Whenever I see someone tell me it took them "five minutes" to do anything even remotely complicated in #NixOS I know they are in sales mode, not reality mode. It takes me that long just to remember what "specialArgs" is.

"dysk" is way better than "df" for seeing the the usage status of actual disks:

Nice to see that there have been at least 20 #Nix / #NixOS videos published on YouTube within the last 5 days. It was getting pretty sparse for a while.

NixOS 100: Defining and Using Custom NixOS Options #nix #nixos

From the radio: "A third less films were made last yea...." Me, from, across the room: "Fewer." Literally everyone in earshot: "Shut up, Chris."

I created a video that is hopefully useful for folks that have a little NixOS experience, and are whom are still curious but not yet religious about it: NixOS 99: NixOS Config Beyond the Basics as a Mere Mortal #nix #nixos

I get it already, girls next door who blast En Vogue's "Never Gonna Get It" whenever I walk by. I'm aware.

It's clear that women design men's pants. We don't need 20 belt loops. Like, literally maybe 4 would do.

This is the only practical written advice I've seen about composing #NixOS configuration:

Modularize Your NixOS Configuration | NixOS & Flakes Book

An unofficial and opinionated book for beginners

NixOS 98: Flox vs Devenv #Nix #NixOS #Flox #Devenv