Chuck
@dhelmet78.bsky.social
👨💻 Software developer. 🎮 Gamer. ⚡ Tattooed metalhead. 🐾 Proud Staffordshire bull terrier dad. "I make software I actually use and need"
Bringing the dog to the vet this afternoon. Vet asks why. I laughed and said, being totally honest with you and to make it a little funny... he's chewing on his butthole like its going out of style.
December 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Bringing the dog to the vet this afternoon. Vet asks why. I laughed and said, being totally honest with you and to make it a little funny... he's chewing on his butthole like its going out of style.
📱💻 Just launched Android Messages Desktop - a free, open-source app to send/receive SMS/MMS/RCS from your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer!
✨ System tray support
✨ Cross-platform
✨ Built with Python & PyQt6
No more reaching for your phone!
#OpenSource #Python
github.com/cculver78/py...
✨ System tray support
✨ Cross-platform
✨ Built with Python & PyQt6
No more reaching for your phone!
#OpenSource #Python
github.com/cculver78/py...
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📱💻 Just launched Android Messages Desktop - a free, open-source app to send/receive SMS/MMS/RCS from your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer!
✨ System tray support
✨ Cross-platform
✨ Built with Python & PyQt6
No more reaching for your phone!
#OpenSource #Python
github.com/cculver78/py...
✨ System tray support
✨ Cross-platform
✨ Built with Python & PyQt6
No more reaching for your phone!
#OpenSource #Python
github.com/cculver78/py...
My big guy loves lying on a comfy blanket looking out the window. I don’t blame him.
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My big guy loves lying on a comfy blanket looking out the window. I don’t blame him.
Reposted by Chuck
🐾3-y/o Aurora surrendered after a conflict w/ a chained raccoon she encountered in someone's yard while on a walk. Sweet, social, cuddly & super cute. Friendly w/ kids, looking to be a solo pet. Available to foster or adopt by 11/25: nycacc.app#/browse/238573
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🐾3-y/o Aurora surrendered after a conflict w/ a chained raccoon she encountered in someone's yard while on a walk. Sweet, social, cuddly & super cute. Friendly w/ kids, looking to be a solo pet. Available to foster or adopt by 11/25: nycacc.app#/browse/238573
New tattoo, not done yet, not even close. This is going to be a good one!
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New tattoo, not done yet, not even close. This is going to be a good one!
The animals are not afraid of me
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The animals are not afraid of me
My girl just got accepted to college. Time is an illusion… but the fact I had to put on my readers to see the acceptance letter feels painfully real.
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My girl just got accepted to college. Time is an illusion… but the fact I had to put on my readers to see the acceptance letter feels painfully real.
OK, my fellow K-12 IT people. Look at this Chromebook and tell me what you think the excuse was.
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
OK, my fellow K-12 IT people. Look at this Chromebook and tell me what you think the excuse was.
I managed to find a not bad picture of myself.
October 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I managed to find a not bad picture of myself.
I love this new WireGuard interface I built for Linux called WireWarden. I use it a few times a day, nearly every day, "it just works." I still love the terminal, but when "wg-quick up/down yada yada" gets old, one click wins.
github.com/cculver78/Wi...
#Linux #WireGuard #OpenSource #DevTools
github.com/cculver78/Wi...
#Linux #WireGuard #OpenSource #DevTools
GitHub - cculver78/WireWarden: A lightweight PyQt6 GUI for managing WireGuard VPNs on Linux. Detects .conf files automatically, shows connection status in color, and lets you bring tunnels up or down ...
A lightweight PyQt6 GUI for managing WireGuard VPNs on Linux. Detects .conf files automatically, shows connection status in color, and lets you bring tunnels up or down with a single click. Include...
github.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I love this new WireGuard interface I built for Linux called WireWarden. I use it a few times a day, nearly every day, "it just works." I still love the terminal, but when "wg-quick up/down yada yada" gets old, one click wins.
github.com/cculver78/Wi...
#Linux #WireGuard #OpenSource #DevTools
github.com/cculver78/Wi...
#Linux #WireGuard #OpenSource #DevTools
Busy weekend! Just launched xPing, a cross-platform network monitor with a PyQt6 GUI & curses-based CLI.
See live latency, jitter & packet loss across hosts with beeps, sorting & exports.
Simple. Fast. Cross-platform.
🔗 github.com/cculver78/xP...
#Python #OpenSource
See live latency, jitter & packet loss across hosts with beeps, sorting & exports.
Simple. Fast. Cross-platform.
🔗 github.com/cculver78/xP...
#Python #OpenSource
October 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Busy weekend! Just launched xPing, a cross-platform network monitor with a PyQt6 GUI & curses-based CLI.
See live latency, jitter & packet loss across hosts with beeps, sorting & exports.
Simple. Fast. Cross-platform.
🔗 github.com/cculver78/xP...
#Python #OpenSource
See live latency, jitter & packet loss across hosts with beeps, sorting & exports.
Simple. Fast. Cross-platform.
🔗 github.com/cculver78/xP...
