Tech
Linux, Git, home automation, and other tech adventures.
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Code is Dead?
A few weeks ago I had Claude Code write, test, and deploy an app. Server, DNS, authentication, technical docs, all done in fifteen minutes. One shot.
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Omarchy: Installing Orcaslicer
The AUR has two Orcaslicer packages: orca-slicer and orca-slicer-bin. Which one to pick? And when launched, it doesn't display correctly because of GDK scaling. Here's how to install it properly.
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Omarchy: Better Dual Monitor Setup
Two weeks ago I published the article 'Monitors and Workspaces'. I want to take this a step further and enable switching between dual and single monitor setup while preserving the workspaces.
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How my own blog helped me out
Last week someone played flashlight hide-and-seek in my car and left with my laptop. Yes, I know: leaving it there was dumb. But stupidity doesn’t grant anyone permission to smash a window and go shopping. Anyway, the machine was gone.
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Omarchy: Fix DHCP
Omarchy happily grabbed an IP address after the Debian-to-Omarchy switch, but DNS queries skipped my Pi-hole and went straight to the public internet. In my case, the split-DNS setup for my homelab did no longer work either.
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Git config
git runs fine with the default config. Still, when using it often, you'll find yourself repeating the same commands again and again. Here are my shortcuts.
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Omarchy: What if Hyprland is Broken?
I ran sudo pacman -Syu to bring Omarchy up to date. After rebooting, Hyprland refused to start: after logging in I saw a Dell logo and then was stuck on a black screen. How did I fix it?
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Omarchy: Missing Essentials
While tweaking and configuring my system, I discovered that Omarchy misses a few utilities that are essential; at least, for me.
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Omarchy: Replacing Typora
The text editor that ships with Omarchy is Typora. That is a paid program. Replace it by a free one.
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Omarchy: Monitors and Workspaces
Omarchy ships with a default monitor layout that may work for you, but in my case I needed to adjust it. And its default workspace behaviour does not feel intuitive at all. Here's how I changed it.