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
I was inspired to write a post about the items I keep in my EDC backpack and in my pockets. This post is about what I carry on my person everyday, also called a pocket dump.
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Managing homelab virtual machines from my phone
Using my phone as a desktop replacement, I use Cockpit in the browser and virt-manager in a proot Linux desktop for managing virtual machines on my Ubuntu server.
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Using gtrash with Termux and proot desktops on Android
gtrash is a command line utility that moves files to the system trash can instead of completely removing. I see this as an addition tool to the standard rm command. For most files I want to move them to the system trash so I can restore as necessary, then purging all the files on occasion.
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I am bored with all my hobbies
I'm bored. I'm know as someone who can never sit down or just take it easy. Having hobbies gives me an avenue to focus that energy into something fun, productive, and rewarding. However, over the last 5 years I stopped enjoying my previous hobbies.
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I'm insulted by the Minecraft movie trailer
Minecraft has a special place in my house and is foundational to my relationship with my kids. The trailer for the new movie made me feel like they were insulting us.
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This blog is running on a recycled Google Pixel 5
An absolute mammoth post about how I am running this blog site from a Google Pixel 5 Android phone using only Termux. It includes what inspired me, what I'm using for the setup, and my longform notes on the entire project.
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Do more projects just for the hell of it
It doesn't need to be able to scale. You don't need to monetize it. It doesn't need to be useful and it doesn't even have to look good. Just start making weird stuff for fun.
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Reading and writing notes with yazi and helix
While testing a new notes app, it got me thinking more about my notes workflow and my desire to work as much as I can in the terminal. Using yazi, helix, and glow I have a fantastic notes workflow while still using Obsidian as the frontend on my phone.
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Little bits - August 2024
A collection of items I've been thinking about, but don't warrant and entire post for each. This includes why I love the command line, why I have flatpaks, tech content privilege, and my i3-2100 media server.
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I want to be left alone
Seriously. Please just leave me alone.
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