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Learned: force Firefox to print non .txt files instead of downloading them

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Use prefix view-source: before the url. This allows to quickly check the contents of curl-to-bash install scripts like this:

view-source:https://pyenv.run/

Oldest still alive domain names

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_currently_registered_Internet_domain_names

Bidirectional tcp - udp forwarding oneliner

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if you ever wondered how to connect to Wireguard server via SSH:

mkfifo /tmp/fifo
nc -l -p 5679 < /tmp/fifo | nc -u 127.0.0.1 5678 > /tmp/fifo

https://superuser.com/questions/53103/udp-traffic-through-ssh-tunnel

Some people just inspire

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kognise.dev

She is 17 and knows how CPUs work: cpu.land , also how networking works: github.com/kognise/a… , plays cello, composes music and piloting aircrafts, and I guess many more…

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The Website Existential Crisis

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Redesigning a website goes beyond applying a fresh coat of CSS: it can (and maybe should) make your project go through an existential crisis. You need to put words on who you are, what you do, for whom, and who you’re talking to. It requires stepping out of your comfort zone but it rewards you with a better compass for your project.

ergaster.org/posts/202…

Mark Pilgrim's case

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It’s funny how after 15 years Mark Pilgrim re-appeared in my infospace, provided that he literally removed all his presence / websites / repos / etc from web in 2011.

www.hanselman.com/blog/410-…

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a python library for parsing rss feeds: feedparser

Initially developed by Mark Pilgrim, whose book about HTML5 I read when HTML5 was a big hype.

Another interesting fact, Aaron Swartz contributed to this library.

Last but not least, the library is still under active development today!