Posts about Misc (old posts, page 2)
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TOML vs YAML
So... Let's compare.
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Open Letter in Support of Richard Stallman
https://rms-support-letter.github.io
Please even if you do not agree with him politically but still don't like that raging mobs decide for others, sign the letter here: https://github.com/rms-support-letter/rms-support-letter.github.io/pulls
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OTP Links
Have you ever seen an one time password link in a regular
<a>tag?Here is an example TOTP link from Google Authenticator repo:
otpauth://totp/Example:[email protected]?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&issuer=Example
The most familiar form for them is QR codes:
Which is a problem if you're alterady on your mobile device and you can't scan it. For this case there is usually a text like "Please manually add the key
JBSW Y3DP EHPK 3PXPto your Authenticator app". But what about the link itself? Well, just try it on your phone: click me.I'm really shocked that it works perfectly and that I have never seen this simple and very web style solution in action.
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Is NEON a Better YAML?
Short answer: NO. If you know what I mean.
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What's Wrong with StrictYAML
While I'm still delaying my position on TOML vs YAML holy war let's look at the StrictYAML.
StrictYAML is a type-safe YAML parser that parses and validates a restricted subset of the YAML specification.
Seems great but let's look at the removed features list, Implicit Typing to be precise:
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Free Domain Names
Just created a list of free domain name zones that still work if you need one for whatever reason.
You can find it here: freedomainzones.netlify.app.
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I Don't Like JavaScript
When you created a cool tool in a language you don't like.
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Small Personal Update
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GitHub Signatures in Gitea
A small lifehack for the Gitea owners. As you may know, GitHub signs commits done with its web interface with its GPG key. These commits may end up on your Gitea server. It looks rather unconvincing: