How often do you run nixos-rebuild --switch?

If you don't run it regularly then you will likely be waiting for a few different packages to get updates. To fix this you can configure auto upgrades:https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Automatic_system_upgrades

"I'm playing both sides, so that I always come out on top"

Yep, Patagonia have a repair it for life guarantee.

Don't go shopping when hungry.

We can already view mastodon threads that are linear inside Lemmy.

Oh, sorry. It wasn't for me earlier (I linked through from Firefox suggestions)

Link to the tyre extinguishers website: https://www.tyreextinguishers.com/

Might be worth posting this in !lemmy_dev@programming.dev as that is a community around Lemmy Bots and Tools

I think the DIY model doesn't include some components in the base price and that is why it is cheaper. Once you configure it to include other components it is a comparable price.

It seems the DIY option will only really save you money if you already have those components or if you buy those other components cheaply somewhere else.

You should try out wefwef.app

It is an Apollo like web app for Lemmy.

Try this: https://zero-to-nix.com/

It is also available on macos