I prefer using a binary distro, but I do appreciate when distros provide all the headers and compiler by default, so you can build things.
miniblog.
Linux 3.13 has an impressive array of performance improvements. You may even see faster page loads when surfing!
I love the stage when you're so familiar with a library that you can find the root cause for every bug you hit (in an acceptable time).
Emacs 24.3 includes the function user-error, which does not start the debugger even when debugging is enabled. Neat.
When Visa blocked WikiLeaks donations, it was a major blow. These days, bitcoin allows anyone to receive money. WL has received ~2M GBP!
Sadly, nginx doesn't have a separate SSL chain configuration option. Instead, concat site cert, CA cert, intermediate cert (middle-endian!)
Flashblock still boasts support for Mozilla and Netscape. Cripes.
There truly is an Emacs mode for everything! There's even an INTERCAL mode!
I'm trying to measure code robustness by time-since-last-exception on Sentry. A minifier bug broke an impressive five week streak.
Bugsnag, Airbrake, Sentry, Exceptional, Errbit. Competition is good -- all those I've tried have been polished.
Full disk encryption saves a lot of hassle. You no longer need to worry about further encrypting precious data, such as SSH key passwords.
TIL: If you're using encryption with LUKS, you don't need to securely wipe the disk to dispose of data. Just wipe the LUKS header.
I'm favouring bower over CDNs these days. No risk of XSS.
Extrapolating from Moore's law to other areas of life is a risky business.
The classic problem where the act of writing your problem to seek help, causes you to realise what's wrong. Rubber-ducking with the Internet
Installing Arch Linux status: Kernel panic. Argh, sounds educational, but not immediately productive.
Saw an HTTPS error on Google! https://google .co.uk. (note trailing dot). Turns out it's a 12-year old Firefox bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134402
OH: "I want easy HTTP handling. "I want a good web framework." "I want a pony." You want Django.
Ebook apps that provided authors with analytics of how much is read: http://t.co/fiHbm3MCbz Fascinating.
Finding a better, simpler approach with less code required is a wonderful feeling.
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