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1. feed reader best practices | Rachel By The Bay 2024-10-26

   tags: feed, network/http, network/http/header, personal-knowledge/blog, storage/cache, web/syndication

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   Test feed:

   • feed reader score project
   • A sysadmin's rant about feed readers and crawlers
   • Feeds, updates, 200s, 304s, and now 429s
   • So many feed readers, so many bizarre behaviors
   • The feed reader score service is now online

   RFCs:

   • RFC 1945 - Hypertext Transfer Protocol - HTTP/1.0 - If-Modified-Since
   • RFC 7232 - Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Conditional Requests - Entity Tag (ETag)
   • RFC 9110 - HTTP Semantics

   Related:

   • Bret Simmons - NetNewsWire and Conditional GET Issues
   • John Brayton - Feed Polling for Unread Cloud
   • Jeff Kaufman - Looking at RSS User-Agents
   • Chris Siebenmann - The case of the very old If-Modified-Since HTTP header
   • ETag and HTTP caching
   • HTTP Conditional Requests Explained
   • Caching - What takes precedence: the ETag or Last-Modified HTTP header?
2. April 9 is CSS Naked Day! 2024-03-31

   tags: accessibility, fun, programming/css, web

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3. Comcast Proxy - Simulating shitty network connections so you can build better systems 2024-03-10

   tags: network/proxy, programming/go, programming/testing/integration, quality-of-service

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   • Sometimes Kill -9 Isn’t Enough
4. Own mail server based on Dovecot, Postfix, MySQL, Rspamd and Debian 9 Stretch 2019-10-21

   tags: email, email/dovecot, email/postfix, email/rspamd, email/spam, linux, linux/debian, network/dns, self-hosting

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5. Thanos - Highly available Prometheus setup with long term storage capabilities 2019-09-11

   tags: database, distributed-system/cluster, observability, observability/time-series, observability/time-series/prometheus

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   • https://improbable.io/blog/thanos-prometheus-at-scale
   • https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos
   • https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uwoxPdTjSjvGaN1LJewZg1NXjeHfRtfvqh6LygLcayQ/edit#slide=id.g5f09eeda59_0_9
   • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuWTNrGyWLQ
   • https://katacoda.com/bwplotka/courses/thanos
6. fsv - 3D File System Visualizer 2019-01-06

   tags: filesystem, graphics/3d, graphics/opengl, linux, storage, unix

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   It's Jurassic Park all over again!

   • https://sourceforge.net/projects/fsv/files/fsv/0.9/
   • https://github.com/mcuelenaere/fsv
7. The Go Programming Language Specification - Struct field tags 2018-07-14

   tags: data, programming/go, programming/json, programming/xml, tag

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   Packages using struct field tags:

   • https://golang.org/pkg/encoding/json/
   • https://golang.org/pkg/encoding/xml/
   • https://golang.org/pkg/reflect/
   • https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Well-known-struct-tags

   Articles:

   • https://blog.golang.org/json-and-go
   • https://www.golang-book.com/books/intro/9#section1
   • https://sosedoff.com/2016/07/16/golang-struct-tags.html
   • https://gobyexample.com/json

   Threads:

   • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10858787/what-are-the-uses-for-tags-in-go
   • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23057405/what-is-the-use-of-tag-in-golang-struct
   • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23507033/golang-reflection-get-tag-from-struct-field
8. Pair programming 2018-02-23

   tags: agile, code, keyboard, monitor, mouse, programming/kata, programming/pair-programming, quality, team

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   Guides:

   • https://tuple.app/pair-programming-guide/
   • https://www.codefellows.org/blog/peer-programming-5-reasons-learning-in-a-group-beats-studying-on-your-own/
   • https://dzone.com/articles/what-is-pair-programming-advantages-challenges-tut
   • https://blog.jayway.com/2017/02/10/efficiency-of-pair-programming/
   • https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/mckinley/305j/pair-hcs-2006.pdf
   • http://www.jucs.org/jucs_15_16/understanding_tools_and_practices/jucs_15_16_3101_3125_schuemmer.pdf
   • https://www.slideshare.net/uhpnou/pair-programming-a-pratical-guide
   • https://www.slideshare.net/istepaniuk/effective-pair-programming/9-Strengthening_the_case_forPair_ProgrammingL
   • http://kata-log.rocks/pair-programming

