[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.
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tutorial
Speed tests and 13 examples: how to iterate over Pandas DataFrames 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...
How to add comments in blog posts on GitHub Pages websites
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...
Tutorial: Getting started with 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
Common ways to fix video driver (and related) issues in Linux Ubuntu
…in case you are experiencing any of these issues:
How to repair your MacBook when it won’t boot
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...
exFAT filesystem speed and disk usage based on cluster size
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...
How do you write, import, use, and test libraries in Bash?
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...
How to run compiled-language source code files as executable scripts
Hash-bang/shebang examples for a variety of languages, to run them as executable files
Loan/Mortage shopping and refinancing tips for your new house or property!
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...
C++ Mutexes, Concurrency, and Locks
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.
VA Loan 2nd home purchase calculator for lenders and home buyers
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...
How to define macros for the Eclipse builder and indexer so it indexes your code correctly
Problem: Eclipse won’t index my project correctly, and parts of it are blacked out!
Bulk File Renaming in Linux
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...
linux
[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.
Tutorial: Getting started with 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
Common ways to fix video driver (and related) issues in Linux Ubuntu
…in case you are experiencing any of these issues:
How to repair your MacBook when it won’t boot
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...
exFAT filesystem speed and disk usage based on cluster size
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...
How do you write, import, use, and test libraries in Bash?
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...
How to run compiled-language source code files as executable scripts
Hash-bang/shebang examples for a variety of languages, to run them as executable files
Bulk File Renaming in Linux
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...
programming
Speed tests and 13 examples: how to iterate over Pandas DataFrames 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...
Tutorial: Getting started with 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
exFAT filesystem speed and disk usage based on cluster size
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...
How do you write, import, use, and test libraries in Bash?
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...
How to run compiled-language source code files as executable scripts
Hash-bang/shebang examples for a variety of languages, to run them as executable files
C++ Mutexes, Concurrency, and Locks
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.
How to define macros for the Eclipse builder and indexer so it indexes your code correctly
Problem: Eclipse won’t index my project correctly, and parts of it are blacked out!
ubuntu
[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.
Tutorial: Getting started with 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
Common ways to fix video driver (and related) issues in Linux Ubuntu
…in case you are experiencing any of these issues:
How to repair your MacBook when it won’t boot
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...
exFAT filesystem speed and disk usage based on cluster size
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...
Bulk File Renaming in Linux
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...
computers
[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.
Tutorial: Getting started with 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
Common ways to fix video driver (and related) issues in Linux Ubuntu
…in case you are experiencing any of these issues:
How to repair your MacBook when it won’t boot
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...
exFAT filesystem speed and disk usage based on cluster size
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...
Communicating with humans vs computers
Communicating with humans is one of the most complicated, discouraging, enigmatic processes I have ever endeavored to undertake. I speak English far better t...
politics
My thoughts on government welfare programs
(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...
Where will your beliefs take you?
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...
Deceitful Maps on behalf of a Deceitful President
I saw this statement and map on Facebook today, copy-pasted into Facebook by someone from a post on Parler, here:
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Presidential Acceptance Speeches
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...
Is Trump the next Amlici?
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...
Anti-Anti-Liberalism
Be an anti-anti-liberal
election
Where will your beliefs take you?
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...
Deceitful Maps on behalf of a Deceitful President
I saw this statement and map on Facebook today, copy-pasted into Facebook by someone from a post on Parler, here:
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Presidential Acceptance Speeches
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...
Is Trump the next Amlici?
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...
Anti-Anti-Liberalism
Be an anti-anti-liberal
Trump
Where will your beliefs take you?
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...
Deceitful Maps on behalf of a Deceitful President
I saw this statement and map on Facebook today, copy-pasted into Facebook by someone from a post on Parler, here:
Is Trump the next Amlici?
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...
life skills
How to repair your MacBook when it won’t boot
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...
Work from home work station (monitor and stand)
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...
One possible fix for your Google Pixel 2 if the touch screen quits working
The problem: phone touch screen randomly quit working
code
Speed tests and 13 examples: how to iterate over Pandas DataFrames 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...
Test Markup Syntax Highlighting
Test post displaying the various ways of highlighting code in Markdown.
religion
My thoughts on government welfare programs
(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...
