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Sometimes what you communicate, becomes stone. You can’t un-tell things, others can’t un-hear them. But that should never stop you from re-evaluating your beliefs, especially in the face of new evidence. Whenever my beliefs have been challenged, I’ve always found it helpful to consult my values. This is going to be a little exercise, so before you continue reading, please write…
Even if you don’t have a mild case of ADHD, you will often find yourself tasks switching and running different web development servers throughout the day. Regardless of the impact on your sanity, this also poses a port number of technical problems.
I'veremappedspacebartoesc. It'sbrilliant. Reallyergonomic. I'mnotgoingback. :wq
Quick shout-out to Consent-O-Matic ( Chrome , Firefox , Safari , Edge ). It automatically clicks through all the silly “consent” banners. Per EU law, every website must ask me for my consent to get stabbed . Er, I mean, tracked . Naturally, I would prefer to be able make my preference on this matter extremely clear to all websites, applications, and vendors - but apparently, this…
A walkthrough of a tiny, but surprisingly useful script that waits for some host(s) to get back up (or go down). Useful for rebooting, or very simple monitoring.
You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would bring balance to the browsers, not leave them in darkness!
I like smart home stuff - in moderation. Some things end up too smart for my liking. So I got rid of my Homepods and got me a pair of KRK Classic 5 s. These studio monitors sound great, and are fantastic value for their price, but have one annoying feature: the built-in circuitry that shuts them down when there’s no audio playing. It makes sense in a studio context, but sometimes I just like…
So I’ve participated in OCC v4 with my TiBook . Just like last time , I have some conclusions. Conclusion (n.) - when you’re done thinking.
To continue with our tradition of hand-me-down Macs , dkbox gifted me his ancient PowerBook3,5 (aka TiBook), which I’m now considering using as my main machine for the upcoming Old Computer Challenge v4 (update: conclusion ). The machine has pretty decent specs (for 2002): a 32-bit, single-core PowerPC CPU clocked at 867Mhz; 512MB of RAM; 40GB of spinning rust; a USB2.0 expansion card; and…
Making up your own house rules can be a really fun part of playing board games. It lets you wear the shoes of a game designer - not just play the game, but also play with the game. Sometimes changing the rules makes for some really spicy games, as even a trivial tweak can have a ripple effect and unexpected consequences. But we’re here to learn and to have fun - so let’s play, shall…