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nilix posted 09 Sep 2026 17:41 +0000

ok i kind of hate krita's keyboard shortcuts, and also its UI for setting them T-T

nilix replied 09 Sep 2026 16:23 +0000
in reply to: https://cafe.nilfm.cc/u/nilix/h/PGzj1FS3t82Z41f4MJ

it's weird seeing this stuff with omarchy.

ryudov2 is not a distro and plan9port/linux is just a state of mind. it took me a month to build, refine, and test the install scripts and configs while juggling a full time job, moving into my van, and inching along with a handful of other projects.

i built it because i wanted to just be able to say "yeah this is what i use. you can try it if you want". that's where it stands rn. i have other things to work on like kuro, dollctl, my visual art, and my music.

i'm leaving my grocery job in 3 weeks because it's destroying my body, doesn't pay well, and steals my time which is increasingly precious. i'm trying to be the change that i want to see in the world but i can't do it without help. if you're able and you resonate with what i do, please drop me a few bucks to keep my little studio afloat: https://lightcrystal.systems/support

nilix posted 09 Sep 2026 01:19 +0000

wow so if i import the PDFs exported from my remarkable to Krita instead of GIMP they look a lot closer to what they look like on the device. good to know. also yes i'm teaching myself krita rn, hopefully i'll have something nice to share soon ;>

nilix posted 08 Sep 2026 17:30 +0000

CS student at the cafe is barely learning to code and already AI-brained. what a waste

nilix posted 08 Sep 2026 14:21 +0000

wow just watched a guy dump 4 tires in the back lot by chavez park

a steel blue pickup truckin a dirt lot with 4 tires dumped behind it

nilix posted 08 Sep 2026 13:07 +0000

good morning it is time to shred

nilix replied 07 Sep 2026 04:36 +0000
in reply to: https://cafe.nilfm.cc/u/nilix/h/r6q6Tq73QG6Y1YFZhw

re: page 5's main panel i suppose its not the anatomy as much as the facial structure and the hair and the lack of a sense of depth in general. in any case that is the main panel i wanna touch up

re: page 5's main panel i suppose its not the anatomy as much as the facial structure and the hair and the lack of a sense of depth in general. in any case that is the main panel i wanna touch up

nilix replied 07 Sep 2026 04:11 +0000
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but like for example i really like how page 6 came out, the flatter shading and use of black on Rena and the overlays contrasts with the lens distortion and textures of the background and the reflected light in her eyes <3

nilix replied 07 Sep 2026 04:04 +0000
in reply to: https://cafe.nilfm.cc/u/nilix/h/l59B1Qh9Rc3c98lK2V

on that note i wanna redo page 5 and some panels here and there on other pages. the anatomy on page 5 is pretty atrocious in particular and while i like the approach of using true black for a "cleaner" look it doesnt work for every scene so i will be alternating between using that and the softer shading/coloring approach i used in the first 3 pages and that i tend to use in my sketches going forward as the composition demands

nilix posted 07 Sep 2026 03:59 +0000

3 weeks left of grocerymaxxing ><

also page 9 of polycrisis is gonna be soooooo cute, i did the first couple passes of the lineart today ^^

nilix posted 06 Sep 2026 17:05 +0000

love being an alienated parent

highly recommend it... /s

nilix posted 06 Sep 2026 15:12 +0000

are there any IT co-ops that are doing alright right now? curious about the business model and viability of the strategy in the current situation... as a solo freelancer it looks pretty bleak all things considered #askFedi

nilix posted 06 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000

#ryudov2 e2e test 2 complete. everything works although there is a build error in the cursor theme that doesn't affect the variant i actually use in the config :shrug:

a virtual machine desktop with black bar, a couple blue terminals, a dark themed file manager, and a web browser without any chrome showing a glitchy orb and search bar; the window borders are 4px wide, black for the inactive windows, turquoise for the web browser

nilix posted 06 Sep 2026 13:28 +0000

some mornings be like that

from the opening scene in megaman zero, zero is asleep hanging by cables plugged into his back. his arm is destroyed and helmet antenna cracked

nilix posted 06 Sep 2026 04:27 +0000

there is a mosquito infestation inside the co op. i got bit yesterday and again today, on top of seeing quite a few of them. my guess is they bred wherever in the roof there was pooled water (its a notoriously leaky roof that should have been fixed years ago instead of investing millions into the avanyu store but yk...) and after the roof was patched earlier this week they are effectively trapped in the store

nilix posted 05 Sep 2026 18:28 +0000

paying the price of slow disk speeds to avoid thrashing my disk by putting my VM disk image on a usb drive :')

nilix posted 05 Sep 2026 18:04 +0000

in the middle of ryudov2 e2e tests in a fresh VM

the environment is pretty complete at this point:

