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w33k in g33k: February 13, 2026

· Sean P. McAdam

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📚 Books \ Reading

Docker

  • Docker API TLS certs
    • I ran into some issues while getting this setup recently & plan to have a separate post with notes on how i finally got it working. I can also include Rootless Docker + Komodo with the TLS certs.

🎮 Games

  • Deckbrew
  • DeckThemes
  • itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota: “We created this bundle to raise funds for Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota in response to the Trump administration sending ICE agents to the Minneapolis area and the reckless murder of an innocent people by ICE agents. ILCM provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota. They also work to educate the community about immigration matters and advocates for public policies which respect the universal human rights of immigrants. ILCM provides services based on capacity and has a generally high demand for services. The more we are able to fundraise, the more people they will be able to assist.”
  • Engadget: Pokemon Pokopia is so damn cozy: “Pokémon Pokopia can be described as a pocket monster-themed take on Animal Crossing with a hint of Stardew Valley thrown in for good measure.”
    • When this was first announced it made my want to pickup Animal Crossing again, especially since there’s been a ton of new update & content since i last played it. If Pokopia is supposed to be (kind of) like Animal Crossing + Pokémon, i’m in =].
  • Engadget: This Itch.io bundle to help Minnesota includes over 1,200 games and costs just $10

🤓 g33k

IT Security

Miscellaneous

🎥 📺 Movies & TV

  • Gizmodo: The New ‘Stargate’ Is Adding a Familiar Face in a Surprising Way
    • The Mummy 4: Looking forward to this with Brendan Fraser & Rachel Weisz!
    • Stargate: I mean… i don’t know if i would say this is “Adding a Familiar Face in a Surprising Way”… just that Joe Flanigan from Stargate: Atlantis appears to be a writer for the new series.

Self Hosted

🫂 Social

  • It’s FOSS: Meet Roomy: An Open-Source Discord Alternative for the Decentralized Web: “Roomy is an open-source Discord alternative built on the AT Protocol (ATProto), the same protocol that powers Bluesky, with ActivityPub (the protocol behind Mastodon, Pixelfed, Pleroma, and others) planned for the near future. Currently in alpha, it sits somewhere between Matrix and Discord in terms of its practical position in the broader chat ecosystem.”

selh.st: selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (13 February 2026), by Ethan Sholly

  • Discord Alternatives: I wanted to look into at least some of the servives Ethan has listed here:
  • Vaultwarden Security Fix: v.1.35.3 fixes GHSA-h265-g7rm-h337: “This vulnerability would allow an authenticated attacker that is part of an organization to access items from collections to which the attacker does not belong.”
  • Jeff Geerling: The first good Raspberry Pi Laptop
  • GitHub: amir20 / dozzle: v.10.0.0
    • I’ve been running Dozzle for a little while now & since it’s a big release, i wanted ot checkout what has been added recently.
  • GitHub: open-webui / open-webui: v0.8.0
    • I do still have to get back to working on my RasPi5 + AI HAT 2, & see what has been added to OpenWebUI for this version.
  • GitHub: timothepoznanski / poznote: Release 4.6.0
    • I have to finish my post about the different text editors \ notes \ etc apps I’ve been running so that I can remember why i liked or didn’t like a specific one…
    • But like the adds above, i wanted to read over the release notes here to see what was added with the new version.
  • GitHub: got3nks / amutorrent: “A unified download manager for aMule and rTorrent: manage both ED2K and BitTorrent downloads from a single modern web interface.”
    • Looked pretty, so just wanted to see the details about it.
  • GitHub: CodesWhat / drydock: “Automated container update monitoring with multi-registry support and flexible notifications.”
    • I’m happy now that I moved to Komodo so Drydock might not even be something to look into.
  • GitHub: akitaonrails / FrankMD: “Self-hosted, Simple Markdown Web Editor and Notes Organizer”
    • Because what i need is more note services 🙃
  • GitHub: ancsemi / Haven: “Self-hosted private chat — your server, your rules. No cloud, no telemetry, no Big Tech. Discord alternative that runs on your own machine.”
    • Not that i even use Discord that much, but i wanted to look into alternatives & believe this is one that Ethan mentioned above.
  • GitHub: TopSwagCode / help-motivate-me: helpmotivate.me: “A habit tracking and identity-based motivation application built with SvelteKit and .NET. Inspired by James Clear’s Atomic Habits, this app helps you build better habits through identity reinforcement, habit stacking, journaling, and AI-assisted guidance.”
    • Might look at this not just for the “motivation” part, but also reminders \ tracking on certain “chores” getting done, how often, etc.
  • GitHub: porthorian / openchat-client: “OpenChat Client is an open-source Electron desktop app that provides a Discord-like experience while connecting each joined server to its own independent backen”
    • Possible Discord alternative.
  • GitHub: ClassicOldSong / Plexsonic: “Plex Music to Subsonic bridge”
    • I probably don’t need another service to play local music when i have Plex & Jellyfin (& i do subscribe to Apple Music… don’t hate me)
  • GitHub: Sharkord / sharkord: “Lightweight, self-hosted, open-source chat server with voice, video, text, and screen sharing. Built for small groups who want privacy, simplicity, and full control over their data.”
    • Possible Discord alternative.
  • GitHub: fr4nsys / usulnet: “Self-hosted platform for managing containers, stacks, security scanning, monitoring, reverse proxy, and multi-node deployments — all from a single, modern interface. A single Go binary with no runtime dependencies. Templates compiled at build time. No Node.js, no Python, no heavy frontend frameworks. Just fast, reliable infrastructure management.”
    • This might not be needed since i’m running Komodo.
  • GitHub: sfox38 / whodunnit: “Whodunnit: A Sensor for Home Assistant which indicates the ‘who’ and ‘how’ behind every state change by linking real-time event contexts to their human or automated origins”
    • There’s only two of us in the house, so this would be overkill…
  • GitHub: Materialious / Materialious: “Materialious is a modern material design frontend for YouTube & Invidious, focused on a clean, privacy-friendly YouTube experience. It supports local video fallback when Invidious fails and is available on Web, Desktop, Android, and Android TV.”
    • Each time i post on Mastodon \ BlueSky \ etc, it kills me a little inside to post a YouTube link instead of something like the Invidious link.