Month: December 2020
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The Fourth Way to Inject CSS
Dan explains why using Link: HTTP headers for stylesheets should be considered a distinct way of loading CSS (that you can't use).
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Downloading a YouTube Music Playlist for Offline Play
When Dan is asked how to get YouTube Music onto a retro MP3 player, he uses it as an excuse to explain the process of writing a web scraper.
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Robin's Ten Minute ICE CHALLENGE
For his 30th consecutive day of training his body to withstand sub-zero temperatures using the Wim Hof method, with up to five minutes in a cold bath every day, Robin stepped up his game and challenged himself to withstand a solid ten minutes, outdoors, in an ice-filled paddling pool.
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New Blood Donation Rules Better, I Suppose
The rules for NHS blood donation have changed to be more-inclusive, especially of men who have sex with men. But the collateral damage is that Dan's partner now CAN'T give blood!
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Despite the fact that it's existed for 11 years, TIL about globstar in Bash. Set shopt -s globstar and ** globs become fully recursive, making that bulk transcode operation much simpler. 🤯
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Banners Begone!
Dan shares a progressive web-based clicker game he played recently.
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COVID Ipsum
Using random text generator tool perchance, Dan produces a COVID conspiracy theory themed lorem ipsum text generator.
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Staying Sane with GEMSAW
Dan shares GEMSAW, the mnemonic acronym behind his self-care routine during these challenging times.