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Twitter as imagined by DALL-E (disclaimer: the prompt might have been passive agressive)

Erasing ~2 decades of Twitter

A while back (about 15 months ago), I stopped using Twitter. At first, I thought I might delete my account, but then I realized that somewhere along the lines, Twitter has begun to enforce a “you have to have an account to watch this content” rule.

How to make browsers download a linked file

How to make browsers download a linked file

The download attribute for anchor (<a>) tags is a nifty feature that often flies under the radar but can significantly enhance the user experience on a website. This attribute, when added to an <a> tag, instructs the browser to download the resource linked by the anchor tag instead of navigating to it.

Carefully implemented forms

Reusable Gohugo Forms via Configuration

A while back (pre-COVID-19 era), I had the idea to create a GoHugo module that would allow me to create forms via configuration files. I also wanted to easily translate the form into different languages. I sketched out a solution but never got around to implementing it.

Firefox Developer Edition

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 and so on.

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Swapping swap

Short Interlude: The following problems and it’s solution seems to be an Ubuntu 22.04 issue, because that is when the new OOM service was introduced. Read on if your Ubuntu system closes applications when it seems to be overwhelmed by tasks and if it’s a 22.

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