GLMeece / powerbook_fingerprint_as_sudo.md

Last active December 28, 2021 18:07

Use Fingerprint Reader on a MacBook to Validate SUDO

HOWTO Leverage the Fingerprint Reader on a MacBook to Validate SUDO

The following is derived from the article Use Touch ID for sudo on Mac:

Steps

Open the sudo utility:

sudo nano /etc/pam.d/sudo

GLMeece / new_macos_machine_setup.md

Last active November 11, 2024 03:15

New macOS Machine Setup

This guide is based on my own experience, but also draws on other guides. It is primarily oriented towards those doing code-related stuff (e.g., I'm mostly an SDET, but is also applicable to those doing either Python or Web-based development).

A couple of other examples:

Most of the setup will use the terminal. For more details on how to setup an awesome terminal experience on the Mac, see my guide Steps to Terminal Enlightenment on a Mac (tweaking your terminal for fun and profit), which in fact includes some of these steps (you're welcome!).

GLMeece / typescript-function-syntaxes.md

Last active October 10, 2022 21:03

Typescript Function Syntaxes

date: 2021-02-25
author: Kent C. Dodds
description: The syntax for various functions and function types in TypeScript with simple examples.
original_article: https://kentcdodds.com/blog/typescript-function-syntaxes

In JavaScript itself, there are lots of ways to write functions. Add TypeScript to the mix and all of a sudden it's a lot to think about. So with the help of some

GLMeece / master_list_of_logical_fallacies.md

Created May 26, 2021 13:22

Master List of Logical Fallacies

original article here

Fallacies are fake or deceptive arguments, "junk cognition," that is, arguments that seem irrefutable but prove nothing. Fallacies often seem superficially sound and they far too often retain immense persuasive power even after being clearly exposed as false. Like epidemics, fallacies sometimes "burn through" entire populations, often with the most tragic results, before their power is diminished or lost. Fallacies are not always deliberate, but a good scholar’s purpose is always to identify and unmask fallacies in arguments. Note that many of these definitions overlap, but the goal here is to identify contemporary and classic fallacies as they are used in today's discourse. Effort has been made to avoid mere word-games (e.g., "The Fallacist's Fallacy," or the famous "Crocodile's Paradox" of classic times), or the so-called "fallacies" of purely formal and symbolic, business and financia

GLMeece / Ruby_on_Rails_Resources.md

Created June 18, 2021 15:55

Ruby on Rails Recommended Resources

GLMeece / Robot_Framework_Generate_Documentation_Tutorial.md

Last active December 16, 2022 17:10

Leveraging Robot Framework's Documentation Support

Introduction

This is a short tutorial on how to leverage Robot Framework's built-in support for documentation. This documentation can be embedded in test suites, libraries, and other resource files. The markup is fairly simple, and most closely resembles AsciiDoc syntax.

Official Documentation

The official documentation explains the use of the Library documentation tool (Libdoc), its correspondent for Test data documentation (Testdoc), as well as the Documentation formatting syntax. Please use these references as the official word on how to

GLMeece / how_to_import_yaml_variables_into_rf.md

Last active December 9, 2022 15:51

How to Import YAML Variables into Robot Framework

I recently answered this question on the Robot Framework forum.

For switching between runtime environments, my go-to is to create YAML files that encapsulate essential differences between environments. If you focus on just the things that change, then your maintenance load will be lower.

I like YAML because you can represent the 3 primitive data types supported:

Scalar
List
Dictionary

GLMeece / brew.md

Created September 9, 2022 20:34 — forked from pudquick/brew.md

Lightly "sandboxed" homebrew on macOS

brew is a bad neighbor

This isn't a guide about locking down homebrew so that it can't touch the rest of your system security-wise.

This guide doesn't fix the inherent security issues of a package management system that will literally yell at you if you try to do something about "huh, maybe it's not great my executables are writeable by my account without requiring authorization first".

But it absolutely is a guide about shoving it into its own little corner so that you can take it or leave it as you see fit, instead of just letting the project do what it likes like completely taking over permissions and ownership of a directory that might be in use by other software on your Mac and stomping all over their contents.

By following this guide you will:

Never have to run sudo to forcefully change permissions of some directory to be owned by your account

GLMeece / unicode_for_kbd_symbols.md

Created December 7, 2022 21:07

Unicode for Keyboard Symbols

⎋ (escape): U+238B
⇥ (tab): U+21E5
⇪ (caps lock): U+21EA
⇧ (shift): U+21E7
⌃ (control): U+2303
⌥ (option): U+2325
 (Apple): U+F8FF (in some Apple-provided fonts only)
⌘ (command): U+2318

GLMeece / nano_install_and_config.md

Last active February 2, 2025 06:56

NANO on macOS and Windows

This should get you up and running with the installation and basic configuration of GNU Nano on both macOS and Windows. In the case of macOS, this will install a newer version of Nano that includes syntax highlighting.

macOS Installation

Homebrew

It is assumed you already have Homebrew installed. If not, then Verify or Install Apple's Command-line Tools and then proceed with the installation of Homebrew. 🍺

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