Blog: Chuwi Minibook X: a modern netbook.

The more I tote it around, the more I actually like using this ridiculous little computer.

https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2026/05/28/chuwi-minibook-x/

Today's bash adventure, I never reach echo in this script:

set -e
(( X++ ))
echo "X=$X"

Why?

Because (( X++ )) returns 0. And returning 0 from (( is a NON-zero exit code—an error.

Because of course, how silly of me.

Our block tends to go hard on Halloween decorations every year.

This was my house:

Spent part of my evening exploring https://github.com/containers/bubblewrap

Partially for `$DAYJOB`.

And partially because npm is scary: https://gist.github.com/thcipriani/37efe1b13c02f22cd6d5e1c9d113c7a8

Failed to fetch https://packages.sury.org/php/dists/buster/InRelease 418 I'm a teapot

Well played, Sury. Well. Played.

```
GET /about/ HTTP/1.1" 200 6659 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Thinkbot/0.5.8; +In_the_test_phase,_if_the_Thinkbot_brings_you_trouble,_please_block_its_IP_address._Thank_you.)"
```

hrm, "block its IP address"?

```
$ sudo awk '/Thinkbot/ {print "IP:",$2}' /var/log/apache2/other_vhosts_access.log | sort | uniq | wc -l
60
```

Hosting things on the internet in 2025 is stupid.

Popped in to see my local ISP today and came away with a grab bag full of goodies. I love municipal fiber <3

https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2022/04/20/the-unreasonable-fight-for-municipal-broadband/