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04 May 2026

In the 90s, I was one of quite a few angry linux-evangelizing teenagers who hated Microsoft with the kind of all-consuming passion usually only available to the blissfully young and inexperienced.

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Tags: programming tech tech-industry philosophy

You probably don't need Microsoft Github

06 Apr 2026

New on grumpystack.uk : You probably don't need Microsoft Github

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Tags: internet sysadmin ux web grumpy

The Internet Loves Diversity

05 Apr 2026

It's in the name. The Inter Net. An interconnected network of networks.

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Tags: tech-industry internet philosophy politics ux web grumpy

Care: The missing ingredient

22 Mar 2026

I really want to write software that's actually good.

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Tags: programming agile literate sysadmin tdd tech tech-industry testing xp bsd

Using Minimal Emacs with Nix

02 Feb 2026

If you're both an Emacs user and a Nix user, then you should probably be using direnv with the use flake directive, and the emacs-direnv package1 for the best possible experience.

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Tags: emacs programming nix ux
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