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TIL that a USB-A connector is, for all practical purposes, a quantum object citation needed It isn't. But it sure behaves like one, collapsing into a definite orientation only after you've committed to the wrong one. : it exists in a superposition of “right way up” and “upside down” until the exact moment you try to plug it in, at which point it collapses into whichever…
My laptop is gone. My password manager database lives in the cloud - but the cloud storage password is a random 40-character string that only exists inside that password manager. Classic chicken-and-egg. My solution: print the password on paper, encrypted. paper-age is a tool that takes any secret and produces a printable PDF containing a QR code with the data encrypted using age -…
Inspired by this post by JP Mens . Instead of distributing public keys to every server’s authorized_keys , you can use a Certificate Authority (CA) to sign SSH keys. This eliminates ssh-copy-id , manual authorized_keys edits, and TOFU prompts for new hosts. How it works: Create a CA key pair on a secure machine umask 077 ; mkdir CA ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -C 'My SSH CA' -f CA/ssh-ca Sign user…
I’ve picked this up from a tutorial on using age - encryption tool. A particular example there, in the docs is: curl https://github.com/zygm0nt.keys | age -R ... And I find this way of sharing keys convenient. Of course - this ties you to GitHub, which you might want to avoid nowadays, but I believe you’re using the service for some things.
You can override a section’s list template by placing a list.html under layouts/<section-name>/ . Hugo will pick it up automatically, no frontmatter needed. This makes it easy to create compact, title-only indexes for sections like TIL — different from the default card-style post listing.
Places I’ve visited around the world
Test - lem punk.
Many years ago I’ve written somewhat similar piece about navigating all the distractions of my life. You can read it here: https://marcin.cylke.com.pl/2016/07/24/it-minimalist/ Years have passed, and I want to revisit the topic. Let this post be a reflection on how my habits changed, but also a summary of techniques that work for me right now. Let’s try to recap my stats for this day,…
Books Book Review: Czysta Ameryka. Przemilczana historia eugeniki by Elizabeth Catte Many interesting observations and a clearly presented opinion on eugenics and its history in the USA. It’s quite difficult to get through due to the many facts specific to USA internal politics. It also explores topics loosely connected to eugenics, which may feel tangential but provide a broader context.…
Books Book Review: Stany podzielone Ameryki by Lukasz Pawłowski Written by one of the podcasters from “Podcast amerykański,” and my great experience with this book was largely due to this connection. The book is fascinating and feels refreshingly objective. Additionally, it offers an insightful analysis of the current state of American society, particularly from a European perspective,…
