Remove large files from your computer
Whenever disk space gets almost full, I like to use the following software to clean up (unnecessary) big files from my computers: ...
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Create a family tree with graphviz
Graphviz… is open source graph visualization software. Graph visualization is a way of representing structural information as diagrams of abstract graphs and networks. We can also use it to craft family trees! ...
Start an HTTP server ASAP
Sometimes I need to start a local HTTP server for a quick one-off task, often just to serve static content. It is not important which one it is, so long as I can do it quickly. ...
Why do you need to know my last name?
Some (annoying) websites and/or mobile apps will refuse to let you proceed past their registration / login screen unless you provide a last name. Isn’t my first name enough1? ...
★ Synchronized in Python
In Java, you can make a variable thread safe by just adding the synchronized keyword. Is there anything that can achieve the same results in Python? ...
Python: all hail to cache memoization
In a typical dynamic programming (DP) problem, you’ll usually instantiate a variable to hold previously computed data (cache). ...
Python: debugging tip with print and f-strings
It’s 2024, the year of the linux desktop, and the best™ way to debug computer programs is still the good ol’ print statement. ...
macOS: remove all empty directories
For some odd reason my Calibre backup to cloud storage had a bunch of empty directories. I’ve been meaning to remove them, but it’s cumbersome to do so from the web client. ...
Gerrit v3.9 is out
Gerrit 3.9 has been released recently. This is a dear release to me because I was responsible for some of its changes1: ...
LaTeX template for simple interviews
Whenever I need to write out a simple document wherein content is more important than form, LaTeX is my preferred choice. It beats Google Docs, Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, or any other text processor for that matter. ...