I have an old used Dell Latitude that I use as a pseudo thin client. I ssh into my PC, and everything just works.

I really like this setup because I only have one environment, so everything is there, and I don't have to install anything in the laptop

  > I really like this setup because I only have one environment, so everything is there, and I don't have to install anything in the laptop

On that note, one thing I highly recommend to people is to add some visual clues to tell you which machine you're on. I use starship and have a few indicators but I also have some PS1 exports that I've used in the past or use in new tmp instances (I HIGHLY recommend also doing this for when you're using the root account). It can get confusing when you have different tabs on different machines and it is easy to mistake which one you're on.

[0] I also recommend keeping notes there if you like writing in markdown. Files are so tiny that it's worth having them. It's benefited me more times than I can count.

Thanks in advance!

Lately I have migrated some of that to Guix Home because the other half of the problem is having all the dependent programs necessary for the dotfiles installed automatically at the appropriate versions.

The latter one especially falls into the realm of tinkering. :)

[1]: https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh [2]: https://systemcrafters.net/craft-your-system-with-guix/guix-...

  find "${DOTFILE_DIR%/}/configs/" \
        -maxdepth 1 \
        ! -name "*.md" \
        -exec bash -c 'ln -Fis "${0}" "${CONFIG_DIR%/}/${0##*/}"' {} \;

Another key component is to break out files. For example I have the directory ~/.dotfiles/rc_files/zsh. My zshrc file sources different files from that location. So I have a Linux file and OSX file there for anything that is specifically system dependent. If you want different configs on different machines you can check the hostname and use the same pattern!

Speaking of which, use functions! At first this is going to sound crazy but it's worth the effort and let's be honest, the effort is very low (though the initial rebase might not be depending on how messy you are)

  function _exists() {
      command -v "$1" &> /dev/null
  }

  alias_ls() {
    alias_lsd() {
        alias ls='lsd'
        alias la='lsd -A' # A drops . and ..
        alias ll='lsd -l' # h is automatic
    }
    alias_base_ls() {
        alias ls='ls -v --color=auto -h' # numerical sort, color, human readable
        alias la='ls -A' # ignore . and ..
        alias ll='ls -lh'
    }
    if ( _exists lsd );
    then
        alias_lsd
    else
        alias_base_ls
    fi
  }
  main() {
    alias_ls || echo -e "\033[1;31mls aliasing fucked up!\033[0m"
  }
  main

  1) debugging gets so much easier
  2) you know where everything is and what everything does. 
  3) trying new aliases, command tools, scripts, etc also becomes a lot easier. 

Since we're speaking of bash, bookmark this website: https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls

Fwiw, my main language is Python but for pretty much everything in the terminal I write in bash. You can often make oneliners that would traditionally be a lot of lines in Python. Not to mention it's usually faster. It's a good way to help you learn bash too! ^__^

I found that the time I spend reviewing and refactoring is marginally less than the time it takes to write the code myself. For very repetitive tasks, there is a sweet spot.

The only case where vibe-coding really delivered on the promise of super high-speed development is when you completely gave up on the code quality or you are in a greenfield project where all the business logic hasn't been fully defined.

Still have my SE. When I pick it up, it’s striking just how much better it feels.

Not hating on people who do, but I just do not use my phone enough to justify the hassle of having a freakin' cinder block in my pocket.

Looking at replacing my SE with a keitai supplemented with an Android emulator

I don't have anything against Face Id, BUT I just don't see why they eliminate the sensor and remove the option.

I rolled back to TouchID after a few months, it was intolerable.

I have an impression this gets worse the more correction your glasses have.

I actually had to disable some FaceID stuff because it was too easy to get to the Home Screen when I wanted to just look at the clock.

It's worse than motor memory (no thought required) gesture, because it requires a more expensive non-motor-memory physical movement that depends on context of the human. Face ID requires moving and orienting phone close enough for the Face ID sensor to capture a 3D image of face and moving eyes for attention, so it's a function of both phone and human position.

TouchID is context free: grab phone and touch button in fixed position. By the time the phone has turned to facing the user, it is already unlocked.

Touch ID is much faster than Face ID.

All the best with your future!

This one in particar is gold, The ost of air traffic controller simulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hRX-9sYdKw