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6 Years and 180 (Virtual) Events Later...

Six years ago this week, I almost accidentally started a community around virtual events for developers.

Hurricane Walks: Gifted Kid Rambles

Hurricane Hilary is heading up the West Coast. As a lifelong Las Vegas resident, a hurricane is coming is an unfamiliar feeling. Yet, as far as things I have not actually experienced go, a hurrican...

It was Toasty!

This week was fuuuuuuun. It was a typical, ordinary day of heading to the server room. I unlocked the door and whoosh! A blast of unusually warm air hit me. Uh Oh. Long story short- two things: No ...

Symbolic links in Python are easier

How to create symbolic links in Python. Easier than using ln.

The Double It and Pass It On License

The Double It and Pass It On License (DIPOL), Version 1.0

Is this the branch?

You know, the old saying- I’m branching out. –A person that identifies as a tree So, yeah. That’s what I’m attempting to do. You see, I have an idea. An idea of “branching out” into another realm. ...

Adding a Mailing List Subscription with Mailjet and Netlify Functions

Mailing lists are expensive! Let's get set up on a cheaper option using Mailjet and a serverless function.

Why I dislike React, and how to escape

React has been around for 10 years. A lot has happened within those past ten years and while I still use React at work, in my own projects I never consider React as a viable option. Why?

Another way React Breaks HTML

Unsuspecting #react users may come to believe that #WebComponents break react, but the truth is - as usual - exactly the opposite. Despite the superficial similarity to #HTML, react's JSX language ...

Things we always remind ourselves while coding

Our Frontend Feud game show series forces me to survey JS Party listeners frequently to get their thoughts on software, development, life, and software development life. Each question has to be acc...

Lonely nights are coding nights

An ode to lonely nights and coding nights.

The web is imploding

Life in Info tech

See that face? It’s a little bit Mona Lisa, little bit not. She’s got something under the hood, sometimes not a lot… hey, that rhymes! But that is an accurate pictorial of life in the IT world over...

Can ChatGPT Recognize Handwritten Digits?

TLDR: No. No it cannot. This was admittedly a fairly stupid experiment on the face of it. ChatGPT is a decoder-only model. It shouldn’t be able to perform an image recognition task. But then again,...

Sorting and Dating 11ty Posts by Name

Organize and automate your 11ty blog's post structure with ISO dates and some quick JavaScript.

Dear past me, use the flags

Dear past me, I know you’ve just launched your first desktop application. It’s a nightmare isn’t it? Well you’re in for a bigger one. Your boss calls you, and they need a new feature immediately. Y...

The Comfort Crisis

As with many things in life these days, it all started with an episode of the Peter Attia podcast. In this edition, our nation’s most Badass Doctor was interviewing a guest I initially dismissed as...

Apple HomeKit and Linux SystemD

If you’ve ever dreamt of controlling your Linux applications or running commands directly from your iPhone, I’ve got some exciting news for you. I’ve been tinkering around and have come up with a s...

Debian Linux 12.1 released with Security Updates

Debian Linux project announces the first update of the Debian project's stable distribution, Debian 12 (codename "bookworm") named Debian 12.1. This update mainly addresses security issues and sign...

Laniakea Books: Public domain books for everyone

Laniakea Books is a publishing house in London, England, which publishes public domain books only. Public domain books are books which their author has relinquished all copyrights and allows everyo...