https://github.com/notashelf/notashelf
My self-updating GitHub README with GH actions and Python.
https://github.com/notashelf/notashelf
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My self-updating GitHub README with GH actions and Python.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/notashelf/notashelf
- Owner: NotAShelf
- Created: 2020-11-24T20:16:28.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-10T01:20:46.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-10T02:27:13.887Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: chess, ci, python
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://github.com/NotAShelf
- Size: 4.7 MB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
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README
### 👋 Hey!
[](https://github.com/notashelf.gpg)
[](https://github.com/notashelf)
[@NixOS]: https://github.com/NixOS
[Hyprland]: https://github.com/Hyprland
[my blog]: https://blog.notashelf.dev
I'm raf, more commonly known as NotAShelf on various parts of the world wide
web. I am a sailor, sailmaker, political scientist and an academic. FOSS
contributor and digital artist when stars align.
Ever since my introduction to the world of FOSS and Linux in late 2010s, I have
been very passionate about **operating systems**, **open-source software** and
**system administration**. I am also interested in the role of information
system and data integrity/privacy within the policymaking process in
contemporary politics, which I have decided to base my PhD thesis on.
Most of my code here are
[solutions to small itches](https://github.com/NotAShelf/licenseit), or my
answers to different curiosities. Exploring solutions to known pain points in
software and home-made CLI applications to manage different components of my
setup are some of my pastime activities. **Reliable** and **scalable** systems
are also within my interest. I work with and contribute to [@NixOS] in my free
time to help me towards this goal. Sometimes I write about Nix and NixOS (among
other things) on [my blog].
- [Considerations](https://blog.notashelf.dev/posts/2025-04-07-considerations.html)
- [NixOS Testing Framework I: On VM Tests](https://blog.notashelf.dev/posts/2025-04-04-nixos-testing-i.html)
- [My New Tech Stack](https://blog.notashelf.dev/posts/2025-04-03-my-new-stack.html)
- [What is nixConfig, Should You Trust It?](https://blog.notashelf.dev/posts/2025-03-31-reject-flake-config.html)
- [Building Deterministic Typst Packages with Nix](https://blog.notashelf.dev/posts/2025-03-17-deterministic-typst.html)
There are many means to my ends; I work with any and all languages or tools that
I find interesting. My experience and knowledge (both in _very_ heavy quotes)
span over multiple languages, tools and frameworks, however, my primary focus
remains as **C** and **Rust** (or sometimes **Go**) for building reliable
backend applications alongside some **Typescript** for frontend. I also rely on
**Nix** infrastructure, deployments and distributing software. See below for a
list of languages and tools that I work, or have worked with before. Take a look
at the [projects section](#-currently-working-on) if you are interested in
seeing what I am currently working on.
I also take part of the [Hyprland] community, playing an active role in
community management and acting as a supporting developer for Nix. Do feel free
to [contact me](#-how-to-reach-me) for either of those matters.
- 📅 Programming since 2018
- ⛵ Professional Sailor
- 🏫 Part-time Political Scientist and lecturer, forever student
- 🖥️ NixOS / Hyprland / Neovim
- 🔧 Despite its shortcomings, Go is my _go-to_ language (pun _fully_ intended)
- 🌐 Frontend via React/NextJS used to be my primary stack, now I focus on
backend applications, applications security and system administration.
- ❄️ NixOS remains my favorite Linux distro for both personal and enterprise
use. I manage my own fleet of servers and virtual machines powered by it.
- 📫 Contact me by email via `raf [at] notashelf [dot] dev` or on Discord, by
sending a friend request to `@notashelf` I'm also available on Matrix, though
downtimes may occur on my homeserver...
- 🎲 Fun fact: I have entered the world of Linux, programming and OSS through a
lengthy misadventure back in 2018 that involved a Linux VPS, a large-scale
Minecraft server and an imminent crisis. I have been passionate about Linux
and programming ever since.
### 🔭 Projects
I have many projects, usually fruits of my most recent obsession. Almost all of
them are bootstrapped with Nix, but languages vary. Note that I am currently in
the process of moving beloved projects out of Github. You will not be affected
by this, but let me know if you are.
| **Nix** | **Go, Rust, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript** |
| --- | --- |
| • [nvf](https://github.com/notashelf/nvf) - a highly extensible and distro agnostic configuration framework for Neovim using Nix
• [Nyx](https://github.com/notashelf/nyx) - the first child of Chaos and also an alias for my configuration for the ultimate declarative Linux distro, NixOS!
