September 26th, 2021
September 26, 2021
🍂 Fall and food edition.
I took the week off to staycation, @pyweek, and work on djangopackages.org. All in all, it was a good week.
👾 PyWeek 32
The goal of PyWeek is to build a game from scratch in one week using Python. It's held in March and September every year.
I had a late start and only made it a day and a half before stalling out. It was fun, but I needed a break.
🧰 New tool: an Nginx playground
Filed under things that I would never have thought of and useful to learn and experiment with Nginx.
https://jvns.ca/blog/2021/09/24/new-tool--an-nginx-playground/
🔥 Remove unnecessary files in node_modules
Josh Sherman walks us through deleting all the unused files in the project's node_modules folder, which helps build smaller container images and for fixed-sized environments like AWS Lambda.
https://joshtronic.com/2021/08/29/remove-unnecessary-files-in-node-modules/
🐑 Guerilla Grazing and Ingenious Off-Grid Living 🐏
While I have no plans of ever living off the grid, this is fascinating to watch.
{% include youtube.html id="U54HRmglYEA" %}
https://kottke.org/21/09/guerilla-grazing-and-ingenious-off-grid-living
🍂 The 2021 Fall Foliage Prediction Map
I look forward to these guides every year to know when to expect leaves to change color.
https://kottke.org/21/09/the-2021-fall-foliage-prediction-map
🗓 Today Is September 21st
This is the sixth and final September 21st video by Demi Adejuyigbe. It's a great way to celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of the next season.
{% include youtube.html id="Qfi9JpgMc2U" %}
https://kottke.org/21/09/today-is-september-21st
🧀 How to Cut & Serve Every Different Kind of Cheese
Yes, how to cut the cheese videos because of jokes. Seriously, though, this should be in a series of "useful things for adults."
{% include youtube.html id="fTgm36y884c" %}
https://kottke.org/21/09/how-to-cut-serve-every-different-kind-of-cheese
🍟 Garlic Parmesan Oven Fries
✅ Garlic 🧄
✅ Parmesan 🧀
✅ Potatoes 🥔
🍟 Fries ‼️
https://www.budgetbytes.com/thick-cut-garlic-parmesan-oven-fries/