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May 7, 2023
Useful Git Snippets
Pull without going thru all the SSL self-signed BS but also not permanently overriding it. I used this a few times on a client network with a self-signed cert in the chain but no time to update the...
ReadMarch 17, 2023
Find, based on Time
GAME. CHANGER. newerBt is “birth time” where newerCt is “change time” which doesn’t find things being copied around. WOOHOO!!! (newermt!)...
ReadDecember 21, 2022
Bitwise Operators
If both binary numbers have a 1 in the same place, it's a 1. If one place has a 1 and one place has a 0, in & you keep the...
December 8, 2022
Basic but Useful SSL Expiration Date checker
At an old job, every now and then we'd have a fire drill because, despite it being a large, capable organization, no one seems to track when an SSL cert expires. So, I created this little script to...
ReadNovember 18, 2022
Finding Your Public IP Address
How to find IP of my router (public IP). There is no way to do it with ifconfig, etc. That will only show local network stuff, and the internal network apparently doesn't know what it's public IP...
ReadOctober 30, 2022
Javascript Promises, Async and Await
await pauses the execution of an async function until the awaited promise resolves or rejects.
When the promise is resolved, the next time around, the event loop will...
February 27, 2022
Update Internet Information Server (IIS) Fast CGI Timeout
When debugging on Windows using Internet Information Server, if I took too long to step through what I was debugging, it would time out and I'd have to start over. Talk about anxiety! Lol. This...
ReadJanuary 2, 2022
Quick and Dirty API endpoint testing using devtools console.
Sometimes I'd be on a client network, without access to tools like Postman. But, I'd want to test and endpoint to see what's what. So, a little hackery with the devtools console and I'm good:...
ReadDecember 21, 2021
Null and the Null Byte
The null keyword vs a null byte. They are not the same.
Null Keyword:
Represents the absence of a value.
Used in various programming languages to indicate a variable has...
August 17, 2021
Fix Git/Apache/Curl Self-Signed Cert issue
This is mainly a reminder to myself about how to do this, and the link to Matt Ferderer's website with the real instructions: Real Instructions Notes: Apache curl:...
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