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Consider backing up build dependencies

Factors in deciding which jlink compression level to use

Succeeding with work assignments

In case you have doubts about putting your (hobby) stuff out there

What is HTTP, actually? What happens when we access a web page

Starting up: low friction, minimal process and minimal tools

Title keywords make company websites easier to find later on

Catching an exception from an annotation on a JAX-RS resource

Checking checksums

Thinking about how to organise my writing

Automatically blocking a git commit if we detect a known mistake

Avoid unmaintained and undifferentiated forks on your repository hosting profile

Diagramming can be a valuable tool for thinking as well as communication

On clarifying the status of demoed products

Some files and information should not be in source control

Prefer to create constructive or uplifting conversations at work

Dark and light web themes: consider using a hybrid CSS/JS implementation

Usability anti-pattern: no controls in fullscreen

Thoughts on self-managing teams

Git: how can we squash (flatten) commits

The Twitter share button does not need javascript

Git pull without merge

When (not) to squash commits

Please use root relative URLs

Creating a new website without breaking search engine results and bookmarks

Notes on making drag-and-drop functionality with Javascript

Why can the data we just stored on disk not be read?

How to avoid displaying directory listings on your website

How to include HTML documents inside HTML documents

Mistakes will be made

Still searching for a daily use computer that just works

Quick text manipulation, a practical `sed` example

I found myself working hard instead of smart

Connecting to your printer on a Linux system

Programmatically creating scalable vector graphics (SVG)

Setting up a Secure FTP server (SFTP)

Some notes on trying out Crashplan, Duplicati and BackupPc

Configuring an Apache installation for use with the SSL protocol

Memory for the SuperMicro X7SPA-H-D525-0

Switched from Wordpress to Pelican

Something to think about when storing or processing files in your web app

Weak references, are you sure you want to use them?

Why I like the filesystem as an interface to the OS

USB Storage Back Up Daemon

A small script to help organize your torrent downloads

Setting up network shares with NFS and Linux systems

Minimal Linux and Windows process spawn test