I stopped using Google Calendar as a primary calendar a few years ago, but I still had a lot of old events in there far into the future. I must have imported the lunar cycle at some point because most of them are named like "New moon" or "Full moon …
CloudFlare provides a performant recursive nameserver along with a promise to never surveil their users. Their Linux quickstart involves modifying the standard C library's resolver (i.e. /etc/resolv.conf) which is a terrible idea if you are using...
In short, a programmable cloud delivery network (CDN) aka front-end like Fly.io is an API by which to configure the logical edge of an application stack. Fly.io also provides an intuitive web UI which simplifies common administrative operations....
I first started using @KeybaseIO a few years ago to link together my social accounts. This creates a web of accounts which is dramatically more difficult to impersonate than any single account. So, it's an exercise in impeding identity theft. A...
A single rogue npm module, Ruby gem, PyPi module, or ill-fated cURL command could expose you (and your employer) to extreme risk. Table of contents: Is this you? The Problem A Solution Do it Yourself Shortcuts Enable Privileges Disable Privileges...
Storage is cheap, but it's not free and 4K home movies use a lot of storage. There's no easy way to find and delete a particular file or type of file in Google Photos, and there's no way to bulk delete with a tool or even the API. Here's a …
Optimizing for determinism in virtual machines. This approach can be used to vend the same virtual machine image version in many formats e.g. VHD for Azure, Stack, and Hyper-V; OVA for VMware, VirtualBox; QCOW2 for KVM, and of course RAW. Table...