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Nix
The Determinate Nix Installer · Zero to Nix Your guide to learning Nix and flakes zero-to-nix.com https://zero-to-nix.com/concepts/nix-installer
Zero to Nix is a guided tutorial for learning Nix from scratch, covering flakes, reproducible development environments, and the Determinate Nix Installer — a more reliable alternative to the official Nix installer with better multi-user and macOS support. [→ infrastructure-devops; scala-functional-programming]
AWS / Cloud
Introducing Distill CLI: An efficient, Rust-powered tool for media summarization Uses AWS services: S3, Transcribe, and Bedrock. Open-source tool written in Rust for summarizing meetings and other media. allthingsdistributed.com https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/06/introducing-distill-cli.html
Werner Vogels’ blog post introducing Distill CLI — an open-source Rust tool that uses AWS Transcribe for speech-to-text and AWS Bedrock (Claude) for summarisation. A worked example of building a practical AI-powered tool on AWS serverless infrastructure using Rust. [→ infrastructure-devops; machine-learning-ai]
Garmin (fitness + data)
Garmin Epix Pro In-Depth Review: Now In Three Sizes! The Epix AMOLED display-enabled watch in three sizes (42mm, 47mm, 51mm) with flashlight. www.dcrainmaker.com https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/05/garmin-depth-review-three.html
DC Rainmaker’s comprehensive review of the Garmin Epix Pro — the AMOLED display version of Garmin’s flagship GPS sports watch — covering accuracy, battery life, display quality, and sport modes across three sizes. The flashlight feature distinguishes it from the Fenix line. [→ health-fitness]
Tips to Improve Accuracy of Pool Swim Activities | Garmin Customer Support https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=iS2KcmGiVb4djrE1lri8i7
Garmin support article covering techniques for improving lap count accuracy in pool swimming: correct pool length setup, wrist placement, stroke detection calibration, and when to use open water vs pool mode. [→ health-fitness]
Swim Terminology Used for Garmin Watches and Garmin Connect https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=z7QHGpBDDH7wDJsSKjxRi9
Garmin’s glossary of swimming metrics — Swolf score, stroke rate, stroke count, distance per stroke, SWOLF — and how they are computed and displayed in Garmin Connect. [→ health-fitness]
Garmin HRM-TRI & HRM-SWIM In-Depth Review https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/garmin-hrm-swimtri-review.html
DC Rainmaker’s detailed review of Garmin’s dedicated heart rate monitor straps for swimming and triathlon — covering water transmission protocol (ANT+), accuracy in pool vs open water, and compatibility with Garmin devices. [→ health-fitness]
How Garmin Training Load Works: Everything You Need to Know https://runningwithrock.com/garmin-training-load/
A thorough explanation of Garmin’s Training Load feature — how it calculates acute and chronic training load from heart rate and GPS data, and how the Training Status indicator uses the ratio to assess fitness trajectory. [→ health-fitness]