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04:07

2026-07-27

gist.github.com

developer-tools

(Claude Fable 5 + ChatGPT 5.6 Sol (Pro)) Untested nixpkgs patch to avoid filling up /boot with too many generations

A NixOS developer has proposed an untested patch for nixpkgs that dynamically limits the number of boot menu generations based on available space on the /boot filesystem, preventing it from filling up…

23:16

2026-07-13

minor.gripe

artificial-intelligence

The AI Whale Fall and Open Source

Frontier AI labs like Anthropic and OpenAI are temporarily subsidizing AI usage through massive financial backing, creating a limited window for open-source projects to leverage AI for mechanical task…

18:27

2026-06-26

devenv.sh

developer-tools

Making devenv start fast, and the whole nixpkgs with it - devenv

Devenv startup overhead is traced to Nixpkgs' dynamic linker stat storm, where programs like `devenv hook-should-activate` suffer 70ms delays from 486 failing `openat()` calls per invocation. The Nix …

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developer tools 2 machine learning 1 artificial intelligence 1 ai products 1 ai tools 1