An Omarchy Journey (Part 2)
Yep, I got a ThinkPad
After installing Omarchy on a Chromebook, I was really feeling the sluggishness of the machine and decided that I would need something faster to appreciate what this new OS might offer.
Here you will find writings & links about building, learning, and experimenting.
Same model, same tool, but the Desktop App runs non-interactive bash, so my mise activate zsh in ~/.zshrc never fired. The fix: add mise activate zsh --shims to ~/.zprofile (which runs for all sessions), and keep mise activate zsh in ~/.zshrc for interactive use. If Claude Code seems broken in one context but not another, check your shell initialization.
This app is not new but, for me, this is exactly what I've been looking for in a Markdown editor. Bear's Panda app was close but it also seems like abandonware. MarkEdit is still actively maintained and does the simple job very well. If I need something more advanced (like posts for this blog), I use Obsidian. But for just working with files from LLM's or code documentation, a much simpler app is all I need.
I really enjoyed using Dia and found the homepage being a chat prompt useful for quick questions. This just cuts out the middle-man and points me directly to my primary AI right away. The only reason why I haven't switched from Safari is that there seem to be a lot of security risk with these agent-based browsers (including Atlas) right now.
Seems like a big bump for AI tasks but I don’t find myself doing a lot of local AI. My M1 Max hasn’t skipped a beat and still feels crazy fast. Same with my M1 iPad Pro. At this point, I won’t need to upgrade until there’s a significant form-factor change (like I got with the iPhone Air).
Yep, I got a ThinkPad
After installing Omarchy on a Chromebook, I was really feeling the sluggishness of the machine and decided that I would need something faster to appreciate what this new OS might offer.
Installing Omarchy on a Chromebook
I was sitting on the sidelines, enjoying watching @DHH create a Linux distro that seemed interesting and well designed. Or at least designed with good intentions (I couldn't tell for sure until I tried it for myself). The itch to try it out was getting stronger.