The Autodidacts (Page 3)

You’re in a computer literacy filter bubble

Skill-testing question: what’s wrong with this snippet? user@host:~$ rm $FILENAME You’re still reading. That means it doesn’t look scary. Many of you have already jumped to: this is a … »

AWS htop screenshot, now with swap, and no longer running hot

I fixed my crashing AWS t2.micro instance by adding swap

An obvious solution to a simple problem, overlooked due to previous experience … »

It’s 2026 and LibreOffice Calc still can’t parse JSON API responses without a plugin

I check every year or so … »

Screenshot of silver price API landing page with endpoints

My Free Daily Silver Price API is Live

What comes before alpha? … »

Dostoyevsky on his death bed, drawn by Ivan Kramskoy, 29 January 1881

Dostoyevsky isn’t difficult

Other than the names. The names are difficult. … »

I couldn’t find a free Silver price API — so I’m making one

Writing a web app because I want to do calculations in a spreadsheet … »

The Benefits of Creating a Personal Shorthand of Symbols

A guide to devolving your handwriting … »

Human beings are waterproof

Some exceptions apply … »

Notice that in the screenshot of my Readeck install, this article has no post image, because the screenshot hadn't been taken yet.

First impressions of Readeck

A look at another open-source read-it-later app with Kobo support reminds me how pleasant it is to use well-built software … »

Deliciously meta screenshot of dictating this blogpost into Whispering.

Finally, an open-source dictation app for Linux that actually works

For decades, I’ve contemplated capitulating and buying a proprietary dictation app, such as Dragon Naturally Speaking. Now I don't have to. … »

Split Testing in ~50 lines of JavaScript

I tried to use a Matomo A/B testing plugin and it didn’t work, so I wrote my own: sometimes, re-inventing the wheel is the fastest way to get on the road. … »