random stuff posted by stein
Github Pages' default rendering pipeline is a little fiddly. To preview your site, you need to install ruby and Gems and Jekyll, which takes a while if—like me—you don't use those tools in your day-to-day workflows. I converted this blog to use a pipeline that's (mostly) backwards-compatible with the default Jekyll pipeline, but much easier to use.
Quick post. Super useful. Only works if you have an NYU login.
I've recently gotten excited about crosswords.
Here are some bookmarkets for skipping ads and controlling videos on the web.
While job hunting, I wanted a way to compare offers that could take different cost of living and tax rates into account. Hacked this thing up.
Building rich text editing experiences on the web is tricky. Even adding simple features like bold and italics mean digging into some of the weird, old corners of the HTML standard. This post walks through the basics of how it's done.