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The author shares their experience setting up an embedded Rust development environment for the RISC-V ESP32 using Nix flakes. They detail the challenges faced during the setup process and provide a list of online resources consult...
0Custom tmux visual bell - Ezri
2025-06-07 • tmux scripts terminal visual bell
The text discusses a script that enables a visual bell in tmux, making it more aesthetically pleasing. It also provides instructions on how to use the script and configure tmux to enable the visual bell.
The text discusses the potential security issues with Obsidian Publish, particularly the ability for malicious users to enumerate all available pages and perform full-text search on the vault, even if the user has 'show navigation...
The text reflects on the balance between individual privacy and societal good, discussing government surveillance, data breaches, and the potential misuse of collected data. It highlights the importance of privacy as a fundamental...
0NixOS Public Unix Server - Ezri
2024-09-28 •
The author shares about building an invite-only, shared, distributed NixOS system called wolfgirl.systems. Users have access to the nix daemon to install anything they want, request an ASN from ARIN, allocate IPv6 space, and host ...
0hypervisor with cockpit-machine
2024-06-04 •
The author discusses the use of a hypervisor with cockpit-machine for deploying virtual machines on a server, utilizing QEMU backend with libvirt and zfs for ZRAID array setup. The post also covers bridged networking and package i...
0Adding SWAP to a Debian Machine
2024-03-14 •
The blog post discusses the process of adding SWAP to a Debian machine, comparing swapfile and swap partition options, and providing step-by-step instructions. It also mentions the benefits of using a swap partition and the import...
0EVE Virtual Environment Introduction
2024-01-31 •
The author discusses the reasons for developing a Proxmox replacement called Eve and Auto, highlighting issues with Proxmox such as custom kernel, firewalling, clustering, user management, and lack of centralized management. Eve i...
0Strange M2 UTM Crypto Bug
2024-01-22 •
The author encountered a strange bug related to crypto capabilities while installing Debian on a UTM virtualization software on an M2 Mac machine. The issue was traced back to the CPU settings, and switching to a different CPU res...
0Bad Apple (Inc.)
2023-11-04 •
The author recounts their experience of their Apple App Store account being deactivated after getting a new iPhone, leading to a frustrating process of trying to get it reactivated with no success until Apple responded to a BBB co...
0Hello NixOS!
2023-10-29 •
The author decided to give Nix a try for simple deployments, saving time by defining the entire server in just a few files. They shared their Nix config and mentioned deploying thelounge via podman. The author plans to nix-ify the...
0VNC Proxying for the Cloud
2023-10-20 •
The author discusses VNC proxying for cloud deployments using eve, a management toolkit for libvirt-based virtualization servers. The process involves middleware authentication, reverse proxying, and websocket connections between ...
0Network Latency and CPU
2023-09-16 •
The author discusses network latency issues after tunneling traffic through a wireguard tunnel to Vultr for BGP due to upstream router downtime. Despite low CPU load, latency was high, leading to a switch to a CPU optimized comput...
0Installing Debian From Any Linux Distro
2023-09-09 •
The blog post discusses how to install Debian from any Linux distro when a Debian iso is not available. The author outlines the process, including formatting disks, mounting them, running the distro's bootstrap script, installing ...
0August Server Upgrades (5 Hours of Dread)
2023-08-13 •
The author describes the process of upgrading their server infrastructure, encountering issues with Linux kernels, libcrypt.so.1, and iDRAC, leading to a longer maintenance window than expected.
0Hello IndieWeb!
2023-07-31 •
The author updates their website to support IndieWeb protocols such as h-card, h-entry, RelMeAuth, and webmention. They also mention implementing a GoLang API for webmentions and receiving one webmention. The author invites reader...
0I'll Read It
2023-07-30 •
The author encourages people to start a blog and promises to read it, regardless of the topic. They emphasize the importance of connecting with others and sharing thoughts and ideas.
0Why I Still Use Github
2023-07-30 •
The author explains why they still use Github despite concerns about privacy and Co-Pilot training. They highlight the ease of use, visibility for recruiters, and integration with CI/CD pipelines as key reasons. However, they also...
0Website Updates
2023-07-27 •
The author discusses updates made to their website inspired by the indieweb scene and feedback from another blogger. Changes include a 'now' page, tag support for projects, improved accessibility, and future plans for dynamic cont...
0A Rant on Safari
2023-07-27 •
The author shares a frustrating experience with Safari where they accidentally closed all their tabs and were unable to recover them. They learned the importance of using tab groups to prevent this from happening in the future.
0How to Build Your Own ISP
2023-07-25 •
The blog post provides an overview of how the internet works and how to set up a virtual BGP network on a Linux machine. It covers topics such as internet connections, IP addresses, BGP, IPv4 vs. IPv6, and building your own ISP. T...
0You Only Need a Tablet for Computer Science
2023-07-24 •
The author successfully completed their first year of computer science degree using only an iPad with various tools like SSH, tmux, and neovim. They run an infrastructure and networking project called EzriCloud and utilize Termius...
0How This Website Is Overengineered
2023-07-22 •
The author explains how their website is overengineered, using Rust for dynamic elements, markdown for content, and async runtime with tokio. They discuss dynamic CSS fetching, infrastructure management, deployment with docker con...