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Stevey's Google Platforms Rant

I was at Amazon for about six and a half years, and now I've been at Google for that long. One thing that struck me immediately about the two companies -- an impression that has been reinforced almost daily -- is that Amazon does everything wrong, and Google does everything right. Sure, it's a sweeping generalization, but a surprisingly accurate one. It's pretty crazy. There are probably a hundred or even two hundred different ways you can compare the two companies, and Google is superior in all but three of them, if I recall correctly. I actually did a spreadsheet at one point but Legal wouldn't let me show it to anyone, even though recruiting loved it.

I mean, just to give you a very brief taste: Amazon's recruiting process is fundamentally flawed by having teams hire for themselves, so their hiring bar is incredibly inconsistent across teams, despite various efforts they've made to level it out. And their operations are a mess; they don't real

Use curl to get the JSON response for the latest release
Use grep to find the line containing file URL
Use cut and tr to extract the URL
Use wget to download it

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/jgm/pandoc/releases/latest \
| grep "browser_download_url.*deb" \
| cut -d : -f 2,3 \
| tr -d \" \

RGB Underglow Strip on the Zeal60: A Guide

A. Connecting the strip

You might find the full PCB image helpful. Ignore the red boxes!

Connect V+ to the receiving end of the thermistor labeled F1; connect GND to the board's GND pin. (Avoid connecting +V to the board's +5V pin - you will likely overload the thermistor, and you will limit your maximum brightness.)

How to run Azure AD Connect behind proxy server

In this scenario I am using two proxy servers:

User proxy - with authentication required for users
System proxy - for machine context without any authentication

Sample squid configuration is below together with PowerShell script to configure prerequisities (https://docs.microsoft.com/cs-cz/azure/active-directory/hybrid/how-to-connect-install-prerequisites#connectivity).

Do not make any changes to miiserver.exe.config. This file is overwritten on every upgrade so even if it works during initial install, the system stops working on first upgrade. For that reason, the recommendation is to update machine.config instead.

Migrating from Ubuntu on WSL to ArchLinux on WSL2

Obsolete notice

This document was created back in 2020 and might not be actual nowadays. It is not supported anymore, so use thise information at your own risk.

Upgrading to WSL 2

Download WSL2 Kernel
run wsl --set-default-version 2 in windows command line, so that all future WSL machine will use WSL2.

Install Android apps or apk files in Windows using Windows Subsystem for Android

WSA or Windows Subsystem for Android is a Tool that allows Windows to run Android Apps directly without using any emulator. The problem is Windows Subsystem for Android is currently only available through preview via the Beta Channel of the Windows Insider Program. But if you follow my guide, you don't have to be in Windows Insider Program to try it out. The only thing you need is Windows 11 installed and some patience.

Prerequisites:

Windows Subsystem for Android or WSA must be Installed.

Click here to view the guide that shows how to install Windows Subsystem for Android in any Edition of Windows 11 (including Windows 11 Home) non Inider or stable release.

How to Install Android Apps or apk files in Windows Subsystem for Android:

First install Windows Subsystem for Android. [Click here](https://gist.github.com/HimDek/eb8704e2da1d98240153165743

	var page = require('webpage').create();

	page.open('http://www.website.com/', function (status) {
	if (status === 'success') {
	captureAjaxResponsesToConsole();
	}
	});

	function captureAjaxResponsesToConsole() {
	// logs ajax response contents to console so sublime's onConsoleMessage can use the contents

	URL Schemes

	Apple

	Apple Music — music://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/albums/<albumID>
	– music://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artists/<artistID>

	Apple News — applenews://
	App Store — itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/<appID>
	Apple TV — videos://

	<#
	Version: 1.0
	Author: Oliver Kieselbach
	Script: Get-DecryptInfoFromSideCarLogFiles.ps1

	Description:
	run as Admin on a device where you are AADJ and Intune enrolled to successfully decrypt
	the log message containing decryption info for Intune Win32 apps (.intunewin)

	Release notes:

	//!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
	//Thanks to @thebookisclosed for the code. I just rearranged in a way so you can access without having to use the registry
	//HINT about compatibility: they CANNOT change feature keys otherwise existing apps would break

	using System;
	using System.Collections.Generic;
	using System.Linq;
	using System.Security.Cryptography;
	using System.Text;
	using Windows.ApplicationModel;