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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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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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Run Llama 2 uncensored locally
This post will give some example comparisons running Llama 2 uncensored model versus its censored model.
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Firefox Developer Tools, Part 2: Scratchpad and Style Editor
This is part two, out of five, focusing on the built-in Developer Tools in Firefox, their features and where we are now with them. The intention is to show you ...
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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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Introducing dbt + Materialize
Efficient SQL data transformations & real-time analytics with dbt + Materialize: a powerful operational data warehouse combo.
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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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Building Lyft’s Marketing Automation Platform
Machine learning based marketing automation to improve cost and volume efficiency in an ever-changing marketplace.
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Mozilla Releases the First Browser Built for Developers
Developers are critical to the continued success of the Web. The content and apps they create compel us to come back to the Web every day, whether on a computer ...
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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