Matt :nixos: :wayland:

Linux and FOSS advocate. Writer and Historian by trade.

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Last Notes

2026-05-13 05:59:11 UTC

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@nprofile…9zmq someone crashed into a poll

2026-05-13 05:58:16 UTC

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@nprofile…9zmq it's back now. Thank goodness

2026-05-10 02:40:45 UTC

My Homepage docker project finally has docs! https://homepage.matthewweber.xyz/docs/
Project here: https://codeberg.org/thelinuxcast/Homepage
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2026-04-29 20:46:34 UTC

Your Ai Hate Is Showing
#AI #AntiAI
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/tech/your-ai-hate-is-showing/

2026-04-29 19:30:49 UTC

Getting ready to record some videos. Game face on.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/489/652/390/608/531/original/45bbb97508d66cf9.jpg

2026-04-22 20:17:01 UTC

New Merch! Be a Nerd! https://the-linux-cast-shop.fourthwall.com/products/youre-a-nerd

2026-04-22 06:36:11 UTC

I swear, if I hear one more person say li-berry, I'm going to commit all sorts of violence. Library, motherfuckers.

2026-04-17 05:51:21 UTC

I have now written to my congressman about this nonsense. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/text

2026-04-03 14:57:47 UTC

The Don't Buy Shit Challenge
#challenge #finances
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/money/the-dont-buy-shit-challenge/

2026-04-02 15:29:15 UTC

The Pen Problem Continues
#fountainpens #pens
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/pens/the-pen-problem-continues/

2026-04-01 16:18:37 UTC

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@nprofile…aypj Yeah, but that'd be an actual *reason*

2026-04-01 07:02:32 UTC

This whole "sidephone" thing that tech YouTubers are promoting is the dumbest thing ever. You know what I don't want? A second phone to carry around just so I don't use my main phone as much.
That's just dumb.

2026-03-23 04:16:46 UTC

I'm going to have to make a video about the Linux age verification thing. There is so much FUD out there, it's ridiculous.

2026-03-10 17:50:49 UTC

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@nprofile…enc3 I'm using ratatui for this, it has a .centered() use case, but it is not great because terminals change sizes, and the math is hard for my not-math inclinded brain

2026-03-10 16:22:05 UTC

Who knew that centering an image in the terminal would be so damn hard? The math is not mathin' folks.

2026-03-02 00:04:51 UTC

You Dont Actually Have Claude Code Skills
#AI #dumbpeople
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/drafts/you-dont-actually-have-claude-code-skills/

2026-03-01 18:47:48 UTC

I find it highly entertaining to see kids in their mid-20s talking about how old they feel.

2026-03-01 00:57:30 UTC

Rage Quiting Windows
https://thelinuxcast.org/links/2026/rage-quiting-windows/

2026-02-25 17:10:11 UTC

Honestly, since my switch to Codeberg, I've had nothing but problems. It's down way more than a git service should be. And when it's not down, it's slower than molasses. I'm regretting my switch, I may go back to using gitlab or spin up a gitea server.

2026-02-07 06:25:44 UTC

Since when did it become a bad thing to say "that was a really bad book?"
I've seen multiple people apologize for not liking or finishing a novel. This makes no sense to me. You don't become an author expecting everyone to enjoy your writing.
Now, if you're saying horrible things about the writer, that's bad. But if you don't like a book, it's damn okay to say so. You can also tell people why. If, as an author, you're so afraid of people not liking your work, then don't be an author.

2026-02-04 03:10:05 UTC

So someone complains on Fedi that they're getting rude remarks. Someone else comments back, "Block them" (they said it nicer than that), and yet the OP gets upset at being told to use the block button.
You can't make this shit up folks. People are so damn sensitive. You get assholes in any community, and if you can't t deal with that, go live in the woods. It can't be helped. But being an asshole to people who are just trying to help isn't the solution.

2026-01-31 03:13:48 UTC

This is why we can't have nice things.
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2026-01-30 02:36:01 UTC

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@nprofile…08um yeah, you can use nix-shell as your shebang, and anything in the script will run inside a nix-shell

2026-01-30 02:31:49 UTC

This is really cool, actually. #nixos #Nix
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2026-01-29 21:53:11 UTC

Sometimes I wish I had invested in The Clapper. It would be pretty awesome to turn the lights off by clapping.

