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HTTPS by default

One year from now, with the release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, we will change the default settings of Chrome to enable “Always Use Secure Connections”. This means Chrome will ask for the user's permission before the first access to any public site without HTTPS.

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From VS Code to Helix

I want less Big Tech in my life. After years of dismissing Helix as too fringe and complicated, I've tried (and loved) it.

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Kafka is Fast - I'll use Postgres

Why you should just use Postgres instead of Kafka for small-scale message queuing and pub-sub patterns. Benchmarks and practical tests included.

python

A testing conundrum

A useful class that is hard to test thoroughly, and my failed attempt to use Hypothesis to do it.

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PixelPDF vs iLovePDF: Where Your File Actually Goes

Search "merge PDF" and the first page of results is almost entirely websites that want the file uploaded first.That's so normal nobody stops on it. To put page numbers on a contract, you hand over the whole contract. To make a payslip smaller, you send the payslip. The tool is fr…

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3D Visualize Your GitHub Yearly Contributions Matrix

This article will introduce a very simple way to transform your yearly contributions matrix into a stunning 3D skyline visualization model. Then you can integrate it for your personal web, profile, readme, yearly summary or just a creative way to reflect on your coding journey. Y…

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PageSaver vs GoFullPage: Which Fits Your Screenshot and PDF Workflow?

GoFullPage makes it easy to capture an entire webpage. PageSaver is an alternative worth considering when you also want clean reading copies, Markdown exports, Firefox support, or tools for working with the PDF after you save it.We build PageSaver, PixelPDF, and PageSaver PDF for…

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