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Making AppImages suck less with AppHerder

Lifecycle management for your AppImages.

20h ago·7 min read·1305 words

Stop Breaking Things: A Gentle Introduction to NixOS in the Homelab

I'm speaking at Southeast LinuxFest 2025!

Jun 14·1 min read·146 words

deployer.sh: Mildly Better Flake Deployments

A simple Nix deployment script I've written recently.

May 19·4 min read·779 words

Please Stop Using `nixos-rebuild switch`

Better practices for safely and reliably deploying and updating NixOS systems.

Feb 7·7 min read·1311 words

Syncing EPP with power-profiles-daemon on modern laptops

Saving battery life & unlocking greater performance by syncing Intel & AMD CPU Energy Performance Preferences with system power profiles.

Jan 30·3 min read·486 words

Backpacking through New York, Montreal, and Boston

Two backpacks, three planes, half a dozen buses, fifteen trains, and a whole lot of walking.

Jul 16·3 min read·503 words

My Game Boy :: August 2022

My favorite Game Boy as of August 2022.

Aug 26·1 min read·38 words

How To: Swap Your Game Boy's Outer Shell

Breathe new life in your Game Boy DMG with a simple shell swap.

Jan 31·3 min read·404 words

Review: Retro Modding vs. FunnyPlaying Shells, Buttons, and Lenses for DMG

A review of the Retro Modding and FunnyPlaying shells, buttons, and lenses for the Game Boy DMG.

Jan 14·9 min read·1697 words

A Feminist's Guide to Accelerationism

An introductory reading guide for the lost & curious.

Aug 8·5 min read·834 words

Xenofeminism: Immanence or Transcendence?

On Xenofeminism's unresolved disputes.

Jun 14·16 min read·3090 words

Q&A: TERF Wars & the 'Oppression' Question

A ramble on the notion of women's 'oppression' and necessary abstractions.

Jun 12·5 min read·910 words

Irigaray, Desirability, and Materialist (trans)Feminism

Desirability in the materialist account of sex/gender.

Feb 20·9 min read·1787 words

Sadie Plant's Weaving Methodology

Weaving as tactic of Feminist knowledge-production.

Feb 17·6 min read·1020 words

Hyper-Stratification and Cybernetic Capital

On the undelivered dreams of the 90s.

Apr 24·17 min read·3295 words