Posts by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #APsfp0xuHXJLGbDAXo by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2022-11-22T18:06:34Z
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I agree with @aldo and @rummik @ClaudeChampagne I would add a word of caution though. #Nix & #NixOS has a frustrating learning curve. It took me 10 mins to realise the potential and decide I wanted to use it, about a year to feel comfortable with it all. I would just say to hang in there if you do go down this route. The community is fantastic, there's always someone willing to help.
(DIR) Post #APt9Wn1MNvlzQp3JTM by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2022-11-23T07:09:08Z
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@EvieAlways @WhiskeyDelta I've just been going through the replies looking for the true connoisseurs and boosting the signal 😜 #HackThePlanet
(DIR) Post #APt9WstmX1HBf3YLUe by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2022-11-23T07:20:39Z
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@EvieAlways @WhiskeyDelta 😂 the #nostalgia is thick this morning. Hackers was THE movie that got me into coding. After seeing it for the first time at the age of 11 I managed to get my hands on a QBasic interpreter on the family PC and began figuring out how to make it do what I wanted. I mean seriously, there are few better ways to motivate an 11 year old boy than 90's Angelina Jolie 😅
(DIR) Post #APy7U5XbqJJ5ssWL9U by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2022-11-25T17:03:57Z
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I've been using #NixOS for a year now but never spent the time to find a good story on managing secrets.So last week I did. https://bmcgee.ie/posts/2022/11/getting-nixos-to-keep-a-secret/
(DIR) Post #APy9wYmKvotWZz750q by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2022-11-25T17:25:47Z
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@y3mz thanks 🙏 I went with sops-nix as it could support my existing pgp keys and yubikeys. When age has better yubikey support I'll probably revisit this and see if it's worth changing. And yeah I agree, @mic92 did great work on this as always.
(DIR) Post #AT6SygPwkchb7Z0jc8 by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-02-27T11:01:55Z
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Feels like all the big tech companies are trying to one-up each other on how shitty they can treat their employees.
(DIR) Post #AVW6huNV0Wr7VjLE5A by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-05-10T15:56:51Z
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New blog post https://numtide.com/blog/nixos-anywhere-intro/ #nix #nixos I have another in the oven for my personal site 😎
(DIR) Post #AWcDrphCvCbmPr1nN2 by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-06-12T12:42:14Z
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I've been clamped, that's it, no work today #Mondog
(DIR) Post #AWcSISzSqZjVAnA54q by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-06-12T14:50:50Z
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New blog post!I talk about using ssh host keys to authenticate with NATS servers. https://bmcgee.ie/posts/2023/06/nats-re-using-ssh-host-keys-for-authentication/
(DIR) Post #AWeK6pnnnRLv8AZLI8 by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-06-13T11:21:42Z
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@Ninjatrappeur @sanityinc 😆 don't stressI've been setup as a contractor in the UK (previous) and Republic of Ireland (current) so I can probably offer advice regardless
(DIR) Post #AWeK6qecd3bTlzHWca by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-06-13T11:24:39Z
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@Ninjatrappeur @sanityinc To answer the original question, I've gone the single person limited company route both times. The liability shield is important for me, and tax wise it all kinda shakes out the same whether you're self-employed or a company, with the company giving you some more options.
(DIR) Post #AWiMoCN7Z4WI1LZulc by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-06-15T11:51:00Z
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Dear Pollen, go fuck yourself. End of Message.#hayfever
(DIR) Post #AWr5NRJVxBBvkGBXii by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-06-19T15:22:05Z
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Another week, another blog post! I seem to be getting my writing mojo back.In this post I talk about building a #Nix binary cache on top of nats.io. https://bmcgee.ie/posts/2023/06/nats-building-a-nix-binary-cache/
(DIR) Post #Aaxps7mYG1o7Y25nma by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-10-20T14:20:13Z
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This is what I call an "optimal writing environment" #blogging
(DIR) Post #AbfdRR7atTErUIngLg by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2023-11-10T16:34:27Z
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I'm on a bit of a roll 😎 In this week's blog post I talk about my #Nix workflow https://bmcgee.ie/posts/2023/11/nix-my-workflow/#NixOS
(DIR) Post #Ahtazc5qydrFzVSYW8 by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2024-05-06T11:42:23Z
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https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix #nix #nixos
(DIR) Post #Ahtazct81RH0SKVuK0 by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2024-05-06T12:01:49Z
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This right here is why I'll be giving Lix a tryMerge "always re-eval cached failures" into main:https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/commit/9bd52cb9522100d80f350303b362f223cf370646
(DIR) Post #AkKJIlhmA3CoCyEVLU by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2024-07-26T14:53:24Z
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My afternoon is free of calls, I have a nice little task to noodle on for https://github.com/numtide/nixos-facter-modules and a cold, crisp 🍺 sitting next to me.#Nix #NixOS #Coding
(DIR) Post #AqmVUMn33lzWCrTN0y by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2025-02-04T17:06:58Z
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@picnoir I like how you called it home-ceo 😂
(DIR) Post #AvlKZIEXhx0tDZMVeq by bmcgee84@fosstodon.org
2025-07-03T16:48:54Z
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Decided to spend the afternoon working from the pub. I've been fighting a really annoying "builds in the devshell, fails in the derivation" bug all day, so a pint seemed necessary. Was working away, minding my own business, when a bar fly in the corner starts loudly professing to the other bar flies that they reckon they're the only normal ones in the place.I can't decide if they were right or not... 🤔 😂 🤔 #Nix