Sander van Dragt's Notes

• Sander December 16, 2018 at 11:53 pm

  Great blogging advice here https://ohhelloana.blog/blogging-and-me

• Sander December 14, 2018 at 6:58 pm

  It’s nearly 2019. Coca Cola and other soft drink have showed us how to make a can that opens easily. Get with it tinned vegetables!

• Install Python 3.7.1 on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

  Sander December 11, 2018 at 1:11 pm

  After another hour of resolving issues with pyenv and a personal project that requires Python 3.7 I thought it best to note the steps I used to install Python 3.7.1 on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed:

  # Install requirements for compiling Python
  sudo zypper in zlib-devel bzip2 libbz2-devel libffi-devel libopenssl-devel readline-devel sqlite3 sqlite3-devel xz xz-devel 
  
  # Compile Python
  cd ~/Downloads
  wget <a href="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.1/Python-3.7.1.tar.xz" target="_blank">https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.1/Python-3.7.1.tar.xz</a>
  tar xf Python-3.7.1.tar.xz
  cd Python-3.7.1
  ./configure
  make
  
  # AltInstall ensures 3.7.1 is installed alongside your system python
  sudo make altinstall
  
  # Fix dynamic library loading
  sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib64/python3.7/lib-dynload /usr/local/lib/python3.7/lib-dynload

  I've updated the Common build problems · pyenv/pyenv Wiki page to reflect the updated required packages. Thanks to Andrew Cooke for the dynamic library fix

  #python #linux

• Sander December 6, 2018 at 6:35 pm

  A locally running browser integrated notetaking app with cloud storage syncing, instant search and markdown / file upload support you say?

• Sander December 6, 2018 at 9:12 am

  Shoutout to Apple Maps. It’s got a lot smarter about rerouting during the last few months!

• The Milk Chocolate Peanut

  Sander December 3, 2018 at 9:02 am

  Aaron Gustafson wrote back in 2008:

  Getting into the progressive enhancement mindset is quite simple: just think from the content out. The content forms the solid base on which you layer your style and interactivity. If you’re a candy fan, think of it as a Peanut M&M:

  

  The Chocolatey Layers of Progressive Enhancement

  JavaScript first websites have the peanut inside out!

  #development #javascript

• Sander November 30, 2018 at 9:28 pm

  Things I learn: APFS encryption is not FileVault. The former asks for a password at a time when the iMac doesn’t recognise the Bluetooth keyboard!

• Sander November 28, 2018 at 6:29 pm

  Today I put together a service management cli application together with templating using the click and jinja2 packages. Python ftw.

• Sander November 13, 2018 at 2:07 pm

  Protip: It turns out logrotate configuration files that are just using the rotate option do not delete older log files, only the logfile that is rotated out. This distinction matters when the rotate option is reduced and older log files are left around.

• Sander November 11, 2018 at 9:43 am

  Installed Mojave: kept light side, decluttered recent items from the dock. Unsure on stacks. Everything is faster, delay in spotlight is gone. No finder actions in list + icon view is a bummer for automation. Still, an improvement to High Sierra. Some memory pressure on 8GB.