Readlists
I love readlists. After it closed down, I used the pinboard’s tag as a way to share it. For a long time, I wanted to own the process and data. Now I do.
Category: Technology
GeoJSON and WordPress
I have been using maps inside WordPress using Maps Maker Pro. You can see all my major road trips were mapped using that. I like it so much that I paid for it. But recently, I have been thinking about moving map content outside WordPress and maybe using WordPress only to display. Then came the question of how and where to store GIS content.
USB Foot Pedal or Switch as a Keyboard in Linux
I have been full-time at a standing desk for almost two years now. Except in long meetings (which happens rarely), I don’t sit. I wondered if I could do more with my feet than just standing. What if I could use a foot pedal? Some use cases could be scrolling up/down, muting/unmuting in a meeting, pausing/continuing in OBS, etc.
Counting My RSS Feed Subscribers
How many subscribers does my blog have? It’s difficult to answer the question.
Simple CGI programming
A simple HTTP server serves static HTML, Javascript, CSS, Images, etc. Sometimes you need a bit of dynamic content from the server-side. There are simple microframeworks to mega frameworks to achieve this. You could use any of these available web frameworks on the server side. But let’s say you don’t have access to any of those frameworks, and you want it to be simple and lightweight. You could try CGI.
Or you are just a web geek and want to spend an hour on old but interesting technology.
How to Use Podman to run Workflows in Digdag
I often try to use Docker with my Digdag workflows. That way, we can keep the dependencies clean and separate for each DAG. I have blogged about it in detail before. Now instead of Docker, I can use Podman, by just making one small change.