2026-01-29 08:06:46 UTC

This Has Got To Stop
#rant #tech #apps
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/rants/this-has-got-to-stop/

2026-01-24 22:17:59 UTC

The Quest For The Perfect Notebook
#notes #fountainpens #notebooks
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/pens/the-quest-for-the-perfect-notebook/

2026-01-12 07:27:57 UTC

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@nprofile…kg4d yeah I don't use proxmox any more so can't test it.

2026-01-12 06:00:59 UTC

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@nprofile…kg4d Is that for proxmox?

2026-01-12 01:01:10 UTC

Uptime Kuna setup to monitor my backups.
This has been a productive day.

2026-01-11 21:48:32 UTC

I have now completely automated my backup system with Nix and borgmatic. It will update every six hours to both borgbase and my file server. I have it set up to keep around 30 backups total over a 3 month period.
This will be the first time I've ever automated my backup workflow. I've always done it manually once a week.

2026-01-07 20:29:16 UTC

You know, I have a theory as to why Trumpy wants Greenland so bad. Two words.
Ice Golf.
Of course, the moron has never tried to find a golf ball in the snow, so there's that.

2025-12-27 05:26:17 UTC

Every time I see one of those rug cleaning vidoes on youtube or TikTok, I have so many questions:
- How did the rug get so dirty?
- Doesn't it hurt the environment to use that much water?
- Wouldn't it be cheaper to just get a new rug?
- How are there so many people with dirty ass rugs?

2025-12-23 17:49:44 UTC

Lol so it begins.
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2025-12-22 01:41:58 UTC

I need a favor. I'm writing a google analytics alternative for my blog, just something simple that shows me how many people show up and view my content.
If you could boost this post and the visit my blog: http://mtwb.blog I'd be mighty grateful .

2025-12-20 21:02:20 UTC

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@nprofile…vk6v After doing some searching and asking claude, it looks like that feature doesn't actually exist. It was proposed back in 2009, but was never implemented. That leaves me at a bit of a loss as well. I'm sorry about that. I'll ask around to see if anyone else has any ideas. I guess my solution would be to just not encrypt the harddrive unless you find a solution or use a hardware encryption key that doesn't require you to enter the pw.

2025-12-20 17:08:46 UTC

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@nprofile…vk6v I don't know if it helps, but I think there's a way to enable a system beep when the password is entered incorrectly. I may be wrong about this, but it might lead to a starting point for you. As far as I know, nothing is running at that point, so a screen reader wouldn't work. But it would have access to the system's internal speaker, so it might be able to beep at you.

2025-12-20 06:12:01 UTC

It's so cute seeing the new generations discover Hollywood Undead and Eminem like they're new.

2025-12-19 21:06:14 UTC

The amount of work @nprofile…cqy2 has done to make Mastodon awesome for news from all around the world is incredible.

2025-12-18 07:06:48 UTC

#2YearLinuxChallenge Check In. Haven't done a #NixOS Check in here in a long while. But I'm still going strong. Won't say I'm loving it, but it's good and I'm mostly happy.
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2025-12-15 06:28:30 UTC

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@nprofile…9e7y I don't have an answer. I will get ahead, but then I'll just eat up that cache in a week's long fit of laziness and have to start all over again. Been doing that for years

2025-12-12 20:59:53 UTC

My Dots are now on Codeberg. It's a small step away from Gitlab. It will take me a long time to do the migration. https://codeberg.org/thelinuxcast/my-dots

2025-12-12 00:25:38 UTC

Going back to NixOS stable branch tonight after a couple months on unstable. We'll see how easy it is to switch back.

2025-12-05 20:01:33 UTC

My time with Plasma ended after a little less than 24 hours.
Nothing really deal breaking, but it was enough to get me to run right back to a window manager.

2025-12-05 00:43:25 UTC

KDE Plasma is still just as buggy as it always has beem

2025-12-04 04:48:44 UTC

Working on adding natural language support to my todo application. Tried to use ollama, but damn it makes things slow. So, I'm going to use chrono-english (it's a rust crate). Problem is, every supported phrase has to be tested, and there's little wiggle room for differences.

2025-12-03 19:14:06 UTC

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@nprofile…9hep Nope. People don't really hire this time of year. All the HR guys are on vacation

2025-12-03 08:57:11 UTC

4 AM. This fucking insomnia needs to go away.

2025-11-25 02:07:03 UTC

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@nprofile…9e7y It's not even the design of the mouse. What *idiot* decided putting the charging port on the bottom was a good idea?

