Status update, 2020-01-18 Signed-off-by: Anirudh Oppiliappan <x@icyphox.sh>
Anirudh Oppiliappan x@icyphox.sh
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| | | | :-- | --: | +| [Status update](/blog/2020-01-18) | `2020-01-18` | | [Vimb: my Firefox replacement](/blog/mnml-browsing) | `2020-01-16` | | [Five days in a TTY](/blog/five-days-tty) | `2020-01-13` | | [2019 in review](/blog/2019-in-review) | `2020-01-02` | | [Disinfo war: RU vs GB](/blog/ru-vs-gb) | `2019-12-12` | -| [Instagram OPSEC](/blog/ig-opsec) | `2019-12-02` |
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If you're interested in **hiring me**---here's my [résumé](https://x@icyphox.sh/resume.pdf). -## This site +## Donate + +I have a [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/icyphox)! If you feel like +dropping a buck or two, I won't stop you. ;) + +## This website This site is built using a small static site generator written by me--- [vite](https://github.com/icyphox/vite). The source for this website is@@ -58,6 +63,9 @@ [here](https://github.com/icyphox/site). Built and served using Netlify.
The spinner icon at the bottom? That's the [XXIIVV webring](https://webring.xxiivv.com), and this site is on it! + +I don't really care about site traffic/analytics, and I never will; +I am not interested in who is reading and I respect your privacy. All the content on this site is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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+--- +template: +title: Status update +subtitle: New year…new stuff? +date: 2020-01-18 +--- + +It's only been a two weeks since I got back to campus, and we've +_already_ got our first round of cycle tests starting this Tuesday. +Granted, I returned a whole week late, but...that's nuts! + +We're two whole weeks into 2020; I should've been working on something +status update worthy, right? Not really, but we'll see. + +## No more Cloudflare! + +Yep. If you weren't aware---pre-2020 this site was behind Cloudflare +SSL and their DNS. I have since migrated off it to +[he.net](https://he.net), thanks to highly upvoted Lobste.rs comment. +Because of this switch, I infact, learnt a ton about DNS. + +Migrating to HE was very painless, but I did have to research a lot +about PTR records---Cloudflare kinda dumbs it down. In my case, I had to +rename my DigitalOcean VPS instance to the FQDN, which then +automagically created a PTR record at DO's end. + +## I dropped icyrc + +The IRC client I was working on during the end of last +December--early-January? Yeah, I lost interest. Apparently writing C and +ncurses isn't very fun or stimulating. + +This also means I'm back on weechat. Until I find another client that +plays well with ZNC, that is. + +## KISS stuff + +I now maintain two new packages in the KISS community repository---2bwm +and aerc! The KISS package system is stupid simple to work with. Creating +packages has never been easier. + +## [icyphox.sh/friends](/friends) + +Did you notice that yet? I've been curating a list of people I know IRL +and online, and linking to their online presence. This is like a webring +of sorts, and promotes inter-site traffic---making the web more "web" +again. + +If you know me, feel free to [hit me up](/about#contact) and I'll link +your site too! My apologies if I've forgotten your name. + +## Patreon! + +Is this big news? I dunno, but yes---I now have a Patreon. I figured I'd +cash in on the newfound traffic my site's been getting. There won't be +any exclusive content or any tiers or whatever. Nothing will change. +Just a place for y'all to toss me some $$$ if you wish to do so. ;) + +Oh, and it's at [patreon.com/icyphox](https://patreon.com/icyphox). + +## Misc. + +The Stormlight Archive is likely the _best_ epic I have ever read till +date. I'm still not done yet; about 500 odd pages to go as of this +writing. But wow, Brandon really does know how to build worlds and magic +systems. I cannot wait to read all about the +[cosmere](https://coppermind.net/wiki/Cosmere). + +I have also been working out for the past month or so. I can see them +gainzzz. I plan to keep track of my progress, I just don't know how to +quantify it. Perhaps I'll log the number of reps × sets I do each time, +and with what weights. I can then look back to see if either the weights +have increased since, or the number of reps × sets have. If you know of +a better way to quantify progress, let me know! I'm pretty new to this.
