#self hosted

I also should probably reblog some things onto this blog, I should follow more programmers

So, what have I been up to?

Using my old laptop I’ve started my own homelab, currently it really only runs Jellyfin, but I have some plans (Octoprint for my ender; Immich, both for my parents and for my photography).

I got into college, and learned that I hate calculus.

Though I don’t think it will ever be directly useful, I now know MARS MIPS assembly and how to build a simple CPU.

I started learning Pico-8 but gave up once summer began, I intend to go back to it at some point

I got an internship at a CRO, which is what I’m doing currently, they had me learning SAS for the past 3 weeks, and now I’ve moved on to the formatting stuff like SDTM and ADaM.

What am I planning to do

As mentioned earlier, I want to pick Pico-8 back up, and properly learn lua.

I’m interested in trying to use dart and flutter to remake my portfolio, which I also want to host on my aforementioned homelab.

I want to keep making games, but I realized that everything I’ve made so far has been way out of my scope, so I’ll be focusing on smaller games for the foreseeable future.

My roommates next year are planning to build a compass that always points towards the nearest liquor store, and I’m in charge of the code, I’ve already got a few ideas but I’m not sure what’ll work.

Anyway, thanks for reading

Plex is dramatically increasing the price of its Lifetime Plex Pass subscription, pushing it from $250 up to $750. The company says the change is tied to rising infrastructure and development costs, especially as it expands features around streaming, media discovery, and cloud-related services. Existing lifetime subscribers won’t be affected, but new buyers are suddenly looking at a much steeper entry point.

The announcement immediately got attention because Plex built a reputation over the years as one of the more affordable ways to manage personal media libraries. A lot of longtime users originally bought lifetime access specifically to avoid recurring subscription costs, so the new pricing feels like the end of a certain era for self-hosted media culture online.

Plex also framed the move as part of a broader shift toward sustainability and future product investment. Even so, many users reacted with shock at how extreme the increase was compared to typical subscription price hikes in tech services.

the thing i keep noticing with ai agent tools:the question is not always "can an agent do this?"sometimes the better question is:does this work repeat?does it need tools?does it need memory?does it need to keep running when the chat window is gone?that is the shape i wanted AI Hermes Agent to make easier to judge.remote coding.message-based assistance.research and web operations.scheduled reports.self-hosted boundaries.repeat-work knowledge.not every workflow needs an agent.but some workflows really do benefit from continuity.i also wanted the page to say the quiet part clearly:public examples are references, not proof.official details still need verification.the useful thing is the filter, not the hype.https://ai-hermes-agent.com/use-cases

the thing i keep noticing with agent tools:the install command is rarely the whole setup.you still have to decide where it should live.mac, linux, wsl2, termux, vps, homelab.then you still have to reload the shell, pick a model/provider path, run diagnostics, and keep the official docs close enough to verify details.that is the shape i wanted AI Hermes Agent to cover:not "magic one-command agent install."more like:"here is the install path, here is what comes next, here is what this independent guide cannot claim."https://ai-hermes-agent.com/install