Like other blogs, I guess Iāll put up an about page. Iām a old school hacker living in Halifax. Iāve been using Linux primarily for work and at home for close to 25 yearsĀ now.
Hereās a few things that Iām interestedĀ in:
- Hikes with my dog pictured aboveĀ (Atiya)
- Playing guitar and bass, collecting old SunnĀ amplifiers
- Going to heavy metalĀ concerts
- Playing games like DND or video games (especially dwarfĀ fortress)
- Writing small video game demoās (mainly dwarf fortressĀ clones)
- Security andĀ Privacy
Uses:
The hardware and software I useĀ everyday.
Workstation
My primary workstation, equipped with 2 GPUās mainly used for VFIO / GPU pass-through with Virtual Machines. Most used application:Ā Vim
Software
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| OS | Arch Linux |
| Browser | Firefox |
| Thunderbird | |
| Editor | vim |
| WM | i3 / rofi / py3status |
| Term | alacritty |
| Music | strawberry |
| Mastodon | whalebird |
| Video | VLC |
| Virtual Machines | virt-manager |
| Display | Looking Glass |
| Games | Steam |
| Images | Gimp |
Hardware
| Type | Part |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Aorus Master x570 |
| CPU | AMD 5900x |
| Cooler | Noctua NH-U14S |
| GPU | 6800xt |
| GPU2 | Vega64 |
| Memory | 64gb GSkill |
| Power | 850w Antec HCG850 |
| Storage M.2 | 2x XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB |
| Case | Antec A400 |
Server
My old primary workstation, but I scavenged the Vega64 and replaced it with a 50$ nvidia card so it would boot. Mainly used to run VM and a few odds and ends and containerĀ box.
Hardware
| Type | Part |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus X370 Pro |
| CPU | AMD 1800x |
| Cooler | Noctua NH-D15 |
| GPU | Nvidia G710 |
| Memory | 32g GSkill |
| Power | 650w |
| Storage Disks | WD 4Tb, 2Tb |
| Storage SSD | Intel 140g, 500g |
| Storage M.2 | 500g Samsung Evo 970 |
| Case | Antec A400 |
Software
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| OS | Debian bullseye |
| Containers | docker |
| Media Video | plex |
| Media Music | airsonic |
| Virtual Machines | VirtualBox |
| RPG stuff | Foundtry VTT |
| Torrent | Deluged |
| Snatcher | Medusa |
| Cloud | NextCloud |
| Dashboard | Cockpit |
| DNS | pihole |
| Casting | Owncast |