Philip Cristiano

2025-09-17T16:02:51.718005832+00:00

Liked: https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-you-need-a-bigger-air-conditioner-if-you-install-a-dehumidifier/

I installed an inexpensive dehumidifier with a short run of duct to return the air outside a bathroom. It’s been a huge help for humidity and comfort.</p>

2025-09-14T13:50:17.806883581+00:00

Liked: https://fy.blackhats.net.au/blog/2016-02-17-patches-welcome/

‘Telling them "Patches Welcome" is like saying "I know you aren't capable of implementing this yourself. I don't care to help you at all, and I don't want to waste my time on you. Go away".’</p>

2025-08-20T20:56:22.460358321+00:00

Time to upgrade nix</code> on my Macbook. Ran into</p>

---- oh no! --------------------------------------------------------------------
</span>It seems the build user _nixbld15 already exists, but with the UID
</span>'31008'. This script can't really handle that right
</span>now, so I'm going to give up.
</span></code></pre>
during the install. I just ran through the users deleting them to let the installer figure it out afterwards</p>
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -delete /Users/_nixbld15</code></p>



2025-08-20T20:34:32.248521454+00:00
Looks like the replacement for the PAC-SDW01RC-1</code> thermostat is finally coming out! The PAC-SDW01RC-2</code>! But also there is a 03 launching soon!</p>


    
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I've had problems with the -1</code> where a power cycle would cause the thermostat to read from the incorrect temperature sensor, switching from the thermostat to the sensor inside the air handler. This lead to being 5-10 degrees off from the room temperature! I'm waiting on my HVAC contractor to get a unit and try replacing it.</p>
Besides the fix, I'm glad to see WiFI integration as well! I don't use the Kumo Cloud unit but instead use a ZWave connector with a minisplit. I'd like to get the air handler integrated.</p>


    
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No idea with the 3 revision does though!</p>


2025-08-13T18:27:29.799642682+00:00
With Github recently having issues</a> it was a nice time to see what other options folks recommend. I've run forgejo</a> for a little bit but it always feels like a bit too much for solo projects.</p>
Two new ones mentioned that I haven't seen before were tangled</a> and Radicle</a>. tangled seems like a nice integrated model but self hosting the knot is only one piece of the system. Radicle seems like a farther departure from usual forge systems.</p>
I added a repo to each Radicle and tangled. The tangled story for CI seems nice with Nix based runner. The Radicle system is less developed.</p>


2025-07-16T13:57:05.489178644+00:00
Liked: https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendoswitchlite/comments/r34ii6/comment/hmajx85/
            
        This worked for my Nintendo Switch Lite that wouldn't turn on! It had 50% battery when I turned it off for 15 minutes, when I came back it wouldn't turn on again. Holding power for 15s then tapping power 3x brought it back!</p>


2025-06-26T14:21:03.700254119+00:00
Liked: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/355486#issuecomment-2488329223
            
        Finally fixing my nix-based dev env on MacOS. I was getting error: tool 'git' not found</code> when in a dev env.</p>
sudo xcode-select --reset
</span>sudo xcode-select --switch /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
</span></code></pre>
wound up fixing it</p>


2025-06-11T14:36:55.469491400+00:00
I'm giving Restic</a> a go for backups with a NixOS system. The integration on NixOS is pretty easy to set up and backing up to Minio was painless. I still need to work on the sequencing from services that won't work with just a disk copy (sqlite mostly I think).</p>
I've mostly seen people ask about Borg</a> in the self-hosting community, but I wanted something S3-compatible natively and Borg doesn't seem to fit that.</p>


2025-06-09T20:56:34.418398718+00:00
There is a fork</a> of the Minio Console UI that is bringing back the recently removed features! I haven't given it a try but might be the next bits I setup in my homelab to give it a spin. The lack of SSO in Minio's "new" UI has been annoying.</p>


2025-05-27T21:40:59.905761434+00:00
It looks like Minio is enshitifying</a></p>
`Minio strips away almost all features from AGPL interface and suggests people use their licensed "AIStor" service instead</p>
I use Minio a bit for storage to avoid reliance on a single node and being able to scale up storage more than a single server can handle. I never really loved Minio, but it seems that Garage replicates and SeaweedFS requires a more complex setup to replicate the filer.</p>


2025-05-22T20:43:37.277723597+00:00
I joined Obsidian Catalyst</a> just to try out the Bases plugin</a>. So far it's worth it, might fill the void for a self-hosted, plaintext Notion Database replacement!</p>


2025-05-22T14:34:55.513400519+00:00
Liked: https://www.danielcorin.com/til/nix/upgrading-to-macos-sequoia/
            
        sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist</code> worked for me when I updated MacOS and needed to reboot. Thanks Dan!</p>


2025-05-09T10:26:50.652671800+00:00
Liked: https://www.servethehome.com/gigabyte-r113-c10-review-a-1u-amd-epyc-4000-series-server/
            
        This looks interesting for when I replace my existing homelab cluster. It would be nice for NVME hotswap drives though.</p>


2025-05-01T19:58:12.270661914+00:00
Liked: https://iamkate.com/data/12-bit-rainbow/
            


2025-05-01T18:35:10.480642022+00:00
Liked: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/1/not-vibe-coding/
            


2025-04-24T15:17:47.742562819+00:00
Something went wrong on a homelab server and Docker stopped cleaning up old overlays.</p>
Running docker system prune -a -f</code>  (via</a>) seemed to fix it.</p>
Total reclaimed space: 149GB</code> :tada:</p>


2025-04-21T18:46:37.289066532+00:00
echarts</a> looks worth exploring. Folks at HN</a> seem to like it. It would be nice for replacing the charts I’m making for et</a></p>


2025-04-17T11:37:59.928254184+00:00
Liked: https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/thousands-at-philly-hands-off-march-and-rally-no-kings-in-america/
            


2025-04-15T11:52:30.263217835+00:00
Liked: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskElectronics/comments/1c6szgd/comment/l049skr/
            
        LM66200 Seems like a good place for me to start</p>


2025-04-11T01:13:02.117594148+00:00
Liked: https://justingarrison.com/blog/2025-03-31-signal-domain-shortcut/