<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[[www-gem] A tinkerer]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hey everyone!</p>
<p dir="auto">I’m a lifelong tinkerer who’s been running Arch Linux for about 25 years now. I’m a big FOSS advocate and feel most at home in the terminal. If there’s a CLI tool for it, I probably prefer it.<br />
I try to not be opinionated and always go by “the Linux community highest power is to offer a tool for everyone’s needs”. There’s no such thing like a best tool or distro.</p>
<p dir="auto">I spend a lot of time writing small scripts in Python and Bash to automate the boring stuff, and I have a mild (okay, not mild) obsession with tweaking dotfiles and config files. Over the years I’ve hopped through window managers like Awesomewm, i3, and Sway on X11, and I’m currently running Niri on Wayland.</p>
<p dir="auto">I also keep a <a href="https://www-gem.codeberg.page/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">blog</a> where I write about overlooked CLI tools that deserve more love.</p>
<p dir="auto">Outside the terminal, I’m into 3D printing for 6 years now, long-distance trail running (because debugging scripts isn’t enough suffering), and home automation (HomeAssistant).<br />
I had a discussion with a friend recently that made me realize that there’s nothing I don’t tweak in my life <img src="https://forum.unfinishedprojects.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=272e367859e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":D" alt="😄" /></p>
<p dir="auto">Looking forward to learning, sharing, and swapping tips with fellow tinkerers! I’d be happy to help with any unfinished projects you’ve got. I mostly throw out wild ideas, but every now and then, one of them actually works <img src="https://forum.unfinishedprojects.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=272e367859e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /></p>
<p dir="auto">PS: I’m also one of the two moderators who have helped <a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/anthony" aria-label="Profile: Anthony">@<bdi>Anthony</bdi></a> with this project, so I’d love to see it being successful. That doesn’t mean becoming the cool kid around the blog, but rather to see it recapturing the old Internet vibe I’ve been missing where people come together to build something collaboratively.</p>
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