   Approaches:

   • http://blog.xebia.com/practical-styles-of-pair-programming/
   • https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-review-of-Pair-Programming
   • https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-good-development-environment-for-remote-pair-programming
   • https://www.quora.com/Why-do-programmers-use-paired-programming-What-do-remote-teams-use-for-paired-programming
   • https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-techniques-for-effective-pair-programming
   • https://www.quora.com/When-pair-programming-what-makes-it-a-bad-experience-and-what-makes-it-a-good-experience

   Tools:

   • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2528205/pair-programming-tools-that-are-not-remote
   • https://salfreudenberg.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/re-appropriating-tools-for-pair-programming-the-keyboard-and-mouse/
   • https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/effective-navigation-in-pair-programming
9. Arduino & Aquaponics 2017-12-02

   tags: aquaponics, aquarium, arduino, fish, plant

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   • http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=22607
   • https://makezine.com/projects/aquaponic-garden/
   • http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Aquaponics-JSON-Pump-Controller/
   • http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Arduino-Controlled-Aquaponic-System/
   • https://www.reddit.com/r/aquaponics/comments/2lat5z/arduino_sensors/
   • https://www.reddit.com/r/aquaponics/comments/3ykuur/aquaponics_iot_sensor_system/
   • https://www.atlas-scientific.com/product_pages/kits/do_kit.html
   • https://www.phidgets.com/?tier=1&catid=11&pcid=9
   • https://permies.com/t/33076/Automation-Arduino-Aquaponics
   • https://www.cooking-hacks.com/open-aquarium-aquaponics
   • http://www.instructables.com/id/IAquaDesk-Iot-enabled-Aquaponis-using-Intel-galile/
10. Aquarium Ozarium - Citizenfarm 2017-12-02

    tags: aquaponics, aquarium, betta, ecology, electronics/led, fish, herb, plant

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    • https://verslaterre.com/produit/aquarium-ozarium/

    • https://citizenfarm.fr/aquarium-potager/

    • https://citizenfarm.fr/cultiver-des-plantes-en-appartement-une-legende/

    • https://citizenfarm.fr/laquaponie-mais-quest-ce-que-cest/

    • https://citizenfarm.fr/acheter-un-poisson-combattant-10-choses-a-savoir/

    • https://www.aquaportail.com/definition-6883-poisson-combattant.html#laquarium

    • http://www.betta-forum.net/t40739-mon-experience-avec-l-ozarium-de-citizenfarm

      • http://www.betta-forum.net/t433-feuille-d-amandier-indien-catappa-utlisation

    • http://fr.ubergizmo.com/2016/04/11/test-aquaponie-ozarium-citizenfarm.html?inf_by=5a412cda681db82f7c8b4af7

    • http://www.forumaquario.org/t35026-mon-vase-a-betta

    • http://www.betta-forum.net/t34249-projet-9-litres-maintenance-betta-plantes-lumiere-naturelle

    • https://www.aquachange.fr/poisson_fiche_aquarium_forum.php?id=156&espace=3&groupe=156&sujet=8183

    • https://www.aquachange.fr/poisson_fiche_aquarium_forum.php?id=156&espace=3&groupe=156&sujet=1005

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciNHEeFUA8A

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCFWMgZ9gro

11. Linux eBPF Tracing Tools 2017-11-20

    tags: linux, linux/kernel, linux/kernel/ebpf, network, network/packet, observability/tracing

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    • http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2015-05-15/ebpf-one-small-step.html
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/364twa/linux_ebpf_one_small_step/
    • https://opensource.com/article/17/9/intro-ebpf
    • https://github.com/iovisor/bcc
    • http://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/bpf.2.html
12. How to Use Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana to Manage Apache Logs 2017-09-30

    tags: network/http-server/apache-httpd, observability/elastic/elasticsearch, observability/elastic/logstash, observability/logging

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    • https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/master/config-examples.html
    • https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-patterns-core/blob/master/patterns/httpd
    • https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apache-error-logs-timestamp/82010/9
    • https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-apache-logs-combinedapachelog-commonapachelog-not-working/82007
    • http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2014/12/logstash-setup/
13. Home - CHAOSS 2017-09-12

    tags: contribution, data, framework/django, linux/red-hat, observability/metrics, open-source, statistics

