All articles by tony

 

A CLI trash can (recycle bin) for linux

The origins of my idea… (aka TL;DR;) I am a big fan of Arch Linux. While many think Arch is so stripped down that it’s not suitable for server environments or too “hands on” for noobs, I personally think the power of Arch resides in its very simplicity. Arch is a rolling release distro, which...
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How to fix “We couldn’t complete the update. Undoing changes” error when installing WSL

Microsoft <3 Linux now? So recently Microsoft rolled out their Anniversary Update and the most anticipated feature (or at least mine) was the “Windows Subsystem for Linux”. As pretty much any article on every blog on the web has already written, WSL is NOT an emulator but rather a true implementation of Ubuntu Linux that...
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What programming language should I learn?

I want to learn programming because [I heard there is a lot of money in the field / it sounds fun / I want to make a video game / I want to make an app / I want to work for Google] (or whatever other reason…). What language should I learn first? This is a...
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How to setup a kick-ass sync environment with Syncthing

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Sync your files in real time…

AKA the long and winding road to find a decent tool to keep all the platforms on my development environment synced....
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Gone Phishing

Ahh, phishing, the old “It’s really urgent [you inherited a large sum of money from a South-African philanthropist | Your bank account has reported weird activities it was most definitely hacked |  your PayPal account has been blocked] please go to this link and login”… So far I managed to dodge a bunch of these...
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Solve your problems (and learn something while you are at it)

A few weeks ago I came across this video… When I was a kid I loved playing with LEGO blocks, building stuff out of cardboard, scotch tape and toothpicks… I always found rewarding making something out of nothing and I got to have new toys every day! My mother has always drawn and painted and...
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Hello world!

Well, being a blog about coding I think it’s only appropriate to start off with a “Hello World!” post… It’s boring but it’s a start. This piece of real estate on the internet has many goals, one of which is to give me something to do at night to reorganize my thoughts and just quit working on that...
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