Thoughts, opinions, wild speculation, and haphazard technical advice from Dom. I’m a hearing disabled irrigation contractor, B-movie aficionado, self-hoster, and hopeless Linux desktop romantic. Former co-host of Go With The Heat Miami Vice podcast. This site uses no tracking pixels, does not set cookies, and works without javascript. You may also want to checkout my blogroll and a running list of bookmarks I save while browsing. Last, if this is your first time here, check out my favorite posts.
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What's a computer?
One of the biggest changes to my life since I stepped away from social media is my relationship with computers and tech in general. Honestly, I generally don't care anymore and overall that has been a good thing. I think.
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The time I nearly blew my nuts off
I've been thinking about a time (a long time ago) when I knocked myself unconsious and almost lost my right hand doing dumb things with fireworks.
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Not dead yet
Hi, pals. It has been a minute since I blogged and I wanted to confirm I am, in fact, not dead. This is a quick overview of what I've been up to over the last few months.
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Leaving Mastodon and all social media for good
Those that have followed me for some time know I haven't been doing well mentally. Things aren't changing, so I'm trying to make some big changes to my life. On Friday I'm going to be turning off my GoToSocial instance and leaving Fedi for good.
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A canceled homelab project
I flirted with rebuilding my homelab. But, decided against it because what I have is exactly what I want. Why mess up a good thing?
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Rant about blogs and the IndieWeb
I'm feeling extra spicy. I want to talk about how exhausted I am with the "IndieWeb". A lot of this is off-the-cuff and I'm sure it will rankle a few folks. I want to say up front, this is a huge rant and I don't blame you for bouncing off it.
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Guide - Installing PostmarketOS on the Asus Chromebook Flip C100P
The Asus Chromebook Flip C100P stopped receiving ChromeOS updates. But, it is community supported with PostmarketOS. Getting PostmarketOS installed is more than a few steps, so buckle up.
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Mini post - Fix it yourself
A short post about my misunderstanding why folks think if Linux breaks you have to fix it yourself, as if that is different from any other desktop.
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Letting go of old hobbies
Something I've lamented the last year or so is it feels like I don't have anything that I would consider a hobby. I realized today I no longer think of tech as a hobby and I need to find something else.
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New series - Good offline apps
Earlier today I enjoyed reading a post that got me thinking more about my experience with software when offline. I want to start a series that will highlight applications I think are doing it well.
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