Why are you selecting for long names? 😅

In terms of an optimal load spread, it’s best if the lemmiverse is split into multiple equally sized instances. If you use an instance just for yourself, it doesn’t actually decrease the load on the main servers in any way. The only thing you get is a guarantee that your instance won’t suddenly go down.

How does stuff that’s not made specifically for nix discover it? E.g. how would gcc find the libraries it needs in /nix?

Is Nix good? Afaik the main selling point is that the package manager stores different software versions by hash, so all are accessible. Not sure how that works with everything else

As more and more people get direct fibre optic connections, this advantage will get smaller and smaller…