Full Time Nix

Shahar "Dawn" Or
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Apr 20, 2026 • 3min

Bump 2026-04-20

Pre-roll transcript:Bump!Nix ecosystem news---NixCon 2026: Ticket sales open! - Events / NixCon - NixOS Discourse(NixCon 2025 episode)Nix Vegas at DEF CON 34: Call for Everything! - Events - NixOS DiscourseUnpopular opinion: Maybe stateVersion shouldn’t exist at all - Development - NixOS DiscourseArchitecte technique Devops Nixos - Jobs - NixOS DiscourseDigital sovereignty: the french government accelerates the reduction of its extra-European dependencies (#GAFAMdetox) - Links - NixOS DiscourseSenior Edge Infrastructure Engineer @Glimpse (US) - Jobs - NixOS Discoursenixos/fontconfig: default useEmbeddedBitmaps to true on 26.05 by SandaruKasa · Pull Request #454989 · NixOS/nixpkgsApple source release sources are no longer tied to the SDK ---Real short mentoring ad transcript:For 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with me visit mightyi.am.Post-roll transcript:Submit news items!By messaging me. Of course.I am pleased to be of service to the Nix ecosystem,but that doesn’t pay the bills.So please sponsor me. Even a little bit helps.fulltimenix.com
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Apr 15, 2026 • 2h 9min

Nix Freaks 26

Pre-roll transcript:Nix Freaks:Spontaneous topicsPassionate discussionsWild takesProgrammer humorA Full Time Nix productionFor silence skipping and other useful features consider using a podcast app---Nix FreaksOcean SprintrxRust/rxRust: Zero-cost & Type-safe Reactive Extensions for RustReactiveXtest: test_from_future_async_block_flat_map by mightyiam · Pull Request #271 · rxRust/rxRustNüschtOS Search - Simple and fast static-page NixOS option searchDavHau/sbox: Like sudo, but in reverse. Sandboxing you won’t notice — until you need it.cli: for v3 cli use default.nix as fallback default entrypoint by KiaraGrouwstra · Pull Request #15661 · NixOS/nixcontracts: init by KiaraGrouwstra · Pull Request #506343 · NixOS/nixpkgs ---Mentoring ad transcript:Hey, you. Do you need help with Nix, NixOS, home-manager, flakes, flake-parts, dendritic, dev-shells, packaging, the Nix language, Nixpkgs, the module system, software development or maybe Rust?I'm sure you can figure it out. But, you could pay the dime to cut the time.Pay me! I'll teach you and guide you through whatever shenanigans you've gotten yourself into.For 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with me visit mightyi.am.Post-roll transcript:For past and future episodes search "Full Time Nix" on a podcast app or visit fulltimenix.comNix Freaks takes place weekly.You are welcome to show up and chat or even ask to join the call.For details visit fulltimenix.comI am pleased to be of service to the Nix ecosystem,but that doesn't pay the bills.So please sponsor me. Even a little bit helps.fulltimenix.com
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Apr 13, 2026 • 4min

Bump 2026-04-13

Pre-roll transcript:Bump!Nix ecosystem news---nixos/filesystems: Remove default = "auto" from fsType by ElvishJerricco · Pull Request #444829 · NixOS/nixpkgsnixos/power-management: Handle resume correctly with sleep.target by ElvishJerricco · Pull Request #507185 · NixOS/nixpkgsNix meetup Helsinki - Events - NixOS DiscourseI evaluated every Nix flake I could get my hands on - NixOS DiscourseDependabot version updates now support the Nix ecosystem - GitHub Changelog - Links - NixOS DiscourseNix security advisory: Privilege escalation via symlink following during FOD output registration - Announcements / Security - NixOS Discoursehttps://discourse.nixos.org/t/breaking-changes-announcement-for-unstable/17574/127?u=mightyiamEnable systemd stage 1 by default by ElvishJerricco · Pull Request #435781 · NixOS/nixpkgsNix Meetup in Vienna, Austria - Events - NixOS Discoursehaskell.{compiler,packages}.microhs: init at 0.15.4.0 by AlexandreTunstall · Pull Request #460845 · NixOS/nixpkgsNie: Interact with flake and non-flake repos - NixOS Discoursepipewire: add module by mikaeladev · Pull Request #8972 · nix-community/home-managerDeltaNAR - Delta based deployment tool for Nix - Announcements - NixOS DiscourseBreaking changes to release critical packages are now restricted ---Real short mentoring ad transcript:For 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with me visit mightyi.am.Post-roll transcript:Submit news items!By messaging me. Of course.I am pleased to be of service to the Nix ecosystem,but that doesn’t pay the bills.So please sponsor me. Even a little bit helps.fulltimenix.com
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Apr 9, 2026 • 2h 52min

