Home Manager is the best dotfiles solution I've used.
Tried everything else first. With Home Manager you don't even have dotfiles anymore, it's all in your Nix config.
You can add modules, install packages for Linux or Mac (through Homebrew), keep the config in the module itself.
Getting OpenClaw running on a Synology NAS was way harder than it should've been. Undocumented config values, Portainer quirks, bugs with no obvious fix.
Finally got it working. Wrote it all up so you don't have to go through the same pain.
👇👇👇
Just set up Syncthing on my Synology NAS and honestly, this is how file syncing should work.
No cloud middleman, no subscription fees. Just peer-to-peer syncing between your own devices. Set it and forget it.
Using it to keep projects synced between my laptop and NAS. Super reliable.
Didn't think macOS would have a decent window manager but Aerospace is actually really good.
Especially if you're used to i3 on Linux. Been using it on my MacBook and it feels pretty natural.
NormCap interface displays a screenshot with text selection tools, showing a newspaper headline and a text editing window below.
Normcap is such an underrated Linux tool.
Let's you copy text directly from screenshots or anything on your screen. Super useful when you're working with images that have code or text in them.
One of those small utilities that just makes life easier.
I was wrong about PHP.
Modern PHP is actually pretty solid. Classes, type hints, the whole Laravel ecosystem... it's come a long way.
It's also the only mainstream language that was built specifically for the web from the start. That counts for something.
Everyone should be using a password manager.
If you want to self-host one, just use Vaultwarden. It's been running on my server for years and has literally never given me a single problem. Super reliable.
Bitwarden has their own self-hosted Lite thing now but honestly, Vaultwarden just works.
Hmm yeah good tip thanks!
I guess it really depends on the time you run flake update and rebuild. Sometimes stuff just doesn't packages just don't work with each other
Thinking about NixOS unstable/master? Don’t.
I’ve lost days to broken updates and random errors. Stable NixOS is great; unstable is a headache. If you want bleeding-edge, Arch is easier. Wish I’d stayed on stable (24.11/25.05).
Thinking about self-hosting OpenClaw on my Synology NAS.
Might write a guide on the setup if I get it working smoothly. Could be a fun project.
Speech-to-text is way more useful than people realize.
Sure, it's not accurate enough to write emails without proofreading... but for AI prompts? Perfect.
Tired and need to write something long? Just talk. A few typos, misheard words, whatever. AIs understand messy transcripts just fine.
Btw, no.
You will not "fall behind" if you don't implement [INSERT TRENDING THING] in your life right now.
I am so tired of this sentiment you see on social media... And the fact that people stress over these things so much...
I've become a reproducibility addict because of NixOS.
Not sure if that's good or bad. 😅
Every time I think, "There's no way NixOS has a package for this", it does. Every. Single. Time.
Finally got nix-darwin fully setup on the MacBook. It’s actually great! With Home Manager my NixOS machine and laptop are basically the same now. Really cool stuff, you can do a lot with nix-darwin tbh.
Genuinely yeah! I've been enjoying it a ton
Just discovered Vicinae launcher - basically Raycast for Linux!
Only a few months old, but damn, it's looking solid. Killer docs, tons of config power, and a NixOS focus I absolutely love! Give it a try if you're bored with rofi/dmenu!
We've all been there. console.log('ship it') then cry later.
Render props + motion sounds perfect for micro-interactions.
Custom media queries will clean up my CSS. Finally.
TypeScript prevents these headaches. Worth the setup time.
Same here!
Great progress on interop! Looking forward to 2026 features.
Interesting approach for offline AI. Might test EmbeddingGemma.
AI-assisted debugging sounds promising. Will try Platformatic.
Rust's CLI tools like Clippy make a big difference.
Check the devtools font panel, it shows rendered fonts.
Good addition, simplifies media queries.
