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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EDC Pocket Dump - Updated for 2025
Back in October of 2024 I first wrote a pocket dump post. Even though it has largely stayed the same, I wanted to update the changes and add in my hearing aids.
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Shame and failure - Moving on from the Moto Stylus 5G 2024
Just after the New Year I purchased a Moto Stylus 2024 5G to replace my no longer supported Samsung Galaxy S10e. After multiple problems with the Stylus 5G and a failed warranty experience, I am giving up on it and gave gone back to the S10e. I feel a lot of things about this.
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The dream device
I have this dream that I can have all my computing down to a single device. One portable device that can replace my desktop, laptop, tablet, and phone. The ultimate convergence device.
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Little gifts for my future self
For over a decade I continuously give my future self little gifts. The idea is I do little things now that my future self will be happy to receive or will make the life of my future self a little easier. These are small items and most of them aren't purchases.
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Some stuff I've learned recently
Earlier today I was reading a post titled "Some cool things I learned in the first half of 2025" and I thought it was an interesting concept. I think I should share things I've learned recently instead of waiting for it to come up in a longform post about a project. So, here's some stuff I've learned recently.
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EDC Backpack Dump - Tech Kit
Previously I posted a pocket dump of the items I carry on my person while working as a contractor. I am expanding on that topic, now switching to what I carry in my backpack. As a middling prepper, I carry a backpack with 3 different kits designed as a "get home bag". This post is specifically about the tech kit.
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Little Bits - Aug. 2025
I sporadically write one of these posts. Essentially a list of stuff I am not going to write a full post about and give just a quick update. This one includes my switch back to Nextcloud, offgrid internet-in-a-box games, missing my old phone, and some misc.
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My personal bookmark archive system with SingleFile and a static file server
I am looking for a replacement for my bookmarking workflow. Currently I am using a combination of Shaarli and ArchiveBox. I have kept Shaarli. But, I have decided to replace ArchiveBox with a combination of SingleFile and dufs.
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You're sleeping on ChromeOS
For about a year I have been daily driving a Chromebook as my primary laptop and I wanted to spend a little time defending ChromeOS. This post is some neat stuff about ChromeOS from the perspective of a desktop Linux romantic.
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Building a low-powered offline & offgrid bug-out media server
I've been looking for a new project, particularly one that will use some parts I've had laying around for a long time. This project uses an ancient Pi Zero v1 as a super low power bugout media and file server.
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