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The site's cert expired yesterday.

I wrote a little script to constantly check for open appointments on ICBC (for license and motorcycle driving test slots). Has come in handy a few times already since usually every…

I am on a thinkpad using an external thunderbolt monitor with several peripherals linked to it. No sweat at all. Never had to install drivers for anything, webcam, wifi, bluetooth …

With a .editorconfig[1] file with the correct configs you can get most code editors to insert spaces instead of tabs. [1] https://editorconfig.org/

Also look at `yq` - https://github.com/mikefarah/yq This is a wrapper to jq that also supports yaml and other file formats.

MongoDB has been using something similar for a little while now - https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/mongodb/srv-conne...

Just disable javascript in ublock origin for the site and you don't have to even worry about clicking anything. Lots of news sites deliver the content and then try to block access …

Isn't whatbox.ca mainly aimed at hosting seedboxes? They are accordingly higher priced than a VPN. Whats the rationale for using them as a VPN ?

vlc can play youtube links so you just need to open the m3u file in vlc if you don't want to download.

I use `git push -o ci.skip` all the time. Also things like ci.variable="DEPLOY_MODE=QUICK" is super handy when I do want to run a deploy in a specific configuration.

>.. by composing reusable actions, using an intuitive _declarative language_ and API. Actions can safely be shared and reused thanks to a _complete package management system_ .. Th…

It is called a "punt".

Here is an idea. Make your code royalty free for up to 364 days a year. "MIT-364" is a catchy name right ? Any company that cannot afford to go without your software for 24hrs per …

"Add to home screen" is the option you'll get if the web app doesn't have PWA support. If PWA is supported firefox mobile will show an "Install" option instead. This works more lik…

This still exists - https://about.facebook.com/technologies/oculus/

Ah dam. Didn't get a hit on the url when I searched for it.

Fair point. I think I am using "web" interchangeably with "internet".

Mostly that "web development" translates to services built on http/s only. Web is capable of other protocols. But everybody's favourite runtime has become the browser.