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MicroSD card FAQ
A while back I wrote an analysis of fake microSD cards. As a result of the post, I’ve received this question regularly via email:
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 168 posts.
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I Don’t Need No Stinking API: Web Scraping For Fun and Profit
Hartley writes about full stack software engineering and AI-driven software development.
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Git Tips And Workflows
Personal homepage and blog of Nicola Paolucci aka @durdn
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GNU grep is 10x faster than Mac grep
That's likely all you need to do to install and make default GNU grep, which on my machine is a ~10x speedup over the grep that ships with Mac OS.
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The greatest Google Mail feature you may not be using
There's a wonderfully powerful and subtle technique in Google Mail that can be used to enhance every reply you make to a mail: if you selec...
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Bash One-Liners Explained, Part V: Navigating around
This is the fifth part of the Bash One-Liners Explained article series. In this part I'll teach you how to quickly navigate around the command line in bash using emacs-style keyboard shortcuts. That's right, emacs-style keyboard shortcuts. It might surprise you but by default bash uses emacs-style keyboard shortcuts...
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My eBook build process and some PDF, EPUB and MOBI tips
In case you missed it, last month I self-published an eBook about Ruby internals called Ruby Under a Microscope . To date I’ve sold over 600 copies - thanks everyone! I’ve never written anything so ambitious before, and I’m grateful for your support. I hope it’s been a fun read, and that you come away with a better…
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Twitter Boostrap Goodies
Twitter Bootstrap is a simple and flexible HTML, CSS, and Javascript for popular user interface components and interactions. In this post, I have found many useful tools, plugins and themes created specifically for Twitter Bootstrap. If you love using Twitter Bootstrap, I'm sure you will love all these resources.
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Netflix on Ubuntu Is Here
˅ GO TO THIS LINK ˅ http://www.webupd8.org/2013/08/pipelight-use-silverlight-in-your-linux.html ˅ SKIP THE OLD INFO BELOW ˅ THE...
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My favorite regex of all time
I thought I'd share my favorite regex of all time. [ -~] Any idea what this regexp matches? Scroll down for the answer. . . . . . . . . It matches all ASCII characters from the space to tilde. What are these characters? These are all printable characters! Take a look at this ASCII table. Printable characters start…
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No Studying After 5pm: Using Parkinson’s Law to Kick Procrastination’s Ass
Sean Gransee is a full-stack software engineer from Chicago offering consulting services. He's also building some apps on the side.
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The perfect email
As you might imagine, I get many random inbound emails. Last I checked, I was getting about 500 emails a day, and about 50 of them a day are from people I don’t know. They often ask for advice, or just want me to look at their startup for investment. This is fine, I try … Continue Reading >
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Meet the new Light Table
We have to start with a picture. Or hey, just go download it and see for yourself.
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SSH key and passwordless login basics for developers
SSH keys are useful to login over ssh (secure shell) without typing a password. They are also used by Github and other version control systems for passwordless authentication. Here is some basic information from the software developer point of view how to use SSH keys for maximum comfort and security. These…
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How I automated the boring parts of life
I have a bad habit: waiting until the last minute to do things. Like, last month I had to fly to New York to run a 193 mile relay race. I knew about the trip for almost 6 months, but didn’t buy plane tickets until 3 days before, at 4x the cost. True ...
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Google Voice lost my business number. How I got it back, and what I learned.
My Story of When Google Voice Lost My Number Google Voice lost my number August 12th, 2012, at around 5pm central time. I was able to log into Google Voice and check my messages at around 1pm that …
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