duncan­lock­.net

Debugging with an existing browser instance, or Brave in VSCode

Sat 27th May, 2023
by

1 min read, 99 words.

How to use an existing instance of a browser to debug in VSCode - instead of always launching a new one, or use debug in Brave.

Using git hashes in Vite & VueJS

Tue 23rd May, 2023
by

1 min read, 64 words.

How to use git hashes - or other environment variables in Vite & Vue 3

Fixing apt: Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring Warnings

Sat 3rd December, 2022
by

2 min read, 425 words.

How apy keys work, what .source files are and how to fix Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring Warnings

The Python Black formatter outputs to stderr, not stdout

Sun 6th March, 2022
by

1 min read, 72 words.

The Python Black formatter outputs to stderr, not stdout

Windows PowerShell aliases can’t have parameters, you need to write a function.

Sat 5th March, 2022
by

1 min read, 163 words.

updated Wed 30th March, 2022

Windows PowerShell does support aliases, but doesn't support commands with parameters in aliases - you have to create a function

Templating JSON data into a Variable, in Bash

Thu 24th February, 2022
by

1 min read, 146 words.

How to template out JSON in Bash

A ‘git up’ alias that works for any default branch

Mon 1st November, 2021
by

1 min read, 165 words.

How to find a git repositories default branch name

Cssmin is Unmaintained & has a Bug with Complex :is Selectors

Thu 5th August, 2021
by

1 min read, 126 words.

cssmin is unmaintained & has a bug with complex :is selectors

The CSS :is selector is pretty neat

Mon 19th July, 2021
by

1 min read, 119 words.

You can use the new CSS :is selector to write complex CSS selectors in a much more compact way

Don’t Put Eggs Under Your Tomatoes, if you have Raccoons

Tue 13th July, 2021
by

1 min read, 126 words.

They will dig up your garden to get them.