Tools and how-tos
Practical tools, fixes, and one-off how-tos.
Why I built Timebar, a free, open-source Mac timer that shows time left as a thin line below the menu bar. Continue reading →
How many time zones are there in the world?
There's a popular misconception that there are 24 time zones in the world. Nope, there are more. Continue reading →
To get food, I learned Selenium and web scraping in one day. And I’m not even a programmer.
I couldn't buy groceries online because the waiting time for delivery was 2 months. I decided to automate the process of checking if any deliver slot opens up and then instantly booking it. I had to learn Selenium to do this. I succeeded. Continue reading →
How to read large files on a Mac (CSV, JSON, etc.)
Opening text files, even the big ones, should be easy. Even huge ones. It's just text after all. Turns out, it's surprisingly difficult and I had to dig to find out a good way to do it. Continue reading →
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