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Authentication (AuthN) Verifies who a user is Answers: 'Are you really who you claim to be?' Examples: Password login OAuth login (Google, GitHub) Biometrics, 2FA Output: identity (user ID, session, token) Authorization (AuthZ) Determines what a user can do Answers: 'Are you allowed to do this?' Examples: Role-based access (admin vs user) Permissions (read/write/delete) Feature flags, scopes in…
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A quick React Native box shadow example: import { StyleSheet , View } from 'react-native' ; const BoxShadowExample = ( ) => { return ( < View style = { styles . container } > < View style = { styles . boxShadow } /> </ View > ) ; } ; const styles = StyleSheet . create ( { boxShadow : { // android: elevation : 1 , // ios: shadowColor : '#000' , shadowOffset : { height : 1 , width : 0 } ,…
{ "ok" : false , "error" : "not_in_channel" } This error occurs when a bot oauth token is used and the bot isn't in the target channel(s). To fix: Go into target channel(s) Type /invite @BOT_NAME Retry the request
To preconstruct the URL of a CircleCI artifact before the store_artifacts step, use this URL structure: https://output.circle-artifacts.com/output/job/${CIRCLE_WORKFLOW_JOB_ID}/artifacts/${CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX}/path-to-folder/or/file.ext Links How to Programmatically Construct the URLs for Artifacts
Below are all of the safe ("unreserved") characters to use when constructing a URI: Alpha (A-Z) Numeric (0-9) Hyphen (-) Period (.) Underscore (_) Tilde (~) From section 2.3 of RFC 3986 : Characters that are allowed in a URI, but do not have a reserved purpose, are called unreserved. These include uppercase and lowercase letters, decimal digits, hyphen, period, underscore, and tilde. ALPHA DIGIT…
Here's some great web browser based video games you can play to help you master development & design skills while having a little fun! 🕹 👾 🧠 🧑💻 Can’t Unsee - Choose the design that‘s most correct. (made by @alex_frantic and @keyanzhang ) Color - A color matching game. (made by @methodofaction ) CSS Battle - An online CSS Code Golfing battleground & leaderboard. Challenge players from around…
Steps to Monetize Web Content Set up a web monetized wallet — I went with Uphold Get the wallet's payment pointer — mine is $ilp.uphold.com/KBfxJZi2y78w Add the monetization <meta> tag with the wallet's payment pointer to the web page(s) you'd like to monetize — mine is: < meta name = " monetization " content = " $ilp.uphold.com/KBfxJZi2y78w " > That's it! The wallet will now receive a…
Time Well Spent movement: Center for Humane Technology Downgrading: https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/4/24/18513450/tristan-harris-downgrading-center-humane-tech https://vimeo.com/331897593
Error: <svg> attribute width: Expected length, "auto" Don't use auto : <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="auto" height="15px" Use 100% instead: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100%" height="15px"
Notes from "The Mind, Explained" on Netflix Types of memories Implicit Explicit Location Memory Vividness is very strongly tied to location The thing people are most consistent about when retelling vivid memories is where they were Location has a strong role with memory If you look in the hippocampus, there are special cells that are specifically responsive for time & place Foundation of some of…
Accidentally transferred funds from the wrong account? It's possible to cancel some transactions... but there's a cut-off time! After spending funds from an incorrect transfer, I didn't have the option to cancel. After initiating a new transaction for the same amount from the correct account I was able to cancel the original transfer from the incorrect account.…
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How to Add Command Line Arguments in Xcode As of Xcode 4.x I've had to go to the Product menu, select "Edit Scheme", then select the arguments tab and add the arguments there. Folders that are safe to delete (the entire folder) ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS DeviceSupport
Difference between URL & URI URI is parent entity. URL contains protocol and is subset of URI. URI: foo.html URN: example.com/foo.html (globally unique) URL: http://example.com/foo.html (includes protocol) https://danielmiessler.com/study/url-uri/#gs.p3ItnCM URL Maximum Length According to the HTTP spec, there is no limit to a URL's length. Keep your URLs under 2048 characters; this will ensure…
Golden rule is: once something is under svn-control, any moving, deleting, renaming, should be done with svn commands (svn mv, svn rm, etc.), not using normal filesystem/file-explorer functions. Status: svn status Revert file: svn revert path/to/file Reset repo (recursively revert everything): svn revert --recursive .
