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  1. On Grace, Frustration, and Getting to Know People
    Over the past few months, I’ve noticed that I get frustrated more frequently and more easily at work. I don't always show it, but inside, I find myself reacting more emotionally to decisions I don’t agree with. And it is exhausting. So what helps? Getting to know people. Actually talking to them.
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  2. Building My Own CLI App to Control Elgato Key Light Airs
    I’m building keylightctl, a custom CLI tool to control my Elgato Key Light Airs directly from the terminal. This tool already supports turning lights on and off and checking their status, with plans to add profiles, per-light controls, and dynamic brightness/temperature adjustments. Learn how I’m solving real workflow challenges while optimizing for simplicity and flexibility.
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  3. Know your tools
    A few weeks ago, I gave a lightning talk at an unconference during our team's onsite gathering. The following is an adapted version of my presentation on why we should all invest time in truly understanding our development tools.
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  4. Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Broken Up Into a TV Series (Extended Editions)
    In this blog post, we'll explore how to break down the Lord of the Rings movies into episodes, creating a more accessible and engaging experience for all. So grab your elven cloak, and let's embark on an adventure through Middle-earth, one episode at a time.
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  5. NuPhy Air60 Manual
    Manual for the the NuPhy Air60. The Air60 is wireless 60% mechanical keyboard with RGB background colors.
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  6. Vortex Race 3 Manual
    Manual for the the Vortex Race 3. The Race 3 is almost as compact as a 60% keyboard but has almost the same number of keys as a TKL board.
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  7. Borealis - My First VSCode Theme
    Borealis for VS Code is a dark theme based on different shades of teal with yellow as its main contrast color.
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  8. How to create an AJAX Form in PHP with Google reCAPTCHA
    How to create an AJAX Form in PHP with Google reCAPTCHA.
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  9. Connecting Raspberry Pi 3 with UAlaska
    Here is how to set up a connection with UAlaska on a RPi3.
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  10. Eduroam setup for Linux at UAF
    If you are running a Linux distribution with the KDE environment, then this should be pretty easy to follow in order to set up eduroam on your machine.
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  11. Manjaro Installation with Windows 10 dualboot
    I will describe in the following post how I configured my Laptop to dualboot Manjaro and Windows 10 Education
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