I've been seeing a lot of these going around lately and thought it might be fun to write up my own. I have no idea if this is typical or super bizarre, but it has worked extremely well for me for the last few years. Development Hardware * Raspberry…
If like me you are constantly trying to figure out using a combination of ps and free to see what is eating all your memory, check this out: ps -eo size,pid,user,command --sort -size | \ awk '{ hr=$1/1024 ; printf("%13.2f Mb ",hr) } { for ( x=…
You, like me, might assume that when you write a docker-compose healthcheck, it does something useful with that information. So for instance you might add something like this to your docker-compose file: healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "-L", "http://localhost/website.…
A review of the Grado SR80e…
A quick tutorial on download Mister Rogers Neighborhood with Python and youtube-dl…
While working on my passport renewal, I realized the US Government official PDF isn't set up as a form. I googled it and it seemed like nobody had made one of these available for free that I could find. Just a lot of spammy websites trying to get…
One of the more common questions I hear get thrown around expat groups is "what should I buy before I move" or "what should I send to a loved one who is currently living in Europe". While I am not an expert on what is available…
A surprisingly good value for retro-gamers of all ages. The Good Old Days Retro gaming as a hobby has exploded in the last ten years, as gamers turn away from modern releases and return to the games of their childhoods. With less complicated systems, familiar art and music styles and…