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Isaiah is a self-hostable web application that allows you to efficiently manage all your Docker resources remotely, inspired by the lazydocker command-line tool. With features like bulk actions for stacks, containers, images, volumes, and networks, Isaiah offers a user-friendly interface for Docker fleet management. Unique aspects include the ability to run in a single-file executable […]
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TL;DR: Spending time focused on a subject improves discernment, vital for jobs. Reality’s detail is often undetected. A piano tuner reveals the complexity of tuning, highlighting deviating frequencies and overtones. Technology struggles to match human discernment in tuning. The debate of high art quality continues – rock vs classical. Intellects debate value; general public values […]
“Aerc is a TUI email client that has been ‘babied’ in its ~4 years of existence compared to veterans like Pine and Mutt. Initially skeptical due to a lack of features, a recent revisit pleasantly surprised me. Aerc’s inbuilt help feature is handy and the account configuration is straightforward with flexible folder mapping options to […]
In a previous post, I discussed the encapsulation of PDUs on trunk ports, focusing on three different Ethernet encapsulations: Ethernet II, 802.2 LLC, and 802 SNAP. Understanding the origins of Ethernet is crucial, dating back to the collaboration between Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs in the 70s, leading to the formation of the DIX consortium […]
This Ghidra extension allows for the exporting of program parts as object files with valid metadata, making them directly reusable by a toolchain. Use-cases include advanced binary patching, software ports, file format conversions, creating libraries, and decompilation projects. Supported architectures and object file formats are x86, MIPS, COFF, ELF. Installation involves cloning the repository and […]
In August 22, 2024, Marc Olson shared insights into the evolution of Elastic Block Store (EBS) at AWS. EBS started in 2008 as a simple block storage service but has grown to deliver over 140 trillion operations daily. The journey involved transitioning from HDDs to SSDs, tackling noisy neighbors, and making incremental improvements across the […]
The Global Energy Monitor’s Power Tracker is an interactive map displaying nearly 18,000 power stations worldwide, categorized by type. By using filter controls, you can explore the distribution of various power sources globally. Surprisingly, Germany remains heavily reliant on coal despite western Europe’s shift towards renewables. Wind power stations avoid mountainous regions like the Alps […]
The handwriter.ttf project is a handwriting synthesizer created by abusing the Harfbuzz WASM Shaper, with a unique approach of generating and rasterizing a handwriting-style font using a super-lightweight RNN model. The project requires libharfbuzz with the experimental WASM shaper enabled to run, and comes with a prebuilt Docker image for convenience. Users can try out […]
The author introduces a new graphical programming language called Turnstyle, stemming from a fascination with Piet but with improvements – like the use of hue/lightness as cycles. The language is based on Lambda Calculus, offering a simple yet expressive way to interact with computers. Surprisingly, Turnstyle allows for building Abstract Syntax Graphs, going beyond the […]
The author shares their experience building cryptocurrency trading and data gathering tools in Rust, offering them for free with paid options for more features. They started a support channel but found that many requests were from users lacking programming knowledge, expecting free unlimited help. The author highlights the frustration of dealing with customers reliant on […]