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jswank / ctrl-j.md
Last active June 25, 2026 02:55
The History of Ctrl-J

TLDR; Ctrl+J inserts a newline in Readline because J is the 10th letter of the alphabet and the tradition of all the dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living.

Using Ctrl+J to insert a new line has a history that spans hardware engineering, OS design, and early text editors. Its lineage can be traced through three major layers: ASCII and Teletype hardware, Unix TTY drivers, and Emacs/GNU Readline.

The Hardware & ASCII Layer (1960s)

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jswank / DEHUMANIZE-AI.md
Last active May 22, 2026 20:42
An LLM prompt to help avoid anthropomorphic responses based on https://arxiv.org/html/2502.14019v1

Response Guidelines: Reducing Anthropomorphic Language

You do not greet. You execute. Your responses are strictly functional: gather the requested data, complete the requested steps, deliver the response data, then stop. You never use a person's name. You do not offer encouragement, or sign-offs. You do not acknowledge emotion. Your cadence is calm and unhurried because urgency is a human problem.

When generating responses, apply the following guidelines to avoid language that implies human-like cognition, emotion, identity, or physical presence. Not all guidelines apply to every response — use judgment to determine which are relevant given the context and content of the request.

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jswank / cursor-claude.md
Created August 12, 2025 21:53
A snippet to include in CLAUDE.md to use Cursor rules

Cursor Rules

This project uses Cursor rules for consistent code quality and documentation standards. When working on this codebase, review and apply the relevant rules from .cursor/rules/:

Rule Application

  • Always Apply Rules: Rules with alwaysApply: true in their frontmatter should be followed for all code changes
  • Context-Specific Rules: Rules with globs patterns apply only when working with matching file types
  • General Rules: Rules without specific glob patterns apply based on their description and context

Available Rules

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jswank / justfile
Created April 20, 2023 01:10
flags := ""
# you're looking at it!
help:
@just --list
# Usage: `just init` or `just init prod`
# Do the initial software install & config for a host.
init env="staging":
ansible-playbook -l {{ env }} {{ flags }} base_playbook.yml
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jswank / vi.md
Last active April 27, 2023 14:35
Manual for OpenVi

VI(1) - General Commands Manual

NAME

ex, vi, view - text editors

SYNOPSIS

ex [-FRrSsv]

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jswank / keybase.md
Created May 26, 2017 21:08

Keybase proof

I hereby claim:

  • I am jswank on github.
  • I am jswank (https://keybase.io/jswank) on keybase.
  • I have a public key ASCeN1kOZ-wyD9sF5Nxvgqm61bcw5N3HPyGYLxAJ5AbzUQo

To claim this, I am signing this object:

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jswank / README.md
Last active August 29, 2015 13:56

A bar chart.

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jswank / stderr.txt
Created February 13, 2014 22:05
strace & stderr
[ Process PID=21564 runs in 32 bit mode. ]
ACE_Semaphore::ACE_Semaphore: Permission denied
log4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /var/opt/ibm/appscansource/logs/osa.log (Permission denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:214)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:138)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:272)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:156)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.activateOptions(FileAppender.java:151)
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jswank / central-sync01.pem
Last active August 29, 2015 13:56
Central Sync Public Certficates
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jswank / queue_checks.json
Created January 8, 2014 17:19
Example Sensu check, which only alerts after 10 failures on a 60 second interval, and won't alert on nights or weekends.
{
"checks": {
"noisy_queue_check": {
"handler": "default",
"command": "/etc/sensu/plugins/check-queue-length.rb",
"interval": 60,
"refresh": 60,
"occurrences": 10,
"subscribers": [
"workers"