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An opinionated blog about tech, recruitment, and code
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One simple tip to remove the anxiety of writers block

By Sam Texas in evergreen on 14 Jan 2021

Sometimes I struggle to come up new topics for content. This is one simple but effective strategy for clearing writers block.…

I don't let design and UX get in the way of shipping early and often

By Sam Texas in evergreen on 02 Jan 2021

I don't let design/UX influence the early stages of product development. Instead I rely on opinionated frameworks like Django and Bootstrap to take that burden.…

Google is Killing Our Productivity. What We Can Do About It?

By Sam Texas in google on 28 Dec 2020

Google is killing our productivity.

 Search results are now a minefield of advertising 
and SEO sewage masquerading as content.

What can we do about it?…

Don't let startup founders fool you with options. CA$H or GTFO

By Sam Texas in startups on 14 Nov 2020

If you don't understand the deal in front of you then don't sign. If you don't understand how options work then don't sign. If the hiring team is pressuring into an option plan then don't sign. Get paid what you are worth. Don't let anyone offset your market value with…

Use a socks5 proxy to beat HTTP error 451

By Sam Texas in socks5 on 02 Aug 2020

This documents my recipe for working around the error 451 when viewing some websites from Europe. SOCKS5 is simple and available in most HTTP clients.…

Self-host your own SOCKS5 Proxy Server with Docker

By Sam Texas in socks5 on 01 Aug 2020

With a cheap Virtual Machine and a little Docker fairy dust you too can self-host and run your own SOCKS5 proxy server. I use it for occasional web page scraping and getting around numerous restrictions based on my location.…

Use FoxyProxy to Quickly change your Browser's SOCKS5 Settings

By Sam Texas in socks5 on 31 Jul 2020

A quick 10-step walkthrough to change your browsers proxy settings with the FoxyProxy browser extension.…

Make Traefik Load-balance Docker and External Services

By Sam Texas in traefik on 24 Jul 2020

A quick cheat sheet and example configuration that configures Traefik to loadbalance across docker networks and external networks.…

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