2025-11-25 01:43:50 UTC

200 Posts This Year
#random #blogging
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/drafts/200-posts-this-year/

2025-11-24 08:14:31 UTC

Where Are All The Good E-Readers?
#reading #apps
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/where-are-all-the-good-ereaders/

2025-11-24 01:14:35 UTC

My entire local borg backup repo is corrupt. I'm so glad. This is wonderful.

2025-11-24 00:28:08 UTC

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@nprofile…tr8k WHAT STUFF? 🤣

2025-11-23 02:19:51 UTC

My homepage is really coming together. My typescript skills are still shite, but I'm having fun.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/115/596/616/596/449/111/original/7121da6da14a7afc.png

2025-11-20 20:41:53 UTC

Yeah, well the rest of us are not in on AI music, thank you very much.

2025-11-20 03:34:26 UTC

Youtube Jealousy
#youtube #contentcreation
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/youtube-jealousy/

2025-11-19 22:23:23 UTC

For those of you who use subsonic/Navidrome, do you have a good native client for Linux that you can recommend? Preferably, one that is still maintained.

2025-11-17 05:59:17 UTC

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@nprofile…9e7y I don't think it even comes with a case, if I remember right. I think that's extra.

2025-11-17 02:37:16 UTC

I Was Going To Be A Pen Nerd
#pens #hobbies
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/i-was-going-to-be-a-pen-nerd/

2025-11-16 18:31:15 UTC

If you refer to your laptop as a lappy, we can't be friends.

2025-11-16 02:35:14 UTC

How Many Posts Is Too Many
#blogging #writing
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/how-many-posts-is-too-many/

2025-11-15 17:33:44 UTC

So I went through, refreshed my entire music library, ran it through beets as it was being saved, and made sure all the file names were right. And yet, the metadata is still shit in Jellyfin.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/115/554/911/625/879/962/original/2db02eb3b99b8ad5.png

2025-11-15 06:09:04 UTC

This is what I spent this evening doing. It's very rough and steals a lot of ideas from Glance.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/115/552/219/471/014/531/original/117cbb696be8c905.png

2025-11-13 19:09:09 UTC

Fediverse Comments!
#blogging #fediverse #mastodon
https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/fediverse-comments/
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2025-11-13 07:29:20 UTC

Okay, I think that I have officially moved back to my old instance. Hello #Fosstodon!
I have no clue if followers who followed me over on Polymaths will be transferred over or not. I hope so, but if not, I'll try to make sure everyone knows that this happened.
Thanks to @nprofile…j7s8 for having me over there. I'll probably create a personal account soon,

2025-04-28 20:33:55 UTC

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@nprofile…fkj4 @nprofile…eg0z oops, I didn't follow the instructions. I really need to read.
I didn't put my alpha name in the reason box.

2025-04-28 20:10:47 UTC

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@nprofile…eg0z That's probably where I'll go. I have an account and @nprofile…fkj4 is cool

2025-04-28 20:09:39 UTC

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@nprofile…6htl The mod is gone, what more do you want? I'm curious. Do you want the admins to be flogged in the village square? What's the solution that would make you happy?
For the record, both admins are stepping down, so Fosstodon is dead. I'm hoping that those who freaked out about this are very happy.

2025-04-28 19:41:00 UTC

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@nprofile…xyzq or Ice Road Truckers?

2025-04-28 19:26:32 UTC

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@nprofile…rxx3 I'm talking about a second channel. It won't effect TLC

2025-04-28 19:22:18 UTC

The History Channel #histodon #history #historymatters #blogpost #blog
https://mtwb.blog/the-history-channel/

2025-04-28 19:07:46 UTC

Okay, so who has a good guide on finding and transferring to another instance? With both Mike and Kev stepping down, I think it's time I moved.
But unlike some who have moved once a week, I've never moved instances before, so I need a guide. Preferably, one that talks about how to keep followers and such.
#fosstodon #mastodon

2025-04-28 12:06:46 UTC

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@nprofile…wc9r @nprofile…25dv I can't. Because most of the stuff was apparently pulled when the offending mod delisted. But tldr the mod was apparently a far right troll on reddit. People here found out. Got offended. Mod left but the response from fosstodon wasnt nuclear enough so people continued to raise a fuss despite the mod being gone.

2025-04-28 12:03:40 UTC

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@nprofile…8fay it is about money. People saw that others made a go of it and decided to try as well.
But it's just jumping into a walled garden where they gave up control of their content if you ask me.

