Last quarter was spent to build things, system, website, my existence. There was a lot of progress this quarter, but also a lot of sacrificing unrealized plans.
Preparing and becoming obsessed with the new computing paradigm. Independent infrastructure, NixOS, learning how to use agents more optimal so I can iterate faster.
Be hikineet in front of puter, not doing running outside as regularly. Even though before I wanted to commit myself to run an ultra at the end of the year since I was like Goggins earlier this year haha. In art too, I wanted to draw every day, but in between learning alien computer stuff the software didn’t even work lol. Sometimes I sketch, but over time it turned into a bit artblock. Fail this time, yet I still have determination going forward!
At the end of the year I spent a lot of time on introspection. Looking back at what I’ve done. And being embarrassingly honest, for me “internet” became the keyword. I gained a lot of value from existing on the internet.
And I went full throttle to make what I wanted on the internet happen, and it did! So this quarter has been absolutely nuts for me, waow
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2025-10-publish
This month continues my obsession with refactoring my system from scratch with Linux + Nix paradigm. I’m obsessed af, forget the day, forget the sun. Being unemployed gives me the power and energy to learn alien things.
Switching to a deep Linux trench and NixOS from Windows is not recommended for any normal person who has a life. But I simply won’t give up. I have experience with Linux in my childhood and teenage years, so it feels nostalgic to me, making me more and more craving for building my pretty system that resonates “waow, that’s literally me.”
Switching to Linux taught me a better system approach, simply by giving me file naming conventions. In Windows, I realized I was trapped in bad system habits and stockholm syndrome. So yeah, trashed Windows downfall never been so good.
This month, I’m ricing Linux with an unholy amount of tinker: desktop environments, custom window managers, from retro to modern, finding what fits and is ideal for my needs.
The best part is finishing the Rinascita main quest in Wuthering Waves. The story is absolute cinema. And yes, I’ve been playing on NixOS the entire month :D
Somehow I shared my thoughts on Xitter and went a bit viral, venting my thoughts as a story is simply fun, and the response from the internet goblins is kinda stinky and funny to me.
What a nerd month XD
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2025-11-publish
I am slowly restarting my life habits after the operating system chaos. Starting a routine of morning runs. Getting back into creating, sketching, and building things. Something that was delayed, which I should have done in September, I did this month.
This month marks three months since I hopped onto NixOS. My system is starting to run stable, it feels like my old Windows 10, but by miles better and more hackable.
I’m filling content on my website again after 7-month stalled because first I need to understand what it feels like to exist on the internet genuinely. Depression was also a big reason. But hey, I still got the spirit!
Changing the brand @kirbara2000 to @main_experiment and this website from kirbara.com to experimenting.website, because I don’t really like my name slapped on the surface hehe, and embracing experimenting sounds cool.
This month I gained 1000 followers on Xitter, which was one of my big quests this year. But I’m not very proud of it. The awkward feeling. I don’t know how, but I’m really-really glad, so thank you very much!
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2025-12-publish
Final months, final showdown kek. Most people were already starting to feel low, yet me actually cranking up my will to keep building whatever I can.
Deployed this website, built silly landing page, filling my self-hosted repository. Make content, even if not much, but it felt pretty enough. The progress has become more stable, my puter now can handling many things. On top of that, I’m deciding to refining my taste.
I didn’t go anywhere for holidays, spend my time at home. It wasn’t a bad thing, it gave me relaxed space for self-reflection. In the blink of an eye, the year is already about to change.
My deepest gratitude for this year and for this final month <3
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