Lore
Gardiner Bryant
I'm an educator, free software advocate, and storyteller. My passion lies in Linux gaming, self-hosting, the fediverse, and the human stories behind the tech we use every day. I believe in privacy, justice, community, and integrity.
Lore
My Diagnosis Story
In 2025, at the age of 36, I was diagnosed as a Type 1 Diabetic. That's an uncommon age to become type 1. So what happened? Here's the story.
update
🎂 It's been six months of The Bryant Blog!
It was March 14th, 2025 when I published my first post. When I started this blog six months ago I never thought it would be the creative lifeline it has become. Many YouTubers are panicking over the platform stifling their reach, slashing revenue, and undermining their creative pursuits—Yet I&
Self-Hosted
Outline: My Favorite Self-hosted Text Editor
I love self-hosting. It’s my favorite hobby and it keeps my Linux admin skills sharp. At some point in 2023, I was trying to figure out a better way of composing markdown files. I had been using (and struggling with) the built-in Nextcloud text editor. It that has some
Media Production
About that project I've been teasing...
At my day job, I'm President of Heavy Element Productions. We’re an independent media production company based in Maine. As a small business owner, I love the work I’m doing and believe in the positive change that one story can make. So when April Shaw-Beaudoin approached
Self-Hosted
I learned a neat trick with Proxmox tonight
I love self-hosted stuff. Virtualization is a huge component of that! That's why I'm so excited to learn that Proxmox 8 actually includes Virtiofs support. I have been so busy with work and life recently that Proxmox 8's featureset had been lost on me.
An Introduction to the Linux Terminal
I know, I know… I hear it all the time. “If I wanted to use a command line, I’d go back to DOS.” And I get it. A command prompt can look intimidating. Especially if you have no idea where to start. But I’m here to tell you
programming
I built a new feature for the blog and my Peertube. Here's how it works!
If you've visited the blog recently, you might have noticed this little guy... And if you've been paying attention, you might have seen these numbers change dramatically. Yesterday, the goal was $80/mo. and we had memberships totaling $13.52: Today, the goal is "Help
openrct2
OpenRCT2 Installation Guide (Windows & Linux)
I grew up playing RollerCoaster Tycoon. I remember being so envious of my friends who bought copies of the game at the Schoolastic Book Fair. I had to wait to get the game for my birthday. Ugh. Truthfully, playing the original release of RollerCoaster Tycoon (and its sequel) today is
bazaar
Bazaar comes to FlatHub!
Bazaar has made it to Flathub and I’m freakin’ stoked. In case you’ve missed it, Bazaar is one of the most disruptive and exciting things to happen to package management over the last few years. It allows you to manage your Flatpaks—namely discovery, installation, updating, and removal—
online culture
Fixing the Internet—Part 1: The Cost of Data
I'm not going to say this is an original idea, but I did arrive at this idea on my own.
Bazzite
Bazaar is a GAME CHANGER (and it's coming to your favorite distro)
Bazaar, the new app store for GNOME, is coming to other Linux distros–and that’s a game-changer. There’s a pull request on Flathub's Git repository to add it to Flathub; meaning you'll soon be able to install Bazaar on any Flatpak-enabled distro! And this