Alex
@faceftw.dev
24 - Software Engineer - Gamer - Mega Nerd about too many things- Expect some sarcasm/satire, views are my own.
Check out my blog, "ref_cycle": https://faceftw.dev/blog
#rust #softwaredev #programming #gaming #nerd
Check out my blog, "ref_cycle": https://faceftw.dev/blog
#rust #softwaredev #programming #gaming #nerd
TIL I learned that UEFI firmwares can have Watchdog Timers that literally reset the entire computer if OS tampering is detected.
Was trying to install NixOS on my new UGREEN NAS and it didn’t occur to me that the 3min restarts wasn’t a hardware bug
god bless forum posts
Was trying to install NixOS on my new UGREEN NAS and it didn’t occur to me that the 3min restarts wasn’t a hardware bug
god bless forum posts
December 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
TIL I learned that UEFI firmwares can have Watchdog Timers that literally reset the entire computer if OS tampering is detected.
Was trying to install NixOS on my new UGREEN NAS and it didn’t occur to me that the 3min restarts wasn’t a hardware bug
god bless forum posts
Was trying to install NixOS on my new UGREEN NAS and it didn’t occur to me that the 3min restarts wasn’t a hardware bug
god bless forum posts
Shoutout to Codeberg for making initial migrations a bit less tedious. Got a ton of GitHub repos that I still need to setup but at least it's fairly automated. Still have to setup mirroring for active repos.
Just a few buttons and basically everything is preserved.
Just a few buttons and basically everything is preserved.
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Shoutout to Codeberg for making initial migrations a bit less tedious. Got a ton of GitHub repos that I still need to setup but at least it's fairly automated. Still have to setup mirroring for active repos.
Just a few buttons and basically everything is preserved.
Just a few buttons and basically everything is preserved.
Q-UP is a sleeper hit my god.
They made Balatro but for coin-flipping
They made Balatro but for coin-flipping
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Q-UP is a sleeper hit my god.
They made Balatro but for coin-flipping
They made Balatro but for coin-flipping
this ace was disgusting I should not have won this
I am still ass at counterstrike
I am still ass at counterstrike
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
this ace was disgusting I should not have won this
I am still ass at counterstrike
I am still ass at counterstrike
the absolute state of debugging my nixos config to get a raspi camera working
this took me 3 weeks to realize I missed ONE LINE
this took me 3 weeks to realize I missed ONE LINE
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
the absolute state of debugging my nixos config to get a raspi camera working
this took me 3 weeks to realize I missed ONE LINE
this took me 3 weeks to realize I missed ONE LINE
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Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Hardware
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
hmmm I wonder why this nix rebuild is taking so long on my raspi?
> building an entire browser engine, it has been 8 full hours on just that package
> maxed out swap space
> still running somehow
> building an entire browser engine, it has been 8 full hours on just that package
> maxed out swap space
> still running somehow
November 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
hmmm I wonder why this nix rebuild is taking so long on my raspi?
> building an entire browser engine, it has been 8 full hours on just that package
> maxed out swap space
> still running somehow
> building an entire browser engine, it has been 8 full hours on just that package
> maxed out swap space
> still running somehow
very cool that I’m adjusting myself while going to sleep and I see an ominous red glow from my apple watch
bad picture but the vibe is there
bad picture but the vibe is there
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
very cool that I’m adjusting myself while going to sleep and I see an ominous red glow from my apple watch
bad picture but the vibe is there
bad picture but the vibe is there
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
this took way longer than it should have
but i think I got a full klipper printer with nixos now
but i think I got a full klipper printer with nixos now
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
this took way longer than it should have
but i think I got a full klipper printer with nixos now
but i think I got a full klipper printer with nixos now
commit messages need more whimsy and fun
October 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
commit messages need more whimsy and fun
we are getting mandela effected into thinking invisible was actually a part of the mgsv soundtrack lmao
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
we are getting mandela effected into thinking invisible was actually a part of the mgsv soundtrack lmao
Finally finished my latest post on ref_cycling!
A much shorter post compared to previous entries about the migration from #Nextjs to @11ty.dev, and why understanding website rendering paradigms is important.
#webdev #Nextjs #React #Eleventy
Read Here: faceftw.dev/blog/0010
A much shorter post compared to previous entries about the migration from #Nextjs to @11ty.dev, and why understanding website rendering paradigms is important.
