An autodidact who enjoys building “web stuff”, reading large books, and hot-fixing his own software. Inquisitively pokes at a mechanical typewriter in attempt to prove the Infinite Monkey Theorem.
When I upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 LTS, I finally took the plunge and switched from the i3 window manager on X11 to Sway, an almost drop-in Wayland replacement. Here's
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Today I discovered, by accident, that Kobo e-readers have a feature I’ve wished they had for years: an image viewer. Double tap on an image in a book or Pocket article to
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I have a new opinion: I don’t need to have an opinion. Having an educated opinion on a topic is a big investment. Many topics aren’t worth that investment. Not because
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I once got a blogpost on frontpage of HackerNews. Therefore, I am kind of a leading expert on how to get blogposts on frontpage of HackerNews. In this post I will humbly share
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Ghost is one of the fastest-growing publishing platforms. However, for those looking to dip their toes in the water, one aspect can be off-putting: the shiny Ghost(Pro) hosting (referral link) starts at
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Brad, a top footballer, sits in the bleachers watching the game. He cannot believe his eyes. He has come to watch his friend Edgar play, and Edgar is the worst football player he
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In the grand scheme of things, I am one lucky cove. So are you. The fact that you are reading this article means you have internet, an expensive and mind-bogglingly complex piece of
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Running used to be excruciating. I would get halfway down the lane by my house… and then have to stop, wheezing and gasping, with burning lungs and aching legs. Now, I enjoy it,
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Here’s a small piece of advice, which I would like to have learned earlier: save the date. Put the date in filenames, but don’t stop there! Put it on everything: journal
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Yesterday morning I saw, for the first time, a math problem trending on Twitter: $$8 ÷ 2(2+2) = \color{#990000} \textbf{?}$$ As the co-founder of algebrarules.com, I have received several emails about
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