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It's not the energy reeling...

Jul 19, 2022 · 1 min read · big-thief lyrics

It's not the energy reeling... nor the lines in your face... nor the clouds on the ceiling... nor the clouds in space. It's not the phone on the table... nor the bed in the earth... nor the bed in the stable... nor your stable words. It's not the formless being...

Python Mad Libs for Kids

Aug 20, 2021 · 2 min read · python kids

Well, I came up with a Python idea that got my 6-year-old daughter pretty hooked. Mad Libs! It's basically just a series of text prompts that feeds into a story. The f-string in Python was very intuitive for her to learn and she quickly was able to help me troubleshoot. It's a great way for her to entertain herself by …

Introducing antiX Linux

Aug 18, 2021 · 1 min read · distros linux

From their Homepage: Proudly anti-fascist "antiX Magic" in an environment suitable for old and new computers. Just found an old CD I burned with antiX version 8.0 from over ten years ago. This distro is freaking awesome and I've gone back to it a half dozen times since. Now at version 19.4... Image Credit: …

Changing JPEG and Quicktime Modified Time based on Metadata

Sep 5, 2020 · 1 min read · linux

After copying stupid iPhone photos through the stupid iCloud Windows app and copying it to a Linux system, you'll likely lose all your modified times. Here's a handy way to rewrite the mtimes based on file metadata: Using exiftool: 1exiftool '-FileModifyDate<CreateDate' *.MOV Using exiv2: 1exiv2 -T rename …

Adding a Hugo theme as a Git Submodule

Sep 3, 2020 · 1 min read · hugo git

Some scratch notes on setting up a Hugo theme as a Git Submodule... Go to your Hugo site's themes directory and git clone the theme. Then go to the root of your Hugo site and add the submodule: 1git submodule add https://github.com/xxx/xxx.git themes/<name_of_theme> Update the submodule with latest pushes with: …

This Is Permanence

Aug 30, 2017 · 1 min read · lyrics joy-division

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Slitaz Rules

Aug 29, 2017 · 1 min read · distros linux

From the Official Slitaz Website: SliTaz GNU/Linux is a free operating system working completely in memory from removable media such as a CD-ROM or USB key. It is light, speedy and fully installable on a hard drive. SliTaz is distributed in the form of a LiveCD that you can easily burn to a cdrom and boot from. When …

Markdown Header Test

Aug 25, 2017 · 1 min read · blogging markdown

This is an h1 header This is an h2 header This is an h3 header This is an h4 header This is an h5 header This is an h6 header This is normal text.

Introducing Bunsenlabs

Aug 23, 2017 · 1 min read · distros linux

From their Homepage: BunsenLabs Linux is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop. The current release is Deuterium, derived from Debian Jessie. The project is a community continuation of CrunchBang Linux. This distro is awesome. My favorite Debian Stable based distro, with an …

Fork, Branch, and Pull - A Concise Git Workflow

Aug 22, 2017 · 3 min read · git

Here’s a super concise workflow for contributing to an existing Github project. In this guide, you will learn how to fork a project, branch a new feature or big fix, and contribute to the original project. Initial Steps: Fork, Clone, and Add Upstream Head over to the Github page you want to contribute to and click the …