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1. MdBook – A command line tool to create books with Markdown Total comment counts : 30 Summary mdBook is a command line tool that enables the creation of books using Markdown. It is particularly useful for generating product or API documentation, tutorials, and course materials that require a user-friendly and customizable presentation. mdBook is utilized by the Rust programming language project and The Rust Programming Language book. It is free and open source, with its source code available on GitHub....

1. The Awk Programming Language, Second Edition Total comment counts : 27 Summary This article serves as a placeholder for material related to the second edition of The AWK Programming Language, which was initially written in 1988 by Al Aho, Brian Kernighan, and Peter Weinberger. The new edition will include updates to reflect the changes that have occurred in the computing world since then. The book is expected to be available by the end of September....

1. The hidden cost of air quality monitoring Total comment counts : 40 Summary The article discusses the increasing trend among air quality monitor manufacturers of imposing additional costs on customers and limiting the functionality of free data plans. It highlights how some manufacturers package sensor modules into proprietary cartridges, selling them at inflated prices and preventing customers from sourcing cheaper alternatives. The article also mentions the desire of some manufacturers to push customers into subscriptions, preventing them from directly sending data to other servers....

1. macOS command-line tools you might not know about Total comment counts : 88 Summary The article lists a variety of useful command-line utilities for macOS. These include caffeinate for preventing sleep, textutil for converting file formats, mdfind for performing Spotlight searches, and various other tools for tasks such as taking screenshots, copying output to the clipboard, managing power settings, and getting information about available software updates. Each command is described along with examples of how to use them....

1. Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings Total comment counts : 37 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary The article investigates the “Manage my account” feature on Android and finds that it takes the user out of the settings app and into an Activity embedded in Google Play Services. This Activity is using a non-default webview implementation and appears to be using a JS interface to communicate between Android and Javascript code....

1. Everything that uses configuration files should report where they’re located Total comment counts : 103 Summary As a system administrator, the author strongly believes that if a program uses a configuration file, it should have an obvious way to find out its location. The author deals with many programs that have their own normal locations for configuration files. Sometimes this is system-wide, sometimes it’s per-user, and some have both. Ideally, the program should report what (and where) their configuration files are through standard help output or explicitly mention the special way to find out in the program’s standard help output....

1. The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” Total comment counts : 150 Summary The article describes a game consisting of 27 questions about a hypothetical park where the rule is “No vehicles in the park.” The objective is to determine if this rule has been violated. The questions test the players’ understanding and interpretation of the rule, and disregards any jurisdiction or religion-specific rules. The game concludes with a comparison of the player’s results to those of others, and a discussion of the game’s purpose....

1. Anime.js – A lightweight JavaScript animation library Total comment counts : 25 Summary Anime.js is a lightweight JavaScript animation library with an easy-to-use API. It can be used to animate CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes, and JavaScript Objects. Anime’s built-in staggering system makes complex animations easy, and it can animate multiple CSS transforms properties with different timings simultaneously on a single HTML element. It also includes built-in callbacks and controls functions to play, pause, trigger events, and control animations in reverse....

1. How to do the thing you’ve been avoiding Total comment counts : 45 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary The author suggests that when feeling like procrastinating, one should consider the consequences of not doing the task and how that makes them feel. By doing this, the author is able to prioritize their tasks by filtering out the unimportant ones and focusing on the important ones. This technique helps the author to avoid feeling uncomfortable and sad by not completing important tasks....

1. “Exit traps” can make your Bash scripts more robust and reliable (2013) Total comment counts : 39 Summary The article suggests using the “exit trap” technique in Bash scripts to make them more reliable and ensure necessary cleanup operations. By trapping the pseudo-signal “EXIT,” commands or functions can execute when the script exits unexpectedly. This is useful in automating system administration tasks and handling expensive resources, such as creating Amazon Machine Images, to terminate the instance or server once the desired task is done....