Now Update - 2026-02-24
This is a now page. It's a short summary of what I am currently up to. To see all the past and present entries, visit the then page.
I can’t believe that it’s almost two months into 2026 already! Anyway, enough has changed that I should probably do a Now update…
Indie Dev
For coding projects, I hinted that I had started a new project in the last now post, and I’ve continued chipping away at it since. It’s tentatively called ParenLists and is a simple, template-based, list app. It’s still rough around the edges, but the core functionality is getting there. I most recently wrote a simple sync server and added multi-user support, so my wife and I should be able to dogfood it now…
I also made a minor update to Perspective Pixels to support changing the scaling percentages. I have the build in TestFlight, but haven’t completed the full process to push out an official release in the App Store.
Hardware Experiments
I continue to love using the GPD Pocket 4 running NixOS. I have been working on it most days, including to build out a homelab again on my tiny n100 NixOS server. However, I’ve started to use an even smaller, truly pocketable, setup on the go.
I grabbed a refurbished Pixel Fold (first gen) for roughly $350 USD. I wanted something to keep up with the current state of ‘Android’ (or Android-alternatives) and try a foldable device for the first time. I have successfully installed GrapheneOS on it, set up the Android Terminal app, and overwrote the default Debian VM to use NixOS. I have it fully working with my flake configuration and everything! (I actually wrote the rough draft for this on it).
Home
It was nice to travel a bit over the holidays to see family, but it’s good to be back home for a short travel break. We’ve been busy most weekends with kids’ birthday parties, but those tend to be short, so our weekends aren’t too crowded yet.
I loved getting to watch the Olympics with my family again, but am honestly glad they’ve wrapped up as it was quite the time suck.
Lastly, we finally got around to swapping out the legs on my home office desk to ones that support floor sitting all the way up to standing. Floor sitting at my main desk in the mornings and standing in the afternoons has been great for my flexibility.
Books
I haven’t finished a book yet this year, but that’s likely because I’m reading several in parallel and all are essentially textbook-style non-fiction. This week, though, my library hold on Apple in China by Patrick McGee finally became available. So hopefully the time limit and change of pace will help me finish it.