Nix Freaks 25

Pre-roll transcript:Nix Freaks:Spontaneous topicsPassionate discussionsWild takesProgrammer humorA Full Time Nix productionFor silence skipping and other useful features consider using a podcast app---Nix FreaksMidstallSoftware/aegis: Open source FPGA siliconMHRD on Steammomeemt (Mutsuha Asada)Finix - a daily-drivable experimental os, featuring finit as pid 1, to explore the NixOS design space - Announcements - NixOS Discoursenixos-bsd/nixbsd: An unofficial NixOS fork with a FreeBSD kernelapple-oss-distributions/xnuXilinx - WikipediaNix system-featuresFull Time Nix | Remote builders and stores, nixbuild.net with Rickard NilssonAdvanced Attributes - Nix 2.34.1 Reference ManualSphinx — Sphinx documentationpydoc — Documentation generator and online help system — Python 3.14.3 documentationLinux From ScratchNix derivation builder attributeutdemir/nix-tree: Interactively browse dependency graphs of Nix derivations.r/unixporn - the home for *NIX customization!EVE Online | The #1 Free Space MMORPG | Play here now!ROS: Robot Operating SystemNSIS: Nullsoft Scriptable Install System download | SourceForge.nethoptodesk: init at 1.45.9 by hoptodesk · Pull Request #495142 · NixOS/nixpkgsEinkorn - WikipediaBeer bitterness - WikipediaAttenuation (brewing) - Wikipedia ---Mentoring ad transcript:Hey, you. Do you need help with Nix, NixOS, home-manager, flakes, flake-parts, dendritic, dev-shells, packaging, the Nix language, Nixpkgs, the module system, software development or maybe Rust?I'm sure you can figure it out. But, you could pay the dime to cut the time.Pay me! I'll teach you and guide you through whatever shenanigans you've gotten yourself into.For 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with me visit mightyi.am.Post-roll transcript:For past and future episodes search "Full Time Nix" on a podcast app or visit fulltimenix.comNix Freaks takes place weekly.You are welcome to show up and chat or even ask to join the call.For details visit fulltimenix.comI am pleased to be of service to the Nix ecosystem,but that doesn't pay the bills.So please sponsor me. Even a little bit helps.fulltimenix.com
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Apr 6, 2026 • 3min

Bump 2026-04-06

Pre-roll transcript:Bump!Nix ecosystem news---nixos/network-interfaces: remove network-setup by rnhmjoj · Pull Request #481473 · NixOS/nixpkgsFinix - a daily-drivable experimental os, featuring finit as pid 1, to explore the NixOS design space - Announcements - NixOS DiscourseDon’t Let Flakes Pin You Down: Unlocking Better InputsSteering Committee Report - Apr 1st 2026 — luj.frNixcache-oci: Use GHCR as a Nix binary cache - NixOS DiscourseUnnix: Reproducible Nix environments without installing Nix - Announcements - NixOS Discoursenixos/systemd-networkd: align options with upstream · NixOS/nixpkgs@26d2b87linux_hardened: remove by zowoq · Pull Request #502342 · NixOS/nixpkgslinux-rt: remove by zowoq · Pull Request #502889 · NixOS/nixpkgsNix-facts: a tool for auditing and nixpkgs maintainers - Announcements - NixOS DiscourseNixpkgs failure dashboard - Announcements - NixOS DiscourseIncrementally salvaging stateVersion - Development - NixOS Discourse ---Real short mentoring ad transcript:For 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with me visit mightyi.am.Post-roll transcript:Submit news items!By messaging me. Of course.I am pleased to be of service to the Nix ecosystem,but that doesn’t pay the bills.So please sponsor me. Even a little bit helps.fulltimenix.com
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Apr 2, 2026 • 1h 47min

Nix Freaks 24

Pre-roll transcript:Nix Freaks:Spontaneous topicsPassionate discussionsWild takesProgrammer humorA Full Time Nix productionFor silence skipping and other useful features consider using a podcast app---Nix FreaksChangelog | Nixtamalbuiltins.derivation outputs attributeAnatomy of an Atom | nrdxpContracts RFC 189 by ibizaman · Pull Request #432529 · NixOS/nixpkgscontracts: init by KiaraGrouwstra · Pull Request #506343 · NixOS/nixpkgsibizaman/selfhostblocks ---Mentoring ad transcript:Hey, you. Do you need help with Nix, NixOS, home-manager, flakes, flake-parts, dendritic, dev-shells, packaging, the Nix language, Nixpkgs, the module system, software development or maybe Rust?I'm sure you can figure it out. But, you could pay the dime to cut the time.Pay me! I'll teach you and guide you through whatever shenanigans you've gotten yourself into.For 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with me visit mightyi.am.Post-roll transcript:For past and future episodes search "Full Time Nix" on a podcast app or visit fulltimenix.comNix Freaks takes place weekly.You are welcome to show up and chat or even ask to join the call.For details visit fulltimenix.comI am pleased to be of service to the Nix ecosystem,but that doesn't pay the bills.So please sponsor me. Even a little bit helps.fulltimenix.com
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Apr 1, 2026 • 54min