How to Edit Favorite Tags Go to https://stackoverflow.com (not your profile page) and look for Favorite Tags section and press edit button
Run Individual Tests with Jest jest --runInBand -t "My Test Name" If running that command results in a command not found: jest error, it may be necessary to preface the command with npm or yarn : # npm npm jest --runInBand -t "My Test Name" # yarn yarn jest --runInBand -t "My Test Name"
How to get CSV data from Google Drive In the spreadsheet, go to "Publish" and choose "CSV". Copy the link, which I'll call URL in the next part wget 'URL' -O _data/mydata.csv
GitLab Runner GitLab Runner: https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/ Digital Ocean Install Instructions: https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/19/how-to-set-up-gitlab-runner-on-digitalocean/ Official GitLab Install Instructions: https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/ Official GitLab Install Instructions (Linux): https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/linux-repository.html View Runners:…
Backup/Restore FileZilla config Export Config: File > Export... > Choose Option > Choose File Import Config: File > Import... > Choose File
A feature is something your product or solution does. Value is something your customers get because of what your product enables. http://marketinginteractions.typepad.com/marketing_interactions/2010/04/the-difference-between-features-and-value.html
Move Column Click column heading Hold Shift & Hover over left/right border Drag to desired location (in between to move) Set Zoom Level for Multiple Sheets Select sheets: from the first worksheet tab to be included, hold down the Shift key and click on the last worksheet tab to be included. If the worksheets are not next to each other in the workbook, hold down the Ctrl key whilst clicking on the…
Set a file or folder to be ignored using the command line Just replace the file/folder path placeholder with the file/folder path to ignore. Mac: xattr -w com.dropbox.ignored 1 /Users/yourname/Dropbox/YourFileName.pdf Linux: attr -s com.dropbox.ignored -V 1 /Users/yourname/Dropbox/YourFileName.pdf Windows: Set-Content -Path 'C: Users yourname Dropbox YourFileName.pdf' -Stream com.dropbox.ignored…
Mark as Today in your My Tasks: Tab-Y Monospace: CMD + Shift + M Create section or convert task to section: Add : to end of task name
A parameter is a variable in a method definition. When a method is called, the arguments are the data you pass into the method's parameters. Parameter is variable in the declaration of function. Argument is the actual value of this variable that gets passed to function. function customLog ( text ) { // parameter console . log ( text ) ; } customLog ( 'hi' ) ; // argument
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Music without lyrics is preferred while coding. Genres Electronic Instrumentals Soundtracks Artists Daft Punk Hans Zimmer Trent Reznor Soundtracks Inception (2010) Interstellar (2014) John Wick (2014) John Wick 2 (2017) John Wick 3 (2019) The Social Network (2010) Tron: Legacy (2010) Westworld: Season 1 (2016)
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Solutions currently available: React Native Firebase v5 React Native Firebase v6 (Notifee) OneSignal Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees 1 1/4 cup of warm water 2 tsp instant yeast Add warm water to a bowl. Add yeast to the water and give a little stir. Let sit for 5-10 min, it should start to foam and active. If nothing happens, throw out and start again. 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 3 1/2 cups of flour (maybe a little more) Add oil, salt, and flour to yeast and water. Using a rubber spatula, gently…
To ignore a typescript-eslint rule for a single line or block of code: /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/camelcase */ const myObj = { some_property : 'blah' , } ;
One method to auto-scale images in React Native while preserving aspect ratio: const imageStyles = { flex : 1 , width : null , height : null , resizeMode : 'contain' , } const Example = ( ) => { return ( < Image style = { imageStyles } source = { { uri : 'https://placeholder.com/850' } } /> ) ; }
Copying & pasting between applications can be a frustrating experience when un-desired formatting is included. macOS provides paste and match style to paste without formatting. To set as the default system behavior: Open System Preferences Choose Keyboard Choose Shortcuts tab (top) Choose App Shortcuts (left) Press button with plus symbol (bottom) Application: All Applications Menu Title: Paste…
To run a React Native App on iPad or any other iOS Simulator, the React Native Docs outline using the --simulator flag with react-native run-ios : npx react-native run-ios --simulator = "iPad (7th generation)" List available iOS Simulators: xcrun simctl list devices At the time of authoring this note, there is no way to set a default device for the Simulator.
