The Search for the Best KVM Switch
November 11, 2023Forget the $300 KVM switch! An open source tool called display-switch built by Haim Gelfenbeyn allows you to turn a cheap USB switch into a KVM switch.
A dev blog explaining things to myself so I can more easily learn them again later.
Written by Marcus Pasell, a programmer who doesn't know anything. Don't listen to him.
HTML Self-closing Tags and Mental Models
July 08, 2023My commentary on "The Case Against Self-closing Tags in HTML." Did you know the HTML parser ignores them?
Git Rebase vs Git Merge: Never Force Push Again
June 27, 2023Doing a force push after or while getting code reviewed causes pain for both you and your reviewer. Avoid force pushes by using git merge instead of git rebase.
How to "solve" Voltorb Flip using an algorithm
July 06, 2022I thought it'd be fun to write an algorithm to "solve" the Voltorb Flip mini game from the game corner in Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver.
Angled linear gradients in react-native-linear-gradient are broken
February 06, 2022While trying to use react-native-linear-gradient, I realize the plugin's math is very different than how the web does it. I deep dive to understand what's going on and how to fix it.
TypeScript and Redux Sagas
January 14, 2022In my exploration of getting proper types for redux-saga effects, I deep dive into understanding more deeply how generators, redux-saga, and typed-redux-saga work