2025-04-28 11:59:24 UTC

I'd like to thank the people who hate Nazis so much that they became actual Nazis. You've ruined #fosstodon for everyone and done more damage than the evil you claimed to be so offended about.
Re: https://kevquirk.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-the-fosstodon-drama
To @nprofile…25dv thank you for your time and effort. Most of us really appreciate it and are really sad to see you go.

2025-04-28 04:22:51 UTC

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@nprofile…8nr5 apparently the mod is gone. Idk what more people want.

2025-04-28 04:03:11 UTC

Lots people refollowong me from different instances. Was the fosstodon stuff really that bad?

2025-04-26 23:57:59 UTC

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@nprofile…8nr5 I see. Are you planning on switching again? I've never actually switched.

2025-04-26 23:46:56 UTC

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@nprofile…8nr5 I've been messaged about these moderation issues on Fosstodon, but I've not seen any real evidence of it. What specifically have you seen? I'm very curious, because the DMs I've got about it have all been about political nonsense, which doesn't bother me at all.

2025-04-26 23:40:20 UTC

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@nprofile…8nr5 Did you watch the new series? I've not had the chance. I'm always a bit leery of shows tha come back after that long

2025-04-26 23:16:04 UTC

My Favorite TV Shows of All Time #TV #television #list #blog #blogpost
https://mtwb.blog/my-favorite-tv-shows-of-all-time/

2025-04-24 19:40:05 UTC

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@nprofile…gyje 38 bucks.

2025-04-24 18:56:30 UTC

Bought 4 Lenovo Thinkcentre mini pcs on Ebay. Seller didn't say they weren't going to include the ac adapters.
Got a lot of satisfaction in ruining their 100% rating.

2025-04-22 12:23:21 UTC

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@nprofile…gp6r There were a few really nasty comments that I woke up to. Most people were fine. I made the video knowing it was going to trigger some people, but I didn't expect the nastiness I got. The whole "kill yourself" thing over a Linux OS is insane. Add on to the number of "fat idiot" comments that were in my YT studio this morning, and it got to me. So I pulled it, and will probably avoid NixOS from now on.

2025-04-22 10:40:09 UTC

I have pulled the NixOS video. I've learned my lesson. I apologize for my opinion.

2025-04-18 01:53:24 UTC

Been really under the weather these last couple of days. That's why there was no pod and why there haven't been any videos. I've been doing some puttering with scripts and such, but mostly just feeling rotten. A little better today, but I think I'll wait to put up a video until tomorrow.

2025-04-14 20:12:57 UTC

If Distro maintainers are going to inist on making their isos bigger and bigger, they need to make sure their mirrors can handle that shit. Downloading a Kubuntu iso took 45 minutes.

2025-04-14 05:50:06 UTC

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@nprofile…d98k For some people. But if you sync it with Nextcloud, it doesn't store anything in .md files, it stores them in some silly format that only it can read.

2025-04-14 05:45:33 UTC

Read an article about a self-hosted note-taking app.
The problem is, I have no interest in using a note-taking app styled on Obsidian in the browser.

2025-04-08 20:39:52 UTC

It's really difficult to be a long-term investor right now. The advice is that even when things go really, really bad, they eventually get better and then go beyond that. But will they this time? IDK and nobody else does either.

2025-04-08 07:07:50 UTC

New Blog Post --- Wish List: #Gaming
https://mtwb.blog/2025/wish-list-gaming/

2025-04-07 01:40:56 UTC

Finding someone good to do animation on Fiverr is really hard.

2025-04-05 18:22:45 UTC

Now available on the TLC shop.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/286/746/915/223/058/original/afb7c60b2fc5b743.jpg

2025-04-04 18:25:10 UTC

While we all watch our retirement accounts drain, half the country is saying "don't be so un-American! Your sacrifice will make it all better, you'll see!"

2025-04-03 01:05:05 UTC

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@nprofile…5njg Ours just passed through.

2025-04-03 00:52:33 UTC

lights keep flickering. If they go out, I will be pissed.

2025-04-03 00:28:24 UTC

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@nprofile…5njg Just some thunder. Looks like the worst of it will be south of us, hopefully.

2025-04-02 19:03:53 UTC

Sometimes I don't think people are that smart.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/269/921/624/723/956/original/60313f1bab2a4f4d.jpg

2025-03-31 19:35:38 UTC

Somehow the workers at McDonald's get paid $16 an hour yet the service it has gotten worse

2025-03-30 02:49:19 UTC

Confession: I have way more wallpapers downloaded than I could ever use.