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January 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:...
ReadAugust 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:...
ReadFebruary 21, 2021
Taking Screenshots of a Web Page in Every Breakpoint in Three Browsers
Part of my "beyond the full-stack" process includes sending my clients screen shots of several top-level pages at every breakpoint. Sometimes, I'll include a few more pages if there are distinct...
ReadFebruary 11, 2021
Modifying VIM emulation in Visual Studio Code to Work Better
I just started using Visual Studio Code. I’ve been using vim for a long time. I liked some of the features of VS Code, but I can’t go back to a mouse. So, of course VSC has vim emulation, but...
ReadFebruary 11, 2021
Show Me – Mint Royale
I first heard "Show Me" in a video at a church I was attending … It was probably 2008 or so. The church creative guy cut a really cool video and it opened with "Here comes my boys…" and I was...
ReadFebruary 11, 2021
Moving Around in Visual Studio with VIM emulation mods
I just started using VS Code/Visual Studio Code. I’ve been a vim guy for years, and have tried Atom, which was pretty good. Then I started seeing all these youtube videos where people used VS Code,...
ReadFebruary 8, 2021
Install an SSL Cert in Apache
openssl pkcs12 -in domain.com.pfx -out domain.com.pem -nodes openssl rsa -in domain.com.pem -out domain.com.cert.key openssl x509 -in domain.com.pem -out domain.com.cert.crt Assuming copy those...
ReadFebruary 8, 2021
SQL Snippets to Remember
Row Number Over: Find Duplicates: To determine if there is a duplicate:
ReadJanuary 18, 2021
Slow and Low – Beastie Boys
Songs Influential to Dist1nc7ive Stories: Slow and Low – Beastie Boys, from Licensed to Ill. Back in high school, Hannah left a self-recorded cassette tape in my car after a night of hanging out....
ReadJanuary 18, 2021
Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) – Run the Jewels
A significant element of the beat is a vocal chop of a line in the song itself. A) Meta. B) Who thinks of these things? Do they just sit around and try stuff and stumbled upon it? Is it Music Theory...
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