2025-06-18
You can use `fzf` to review git commits
jvns.ca/til/fzf-preview-git-commitsI just learned that
you can use it to review a git commit like this and I thought that was really
cool.
2025-05-23
Async from scratch 1: What's in a Future, anyway? | natkr's ramblings
natkr.com/2025-04-10-async-from-scratch-1There are a lot of guides about how to use async Rust from a "user's
perspective", but I think it's also worth understanding how it
works, what those async blocks actually mean.
share_target - Web application manifest
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web_apps/Manifest/Reference/share_targetThe share_target manifest member allows installed Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) to be registered as a share target in the system's share dialog.
2025-03-18
CASCII - ASCII Diagram Builder
cascii.appA well-equipped ASCII diagram builders freely available on the internet.
It stresses portability, simplicity, and immediateness.
2025-03-13
Building interactive web pages with Guile Hoot
spritely.institute/news/building-interactive-web-pages-with-guile-hoot.html2025-01-17
Earthstar
earthstar-project.orgStorage for private, distributed, offline-first applications. Earthstar is a specification and JavaScript library for building connected applications owned and run by their users.
2025-01-07
Write your own tiny programming system(s)!
d3s.mff.cuni.cz/teaching/nprg0772024-11-22
New stuff in Emacs 30
www.mgmarlow.com/words/2024-07-28-emacs-30-newsReading through the Emacs 30 NEWS file and picking
out the stuff I think is the most interesting.
2024-11-20
On "Safe" C++
izzys.casa/2024/11/on-safe-cxx2024-10-24
Rust Prism
registerspill.thorstenball.com/p/rust-prism2024-10-21
init.py files are optional. Here’s why you should still use them
dev.arie.bovenberg.net/blog/still-use-init-py2024-10-10
'Do' More With 'Run'
maxgreenwald.me/blog/do-more-with-runI recently wrote about Async Pool, one of my favorite JavaScript / TypeScript helpers, and today I want to share an even simpler yet extremely useful utility
2024-09-16
Technical Writing One introduction
developers.google.com/tech-writing/one2024-08-28
There can't be only one
www.b-list.org/weblog/2024/aug/27/highlander-problemThere's a concept that I've heard called by a lot of different names, but my favorite name for it is …
2024-07-15
"GitHub" Is Starting to Feel Like Legacy Software
mistys-internet.website/blog/blog/2024/07/12/github-is-starting-to-feel-like-legacy-softwareI’ve used a lot of tools over the years, which means I’ve seen a lot of tools hit a plateau. That’s not always a problem; sometimes …
2024-06-18
Comparing Objective Caml and Standard ML
adam.chlipala.net/mlcomp2024-06-17
OpenBSD, the computer appliance maker's secret weapon
hiandrewquinn.github.io/til-site/posts/openbsd-the-computer-appliance-maker-s-secret-weaponBetween our ESP32 prokaryotic organisms and our 24/7 Internet-enabled megafauna servers, there exists a vast and loosely-defined ecosystem of things the B2B world likes to call computer appliances. Picture a bespoke Pi 4 packaged up neatly with some Python scripts, a little fancy plastic embossing, and maybe a well-guarded id_ed25519.pub in case you end up in hot water during the (long - very long, stable cash flow for generations long) maintenance contract, and you’re in the ballpark.
2024-06-14
interstar/cardigan-bay: A new wiki engine in Clojure ...
github.com/interstar/cardigan-bayA single-user “wiki” engine powering the ThoughtStorms wiki.
2024-06-13
Avoid Linux locking up in low memory situations using earlyoom
dataswamp.org/~solene/2022-09-28-earlyoom.htmlThis article presents the program earlyoom to prevent a Linux system to lock up in low memory situations.
Optimal SQLite settings for Django
gcollazo.com/optimal-sqlite-settings-for-djangoThere’s plenty of information out there on how to scale Django to handle numerous requests per second, but most of it…