Wimpy

Long-time Linux user, developer & community builder who leads product strategy at Determinate Systems. Maker, aspiring game dev & Linux Matters host ️🎙️🐧

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2025-05-08 16:15:32

✨ I have moved to @nprofile…ulzg ✨

2025-04-29 20:18:07

Episode 54 of Linux Matters: High Precision Solid Metal Balls 🐧️🎙️
Martin embraces an alternative lifestyle. Alan refines his contribution workflow to Savannah. Mark self hosts an office suite.
https://linuxmatters.sh/54/

2025-04-16 11:27:29

Fuzzel Colour Picker
https://wimpysworld.com/posts/fuzzel-hyprpicker/

2025-04-15 20:18:09

Episode 53 of Linux Matters: Crafting Bookshelf Buddy 🐧️🎙️
Alan talks about Luddites at Monki Gras 2025, Mark continutes working on (and names) Bookshelf Buddy, and Martin keeps an eye on resources.
https://linuxmatters.sh/53/

2025-04-15 10:38:00

Ubuntu MATE 25.04 Release Notes
https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-plucky-puffin-release-notes/

2025-04-04 07:31:48

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@nprofile…dm4p Everything is new. The last parts arrived yesterday and then I assembled it. Two more to make over the coming days 🙂

2025-04-03 23:58:47

The finished build. Crush 80 converted to UK ISO 🇬🇧 Replaced the FR4 switch plate with a PP switch plate and swapped the Kailh Cocoa switches for Akko Rosewood to bring the "Thocc" 🧱 Keycaps are Cherry profile GMK 8008 🍒
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2025-04-03 22:54:25

I had one switch more than the keyboard needed, and yes, I bejt the pins on one switch 😰
I suspose I should test the switches and make sure everything works 🤞⌨️
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2025-04-03 21:46:04

The US ANSI 🇺🇸 FR4 switch plate has been removed and the stabilisers mounted on a UK ISO 🇬🇧 PP switch plate ready for filling with Akko Rosewood switches ⌨️
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2025-03-18 20:18:07

Episode 51 of Linux Matters: Moodling Myself Silly 🐧️🎙️
Martin continues to avoid writing a video game. Mark has been Moodling himself silly. Alan has been grappling with Django.
https://linuxmatters.sh/51/

2025-03-04 20:18:08

Episode 50 of Linux Matters: Syfting Through a LÖVEly Rack 🐧️🎙️
Mark builds a server rack, Alan benchmarks Syft, and Martin prepares for LÖVE.
https://linuxmatters.sh/50/

2025-02-18 20:18:07

Episode 49 of Linux Matters: Mark Down in the Console Caves 🐧️🎙️
Alan cranks the handle on the note-o-tron, Mark slips into the mines, and Martin does the console switcheroo.
https://linuxmatters.sh/49/

2025-01-21 21:45:45

It's been a long year.

2025-01-21 20:18:07

Episode 47 of Linux Matters: Not a Bar or a Camp 🐧️🎙️
Mark talks to students, Alan organises a Barcamp, and Martin uses starship
https://linuxmatters.sh/47/

2025-01-07 20:18:06

Episode 46 of Linux Matters: Streaming Your Way to Freedom 🐧️🎙️
Alan does some BlueSky thinking, Mark Plexes his muscles with Jellyfin, and Martin goes all-in on the fediverse.
https://linuxmatters.sh/46/

2024-12-24 20:18:07

Episode 45 of Linux Matters: Working Remotely on the Savannah 🐧️🎙️
Martin plants a little link tree, Mark uses a Wayland desktop remotely, and Alan is exploring the Savannah.
https://linuxmatters.sh/45/

2024-12-10 20:18:07

Episode 44 of Linux Matters: A Textual Rummage With Jason 🐧️🎙️
We discuss exploring JSON data, joining the Fediverse for real, and listening to looong audiobooks.
https://linuxmatters.sh/44/

2024-11-28 15:56:04

Fully modeless Neovim with CUA-style keybindings ⌨️ and mouse behaviour 🖱️
I think I'm on to something...

2024-11-28 15:53:33

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@nprofile…xt5t @nprofile…8kdh Ooooooh 👀🎛️
I want 2 😁

2024-11-27 18:41:03

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@nprofile…vrl0 @nprofile…l6tf @nprofile…0lq9 @nprofile…dnul I hope I can be there. last year was fab ❄️

2024-11-27 18:35:08

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@nprofile…l6tf @nprofile…vrl0 @nprofile…0lq9 Yep, I talked about this at NixCon EU 2023. Basically using a well defined base NixOS with Pantheon and Flathub configured so when family need "apps" they can get what they want from the desktop store front.
My talk inspired this fine project from @nprofile…dnul 😁
https://github.com/gmodena/nix-flatpak

2024-11-26 20:18:07

Episode 43 of Linux Matters: Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub 🐧️🎙️
Alan uses vhs to make beautiful terminal recordings, Mark builds a presentation in MarkDown, and Martin uses pueue to manage all his mainframe jobs.
https://linuxmatters.sh/43/

