Birger Johan Nordølum MindTooth

Common Options

-#, --progress-bar Make curl display a simple progress bar instead of the more informational standard meter.

-b, --cookie <name=data> Supply cookie with request. If no =, then specifies the cookie file to use (see -c).

-c, --cookie-jar <file name> File to save response cookies to.

Transmission Blocklist

The Transmission torrent client has an option to set a Blocklist, which helps protect you from getting caught and having the DMCA send a letter/email.

It's as simple as downloading and installing the latest client:

https://transmissionbt.com/download/

Don't use VPN services.

No, seriously, don't. You're probably reading this because you've asked what VPN service to use, and this is the answer.

Note: The content in this post does not apply to using VPN for their intended purpose; that is, as a virtual private (internal) network. It only applies to using it as a glorified proxy, which is what every third-party "VPN provider" does.

A Russian translation of this article can be found here, contributed by Timur Demin.
A Turkish translation can be found here, contributed by agyild.
There's also this article about VPN services, which is honestly better written (and has more cat pictures!) than my article.

Installing Net::SSLeay with openssl from homebrew (macOS)

You don't need to do anything fancy other than running cpanm - with the most recent Net::SSLeay things should Just Work.

Updated 2020-Mar-10

I realized that since Net::SSLeay is looking in known places (including homebrew's install locations) for openssl, it means that my instructions that set up environment variables are no longer necessary! The following will install the module:

# openssl 1.0.2d

Table Of Content

Skip to the relevant sections if needed.

2-min tutorial to do it the quick-and-dirty-way
Concepts for resolving Git conflicts
Setting up different editors / tool for using git mergetool
- Finding out what mergetool editors are supported
mergetool simple code example for vimdiff
- Resolving conflict from a Git pull
Other great references and tutorials

GPG / Mutt / Gmail

About

This is a collection of snippets, not a comprehensive guide. I suggest you start with Operational PGP.

Here is an incomplete list of things that are different from other approaches:

I don't use keyservers. Ever.
Yes, I use Gmail instead of some bespoke hipster freedom service

	#!/bin/bash

	# Tom Hale, 2016. MIT Licence.
	# Print out 256 colours, with each number printed in its corresponding colour
	# See http://askubuntu.com/questions/821157/print-a-256-color-test-pattern-in-the-terminal/821163#821163

	set -eu # Fail on errors or undeclared variables

	printable_colours=256

	# In order for gpg to find gpg-agent, gpg-agent must be running, and there must be an env
	# variable pointing GPG to the gpg-agent socket. This little script, which must be sourced
	# in your shell's init script (ie, .bash_profile, .zshrc, whatever), will either start
	# gpg-agent or set up the GPG_AGENT_INFO variable if it's already running.

	# Add the following to your shell init to set up gpg-agent automatically for every shell
	if [ -f ~/.gnupg/.gpg-agent-info ] && [ -n "$(pgrep gpg-agent)" ]; then
	source ~/.gnupg/.gpg-agent-info
	export GPG_AGENT_INFO
	else

	#!/bin/sh
	if [ "$1" == "-h" ]; then
	echo "Colorful Homebrew update script"
	echo
	echo "USAGE: update [-y]"
	echo
	echo " -y skip questions"
	echo " -h display this help"
	echo
	exit 0

	launchctl unload -w -S Aqua /System/Library/LaunchAgents/gpg.agent.daemon.plist
	launchctl load -w -S Aqua /System/Library/LaunchAgents/gpg.agent.daemon.plist