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Generating more interesting image previews using imagemagick
A couple of tries at generating more interesting image previews using imagemagick with the mini_magick gem.
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The most popular blog posts about tools & productivity on Hacker News. 4,417 posts.
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Bret Victor's live editable game in ClojureScript
Taking Bret Victor's notion of connecting to your creation and turning it into a ClojureScript live game editor.
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Animated guide to Symex: Emacs structural editing with Lisp
[This is about Symex.el , the Emacs extension for structural editing with Lisp. If you are unfamiliar with Symex, you could read the post introducing it , or TL;DR: just know that “symex” is short for Lisp symbolic expression / S-expression, and this extension provides a full-featured modal interface / Evil state for…
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Design an Enclosure Using Photogrammetry
In this article, I’m gonna show you step by step how to design an enclosure just like this with the help of modeling clay and Photogrammetry.
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ytr: YouTube Radio for Emacs
I've been a happy ready-player user for some time now. I consider the Emacs package fairly feature-complete, for my needs anyway. Well almost. While I...
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I Got Sick of Remembering Port Numbers
So I built local.vibe — a friendly dashboard and local .vibe hostname for every local web app on your Mac. No more localhost:3000 vs localhost:5173 roulette.
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How to Dual-Boot Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows 10 with Encryption
When you run the Ubuntu installer, there’s an option to dual-boot Ubuntu with an existing Windows installation. There’s also an option to encrypt your Ubuntu...
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Guide to Finding Lemmy Communities (Subreddits)
Guide showing how to discover and subscribe to popular communities (subreddits) when migrating from reddit to lemmy
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I made our office play personalized entrance theme music
How I hacked the office WiFi to play entrance theme music for my colleagues (and myself!)
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How I develop with Nix
Recently NixOS was posted to the Haskell reddit, and seems to have been received well. In the comments I mentioned that NixOS allows me to be a more productive Haskell developer, and I would like to discuss how I am using the features offered by NixOS. Before we get into those details, allow me to briefly summarise…
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The Many Layers of Packaging: Why PyPI Isn't an App Store
Thoughts on FOSS and fintech, layered by Mahmoud Hashemi
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Introducing: ShaderPad
Riley J. Shaw is a programmer and designer. Rooted in repair and craft, he creates transparent, remixable tools for a sustainable and accessible future.
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Escaping from Anaconda's Stranglehold on macOS
Economist. Policy Entrepreneur. Geek. Co-recipient of the 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. University Professor at NYU. Focused on urbanization; cooperation at scale of millions and billions; science; technology; economic development; long-term growth; code as language.
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Yet another hot take on “folders versus tags”
I like folders due to their cross compatibility, future proofing, interoperability, flexibility, focus, clarity, automation management &etc.
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Avoid Git LFS if possible
I have long held the opinion that you should avoid Git LFS if possible. Since people keeping asking me why, I figured I'd capture my thoughts in a blog post so I have something to refer them to.
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Why I do my resume in LaTeX
I’m guessing most of you have seen the comic explaining how a programmer reads your résumé. No, I don’t do my résumé in LaTeX just to get the +12 bonus. There are a handful of reasons I think it is a good idea. It stands out My résumé isn’t written in 12 pt. Arial or Times New Roman, which sets it apart from 75% of…
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iPhone DevOps (2023)
I wrote earlier about my dream of developing “single-handedly” on an iPhone. Then, I wrote some more about it . The dream still lives strongly! I am now coding single-handedly in any language on my iPhone SE model 2022. But although i still like pythonista I am now using a combination of three great apps that allow me…
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Maven is broken by design
The other day, someone asked about the status of the GWT Mavenization, saying he loves Maven and would like to help. I replied that “I used to really like it” but wasn't “so sure nowadays.” It obviously was followed by “I know it could cause issues if not used in the proper way […] Do you mind telling me why you don't…
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Convert an existing wired doorbell into a smart doorbell using ESPHome
This article is going to show you how to convert your (existing) wired doorbell (also works for battery-powered chimes) into a smart, WiFi-enabled, doorbell. The essential components needed sets you back about $2, yes, that is correct, just two bucks. No soldering is required and you don’t
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Solar Powered Raspberry Pi Camera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M53eJI90ETE Update: this project was featured in issue 92 of the official Raspberry Pi magazine (download as PDF, buy the issue or subscribe). SSH-ing into a remote solar powered Raspberry Pi at the top of an apple tree has a special feeling -- almost like commanding a spaceship where…
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I got control of my spending with some no-code services and 100 lines of Python
Lessons learned about moving fast and shipping products
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Parsing an Undocumented File Format
A year or two ago, I wrote a parser for an undocumented file format as part of a larger project. This was somewhat challenging and I wanted to share my approach because I thought it was a neat idea that worked well.
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Spaced repetition for efficient learning (2019)
Efficient memorization using the spacing effect: literature review of widespread applicability, tips on use & what it’s good for.
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Analyzing the OpenAPI Tooling Ecosystem
Diagram of the OpenAPI Specification tooling ecosystem, focusing on how tasks relate to the specification