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-
 Welcome to my cross-platform dots. Focused on improving productivity, and reducing the pain of switching between operating systems. Minimal rice, with a focus on getting the annoying stuff out of the way.
 
 > **Note**
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 - **[bugwarrior](https://github.com/ralphbean/bugwarrior)** for ticket integration
 - **[taskwiki](https://github.com/tools-life/taskwiki)** for task management in neovim
+
+### Notes for a new install
+
+#### macOS
+
+##### Install the [XCode Command Line Tools](https://developer.apple.com/download/all/)
+
+```sh
+xcode-select --install
+```
+
+##### [Install Brew](https://brew.sh)
+
+```sh
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh | bash
+```
+
+##### Exclude `/nix/` from Time Machine:
+
+```sh
+sudo tmutil addexclusion -v /nix
+```
+
+##### Initial build for the flake
+
+```sh
+nix build .#darwinConfigurations.sashimi.system
+./result/sw/bin/darwin-rebuild switch --flake .
+```