<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Linux · Rice &amp; Weights</title><link>https://www.riceandweights.dev/linux/</link><description>Customizing Linux and running models on your own hardware.</description><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://www.riceandweights.dev/linux/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Welcome to Rice &amp; Weights</title><link>https://www.riceandweights.dev/linux/welcome-to-rice-and-weights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.riceandweights.dev/linux/welcome-to-rice-and-weights/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What this site covers: Linux desktop customization, GNOME and XFCE extensions, self-hosted LLMs, computer vision, and ESP32 builds, and how it is put together.</description><dc:creator>Hamim</dc:creator><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post explains what Rice &#x26; Weights is for and how to find your way around. You need nothing installed to read it.</p>
<h2 id="what-you-will-find-here">What you will find here<a class="anchor" aria-label="Link to this section" href="#what-you-will-find-here">#</a></h2>
<p>The site covers five areas:</p>
<ul>
<li>Linux desktops, with a focus on GNOME and XFCE customization</li>
<li>GNOME Shell extension and XFCE panel plugin development</li>
<li>Self-hosted LLMs, agentic coding, and reproducible benchmarks</li>
<li>Computer vision experiments and project write-ups</li>
<li>ESP32 and embedded projects, from sensors to custom hardware</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="how-posts-are-written">How posts are written<a class="anchor" aria-label="Link to this section" href="#how-posts-are-written">#</a></h2>
<p>Every post is a plain Markdown file in a public Git repository. Code blocks look like small windows:</p>
<div class="codewindow" data-lang="console"><div class="cw-head"><span class="cw-title">console</span><span class="cw-controls"><button type="button" class="cw-copy" aria-label="Copy code" title="Copy code"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><rect width="14" height="14" x="8" y="8" rx="2" ry="2" /><path d="M4 16c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2V4c0-1.1.9-2 2-2h10c1.1 0 2 .9 2 2" /></svg></button><span class="cw-dots" aria-hidden="true"><i></i><i></i><i></i></span></span></div><pre tabindex="0"><code><span class="ln cmd"><span class="prompt" aria-hidden="true">$ </span>git clone https://github.com/hamimmahmud0/rice-and-weights</span>
<span class="ln cmd"><span class="prompt" aria-hidden="true">$ </span>cd rice-and-weights &amp;&amp; pnpm install</span></code></pre></div>
<aside class="callout callout-note" role="note" data-callout="note"><p class="callout-title">Note</p><p>Benchmark numbers only appear when the script that produced them is committed alongside the results.</p></aside>
<h2 id="verify-it-works">Verify it works<a class="anchor" aria-label="Link to this section" href="#verify-it-works">#</a></h2>
<p>Use the search button in the header, or press <code>/</code>, and look for any word from this post.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>