Melker Ulander

Swedish software engineer and Neovim enjoyer :neovim:

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2026-08-18 13:28:01 UTC

I just discovered avahi which lets you create domain names for the machines on your local network, like http://my-laptop.local, etc. And because NixOS is so awesome you just add a one-liner to to your config to enable it:
```
services.avahi = { enable = true; nssmdns4 = true; };
```
(defaults to using the machine's hostname as domain name)
https://github.com/avahi/avahi
#tech #linux #nixos #nix #networking #avahi

2026-05-08 19:39:15 UTC

I just had this shower thought:
What if some of the taxing of proprietary software sales went to free and open-source software, which ultimately all proprietary software relies on despite giving basically none of the money back to FOSS.
That tax could also go to an independent organization that would audit code for malware. They could give their seal of approval to specific software releases, kinda like how food packaging can be labeled with certifications.
Thoughts?
#tech #foss #software

2026-05-05 21:10:41 UTC

I just realized that the classic Hollywood trope with a hacker in front of a computer with multiple windows with code being written inhumanly quickly to the screen character by character has become reality thanks to AI coding agents
#llm #ai #agents #movie #tech #scifi #showerthoughts #coding #software

2026-02-27 21:22:29 UTC

Microslop is a billion dollar company but they still haven't added the ability to zoom in pictures in the GitHub mobile app. I'm squinting at these tiny screenshots in READMEs with no way to make them larger.
We simply don't have the technology.
#microslop #microsoft #github #foss #web #tech

2026-02-24 21:08:03 UTC

I just installed KDE Connect on my #nixos running laptop and it's absolutely amazing! Seamless integration between my laptop and phone. Send files, clipboard, SMS, etc.
It proves that the choice between freedom and seamlessness (i.e. walled gardens) is a false dichotomy; you can have both.
#linux #android #e_os #kde #dankmaterialshell

2025-08-22 20:16:24 UTC

My four months old baby daughter started laughing hysterically when she saw me do a push-up right in front of her today. And she kept doing it for each push-up I did.
I've never been so motivated in my entire life to du just one more rep.

2025-06-30 09:17:32 UTC

I just signed https://www.stopkillinggames.com and encourage you to do the same.
It's an initiative to stop game publishers from destroying games that their customers have bought, which somehow is currently legal. I hope that the initiative will spread in the future to more industries and products that depend on proprietary (especially internet-connected) software.
#foss #games #gaming #stopkillinggames #eu #software

2025-05-13 08:32:55 UTC

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@nprofile…vdjy You also didn't mention the fact that the majority of training data is just blatantly stolen

2025-04-19 21:42:58 UTC

Please make the Linux distro "EU OS" a thing! We need increased digital sovereignty, and to stop depending on Big Tech™ in the public sector
https://thenewstack.io/eu-os-a-european-proposal-for-a-public-sector-linux-desktop/
#eu #linux #opensource #publicmoneypubliccode #digitalsovereignty

2025-03-07 17:31:19 UTC

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@nprofile…8xaf Also Spuzie for his wholesome humor as and great real-time production

2025-03-07 17:28:17 UTC

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@nprofile…8xaf Does @nprofile…tq53 count?

2025-03-02 07:54:23 UTC

Imagine complaining about how a leader at war comes dressed to the White House when one week earlier you had the twitter guy in there dressed like this without anyone batting an eye
#ukraine #ukrainewar #trump #musk #clowns
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/091/746/505/234/479/original/2919c3979bfcb78f.jpeg

2025-02-10 15:26:45 UTC

Do you guys have suggestions for a good Mastodon desktop client for Linux? I currently just raw-dog the web-browser.
Is there a keyboard-centric one with a decently nice GUI?
#mastodon #client #linux #keyboardcentrism