`tcpdump` is a great tool when everything else fails. ...more
#unix #linux #networking
I believe the biggest productivity booster in the terminal, is `Ctrl + r` / `C-r`. ...more
#bash #zsh #unix #linux
How I failed migrating from X11 to Wayland. ...more
#linux #wayland
How I investigated and resolved high CPU load from Microsoft Defender: ...more
#linux #microsoft #virus
Quite a change after a month in Tainan where I enjoyed speaking Mandarin wherever I went: ...more
#taiwan #taipei #tainan #mandarin
Apart from Signal, which app would you suggest for messaging your friends? ...more
#signalapp #chat #security
Beautiful temples, long sandy beaches, Amazonian river safari, good food and rich history. ...more
#anping #tainan #taiwan
I must admit my favourite feature in Slack is that any user can upload their own favourite emojis. ...more
#slack #productivity
I'd like Emacs shortcuts in Firefox text areas, does anyone know of a good way? ...more
#emacs #firefox
Love my beautifully simple music player: ...more
#GarudaLinux #linux #archlinux #DesktopFriday #unixporn
How do I know if I need to reboot my Arch Linux after running `pacman -Syu`? ...more
#archlinux #linux
I've had it with Wayland/Sway. ...more
#linux #unix #sway
This is the best new website I've found in years: ...more
#comics #userfriendly #coding
A thing I like about trail running is the camaraderie with bikers. ...more
#trailrunning #running #forest #norway
Get the PID of a given systemd unit: ...more
#linux
I *know* I'll get more geek points if I write Java code like: ...more
#java #coding
Is there an area of expertise where you would put "expert" on your CV? ...more
#jobsearch #resume
We automate easy tasks so that we can spend more of our time on the difficult ones. ...more
#productivity #coding #bash #unix
I've been so happy with Mastadon I only today noticed Twitter now requires login for _viewing_ tweets. ...more
#fediverse #twitter #twittermigration
I would like to give a shout out to all the excellent people on emacs. ...more
#emacs
Quite possibly the two last days of skiing for me this season. ...more
#skiing #crosscountryskiing #norway
TIL Firefox lets you edit PDFs directly in the browser. ...more
#firefox #productivity
For Arch users getting an error when running `paru`: ...more
#archlinux #linux
TIL The `hostname` command has options (why wouldn't it? ...more
#linux #unix #commandline
Yes! ...more
#emacs #java #debugging
TIL you can browse all packages `pacman` knows about, installed and not by writing: ...more
#linux #archlinux #commandline
Are you allowed to run desktop Linux on your work machine? ...more
#linux #security
Writing my own editor using Python and Kivy. ...more
#python
In case your Spotify native app is eating your CPU and memory, I can recommend `ncspot`. ...more
#spotify #linux
I find it really odd that Emacs doesn't ship with a builtin Markdown mode. ...more
#emacs #markdown
I've got a new term: ...more
> UltraEdit is the most flexible, powerful, and secure text editor. ...more
#emacs
Which distro would you recommend a user coming over from Windows? ...more
#linux #debian #ubuntu #windows
The true test of a successful upgrade is if you get the new RHEL 9 wallpaper when logging into GNOME 😃
For the other less significant bits, I wrote an article: ...more
#redhat #linux
RHEL8 wouldn't let me upgrade to RHEL9 since `/etc/ssh/sshd_config` had `PermitRootLogin yes`. ...more
#linux #redhat #ssh #security
Writing testing instructions for my pull request using Emacs and Org mode not only lets me use my favourite writing tool, but it also allows me to produce rich, structured and accurate documentation, complete with syntax highlighted code blocks both for Bitbucket, which needs Markdown, and Jira which needs Confluence markup. ...more
#emacs #jira #markdown #confluence
TIL when running Emacs, the environment variable `INSIDE_EMACS` is set. ...more
#emacs
I enjoyed reading this Linux magazine I bought when I was a student back in 2001. ...more
The Firefox and Google network inspectors are great but quickly become overwhelming as hundreds of URis hurry by as you browse rich web applications. ...more
#webdev #google #http #firefox
Neither ChatGPT nor Bard managed to produce a working program, far from it. ...more
#llm #openai #googlebard #java #xml
XOM's `Serializer` doesn't preserve `CDATA` sections. ...more
#java #xml
TIL there's an RFC describing the term `foo`: ...more
#rfc #etymology #programming
It was pretty cold today, -28°C, but the weather and nature were spectacular and the tracks were great, giving me an amazing day, skiing from the north to the south end of the forest. ...more
