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All | H. Kamran
All posts and bill analyses. I'm a California-based developer who takes photos, is interested in public transit and data privacy and security, and follows government across the U.S., the EU, and the UK.
Latest posts
H.R. 7298: Connecting Communities Through Transit Planning Act of 2026
119th Congress, sponsored by Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)
H.R. 6606: Opportunities for Success Act of 2025
119th Congress, sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)
H.R. 7810: Lowering Student Loans Act
119th Congress, sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-4)
H.R. 3153: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2025
119th Congress, sponsored by Rep. Young Kim (R-CA-40)
Converting Mailchimp Newsletters to RSS Feeds
Inspired by Josh Müller, I wrote a utility to convert the URLs
H.R. 3543: College for All Act of 2025
119th Congress, sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7)
California's DROP: A New Era of Privacy Protection
The new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform gives Californians a way to delete their personal information from hundreds of data brokers at once.
How to Actually Login to SmartThings on Android
Samsung, a market leader, relies on non-interoperablity on the platform built for interoperability.
S. 1748: Kids Online Safety Act
119th Congress, sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Installing Podman 5 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Homebrew
I decided to start switching from Podman to Docker on my servers and ran into a few issues.
Fixing IP Routing in Ubuntu for Different Subnets
I spent over a week trying to figure out why I was unable to access my two Ubuntu servers from WireGuard.
Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024
A semi-live blog of the penalties, critical flags, classifications, and more throughout the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend.
Formula 1 Qatar GP 2024
A semi-live blog of the penalties, critical flags, classifications, and more throughout the Qatar Grand Prix weekend.
Formula 1 Las Vegas GP 2024
A semi-live blog of the penalties, critical flags, classifications, and more throughout the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend.
Remotely Access Your Home Assistant Instance Securely
Connect to your Home Assistant instance from outside your local network
Securing Your Digital Life
Keep your digital life safe by taking a few proactive measures
Installing a Newer Version of Python on Amazon EC2
EC2 ships with Python 3.7.11, but some might need a newer version
Collecting Beta Testers and Cleaning TestFlight CSVs
Collect testers with Google Sheets then clean them with my tool
Creating FIDO2 SSH Keys
Secure your SSH keys with a FIDO2 security key
Upgrading OpenSSH on macOS
macOS ships with OpenSSH 8.1, but some newer features require 8.2 or higher
Adding Wildcard Subdomain Support to macOS
I needed to set up wildcard subdomain support for my home network, this is how I did it
Generate TypeScript Declaration Files for JavaScript Files
Here's the way you can generate TypeScript declaration files for your JavaScript project
Changing Google Docs' Default Styles
It's easy to change the default text styles, like fonts and spacing, in Google Docs
Converting Local Dates to UTC with Python
A quick and easy way to convert local dates to UTC
Dark Mode Toggle for Vue.js Apps with Vuetify
Here's a simple way to set Vuetify's dark mode state and make it user-changeable
Expanding PKGs on macOS
Ever needed to expand a PKG without using Installer? Here's a guide.
Getting balenaEtcher to Work on macOS Catalina
balenaEtcher was throwing an error when trying to flash an image to a microSD card, here's how I fixed it