Author: ZacharyST
What I Read, 2023 Edition
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Remove Files When Argument List is Too Long
This note is for a very simple use case: you want to remove a bunch of files from your Linux system but “bunch” is more than the system will accept, so you are given an error that the “argument list is too long”. This Stack Overflow answer was very helpful: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11289551/argument-list-too-long-error-for-rm-cp-mv-commands. For my specific case, […]
Find and Remove Files by Size and Recency
This post details a pretty simple Linux task but it is one I will need to use frequently as my server fills up, so I am documenting it so I do not have to continue googling. The specific task is to find files greater than a certain size and created more than a certain number […]
Working Through “Killed: 9” Message When Launching Python
Having just returned from paternity leave, it has been at least 8 months since I used Python on my OS Monterey M1 laptop. To my surprise, I could not use it. Any time I would type python, ipython, or try to launch an environment using conda, the command line returned a “Killed: 9” message. Everything […]
Who I Saw, 2022 Edition
Incredibly, the first entry on this list was not seen until September 2022. The infrequent sightings are due to Covid caution at the beginning of the year and then having a newborn in early June. Fortunately, on one of our first meal outings – a brunch place in Larchmont Village with another couple with an […]
What I Read, 2022 Edition
1. Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes for When You’re Not Drinking for Whatever Reason by Julia Bainbridge. This 167 page recipe book was a gift from my mom after a stray remark about trying out non-alcohol mixed drinks. After a brief exploration of cocktails in the summer of 2020 and dismay over the amount of work […]
Do I Have to Stimulate My Baby for Every Waking Moment?
New parents quickly learn that “eat, play, sleep” is the broad structure that should guide a newborn’s days. I have already discussed eating and sleeping, which are two sides of the same coin, because playing with a baby is not really possible in the first eight-ish weeks. Not only are babies that young hardly interactive, […]
The Diaper Genie Complete Versus the Ubbi Steel Diaper Pail
We have used two trash cans for diapers, the Playtex Diaper Genie Complete and the Ubbi Steel Diaper Pail. The former was chosen by my in-laws for when we stayed with them for three weeks after the baby’s birth, and the latter is what we chose for our home based on Wirecutter’s recommendation. Overall, they […]
The Baby Brezza is Overpriced and Practically Useless
We have used varying amounts of formula almost since our baby was born. Since my wife is in charge of breastfeeding, I have taken responsibility for formula feeding, and since I have lots of opinions, I have decided to write product reviews. Here, I compare two manual methods, one bottle at a time and the […]
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