#skiing #crosscountryski #norway
`printf "Hello world, Merry Christmas! ...more
#christmas #bash
Are you constantly typing your SSH key password? ...more
#unix #linux #ssh #security
TIL the browser will grind your JavaScript to a crawl when the browser window isn't active. ...more
#javascript #chrome #firefox #webdev
Is there a TUI that graphs memory usage by a single process? ...more
#linux #commandline #cli
Was out skiing early today, allowing me to enjoy the sunrise when I was already well into the mountains. ...more
#skiing #mountains #norway
Finally got up and running with PipeWire instead of PulseAudio. ...more
#archlinux #linux #audio
I just figured out I can stop Emacs from telling me each time it saves a file with: ...more
#emacs #productivity
I should grow up and move on, but after 20 years of coding, I still have an aversion to naming objects `XmlFoo` and `HttpFoo`. ...more
#coding #java #language
So, I guess Copilot was trained on code created by user `mohit` 😂
Here, I've entered `/*` to start a Java class comment and Copilot auto suggested a documentation block with: ...more
#copilot #openai #ai #java #emacs
Wrote an article on DNS & server exploration from the command line. ...more
#dns #network #unix #linux #bash
I would urge more people to use native terminal tiling, like what you get in the awesome kitty terminal with `Ctrl+Shift+Return`. ...more
#kitty #unix #linux #bash #terminal
WindowMaker Live. ...more
#linux #debian #windowmaker #unix
For long-running shell scripts, I find this command useful for seeing what they're doing: ...more
#bash #debugging #unix
I always thought it was Mindcraft. ...more
#minecraft #gaming
TIL you can delete every second line with `sed`: ...more
#bash #linux #unix
I've never particularly *liked* Creedence, but I've never disliked them either. ...more
#music #spotify
> Microsoft loves Linux and Open Source, come join us if you do too. ...more
#linux #windows #microsoft
This is the reason why I have a 👻 Unicode character in front of my name on LinkedIn: ...more
#linkedin #bladerunner #unicode
I took a good few notes during Open Source Summit in Bilbao last week. ...more
#emacs #orgmode #jira #confluence #OSSummit
Got up early this Sunday to bike into the midst of the forest. ...more
#biking #forest #norway #training #mountainbiking
`pdfcrack` is so simple to use and fast, that there's almost no reason to remember your PDF file passwords 😄
security hacking password pdf linux ...more
#security #hacking #password #pdf #linux
Tried out LXQt today and must say I'm really impressed. ...more
#lxqt #qt #linux
I like helping out if people do: ...more
#help
Hi fellow : ...more
#emacs #productivity
TIL you can search PDF files from the comfort of the command line with `pdfgrep`. ...more
#linux #pdf #bash
I work 8 hours a day. ...more
#productivity #linux #emacs #motivation
I stopped being dead sure about anything in computers when I turned 40. ...more
I started out late, had turned 13 when I got my first computer in
1991, a 286 12Mhz with `640kb` memory, `44MB` of harddisk, and MS-DOS 3. ...more
#stories #msdos #windows #linux #bash
The simplest chat system in the world using netcat (the openbsd version because of `-k`). ...more
#unix #linux #openbsd
I'm delving into Burp Suite. ...more
#infsosec #BurpSuite #security
I'm running a vanilla Emacs 29. ...more
#emacs #productivity
Lazyvim is so incredibly slick, well thought out, pretty and fast, I almost think about leaving Emacs for it 😍
lazyvim vim neovim emacs ...more
#lazyvim #vim #neovim #emacs
Why do we document our product APIs? ...more
#software #development #documentation
I don't understand why we have systemd timers. ...more
#linux #systemd #unix #openbsd
Back home after three weeks of travelling around the Ilha Formosa, the beautiful island. ...more
#taiwan #travel #food
I've tried hard to take a proper holiday away from coding: ...more
Recorded a screencast showing how easy it is to work on remote servers using your local Emacs. ...more
#emacs #ssh #webdev
Haven't used Emacs/tramp since 2003 and am freshly impressed by its capabilities: ...more
#emacs
Dead on, judge! ...more
#openai #chatgpt
Unix shell aliases can seriously speed up your command line interactions. ...more
#unix #linux #bash #zsh #cli #git
What Linux file system should I choose for a 6T USB drive mostly containing family pictures? ...more
#linux #selfhosted
TIL if you middle click on a link in Firefox, it'll open that link in a new tab *in the background*. ...more
