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Getting Started with Security Keys
How to stay safe online and prevent phishing with FIDO2, WebAuthn and security keys. A look into YubiKeys, TOTP authenticator apps, passwordless and more.
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The most popular blog posts about tools & productivity on Hacker News. 4,415 posts.
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Ansible Techniques I Wish I’d Known Earlier
If you’ve ever spent ages waiting for an Ansible playbook to get through a bunch of tasks so yours can be tested, then this article is for you.
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Command-line tools for data science
Blog article by Jeroen Janssens. Sep 19, 2013. 21 min read. Data science is OSEMN (pronounced as awesome). That is, it involves Obtaining, Scrubbing, Exploring, Modelling, and iNterpreting data. As a data scientist, I spend quite a bit of time on the command-line, especially when there’s data to be obtained, scrubbed…
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Htop Explained Visually
htop is a great tool but lacks good documentation. This article takes a visual and simple approach to explaining htop.
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Calendar.txt
Keep your calendar in a plain text file. Calendar.txt is versionable, supports all operating systems and easily syncs with Android mobile phone.
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Monitoring Is a Pain
And we're all doing it wrong (including me) I have a confession. Despite having been hired multiple times in part due to my experience with monitoring platforms, I have come to hate monitoring. Monitoring and observability tools commit the cardinal sin of tricking people into thinking this is an
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Minimum effective dose
I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the procedure), so I have been hesitant in taking up my regular exercise again because I don't want to distract my immune system from my tooth's healing. So when I went to the gym today for the first time...
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Building better AI tools
I’ve been reading this week about how humans learn, and effective ways of transferring knowledge. In addition, I’ve also had AI in the back of my mind, and...
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The day Return became Enter (2023)
A deep dive into the convoluted and fascinating story of one of the most important keys on the keyboard
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Spotting base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys
A colleague spotted base64-encoded JSON in a long string of gibberish without any tools. I was amazed, until he explained how anyone can do it.
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Hacking Portable Air Conditioners
I bought a couple EdgeStar AP14001HS portable air conditioners in April 2020, since I expect to spend most of the Summer at home. I'm not able to use window A/Cs here, though that would be the obvious choice for efficiency because all the hot parts remain outside.
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Serving my blog posts as Linux manual pages
Intended audience: You are likely to enjoy this post the most if you are interested in Linux and/or Linux manual pages, or if you enjoy reading about esoteric programming projects.
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Using Dark Mode in CSS with MacOS Mojave
Paul Miller. I make projects which help developers to build awesome things
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Internet Search Tips
A description of advanced tips and tricks for effective Internet research of papers/books, with real-world examples.
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8,760 Hours: How to get the most out of next year
Update (December 2016): Version 2 of this guide is now available! Announcement post here. Links in this post are updated to send you to the latest and greatest version. Click here to download 8,760 Hours v2 The end of a year […]
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Tools for thought: graphical algebra and Fourier analysis
" I think a lot of mathematics is really about how you understand things in your head. […]
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Useful Unix commands for exploring data
While dealing with big genetic data sets I often got stuck with limitation of programming languages in terms of reading big files. Also so...
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The Surprising Power of Documentation
Explore the power of proper documentation in this comprehensive guide. Understand how documentation serves as a secret weapon for CTOs, eliminating guesswork, speeding up onboarding, and enhancing productivity in startups. We delve into the importance of documentation in knowledge sharing, reducing the need for…
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The Cheapest NAS
I wanted to replace my old trusty 'router' (with an attached HDD)--that was not working as a router, but as a network drive after flashing OpenWRT onto it--I wanter to replace it with an SBC+HDD combo.
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Docker
Lately I tend to stick to topics that are historic by at least twenty years, and that does have a lot of advantages. But I am supposedly a DevOps professional, and so I will occasionally indulge in giving DevOps advice... or at least opinions, which are sort of like advice but with less of a warranty.
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Inside ZCode: Silently uploading your Git history to the cloud
ZCode silently uploads full Git history to the cloud; this post provides a block rule and source review — checkpoint claims fall apart against the code.
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Vim prank: alias vim='vim -y'
Vim easy mode is tough to use for seasoned users!
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How to Write a Git Commit Message (2014)
Commit messages matter. Here's how to write them well.
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Using an engineering notebook
One of my core software engineering practices is writing, by hand, in a physical notebook [1] . It's one of the most important things I do to remain productive and effective. Maybe the single most important. And it's a practice that I see very few others using!
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OpenClaw is changing my life
I want to share some thoughts on my recent experience with OpenClaw. Over the past year, I’ve been actively using Claude Code for development. Many people believed AI could already assist with programming—seemingly replacing programmers—but I never felt it brought any revolutionary change to the way I work. Sure…