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k_bx··on Framework Sponsors CachyOS
Some people mistrust the intention from Framework because Omarchy is made by a racist?
k_bx··on Framework Sponsors CachyOS
Thanks, it makes at least some sense then. I'd expect them to sponsor Omarchy similarly then, in my twittersphere that made way more noise lately
k_bx··on Framework Sponsors CachyOS
How is project like Framework Laptop able to sponsor anyone? Are they profitable? Had an impression they're more of a startup stage project far from profitability.
k_bx··on Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.0 available
We run proxmox on a bunch of hardware servers, but for "homelab" we use Ubuntu on ZFS + Incus cluster. What I look at is IncusOS: a radically new approach to base cluster OS: no SSH, no configuration. So far it looks too radical, but eventually I see that as the only way to go for somebody who has a "zoo" of servers behind Tailscale: just base OS which upgrades safely, immutable and encrypted, without any unique configuration. The vision looks beautiful.
k_bx··on Show HN: Walrus – a Kafka alternative written in Rust
There's also Iggy https://github.com/apache/iggy

Never tried it, but looks promising

k_bx··on Datacenters in space aren't going to work
> roughly 200 GPUs. This sounds like a lot, but lets keep some perspective: OpenAI's upcoming Norway datacenter is intending to house 100,000 GPUs, probably each more power hungry than the H200

So.. 500 reusable rocket travels in space to match an on-ground datacenter? If this is the central argument then it doesn't hold.

Don't get me wrong. I too think whole idea is so outlandish it's likely to never happen, but mostly because the complexity of the whole project is too high.

k_bx··on Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming
Yes, would be a major upgrade

Then let us understand will it be a separate PC (or mini computer) solely for gaming, or is it still some familiar OS that can be used for other purposes too? Arch? Debian?

k_bx··on Show HN: Network Monitor – a GUI to spot anomalous connections on your Linux
I wish Linux had two more things:

- https://github.com/winsiderss/systeminformer power-user process explorer

- something akin windows system monitor, gnome's needs an upgrade

k_bx··on Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming
I agree with the author. Is that an OS image you put on a machine to make it a game box? Or is it a piece of software you put on your existing Linux? Or a framework for game developers? Not clear.
k_bx··on Molly: An Improved Signal App
> multi-device

Can someone explain, is this different from adding (up to 5) devices to your Signal account? Are these devices all "primary" or something?

k_bx··on A new bridge links the math of infinity to computer science
Sorry but if you try to prove 2+2=4 in ZFC versus Type Theory (HoTT-style) – nothing looks elegant about ZFC afterwards.
k_bx··on A new bridge links the math of infinity to computer science
"Usual", "most common by far" etc. are all great phrases, but not "all of mathematics", esp when we talk about math related to computer science
k_bx··on A new bridge links the math of infinity to computer science
Sure, but is discarding Type Theory and Category Theory really fair with a phrase like "All of modern mathematics"? Especially in terms of a connection with computer science.
k_bx··on A new bridge links the math of infinity to computer science
> All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects

What the hell. What about Type Theory?

k_bx··on Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years with Legacy add-on
I don't need X and Wayland so can't say, I write server side software (and web UI)
k_bx··on Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years with Legacy add-on
It's a container with full os: systemd, journald, tailscale, ssh inside. No need to learn new docker world, just install the deb with your software inside

In a cluster mode, you can move container into another machine without downtime, back it up in full etc., also via one command.

In theory when using ZFS or btrfs you can do incremental backup of the snapshot (send the diff only), but I never tried it.

k_bx··on Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years with Legacy add-on
Maybe, I'm a noob for now. Meaning Incus, LXC being the underlying tech.
k_bx··on Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years with Legacy add-on
I'm now deploying all my projects in Incus container (LXC). My base system is upgradeable, ZFS-based, in future will be IncusOS but now just Ubuntu. Incus is connected in cluster so I can: backup/copy projects, move between machines etc.

Containers reuse host system's new kernel, while inside I get Ubuntu 22.04. I don't see a good reason, if 22.04 will get 15-year life support, to upgrade it much. It's a perfect combination for me, keeping the project on 22.04 essentially forever, as long as my 22.04 build-container can still build the new version.

k_bx··on I finally understand Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnels
$3 VPS running Headscale is not simpler since you won't be able to run both headscale and tailscale on your end user machines, I don't recommend it.

The solution we've found is running a white IP container (or VPS) which looks like regular Wireguard outside, while inside it "forwards" to your existing tailscale network.

I don't remember if we use https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker or https://github.com/juhovh/tailguard

Also see: https://tailscale.com/blog/peer-relays-beta

k_bx··on Incus-OS: Immutable Linux OS to run Incus as a hypervisor
Really excited to try this out. I have a fleet of containers on ubuntu + incus. Not only does this do ZFS optimization, I look forward having easy container optimized backup, live cluster migration (to a different machine without downtime) and so much more.

I use Proxmox on fat servers, but for homelab-like setup Incus OS seems more like a sweet spot

k_bx··on Incus-OS: Immutable Linux OS to run Incus as a hypervisor
Incus supports both qemu and lxc
k_bx··on Ratatui – App Showcase
Cosmic DE is written in Rust, it's nice and is a good proof you can do GUI in Rust quite well
k_bx··on Ratatui – App Showcase
Why not just use Arc and clone the cyclical references as much as you want `button: RefCell<Option<Arc<Button>>>`?
k_bx··on How I am deeply integrating Emacs
I actually discovered that emacs is great as it is out of the box (except for creating annoying backup files with ~ at the end). I use it instead of nano and vim.
k_bx··on MinIO stops distributing free Docker images
Anyone tried rustfs? https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs
k_bx··on Show HN: I'm rewriting a web server written in Rust for speed and ease of use
I was previously waiting for River https://github.com/memorysafety/river/ to take off, it's built on top of previously open-sourced library by Cloudflare for revese-proxying, but just like many other "grant-based" projects it just died when funding stopped.

I really like the spirit and simplicity of Ferron, will try it out when I have a chance. Been waiting for gradually throw out nginx for a while now, nothing clicked all the checkboxes.

k_bx··on FSF announces Librephone project
I don't mind having a second phone, esp. if it's a foldable which can be a great reader and a small "linux in a pocket". There might even be some use-cases, for example I recently wanted to implement a type-c external GPS antenna, and found out that it's a pain on Android (done via "developer mode" hacks etc.), and impossible on iOS.

That being said, very low expectations on this project.

k_bx··on How I'm using Helix editor
Thank you for the detailed report!

Anothing thing from my recent (couple years) discoveries is that emacs is actually pretty good out of the box, so on my servers/containers I just started doing `sudo apt-get install --no-recommends emacs-nox` and use that. The only annoying default is the need to disable the "backup files".

k_bx··on How I'm using Helix editor
For how long have you been using Emacs before?
k_bx··on How I'm using Helix editor
I'm very interested in reports of 10+ year users of Emacs, how do Helix/Vim compare? I understand reports from zero-to-Helix/Vim users that they're good, but I don't believe they truly understand how great Emacs is unless they really use it for a long time.

But because Vim-like keys and modes seem to be so much better integrated in all other editors these days (no good Emacs mode in VSCode for example), seems like it won, and it'll soon be time to accept that.

But every time I tried – I never had enough patience to use it until my fingers have the memory, and didn't see the point enough to keep smashing the editor.

So, very interested in reports of actual hardcore Emacs users about the switch.

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