There are forks of Nix. Perhaps you might like Lix.

I wish business “journalists” would stop calling these 10 year old companies “startups”.

It’s like calling that 10-12 year old kid who was still breastfeeding on Game of Thrones “my baby”.

They did this with Uber, AirBnb, & Spotify as well.

Restic seems nice but I don’t have any experience with it so don’t have much to say. Someone else with some experience with Restic might come along though and contribute. :)

In addition to the recommendations you’re getting already, I recommend learning about Borg Backup. It has great documentation.

https://www.borgbackup.org/

Borgmatic is a project that makes automatic backups easier with Borg.

https://torsion.org/borgmatic/

If you want a GUI for your personal machines there is Vorta.

https://vorta.borgbase.com/

I’ve used Borg for years now and test my restores every year. Which reminds me… I should do that more often. 😅

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology 🙂

Bookshop.org also has a DRM-free search filter and shares profits with local bookstores.

Another favorite is when the API barfs a stacktrace instead of valid JSON.

I’ve seen semantic commits done with emojis which is cute but also annoying, because they’re not as easy to type or grep for.

Semantic commits can be nice, but they can also invite bikeshedding about what’s a “feature” and what’s a “bug fix”, etc.

Not saying they aren’t nice, and if folks are using them and liking them, keep going. But if you haven’t used them before on a team, then just be aware that’s a thing than can happen.

Love it.

While folks are thinking about git commit messages I will offer this.

https://cbea.ms/git-commit/

My only criticism of the essay is that the most important bit is listed at number 7.

https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/114626836191477766

If we can copy/paste an image, surely we can also do so for a source link.

I recently learned to use my microwave’s “Reheat” feature and have been getting pretty good results. (I have not tested on bricks of frozen lasagna, though.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Limpr1L8Pss

Glad I could help. 🙂

Borgmatic is an automation tool for Borg. It has hooks for database backups.

https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/backup-your-databases/

Also check out BazQux. Presents as a Fever API endpoint so it works with many RSS clients like Unread or NetNewsWire.

Self-hosters should know about FreshRSS.