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The writings of a computer hobbyist dork

2023

  • End of an era
    2023-06-12

    TL;DR: I will stop self-hosting services as my priorities in life has changed which resulted in me not having the time and willpower to maintain them.

  • Fine-grained controls and why we don't need it
    2023-05-12

    I feel like when it comes to permissions and security, we often fall into the believe that the more fine-grain control we have, the better. In reality

2022

  • Mic Check
    2022-12-17

    Test, test, hello, is this thing still on? I've recently made a big shift on this website by moving from [org-mode] to [Gatsby] and merge it with [yuk

  • Spice up with Nix: The Functional Software Deployment Model
    2022-01-26

    In this article, we discuss the foundation of Nix and how does its radically different ideas solve the issues present in existing solutions.

2021

  • Spice up with Nix: The issues with traditional software deployment
    2021-09-04

    In this article, we explore the inherent issue with package managers like apt and containers like Snap, Docker, AppImage.

  • Spice up with Nix: Instant Development Environments
    2021-08-13

    It's no secret that installing new tools when starting out in your journey is hard. In this article, we explore how Nix can make that easier for you.

  • Spice up with Nix: Scripts with magical dependencies
    2021-08-09

    In this article, we explore how Nix can make it easier to share and run scripts without having to deal with the pain of installing dependencies.

  • Qubi Research Program Postmortem
    2021-06-26

    Hello world, After a long 8 week hiatus, I'm finally back with a new game on itch.io. It's called "Qubi Research Program" which is a rather "unique" t

  • Notes
    2021-06-07

    Hello, is this thing on? Hi, I'm back after 3 months of absolute silence. I hope you're doing well despite these trying times. Yet another new writing

  • Surviving Docker: Packaging penguins into boxes
    2021-03-11

    Docker is typically known as the tool for managing and running containers in Linux. However, a lot of people seem to have misunderstood what it is use

  • Writings
    2021-03-06

    Hello world, I'm back with more text. I hope you don't miss me while I'm gone. Though, I really doubt that you even realize I'm here. Who knows, reall