🚀 u/SavaRocks
Hello 👋 ! My name is Sava and I'm a work in progress for the last 40 years :)
My main job is being a father and a husband.
Secondly, I'm a self taught, always learning "internet" junkie. I
recently found out about the "small web" and of course I had to
create my own gemini capsule, gopher hole and https website and finger server.
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About Sava.Rocks — Hello 👋 ! My name is Sava and I'm a work in progress for the last 39 years :) My main job is being a father and a husband. Secondly, I'm a self taught, always learning "internet" junkie. I recently found out about the "small web" and of course I had to create my own gemini capsule⓵, gopher hole⓶ and https website⓷ and finger server⓸. [gemini link] ⓵ Sava.Rocks [gemini] [gopher link] ⓶ Sava.Rocks [gopher] [https link] ⓷ Sava.Rocks [https] [finger link] ⓸ Sava.Rocks [finger]
💬 View post · 1 like · 2025-06-23 · 10 months ago · 📌
Living in the terminal — See how easy it is to manage your files, chat, email, edit files, listen to music and organize - all within your terminal. [gemini link] Living in the terminal - Blog - Sava.Rocks
💬 View post · 5 likes · May 06 · 1 day ago
ASCII Chessboard, No HTML Required — Sometimes, when I have absolutely nothing to do, I play with ASCII characters in vim. Today I made an ASCII chess board with black and white chess pieces. I'm pretty sure I'm not the first one to make an ascii chessboard and I won't be the last. I thought it looks pretty nice so I wanted to share it on my blog. [gemini link] ASCII Chessboard, No HTML Required
💬 18 comments · 5 likes · May 04 · 3 days ago
Tomorrow - 1st of May, in Romania, we celebrate Labor Day by staying at home 😅, partying. Do you celebrate this holiday in your country? If yes, how?
💬 7 comments · Apr 30 · 7 days ago
Tweaking slstatus uptime.c for friendlier uptime output — One of the small things that always bothered me in slstatus was the default uptime format. It works, but it is a bit too plain for my taste. I wanted something more human-readable: instead of hours and minutes, I wanted uptime displayed as days, hours, and minutes when and if the system's uptime is more than 24 hours. See how I did it on: [gemini link] Tweaking slstatus uptime.c for friendlier uptime output
💬 View post · Apr 29 · 8 days ago
Firefox users - do you know that you can type about:robots in your address bar and get an Easter egg ? :-)
💬 5 comments · 1 like · Apr 27 · 10 days ago
Gemtext Tables, No HTML Required — If you spend any time writing in Gemtext, you quickly run into a familiar limitation: there are no native tables. That's part of the charm - Gemtext is intentionally minimal - but it also means that anything resembling structured data needs a bit of creativity. One surprisingly effective workaround is to lean on Unicode box-drawing characters. The result isn't just functional - it's pleasantly retro, highly portable, and fits perfectly within the constraints…
💬 31 comments · 3 likes · Apr 25 · 12 days ago
Protocol Group Chat Gone Wrong — Gopher, Gemini, and HTTPS walk into a server. Gopher breaks the silence and starts first: "I brought a menu." Gemini nods: "I brought... calm text." HTTPS: "I brought encryption, certificates, and emotional baggage." Read the whole story at [gemini link]
💬 View post · 1 like · Apr 21 · 2 weeks ago
Command History of My Life — Some people keep journals. I remember things like a terminal history. Not everything. Just the commands that mattered. $ boot No memory of this. Only the aftermath. All commands on [gemini link]
💬 View post · 4 likes · Apr 18 · 3 weeks ago
Staying Organized with todo.txt and the todo CLI — Keeping track of tasks shouldn't require a complex system. Sometimes, a simple text file is all you need. That's where todo.txt and the todo CLI shine. Read how I use todo.txt to organize my tasks on [gemini link]
💬 View post · 1 like · Apr 17 · 3 weeks ago
How I Organize My .bashrc with Imports — Keeping a clean and maintainable shell setup matters more than most people think. Over time, a messy .bashrc can turn into a dumping ground for aliases, functions, environment variables, and random experiments. I prefer a modular approach: split everything into focused files and import them. Read how to I do it on [gemini link]
💬 View post · Apr 15 · 3 weeks ago
Happy Easter! 🐰🥚🌸 — A bit early but I hope your Easter is filled with joy, laughter, and at least one egg you forgot about and will find in July. [gemini link]
