M flake.lock → flake.lock

@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ }
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
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-        "lastModified": 1647350163,
-        "narHash": "sha256-OcMI+PFEHTONthXuEQNddt16Ml7qGvanL3x8QOl2Aao=",
+        "lastModified": 1679319606,
+        "narHash": "sha256-wyEMIZB6BnsmJWInEgDZu66hXVMGJEZFl5uDsn27f9M=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "3eb07eeafb52bcbf02ce800f032f18d666a9498d",
+        "rev": "8bc6945b1224a1cfa679d6801580b1054dba1a5c",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ "gomod2nix": "gomod2nix",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1679221258,
-        "narHash": "sha256-F0ChweTmIe/VKfj4lFBd1fN843KlP5f5CHbCDosGWrs=",
+        "lastModified": 1679428414,
+        "narHash": "sha256-0Vtd74AIInoMGbiTi4pqL54CKyrwedv6N8sCg1PA9Bw=",
         "owner": "icyphox",
         "repo": "go-vite",
-        "rev": "bc18e19877fdb3475feb5456afaadf29dd873df7",
+        "rev": "590d7b7d1fe28342360ba7fda3f73a9a14502600",
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M pages/about.md → pages/about.md

@@ -15,19 +15,22 @@ cloud-native, etc.
 - Infrastructure. Kubernetes, containers, observability.
 - Geopolitics and national security; mostly eastern Europe and Russia.
 - Motorsport. I closely follow F1, F2 and F3.
-- Startups. I work (and worked) for one.
+- Startups and indie-hacking. Admittedly, I don't know much but I follow
+  the space.
 - Fitness. Strength training, calisthenics.
 - The Go programming language. I love Go and I swear by the standard
   library.
 - Language learning. Spoken, obviously. Currently learning Russian. Big
   fan of total immersion and comprehensible input.
+- Self-hosting and homelabbing.
+- Ergonomic keyboards. I like to build them. I also like to use them.
 
 Some of my links:
 - Lobsters [@icy](https://lobste.rs/u/icy)
 - Hacker News [@icy](https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=icy)
 - Steam [@icyphox](https://steamcommunity.com/id/icyphox)
 - GitHub [@icyphox](https://github.com/icyphox)
-- Fediverse [@icy@icyphox.sh](https://h.icyphox.sh/u/icy)
+- Fediverse [@icy@icyphox.sh](https://h.icyphox.sh/@icy)
 
 If you're interested in **hiring me** -- here's my
 [résumé](https://cdn.icyphox.sh/resume.pdf).
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ I'm available on IRC as `icy` on [libera.chat](https://libera.chat) and
 [rizon.net](https://rizon.net) but I'm likely to miss messages as I
 don't get notified. Use the above methods instead.
 
-## this site
+## colophon
 
 This site is built using [vite](https://git.icyphox.sh/vite) -- a static
 site generator written in Go. The source for this site is
@@ -62,6 +65,4 @@ The font in use is [Inter
 4.0-beta7](https://github.com/rsms/inter/releases/tag/v4.0-beta7), with
 Inter for text, and Inter Display for headings and titles.
 
-This server is hosted on an Oracle Cloud instance running OpenBSD; this
-site is served by [httpd(8)](http://man.openbsd.org/httpd.8) and
-[relayd(8)](http://man.openbsd.org/relayd.8).
+This site is [hosted at home](/uses#home-server-denna) on OpenBSD.

