nihilism is exhausting
Author: Jarlath
SED: Delete first N lines of a file
BASH: Split a large file, retaining extension
SQLite: Find NOT NULL empty records
SQLIte: Table joins
SQLite: Remove duplicate rows
RUST: Delete sqlite records
RUST: Delete postgres records
RUST: Insert postgres record with sqlx
RUST: Insert sqlite record with sqlx
RUST: Insert character to -Nth position
RUST: Reverse a String
RUST: CAS number validation checker
RUST: Format chemIDplus to valid CAS
BASH: Solve file encoding issues
AWK: Swap columns
NGINX: Generate ssl certificate
SQLite: Create database and import data
GREP: GNU grep tutorial
https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/grep.html
AWK: Effective AWK programming
https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/gawk.html
SED: A stream editor tutorial
htthttps://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html
RUST: Generate a random string
REGEX: Expression builder
https://regex101.com
AWK: Add a primary key column
POSTGRES: Load delimited file into table
POSTGRES: Add or delete columns
POSTGRES: Create a new database
SED: Delete specified lines from input file
RUST: Function with multiple return values
RUST: A half-hour to learn Rust
https://fasterthanli.me/articles/a-half-hour-to-learn-rust
Opinions are like arseholes…
…everybody’s got one.
RUST: Web scraping template
RUST: Ownership & Borrowing
PHP: Hide category post in WordPress
BASH: System benchmarking script
BASH: Index directory to HTML file
RUBY: Extract text from pdf
RUBY: Recursive search and replace
RUBY: Delimited data – text file processing
RUBY: Validate chemical identifiers
RUBY: Open file modes
RUBY: Open file, read it, put lines into array
BASH: Rsync between servers
Pull from a remote server: Push to a remote server:
Settling-in for the Winter
So, where was I? Oh yes, Mavrovouni, a tiny village 5km south of Gytheio. I’ve decided to bed-down here for a few months, for several good reasons. Firstly, with the catastrophic government failures of managing the coronavirus ‘up north’ there’s little point in travelling there now. Besides, I can’t even enter the Czech Republic for…
I’ve got Homer’s number
Sunday morning was a lazy one, a couple of swims, and replacing both tubes on the bike which by now had two slow punctures. Lucky I had the spares! I wanted to have a proper look around Githio nearby, and had a tasty lunch there. But the town overall, despite the initial positive impressions, gets…
Day 27: Skirting the Laconian Gulf
Sleep came easy and I was unconscious for a solid ten hours. Starting out groggy and unenthusiastic, I felt much better after a few kilometres, even without breakfast. My target for today would be Mavrovouni, 70km away, and my first stop on the Mani peninsula, the next ‘finger’ of the Peleponesse. I wasn’t going to…
Day 26: The road to Archangelos
Today was to be an easy one: roll off the ferry and down to Neapoli to pick up bike spares, then head north along the coast to the fishing village of Archangelos. While packing, a smiling Dutch couple approached to ask about my route. They were also touring – albeit with camper van support. We…
Simos: a real Greek tragedy
A good sleep-in was on the cards, let the leg muscles recover a bit. Salts also needed replacement. Late morning was a chance to really sort out the bike, clean it and generally give it a decent servicing. The back wheel seemed to have a slow puncture. I was missing a tyre lever. Removing the…
Day 25: Popping over to Simos Beach
More than anywhere in Greece I have yet been, I noticed many locals cycling around near Monemvasia, which was great to see! I could take my time today as I was making a short 40km hop to catch the ferry to Elafonisos from Pouta. Emails and admin sorted, I thanked the kind owner of Kritikos…
Freddos in Monemvasia
It took time to get here, over high mountains, against numerous bike troubles on difficult roads, and being enchanted by Kyparissi for a week. But that’s the beauty of solo bicycle touring: total flexibility and freedom in the face of the unknown. Up early to watch the sun rising over the back of town, and…
"Aufwachen, arschloch!"