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   by asicsp 4y ago

   https://github.com/learnbyexample/command_help/blob/master/c... Command help, inspired by http://explainshell.com/ to extract help text from builtin commands and man pages. Here's a
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   by asicsp 4y ago

   Since this seems to have been already identified, I hope someone can help me ID a detective short story. We had this short story as part of high school reading. The story is likely from 19th century and my hazy memory indicates the author i
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   by asicsp 4y ago

   Show HN allows you both.
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   Uncommon Uses of Python in Commonly Used Libraries(eugeneyan.com)

   3 points by asicsp 4y ago|0 comments
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   by asicsp 4y ago

   I use SimpleScreenRecorder (which is also mentioned in the footnote of the article). It really is simple to use and light weight. I used to manually select area to record (with border outside the window to record) until I searched and found
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   How I added C-style for-loops to Python(sadh.life)

   3 points by asicsp 4y ago|0 comments
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   by asicsp 4y ago

   https://davidkoloski.me/blog/intelligent-brute-forcing/ might help, if you don't already have some sort of automatic solver to figure out solutions.
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   by asicsp 4y ago

   Here are some often recommended books (not specific to a particular framework): * "Fluent Python" ( https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/fluent-python-2nd/97814... ) — takes you through Python’s core
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   by asicsp 4y ago

   More HN threads: "Tips for Writing a Technical Book" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20070558 "How to write a programming book" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23281568 "L
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    About 5 years back, I submitted a collection of awk one-liners ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15549318 ). The response I received was one of the reasons I started writing ebooks about a year later. Since then I'v
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    A toy remote login server(jvns.ca)

    1 points by asicsp 4y ago|0 comments
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    From https://www.willmcgugan.com/blog/tech/post/textualize-is-hir... > At the end of last year I took a year off to work on my Open-source projects and develop an idea that I believe will allow the termina
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    > I vaguely remember someone posting about a hypothetical scenario This one? "I've locked myself out of my digital life": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31652650
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    They do work to some extent (which is greater than zero). I have a newsletter to share links related to Python, Linux, Regular Expressions, Vim, etc. 38 issues later, I have close to 500 subscribers (I don't do pop-ups, but thanks for
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    I use this quote as inspiration (don't remember where I adapted it from): > Doing is often better than thinking of doing
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    link: https://course.fast.ai/ discussion from 9 days back about the 2022 version: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32186647
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    Thanks for further clarification. I haven't needed such capability in a text editor, but probably I should look into what that provides. And I don't see how such features are necessary to rule GVim as GUI. I have a fairly basic cl
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    Again, I don't understand your point. GVim is GUI, not TUI.
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    Not sure I understood your point. There are GUI versions for Windows/Linux/Mac/etc: https://www.vim.org/download.php I use GVim (without the menu/tool bars).
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    A toy remote login server(jvns.ca)

    2 points by asicsp 4y ago|0 comments
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    Clean Architectures in Python(thedigitalcatbooks.com)

    3 points by asicsp 4y ago|0 comments
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    You're welcome and thanks a lot for the feedback :) See https://learnbyexample.github.io/curated_resources/linux_cli... for more learning resources on Bash scripting.
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    As mentioned in another comment, I'm from India. $150 translates to about Rs 12000. That's indeed enough to cover rent (the place is more than fit for 2 people), food, maid service, etc. This wouldn't work in a bigger city (w
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    Thanks, I edited out the specific code. But I hope the code applies based on actual location with solutions like Parity Deals.
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    I follow her on Twitter. It is very common for experienced programmers to reply saying they learned something new or understood a concept better. For example: https://twitter.com/willmcgugan/status/1533056162417070
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    Depending on where you live, you can get discount too. For example, I get this: > Hello! It looks like you're in India, where this zine might be expensive. If you need it, please use code <redacted> at checkout to get 70% off
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    Use Reddit. You don't need an existing audience for that. Make sure to follow the rules of the subreddit. Write a few tips/tutorial posts, help other learners, etc. Then you can try self promoting within the rules. And parallelly,
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    > I've been wrecking my brain how to make $10 on anything online If you are really serious about $10 (and not some other larger number), here are some tips: * Pick a topic you know really well (programming, cooking, sea diving, wha
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    Here's a trick I wrote with `GNU grep`: grep --group-separator= -A0 '.' The above command is equivalent to the below `awk` command (including removal of empty lines at start/end of input): awk -v RS= &#x27
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    by asicsp 4y ago

    Most of the time I know the starting characters of the command I want, so I use up/down arrow instead of Ctrl+r. You'll need this in `.inputrc` # use up and down arrow to match search history based on typed starting text