History: Jihad
Posted on Sun 11 June 2023 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary
A holy war. Muhammad and his followers perpetrated raids against their enemies, these raids were called Jihad in the Quran which meant "striving in the way of the Lord."
generate a random hex string in python
Posted on Thu 08 June 2023 in tech • Tagged with python, programming
Here is a simple gist that demonstrates how to generate a random hex string in Python. This is pseudo-random and designed only to be used for generating test data.
History: Koran
Posted on Sun 04 June 2023 in history • Tagged with history, writing
600 CE
See Quran. Koran|see Quran
getting started with command line navigation using emacs
Posted on Fri 02 June 2023 in tech
Even for non-emacs users it can be powerful to understand the basic emacs command editing paradigm. Both Mac OS and the Unix and Linux shell allow emacs style command editing in text contexts. This basic introduction goes over the basics of emacs "chords" and control of the command line. An …
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5 emacs tips for power users
Posted on Tue 30 May 2023 in tech
Emacs is a great system and worthwhile for any developer to spend some time learning and improving their skills. YouTube has plenty of introductions and tutorials to Emacs but very few tutorials aim at power users. Here are 5 tips for emacs users who would like to go to the …
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