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  • Bonus Drop #44 (2024-03-09): WebR + Observable Framework

    The post highlights Framework’s new features like raw SQL cell support, Node.js v18.x compatibility, and Apache ECharts integration. It also introduces modern WebR integration for enhanced plotting and data manipulation. For detailed examples and source code, visit https://hrbrmstr.app/webr-framework/. Follow @dailydrop.hrbrmstr.dev on Mastodon for more content.

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  • Bonus Drop #43 (2024-03-05): Adding A Bit More Structure To [Self-Hosted] Framework

    The weekend’s Bonus Drop was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, and plans to move paid subscriptions to WordPress were disrupted by WordPress turning AI-evil. The post also discusses a new project example involving the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog and the use of components, data loaders, and Markdown pages to structure the project. The…

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  • Drop #429 (2024-02-29): Multi-Threaded Edition v2024.02

    The Missing Semester of Your CS Education by MIT offers practical coursework covering essential tools for computer science students and professionals. Positive feedback highlights immediate applicability in internships and jobs. WARC-GPT is an AI tool for exploring web archives, enabling accurate and contextually relevant responses. Web-Check analyzes and secures websites, providing valuable on-demand intelligence.

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  • Drop #426 (2024-02-23): Weekend Project Edition

    Give Pixi A Chance (Apologies for no Thursday Drop, again. I got stuck in Kubernetes limbo, which — oddly enough — is a redundant term.) Ev’rybody’s talking about uv, venv, poetry, and renv. Nixs and condas, and Cargos, and spacks. And, aye yai yai (with apologies to Mr. Lennon, RIP). These days, things move way too fast, and that pace of change is a huge…

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  • Drop #423 (2024-02-19): If It Walks Like A…

    In this content, the author discusses three main topics: SQL Workbench with DuckDB-WASM, the Tabulator JavaScript library, and DuckDB Remote Parquet. The SQL Workbench section focuses on building a SQL workbench with DuckDB-WASM, while the Tabulator section introduces the features and versatility of the Tabulator library. The content ends with a link to explore further…

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  • Bonus Drop #41 (2024-02-18): Singularly Super Simple Tools

    “Glow” is a lightweight syntax highlighter that works independently and uses minimal CSS variables. “Color” introduces Adobe Color’s theme and gradient extractor tools for creating harmonized palettes from images. “List.js” adds search, sort, and filter functionalities to HTML elements without heavy dependencies, demonstrated in a vanilla JS example.

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  • Drop #422 (2024-02-14): Weekend Project Edition

    The Daily Drop was delayed due to long COVID exhaustion but the distraction led to the discovery of Observable Framework. This open-source system allows for creating data apps, dashboards, and reports using JavaScript and any backend language. The Framework supports continuous deployment on GitHub and provides features like live preview and automatic data loading for…

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  • Drop #419 (2024-02-12): Runnin’ down the Avenue

    Bluesky, an exclusive social platform, lifted its invite barrier, resulting in a surge of 856,000 new users in one day, bringing the total to 4 million in three months. The platform has made efforts to support actual federation and foster a community feel. Additionally, it offers revamped documentation and tools for interaction. Feed management options…

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  • Drop #418 (2024-02-09): Weekend Project Edition

    Your Own Private Ephemeris CLI We spent some time talking about, well, time, this week; specifically, times of various ephemeris. While each of the sections in Drop #416 had a CLI component, we don’t need to settle for someone else’s vision of how things should work! So, today, we’ll use a starter Golang project to…

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  • Drop #416 (2024-02-08): When The 🌕 Hits Your Eye In A Cool CLI

    astral; geodate; sun Ephemerides, at their core, are astronomical almanacs that detail the positions of celestial bodies — such as planets, moons, and stars — in the sky at given times. These positions are typically presented in tabular form, making them invaluable tools for astronomers, navigators, and even astrologers. The term itself originates from Greek…

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