[WORK-IN-PROGRESS] Dell XPS 15 9530 laptop Windows/Linux setup & dual-boot install
I just bought the brand new top-of-the-line Dell XPS 15 9530 laptop.
I just bought the brand new top-of-the-line Dell XPS 15 9530 laptop.
DataFrame
s in Python without iterating
Key takeaways: Use vectorization. Speed profile your code! Don’t assume something is faster because you think it is faster; speed profile it and prove i...
This, https://gabrielstaples.com/, is my Github Pages static website and blog, powered by the Jekyll static site generator, based on a custom-modified versio...
ydotool
to automate key presses (or mouse movements) in Linux
ydotool works well in both the X11 and Wayland window managers to press any keys, including Windows + D, for example
Here are my two articles on this topic so far: ElectricRCAircraftGuy.com: Propeller Static & Dynamic Thrust Calculation - Part 1 of 2 ElectricRCAirc...
…in case you are experiencing any of these issues:
What do you do if your MacBook won’t boot? How do you turn it on? What is “internet booting” and how do you do it? Can I boot onto a Linux USB drive to run L...
In my opinion, exFAT is the best filesystem to use when sharing files between Mac and Windows, Linux and Mac, Windows and Mac, or Windows, Mac, and Linux, be...
Here’s a really beautiful, almost Python-like style I’ve come with over the years for writing and using Bash libraries. Bash is a beautiful “glue”-type langu...
Hash-bang/shebang examples for a variety of languages, to run them as executable files
I’ve bought 2 houses in the last 4 years, and refinanced one of those in that time. So, that’s 3 times going through the mortgage process in the last 4 years...
This article has been copied from my eRCaGuy_hello_world repo here: std_mutex_vs_std_lock_guard_vs_std_unique_lock_vs_std_scoped_lock_README.md.
Let’s imagine you’re a buyer and you have a VA loan on a property. You move and rent out your house. You want to know: “Can I buy a 2nd property (which wi...
With the Gamo Swarm Magnum 10x Gen 2 being the 2nd most-powerful break-barrel air rifle in the world today (and the Hatsan Mod 130S Vortex QE and Hatsan Mod ...
Communicating with humans is one of the most complicated, discouraging, enigmatic processes I have ever endeavored to undertake. I speak English far better t...
(My own words, because this program seems to be useful): help your voice be heard by policy-makers and lawmakers. If you’re not signed up for VOCA yet, pleas...
Problem: Eclipse won’t index my project correctly, and parts of it are blacked out!
Finding the right tools for the job and doing the right research is a pain in the butt. Nevertheless, I have a tendency to (eventually) put in the research a...
I was in a small airplane and all of the sudden the engine on the wing caught fire. It exploded and burning oil was poured all over the right side of the ...
What I’m about to describe is a terrible tragedy. I say this somberly and seriously. I think we can learn from this and find a better path forward. I hope it...
The problem: phone touch screen randomly quit working
Sometimes I need to rename a bunch of files all at once. This is especially useful when mass-renaming/bulk-renaming photos. For instance, I want to rename fi...
I saw this statement and map on Facebook today, copy-pasted into Facebook by someone from a post on Parler, here:
As a deeply concerned, but long-time Republican, I didn’t fully make up my mind to vote for Biden until the latter part of the final Presidential Debate. But...
He’s powerful. He’s strong. He’s assertive. And he’s not afraid to undermine the rights of voters in the free democratic election process to take away people...
Be an anti-anti-liberal
Test post displaying the various ways of highlighting code in Markdown.