GitHub – volution/z-tokens: z-tokens — random tokens generation and related tools –This is a standalone password generator. I think that because it does’t know the email or account name that the password is used with, the risk that the app itself is malware is small… i think… Author says: “z-tokens — random tokens generation and related tools – GitHub – volution/z-tokens: z-tokens — random tokens generation and related tools”
Make your own assembler simulator in JavaScript (Part 1) –A nice series of posts explaining how the assembly simulator was implemented: “The goal of this blog post is to create a simple simulator which is able to assemble your code into cpu instructions and run them inside a virtual computer”
Simple 8-bit Assembler Simulator in Javascript –One of many simple CPU simulators. I’m teaching a course in Operating Systems and I’ve been looking for a really simple and clear visual simulator for a CPU. This one is the best one yet. But I would like a better one. This one is missing any kind of support for IO or System calls or something like that. But it’s usable.
VSCode Marketplace can be abused to host malicious extensions –It seems that no one and nowhere is safe from hackers: “Threat analysts at AquaSec have experimented with the security of VSCode Marketplace and found that it’s surprisingly easy to upload malicious extensions from accounts that appear verified on the platform.”
Docker on MacOS is slow and how to fix it · Paolo Mainardi –Thanks to the DALL·E 2, we finally have a very nice graphic representation of the feelings of a Docker container inside a macOS environment, I will try with this article to make this poor container safe to the coast. TL;DR Link to heading At the time of writing, the only viable option to have a decent performance and a good DX are: VirtioFS to share the filesystem (Docker Desktop, Rancher Desktop, Colima) – There are still some issues.
Regexp Preprocessor –Interesting but not for me. I know regexps are arcane and confusing but they are well documented and people know them. I put this in the same bucket as scss and sass and many other helpful pre-processors. Not for me. Of course, you may not know that C++ started out literally as a C pre-processor (called cfront) that would generate C. So… The author says: “Summary of what pomsky is and what it looks like. Pomsky is a language that compiles to regular expressions. It is currently in an alpha stage and will likely change in the next few releases.”
Heroku alternatives: Free Hosting Providers in 2023 –Now that heroku eliminated their generous free tier (an understanable business decision) all of us “freeloaders” are scrambling to find alternatives. This article revies what they consider to be “Top Free Hosting Providers in 2023”
What Can We Learn from Barnes & Noble’s Surprising Turnaround? –I was in a Barnes and Nobel again after many years. Actually many years before that I would go to a B&N more than once a week. Then between Amazon and terrible inventories at B&N and Kindle and Nook I stopped going. Then a few weeks ago I visited one and it was a revelation. I had a great time browsing books and books and books. Great article:”Digital platforms are struggling, meanwhile a 136-year-old book retailer is growing again. But why?”
TSPSIs and How I Write –Useful advice and framework for structuring your academic or technical writing. Author says: “TL;DR: Writing about writing and having written, and self-referentiality. Complementary musings on AI.”
A Nibble of Geohashes in Go – by Kurt – Get Code –This is a really cool algorithm that i never heard of. Also geohashes are not too hard to compute and have very useful and unteresting properties. the concept of a z-order curve is explained. That too is a useful model and concept. The author says: “Latitude and longitude as a locality-preserving string.”
huginn/huginn: Create agents that monitor and act on your behalf. –Interesting package although I don’t have a use for it yet. It’s your own IFTTT built for geeks that you run on your ownn server. It’s got no UI to speak of. On the other hand, it has a sophisticated way to create logic around events and is extensible and open source.
GPS – Bartosz Ciechanowski –GPS is an amazing, complex and super interesting technology. People have a vague understanding that it involves satelites and so on. But there is so much more to it! Interactive article explaining how GPS works.
Bottlenecks of Scaleups –Common bottlenecks that prevent startups from scaling as quickly as they should. Thoughtworks always has good deep insight about software engineering. This too is an interesting series.