Technology

Last year I decided to change my e-mail address. I’ve used the same Yahoo e-mail address since elementary school, so this was a major undertaking. I’ve done the best I can, and there are some things I learned in this process.

My tax season is in February, since I try to get everything done as soon as possible when all my tax forms arrive. I have (almost) always filed my own tax returns, and sometimes I wish it was a little easier.

The following text is a valid DOS program:

X5M@P5~APZ%3@PY%AAP[5~$P^5T%P_)5GGG)5GG)5XPLFXLFLEQX5M@P5~APZ%3@PY%AAP[5~$P^5T%P_)5GGG)5GG)5XPLFXLFLEQ

What happens when you run it?

When I took a trip to Pittsburgh last year, I needed to figure out how to get around on public transit. I went to the website of the local transit authority, and when I got to the schedules page, something seemed off.

The following is valid C++ code:

int x = 0;
int and y = x + 1;

Huh? What does int and y mean?

The latest trend of “proxy spam” in my spam folder is Qualtrics surveys from college and university accounts. While surveys like this can be annoying sometimes, that’s not what’s happening here.

When you think of Web development in Python, you might think of popular Web frameworks like Django or Flask. While these are good for large applications used by many people simultaneously, Python’s standard libary is good enough for a small project that’s only used by one person at a time.

A while ago I talked about how I had trouble playing music in my car because it doesn’t have an aux port. As I mentioned in that post, I decided to use an FM audio transmitter, but one of the problems with this is that the signal could potentially be picked up in nearby cars. I had some evidence that this was possible, but I figured I should actually test this out.

I’ve been learning about IPv6, and I built a visualization tool to compare its IP addresses with IPv4. The difference between the two is striking.

When people talk about building a website, it’s common to use an example name rather than the name of an actual website. And when people ask questions about their websites, they often use a placeholder instead of the real name. This all makes sense, but when it isn’t done right, it can lead to problems. To see why, let’s start with the story of a Web host and its employees.