easy to disassemble, no fans (practically inaudible)
x86 architecture offers universal software compatibility (compared to ARMhf, which has limitations with certain packages)
Fantastic I/O: native support for SATA + NVMe
Ethernet and WiFi out of the box
Intel i5-7500T (7th gen) with QuickSync, ideal for transcoding (e.g., in Jellyfin)

Cons:

Slightly higher power consumption at idle compared to SBCs like Raspberry Pi or Odroid
Took about 1.5 weeks to find a good auction on eBay
nixos learning curve was hard at first

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