Albert Liang·Oct 4, 2021Docker compose and entropyRan into a seemingly commonplace problem (my docker-compose was hanging randomly) with an extremely unexpected answer (my system was…
Albert Liang·Aug 10, 2021How to rsync directly into a Windows 10 machine (using OpenSSH not cygwin or WSL)Windows 10 is getting closer and closer to the Linux world every day, and it’s hecking exciting.A response icon2A response icon2
InTech SketchesbyAlbert Liang·May 14, 2018Three Microsoft Word creature comforts that we take for grantedSmart quotes, em/en dashes, and orphan control
InTech SketchesbyAlbert Liang·May 9, 2018Happy .APP day!On May 8, 2018, a new top-level domain (TLD) .app joins the Internet. I put in bids to get 4 of them.. and managed to score one of them!A response icon1A response icon1
InTech SketchesbyAlbert Liang·May 7, 2018Is Amazon Prime still worth it?Amazon’s raising the cost of Prime by 20%… am I even getting $120 worth of value from it? (TL;DR — No, I’m not, but I’m keeping Prime…
InTech SketchesbyAlbert Liang·Apr 30, 2018Typing Chinese faster: QWERTY vs T9 keyboardsUnlike English, smartphone keyboards are not well-optimized for Chinese input. “Swiping” was a new invention that made writing English…
InTech SketchesbyAlbert Liang·Apr 23, 2018Password “hacking”: a server-side perspectiveWhat happens when a server gets hacked? How do servers store username/password combinations?
InTech SketchesbyAlbert Liang·Apr 19, 2018Multi-cultural passwords: an evolution of “correct horse battery staple”Ah, the stressful art of creating a password… something “secure” but “easy to remember”.
InTech SketchesbyAlbert Liang·Apr 18, 2018Block chain social network (Part 2): Facebook’s history and minimal needsThis is Part 2 of my “block chain social network” series of posts. Check out the previous post on this topic: Part 1 — An open discussion…A response icon1A response icon1
