Section 03
Software
Packages, self-hosting and the tools worth the muscle memory — what to install and why.
- 01Self-Hosting on a $10 VPSOwn your files, notes and photos — one small box, a weekend, and a handful of commands to run your own services.
- 02Flatpak, Snap, or Native?Three ways to install the same app, three sets of trade-offs — how to choose between Flatpak, Snap and your distro's own packages.
- 03Terminal Apps Worth the Muscle MemoryThe command-line tools that genuinely beat their GUI equivalents — ripgrep, fzf, bat and the rest, and what they replace.
- 04Neovim From ZeroPast the 'how do I quit' memes — a gentle, honest on-ramp to Neovim that doesn't require a 2,000-line config.