2024-11-13 07:56:25

I saw this and thought of @npub1fwp…4ed9 ⌨️
https://youtu.be/Aof3f58xw9E?si=JVkf8BJQLYOAyb9F

2024-11-12 20:18:09

Episode 42 of Linux Matters: Somewhere Over the Keybow 🐧️🎙️
Martin monitors a new server, Alan makes gifs of the terminal, and Mark plays with a tiny macro pad.
https://linuxmatters.sh/42/

2024-10-29 19:50:51

New episode of Linux Matters: Punch Up in the Garden 🎙️
🐧 https://linuxmatters.sh/41/

2024-10-26 13:01:45

I learned about @npub1mmt…5vg9 yesterday in @npub1glc…qhsw talk about the "Creative Freedom Suite" 🎨
Penpot is the free open-source design tool for developers and designers.
And now we're learning about the tech pivot for Penpot, a focus on declaritive design and the challenges on SVG standards in browsers.
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2024-10-26 12:08:20

This afternoon we learning about the KDE Plasma :kdenew: on Ubuntu Core journey at #UbuntuSummit with @npub1efa…0l8t
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2024-10-25 13:10:08

This is the stuff! "Open Source did not destroy my creative agency!" 💖#UbuntuSummit
A story of a design agency only using free and open source software, from Ryan Gorley of https://mastodon.art/@freehive
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2024-10-25 12:26:17

The Ubuntu Summit has kicked off. Compatible but diverse, a retrospective of community collaboration for 20 years 💪 #UbuntuSummit
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2024-10-09 07:43:19

New Ubuntu MATE post: Ubuntu MATE 24.10 Release Notes 🧉
🐧 https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-oracular-oriole-release-notes/

2024-10-01 20:07:51

New episode of Linux Matters: Rock Around the Underclock 🎙️
🐧 https://linuxmatters.sh/39/

2024-09-17 19:58:48

New episode of Linux Matters: A Pair of Comfortable GPUs 🎙️
🐧 https://linuxmatters.sh/38/

2024-09-03 19:51:16

New episode of Linux Matters: Lipstick on a Font 🎙️
🐧 https://linuxmatters.sh/37/

2024-06-28 18:57:49

I think about software all the time 🤔💭 Specifically, how to make software better or how to make better software 💪
Occasionally, I develop software. Today, I am an occasional Flutter developer 🧑‍💻 I'd like these occasions to be more frequent.
Flutter is rather lovely to work with 🦋

2024-06-25 19:43:20

New episode of Linux Matters: Quick, Quicker, Quickest 🎙️
🐧 https://linuxmatters.sh/32/

2024-05-01 19:39:11

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@npub1gzl…kk4u
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2024-05-01 18:36:00

WAT!? 🤦‍♂️
https://news.itsfoss.com/mastodon-link-problem/

2024-03-16 01:37:58

I have it on good authority that NixOS Pop :nixos: is the most popular distro themed beverage at SCaLE 🏆 #nixcon #scale21x
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2024-03-15 19:15:05

Complete this short 🤏 Nix survey and get a link to the Etsy store 🛍️ where you can buy the NixOS case badges I've been handing out at NixCon NA :nixos:
I still have a few my pocket for those of you at NixCon 🙂 #nixcon #scale21x
https://forms.gle/NHVP7kxLEyyGwnqy9
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2024-03-14 22:50:24

Are you at NixCon :nixos: NA? 🇺🇸
Want one of these exclusive NixOS case badges? ✨
Come and find me in the common area outside room 106 🙂
There are currently only 75 of these in the world, and I don't have many left 📉 #nixcon #scale21x
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2024-03-14 16:36:15

NixCon :nixos: NA 🇺🇸 is getting underway at SCaLE 21x in room 106 of the Pasadena Conference Center. Today is Nix Workshops #scale21x #nixcon
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2024-03-05 20:56:15

New episode of Linux Matters: A Mini Swap Adventure 🎙️
🐧 https://linuxmatters.sh/24/

2024-02-20 04:49:20

Hello #Linux 🐧 Lovers 💖 I'm live on Twitch: NixOS | More Nix ❄️ packaging & fixes 🩹 for OBS Studio 📡
📡 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2028218947

2024-01-19 02:18:38

Cable management is done 😅 Much neater and there's clear airflow inside the case 🌬️
I was able to add an extra 80mm fan 🌪️ on the left side of the case to feed air to the GPU.
I added a single drive caddy 🏌‍♂with a 4TB SATA drive in it next to the PSU ⚡
Still need to transplant the rest of the PCIe cards and I have another interesting USB header adapter on the way 😁
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/111/780/213/273/951/456/original/20bd4a2626a9bc58.jpeg

