Vim-Plug Quick Setup
I want you to try this .vimrc setup. I have had my own .vimrc for years. I recently came across ... »
Quick_Note_about_fabric_and_pipenv
I have posted several articles about python fabric and yet I failed to warn you about the dangers of version and module chaos. Initially, f ... »
Python fabric - Dynamically Discover Hosts
Python fabric is a library tool for executing ssh commands remotely and responding as you desire. I use python fabric for promoting code and web co ... »
Replace PHP with WSGI python
This post is a brief description of replacing PHP code with python using WSGI (Web Server Gateway Interface). The journey here comes from how I mon ... »
Using a generic git pre-commit hook
test_it && commit_it || reject_it Using a pre-commit script when committing code makes sense and ... »
Vim ALE
VIM is a standard for me. My UNIX career hung on my “vi” savvy which I learned appreciate from mentors who encouraged me to learn the t ... »
Vim Scriptable Templates
Dynamic vim Templates Vim (or vi in the anceint past) has been my partner in getting things done. Like an rich ... »
Hugo and Fabric
Python Fabric is a denatured version of ansible and, if you enjoy python, fabric makes a small scale devops strategy a whole lot less painful. Comb ... »
Fabric_vs_ansible
I have wrestled with ansible for too long. It is an awesome tool but you need to learn the syntax of three different languages (ansible, yaml, and ... »
How this theme evolved
Announcing a new project: newspaper-hugo-subtheme First credit goes to Silke V at c ... »
MagicMirro2 and fauxmo
Warning: what follows is a cascade of issues and lessons l ... »
Sorting IPs
I scan my home network frequently. There are a good number of smarthome devices, raspberry pies, phones, laptops, PCs etc. Using nmap to quickly sc ... »
Quick N Dirty Python Debug Function
Pdb is a great debugger for python but I like to use my own simple debug functions. Here is a simple debug function for python which could definite ... »
Raspberry Pi and Xrdp
I decided to have some remote desktop fun with one of my raspberry pies. Remote desktop for the raspberry pi (or any linux machine) can be done so ... »
Sometimes It Is The Obvious
This was one of those “problems” that nagged me for many hours until the obvious dawned on me. I wrote a python script to grab the temp ... »
Always Use Visudo
“familiarity breeds contempt” I get very comfortable with using the vim editor (take cover&h ... »
Recursively Replace Text
Recently I had to do a find and replace text on multiple files recursively. I had to look up how to do it to remind myself of the exact syntax. If ... »
Switched to Hugo
I am swtiching from jekyll to hugo for flat file for a Content Managment System (CMS). ... »
Converting Images
I have fought with trying to remember the syntax for Imagemagik’s convert command for years. I finaly caved in [from my normal position of &ldqu ... »
shell/bash uppercase arguments
To make a long story short… #!/bin/bash PATTERN=$(echo $1 | tr [:lower:] [:upper:]) # or PATTERN=$(echo $1 | tr [a-z] [A-Z]) # or PATTERN=$(ech ... »
The GrovePi kit
Check out GrovePi These kits make working with the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins so simple and clean. I just ordered one of these kits and I will try to writ ... »
How to print the remainder of a line using awk
#How to print remainder of line using awk eliminate the first X columns… Here is your c ... »
Creating that special character in vim
Entering special characters into vim I use vim as my editor. Despite this first sentence, this ... »
git inside, git better, git stronger
… exploring git from the inside out … ###Preface Apologies u ... »
Centering a string
Center a string using awk awk = everyone’s favorite - right? ... »
