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Notes - Self-hosting VSCode code-server and researching various text editors

I bounce around a lot of PCs in the house and I want a consistent editor on every device, regardless of what state the PC is in or if it is someone's elses PC on my LAN. These are my notes for researching various web-based text editors and how I setup a VSCode code-server.

Being the helper

I have no dreams of leadership or moving up the corporate ladder. I enjoy being the helper. The person who makes it possible for other people to do their best work. Yet, for the people who do this kind of work, we are limiting our careers.

Notes - Generate trees from markdown with gtree

This caught my attention because it is for generating tree listings with markdown. Sometimes I want to have a tree in my notes. It is not a replacement for the `tree` command. Rather, this is for generating trees from a markdown list.

A month of upgrades to the homelab

It has been a minute since I’ve written here. I’ve been working on a few additions to my homelab, including Silverbullet, a code-server editor, Portainer, and HiSHtory. Most of it has been born out of my experience with the Chromebook.

Blog Question Challenge - Technology Edition

I was tagged by Jon and Steve to participate in a new blog challenge, this time about technology. This is a long one and I don't blame you for skipping. This first section is the long boi and then I tried to keep the others short.

Offgrid internet-in-a-box project - Part four

This post is specifically about saving webpages and entire websites and then accessing those sites completely offline. The tools I'm using to do this is zimit, SingleFile, and Kiwix. Given the current political climate in the US (where I am based) and other countries, this information can also be used to prepare for potential information access disruption.

Why you want a persistent MX Linux install on a USB drive

For a while now, I've wanted the ability to sit down in front of any computer in the house and have access to everything I prefer to have on my personal workstation. This project was to create a persistent Linux install on a USB drive that I can boot from on any (x86) PC that has everything pre-installed and configured for my preferred desktop.

Offgrid internet-in-a-box project - Part three

This post is about what apps I have installed on the laptop and then how I have create a large archive of apps that will make installing any other application I may need possible while offline. It includes anything from the `apt` repos, flatpaks, Docker containers, and Android apps for my mobile device.

Offgrid internet-in-a-box project - Part two

After choosing the device for my offline and completely offgrid internet-in-a-box project, I set off to find the right distro for the build. I tested stock Debian, Archcraft, MX Linux, BunsonLabs, and AntiX, plus some thoughts on Endless OS.

Not accepting pull requests

It is obvious I don't have a formal education as a developer or a SysAdmin. I mostly just cosplay as one on my LAN at night and on weekends. It is wild to me that people see an open source project and send in requests for changes instead of doing the changes themselves.

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