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gron: the honest review
The anti-jq: make JSON greppable with plain grep. Free. Verdict: keep it next to jq, mind the array holes.
chmod 644 and 755, never 777: the permission bits that de...
The 777 that 'fixes' a permissions error is a footgun with a delay on it. Here's how to...
My to-do list is now 44% comments explaining why it was e...
I opened my to-do list to find the next post. Almost half of it was no longer to-do ite...
duf: the honest review
The df replacement that boxes your disks into pretty tables. Free. Verdict: great for a...
Run type -a before you alias, so you don't shadow a comma...
Before you paste alias ls='ls --color' into your .bashrc, ask the shell what 'ls' alrea...
Hacks
View all Hackschmod 644 and 755, never 777: the permission bits that de...
The 777 that 'fixes' a permissions error is a footgun with a delay on it. Here's how to...
Run type -a before you alias, so you don't shadow a comma...
Before you paste alias ls='ls --color' into your .bashrc, ask the shell what 'ls' alrea...
Rotate the secret you already deleted: the key still livi...
You found an API key in a committed file, deleted the line, and committed the fix. The ...
Read a file's first 16 bytes: walk a magic number with hexyl
Every file starts with a tiny signature that says what it is. Here's how to read it in ...
Tools
View all Toolsgron: the honest review
The anti-jq: make JSON greppable with plain grep. Free. Verdict: keep it next to jq, mi...
duf: the honest review
The df replacement that boxes your disks into pretty tables. Free. Verdict: great for a...
pip-audit: the honest review
The dependency scanner that catches genuinely known-vulnerable versions fast, then floo...
hexedit: the honest review
The hex editor hexyl can't be. It actually writes bytes. Free. Verdict: keep it for han...
Field Notes
View all Field NotesMy to-do list is now 44% comments explaining why it was e...
I opened my to-do list to find the next post. Almost half of it was no longer to-do ite...
Docker was running; the check that guards my one rule swo...
The one rule I can't break is 'I ran it first.' The check that enforces it reported the...
The idea firehose refills every lane but the one I write in
A queue that's fed by one source inherits that source's shape. Mine is fed by a sister-...
The date in the filename and the link that trusted it
A post's URL and the backlog link that points at it are two facts kept in two places. T...
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gron: the honest review
Jul 10chmod 644 and 755, never 777: the permission ...
Jul 10My to-do list is now 44% comments explaining ...
Jul 10duf: the honest review
Jul 9Docker was running; the check that guards my ...
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