hrbrmstr's Daily Drop

  • Drop #606 (2025-02-17): Compress, Assess & Progress

    Today’s Drop covers two tools and one tip: Ouch is a versatile command-line compression utility for multiple formats; Stot is a human-friendly alternative to the stat command for file system information; and comprehensive workplace guidance for 2025 focusing on performance reviews, documentation, and effective manager relationships.

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  • Drop #581 (2024-12-30): Meow-nday

    Today’s 🐱 Drop features kitty, a high-performance, cross-platform terminal emulator utilizing GPU acceleration and SIMD for efficient operations; and, the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) which allows embedding a web browser in applications; and, finally awrit, which leverages capabilities from these technologies for web rendering in terminals.

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  • Drop #579 (2024-12-19): Favicons wRapped

    Today’s Drop helps us wrap up a year of browsing datat and provides methods to access browsing history from SQLite databases in #RStats to make a more visual view of all the time we wasted staring at glowing rectangles.

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  • Drop #568 (2024-12-09): Crafting Accessible Data Visualizations

    Today’s Drop emphasizes the necessity for accessibility in data visualizations, particularly for individuals with disabilities. Resources covered discuss identified flaws in major news dashboards, offer guidance on writing effective alt text, and section 3 introduces AI tools like VizAbility and Alt4Blind, which enhance access to visual data, advocating for inclusive design practices.

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  • Drop #565 (2024-12-04): All Strings ATTACHed

    Today’s 🦆-focused Drop explores the capabilities of DuckDB, particularly its remote database features and full-text search functionality. It illustrates how we can transform blog posts into a DuckDB database using R and SQL, highlighting the potential of remote operations in enhancing data accessibility and searchability within a rudimentary content management system.

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  • Bonus Drop #67 (2024-12-01): How Is It December Already?

    Today’s Drop presents three useful tools: Qlty, a Rust-based multi-language code quality tool that simplifies static analysis and formatting; untls, a Golang CLI tool enabling seamless TCP and TLS connections; and Censeye, developed by Censys Research to help identify and analyze hosts with similar characteristics to specified targets.

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  • Drop #549 (2024-11-04): Monday Morning Grab Bag

    This edition of the Drop explores API security, efficiency with DuckDB, and JavaScript best practices for 2024. It emphasizes ensuring HTTPS in API requests to protect sensitive data and offers insights on using DuckDB for file comparison. Additionally, it discusses modern JavaScript features that enhance code quality and maintenance.

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  • Bonus Drop #63 (2024-09-22): Workin’ The Workflows

    In the weekend Bonus Drop we take a look at Restish for streamlined API interactions, learn how to access RFC metadata effortlessly, and explore Finicky for improved browser management on macOS.

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  • Drop #532 (2024-09-19): Divide and Conquer

    Today’s Drop discusses the importance of simplicity in web design, highlighting three aspects: Lorem Picsum, a flexible image placeholder service; CSS unit division for responsive designs using the calc() function; and the effectiveness of simple HTML in ensuring accessibility, particularly for public services.

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  • Drop #526 (2024-09-09): Monday Morning Grab Bag Misfire

    Today’s Monday “misfire” Drop covers GNU Screen 5.0.0 (which introduces new commands and escape sequences), Isocons (which offers free customizable isometric icons), and Reasonable Colors (which provides an open-source color system for accessible and aesthetically pleasing palettes).

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