M pages/uses.md → pages/uses.md

@@ -4,52 +4,147 @@ title: uses
 subtitle: Hardware and software that I use.
 ---
 
-I often get asked about my computing setup -- so I created this page to link it
-whenever. Also because I've seen it on other sites, and I don't want to miss
-out.
+I often get asked about my computing setup -- my computers, the software
+I run on them, how I host my services, and other choices of personal
+technology. This is a relatively up-to-date list detailing what I'm
+currently using.
+
+## personal laptop (lapis)
+
+My primary laptop that I use for everything non-work is my [**Asus ROG
+Flow X13 (2021)**](/blog/flow-x13). It's got a Ryzen 9 5900HS, Nvidia
+GTX 1650 Max-Q, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. I bought this machine in
+early 2022, when I was working remotely as a contractor. The 4K display
+doesn't help with its battery life (about 7 hours) but it looks
+absolutely fantastic.
+
+![flow x13 at oodi](https://cdn.icyphox.sh/w6UH4.jpg)
+
+This laptop currently runs NixOS. I would ideally like to run OpenBSD,
+but I figured I'd make use of its GPU for the occasional game and run
+Linux instead; NixOS just seemed like the least-shit choice. I like its
+declarative approach to system configuration, but I won't pretend -- I'd
+have much preferred a more sane language like Lua.
+
+Other software I use on this machine:
+
+- **KDE Plasma**: It's been alright as a desktop environment but I only
+  care to use it for Wayland and I don't have time to dick around with a
+  window manager. But that might change.
+
+- **tmux**: Most of my actual "window" management happens here. I have
+  it
+  [configured](https://git.icyphox.sh/dotfiles/blob/master/nix/programs/tmux.nix)
+  to show my current working directory and git info in the statusline --
+  this helps me keep my actual prompt clean and quick.
+
+- **neovim**: My editor of choice. I made the switch to the famously
+  awaited 0.5.0 branch that introduced Lua support [very
+  early](/blog/nvim-lua/) and haven't looked back since. I use a [custom
+  duotone
+  colorscheme](https://git.icyphox.sh/dotfiles/blob/master/config/nvim/colors/plain.vim).
+
+- **QtPass**: Frontend for passwords managed using GPG.
 
-## hardware
+- **Firefox**: It works; not much else to say. These are the add-ons I
+  use:
+  * Don't F* with Paste: for those pesky bank logins that block paste in
+    the password fields
+  * Refined Hacker News
+  * Sidebery: tab-tree on the left
+  * Simple Translate: for Finnish/Russian
+  * SponsorBlock
+  * uBlock Origin
+  * Web Scrobbler
+  * Multi-Account Containers
 
-- **Asus ROG Flow X13 (2021)**: 13.4" 4K, Ryzen 9 5900HS, 32GB RAM, 1TB
-SSD, Nvidia GTX 1650 Max-Q. Even more future proof than the Envy --
-evidently. Runs Linux quite well; not sure about BSD.
+## work laptop (kvothe)
 
-- **HP Envy 13 (2017)**: 13.3" FHD, i5 8250u, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD. A
-  comfy, fairly future-proof machine that happens to support Linux/BSD
-  incredibly well out-of-the-box. And macOS for the most part -- which
-  happens to be what it currently runs via OpenCore.
+For work, I use a **14" M1 MacBook Pro**. I use
+[nix-darwin](https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin) to configure most of my
+basic applications (neovim, tmux, bash, ...). Software of note:
+
+- **iTerm2**: I don't use 90% of its features but I like that it lets me
+  cofigure terminal padding. I prefer to run a single instance of iTerm,
+  full-screened and without any borders. I use tmux for everything else.
+
+- **Rectangle**: For the occasional window management.
+
+## home server (denna)
+
+![denna under the table](https://cdn.icyphox.sh/fxIFy.jpg)
+
+My latest addition. I bought this HP EliteDesk on
+[Tori.fi](https://tori.fi) for a princely sum of 60 EUR. It has an i5
+6500, 8GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD. I installed OpenBSD on it at work by
+wiring it up to a monitor using DisplayPort (it does not have HDMI).
+It now runs very quitely under my table, plugged into the router.
 
