Recently I’ve been testing out the 20.04 beta for Ubuntu. It’s real nice. But it recently upgraded python from python3.7 to python3.8 underneath me. It’s honestly not such a bad thing. Python 3.8 has a lot of improvements that will make working with the language quite excellent. I’m particularly looking forward to utilizing Assignment Expressions… Read More »
Intro So for work I have built a tool that takes advantage of multithreaded processes on python. When researching for this topic I came across a number of guides that suggest the usage of the threading module. Now don’t get me wrong, the threading module is great, but do to a limitation with the Global… Read More »
Using LVM Snapshots to do a Backup At my former job we had a process that required the main system to be stopped before the backup could begin. The model the built in backup script followed was: Shut down Software Backup Software Location(s) Start Software Back Up This piece of software wasn’t something where it… Read More »
How to Refresh a Non-Prod MySQL Database Hey guys just a quick tip I wanted to toss up there about refreshing Prod to Non-Prod Databases. Assuming that you’ve setup a system for pulling your Personal Information out of your production database (ideally through some sort of data masking script or via an update/insert trigger) you… Read More »
Hey guys I was doing some of my spreadsheet fu on Google Sheets and I came across a problem. I needed a way to bring API data into my spreadsheet for a Bitcoin address I was trying to track. In the process I came up with a Google script way to pull a basic list… Read More »
This is a howto on using Xserver applications via SSH when using Windows. There are two good ways to do this. First, use a tool like mobaXterm. Let’s face it mobaXterm is pretty awesome and is an excellent way to get a bunch of your favorite Unix tools over to windows. But what if you’re already… Read More »