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Thiago Perrotta
Welcome to my digital garden – a space dedicated to exploring technology and sharing what I’ve been learning. This site reflects my passion for continuous learning and open-source software, wherein I document my journey, offer insights, and dive into miscellaneous topics that reflect my interest. My goal is to maintain a corner of the Web for self-expression focused on valuable, distraction-free content. I believe in the power of the Open Web as a platform for sharing knowledge.
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Ghostty has a Quake-like1 mode to pop up a terminal (console) from the top of the screen, no matter where you are. Enable it with this setting in your Ghostty config: keybind = global:cmd+;=toggle_quick_terminal global: is what does the “no matter where you are” magic. Even if your focus is in another application /...
It’s about time: I added a blogroll to my site. The list comprises not even 10% of my subscriptions, but it was carefully curated. I am just trying to do my part to keep the Indie Web alive. :)
fx is the new jq (via): I’m a longtime user of jq, but its language is… not intuitive to me. I spent a lot of time searching for prewritten jq programs I can use, or reading the docs trying to figure out the exact thing that I want to do. Mostly, I think to myself “why do I have to learn a new language to manipulate...
https://github.com/nalgeon/howto (via): Humble command-line assistant Howto helps you solve command-line tasks with AI. Describe the task, and howto will suggest a solution: Howto works with any OpenAI-compatible provider and local Ollama models. It’s a simple tool that doesn’t interfere with your terminal. Not an...
Inspired by Joost van der Schee: Warrant canary added I have added a canary to the homepage. It is not just a pretty illustration, it is a signal that is accompanied by a timestamp in the head, called a warrant canary. I got the idea from this website. The warrant canary is the digital equivalent of the canary coal...
Note: This section is still a work-in-progress. As of 2025-11-25 I subscribe to more than 600 feeds. Here are some of these blogs I subscribe to (OPML): Marius: マリウス (RSS) Daniel Miessler (RSS) Daring Fireball (RSS) Kev Quirk (RSS) Simon Willison (RSS)
For a long time I wanted to write a blog post about stow. My procrastination has paid off: pbrisbin has written one first. I recently migrated my dotfiles from rcm to GNU Stow. I didn’t really have a reason, I wasn’t unhappy with rcm at all, but I saw Stow mentioned somewhere and felt like trying it out. After...
As of November 24, 2025, I, Thiago Perrotta, have not received any National Security Letters, FISA court orders, or any other classified request for user information. To verify the date and integrity of this message, here is a recent headline: Uncertainty surrounds a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia,...
Previously. Instead of creating custom slash commands myself, now I am turning to Claude to do so for me. Prompt: @agent-claude-code-guide create a slash command for… This is a built-in agent. Let the experts agents handle the cruft. For example, /commit: % cat ~/.claude/commands/commit.md --- allowed_tools:...
Disassociated (via): Personal blogs are back, should niche blogs be next? A resurgence in personal blogging is the first step in rebuilding a vibrant, thriving, web, or if you like, blogosphere. Now the focus needs to be on restoring the flow of accessible and trusted information. Simon Willison: Here are some...
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