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Decode This: A Hands-On Guide to QR Code Data Types

Most phone cameras with QR code scanning capabilities can handle the following examples encoded. I used the following code to make these:

Sep 14, 2023

Decode This: A Hands-On Guide to QR Code Data Types

Sep 14, 2023

Fix: Minio refuses to start with mounted ZFS sub filesystems

If you’re having the issues like this, or this, or this, you can work around it using UnionFS.

Sep 7, 2023

Fix: Minio refuses to start with mounted ZFS sub filesystems

Sep 7, 2023

Linux: How to find which enclosure slot a drive is in

If you have a SAS enclosure and a failing drive, how do you identify which slot it’s in? Sometimes it’s not that easy!

Aug 15, 2023

a Huawei RH2288 v3 server with 12 3.5in / LFF bays

Aug 15, 2023

Rosemary Gratin Dauphinoise Potatoes

This is mostly written down after making it for friends, but I decided to publish it as folks have asked how I make it.

Feb 20, 2023

A chopping board with some chunked-up-cheese, a bowl with some bacon and onions, a pot of sliced potatoes, and a empty buttered dish

Feb 20, 2023

Welcome to Recurse

So, yesterday was my first day in the Fall 22 batch of Recurse. It’s a programmers-retreat, pretty unstructured — based around learning…

Aug 9, 2022

Welcome to Recurse

Aug 9, 2022

Making a DIY Pool Sensor

How to build your own pool sensor with an ESP32, some hot glue and esphome.

May 18, 2022

Making a DIY Pool Sensor

May 18, 2022

Netflix Error ui-800–3

If you have a Samsung Smart TV, the official docs for this error recommend resetting the smart hub. Doing this resets all your apps…

May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022

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Auto Auction Life

Side projects are fun, especially when they scratch a personal itch. Bring-a-trailer-map is such a side project; starting as a map, it’s…

May 23, 2021

Auto Auction Life

May 23, 2021

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Bring a trailer…map.

If you’ve not heard of BringATrailer.com, then you’ll likely not be into cars too heavily. It’s a pretty simple concept — an auction site…

Feb 28, 2019

Bring a trailer…map.

Feb 28, 2019

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Bad vs Good metrics

This is part of a series of posts taken from me moderating a group for Y Combinator Startup School. If you’d like more, please follow me.

Sep 5, 2018

Bad vs Good metrics

Sep 5, 2018

Russell Smith

Russell Smith

I love programming, photography, and rallying. @recursecenter A1'22, @ycombinator S12, ex-CTO/co-founder of @rainforestqa.

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