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Mar 10

How to enable the Print Screen key on a Logitech keyboard

I recently got a Logitech K650 keyboard which I mostly enjoy, except for the print screen key being replaced by Ctrl + P. While this non-standard choice might make sense for most people, for me meant not being able to take screenshots any more. Here is how I avoided changing the shortcuts I have been using for years. Download and install Logi Options+. Your keyboard should be shown automatically, click on it.

Windows

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How to enable the Print Screen key on a Logitech keyboard
How to enable the Print Screen key on a Logitech keyboard
Windows

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Feb 23

How I mixed Johnny Decimal and Second Brain to organize my documents

TL, DR: If Johnny Decimal didn’t work for you, try my approach. I struggled for a long time with the disorganization of my documents. Finding and moving around files was interrupting my workflow too often. After discovering Johnny Decimal there were some improvements, but I wasn’t satisfied yet. While reading…

Johnny Decimal

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How I mixed Johnny Decimal and Second Brain to organize my documents
How I mixed Johnny Decimal and Second Brain to organize my documents
Johnny Decimal

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Jan 20

Visualizing r/place in Excel

TL, DR: Download the spreadsheet from here. 🧮 On April’s fools 2017 Reddit launched r/place, a social experiment with simple rules: There is an empty canvas. You may place a tile upon it, but you must wait to place another. Individually you can create something. Together you can create something…

Excel

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Visualizing r/place in Excel
Visualizing r/place in Excel
Excel

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Jan 2

Obsidian versioning with git and GitHub

An Obsidian vault can be versioned efficiently with git, as it consists mostly of markdown files. The right plugin automates committing and pushing to a remote. Here is how to do it with GitHub. Set up the GitHub repository Fork this template repository in GitHub, which includes a ready to use .gitignore file. The.gitignore is…

Obsidian

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Obsidian versioning with git and GitHub
Obsidian versioning with git and GitHub
Obsidian

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Sep 14, 2022

The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday is shallow and uninspiring

14 September 2022 TL, DR: 🤨😠📕🗑️ I recently got The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday, and it was awful. The book is about how to overcome difficulties by embracing them. While some ideas are good, the narrative on how to act on them is flawed. The book is…

Books

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The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday is shallow and uninspiring
The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday is shallow and uninspiring
Books

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Aug 26, 2022

The Net by Irwin Winkler reminds us what the internet used to feel like

26 August 2022 TL, DR: 🖱️🍕🤓 I recently saw The Net, a 1995 thriller starring Sandra Bullock. It is enjoyable, as long as you don’t question the baddies’ actions. If not, you will keep wondering “Wait, why didn’t they just…?”. …

Movie Review

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The Net by Irwin Winkler reminds us what the internet used to feel like
The Net by Irwin Winkler reminds us what the internet used to feel like
Movie Review

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Aug 18, 2022

How I manage my CV with Markdown, Pandoc, Python, and LaTeX

I had a first world problem. While applying for projects, many recruiters ask for the CV in Word format. They want to import it in their system or adapt it to a standard template. …

Python

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How I manage my CV with Markdown, Pandoc, Python, and LaTeX
How I manage my CV with Markdown, Pandoc, Python, and LaTeX
Python

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Aug 11, 2022

The first steps of a bitcoin wallet

I started studying decentralized finance for a potential project opportunity. Here is what I learnt while creating my first bitcoin wallet. ⚠️ Do additional research if you plan to store a significant amount of bitcoins in your wallet. In my examples I am ignoring several recommended precautions. ⚠️ If you…

Decentralized Finance

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The first steps of a bitcoin wallet
The first steps of a bitcoin wallet
Decentralized Finance

5 min read


Jul 29, 2022

How to scrape dynamic pages with Python and Selenium

Getting the html source of a webpage is easy with Python. With requests it can be achieved in one line. This works well as long as the content of the page is static. For some dynamic pages no useful information can be shown without running scripts. …

Python

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Python

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Mar 26, 2022

How to add a cookie consent banner to a Jekyll website

26 March 2022 My website is created with Jekyll and I recently added Google Analytics, which uses cookies which require the consent of the visitor in the European Union. I added a consent banner only afterwards, so I might have broken the law for a couple of weeks. …

Jekyll

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How to add a cookie consent banner to a Jekyll website
How to add a cookie consent banner to a Jekyll website
Jekyll

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