Nik Kantar

2023

2023 (22)

December (2)

Adafruit Circuit Playground Express as an “On Air” Light
I made myself a super rudimentary on-air light from a gizmo I got in my PyCon US 2019 swag bag, and here’s how you can do it too.
Nik’s Issue Tracker
I’m building myself an issue tracker and would like to try documenting the process a little bit.

November (3)

TIL About shlex.split
Today I learned about shlex.split and it’s really cool.
Muscle Memory Is Wild
Sometimes your mind and body learn to do things without conscious effort so well it’s downright weird.
Masking Is Inclusivity
As time goes by and we all get increasingly tired of masking to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we should be mindful of whom we leave behind by reverting to “normalcy”.

September (1)

Favorite Command Line Tools
I’m a heavy command line user and have over the years found some favorites worth sharing.

August (2)

Hire Me! (v.2023.08)
It’s time for my next role. Is it with your company?
North Bay Python 2023: The Afterfeels
North Bay Python is back in business and I’ve got things to tell you about it.

July (3)

Colophon: July 2023 Edition
I’ve got a reasonably ergonomic stack for this site at the moment, and I’d like to tell you about it.
See You at North Bay Python 2023
I’m going to North Bay Python 2023 and hope to see you there.
Just a Camera
I’m going to try using my actual camera for (more) things after mostly letting it languish for four and a half years.

June (2)

Rebound 2023: Big Syc
I rode some gravel and it was life changing.
Markdown URL Tag Bookmarklets
I started doing most of my writing in a GUI editor and wanted something “closer” than my command-line utility mdut.

May (1)

Not Just Tech
This blog will henceforth be about more than just tech, reflecting me.

April (3)

Self-Hosting: Resolved?
I tried hosting my own stuff and failed.
Boolean Properties in Python: A Pitfall
I love using class properties as boolean flags, but occasionally forget the @property decorator.
Garage Detector
Every time I mount my bicycle on the roof rack on my car, I risk demolishing it on the way back home. I think I have an idea for the solution.

March (2)

Getting Nothing Out of a Python Dictionary
A bit of nuance about dealing with null and missing values in Python dictionaries.
Dedupe a List in Python, Slowly
A pretty slow way of removing duplicate elements in a Python list.

January (3)

Manuals Matter
I wrote some words mostly as an excuse to also post a photo and a video.
Invisible Moments
Many things influencing us throughout our lives go unnoticed.
2023: No Goals
OK, so it’s “no *public* goals”, sorry for the clickbait.