#Python #OpenSource
🚀 Just launched PacketPaper. It captures your live network traffic and turns it into generative art.
Each packet becomes a glowing arc across a digital nebula, circuit board, or sky.
🧠 Python + Scapy + Pillow
🔗 Open Source: github.com/cculver78/Pa...
Your packets deserve to be pretty.
Each packet becomes a glowing arc across a digital nebula, circuit board, or sky.
🧠 Python + Scapy + Pillow
🔗 Open Source: github.com/cculver78/Pa...
Your packets deserve to be pretty.
October 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🚀 Just launched PacketPaper. It captures your live network traffic and turns it into generative art.
Each packet becomes a glowing arc across a digital nebula, circuit board, or sky.
🧠 Python + Scapy + Pillow
🔗 Open Source: github.com/cculver78/Pa...
Your packets deserve to be pretty.
Each packet becomes a glowing arc across a digital nebula, circuit board, or sky.
🧠 Python + Scapy + Pillow
🔗 Open Source: github.com/cculver78/Pa...
Your packets deserve to be pretty.
I thought the only way to get Seacrets spiced rum was to make the 5-hour drive to Ocean City. Then I’m walking through ShopRite Liquors and spot it sitting there on the shelf like it’s been waiting for me. Smooth, spiced, and zero traffic… can’t beat that.
October 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I thought the only way to get Seacrets spiced rum was to make the 5-hour drive to Ocean City. Then I’m walking through ShopRite Liquors and spot it sitting there on the shelf like it’s been waiting for me. Smooth, spiced, and zero traffic… can’t beat that.
Just dropped WireWarden - a lightweight PyQt6 GUI for controlling WireGuard VPNs on Linux.
Auto-detects configs, shows live status in color, bring tunnels up or down with a single click.
No terminals. No nonsense.
🔗 github.com/cculver78/Wi...
🧾 MIT Licensed
#Linux #WireGuard #Python #OpenSource
Auto-detects configs, shows live status in color, bring tunnels up or down with a single click.
No terminals. No nonsense.
🔗 github.com/cculver78/Wi...
🧾 MIT Licensed
#Linux #WireGuard #Python #OpenSource
October 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Just dropped WireWarden - a lightweight PyQt6 GUI for controlling WireGuard VPNs on Linux.
Auto-detects configs, shows live status in color, bring tunnels up or down with a single click.
No terminals. No nonsense.
🔗 github.com/cculver78/Wi...
🧾 MIT Licensed
#Linux #WireGuard #Python #OpenSource
Auto-detects configs, shows live status in color, bring tunnels up or down with a single click.
No terminals. No nonsense.
🔗 github.com/cculver78/Wi...
🧾 MIT Licensed
#Linux #WireGuard #Python #OpenSource
Just finished making a big batch of chicken, carrots, and sweet potatoes topper for my big guy, Mack. He eats it so fast I don’t have to worry about plating or garnish.
October 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Just finished making a big batch of chicken, carrots, and sweet potatoes topper for my big guy, Mack. He eats it so fast I don’t have to worry about plating or garnish.
Upgraded a few servers to Debian 13 so far... smooth as glass. No smoke, no drama, no tantrums. Thanks @debian.bsky.social
Proxmox and PBS got the upgrade treatment too.
Monday morning, my workstation gets its Debian 13 crown. I can't wait. It's like Christmas morning for sysadmins.
Proxmox and PBS got the upgrade treatment too.
Monday morning, my workstation gets its Debian 13 crown. I can't wait. It's like Christmas morning for sysadmins.
August 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Upgraded a few servers to Debian 13 so far... smooth as glass. No smoke, no drama, no tantrums. Thanks @debian.bsky.social
Proxmox and PBS got the upgrade treatment too.
Monday morning, my workstation gets its Debian 13 crown. I can't wait. It's like Christmas morning for sysadmins.
Proxmox and PBS got the upgrade treatment too.
Monday morning, my workstation gets its Debian 13 crown. I can't wait. It's like Christmas morning for sysadmins.
Ugh. Why does Windows Server eat 15GB of disk space on a clean install and need 8GB of RAM just to sit idle? Between the bloat, unnecessary services, and nonstop update headaches, I’m done. Switching everything to Debian. 🐧 #Linux
July 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Ugh. Why does Windows Server eat 15GB of disk space on a clean install and need 8GB of RAM just to sit idle? Between the bloat, unnecessary services, and nonstop update headaches, I’m done. Switching everything to Debian. 🐧 #Linux
Don’t see many butterflies these days.
June 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Don’t see many butterflies these days.
Went from 100 to 60 in a day, so time to break out the jacket and new hat on the dog walk.
June 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Went from 100 to 60 in a day, so time to break out the jacket and new hat on the dog walk.
Drove down to visit a buddy in North Carolina last week. Good times.
June 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Drove down to visit a buddy in North Carolina last week. Good times.
Few things in life are as satisfying as power washing something absolutely disgusting.
June 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Few things in life are as satisfying as power washing something absolutely disgusting.