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My first attempt at an Angel Food Cake
When I used to work at Outbound, I would go to a nearby shop to get some cake as an afternoon treat. I’m forgetting the shop’s name and they’ve closed down since. The cake was a soft, simple, and fluffy angel food cake. The past few days
Ugh, gone is my server again!
I made the same mistake I made some time last year where I accidentally made it impossible for me to log in to my digital ocean box. Last week, this happened with my go.mhmd.us server. Which means I will have to start from scratch on some setup there,
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Dark mode in 1 step
This should work relatively well for most websites: @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { body { filter: invert(1); background: #000; /* since most sites declare the background color */ } } This will work pretty well for most sites unless your site has a lot of images. Examples * * * If your images are inverted like reddit above, use
I really wanted to like Outlander
So I’m thinking about how some time last year, I tried watching Outlander. The beginning of the show is amazing, premise and environmental setup of the whole show is amazing but something got me to stop watching it. I’ve thought a lot about what this something was and
Book review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
I recently finished this book and I am going to summarize some of my thoughts in a concise list below: * The book has great writing * The buildup in the book is pretty amazing but there is no climatic part * Characters are pretty well developed even if a bit hard to
October update
I’ve been busy the past month with work and when not working staying away from the computer. I want to highlight some changes to my daily routine and also update on some books I’ve read or listened to recently. About 2 years ago when Kristen and I adopted
Samson’s Halloween costume
Reverting to an old school way of posting
I don’t like the WordPress editor, even with its features that are probably the best in the industry, I don’t find myself craving to write in it. The main reason for me is that the features get in my way, I have to hide away all the UI
The Goldfinch, movie vs book
I was in the middle of writing my thoughts on the book version of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and then I realized that I should just wait until the movie comes out to write up my thoughts on both together. If you’ve read the book and haven’t
iPhone 11
Today, Apple announced new three iPhones, an iPad, and the Apple Watch series 5. I’m sure you’ve already seen all the news about this, my post is not about specific features or what Apple didn’t release. I’m only posting to note that I’m going to
Maus #1 by Art Spieglman
I just finished reading Maus: My Father Bleeds History, written and illustrated by Art Spieglman. I’m still processing it. I’ve been reading it over the past days. I’m currently in New York City and I brought the book with me. I wanted to read something different while