2024-01-17 00:34:42

Cyberpunk 2077 is now also running at 3440x1440 60fps with the Ultra preset 😁
I tightened up the memory timings on my Ryzen 5700G and ASUS B550I Aorus Pro AX motherboard. Now running DDR4 3800Mt/s at CL17-21-21-39-80, up from 3466Mt/s 📈
I also disabled AMD CPU fTPM (known to introduce latency with the Linux kernel), TSME (memory encryption) and Data Scrambling in the BIOS.
Without the frame rate caps it hits 87fps average ✨ so the 5700G is more than capable; no upgrade required 👍
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2024-01-14 00:42:01

The Fractal Mesify Compact 2 case 💼 has been stripped down to a blank canvas. First ingredient for the revised build is the Corsair RM1000e PSU ⚡
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2023-12-25 16:54:48

Thank you #Entroware for the basket of delights to you sent me and my family 🍫🍬🍷
Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and wishing you continued success in 2024 🎆
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2023-12-06 01:49:25

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@npub1v6l…hqs5 @npub1aqe…yqy2 I removed the multithreaded downloading to adhere to ToS. The torrents rarely work, in that they are often missing most of the indexed files.

2023-12-05 14:42:55

ia-get is a file downloader for archive.org, developed in #Rust :rust: (which I do not know) mostly using AI from "Chatty Jeeps"
The 0.1.0 release is out now 💥 with packages & binaries for #Linux 🐧 macOS 🍏 and Windows 🪟
🐙 https://github.com/wimpysworld/ia-get
We discussed the initial development of ia-get in @npub1aqe…yqy2 EP16, so give that a listen 👂️
🎙️ https://linuxmatters.sh/16/
Get subscribed to the podcast because we will revisit how ia-get went from MVP to "product" in a future episode 🔮 #chattyjeeps
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2023-11-24 15:46:50

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@npub1h56…ch5t It is a 10" monitor, so indeed little 🤏
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2023-11-24 15:37:56

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@npub1h56…ch5t It is mounted next to my camera 📷️ So when I'm on a video call, I put the conference on that monitor and then it looks like I am looking at the people I'm talking to 🙂
When I'm not on a call, it has my music player running fullscreen 🎶 When I live stream, it is a dumping ground for unimportant windows 🗑️

2023-11-24 14:07:33

Out with neofetch 🧹 and in with fastfetch ✨
fastfetch is a fast system information fetcher for #Linux 🐧 and is very configurable. You can find out all about it here:
🔗 https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
Last night I switched to fastfetch and implemented a fastfetch theme based on what I've been using in neofetch 🎨
Here's the before and after:
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2023-10-23 14:23:23

Dear #Linux 🐧 nerds and iOS users, got any good recommendations for iPhone SSH clients? 🔐🐚
I switched to iPhone 📱 during the "indoor times" but now find myself traveling more frequently and currently need to SSH back home to restore a LEGO Worlds 🧱 game save backup for daughter.

2023-08-17 12:35:07

I've had a Steam Deck 🎮️ for a few days, but everything is better with @npub1ww5…akjq 💖
Here's a guide to installing ZeroTier on Steam Deck so that it persists across reboots and SteamOS updates.
📃 https://wimpysworld.com/posts/install-zerotier-on-steamdeck/
Use the same technique for any persistent software installs on Steam Deck.
If you like a bit of #Linux 🐧 in your life, I talked about ZeroTier in Episode 8 of @npub1aqe…yqy2 and @npub16dh…ddre explained how he repaired and upgraded his Steam Deck 🔧
🎙️ https://linuxmatters.sh
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2023-07-11 19:26:11

New episode of Linux Matters: Immutable Desktop Linux for Anyone 🎙️
🐧 https://linuxmatters.sh/7/

2023-06-23 11:06:32

One regret I have standing down as a presenter on Linux Downtime 🐧🍹 is that I didn't get to meet @npub1xkg…gph9 during the recording of episodes 71 and 72 😭
I recommend listening 👂️ to both to get an overview of why Web3 might not be going all that great, the Fediverse, central bank digital currencies, cashless societies and AI hype.
🎙️https://linuxdowntime.com/
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2023-06-04 21:34:37

On Day 9 of #LinuxGameJam2023 Antsy Alien Attack Pico 👾🛸💥 became a playable game. Here's the dev log for the day:
🪵https://itch.io/post/7911096
I invite you to come and beat the author 😁
https://wimpress.itch.io/antsy-alien-attack-pico
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2023-05-24 09:42:39

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@npub19lt…qfjk I use https://giscus.app/

2023-05-24 09:40:00

ICYMI: On episode 3 of @linuxmatters, I talked with @npub1ur3…kwtl & @npub16dh…ddre about how (and why) I switched from Spotify to Apple Music 🎶 on Desktop #Linux 🐧
This #podcast episode also includes putting homebrew on SteamDeck 🎮️ and "the best" mouse 🖱️ for Linux
🎧https://linuxmatters.sh/3
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2023-05-01 17:49:11

New blog post: Steam Box vs Steam Deck 👀
✍️ https://wimpysworld.com/posts/steambox-vs-steamdeck/