RM Terrell
@liminaltide.dev
Professional keyboard cat and resident "guy with the camera".
For those who have had the harrowing phrase "just open a PR" thrust upon them for the first time because of Claude in the work place. I hope to demystify it a bit for you.
Tools of Trade Part 1: knowing what changed
Exorcising git for those who are new to source control
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Monday Nerd Skills 2: Pipes `|` in Linux are awesome, and Snowflake SQL is awesome for having its own version of it with "flow operators" via `->>`. No more CTE silliness when it isn't really needed. Go wrangle some data.
Wondering what's new in Fedora 45? Join us at the release party on Friday for a peak behind the curtain. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Linux_45_Release_Party_Schedule #Fedora
Monday Nerd Skills 1: In your shell you can use “reverse incremental search” via Ctrl + R and then type the command to search backwards through your history. Hit Ctrl + R to keep cycling, Enter to run it, or Ctrl + G to exit. Be obsessive by adding `#useful` to the command and search for that later
#immich reminding me of some old favorite photos. Longs Peak diamond face from Chasm Lake. #photography #fujifilm
Any goofball engineer can write code that still runs or compiles. Real wizards can delete it without getting invited to a surprise 7pm group slack message.
Well if Im going to be on social media I need to be social and share. The urge to write stuff has gotten stronger so I write on Substack now. Thought about leaving the typos in to make it more human but a copy editing aficionado friend gently corrected me. liminaltide.substack.com/p/the-parabl...
The Parable of the Camry
Intentionality, curiosity, and solving problems when buried under “the new”
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Channeling my obsession with software de-buggers into learning how to debug reality with a multimeter. 2 for 2 on resurrecting dead PS2s