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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A check-in on self-hosting SearXNG metasearch engine
Using SearXNG as my self-hosted metasearch engine is a significant improvement on the search experience. It blends results from multiple search engines and websites, delivering a clutter-free interface. Setup is a breeze with Docker, along with integrating with a reverse proxy ensures smooth functionality.
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Getting On with GoToSocial
Why I decided to self-host my own Mastodon instance, how I have it setup with GoToSocial, and a peek at how it has been going. TL;DR its been great!
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Tech faves of 2023
I like end of year lists where people talk about what they actually used, even if it isn't something that is new. This post is my list of tech stuff I discovered this year. Little on this list was newly created in 2023. Rather, it is a list of stuff I found in 2023 (AKA new to me) and liked.
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Using VMs and learning your tools
For as much as I've been talking about Distrobox lately, I've actually been spending a lot of time working with virtual machines. I've learned so much about using KVM, QEMU, and `virt-manager` in the last few months I figured I would drop my notes.
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November 2023 Retrospective
Everything I found interesting and some of my projects from the last month including going offline, reconfiguring my desktop, some health challenges, and all the media I consumed.
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The Droidian Flop
Some rough notes on how it has gone the last few days running Droidian on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. I'm excited for mobile Linux future, even if this test didn't go well.
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Thoughts on the powerful essay Against Access essay by John Lee Clark
Against Access is a wonderful essay on accessibility and it has overpowered all other thought since reading. I have some takeaways here, but you should read the essay.
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Privacy update for this blog
In addition to not having trackers or pixels installed on this site, I've also added it as an onion hidden service on the Tor network.
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On subscriptions - 2023 edition
The subscriptions I am paying for in 2023 and why they have stuck around. Every time I total these up I'm always surprised at how much we spend on subscriptions.
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October 2023 Retrospective
All the things I was up to in October, including completely rebuilding my homelab, attending the Jupiter Broadcasting mini-fest, and all the movies I watched for Spooktober.
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