Garbage (collection) Time

Pre-roll transcript:Before you is an episode of the Full Time Nix podcastFor silence skipping and other useful features consider using a podcast app---Plug: birding in Israel with Eldad Golan:Email: eldadg66@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/eldadg66Messenger: https://m.me/eldad.golan ---Nixcademy ad transcript:Statistically speaking, Nix is a novel technology.As such, adoption comes at an immediate cost of productivity.Team members who know Nix find themselves preoccupied providing supportand the emergence of anti-patterns adds technical debt.What's worse; morale is affected.But, with training, these costs can be all but elimitated.Founded by my friend and mentor Jacek Galowicz,Nixcademy have brought hundreds of team members up to speed with Nix.It's what they do.So, liberate your Nix experts,prevent technical debtand get on top of Nix and back to work better and sooner.Visit nixcademy.com.Jacek tells me that most Nixcademy clients returned their investment in training in under three months.They also provide free educational content that I recommend and a newsletter that I subscribe to.nixcademy.com.Mentoring ad transcript:Hey, you. Do you need help with Nix, NixOS, home-manager, flakes, flake-parts, dendritic, dev-shells, packaging, the Nix language, Nixpkgs, the module system, software development or maybe Rust?I'm sure you can figure it out. But, you could pay the dime to cut the time.Pay me! I'll teach you and guide you through whatever shenanigans you've gotten yourself into.For 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with me visit mightyi.am.Post-roll transcript:For past and future episodes search “Full Time Nix” on a podcast app or visit fulltimenix.comI am pleased to be of service to the Nix ecosystem,but that doesn't pay the bills.So please sponsor me. Even a little bit helps.fulltimenix.com
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Mar 30, 2026 • 6min

Bump 2026-03-30

Pre-roll transcript:Bump!Nix ecosystem news---home-manager qt.kvantumPostgres Deployment Engineer - Jobs - NixOS Discourseminutes: add 2026-03-18 by tomberek · Pull Request #22 · NixOS/steering-committeenixos-{rebuild,install}: use system.nix by rnhmjoj · Pull Request #493229 · NixOS/nixpkgsLet’s have a great 26.05 release cycle! - Announcements - NixOS DiscourselinuxPackages.nvidiaPackages.production: 580.142 -> 595.58.03 by Kiskae · Pull Request #503107 · NixOS/nixpkgsAnnouncing Lix 2.95 “Kakigōri” - Links - NixOS Discourseoss.zone | free-to-use pubnix systemhome-manager programs.w3mHong Kong Meetup - 2026-04-07 Nix Jam - Events - NixOS DiscoursenodePackages{,_latest}: drop and throw by pyrox0 · Pull Request #496365 · NixOS/nixpkgsNixtamal 1.3.0 - NixOS DiscourseMeeting notes and vote log for 2026-03-25 by philiptaron · Pull Request #23 · NixOS/steering-committee ---Real short mentoring ad transcript:For 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with me visit mightyi.am.Post-roll transcript:Submit news items!By messaging me. Of course.I am pleased to be of service to the Nix ecosystem,but that doesn’t pay the bills.So please sponsor me. Even a little bit helps.fulltimenix.com
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Mar 30, 2026 • 2h 32min

Nix Freaks 23

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Mar 24, 2026 • 1h 26min

Devenv 2.0 with Domen Kožar

Pre-roll transcript:Before you is an episode of the Full Time Nix podcastFor silence skipping and other useful features consider using a podcast app---devenv 2.0: A Fresh Interface to Nix - devenvdirenvlorriHerokuprocess-composeSupervisorsystemdPostgreSQLkeyring - RustPassLastPass1PasswordBitwardenSecret Manager | Google CloudAWS Secrets ManagerVault | HashiCorpOpenBaoSOPS: Secrets OPerationSModel Context ProtocolNushellsandbox · Issue #1010 · cachix/devenv ---Nixcademy ad transcript:Statistically speaking, Nix is a novel technology.As such, adoption comes at an immediate cost of productivity.Team members who know Nix find themselves preoccupied providing supportand the emergence of anti-patterns adds technical debt.What's worse; morale is affected.But, with training, these costs can be all but elimitated.Founded by my friend and mentor Jacek Galowicz,Nixcademy have brought hundreds of team members up to speed with Nix.It's what they do.So, liberate your Nix experts,prevent technical debtand get on top of Nix and back to work better and sooner.Visit nixcademy.com.Jacek tells me that most Nixcademy clients returned their investment in training in under three months.They also provide free educational content that I recommend and a newsletter that I subscribe to.nixcademy.com.Mentoring ad transcript:Hey, you. Do you need help with Nix, NixOS, home-manager, flakes, flake-parts, dendritic, dev-shells, packaging, the Nix language, Nixpkgs, the module system, software development or maybe Rust?I'm sure you can figure it out. But, you could pay the dime to cut the time.Pay me! I'll teach you and guide you through whatever shenanigans you've gotten yourself into.For 1-on-1 mentoring sessions with me visit mightyi.am.Post-roll transcript:For past and future episodes search “Full Time Nix” on a podcast app or visit fulltimenix.comI am pleased to be of service to the Nix ecosystem,but that doesn't pay the bills.So please sponsor me. Even a little bit helps.fulltimenix.com

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