💬 View post · 3 likes · Apr 10 · 4 weeks ago
Managing Dotfiles with GNU Stow — If you've ever tried to keep your development environment consistent across multiple machines, you've probably felt the pain: copying config files, forgetting tweaks, overwriting something important, or ending up with subtle differences that break your workflow. There's a simple, elegant solution hiding in plain sight: GNU Stow. [gemini link]
💬 3 comments · 2 likes · Apr 08 · 4 weeks ago
💀 Killing Linux Processes with FZF — Managing processes in Linux is easy - until you have too many of them. That's where fzf comes in: a fast, interactive fuzzy finder that makes killing processes almost enjoyable. How I do it is described here: [gemini link]
💬 6 comments · Apr 07 · 4 weeks ago
🖥️ Reusing Old Computers with Arch Linux and DWM — Old computers don't need to die. They just need less. This is where Arch Linux and DWM come in. In 2026, reclaiming an old machine with Arch Linux and DWM means getting back a truly personal computer again. Instead of a locked-down, resource-hungry system deciding how your hardware is used, you run something minimal, transparent, and entirely under your control. Even aging hardware becomes fast, responsive, and distraction free - not because…
💬 17 comments · 2 likes · Apr 04 · 5 weeks ago
🐱 The Cat Has Demands — This is not an April Fools' Day prank I regret to inform you that my cat (Luna) has unionized. After extensive negotiations (and several bites), we've reached an agreement. Read the whole story at [gemini link]
💬 View post · Mar 31 · 5 weeks ago
👽 Visiting Earth - First Contact with subject 1X-Sava — Here's what I think an alien would say to us humans on his first visit [gemini link]
💬 8 comments · 1 like · Mar 31 · 5 weeks ago
🧭 The Junk Drawer Time Capsule — Just went down a nostalgia rabbit hole 🕳️🗄️! I dug through my junk drawer and found old iPods, cameras, batteries, a Swiss Army knife, and even a mysterious 500GB hard drive. Each item tells a story, and it felt like opening a time capsule from my own life. Check out what I found and maybe get inspired to explore your own drawers 👉 [gemini link] ✨📸🎵🔋🛠️
💬 2 comments · 3 likes · Mar 24 · 6 weeks ago
Listening to Music From My Tiny Server — My music doesn't live on my daily laptop. It lives on a tiny Ubuntu Server machine in another room. My Arch laptop just mounts it and plays. Simple. See how I do it on [gemini link]
💬 6 comments · 2 likes · Mar 23 · 6 weeks ago
🛰️ Joining the Invisible Web — I recently expanded my website beyond the traditional internet and brought it onto two alternative networks: Yggdrasil and I2P. Read how and why I did it on [gemini link]
💬 13 comments · 3 likes · Mar 19 · 7 weeks ago
Turning a Folder of Git Repos Into Project Launcher — Some time ago I wrote about a small script for updating and navigating Git repositories. Since then, my workflow has evolved a bit. The script below is an updated version with a few quality-of-life improvements, mainly around usability and integration with my terminal and tmux workflow. What This New Script Does The script manages all Git repositories stored in ~/Work. It performs two main tasks: Updates every repository in the directory...
💬 View post · Mar 11 · 8 weeks ago
A Post Without The Letter "E" — 🎯 A Bold Plan This is a bold act. I am writing a full post without that common glyph. You know. That tiny villain. That smug, popular symbol. [gemini link]
💬 11 comments · Mar 03 · 2 months ago
Managing 5 Servers at Once with tmux — I manage five machines every day: tiny, lenovo1, lenovo2, lenovo3 and my nas. Opening five terminals and SSHing manually works - but it's repetitive,easy to mess up and something I don't want to do every time. So I automated the entire thing with a small shell script that builds a complete tmux workspace for me. The full post and script at: [gemini link]
💬 View post · 1 like · Mar 02 · 2 months ago
ColorColumn in Vim - a follow-up on formatting text for gopher — As an update to [gemini link] You can easily format your text files or gophermaps using colorcolumn in VIM. Read more at : [gemini link]
💬 View post · 1 like · Feb 28 · 2 months ago
🗃️ Task Completed by Avoidance — Today I avoided an important task. Not intentionally. Not maliciously. Just ... strategically. I completed everything but the important task. View how I did it on [gemini link]
💬 1 comment · 2 likes · Feb 16 · 3 months ago
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