linux

Flashing a USB device with Chromium on Linux

["2026-05-19"]

I installed a Chromium-based browser specifically to use a web-based utility for flashing a USB device, and had to rediscover how to make that work for about the dozenth time. This time, I'm making a post to help future me (and maybe you as well?).

Emergency Chatmail Relay Migration

["2026-03-15"]

The chat.vim.wtf chatmail relay was impacted by outbound SMTP rate-limiting imposed by the hosting provider, resulting in significant delays in message delivery. Once I realized the issue (and had the free time to do something about it), I migrated the service to another provider which doesn't throttle outbound email delivery. The new server will cost me about an extra dollar per month but should ensure long-term reliability of the service.

January 2026 Check-in

["2026-01-31"]

Checking in and sharing some of what I've been up to this month because I'm real bad at blogging regularly (or irregularly, for that matter).

Tech Refresh 2025

["2025-12-25"]

I recently converted my Framework Chromebook into a real computer, bought a tiny open-source laptop, and switched to some new software and services.

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2025

["2025-11-16"]

I went to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Atlanta last week, and all I got were these t-shirts, plushes, bags, stickers - and some big ideas.

Self Hosted Chatmail Relay for Delta Chat

["2025-04-12", "2026-03-15"]

I've got a fever and the only prescription is more self-hosting. This time, it's a light-but-seriously-hardened email server optimized for end-to-end encrypted chats.

Tailscale in a Linux VM on my Pixel phone

["2025-03-11"]

You can easily run Linux VMs on Android now so I got up to my usual Tailscale shenanigans.

Tempest Weather Station Data in My Fish Welcome Message

["2025-01-10"]

A quick script to fetch and display information from my Tempest weather station in my Fish shell terminal

A Software Stack Shakeup

["2024-12-22"]

Ditching VSCode for Neovim, ditching Tabby for Kitty, and catppuccining all the things

Read Content Into a File with Vim

["2024-12-10"]

Using Vim's :r[ead] command to import content from another file or insert command output without leaving the editor.

SilverBullet: Self-Hosted Knowledge Management Web App

["2024-08-22"]

Deploying SilverBullet with Docker Compose, and accessing it from anywhere with Tailscale and Cloudflare Tunnel.

Taking Taildrive for a Testdrive

["2024-07-29", "2025-06-16"]

A quick exploration of Taildrive, Tailscale's new(ish) feature to easily share directories with other machines on your tailnet without having to juggle authentication or network connectivity.

Automate Packer Builds with GithHub Actions

["2024-07-25"]

Using a GitHub Actions workflow, self-hosted runners, rootless Docker, Packer, and Vault to automatically build VM templates on Proxmox.

Building Proxmox Templates with Packer

["2024-07-21", "2024-07-25"]

Using Packer and Vault to build VM templates for my Proxmox homelab.

Trying Tabby Terminal

["2024-04-19"]

Checking out a new-to-me terminal emulator.