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Switch OpenCode model presets based on directory

https://major.io/p/opencode-model-presets-direnv/

Published: August 5, 2026 00:00

I’ve tried lots of coding agents, such as Claude Code, Codex, Pi and OpenCode, but I keep coming back to OpenCode. The flexible configuration, keyboard shortcuts, and visual presentation in a terminal really appeal to me. However, I run into situations…

Mount virtual media on Supermicro IPMI with less java

https://major.io/p/supermicro-ipmi-mount-iso/

Published: July 28, 2026 00:00

It’s been a while since I rented a dedicated server for my own personal infrastructure, but with the prices I’ve seen lately on cloud and virtual infrastructure, getting my own server seemed like a better detal. I prefer to do my own custom installation of…

Talking about impostor syndrome on the GR-OSS OUT Podcast

https://major.io/p/imposter-syndrome-ooda-loop-podcast/

Published: July 21, 2026 00:00

When my good friend Jay Faulkner asked me to hop on the GR-OSS OUT Podcast to talk about imposter syndrome, I jumped at the chance. I haven’t talked much about it since 2015 when I spoke at Fedora Flock in Rochester, but it’s been on my mind lately,…

Using Anthropic's models via Vertex AI in opencode

https://major.io/p/vertex-ai-anthropic-opencode/

Published: April 13, 2026 00:00

We use Vertex AI at work for accessing Anthropic’s models and the opencode setup is quite smooth! Although getting your authentication credentials from Google can be a little tricky, using them with opencode involves setting a few environment variables.…

Coding love for Porkbun

https://major.io/p/love-for-porkbun/

Published: January 22, 2026 00:00

Porkbun does exactly what I need and nothing more. I came to them a few years ago with domains scattered across a few different registrars that were quickly becoming too difficult to manage. Their site has minimal upselling, quick renewals, and…

Thoughts on "Poor Charlie's Almanac"

https://major.io/p/poor-charlies-almanac/

Published: January 7, 2026 00:00

I recently finished reading Poor Charlie’s Almanac, a collection of speeches and writings from Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner at Berkshire Hathaway. Munger passed away in November 2023 at the age of 99, just weeks before his…

Blank lock screen in Hyprland

https://major.io/p/blank-lock-screen-hyprland/

Published: December 18, 2025 00:00

I moved over to Hyprland as my primary desktop environment several months ago after wrestling with some other Wayland desktop environments. It does plenty of things well and finally allowed me to do screen sharing during meetings without much hassle. A…

Becomingly differently social

https://major.io/p/differently-social/

Published: December 17, 2025 00:00

Social media caught my attention in early 2008. A coworker finally convinced me to create a Twitter account and I had no idea what it was. Over the years, I found various types of social media useful for different purposes. Learning. Connecting. Sharing.…

Fun with docling

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Published: September 26, 2025 00:00

My team at work does lots of work with retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, and parsing documents is really painful. It’s so painful that I recently delivered a talk on this very topic at DevConf.US 2025! Another one of the talks at DevConf.US this year…

Getting podman quadlets talking to each other

/p/quadlet-networking/

Published: September 25, 2025 00:00

Quadlets are a handy way to manage containers using systemd unit files. Containers running via quadlets have access to the external network by default, but they don’t automatically communicate with each other like they do in a docker-compose setup. Adding…