The HTML “Marquee” tag
“Marquee” is a somewhat esoteric HTML tag introduced in Internet Explorer 3 that is used to create a scrolling area of text. It has a direction attribute tha...
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TIL: Browsers do not pass the referer string when on an HTTPS page
The HTTP Referer (originally a misspelling of “referrer”) header field identifies the address of a web page that linked to the resource being requested. It i...
Bash shell script to check the stock price of a company
I wrote a quick little shell script this morning using the YAHOO Finance API to show the stock price of my company in the terminal. This works for any compan...
How to change the default screenshot directory on OSX
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Screenshots
How to use a keyboard shortcut to switch keyboard layouts in OSX
I use the Dvorak keyboard layout, which is great but problematic when, for example, I have a coworker who needs to type something on my machine. It got tedio...
Reflection in Java
Code Introspection is the ability to inspect the code in a system and to see object types. Reflection is the ability to make use of code introspection to mod...
How to add tab-completion to git commands and branches
I found a handy git command autocompletion script recently. It does tab-completion of various git commands, as well as branches. It’s very simple to install....
Warm Springs Hike
I spent yesterday hiking near Warm Springs with some fellow Jivers. Toward the end of the hike, a herd of wild horses galloped over one of the ridges and ran...
Java trick: Use an implicit “finally” block to automatically close a stream
In Java 7, an implicit finally block will automatically close an output stream. Meaning that, instead of all this:
How to move files securely through a multi-hop SSH proxy chain
Sometimes, you may find yourself in a position where you need to securely copy some files through an SSH tunnel that spans multiple hops. Never fear, because...