Hide/Show everything on a macOS desktop
Handy commands for hiding and showing everything on your macOS desktop.
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Things you're probably not using in Python 3 - but should
Handy little post that details some of the real headline changes that have taken place in "recent" generations of Python 3. I'm happy to say that I make use of a good few of these already.
Advanced usage of Python requests - timeouts, retries, hooks
Great article that discusses some useful advanced uses of requests.
Setting up a local web server on macOS 10… - Apple Community
Setting up a local web server, especially with php and serving from a user's home directory, on macOS.
Visual git History
Neat site that provides an animated view of the history of a file in git (well, mostly on GitHub and similar forges). Could be handy if ever needing to demonstrate how some code evolved.
How to install macOS Big Sur beta on your Mac - 9to5Mac
If/when I decided to throw the Big Sur beta on a machine, this'll be a handy guide/reminder.
Get OS X System Info from the Command Line – teczd
Handy article that documents the various ways of getting a Mac's system information inside a terminal.
Gerbil Scheme
Another Scheme I've not seen before. Looks interesting and maintained too.
Changing the default branch for new Git repositories — Leigh Brenecki
It's time to drop the "master" branch and use something better.
Media Queries Level 5
Some detail on the CSS query that lets you detect of someone has their OS set to prefer dark mode rather than light.
Here’s what I didn’t know about “content” - Manuel Matuzović
Deepish dive into what the content property can do in CSS.
Could Covid-19 have reached the UK earlier than thought? | World news | The Guardian
Is it possible that Covid-19 turned up in Europe, and so the UK, much earlier than we currently believe?
Beq's other blog: Cleaning up your act - how a round trip through blender can improve your mesh
Handy blog post that explains how you can use Firestorm's mesh export option, along with Blender, to replace something like Mesh Studio.
Time Lines
Simple Apple/iOS-oriented app that visually shows you "when" your contacts are. Handy at-a-glance view of how available people (and I guess resources) are across timezones.
Write Yourself a Scheme in 48 Hours - Wikibooks, open books for an open world
As the title says: a book that walks you through writing your own Scheme.
A Personal Emacs Package Repo | Irreal
That time someone blogged about my Emacs config.
Edinburgh | Edinburgh Innertube Map : Edinburgh Innertube Map
Neat map of Edinburgh's cycleways
warner/magic-wormhole: get things from one computer to another, safely
Handy tool for transferring stuff from one machine to another
Low Culture 4: Death Stranding
Rather good essay about playing Death Stranding.
Time to rethink mandatory password changes | Federal Trade Commission
Why forcing users to change their password every N weeks is generally a terrible idea.
A set of free MIT-licensed high-quality SVG icons for UI development.
Handy set of svg-based icons, ideal for websites and web-based apps.
Getting Started With Org Mode - YouTube
Very good gentle introduction to Org-mode.
Free online bioinformatics course
Many biomedical research graduate programs have been compelled to “go online” with little or no notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since many professors are distinctly uncomfortable in front of a camera, students may not get exposure to some of the topics that they might have expected. Since my move to South Africa in 2015, I have tried to deposit video on YouTube (and PDFs of the slides to Google Drive) every time I have delivered a lecture for students. Since I teach a fairly broad range of coursework, the catalog of topics may be useful for students working from home or for departments that are trying to ensure their students get the training they need. This page indexes the series of lectures I have made available. I hope you enjoy watching them as much as I have enjoyed creating them!
Programming Algorithms
Book that describes various programming algorithms, all based around Lisp.
Body Fat Calculator
Handy body fat calculator
15 Git tips to improve your workflow
Small number of handy git hints from GitLab.
COVID-19 3D Visualisation
3d visualisation of the spread of COVID-19 around the globe.
7 Years of Abuse and I Had No Idea I Was in an Abusive Relationship | Psychreg
The tweet that suggested hashtags, before they wete called hashtags
From what I've been able to see on the Net, this is the tweet that first suggested using a hash and a symbolic name to group together tweets by subject.
I can remember, back in the day, using this and an external website to then search particular tags on Twitter. Sadly I forget the name of the website.
Coronavirus Live Map UK
"Live" map of confirmed cases of CoVID-19 in the UK.