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| | | | :-- | --: | +| [Status update](/blog/2020-01-18) | `2020-01-18` | | [Vimb: my Firefox replacement](/blog/mnml-browsing) | `2020-01-16` | | [Five days in a TTY](/blog/five-days-tty) | `2020-01-13` | | [2019 in review](/blog/2019-in-review) | `2020-01-02` |
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</image> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0</copyright> - <item><title>Vimb: my Firefox replacement</title><description><![CDATA[<p>After having recently installed <a href="https://getkiss.org">KISS</a>, and + <item><title>Status update</title><description><![CDATA[<p>It’s only been a two weeks since I got back to campus, and we’ve +<em>already</em> got our first round of cycle tests starting this Tuesday. +Granted, I returned a whole week late, but…that’s nuts!</p> + +<p>We’re two whole weeks into 2020; I should’ve been working on something +status update worthy, right? Not really, but we’ll see.</p> + +<h2 id="no-more-cloudflare">No more Cloudflare!</h2> + +<p>Yep. If you weren’t aware—pre-2020 this site was behind Cloudflare +SSL and their DNS. I have since migrated off it to +<a href="https://he.net">he.net</a>, thanks to highly upvoted Lobste.rs comment. +Because of this switch, I infact, learnt a ton about DNS.</p> + +<p>Migrating to HE was very painless, but I did have to research a lot +about PTR records—Cloudflare kinda dumbs it down. In my case, I had to +rename my DigitalOcean VPS instance to the FQDN, which then +automagically created a PTR record at DO’s end.</p> + +<h2 id="i-dropped-icyrc">I dropped icyrc</h2> + +<p>The IRC client I was working on during the end of last +December–early-January? Yeah, I lost interest. Apparently writing C and +ncurses isn’t very fun or stimulating.</p> + +<p>This also means I’m back on weechat. Until I find another client that +plays well with ZNC, that is.</p> + +<h2 id="kiss-stuff">KISS stuff</h2> + +<p>I now maintain two new packages in the KISS community repository—2bwm +and aerc! The KISS package system is stupid simple to work with. Creating +packages has never been easier.</p> + +<h2 id="icyphoxshfriendsfriends"><a href="/friends">icyphox.sh/friends</a></h2> + +<p>Did you notice that yet? I’ve been curating a list of people I know IRL +and online, and linking to their online presence. This is like a webring +of sorts, and promotes inter-site traffic—making the web more “web” +again.</p> + +<p>If you know me, feel free to <a href="/about#contact">hit me up</a> and I’ll link +your site too! My apologies if I’ve forgotten your name.</p> + +<h2 id="patreon">Patreon!</h2> + +<p>Is this big news? I dunno, but yes—I now have a Patreon. I figured I’d +cash in on the newfound traffic my site’s been getting. There won’t be +any exclusive content or any tiers or whatever. Nothing will change. +Just a place for y’all to toss me some $$$ if you wish to do so. ;)</p> + +<p>Oh, and it’s at <a href="https://patreon.com/icyphox">patreon.com/icyphox</a>.</p> + +<h2 id="misc">Misc.</h2> + +<p>The Stormlight Archive is likely the <em>best</em> epic I have ever read till +date. I’m still not done yet; about 500 odd pages to go as of this +writing. But wow, Brandon really does know how to build worlds and magic +systems. I cannot wait to read all about the +<a href="https://coppermind.net/wiki/Cosmere">cosmere</a>.</p> + +<p>I have also been working out for the past month or so. I can see them +gainzzz. I plan to keep track of my progress, I just don’t know how to +quantify it. Perhaps I’ll log the number of reps × sets I do each time, +and with what weights. I can then look back to see if either the weights +have increased since, or the number of reps × sets have. If you know of +a better way to quantify progress, let me know! I’m pretty new to this.</p> +]]></description><link>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2020-01-18</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2020-01-18</guid></item><item><title>Vimb: my Firefox replacement</title><description><![CDATA[<p>After having recently installed <a href="https://getkiss.org">KISS</a>, and building Firefox from source, I was exposed to the true monstrosity that Firefox—and web browsers in general—is. It took all of 9 hours to build the dependencies and then Firefox itself.</p>