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▲ 22 r/Nix

Is declarative MacOS with Nix a good idea?

I have been using NixOS on an old machine for a while and have been enjoying it thus far. However, I will soon have to upgrade to a newer laptop and a Macbook seems much more appealing than other options hardware-wise. I don't love MacOS but it's much more tolerable than Windows, though I have gotten way too used to declarative systems and would like to manage my MacOS the Nix way. I have some questions for people who use MacOS declaratively with Nix:

  1. Is declarative MacOS stable enough for daily use now?
  2. What do I need to replicate the Nix experience on MacOS? Nix-darwin + brew-nix? Anything else?
  3. Is brew-nix stable enough for use now? Do I have to manually update the hash for casks without hash everytime they update?
  4. Brew-nix vs Nix-darwin’s homebrew model?
  5. I am a bit concerned about this problem I read about brew-nix: “The only problem I faced right now is the application state that is refreshed/wiped after every update. For example, my Firefox browser does not remember my default profile after I update the app, so I have to relink my profile to be the default one every time after the update.” Is this fixable?

Much thanks in advance for answering!

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u/dancerinthelimelight — 4 days ago
▲ 3 r/unixporn

| Most readable dark theme/colorscheme?

Lately I have been on the hunt for a readable dark theme, and by that I mean something that doesn’t strain your eyes after a long time and has high enough contrast for the letters to still pop off to some degree, which can be important when reading long Markdown texts for instant and you don’t want the words to blend together and into the background. Any recommendations would be highly appreciated!

P/s: I highly detest predominantly purple themes but besides that I’m fine with most colours. I have checked out Gruvbox so far and it looks pretty nice on the eyes.

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u/dancerinthelimelight — 9 days ago
▲ 6 r/wacom

Background: I have been drawing on an old Samsung Tab Note 10.1 for a while but never really got used to the slippery glass screen, and since it’s from 2013-2014 there is no paperlike film made for it (unlike the iPad). I decide to get my first drawing tablet since they are cheaper than iPads (and I don’t find iPads necessary when I already have a laptop).

Purpose: Mainly for drawing and also for taking notes in class. I am aware that taking notes on screenless drawing tablet is painful and will take some getting used to but I have seen people done it.

So after some research, I have settled on the Wacom PTH-651 since it’s better than the newer Wacom Ones and Huions while being cheaper. I was searching through FB Marketplace and some local e-commerce sites as well as Mercari and found 4 listings that fits my budget, but I’m not sure which one to choose.

- Listing 1: Picture 1 (local e-commerce site, 60 USD). Description says that it is confirmed working + the surface has been scratched from use; comes with all accessories but no box.

- Listing 2: Picture 2-3 (Mercari, 60 USD). My favourite one since it’s in silver. Description says that it was used back when the owner was a student. The surface seems smudged (sweaty hands? Can this be cleaned?) and the picture quality is too low to assess if there is any scratches. There seems to be a hairline scratch right beneath the touch ring in picture 3.

- Listing 3: Picture 4 (Mercari, 60 USD). The greasiest looking one.

- Listing 4: Picture 5-6 (Mercari, 70 USD). Description says it was tested and confirmed working on April 15th. The most clean one out of the 4, but there seems to be a grainy part on the screen. Not sure if this is normal or will affect the drawing experience.

I’m aware that these tablets are like 13 years old at this point so I’m not expecting like mint condition, it’s fine with me if it works fine. I just have never been exposed to used drawing tablets before so I can’t really gauge their condition like “this is how the surface is supposed to look after prolonged use” etc to know which one is in the best condition + the pictures are in low quality which makes it even harder. Much thanks in advance for any advices on this!

u/dancerinthelimelight — 25 days ago
▲ 43 r/scheme+1 crossposts

Background: I know the bare minimum of Nix, and some HTML and CSS but not much

Main purpose: To get myself acquainted with Scheme (specifically Guile) so I can start using Guix

Future goal: Learn about Lisp as a whole and specifically Elisp so I can use Emacs more proficiently

From what I’ve researched so far, here are some of the books recommended to beginners:

- The Little Schemer: easy to understand, teach fundamentals, have many exercises

- The Seasoned Schemer: read it after finishing TLS

- How to Design Programs: read this before reading SICP

- Simply Scheme: I have seen it recommended but heard little about it

- Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation: I heard it’s a must read Lisp classic but not sure when I should read it (before/after book A B C)

- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs: the last one to be read since it’s intended at CS majors and not layman

So I have some questions about all of this:

  1. What books should I read and in what order? I feel like some books overlap in their teachings or maybe complementary. I have read somewhere for instance that The Little Schemer is not to be read as a comprehensive guide but rather in addition to other books.

  2. Is The Reasoned Schemer recommended?

  3. I keep seeing this guy commenting that The Schematics of Computation is “SICP for mortals”? Is it good? Isn’t HTDP already written in response to SICP being too difficult?

  4. Is there any further resources/learning materials I should check out?

Much thanks in advance for advices regarding this matter!

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u/dancerinthelimelight — 28 days ago