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February 11, 2021
Modifying VIM emulation in Visual Studio Code to Work Better
I just started using Visual Studio Code. I’ve been using vim for a long time. I liked some of the features of VS Code, but I can’t go back to a mouse. So, of course VSC has vim emulation, but...
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Moving Around in Visual Studio with VIM emulation mods
I just started using VS Code/Visual Studio Code. I’ve been a vim guy for years, and have tried Atom, which was pretty good. Then I started seeing all these youtube videos where people used VS Code,...
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Show Me – Mint Royale

I first heard "Show Me" in a video at a church I was attending … It was probably 2008 or so. The church creative guy cut a really cool video and it opened with "Here comes my boys…" and I was...
ReadFebruary 8, 2021
Install an SSL Cert in Apache
openssl pkcs12 -in domain.com.pfx -out domain.com.pem -nodes openssl rsa -in domain.com.pem -out domain.com.cert.key openssl x509 -in domain.com.pem -out domain.com.cert.crt Assuming copy those...
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SQL Snippets to Remember
Row Number Over: Find Duplicates: To determine if there is a duplicate:
ReadJanuary 18, 2021
Nothing is Safe – clipping.

I’m always inspired, when I listen to Nothing is Safe. I always open up Logic Pro and try to make something when I’ve just heard it. Why am I only a little bit annoyed by the … what, hammer...
ReadJanuary 18, 2021
Slow and Low – Beastie Boys

Songs Influential to Dist1nc7ive Stories: Slow and Low – Beastie Boys, from Licensed to Ill. Back in high school, Hannah left a self-recorded cassette tape in my car after a night of hanging out....
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High Plains Drifter – Beastie Boys

Songs Influential to Dist1nc7ive Stories: High Plains Drifter – Beastie Boys. So, this is a little blog-series on the songs that influence my Distinctive Stories podcast. This time, I want to write...
ReadJanuary 18, 2021
Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck) - Run the Jewels

A significant element of the beat is a vocal chop of a line in the song itself. A) Meta. B) Who thinks of these things? Do they just sit around and try stuff and stumbled upon it? Is it Music Theory...
ReadJanuary 10, 2021
Midi Meta-Data Update using PHP (PhpTabs)

So, I downloaded a few “producer packs” from Ghosthack. I use these to help kick-start ideas when I’m producing a podcast recording. The blank canvas is the most difficult place for me. These...
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