Issue error Could not find "iPhone X" simulator. Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details. error Command failed with exit code 1 . In my case, the iPhone X Simulator wasn't installed. I verified installed simulators before and after with: xcrun simctl list devices Solution Open Xcode Select Window > Devices and Simulators from the top menu bar In the Devices and Simulators window, select the…
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On macOS, .command files open with Terminal.app by default. To always open the React Native packager with iTerm, associate .command files with iTerm: Open Finder Find any file with the .command extension ( $PROJECT/node_modules/react-native/scripts/launchPackager.command ) Right-click on .command file to bring up context menu Choose Get Info Change Open with to iterm.app Click Change All...
Create Node Field exports . onCreateNode = ( { node , getNode , actions } ) => { const { createNodeField } = actions if ( node . internal . type === 'Mdx' ) { // Grab the parent node const parent = getNode ( node . parent ) // Create a field on this node for the "collection" of the parent // NOTE: This is necessary so we can filter nodes by "collection" // otherwise there is no way to filter for…
Office equipment Tech hardware Software What else?? Gear Some of the physical gear I use to get work done: Apple AirPods (2nd generation) Apple iPhone 13 Pro (256GB, Space Gray) Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (US English, Space Gray) Apple Magic Trackpad 2 (Space Gray) Dell Ultra HD 4k Monitor P2715Q 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor Lamicall Cell Phone…
Development Anvil Captain : brew install --cask captain Docker : brew install --cask docker Postico : brew install --cask postico Postman : brew install --cask postman React Native Debugger : brew install --cask react-native-debugger Reactotron Screaming Frog SEO Spider : brew install --cask screaming-frog-seo-spider Sequel Pro : brew install --cask sequel-pro VirtualBox : brew install --cask…
Canceling the Online Backup service To cancel a personal Online Backup subscription, remove all registered backups and licenses. To remove a single backup and license, follow the steps below. Repeat for each backup and license pair to be deleted. Visit https://secure.backblaze.com/user_signin.htm and sign in to your Backblaze account with the registered email address and password. Select the…
Want to save changes and exit? Esc + :wq + Enter Want to exit without saving changes? Esc + :q! Steps Exit edit mode: Press Esc Enter quit command ( choose one ): Quit: :q Quit without saving: :q! Save + Quit: :wq Press Enter
My preferred haircut: #3 on the top #1 on the side With a #2 fade
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My “tribe of mentors”: Cory Doctorow Joel Hooks Jonathan Stark Kent C. Dodds Kevin Rose Sam Harris Seth Godin Steve Jobs Tim Ferriss Elon Musk Jason Fried Joe Rogan Matt Mullenweg Naval Ravikant
Happiness is pursuing something that you care about, and feeling vital. That's it. Novelty & Challenge makes people happier (Gretchen Rubin on smart people podcast) Strive to be happier, not happy all the time. Unrealistic. 50% genetically determined, 10-20% circumstantial Aim for top of your natural range Make your bed Imitate a spiritual master One sentence journal Lower the bar Sing in the…
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What are you putting off out of fear? Usually, what we most fear doing is what we most need to do. That phone call, that conversation, whatever the action might be—it is fear of unknown outcomes that prevents us from doing what we need to do. Define the worst case, accept it, and do it. I’ll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we…
Simulator ios-sim & ios-deploy Install ios-sim : npm install -g ios-sim Install ios-deploy : npm install -g ios-deploy Launch simulator with app: ios-sim start List devices: ios-sim showdevicetypes Launch app on a specific device: ios-sim launch --devicetypeid DEVICE_TYPE_ID ~/Desktop/AppName.app Launch app on iPhone X: ios-sim launch --devicetypeid iPhone-X ~/Desktop/AppName.app xcrun simctl List…