Sticky footer done with simple CSS
Here’s how to do a **sticky footer** the right way™
Super simple static site deployment bash script, that keeps Git in sync
An uncomplicated deploy script that doesn’t use Git, but still keeps your upstream Git repo up-to-date with the live server.
Block bots with robots.txt, and know its limits
A `robots.txt` file asks well-behaved crawlers which parts of your site they may visit. It does not stop bad bots, hide private pages, or protect your site. Think of it as a public contract. Crawlers can follow it, ignore it, or lie about who they are.
What does the preload attribute actually do in the HTML video element?
The HTML video element’s `preload` attribute accepts three values: `metadata`, `auto`, and `none`. It tells the browser how much of a video it may fetch before playback starts.
Copying text into the system’s clipboard with JavaScript
The Clipboard API makes copying text from a React app straightforward. Use the older `execCommand()` method only when you need a legacy fallback.
Find out what takes space on the hard drive, in a Linux/Unix machine
I was struggling with a machine that was completely out of space. Here are some ways to find what is using the most storage.
New blog. Test post, ignore
I just did an update on this website (finally), and churned out some new posts. This post will act as a primitive style guide and as a visual reference.
A beginner-friendly guide to regex in JavaScript
Regular expressions are compact patterns for finding, extracting, and changing text. This guide covers the JavaScript syntax you will use most often.
Master tmux in just... like 20 minutes or so
I’m going to teach myself to use tmux and will document it here.
Convert GIFs to lighter videos with FFmpeg or HandBrake
Animated GIFs are easy to embed, but they are often much larger than an equivalent video. This guide converts a GIF to a muted, looping MP4 or WebM with FFmpeg or HandBrake. It also covers converting a video back to a good-quality GIF.