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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:...

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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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February 21, 2021

Taking Screenshots of a Web Page in Every Breakpoint in Three Browsers

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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...

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February 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...

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February 11, 2021

Show Me – Mint Royale

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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...

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February 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,...

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February 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...

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February 8, 2021

SQL Snippets to Remember

Row Number Over: Find Duplicates: To determine if there is a duplicate:

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January 18, 2021

Slow and Low – Beastie Boys

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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....

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January 18, 2021

Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) – Run the Jewels

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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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