Ayush Agarwal

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linux sysadmin, learning how to write code
he/him

I like command line and TUI (terminal user interface) applications. I dislike asymmetry, flickering text, flashing screens, blinking cursors, high input latency, and user-hostile software.

I like music from #CarbonBasedLifeforms, #AkiraYamaoka, and #KeiichiOkabe (NieR).

If you're a human being, have a short bio, and some verified links on your profile, you can send me a follow request and I'll most likely approve it.

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Ayush AgarwalJul 2, 2025
I've moved to my own self-hosted GoToSocial instance. Please accept my follow request. 
Ayush AgarwalJun 29, 2025

MadS (2024) is a great natural take on the zombie apocalypse genre and a great horror movie with brilliant acting.

gemini://ayushnix.com/reviews/media/2025-06-29-mads.gmi
https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/ayushnix.com/reviews/media/2025-06-29-mads.gmi

MadS (2024) — ayushnix.com

Ayush AgarwalJun 27, 2025
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)Jun 27, 2025

Look like @torvalds might remove #bcachefs from the #Linux with version 6.17:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wi+k[email protected]/

'"I have pulled this, but also as per that discussion, I think we'll be parting ways in the 6.17 merge window."'

Backstory that triggered this can be found here:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wi2a[email protected]/

To quote from there:

'"You seem to have forgotten what the point of the merge window was again.

We don't start adding new features just because you found other bugs.

[…]

Make the -rc fixes be pure fixes.

Linus"'

#kernel #LinuxKernel

Ayush AgarwalJun 13, 2025
@trashheap @TheOneDoc Most of the packages I need or want to use are already in the repos (except some Haskell packages like shellcheck and pandoc). I end up packaging other stuff I need that isn't in the repos. cbuild is nice to use.
Ayush AgarwalJun 13, 2025
@trashheap @TheOneDoc GNOME is the "flagship" DE in Chimera's repositories but it also has KDE, XFCE, and Wayland compositors like Sway and Niri.
Ayush AgarwalJun 13, 2025

There's absolutely zero reason for me to buy another Pixel smartphone if it doesn't support #GrapheneOS.

https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114670995130379882

Oh well, I hope I don't have to replace my Pixel 9 anytime soon but when I do, I'm not sure which shitty alternative I'd pick. 😑

GrapheneOS (@[email protected])

We're going to be moving forward under the expectation that future Pixel devices may not meet the requirements to run GrapheneOS (https://grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices) and may not support using another OS. We've been in talks with a couple OEMs about making devices and what it would cost.

GrapheneOS Mastodon
Ayush AgarwalJun 12, 2025

I got myself a Logitech MX Vertical mouse.

After using a split ergonomic keyboard, I always felt that using a vertical mouse would make more sense but I never got one until now. The handshake position of the palm feels extremely pleasant and natural. I'm not going to win any FPS games with this but it does feel significantly more comfortable than the Razer Deathadder mouse I was using.

Unfortunately, I'm not confident that the mouse wheel will survive after an year or two and I'm expecting double click issues in this mouse as well because Logitech sells crap.

Ayush AgarwalJun 10, 2025

@lhp Maybe something like this?

https://in.starlabs.systems/pages/starlite

StarLite 12.5-inch

Its fanless design ensures your StarLite will never make more than a whisper - unless you want it to. The Mk V supports coreboot open source firmware which you can effortlessly configure to your preferences via our coreboot configurator.

Star Labs®
Show threadAyush AgarwalJun 8, 2025

@abnv @sanchayan If you like astronomy and science

https://anilist.co/anime/151514/Chi-Chikyuu-no-Undou-ni-Tsuite/

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

The setting is 15th-century Europe. It was a time when heretical ideas lead those to who possessed such a mindset to being burned at the stake for their beliefs. The protagonist, Rafał, a child prodigy, is expected to major in theology, the most important subject at the time, at the university where he plans to skip a grade. One day, however, he comes across a mysterious man, and is now studying a possible "truth" in the midst of heretical thought!

AniList
Ayush AgarwalJun 6, 2025
David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)Jun 5, 2025
I cannot overstate how much I hate the short character limits on most instances here. It does not make people post short, concise messages (as if brevity is even a thing I’d want to optimise for) it makes people post essays as sequences of 47 toots. Which then all appear in my timeline. In reverse order.