One of my favorite aspects of Linux ever since my first Ubuntu 6.06 installation has been the software repository. Back in 2006, installing the overwhelming majority of the software I might need from a supported repository stood in stark contrast with the Windows XP method of searching the web for the software you wanted, finding… Continue reading Swapping Mirrors On Manjaro Linux
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Upgrading Star Labs Firmware On Manjaro Linux
As you may recall, I purchased a new Linux laptop from Star Labs a while back. It’s a solid little device, though I admittedly haven’t been using it as much as I anticipated due to my increased reliance on my iPads. For more information on that, look for the new Same Shade Of Difference podcast… Continue reading Upgrading Star Labs Firmware On Manjaro Linux
Enable Directory Listing On Specific Directory With Nginx
Note: In the sample below, I’m using Ubuntu Linux as the host for my web server. The instructions should be the same for other flavors of Linux, though the path to your Nginx sites configuration files may be different. Generally when you navigate to a website, such as https://unusually.pink/, you don’t actually get to see… Continue reading Enable Directory Listing On Specific Directory With Nginx
Online Reading Redux
I feel like I start almost every post this way these days, but given the ongoing global pandemic, I’ve been spending a lot more time at home doing things like staying on top of my reading. You’d think I got paid by the COVID-19 reference if you were silly enough to think I get paid… Continue reading Online Reading Redux
macOS Big Sur 11.2 Homebrew and Git Error
After I upgraded my macOS install from 11.1 to 11.2, the next time I tried running brew update to update all of the packages available in Homebrew, I got a wall of text regarding things going off the rails that ultimately culminated with this error: Error: Failure while executing; git config –replace-all homebrew.analyticsmessage true was… Continue reading macOS Big Sur 11.2 Homebrew and Git Error
Switching To Brave
I spend the majority of my computing time on the MacBook Pro that I use for work. For a very long time, I’ve used Safari as my main browser on it. Unsurprisingly, Safari integrates very nicely with the rest of macOS, and I honestly just really like it as a browser. Lately, though, I’ve been… Continue reading Switching To Brave
Cloudflare Analytics
Anyone who knows me, reads the type of things I tweet about, and/or listens to the Same Shade of Difference podcast knows that I’m an advocate of online privacy. I’m all for blocking trackers, avoiding services from invasive companies like Facebook, and generally trying to keep as much of what I do online known only… Continue reading Cloudflare Analytics
msal4j With Groovy
I’ve written before about the fact that I use Groovy heavily in my current role since the platform I work the most frequently with is able to treat it as a first class citizen, whereas using something like PowerShell or Python adds a few more hurdles. The other thing I work with heavily is Office… Continue reading msal4j With Groovy
Parse ISO 8601 String With Timezone Offset To Date Object In Groovy
My Groovy posts always have the absolute worst titles, but I figure that making them verbose is really the only way to make them discoverable. I write a good bit of Groovy code at work, and given that it’s been a few years since the heyday of Groovy it can occasionally be a bit of… Continue reading Parse ISO 8601 String With Timezone Offset To Date Object In Groovy
Twenty Twenty-One WordPress Theme
While I made the change a few weeks ago, it seems fitting that my first post of 2021 should be about my swap to the Twenty Twenty-One WordPress theme. For anyone who isn’t aware, each year WordPress releases a new “official” theme for the platform. While theme-elitists out there may scoff at them in favor… Continue reading Twenty Twenty-One WordPress Theme