yumh

writing about things, sometimes.

Hello! Sometimes I remember that I have a blog and post something here. You can find me wasting time posting interesting stuff on the fediverse too: @op@bsd.network.

I also have an Italian blog where I write about more casual stuff: https://it.omarpolo.com

The current state of theme switching

Written by Omar Polo on 26 July 2021 while listening to “Gethsemane” by Nightwish.

A cry for help.

How to suspend a UNIX process

Written by Omar Polo on 15 July 2021 while listening to “I want to break free” by The Queen.

I want to break free!

gmid “Space-dye Vest” 1.7 update

Written by Omar Polo on 10 July 2021 while listening to “Space-Dye Vest” by Dream Theater.

Your preferred Gemini server, updated!

Virtual users and OpenSMTPD/Dovecot

Written by Omar Polo on 05 June 2021 while listening to “Rifare” by Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti.

AWK for the rescue!

Parsing text/gemini with Clojure revisited

Written by Omar Polo on 16 April 2021 while listening to “How to Disappear Completely” by Radiohead.

shorter is better

gmid “Stargazers” v1.6 update

Written by Omar Polo on 20 March 2021 while listening to “Stargazers” by Nightwish.

it's finally here!

Customize tty colors

Written by Omar Polo on 23 February 2021 while listening to “Tema del soldato eterno e degli aironi” by Roberto Vecchioni.

Thou shalt use a bright-colorscheme even in ttys

Being lazy, the Emacs macro edition

Written by Omar Polo on 10 February 2021 while listening to “Wait” by The Beatles.

repetitive tasks no more

Fun with seccomp & signals

Written by Omar Polo on 08 February 2021 while listening to “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by The Beatles.

debugging fiters using signals when signals themselves are the problem

Reloading a daemon

Written by Omar Polo on 04 February 2021 while listening to “Strawberry Fields Forever” by The Beatles.

reload != stop+start plus misc signals race-conditions