  • openbox + tint2 (custom forks for the way minimized windows are handled)
  • rio-like window management with some shell scripts bound to the root menu
  • intuitive keybinds for window management and stuff like volume and brightness control
  • st, pcmanfm-qt, surf, and mblaze for the big 4 default apps (mblaze, isync, and msmtp need to be configured by hand for email to work but ofc they do)
  • external storage menu with udiskie and openbox pipe menus
  • steppenwolf gtk2, gtk3, gtk4, qt5, qt6, and audacious/winamp themes with matching openbox and dmenu themes, and solarized-esque terminal theme (sorry we are darkmode only rn)
  • commonality icon theme for that extra retro feel
  • pipewire-pulse working out of the box
  • a bunch of multimedia stuff, signal, and vivaldi installed by default
  • optionally also install a bunch of hacker tools by passing -x to the configure script
  • plan9-style user dirs (~/bin, ~/tmp, ~/n, ~/lib)
  • a handful of wallpapers created by yours truly

nilix posted 05 Sep 2026 17:38 +0000

so far i've been enjoying van life. joyful things:

  • during my breaks and after work at my stupid day job i can just pop across the parking lot to my van and have my kitchen at my disposal
  • bed is spacious despite all appearances; the moonroof and rear windows let in the perfect amount of light in the morning
  • my 100W solar panel and 256Wh battery are more than sufficient for my electricity needs (i have a first gen x1 carbon and a remarkable 2 and a midrange android phone and a portable speaker and it's summer in the desert. i know fall/wintertime in cali will not be so kind to my setup but it should be good enough)
  • i know which cafes in town have the best internet (shoutout iconik red) and i got a membership to the community center for the shower and sauna while i'm still here for another 5-6 weeks; socialism is pretty cool

nilix posted 03 Sep 2026 16:36 +0000

ok i still have to find time (and a good connection to abuse) to run this e2e another time but ryudov2 is looking pretty good in my test VM

https://forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix/ryudov2

i also added an "extended" package list which has a lot of the tools power users and IT professionals might want, based on the package list in @leah's hrmpf project (still need to go over it and remove anything redundant that i didn't catch in my naive pass)

nilix posted 03 Sep 2026 13:17 +0000

the heel panel on my OTHER boot started coming off now (3 or 4 months after the first which ofc already got cobbled). rude

nilix posted 02 Sep 2026 19:23 +0000

i just wanna build a beautiful little desktop system but i gotta touch groceries....

we are about 4 or 5 lines of code away from having a fully working ryudov2 setup on top of a fresh void install with just a couple commands and some time spent downloading and compiling

nilix shared 01 Sep 2026 22:21 +0000
original: revengeday@corteximplant.com

unspecified horror

unspecified horror

She lives in a forest hut with no internet.

Don't believe it.

🎨 https://revenge.day/art/kupfer

Many thanks to @prahou for allowing me to put your Baby Puffy design on the t-shirt

. Suggestive pose: Character lying on her back with legs raised high, exposing her underwear.

An anime-style digital xbin illustration of a female cyberpunk with pale skin, long red hair, and glowing green eyes. She is lying flat on her back in a dark room, with her legs raised high and bent, exposing her black underwear. She wears a black t-shirt displaying the text "unix surrealism" and an orange puffy fish logo. Her legs feature visible mechanical seams and joints. In the background, a laptop screen emits a bright blue glow, illuminating the room. On the floor beside her, there are white earphones connected to a rectangular music player (like a ipod).

nilix posted 01 Sep 2026 17:40 +0000

officially moved out! van life engage

nilix posted 01 Sep 2026 01:46 +0000

mock chicken seitan chunks make amazing vegan gyros x_x

nilix posted 31 Aug 2026 16:35 +0000

t minus one day, house almost empty ^^

nilix posted 30 Aug 2026 20:29 +0000

girl who beeps loudly and flushes heat from hidden radiator fins under her skirt

nilix shared 30 Aug 2026 20:26 +0000
original: nilix@cafe.nilfm.cc

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