• [Nyxpkgs](https://github.com/notashelf/nyxexprs) - collection of packages not found in Nixpkgs
• [Hjem](https://github.com/feel-co/hjem) - streamlined and modern home-management solution with Nix
• [MicrOS](https://github.com/snugnug/micros) - Experimental operating system based on Nixpkgs module system, bringing Runit to NixOS
• [Basix](https://github.com/NotAShelf/Basix) - Purely functional collection of Base16/Base24 themes to be used with Nix
• [ndg](https://github.com/feel-co/ndg) - alternative documentation generation for any Nix based module system
• [Schizofox](https://github.com/schizofox/schizofox) - privacy and security oriented Firefox configuration for Home-manager
• [Wallpkgs](https://github.com/notashelf/wallpkgs) - easy-to-install wallpapers collections, designed to install with Nix
• [Nixpkgs](https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs) - Nix Packages collection and NixOS | • [CatApi](https://github.com/notashelf/catApi) - minimal API for serving pictures of your cats. Features a convenient frontend
• [Hyprkeys](https://github.com/hyprland-community/Hyprkeys) - powerful and easy to use keyboard utility designed for my favorite Wayland Compositor, Hyprland
• [nff](https://github.com/notashelf/nff) - experimental nftables configuration beautifier in Python
• [batmon](https://github.com/notashelf/batmon) - dead simple battery monitor in Go, with the ability to emit events on change
• [Goblin](https://github.com/notashelf/goblin) - termbin-inspired paste service to replace Fiche, written in Go
• [Nutils](https://github.com/notashelf/nutils) - an external utility crate for the Nix package manager
• [Tailray](https://github.com/notashelf/Tailray) - rust implementation of Tailscale systray
• [Microfetch](https://github.com/notashelf/microfetch) - Microscopic fetch tool in Rust, for NixOS systems
• [SSA](https://github.com/NotAShelf/ssa) - Simple, streamlined and pretty aggregator for systemd-analyze security
• [mrc](https://github.com/NotAShelf/mrc) - Minimalistic yet complete API wrapper and remote controller for MPV, the video player |
...and some projects I take part in co-maintainin. For more projects, active or inactive, visit the repositories page.
### 📫 How to reach me
Want to talk to me? Ask me a question? _Call me a nerd personally_? Sure! Feel
free to contact me from one of the links below. I am available most of the time,
but I sometimes take some time to reply. Prefer Matrix if you use it!
Below is a poorly updated chart of my languages. Some of them are exluded, for
reasons unknown... In addition to what's already here, I also work with **R**,
**Ruby**, **Kotlin** and copious amounts of Typescript code that I have never
uploaded to Github.
I despise Javascript, Nix despises me
Look mom, I'm winning at GitHub!
---
I like chess, but I'm not particularly good at it... Here is an ASCII tracker
of my 100 previous chess.com rapid games.
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♟︎ | Chess.com Rapid Rating Chart
Rating Chart:
1150.00 ┤ ╭╮
1143.38 ┤ │╰╮╭╮ ╭╮ ╭╮╭╮╭╮
1136.75 ┤ ╭╯ ╰╯╰╮ ╭╯╰╮╭╯╰╯╰╯│
1130.12 ┤ ╭╯ │ │ ││ ╰╮╭╮
1123.50 ┤ ╭╮╭╮╭╮ ╭╯ ╰╮ ╭╯ ╰╯ │││
1116.88 ┤ ╭╯╰╯╰╯╰╮╭╮ ╭╮ ╭╯ ╰╮ ╭╯ ╰╯│
1110.25 ┤ ╭╯ ╰╯╰─╮ ╭─╮ ╭╯╰╮ ╭╯ ╰╮╭╮╭╯ ╰╮
1103.62 ┤ │ ╰╮╭╮╭╮ ╭╯ ╰╮ ╭╯ ╰╮ ╭╯ ╰╯╰╯ │ ╭
1097.00 ┤ ╭╯ ╰╯╰╯╰╮ ╭╮╭╯ ╰─╯ │ ╭╯ │ │
1090.38 ┤ ╭╮╭╮ ╭╯ ╰╮╭╯││ ╰╮ │ │ │
1083.75 ┤ ╭╮╭╯╰╯╰─╯ ││ ╰╯ ╰╮╭╯ ╰╮╭╯
1077.12 ┤ ╭╯╰╯ ╰╯ ╰╯ ││
1070.50 ┤ ╭─╮╭╮│ ││
1063.88 ┼─╮ ╭╯ ╰╯╰╯ ╰╯
1057.25 ┤ ╰╮╭╯
1050.62 ┤ ╰╯
1044.00 ┤
Chart last updated - 2025-04-10
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