I might be going too far with this Arch Linux brand loyalty, but I am so psyched I don't care. There's three pieces of hardware that I've always kind of wanted but never been willing to spend money on in isolation: A handheld gaming consoleA laptop with a touch screenA laptop with enough power to… Continue reading I reserved a Steam Deck!
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Story: the morning after Valentine’s Day
When I finally open my eyes and look at the clock, it is 8am. It doesn't feel like it's only been eight hours, though. I've just had a long and complicated dream that I can't remember much of anymore, except that I think I was running a lot, and trying to not die, so I… Continue reading Story: the morning after Valentine’s Day
SysRq on Arch Linux Mac Mini
This post documents my adventures of getting the SysRQ key working on my Mac Mini and Macbook (both running Arch Linux). The suggestions of loadkeys and keyfuzz that are the first search entries don't work for me, so some more sophisticated black magic was necessary. Remapping the Fn keys This step is technically optional, but… Continue reading SysRq on Arch Linux Mac Mini
DNSCrypt Setup with PDNSD
Here are notes for setting up DNSCrypt on Arch Linux, using pdnsd as a DNS cache, assuming the use of NetworkManager. I needed it one day since the network I was using blocked traffic to external DNS servers (parental controls), and the DNS server provided had an outdated entry for hmmt.co. (My dad then pointed… Continue reading DNSCrypt Setup with PDNSD
Arch Linux on a Mac Mini
This post briefly outlines the process of setting up a dual boot OSX and Arch Linux on a Mac Mini. This is mostly for my reference in the likely event that I will be doing anything similar in some years, so it assumes some competence; fortunately, the Arch Wiki's Beginner's Guide probably fills in any… Continue reading Arch Linux on a Mac Mini
PDF Compression
I always scan copies of letters into my computer before I send them out. So I had a bunch of large PDF's sitting around hogging my Dropbox space. One day I found this blog post which claimed that simply running (in Bash) the commands $ pdf2ps original.pdf temp.ps $ ps2pdf temp.ps new.pdf would decrease the… Continue reading PDF Compression
Power Overwhelming 