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Jan 23, 2024 from micheal@ecliptik.com

DNS Guardrails with dnscrypt-proxy

Intro Over the holidays we got our two younger children HP laptops for them to do their school work on and to have a proper computer. While the schools Google Classroom login effectively adds restr...

Jan 22, 2024 from unixdigest.com

Battle testing PHP fopen, SQLite, PostgreSQL and MariaDB on FFS2, UFS, ext4, XFS and ZFS

In this article I share the results of a lab test in which I tested writing data to the filesystem directly with PHP fopen versus storing data in SQLite, PostgreSQL and MariaDB on different filesys...

Jan 21, 2024 from Remote Synthesis

The Jamstacked Newsletter has a New Home

Thanks to Cooper Press for hosting it these recent years. Look for future newsletters through CFE

Jan 18, 2024 from Remote Synthesis

TheJam.dev 2024 - A Free, 2-day Virtual WebDev Conference

We're less than a week away from the best event of the year. Ok, I'm biased, but take a look.

Jan 16, 2024 from Python Learning

Dip your toes in!

The water is *just* fine! And what water is that, you might be asking? Why, the Flood Depth exercise on Codility, of course! The exercise, designed to test your ability to manipulate arrays efficie...

Jan 16, 2024 from Ryan Schachte's Blog

Remove scratches on the Light Phone

I'm a big advocate of the Light Phone and have even written about it here. Unfortunately, I recently put it in the same pocket as my keys and it scratched up the screen a bunch. Light Phone support...

Jan 16, 2024 from nutcroft

When hope and gloom unite

This is the Matrix and I am Neo. Not because I am the One — I'm not. The reason I am Neo is because I really can fly, I really can stop bullets, I really can download knowledge to my brain. The rea...

Jan 15, 2024 from ~gallant

Knowing Where To Tap

You've likely heard some variant of the morality story where someone justifies their (commercial) worth as mostly a matter of knowledge, and not just labor. A typical version is as follows - a hand...

Jan 15, 2024 from Remote Synthesis

What is Jamstack in 2024?

All good things must come to an end and so, most likely, must my annual Jamstack update. But what have we lost in the process?

Jan 14, 2024 from Peralta's notes on Luis Peralta

Poor Man's Apps Script Performance Metrics

Not so long ago, I was writing about measuring Apps Script function performance, in particular those offered as part of the environment by Google. As add-ons get more complex and we rely more on ot...

Jan 12, 2024 from Alejandro AR (kinduff)

Humble Leadership for Team Success

Consequences of ego-driven management and the benefits of adopting a more self-reflective approach

Jan 11, 2024 from Ryan Schachte's Blog

Simplifying my life with more devices

Mindfulness through smartphone reduction

Jan 10, 2024 from Outside the Asylum

An Actually Intuitive Explanation of the Oberth Effect

The Oberth effect is an aspect of orbital mechanics that has been bugging me for the better part of 5 years, and I think I may have finally figured it out.

Jan 08, 2024 from Outside the Asylum

Handling Counterfeits in a Tournament

Counterfeits are a delicate subject. People tend to have strong feelings about them, and when something goes wrong, players often get upset. I try to go over the reasoning behind the counterfeits p...

Jan 07, 2024 from Ryan Schachte's Blog

Create your own boring tunnel with Wireguard

Network tunnels using Wireguard and Linux

Jan 06, 2024 from Python Learning

Onward and Upward

I’m thrilled to share the excitement with you all as my YouTube channel posted the solution video for the Codility Longest Password exercise on Thursday right on schedule (it was iffy for a minute ...

Jan 06, 2024 from nutcroft

Manifesting democracy

We cannot presuppose a democratic society before its existence. We can only identify a democratic system in a society after such society has existed for a nontrivial amount of time; insofar as demo...

Jan 03, 2024 from Python Learning

It’s not this, it’s that

In the vast landscape of programming challenges, Codility stands tall as a formidable arena where developers showcase their skills and problem-solving prowess. However, nestled within this realm li...

Jan 03, 2024 from Ryan Schachte's Blog

Taking notes

All too often I see something cool, like a snippet, post or idea. Sometimes it's quick and small, but I have no way to share it. While I use Obsidian for syncing notes in Markdown, sometimes I like...

Jan 02, 2024 from Remote Synthesis

What to Expect for Developers in 2024 (My Predictions)

I make my (not so bold) predictions for 2024 around web development, AI, developer events and DevRel.