HMC Weekly Recap - 5/17

Mariano Uvalle is our server admin. You may reach the author at mariano@handmadecities.com

Hey everyone!

I’ve been traveling for a friend’s wedding these past few days, so this week’s recap is a bit late, but also packed, so let’s get on with it:

Expanding Server Resources

We’ve got two new contributors, Charles E. and Sam C. who will be helping us out, thank you! Remember to shoot me a message if you want to volunteer for Handmade Cities server projects. For a taste of the things we’ll be working on, head on to the newly restored public roadmap which we’ve begun populating, with lots more to come.

Abner also granted my request to obtain a second Ubuntu VPS for our Gitea runners. I previously hosted runners on a personal Linux box in my home network, but they’ll now live in dedicated hardware to improve our security hygiene, and in preparation for a unified observability stack for our internal systems.

Hiring

I want to remind everyone that my current employer is hiring in many areas, and a good chunk of them (kernel, virtualization, low level networking, firmware) are a good fit for handmade-minded folks. If you see anything of interest on the careers page, please reach out and I’ll both give you a referal and walk you through the process.

Handmade Revolt user polymer posted a jobs announcement he found from Mobius Digital, creator of Outer Wilds. Since many of us at Handmade Cities are gamedevs I think this is a great opportunity for you to apply. Check out the roles available, you never know!

BretHudson has a contact looking for a NES dev. Very unique opportunity if you have the skillset.

Final Reminder: Linux Spreadsheet

We appreciate the new folks who filled out info about their Linux setup after my last request. I just wanted to blast one more reminder for Abner’s benefit here: This knowledge will help him prepare our Homelabbing & Modding Party. This party will be announced in an official memo later in the year. (It’s still early days until the Handmade Library has shipped!)

Until next time,

Mariano, Server Admin.