This is a tutorial for installing Pi-hole on your home network. As the devs on the pi-hole.net put it, it is a “network-wide ad blocking” solution. The app acts as a DNS (domain name system) server. More info on this wiki. It basically sends ad queries that you generate when you visit a website to…… Continue reading Ad-Free Network with Pi-hole
Category: dev
Software development related.
Avoid distractions
I’ve entered in a state of “tutorial hell”. I get so curious about every new tehnology or old technology that I know nothing about and, combined with “when the going gets tough” on my current learning path, I get distracted soooo easy. I found out that the best way to get out of this situation…… Continue reading Avoid distractions
Git – references
After finishing the free Version Control with Git from Udacity, Git became a little less scary. I even inherited a little cheat sheet with some important commands and short descriptions of them. Some references for learning and working with Git: Git documentation from Git website Git tutorial from Atlassian Dotfiles on Github Gi-it repository for…… Continue reading Git – references
CS50 Final Project
I have finished the amazing CS50x.Thanks a million Prof David Malan , Brian Yu and all the excellent staff at Harvard and edX This is my final project https://youtu.be/zAUmEEJ2iPI on youtube and also on githubhttps://github.com/SarCoptU/my-CS-education This was CS50!
Got the T2 GNU/Linux blocker
I tried to install Linux Mint on my Macbook Pro 2018 and got the slap from the T2 chip. Although all boot security is disabled, the SSD is still invisible in Mint live boot. Makes me think twice if I should still wear a computer like a jewellery and not like a piece of hardware…… Continue reading Got the T2 GNU/Linux blocker
Major breakthrough – OSSU
Today while desperately trying to find a way to understand more about programming and learn more about CS basics, I got lucky. Open Source Society University is developed by a group of motivated people that are organising a curriculum for getting the equivalent of a CS degree while following free courses online from excellent resources.…… Continue reading Major breakthrough – OSSU
Git/Github excellent video from CS50
Great practical examples from Harvard CS50’s Brian Yu: Video on Youtube Also reviewed today: OOP from YouTube and CS50 pong5 games track
WordPress.org is hard
It took me all night just to setup the hosting service and the domain. After a failed attempt and a site deletion I finally managed to get a small blog working. Exciting work is just waiting to get done in this area.