The Latest
Make Any Printer AirPrint Compatible
My wife’s computer is an iPad and she needed to print something. Our printer is an older Brother network laser printer and as such doesn’t support AirPrint. I used this guide to get an Avahi discovery service running on my Raspberry Pi to enable my printer to be discoverable by iOS, iPadOS, and Android.
Ruminate More
Do you remember back to your school days of writing a paper, giving it a once over, and turning it in only to be surprised on return of bad editing marks? After all, I reviewed it; how did I miss so many mistakes? When we start actively writing, our brains devote more processing resources to higher-order thinking. In other words, the brain filters out low-level mundane items like spelling and grammar in favor of conveying meaning. Continue reading
Deploying CSRF Protection to an Active Site
At Zumba, I implemented CSRF protection to all our state-changing user inputs. With a large and complicated site, implementing CSRF is a very tricky ordeal. There are several strategies with varying degrees of difficulty and effectiveness to consider. The real challenge, which is often not written about, is deploying it to active users with minimal disruption.
Continue reading
Feel the Heat in Overcooked 2
Ever wondered what it would be like to run a kitchen? Chaos. Overcooked 2, when playing with kids, becomes absolute pandemonium, but also incredibly fun. This game gives kids a chance to see what it would be like to be in charge, give orders, and deal with failures.
Continue reading
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse
The short of it: if you take a Zelda game, replace almost all items with toy-themed objects, make it rogue-lite, and add a time-based reset loop, you get Swords of Ditto.
Continue reading