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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Doing dumb stuff with docker and saving containers for offline installs
Once I starting extensively using Docker, I wanted to always have offline copies of the base container image, in case they were ever pulled down. This post lays out the two ways I archive containers, one in a local Forgejo registry and the other as raw container files using docker save.
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Having a beer
I decided to stop drinking alcohol about three years ago. I never had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. So, after three years of sobriety, my wife and I had a single drink last night and it will probably be my last for a long, long time. I just... don't like it.
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My primary objective for 2025
Although I don't set New Year's resolutions, I always set a primary objective that I then set goals against for the rest of the year. My objective for 2025 is "fun". This is a companion post to my post yesterday about discipline.
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Your resolution is to have discipline and put in the work
I have been thinking about the topic of discipline the last few months and I have some thoughts to share as people set New Year's resolutions and sharing them on their blogs or socials. Your resolution isn't to be better at taking notes, be more organized, or focus on fitness. Your resolution is to have discipline.
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On burnout and vacation season
I want to encourage you to take some time to think deeply about the amount of work you are carrying, how it is impacting your life, and to seriously consider making changes.
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My current default apps for 2024
This is my list of apps I use for getting work done and the other general tasks I need to do on my mobile and laptop or desktop. Essentially it is a list of apps I use nearly everyday.
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Thoughts on following others default apps
I started following a feed of the default apps people use on their devices. I was hoping to be inspired by people's setups to try new things. However, I have learned y'all are boring.
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Bookmark Hoard No. 2
A collection of links I have found interesting recently, plus a few app picks.
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Sideloading Android apps on chromeoS with fdroidcl
One of the best features of chromeOS is how integrated Android apps are to the experience. Rather than enabling developer mode, I have been using a combination of adb and fdroidcl in the Linux environment to install Android apps from other repositories.
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Bookmark Hoard No. 1
A collection of links I have found interesting recently, plus a few app picks.
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