Javascript Promises
In Javascript, using async/await is a cleaner approach compared to use of callbacks. Occasionally, you run into useful but older modules that you'd like to use in the more modern way.
Thought Eddies
Kubernetes Liveness Check
When deploying software with Kubernetes, you need to expose a liveness HTTP request in the application. The Kubernetes default liveness HTTP endpoint is /healthz, which seems to be a Google convention, z-pages. A lot of Kubernetes deployments won't rely on the defaults. Here is an example...
Passing an arg to a make target
Given the following make target
Intro to skhd
I learned about skhd recently, actually after coming across the yabai project. I've been toying with the idea of moving away from Hammerspoon for my hotkey and window management, so I took the opportunity to explore skhd as a possible alternative.
Using open-interpreter to create a DIY audiobook with say
I used open-interpreter to read an epub file and create a DIY audio book.
Improving User Experience with Auto-Focus in 2FA Input
There is a website I log into often that I protect with 2FA. One thing that bothers me about this process is that the 2FA screen does not immediately focus to the input, so I can immediately start entering my 2FA code. Today, I tackled that problem.
Removing the First Line of a File
I usually use
Embracing Failure in Software Development
Exploring the Importance of Embracing Failure in Software Development and the Value of Learning from Mistakes
To write software is to experience constant failure until you get a success. When you start learning to write code, very little works, especially on your first try. You make a lot of mistakes. Maybe you copied example code to get started, then modify it to try and do something new. Reading errors...
Importing Activities for a Temporal Workflow in Python
A spot where I slipped up in trying to adopt Temporal in an existing Python project and then again in starting a new Python project was in defining a Workflow that invokes an Activity that calls a third party library. Temporal outputs an error message with a long stacktrace that I vaguely...
Disable Obsidian's blinking cursor
A post about disabling the blinking cursor in Obsidian
I wanted to stop the Obsidian editor cursor from blinking. Something like VS Code's