my name's nic. my gender's phasing out of existence. i write code and text about that code. sometimes, text about other things, too.
some of my code – more over time – is shared here. some will stay private forever. some was once public elsewhere.
projects
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blog/reblog
a platform to let you write, at length, about your hobbies, and to inspire you to write more. it's used for this very site!
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todo
a purely clientside, web-based todo list. i use it to track what i need to do – successfully, so far!
posts
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fatuilog 1: introducing fatui
if you speak italian the name is silly
mood: relieved devlog fatui -
b/rb/log 5: refactoréd
with only some new bugs!
mood: tired blog/reblog devlog -
b/rb/log 4: cleaning up
interleaving serves and faster (less) code
mood: proud software blog/reblog devlog -
designing for explicit code
10 reasons i HATE go! #8 will shock you!
mood: frustrated langdev rambles -
automated reboots in systemd
debian, arch, fedora, derivatives…
mood: pleased sysadmin tip -
in pursuit of perfection
you can't build perfect tech. so what do you do?
mood: hopeful rambles software reliability -
upcoming projects
(still busy, i blame minecraft)
mood: busybusy software tuig redshell devlog -
todolog 4: bugfixes and A FRIEND
hmu besties
mood: sleepy software todo devlog -
whoops #1
(ran out of time, like, so hard)
mood: tired placeholder -
policy and process are technology
and you need to treat them as such
mood: neutral rambles engineering -
todolog 3: minor tweaks and future plans
(it's still workin', too!)
mood: sleepy software todo devlog -
goodbye, cohost
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blog notes and a little project
(not a hiatus, don't worry)
mood: tired meta -
todolog 2: it sublists!
and i'm still using it
mood: prouder software todo devlog -
explaining a minor yubikey exploit
for the nerds: cve-2024-45678 / ysa-2024-3
mood: pedagogical? rambles security -
todolog 1: it lists!
and i'm already using it
mood: proud software todo devlog -
what was the "old web"?
and how to build for self-expression
mood: contemplative software -
b/rb/log 3: interpolation
now it generates the homepage, too
mood: proud software blog/reblog devlog -
a commitment to posting
tl;dr: weekly, but not always good
mood: hurried meta -
building cern httpd on modern linux
the first webserver's final release… from 1996
mood: triumphant software c -
on the shoulders of giants
and why that phrase doesn't really apply to tech
mood: frustrated software rechost rambles -
crimes against god and satan in declarative macros
a rustacean classic
mood: delighted software rust -
b/rb/log 2: bigger steps
it generated this whole site!
mood: proud software blog/reblog devlog -
b/rb/log 1: first steps
it generated this page!
mood: triumphant software blog/reblog devlog -
on the denigration of the machine
or: my alienation does not make me subhuman
mood: lonely rechost transhumanism gender rambles -
endings, deaths, and loss
a response to meaninglessness
mood: hopeful rechost philosophy rambles -
enter stage left
about this blog and what you'll see here.
mood: introspective meta