#webdev #Nextjs #React #Eleventy
Read Here: faceftw.dev/blog/0010
Javascript is the Devil in the Details - ref_cycling
The website sequel I should have expected to happen
faceftw.dev
October 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
thank god I had a flipper zero to find the swd pins I need for unscrewing the klipper firmware I tried to upload
October 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
thank god I had a flipper zero to find the swd pins I need for unscrewing the klipper firmware I tried to upload
trying to setup my new 3d printserver raspi and Nix takes up so much memory I had to give it swap space manually just to do the rebuild on device and not build an image again.
Why not do the latter, secrets management on a new NixOS system is not fun I’ve learned…
Why not do the latter, secrets management on a new NixOS system is not fun I’ve learned…
October 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
trying to setup my new 3d printserver raspi and Nix takes up so much memory I had to give it swap space manually just to do the rebuild on device and not build an image again.
Why not do the latter, secrets management on a new NixOS system is not fun I’ve learned…
Why not do the latter, secrets management on a new NixOS system is not fun I’ve learned…
currently resisting the urge to buy a used oscilloscope from ebay that I will probably not use that often but will be very cool to have.
good night everyone
good night everyone
October 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
currently resisting the urge to buy a used oscilloscope from ebay that I will probably not use that often but will be very cool to have.
good night everyone
good night everyone
On the bright side, I'm actually pushing my computer to the limit which I haven't been able to do naturally (i.e. not 3DMark).
September 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
On the bright side, I'm actually pushing my computer to the limit which I haven't been able to do naturally (i.e. not 3DMark).
This is why people don't like building from source I guess?
20GB for building a 2GB or so NixOS image is crazy
20GB for building a 2GB or so NixOS image is crazy
September 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This is why people don't like building from source I guess?
20GB for building a 2GB or so NixOS image is crazy
20GB for building a 2GB or so NixOS image is crazy
Seth Rogen’s The Studio is a really interesting watch with it’s longer uninterrupted cuts. It feels somehow more at home with Rogen’s personality and the writing simulates the inability to look away from a trainwreck as it happens.
I get why it has so many nominations now.
I get why it has so many nominations now.
September 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Seth Rogen’s The Studio is a really interesting watch with it’s longer uninterrupted cuts. It feels somehow more at home with Rogen’s personality and the writing simulates the inability to look away from a trainwreck as it happens.
I get why it has so many nominations now.
I get why it has so many nominations now.
As much as I despise Charlie Kirk, I do not condone his assassination. Political violence is abhorrent and should not have a place in the US.
I send my condolonces, not out of respect, but out of moral obligation, as I hope others will.
I send my condolonces, not out of respect, but out of moral obligation, as I hope others will.
September 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
As much as I despise Charlie Kirk, I do not condone his assassination. Political violence is abhorrent and should not have a place in the US.
I send my condolonces, not out of respect, but out of moral obligation, as I hope others will.
I send my condolonces, not out of respect, but out of moral obligation, as I hope others will.
263 tabs
Half of the problem is I keep opening new tabs, but I'm too scared to close anything because it might be a link I lose.
Half of the problem is I keep opening new tabs, but I'm too scared to close anything because it might be a link I lose.
September 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
263 tabs
Half of the problem is I keep opening new tabs, but I'm too scared to close anything because it might be a link I lose.
Half of the problem is I keep opening new tabs, but I'm too scared to close anything because it might be a link I lose.
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Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda: "The worst part is that the government is still in possession right now of documents & information that could help me remember and get over all of this maybe, and help me heal. They have documents w/ my name on them that were confiscated from Jeffrey Epstein's house"
September 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda: "The worst part is that the government is still in possession right now of documents & information that could help me remember and get over all of this maybe, and help me heal. They have documents w/ my name on them that were confiscated from Jeffrey Epstein's house"
Learning #NixOS and I think I have like 100+ browser tabs trying to debug all the nixexprs I’m writing.
This is after getting a basic system setup with the help of like 20 different examples.
These docs are borderline Microsoft-level except they provide like zero context.
This is after getting a basic system setup with the help of like 20 different examples.
These docs are borderline Microsoft-level except they provide like zero context.
September 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Learning #NixOS and I think I have like 100+ browser tabs trying to debug all the nixexprs I’m writing.
This is after getting a basic system setup with the help of like 20 different examples.
These docs are borderline Microsoft-level except they provide like zero context.
This is after getting a basic system setup with the help of like 20 different examples.
These docs are borderline Microsoft-level except they provide like zero context.
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