Hi, I’m Jacob.

I’m a software-engineer in the north of England, with a habit of breaking warranties.

You can find write ups of my fumblings amazing successes below. Alternatively check out my work on GitHub.

Want to hire me? Get in touch.

• Getting Network Discovery working in file managers on Arch

  published

  Apr 4, 2026

  description

  How to get network discovery working in file managers on Arch-based distros like CachyOS, using avahi and gvfs packages.

  tags

  • linux
  • arch
  • fix
  • cachyos
  • network-discovery

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• Bun - Bad Vibes

  published

  Mar 21, 2026

  description

  Bun has link to Peter Thiel

  tags

  • bun
  • opinion

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• Homelab Pain - From Artisinal to Automated

  published

  Jun 24, 2025

  description

  My current homelab is a mess. I need to get it under control.

  tags

  • homelab
  • infrastructure
  • declarative
  • gitops
  • nixos
  • kubernetes

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• Installing Istio With a Helmfile

  published

  Feb 27, 2023

  description

  A guide to installing Istio on Kubernetes using Helmfile

  tags

  • infrastructure
  • istio
  • helmfile
  • declarative

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• Bare-bones boilerplate for React and webpack projects

  published

  Jul 19, 2016

  description

  A simple boilerplate for React and webpack projects

  tags

  • frontend

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