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Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org

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Programmer by trade who loves to learn new things. Always tries to pay it forward by helping others learn as well. Full-time dad.

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Joined November 02, 2022

Location:

Saarland, Germany

Contact:

https://www.chrisnicola.de

Matrix:

@cypnbpntb2:matrix.org

Codeberg:

https://codeberg.org/chrisnicola

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Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · May 06, 2026

Replying to @wibblyfrog@mastodon.social

@wibblyfrog@mastodon.social the community is Discord-only I'm afraid. There is #odin-lang on irc.liberal.chat, but its pretty much dead (I still check in from time to time though).

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · May 04, 2026

Replying to @grono@mastodon.com.pl

@grono@mastodon.com.pl @wibblyfrog@mastodon.social Odin will feel very similar if you have been working with Go, though the std lib is nowhere near what you're used to. But it's got everything you need for game dev. Be prepared to write you're own bindings though, the Linux layer is not fleshed out yet.

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · May 03, 2026

Replying to @uucidl@hachyderm.io

@uucidl@hachyderm.io @nothings@mastodon.gamedev.place spot on. Best comment I've read today.

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Apr 27, 2026

Replying to @GTRzilla@mastodon.social

@GTRzilla trying it out, thanks for the recommendation!

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Apr 27, 2026

Replying to @gaufff@piaille.fr

@gaufff checking it out soon, thanks 🙏

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Apr 27, 2026

Replying to @crits@digitalcourage.social

@crits I'm currently using it, but I noticed that it does not continuously loads my feed from where I stopped reading last. Maybe I need to check the settings again...

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Apr 27, 2026

Finally made the switch to #GrapheneOS. Has anyone any recommendations for a Mastodon client? I used to use #icecubesapp on #iOS, the endless scrolling was awesome.

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Mar 20, 2026

Replying to @frisch@mastodon.social

@frisch cool, thanks! Looks also like a good solution!

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Mar 20, 2026

Replying to @samebchase@fantastic.earth

@samebchase no worries, thank you anyway for your time!

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Mar 20, 2026

Replying to @libredove@mastodon.bsd.cafe

@libredove awesome, thank you! I ordered a paperback copy, let’s see how this goes.

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Mar 20, 2026

Reaching out to the fediverse here… does anyone have good resources or advice on hosting your own email server? I’m not very knowledgeable about this particular topic, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about for quite a while.

#Linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #Email #NixOS

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@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Mar 05, 2026

Replying to @quixote@mastodon.nz

@quixote @26pglt I'm not perfect by any means - the phrasing is so ingrained into society that I did not think twice before writing it. But I would never regard my wife's work as lesser, or anything she does in fact. The point I was trying to make is that even if you have a family that supports each other - modern life can be draining, it is hard. You must help each other out, or it may overwhelm you. 'It takes a village to raise a child' as they say.

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Mar 04, 2026

Replying to @chrisn@fosstodon.org

@26pglt The struggle is real and it is draining both of us. But we hold together and make the best of it - it’s what keeps us afloat. But every now and then it seems that the mountain of stuff that needs to be taken care of is insurmountable.

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Mar 04, 2026

Replying to @26pglt@mastodon.au

@26pglt My wife and I talk about this all the time, but the cognitive load is hard to manage. We‘re a classic family - I work full-time to support the family, my wife works part-time and manages our calendar and our daughter. I try and help with chores as much as I can in my spare time (work days for me are usually 8am - 6pm), but sometimes that is not enough. We don’t have much support from our immediate family, so the only free time we both get is during school holidays.

Chris Nicola

@chrisn@fosstodon.org · Jan 15, 2026

I moved all my repositories back to #Codeberg from #sourcehut - they seem to be a lot more reliable than a year ago. I also applied for a membership because it’s something that should get way more support.

Chris Nicola

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