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Gerard Braad 22h ago

Packer weirdness

disk_image = true
iso_url = 😕

Gerard Braad 1d ago

Acrylic glass ? 😕

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Gerard Braad 1d ago

Automated build process:

https://github.com/gbraad-dotfiles/packer-test/actions/runs/17187815919/job/48759273652

Build process · gbraad-dotfiles/packer-test@ee7fab8

Use Packer and Machinefile to create a Debian VM from a containerfile - Build process · gbraad-dotfiles/packer-test@ee7fab8

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Gerard Braad 1d ago

First test using Machinefile and Packer to create a VM from a containerfile description... published to a container registry and consumed with macadam/machine.

https://github.com/gbraad-dotfiles/packer-test

next step is perhaps to create a proper provisioner plugin, or actions... and integrate this is in my dotfiles publish workflow.

Gerard Braad 1d ago

packer solves a problem, but it feels fragile.

... and yep, it hangs on Grub configuration.

Gerard Braad 1d ago

Vlaams en Nederlands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvwUhwUaBXo

Hartstikke neig! Enkele leuke verschillen tussen het Nederlands en het Vlaams

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Gerard Braad 1d ago

An example of the 'app' launcher is shown here.

Gerard Braad 1d ago

A small snapshot of my running #systemd services, that shows how I automate a lot on my machines

Application definitions can run as services; like copyparty

https://github.com/gbraad-dotfiles/applications/blob/main/copyparty.md

Launched with:
https://github.com/gbraad-dotfiles/upstream/blob/main/zsh/.zshrc.d/apps.zsh

Containers run as development environments, defined in

https://github.com/gbraad-dotfiles/upstream/blob/main/config/.config/dotfiles/devenv.ini

And accessed with the helper:

https://github.com/gbraad-dotfiles/upstream/blob/main/zsh/.zshrc.d/devenv.zsh

And VMs,
https://github.com/gbraad-dotfiles/upstream/blob/main/config/.config/dotfiles/machine.ini

to deploy infrastructure, using bootc, and accessed with:

https://github.com/gbraad-dotfiles/upstream/blob/main/zsh/.zshrc.d/machine.zsh

#linux #dotfiles

Gerard Braad 1d ago

webhat 1d ago

Tell me you don't understand obesity, without telling me you don't understand obesity:

Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen: "But the reality is that even if every person living with obesity took medicines, we couldn’t treat our way out of this crisis."

Once the additional adipose tissue is created the most effective way to reduce hunger drive is medication or surgery, that's because the fat cells do not leave due to diet and exercise, they just become smaller and hungry.

An effect way to get less people becoming obese, is an improved diet and boosting physical activity. This doesn't work effectively for someone who is already obese

The world needs more than drugs to fight obesity, writes Novo Nordisk’s ex-boss
https://archive.is/a2Oos

I'd rather link the web.archive.org version, and doesn't contain the entire article
https://web.archive.org/web/20250823032915/https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/08/11/the-world-needs-more-than-drugs-to-fight-obesity-writes-novo-nordisks-ex-boss

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Gerard Braad 1d ago

@SNThrailkill

https://github.com/crc-org/macadam/

Currently this is used for bootc, but we will be adding more support. My teams works with Podman Machine to provide support and maintenance. We have been doing this for quite some time, ... just mostly stayed in the dark.

One of our first projects, gvisor, got adopted by #podman machine, and started our coop.

GitHub - crc-org/macadam

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