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    • https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-open-sources-prospector-part-project-chaoss
    • https://opensource.com/article/17/9/prospector-chaoss
    • https://github.com/chaoss/prospector
14. High-performance Python-C++ bindings with PyPy and Cling 2017-07-21

    tags: compiler, programming/c++, programming/python

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    • http://www.dlr.de/sc/Portaldata/15/Resources/dokumente/pyhpc2016/slides/PyHPC_2016_talk_9.pdf
    • https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3019087
15. single word requests - What is a term for a server that is functioning 24/7? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange 2017-05-16

    tags: 9, nine, server, uptime

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16. OpenWorm 2017-02-07

    tags: cell, life, model, simulation, visualization, worm

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    • http://docs.openworm.org/en/0.9/
    • https://github.com/openworm

    "OpenWorm is an open source project and open science community dedicated to creating the world's first whole organism in a computer, a C. elegans nematode, via bottom-up "systems biology" computational modeling. It is an association of highly motivated scientists, engineers, coders, and curious citizens from around the world who believe in open science and open access."

17. UK Government - Digital Service Standard 2016-08-16

    tags: continuous-integration, dependency, development, digital, open, qa, quality, software, source

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    1. Understand user needs
    2. Do ongoing user research
    3. Have a multidisciplinary team
    4. Use agile methods
    5. Iterate and improve frequently
    6. Evaluate tools and systems
    7. Understand security and privacy issues
    8. Make all new source code open
    9. Use open standards and common platforms
    10. Test the end-to-end service
    11. Make a plan for being offline
    12. Make sure users succeed first time
    13. Make the user experience consistent with GOV.UK
    14. Encourage everyone to use the digital service
    15. Collect performance data
    16. Identify performance indicators
    17. Report performance data on the Performance Platform
    18. Test with the minister
18. Tutorial : Implementing Django Formsets | Nicole Harris 2016-01-02

    tags: development, formset, framework/django, programming/html/form, web

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    See:

    • https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/forms/formsets/
    • https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/forms/modelforms/#model-formsets
19. Learn to write Gallifreyan in 9 simple steps 2015-07-17

    tags: doctor, gallifrey, hack, image, language, space, time, who, word, write

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    http://timeturners.wikidot.com/circular-gallifreyan http://www.shermansplanet.com/gallifreyan http://www.wikihow.com/Write-in-Gallifreyan

20. Minetest Essentials 2014-09-18

    tags: block, build, game, game/minecraft, minetest, mod, open, programming/c++, programming/lua, sandbox, source, world

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    [Core]

    • http://www.minetest.net/
    • https://github.com/minetest/minetest

    [Mapper]

    • Minetest Mapper: http://wiki.minetest.net/Minetestmapper https://github.com/minetest/minetestmapper

    [Mods:Trivia] (this is going to be an incremental section, I guess)

    • Pop ones: http://www.minetest.net/mods
    • Carbone (mod collection): https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=9033
    • ZOMG! There's a (non-sonic) screwdriver in the default game \o/

    [Mods:Biomes]

    • Snow Biomes: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2290
    • Snow Drift: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?pid=104580

    [Mods:Blocks]

    • Torches: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6099
    • Beds: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2625
    • More Ores: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=549
    • Castles+: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=7159

    [Mods:Gameplay]

    • SimpleMobs: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=3063
    • Animals: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=629
    • Creatures: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9240
    • Peaceful NPC: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4167
    • Item features: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3188
    • Advanced NPC https://github.com/hkzorman/advanced_npc
    • Mobs Redo https://github.com/tenplus1/mobs_redo
    • MG Villages https://github.com/Sokomine/mg_villages

    [Mods:Misc]

    • Achievements: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=4870
    • Player stats: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8127

    [Mods:Nature]

    • Farming Plus: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=2787
    • Food: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=2960
    • More Trees: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=4394
    • Plant Life Pack: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3898

    [Mods:Tech]

    • Carts: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2451
    • Mesecons: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=628
    • Fence gate: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9932

    [Mods:World]

    • Nether: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5790
    • Skyland: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9152
    • Teleportation
      • DualPorter: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?pid=76281
      • Element Portals: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10000&p=154000&hilit=portal#p154000

    [Textures]

    • http://bdcraft.net/purebdcraft-minetest
    • https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=402