Posts categorized “misc”
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Mean Beef Stroganist
On Distilling a Woman's Accomplishments
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Journal from the Terminal
For years, I've employed a very simple log file to track upgrades and significant configuration changes to my server: one update per line, starting with the output from date(1).
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Trends in iOS Icon Design
No comment, other than to remark at the visual similarity between the new Dropbox and Google+ iOS app icons.
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Dropbox for iOS: Version Conflict
Which version do I want to keep? Where's the button for, "I have no goddamn idea?"
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Transit Markers in Apple Maps
Least favorite feature about Apple Maps in iOS 6: the transit markers are next to useless.
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Page Rank after SSL Migration
I migrated my blog to SSL on Nov. 6, but setting a 301 redirect on the non-SSL version has dropped me down below Twitter, Google+, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and one or two others in Google. Geek frustration level rising.
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Two-factor SSH to Ubuntu 11.04 with Google Authenticator
Read on for instructions setting up two-factor auth for SSH logins under Ubuntu. I used 11.04 Natty Narwhal; other releases may require small tweaks.
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Defining INI Entries for PHP Scripts
Mostly useful to passing PHP INI settings to wrapper scripts like phpcs and phpunit.
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Level Up
Archived here, for posterity: repeating the last command you typed into bash.
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Filesystem Events on Mac OS X
inotifywait is a Linux thang, but if you need similar functionality on Mac OS X, check out wait_on. Available via homebrew.
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Vintage NYC
Found in old Moulton family papers. Date and photographer unknown.
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Starstruck
Had my first starstruck moment in Brooklyn, standing next to Maggie Gyllenhaal on the subway.
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Feedback Loop
William Chan blogs, and Nginx is watching.
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Keeping Up
When what you know is who you are.
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IRC Clients
IRC is an important communication channel at my new job. After being a long-time irssi and Textual user, I gave Linkinus a spin before finally installing weechat. weechat looks to be the winner.
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Hearts, Park Slope
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New Page: Mac OS X Setup Guide
I've created a new "Mac OS X Setup Guide" page to keep track of my preferred Mac OS X configuration.
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Impersonation by Gravatar
There's a discussion going on at work regarding the potential for impersonation using Gravatar. There is some merit to this concern, though I consider it a little flimsy.
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Drawing ACS-mode boxes in the terminal with Ruby
VT100 included an alternate character set (ACS) that enabled box drawing within the terminal. Here's a script from StackOverflow to test support for ACS.
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Rasmus on Interpolation vs. Concatenation
Rasmus Lerdorf has been tweeting this morning about concatenation vs. interpolation in PHP. Micro-optimizations to be sure, but an interesting look under the hood.
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You Can Take It With You
I look forward to the day when my various bits of gear learn to talk to each other.
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Trillium
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Spotted salamander
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Spring Toad
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Google on the iPhone
In which I explore things which were taken for granted.