Biodegradable Geek

4 Do-It-Yourself Whiteboard Alternatives

Whiteboards are as useful as they are overpriced. I built one using tileboard (the thing they use in bathrooms), and I highly recommend making/buying one. It took me awhile to find tileboard in my area. In case anyone has the same problem, here are 4 alternatives I considered: They are not in any specific order. Glass [...]

I Can’t Live Without My vim Config

I have updated the vim page with my vimrc/gvimrc configs. Instead of repeating myself, I will quote some parts of the page .. More details and the vim config itself here I recommend turning backups on if you have them off. I personally hate having the ~ files all over my OS, so I keep them along [...]

Bash Script to Force an Empty Git Push

Sometimes, like when you’re testing hooks or trying to create synced remote and local repos, you’ll find yourself touching empty files just to get a git push going. This script automates this task by creating a unique temporary file, committing it, pushing, and then removing the file. #!/bin/sh TMP=tmp-`date +'%m%s'` touch $TMP git add $TMP git commit $TMP -m '(forced [...]