#firefox #productivity
The Debian bookworm release notes are impressive. ...more
#debian #linux
What's up with LinkedIn? ...more
To search for two strings, I've always done: ...more
#unix #linux
We've had more than 10 years of Docker and containers being an important part of coders life, but seasoned developers are *still* confusing containers and virtual machines. ...more
#linux #docker #lxd
TIL about nl. ...more
#gnu #linux #unix #bash
Quite possibly the last ski trip this year 😁 What a winter season we've had here in Norway. ...more
#skiing #skiing #norway
Is there a simple cli tool which is like a super easy smokeping, I'd like: ...more
#unix #monitoring #http
This is impressive: ...more
#bash #gaming #unix
"Why is there no python command? ...more
#python #unix #linux
Well done, pip! ...more
#python
To convert an . ...more
#video #linux #unix
The term "fullstack developer" has been around for several years, but I'm still puzzled when I see it in people's bios. ...more
The laptops in our household: ...more
#linux #runbsd #openbsd #debian #ubuntu #archlinux
Getting feedback on your pull request is sometimes hard. ...more
#coding #communication
Taking a trip down memory lane, exploring the WindowMaker desktop experience. ...more
#unix #linux #retrocomputing
The builtin Python shell is really nice with syntax highlighting and auto completion. ...more
#emacs #python
> Does using copilot or gpt on your code come with any risk of your code being added to their training data? ...more
Boost Emacs productivity with OpenAI, ChatGPT and Copilot
https: ...more
#emacs #openai #ChatGPT #copilot
I'm starting to get the feeling that ChatGPT and OpenAI are like big data: ...more
#chatgpt #openai
Install a Hazelcast cluster from scratch using production ready TCP discovery and enabling its excellent REST interface for your apps to use. ...more
#imdg #cloud #hazelcast #tcp #rest
Turn Emacs into a full blown JavaScript IDE, complete with auto completion, documentation lookup and remote debugging in Firefox. ...more
#emacs #firefox #javascript #debugging
Been happily typing away on my Happy Hacking 2 keyboard for close to 10 years now. ...more
#happyhacking #keyboard #mechanicalkeyboard #hhkb
Winter is still here and the best thing about winter, is to go skiing. ...more
#norway #crosscountryski #skiing #snow
TIL US and British locales show the date differently: ...more
My favourite sed tricks: ...more
#bash #sed #unix
Had my first Teams meeting in Firefox today. ...more
#firefox #microsoft #teams #video
If you need to search the kitty terminal for some text, hit Ctrl + Shift + h. ...more
#shortcut #kitty #unix #shell
Messages like these really annoy me, am I the only one? ...more
I love the way redis-cli gives you an ZSH style overlay, showing the documentation for the command you are about to type. ...more
#redis #unix #cli
Installed OpenBSD on my favourite laptop to give it a real chance (earlier, I've used an old, bulky laptop which is not the same on so many levels). ...more
#openbsd #unix
"Util" and "Helper" are the most useless class names as they don't describe anything about what they do. ...more
#java #apidesign
How to grant a single user access to your X session. ...more
#linux #unix #x
The best and easiest way of keeping your machine secure, is to constantly upgrade all of its components. ...more
#security #unix #linux #macos #windows
You've started Emacs before you added your SSH keys to your keyring and now Magit doesn't work? ...more
#emacs #unix
My Emacs configuration file has grown large after more than 20 years of searching for my editor nirvana. ...more
#emacs #orgmode #java #bash #unix
TIL pam_faillock. ...more
#archlinux #linux #security
Wonder how long it'll take before Musk bans my Twitter profile because of the 🐘 references. ...more
#twitter #mastadon
"You're a workflow junkie! ...more
#unix #workflow #productivity
I'm looking for a good Markdown editor for Android. ...more
#editor #markdown #android
You've landed your first job in IT and would like to use Emacs, but are worried about the time it takes to set it up? ...more
#emacs #newbie #freshman #newjob
How I turned a vanilla install of the latest macOS into a powerful Unix workstation: ...more
#macos #unix #emacs
In the airport, in the middle of a video conference, it dawned upon me that I hadn't set up a firewall after reinstalling my laptop. ...more
#linux #archlinux #security
Speaking at the CUEdays conference tomorrow about supply chain security. ...more
#CUEdays #linux #Stibo #security #macos
Hi all, I'm Torstein. ...more
