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Archive for September 28th, 2026

ikwyl6 vim cheat sheet

Posted by jpluimers on 2026/09/28

Not using vim much, so every time I need it for more complex things than basic editing or leaving any vi based text editor (hello <Esc> :q!), I need a FAQ or cheat sheet.

I like this one the most as it has merged most if not all other cheat sheets in it: [Wayback/Archive] ikwyl6 vim cheat sheet.

The above page is the [Wayback/Archive] CDN for your source code | raw.githack.com hosted version of the HTML page in the repository [Wayback/Archive] GitHub – ikwyl6/vim-cheat-sheet-html: Collaboration of vim cheat sheets I’ve found and put them in a html file.

That means you can contribute to it with more vim features in case they become available.

By intent, the cheat sheet looks like [Wayback/Archive] Vim Cheat Sheet – vim.rtorr.com, but it omits the tips bits like:

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Posted in *nix, *nix-tools, CDN (Content Delivery Network), Cloud, Hosting, Infrastructure, Power User, vi/vim | Leave a Comment »

PSA: The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 Card Is VERY Long (~27cm) and tall (~12cm); replacement thermal padding via Amazon

Posted by jpluimers on 2026/09/28

[Wayback/Archive] amp8888 comments on PSA: The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 Card Is VERY Long (~27cm) via [Wayback/Archive] PSA: The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 Card Is VERY Long (~27cm) : homelab

Just a quick PSA to everyone out there: the PCIe gen 4 version of the ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 card is very long, so take that into consideration if you’re planning to use them in a server.

Note at at 12.2cm, the card is also quote tall. This tool can be a problem on many 19″ rackmount systems. For instance on my Dell R730xd, I had to remove part of the aluminium chassis above PCIe slot #4 in order to make the card fit. This was easy using a set of pliers and does not interfere with any of the mounting mechanisms.

Older versions of the ASUS card are smaller, but cannot do PCIe 4.0:

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Posted in Dell PowerEdge R730, Hardware, M.2/NGFF, NVMe, PCIe/PCI-e/PCI Express, Power User, SSD | Leave a Comment »