Become a programmer, they said. It'll be fun, they said.
A page categorizing all of the many, many reasons to buy, use, and store physical media. The big one for me was: Google Play Music shut down in December 2020 and was replaced by YouTube Music. Not all user libraries survived the transition intact. This lead to me spinning up my first self-hosted service, Airsonic 1 . Since then I've got dozens of services running with 73 TB of spinning metal for…
YouTube now adds a query parameter that discloses who shared a video. This is annoying, but thankfully there's a userscript that sanitizes and strips the tracking info from the URL.
You've almost certainly encountered Conventional Commits before. It may have reared its ugly head in the changelog of an open source project you've used. It may have been the enforced commit format for an open source project you contributed to. A lot of people swear by it. I swear at it. Even though it is used by a large number of popular open source projects , Conventional Commits is an actively…
I really don't get Docker volumes over bind mounts. Docker says they're easier to backup/migrate over bind mounts 1 , but I don't understand how rsync ing a single directory that contains everything is supposed to be harder than doing whatever this series of commands are in their documentation . To me, Docker volumes make sense when you're dealing with temporary data, such as a cache. Or when…
Sonatype's Nexus is an artifact repository for a variety of formats (e.g., Maven, npm, Nuget, etc.), but I use it primarily for Docker. I cache all the images that I use 1 not only for speed but also to keep a copy that I can control the life of. Once it's set up, it usually enters into that "forget it" step. However for dumb-dumb reasons of my own doing, I needed to re-configure my install. I ran…
The Age of the Encyclopedia began in 1751, with the first volume of the first edition of Denis Diderot 's Encyclopedie , and ended in 1911, with the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, shortly before the world went mad. An encyclopedia is a compilation of the world's knowledge; an encyclopedic age requires the twin beliefs that such a compilation is possible, and that it is worthwhile. By…
With Home Assistant announcing that infrared is now "becoming a first-class citizen" , this guide may become defunct quickly. I personally wouldn't mind that because this required more setup than I would've liked. I've been doing home automation stuff since at least 2012 , cutting my teeth with X10 devices . Home automation has come a long way since then, and I've been happily using a Home…
It's kind of wonderful to me that the Earthrise photo was a bit of a mistake. And they had to scramble to get that color film into the camera. And, at the same time, the fact that we got to see this perfect eclipse from space, this sci-fi view of something that we've never seen anything like before. Also, was not, like- we didn't plan the mission to be able to take that photo or anything; that's…
That dismissal didn't sit right with me. So, a few days later, I decided to check the code myself. On the surface, it looked clean, even polished. But then I saw that line . A single, innocuous-looking database query. The AI had constructed it in a way that was wide open to a classic SQL Injection attack. Alex's tests, done with "normal" fake user data, passed perfectly. But a malicious actor…
I first encountered an "Ooey Gooey Butter Cookie" back in 2005 while my church partnered with another to help with the cleanup of Hurricane Katrina . It was a member of the partner church who brought them. But once we tried them, all of us were hooked. So much so that even though we first had them in 2005-2006, a few of us still celebrated finally, finally getting the recipe many years later in…
...is the first 40 seconds of "My Love" . It starts off a bit unassuming: some generic choir in the background while the music itself is there but also a bit indistinct. Florence's voice comes for only a moment before fading back out. Her voice then unassumingly comes back in and sustains one note while the background voices and music kinda just keep going but not toward any real goal or…
Maybe if I had something to post on Instagram recently I wouldn't have bothered. Or if I had had this ready months ago. Regardless, here's my 2021 review! 🧑🍳 Thanks to Covid, not a lot happened this year. But I did make the best brownies I've ever had. At 9 in the morning. Cause time means nothing (and never would again!) 🥚Even with the pandemic, I was able to visit family some times. Feat. me…
(Hey! I managed to post this even later than last year's ! What an achievement.) ✈️ This post begins with the one (1) flown trip in 2020. In the midst of learning about this "novel coronavirus", I needed a break from work. So I took a plane to TYS then drove to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to live in a cabin near a river for a weekend. There's a lot I could speak about this trip. Whether it's being the…
(Apparently my goal is to post this later and later each year because it's midway through January and I'm only now making this.) 🚆 While I've ridden Amtrak before (mainly to visit NYC in 2017), the 2019 Birthday Trip was traveling from San Francisco to Chicago. Here is a stop in Elko, NV, at 9p; temperature: 17°F. The California Zephyr is a treasure, and you should ride it. 👶 Hello, Clara Mae.…
In 10 days we'll either have pickles or a disaster. Either way, it's gonna be a lot of fun! Instagram
"Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too / So I stayed in the darkness with you" @florenceandthemachine at the Amway Center. I came away without depression and anxiety. She did that. Florence did that. Instagram
King of his domain Instagram
They said another wouldn't bloom. They ain't saying nothin' now. (Mostly cause I think this is an asexually reproduced child and thus a new plant but no one cares it's the same pot who's keeping score literally no one) Instagram
I met a very cute baby this weekend. As nieces go, she's pretty great. Instagram
Outside my window every morning / I can hear them sing / the sounds of the car alarms / like they were songs of spring.
