Cleaning up storage on macOS — Using macOS storage manager Go to System Settings, Storage Click on the info circle to further investigate each category and remove applications or files that you no longer need Clearing cache from developer tools docker system prune --all remove unused conda environments conda info --envs, conda remove -n <name> --all cargo cache https://blog.rust-lang.org/2023/12/11/cargo-cache-cleaning.html …
Logging in a multiprocessing context in Python — Configuring loggers in a Python application with multiprocessing isn’t straightforward. If you’re new to logging in Python, there’s a basic tutorial.
Using a VPN — I started using NordVPN, a few alternatives also looked interesting, including ExpressVPN. There are some websites that let you easily check if the VPN connection works:
Reading PDFs on the Kindle — While sending a PDF file to your Kindle is easy, depending on the PDF format, being able to read it well in the Kindle format can be a challenge.
Playing The Settlers 2 on macOS with DOSBox — DOSBox emulates an old Intel x86 PC for running old MS-DOS games on modern computers – including the original The Settlers 2, the first computer game I’ve ever played, but which unfortunately no longer runs on modern computers and operating systems.
Setting up a new macOS laptop — I recently had to set up a new macOS laptop and wanted to take some notes so that I can do it more quickly the next time. This blog post was very useful.
Learning French — I’ve started learning French. Here are some resources I found useful. Also see my post on exploring Paris. Listen Radio France, different radio stations and podcasts (e.g. France Inter, France Info or France Culture); for French-only music, see Fip - Sacré Français Radio France Internationale, e.g. Journal en français facile ByteFM programs France, en confidence and What the France about French …
Setting up Pi-hole on Raspberry Pi — I’ve finally had some time to set up Pi-hole on my Raspberry Pi. For most parts, I followed the excellent tutorial on the Raspberry Pi website – more details below.
Configuring Vim and dotfiles — I switched to Neovim some years ago and have really enjoyed working with it ever since. Flow is one of the main reasons why. The key mappings and frequent use of melodies over chords makes typing a seamless experience: I rarely have to stop thinking to remember some keyboard shortcut. Most key strokes are deeply memorized and require no effort to recall. And when I do struggle to remember some key …
Implementing the Uno card game in Rust — After having implemented the Uno card game in Python, I decided to rewrite it in Rust. Rewriting Uno in Rust has taught me a lot, as Rust forces you define objects and their interactions more clearly, and encourages you to keep them as simple as possible.