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sergi, 4 months ago to keyboard

What do you folks use nowadays to measure typing speed?

#TouchTyping #Typing #keyboard

sergi, 4 months ago to books

I just requested a book from the San Francisco Public library to be delivered to the San Diego Public Library branch close to me, all for free, and I think this is amazing.

#library #FreeCulture #books

sergi, 4 months ago to firefox

Seeing this on 2024 is a joke.

#ThriveApp #Firefox

aral, 4 months ago to cooking

🔥 PSA for men who cook: After you chop a chili pepper do not – I repeat, do not – go for a pee without washing your hands like your life depends on it.

Don’t ask me how I know. Just trust me when I say chilis and penises do not mix and this is definitely not the kind of fire you want in your pants.

Ow.

#cooking #chilis #penises

nutjob4life, 4 months ago to random

ME: Whatever you do, do not tell mom

DAUGHTER: Got it

[later]

MOM: Have a good time at the park?

DAUGHTER: [loudly] Dad definitely did not get into a fight with a goose

sergi, 4 months ago to python

New post: Speed up Python dictionary lookups

You can "intern" strings to improve performance of dictionary lookups, but using them is not as straightforward as one can think.

https://sergiswriting.com/python-sys-intern/

#python #blog #StringInterning

sergi, 4 months ago to python

A Deep Dive Into Python's functools.wraps Decorator
https://jacobpadilla.com/articles/Functools-Deep-Dive

#python #decorators

glyph, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

OK, so the Vision Pro has pre-order & release dates. Are you planning to buy one?

sergi, 4 months ago to Bash

Stream to chromecast with resolved, vlc and bash: https://linderud.dev/blog/stream-to-chromecast-with-resolved-vlc-and-bash/

#chromecast #VLC #bash

sergi, 4 months ago to blogging

I want to hear what you folks use to sync blogs/webpages over SFTP.

So, the setup is that you have a bunch of files (HTML, CSS, etc) on your local computer, and you want to update your hosting with the latest version, having only SFTP access.

I am mounting it locally with sshfs and then using "rsync -vuz --delete --recursive <source> <destination>", but I feel like there is a better way (or better rsync options).

#blogging #SFTP #FTP #sync #rsync

sergi, 4 months ago to random

Better colors for moved text in Git: https://sergiswriting.com/better-colors-for-moved-text-in-git/

#git #diff #colors

hi_mayank, 4 months ago to random

declarative shadow dom is coming to firefox very soon and i have a blog post lined up already 👀

mo8it, 4 months ago to random

I migrated my #Podman containers to use #Quadlet instead of generating Systemd files (deprecated)

I really love it 😃

Finally, we have an alternative to #Docker compose! And in my opinion, it is even better and more flexible 🚀

Anyone interested in a blog post?

sergi, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

I would like to hear from people using screen readers. Do you prefer the hashtags to be intermingled in the body of the message, or separately at the end?

Example of the former:

"I did a #thing and after doing #AnotherThing I was happy"

Example of the latter: this post 😉

Please boost.

#screenReader #voiceOver #hashtag

sergi, 4 months ago to ubuntu

Wipeout Game Rewrite: How to Play it on Ubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/08/play-wipeout-rewrite-ubuntu

#wipeout #ubuntu #linux #retroGaming #PSX

alexdeathway, 4 months ago to python

Hey devs, I am working on a project that requires restricting a #fastapi API from public access, but data generated from API needs to be made available to clients. So, came up with this workflow, what do you all suggest?

#firebase #htmx #tailwindcss #python

sergi, 4 months ago to solar

How to build a small solar power system: https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/12/how-to-build-a-small-solar-power-system/

#solar #renewableEnergy

gerrymcgovern, 4 months ago to random

"Going electric does not solve our problems, it only deepens them. We’ve known for a long time that our GDP addiction and capitalist economic model are incompatible with life on Earth. Scientists kept saying that for decades, yet very little happened."

Not only does electrification "not help — it worsens the situation, and yet we keep heading towards a disaster."

We don't have an energy production problem.
We have an energy consumption problem.
We consume too much.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/12/26/we-cant-save-the-world-with-electric-cars

davidshq, 5 months ago to fun

I've been thinking I need a #fun side project for when I'm not feeling working on big things. I have the source #code for a few old #DOS #games I've hacked on a few times.

The games were written in #QuickBasic (and it's predecessors) and in the past I've used #QB64 to get them running natively on Windows....

Now I'm thinking of using an #LLM (e.g. like that powering #github #copilot) to translate the code into a modern language.

1/2

ubernostrum, 5 months ago to python

Today's post in my #Python and #Django "Advent calendar" series covers Python's "property" helper, what it's for, and why you should almost never use it:

https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/21/dont-use-python-property/

pamelafox, 5 months ago to random

I've made progress in my quest to document my native California garden. After my prototype successfully withstood the storm, I made 20 laminated signs on landscape staples. Now anyone walking by can instantly identify plants they might want in their own garden! ❤️🪻

Photo of garden with multiple signs next to plants

Lee_Holmes, 5 months ago to random

Yikes. Postman recently pivoted to store all of your session data (including authentication tokens etc.) in their Cloud Service, which you can fully browse and explore in their online tool.

Their security page makes it clear that they have not considered the Okta-style risks associated with this change. If your company has any devs using Postman for production testing, I would strongly recommend Insomnia: https://insomnia.rest/, and then consider any credentials stored in Postman history to be at risk and should be rotated.