on computing being fun
I'm convinced that programmers (like myself) who bypassed the science in computing, at least partly did so because what we saw looked dull. At least, duller than just programming right away.
Topic
computing
A collection of 12 issues
A quick YAML refresher, since I forget so easily
Take away: use comments generously in your YAML. Comments mitigate technical debt.
simple computer science glossary
In my experience, comprehension is achieved through clarity of thinking. This glossary is an ongoing project to clarify my thinking by defining computer science concepts in simple language.
(in)formal education
I'm surely not the first self-taught computer person to wonder about the gaps in my theoretical knowledge.
Using dd on MacOS to make a live USB of Fedora
As of Fedora 34, the only official and supported method for creating a Fedora USB stick is the Fedora Media Writer utility. But, for my own reasons, I'll use the command line utility dd.
💪 You Can: make a Firefox browser theme
Making your own theme is as easy as changing some values in a manifest.json
Getting Started in Open Source: Brave Browser
Alternative title: "Open source products are good for the curious user, because they let you peek under the hood".
Friction-log: ActiveState
Does what it says on the box.
API: HTTP Headers
I used half the time thinking of recursive acronyms for this series: APIs Par Introspection.
💪 You Can: Set up your own VPN
tl:dr: ssh into a server, scp files from it, set up your own VPN.