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Various ways to include comments on a static site (2018)
Overview of different techniques to implement comments using a static site generator.
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 4,417 posts.
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Tools I use: argparse builder
argparse builder is a web based graphical interface for quick creation of the argparse commandline switches for your python scripts.
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Writing docs well: why should a software engineer care?
Recently I gave a guest lecture in a graduate level software engineering course on the value of technical writing for software engineers. This post is a sort of rough transcript of my talk. I live-…
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The Sad State of High Bit Depth GIMP Color Management
Back in 2014, this article was intended to draw attention to several serious problems with babl/GEGL/GIMP color management, all of which revolved around the idea of using sRGB chromaticities to edit non-sRGB images. If you peruse the GIMP developers' list and users' list for the months of October and November 2014…
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What’s New In Emacs 24
Part one of my annotated NEWS file for Emacs 24
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Advanced Ping: httping, dnsping, smtpping
I really love ping! It is easy to use and directly reveals whether the network works or not. Refer to Why Ping is no Security Flaw! (But your Friend) and Advanced Tracerouting . At least outgoing pings (from trust to untrust) should be allowed without any security concerns. However, many companies are denying these…
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Cell Phone OPSEC for Border Crossings
I have heard stories of more aggressive interrogation of electronic devices at US border crossings. I know a lot about securing computers, but very little about securing phones. Are there easy ways to delete data—files, photos, etc.—on phones so it can’t be recovered? Does resetting a phone to factory defaults erase…
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How we use IRC at Last.fm
Everyone that works at Last.fm is typically connected to our IRC server. We have different channels per team, as well as a company-wide channel, and a few channels dedicated to automated monitoring.
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An experiment in A/B Testing my Résumé
I’ll admit it: my résumé doesn’t stand out. I’ve had some great internships, but also a tendency to work for companies that aren’t (yet!) household names. And though I’m doing fine academically, it’s not well enough to stand out on my marks alone.
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Why I will always love RSS
There has been a lot of noise in the tech community earlier this year about how RSS is supposedly having one foot in the grave. If that would be even remotely true, I hope it dies with its boots on. The herald would be browsers and social networking sites killing or hiding support for RSS. While that may be true…
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Counting Pullups
I'm a big fan of my Fitbit pedometer because it does most of its work without any interaction. I clip it onto my pocket and it counts my steps and flights of stairs as I walk throughout the day, then automatically, wirelessly uploads the data to Fitbit's website whenever I'm within range of its USB dongle plugged into…
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Make your CLI demos a breeze with zero stress and zero mistakes
<p> Running live demos can be stressful. You know what you want to say and show. You prepare the CLI commands you want to run to best showcase what you...
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Coders guide to good coffee
Originally I posted this article on Thu Apr 25th, 2002 at 02:29:34 PM EST to Kuro5hin.org. I am reprinting it here with minor corrections.
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Crazy fast build times, or when 10 seconds starts to make you nervous (2012)
Firstly this is not just my effort but my team and organisation. Secondly the usual rules apply, this is expert advise and what works for me will very probably cause your whole production stack to blow up and kill people. Lastly this is long so skip to the bit you care about or come along and chat at QCon London 2012
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Habits I've developed for fast and efficient programming
There's been a lot of discussion recently about working fast and being productive in software development, and I thought I'd share some of my own strategies that I've developed for that purpose.
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Vim Language, Motions, and Modes Explained (2023)
Vim is a powerful text editor that improves coding speed & efficiency through its shortcut-based Vim language. While learning Vim can be challenging, it is a valuable skill that can enhance your career as a computer professional.
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Screenshots as the Universal API
With advancements in machine learning, screenshots are quickly becoming a universal data format. It's now (relatively) easy to extract meaning (image-to-text), layout information (object recognition), text (optical ch...
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I Hate Git Submodules
Abildskov.io
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Making OKRs more playful using hill charts
OKRs for Managers and C-Level? Great! But have you ever asked your teams? In this post I am sharing how I make OKRs less dry and more enjoyable for the teams I manage.
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I've finally implemented the command I keep typing all day: gti
I've finally implemented the command I keep typing all day: gti. It's a program that displays a badly made ASCII-art animation to punish you for your typing error - and after that magically launches the command you meant to launch. The code is available under an MIT-like license on github - though of course anybody…
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Organize your Slack channels by "How Often", not "What"
A few weeks ago, I changed my Slack channel sections. I’m now more responsive and engaged, while also feeling less stressed. How? By sorting my Slack channels by urgency, or how often I want to read them. Versus Sorting by “how often” lets me read my most urgent messages first, focusing my energy on what
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Building a Linux Desktop for Cloud Native Development
Find out how I use a Linux Desktop PC for Cloud Native Development and for business work. I'll cover everything from parts & peripherals to CLIs and SaaS.