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What if Wes Anderson... (Part 2)
What if Wes Anderson would have directed a horror movie? I think it would have been awesome.
Creating a Hugo site index
I recently cut out a feature from this website that exported all the content to a JSON file, which I then used to populate my Algolia search index. However, I removed this functionality because I found a more efficient search engine for my small blog.
Patch Notes: Hélène Vogelsinger
I am a huge fan of electrically created soundscapes. People with cables punching them into holes connecting things that rotate elecrons, reverb waves, negate sounds, and create, what is not there. Hélène Vogelsinger is one of these artists. She creates beautiful soundscapes with her modular synthesizers.
What if Wes Anderson... (Part 1)
What if Wes Anderson would have directed a Star Wars movie? I think it would have been awesome.
Notes from the Laboratory: April 2023
I am trying this new “thing” of “reporting” what I was up to in a certain time period this year, and monthly reviews just sound like something normal people would do. So bear with me while I am typing up this report.
That wasn't my fault
A slight spoiler warning for the third season of “Star Trek: Picard” ahead. I am binging currently (maybe later some notes about this habit) the third and final season of “Star Trek: Picard.” So many of my “peers” were unhappy about it and the whole three-season run.
React, visualized
Are you new to React and feeling overwhelmed by its concepts and syntax? Or maybe you’re a seasoned developer looking for a quick refresher on React’s fundamentals? Either way, the folks at react.gg and ui.dev got you covered with their just released visualized guide to React.
Notes from the Laboratory: March 2023
I am trying this new “thing” of “reporting” what I was up to in a certain time period this year, and monthly reviews just sound like something normal people would do. So bear with me while I am typing up this report.
Safe npm commands
Socket’s “safe npm” is a command-line tool that wraps the npm command transparently and protects developers from malware, typo squats, install scripts, protestware, telemetry, and more. It works with all npm commands that can install new third-party code, including npm install, npm update, npm uninstall, npm rm, npm exec, and npx.
Sandworm security audit
Sandworm Audit is a free and open source command-line tool designed to scan your project and dependencies for security vulnerabilities, license compliance issues, and other metadata problems. It works with any modern JavaScript package manager and supports custom license policies. With Sandworm Audit, you can generate easy-to-read reports that include JSON issue and license usage reports, CSV files of all dependencies and license information, and SVG dependency tree and treemap visualizations.
Install and link Firefox Developer Edition on Ubuntu
Firefox Developer Edition is a specialized version of the Firefox browser, designed for developers and early adopters. It’s kind of a beta version, but with much more features. It comes with various tools, such as the Visual Editing, Debugging, an inspector that shows you details about the used CSS Grid, unused CSS etc.
Saving Github Access Token in Local Encrypted Storage via Gh Cli
GitHub CLI has in it’s latest version introduced a new feature that allows users to store their access token in an encrypted local storage system. This new option is available through the --secure-storage flag when using the gh auth login and gh auth refresh commands.
Netlify's new logo
Netlify, one of my favorite deployment options and a web development platform, has recently introduced a new logo, marking a significant step towards a new overall visual identity. The company has used its signature teal gem logo for the past eight years, which has remained unchanged since its inception.
Refactoring my screenshot script
My go-to-script to create a screenshot as header images of posts about a website was for a long time this: js 1const { chromium } = require('playwright'); 2(async () => { 3let browser = await chromium.launch(); 4 let page = await browser.
Fixing package dependency issues on Ubuntu with APT
Have you ever tried installing a program on your Ubuntu and ran into error messages about unconfigured dependencies? Don’t worry; it happens to the best of us. For example, when you install a program, it might rely on other software packages to run correctly; if those dependencies are not met, the program won’t work.
Notes from the Laboratory: February 2023
I am trying this new “thing” of “reporting” what I was up to in a certain time period this year, and monthly reviews just sound like something normal people would do. So bear with me while I am typing up this report.
Jetbrains Mono
My currently favourite developer font is Jetbrains Mono. (Stefon voice on) It has everything! Distinctive characters (no more wondering if that is a zero or an uppercase O), code ligatures and more more more (Stefon voice off). I personally like the way the ligatures give a unique and coherent look to my editor experience.
Notes from the Laboratory: January 2023
I am trying this new “thing” of “reporting” what I was up to in a certain time period this year, and monthly reviews just sound like something normal people would do. So bear with me while I am typing up this report.
Google's new OSV scanner
Google recently published a security scanner named OSV Scanner, that checks your files for vulnerabilities that hide in your code. It connects and checks for all issues collected on the OSV database. It is a great tool for developers to quickly check their code for vulnerabilities before they are released to the public.
Notes from the Laboratory: December 2022 (and November too)
I am trying this new “thing” of “reporting” what I was up to in a certain time period this year, and monthly reviews just sound like something normal people would do. So bear with me while I am typing up this report.
Auditor
Improve your GoHugo website’s development with this auditing component. These auditing tools ensure you to find hidden performance boosts.
Mastodon and Me
When Twitter was sold and bought (after plenty of pretending and peacocking) a couple of weeks by the worlds leading vapor ware promoter many complained about “their Twitter” being opened up to misogyny and hate speech. Let’s not talk about that ;) I myself never found a “home” in Twitter and use(d) it more or less only to add my own noise to the already existing noises.
Fixing Double Ci Runs When Pushing to Gitlab Branches
A while back I realized, that every time I pushed some commits to a branch on GitLab two separate CI pipelines started. That soon took up lots of free CI-minutes and became a problem. After some research I found out that this is, while it’s to be expected due to the design of the system, avoidable with a specific configuration addition.
Protected .dotfile files with Keybase
For reasons I don’t want to go too deep into (I once again violated my rule to NOT install Ubuntu versions without a LTS in their name and ended up without eyes or ears) I had to reinstall my workstations and computers last week.
Notes from the Laboratory: October 2022 (and September too)
I am trying this new “thing” of “reporting” what I was up to in a certain time period this year, and monthly reviews just sound like something normal people would do. So bear with me while I am typing up this report.