Introducing Hack FAQs
After some initial delay, I've (finally?) launched a technical journal site/newsletter: Hack FAQs. It's a consolidation of a few interests and hobbies I've had over the years and my hope is that it'll be in a form that's easy to author/maintain.
What is it, exactly? Think of it like a collection of brief . . .
The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
I know this exists in exactly one billion places on the Internet, but figured another blog post wouldn't hurt. Digging this:
The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
Beautiful is better than ugly.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated.
Flat is . . .
Original game developer notes for Deus Ex
Whoa. This is awesome.
I was feeling a bit nostalgic this weekend and re-watched Warren Spector's awesome GDC 17 presentation describing the development of Deus Ex. If you haven't seen it and have some spare time, check it out here. It has a truly fascinating lifecycle.
During the presentation, Warren alluded to a lot of pre-game development and . . .
OWASP Cheat Sheet Series
Workaround for delayed response between Logitech Harmony and Roku
This was driving me insane for the better part of a day.
Fun fact, Logitech Harmony Hub defaults to talking to Roku devices via network-based remote commands. In theory, it's a really cool idea... until you realize the latency penalties of multiple hops:
Harmony Remote --> Harmony Hub --> Router --> Roku
. . .How to get things done
Even when you don't feel like it
The other day, I came across a great set of principles for tackling procrastination. Credit where credit is due: this list came from the great Colby Kultgen
Start small. Like reeaaally small. Do 1 push-up. Write 1 line of code. Meditate for 1 minute. Make the barrier to start so low, that you would feel stupid for not . . .
Quick tip: leverage strings command to make hybrid files more readable
I came across a nifty linux command (strings) recently and wanted to boost the volume. It's super helpful for filtering out non-human-readable (binary) content from from a file.
For example, I reviewing a Vim swap file containing php content and the output looked like:
(don't worry - this isn't actual data. . . .