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Making the leap from Evernote to Obsidian

Throw errors in Next.js components and make them testable in Storybook interaction tests

Pro tips for getting testing up and running with Next.js 14.

The one about identity verification when science fiction is science fact

The art of social-media management with Meta is apparently a convoluted one.

Getting around interesting quirks with dynamically loading components in Next.js

The one about the interconnectedness of conservation science

The one about some colossal work in de-extinction science

The one about AI, ethics, and ownership.

I was mildly inconvenienced in my quest for improved publishing workflows, so I figured out how to write an Obsidian plugin to slugify filenames from headings.

I recently added interactive show notes and transcripts to the STEAM Powered website. Here's how I did it.

Convert unadorned gist links in markdown to React-compatible embeds in Next.js.

Programmatically insert quotes into Obsidian templates with Templater

Quick snippet for sharing cookies across subdomains using Supabase auth.

How I migrated old WordPress blogs to Eleventy with colocated image support.

An annoying hack to get access to the current pathname in Next.js 13 app router generateMetadata function.

An revision of tools for improved productivity and workflow management.

The one about why we need to talk about new technology.

A cursory foray into using ChatGPT for research purposes.

Reviewing my reel making strategy for podcast promotion.

The one about work, identity, and *cringe* personal brand.

Sharing what I've learned about podcasting lessons the long way so that you don't have to.

The one about climate change and agriculture.

Use DeepGram transcripts in your Descript projects.

Use web requests to automate or programmatically post to Mastodon with Make.

A tale of YouTube granting me some nice numbers by connecting naked yoga and sharks.

The one about pushing outside of your comfort zone.

A few people have told me what I post about the backend of my podcasting journey on Facebook is interesting/amusing and I should make it more accessible.

The one about "No really, how cool is STEAM?".

An inelegant workaround to use colocated images with MDX on Next.js.

Use DeepGram as your Speech-to-Text (STT) engine in autoEdit 3.

Troubleshooting sharp errors on Netlify.

Deploying server-side canvas on Netlify.

Workarounds for letters displaying with cutouts on MacOS.

Proxy redirect parts of one Netlify site to another.

Reduce artefacts in audio exports from DaVinci Resolve.

Integration and rendering of Contentful embedded assets and entries.

The one about scale and being a freelance dev.

How do I regret thee, let me count the ways.

Automatically post Raindrop.io bookmarks to Tumblr.

The one about empathy in action.

The one about playing catch-up and low iron.

The one about educational othering and defining success.

MDX wraps components with paragraph tags and can add extra whitespace in tables which produce invalid HTML. This GatsbyJS plugin cleans up the markup.

How to create baked-in captions in videos using srt files and ffmpeg.

The one about motivating curiosity and a desire to learn.

The one about Bluey, Sarah and Duck, Looney Tunes, and Disney.

The one about cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The one about why the Arts belongs in STEMM.

Exporting multiple timelines at one in DaVinci Resolve.

Configuring Xrdp on CentOS for use over Microsoft Remote Desktop.

Using Google Cloud Services Speech to Text to generate SRT files from short videos.

How to create permissions on groups in Django in a migration.

The technical details behind the creation of STEAM Powered.

Use DaVinci Resolve marker EDLs to create timelines that can be used in show notes and YouTube timelines.

Replicate Fairlight settings when using the same track on multiple timelines.