🏡 Re-visited London and the UK and brought Mom along with me. We've decided to go along on regular (and sometimes out-of-the-country) trips together for the next few years. Here we are looking out at the beautiful garden of our B&B in Arnos Grove , London. Tell Jasmine that Jacob sent you. 🎢 I still haven't received my Hogwarts letter but that hasn't stopped me and @samrawiththecamera from…
Forward. Instagram
"And I guarantee to you that without a penny's charge I will give you the closest shave you'll ever get." Instagram
It's 2 am, and your phone falls behind the bed. You have work in the morning, and it's already difficult enough to wake up when the phone's blaring right beside you so it'll be nigh impossible for you to either hear or care when the alarm sounds below you. You're already quite comfortable what with your pillow just right and your legs in that hard-to-find arrangement that leads to perfect sleep,…
🌃 Good evening, Chicago. Instagram
Death. Instagram
Rambo, John J. Instagram
Living. Instagram
Group I is 'ight. #mshoby Instagram
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." MS HOBY is this week, and I'm fortunate enough to be a part of it again. Reppin' @mississippihoby at 📍Stonehenge. #HOBY #mississippihoby Instagram
Still silence. Instagram
Hello again, beautiful. Instagram
An episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives where Guy reveals he's an extraterrestrial sent to evaluate Earth. He notifies us, simultaneously in every human language, that we've failed. And as a warning, he destroys Iowa. We are speechless and terrified when we discover how thorough he is. For where Iowa was, there isn't a huge desolate wasteland or an empty crater. There is nothing. Illinois is…
⚓Visited Boston and walked all over the city. First time I tried to one-bag travel, first time staying in a hostel, first time tried budget travel in general. Totally worth it. (Boston Harbor) 🐲Never got my Hogwarts letter, but I did make it to Hogsmeade, fly with dragons, and threw back delicious butterbeer. @samrawiththecamera by my side the whole time. #TomFeltonInACowboyHat 🍿Mad food…
It's been almost two years since my last Introspection . Which is entirely too long. But! As is tradtion, this will only be the updates for the month of January, 2017. Movies/TV: Die Hard - Yes, the original. The first. Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman (!!!), I know. I'm only just now watching it because 1) I only recently realized it was a Christmas film, 2) I had a coupon, and 3) Yes I'm watching…
To the Goth Girl I Met in Wal-Mart Last Tuesday First of all, I want to apologize if you don't happen to be goth. It just seemed like an appropriate conclusion to draw after seeing your dyed black hair, your nose ring, and your all-black clothing. Maybe today you just felt like wearing black? I have days like that, too, so I know how you feel if that's the case. Also, I don't want to keep calling…
This is the... speech? toast? I wrote and gave the night before my sister's wedding. I don't think I was ever more nervous than trying to speak this, not only clearly, but correctly. I feel like it rides the edge of being too obnoxious and if I didn't write or deliver the transition correctly, it would fall on the wrong side. I think I succeeded. We're gathered here tonight because somebody,…
On the 11th, we learned the terrible news of Robin Williams's death. And during the outpouring of grief that followed on Twitter, I saw this tweet: So, tonight we are all collectively watching Robin Williams movies on Netflix and sobbing, yes? — Meghan Tonjes (@meghantonjes), August 11, 2014 And it got me thinking (and gave my mind something to do): just how much of an increase in viewings…
I've had two job interviews (well four really since each came with a second round) and have yet to hear back from any of them. Which I'm fine with; too much other stuff is going on, what with me trying to wrap this thesis up not to mention just the general drudgery of college courses. Fun fact time. At my first interview, he asked me about my software development skills: "On a scale of 1 to 10,…
For my senior capstone software development course, we had to build a product from scratch and give semi-weekly reports on our progress. I built a weather app. But this isn't your mother's weather app. Oh no. Instead of getting something that looks like: I'll give you something like this Give a high five for a high in the high 70s! ....no? Okay then. Sad face... Rainjacket gives you a…
Movies The Lego Movie - When I saw The Lego Movie trailer, I'll have to admit I was a bit skeptical that it was going to be a huge letdown. Boy was I wrong. I absolutely loved it. And I really want to go back and see it again, because Everything is Awesome! Airplane! - After seeing all the quotes on the Internet about referencing Airplane! , I finally sat down to watch it. Not disappointed. Funny.…
Like all good things in life, the API has been shutdown. Well, I could say it was good while it lasted. But, let's be honest: it was a major pain. And even in the end you couldn't actually book anything; you had to finish the transaction manually. But whatever. Sweet sleep, Redbox API. Sweet sleep. I got access to the Redbox API the other day, and I'm currently working on integrating it into a…
Before I started my sophomore year of college, I wrote out a list of several things I wish I had known before I began . In it, I talked briefly about the different kinds of professors you meet during your academic life. Particularly, I said this about the really good ones: And then there are those professors, the ones that see something in you and make sure they get to speak to you about it. These…
Luckyday is challenging the University of Southern Mississippi to a 24 hour technology fast! Can YOU handle the challenge?? 1 I know what Luckyday is trying to accomplish by holding this "technology fast." They're trying to get us (read: Generation Y) to look up from our iDongles and Samsung Universes and experience life, to make connections with those around us. As if this isn't what we're doing…
Unfortunately, the project is quite dead. Jacob is a noteworthy PHP expert (one of the top 28% most active PHP users) who loves pushing code. Jacob is a fulltime hacker who seems to work best in the wee hours. The Open Source Report Card is a pretty neat. It's got all kinds of analytic tools such as what type of contributions the Github user is doing, when they're doing it, and what projects…