Anti-Anti-Liberalism
Be an anti-anti-liberal
languages
Communicating with humans vs computers
Communicating with humans is one of the most complicated, discouraging, enigmatic processes I have ever endeavored to undertake. I speak English far better t...
technology
Gamo 10x Gen2 Magazines Comparison
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 ...
finance
Loan/Mortage shopping and refinancing tips for your new house or property!
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...
VA Loan 2nd home purchase calculator for lenders and home buyers
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...
mortgage
Loan/Mortage shopping and refinancing tips for your new house or property!
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...
VA Loan 2nd home purchase calculator for lenders and home buyers
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...
C++
How to run compiled-language source code files as executable scripts
Hash-bang/shebang examples for a variety of languages, to run them as executable files
C++ Mutexes, Concurrency, and Locks
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.
bash
Tutorial: Getting started with 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
How do you write, import, use, and test libraries in Bash?
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...
repairs
Common ways to fix video driver (and related) issues in Linux Ubuntu
…in case you are experiencing any of these issues:
How to repair your MacBook when it won’t boot
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...
syntax highlighting
Test Markup Syntax Highlighting
Test post displaying the various ways of highlighting code in Markdown.
abortion
Anti-Anti-Liberalism
Be an anti-anti-liberal
anti-anti-liberalism
Anti-Anti-Liberalism
Be an anti-anti-liberal
biden
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Presidential Acceptance Speeches
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...
drones
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Presidential Acceptance Speeches
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...
phone repairs
One possible fix for your Google Pixel 2 if the touch screen quits working
The problem: phone touch screen randomly quit working
inspirational
Find Peace Among the Chaos
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 ...
shopping
Work from home work station (monitor and stand)
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...
eclipse
How to define macros for the Eclipse builder and indexer so it indexes your code correctly
Problem: Eclipse won’t index my project correctly, and parts of it are blacked out!
government
My thoughts on government welfare programs
(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...
welfare
My thoughts on government welfare programs
(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...
money
My thoughts on government welfare programs
(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...
journal-entry
Communicating with humans vs computers
Communicating with humans is one of the most complicated, discouraging, enigmatic processes I have ever endeavored to undertake. I speak English far better t...
communication
Communicating with humans vs computers
Communicating with humans is one of the most complicated, discouraging, enigmatic processes I have ever endeavored to undertake. I speak English far better t...
lamentations
Communicating with humans vs computers
Communicating with humans is one of the most complicated, discouraging, enigmatic processes I have ever endeavored to undertake. I speak English far better t...
humans
Communicating with humans vs computers
Communicating with humans is one of the most complicated, discouraging, enigmatic processes I have ever endeavored to undertake. I speak English far better t...
guns
Gamo 10x Gen2 Magazines Comparison
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 ...
VA
VA Loan 2nd home purchase calculator for lenders and home buyers
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...
concurrency
C++ Mutexes, Concurrency, and Locks
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.
mac
How to repair your MacBook when it won’t boot
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...
physics
My propeller thrust articles
Here are my two articles on this topic so far: ElectricRCAircraftGuy.com: Propeller Static & Dynamic Thrust Calculation - Part 1 of 2 ElectricRCAirc...
aerodynamics
My propeller thrust articles
Here are my two articles on this topic so far: ElectricRCAircraftGuy.com: Propeller Static & Dynamic Thrust Calculation - Part 1 of 2 ElectricRCAirc...
propellers
My propeller thrust articles
Here are my two articles on this topic so far: ElectricRCAircraftGuy.com: Propeller Static & Dynamic Thrust Calculation - Part 1 of 2 ElectricRCAirc...
equations
My propeller thrust articles
Here are my two articles on this topic so far: ElectricRCAircraftGuy.com: Propeller Static & Dynamic Thrust Calculation - Part 1 of 2 ElectricRCAirc...
x11
Tutorial: Getting started with 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
wayland
Tutorial: Getting started with 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
github pages
How to add comments in blog posts on GitHub Pages websites
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...
website
How to add comments in blog posts on GitHub Pages websites
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...
jekyll
How to add comments in blog posts on GitHub Pages websites
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...
python
Speed tests and 13 examples: how to iterate over Pandas DataFrames 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...