After listening to DHH at Lex Fridman's podcast I'm trying lazyvim instead of my pimped up vim config. It's pretty cool. I've setup avante with Venice since I have quite a lot of API credits and now all my machines are a bit AI enabled directly in my vi.
$ cat .config/nvim/lua/plugins/ai.lua
return {
"yetone/avante.nvim",
event = "VeryLazy",
opts = {
provider = "openai",
system_prompt = [[
You are a great programmer/coder. Do not write excessive comments,
do not comment on what you changed/inserted. Write clean, understandable
code. If you are using Python, prefer poetry for dependency management.
You are interacting with an expert in Linux, Python, networking, do not
overexplain simple concepts.
]],
providers = {
openai = {
endpoint = "https://api.venice.ai/api/v1",
model = vim.env.VENICE_CODING_MODEL or "qwen3-235b:strip_thinking_response=true",
api_key_name = "VENICE_API_KEY",
},
},
},
}
Give uv a try, it's much better than poetry and can also manage Python versions
Off grid fantasies are a distraction, not a destination. The goal isn’t to vanish. The goal is to be harder to track, influence, or exploit.
You don’t have to disappear. You just have to stop being easy to find.
https://untraceabledigitaldissident.com/being-off-the-grid-isnt-the-goal-being-intentional-is/
What are your thoughts on browser fingerprinting and is it even worth trying to avoid?
Whatever allows governments to tax or prosecute the maximum amount
Not only approved, parents are actively encouraged to vaccinate little babies for COVID now