-- **Ferricy**: 34-key wireless split keyboard designed by me, based on
-  the Ferris Sweep. See: https://github.com/icyphox/ferricy
+I didn't feel like paying my ISP for a static IP and since I work for a
+[cloud provider](https://upcloud.com), I spun up a VPS with a public IP
+and setup a quick Nginx TCP proxy to forward traffic to my home server.
 
-- **Logitech Ergo M575**: Wireless ergonomic thumb trackball mouse.
+```conf
+stream {
+        server {
+                listen 80;
+                listen [::]:80;
+                proxy_pass denna:80;
+        }
+        server {
+                listen 443;
+                listen [::]:443;
+                proxy_pass denna:443;
+        }
+}
+```
 
-- **realme Buds Air 3s**: El-cheapo TWS, great for running or at the
-  gym.
+Then, using [httpd(8)](https://man.openbsd.org/httpd.8) and
+[relayd(8)](https://man.openbsd.org/relayd.8) I run a few services (with
+more to come):
 
-- **iPhone 13 mini**: The only actually small phone in the market.
+- This website.
+- [legit](https://git.icyphox.sh/legit): Web frontend for git, written
+  in Go.
+- [honk](https://h.icyphox.sh): ActivityPub server.
+- [fsrv](https://git.icyphox.sh/fsrv): File hosting and upload server,
+  written in Go.
+- [radicale](https://radicale.org): Contacts and calendar (Cal/CardDav)
+  server.
 
-- **Kindle KT4**: Jailbroken using [WatchThis](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346037)
-  and running KOReader.
+## other technology
 
-### old hardware (no longer in active use)
+Some hardware and software that are in frequent use across all my
+devices:
 
-- **Ducky One 2 SF**: 65% mechanical keyboard, Cherry MX Speed Silver
-switches and blank DSA keycaps. I've written about it in detail
-[here](/blog/ducky-one-2).
+- **Ferricy**: 34-key wireless split keyboard designed by me, based on
+  the Ferris Sweep. I have both the MX (Gazzew Boba LT switches) and the
+  Choc (Kailh Sunset switches) variants, but I find myself favoring the
+  low actuation force of the MX one more. Some [pictures
+  here](/blog/2022-in-review/#keyboards-my-first-new-expensive-hobby).
 
-- **Lotus58**: Split-ortho mechanical keyboard, Gazzew Boba LT switches.
+- **Logitech Ergo M575**: Wireless ergonomic thumb trackball mouse. I've
+  [written about it](/blog/m575) in depth.
 
-## software
+- **realme Buds Air 3s**: El-cheapo truly-wireless earphones. They look
+  pretty slick, and fit very comfortably. I mostly use them at the gym
+  or while commuting in the metro.
 
-- **NixOS**: Had to switch to a Linux distribution for work, and this
-seemed liked the least-shit choice. I can't claim I understand even half
-of Nix (the language), but it gets the job done.
+- **iPhone 13 mini**: It's unfortunate that I have to use an Apple
+  device but it's also the only real small phone in the market. I quite
+  enjoy how it fits in my palm, and being able to reach the top of the
+  screen with one hand. I plan to stick to this until Apple stops
+  updating it.
 
-- **KDE Plasma**: KDE on Wayland is pretty seamless. And wobbly windows.
+- **Kindle KT4**: Jailbroken using
+  [WatchThis](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346037)
+  and running KOReader.
 
-- **tmux**: Most of my actual window management happens here.
+- **Tailscale**: I used to setup WireGuard networks by hand, but that
+  got unweildy after 3 hosts. With Tailscale I now have around 8
+  different machines running Linux, OpenBSD, macOS and iOS all
+  seamlessly connected. It's incredibly handy.
 
-And the [dotfiles](https://github.com/icyphox/dotfiles) for all software
-mentioned, and more. You might be interested in the `old` branch for my
-pre-NixOS configs.
+- **Migadu**: I too, like everyone else, gave up on self-hosting my
+  email. Migadu is very straightforward, and very cheap (19 EUR/year).
+  Works great with all my email clients.