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553: Portably Predictable Productivity

LINUX Unplugged

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Streamlining Infrastructure with Nix Bitcoin

The chapter explores the hosts' transition from complex systems to a more reliable setup using Nix Bitcoin for running full-featured Bitcoin nodes securely. It narrates a real-life scenario in El Salvador where Nix Bitcoin streamlined the creation of self-hosted point-of-sale terminals for college students. The hosts discuss the advantages of reproducible setups, packaging applications within Nix Bitcoin, and integrating Rust seamlessly for building and updating applications.

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