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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 01, 2023

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Declaring Tab Bankruptcy

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In the past 6-12 months, however, things have gone very, very wild. I'm up over 400 tabs now and it doesn't appear that there is any letting up. A friend encouraged me to simply close all tabs and move on. He's right, but I can't.

Exploring the CBSD virtual environment management framework – part 4: Jails (II)

=> ↺ Exploring the CBSD virtual environment management framework – part 4: Jails (II)

This article is about using the interactive jail creation script and building something from ports. It also explores some important concepts along the way.

The Perl Toolchain Summit 2023

=> ↺ The Perl Toolchain Summit 2023

After a break of four years, it has been my privilege to attend the 13th Perl Toolchain Summit (née Perl QA Hackathon). This is the third time the summit has been held in Lyon and the tenth summit I have been able to attend. PTS is a really important event in the Perl calendar where those working on the Perl toolchain and in Perl QA get to meet together for four days of discussions, decisions on the future of Perl, and hacking.

How to use ON DELETE CASCADE in Postgres with an example

=> ↺ How to use ON DELETE CASCADE in Postgres with an example

Postgres is one of the most popular open-source relational database systems in use today. One of the useful features of PostgreSQL is on delete cascade that simplifies the code in your application. In this guide, you will learn how to set up and use ON DELETE CASCADE in foreign keys in Postgres, let’s get going!

Keeping computer stuff open or closed

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Aside from a few reckless years in my early 20s (we all act out in our own ways at that stage), I’ve always guarded system resources like a hawk. Maybe it was due to my early childhood upbringing on DOS and Windows 3.x, or maybe I find it an affront to waste resources in general.

It means I keep applications I have open down to an absolute minimum. Granted, I’ll run desktop environments like KDE on FreeBSD because it makes my machine more functional and fun. But terminal windows, browsers, text editors, and file managers will only have enough tabs, buffers, or windows open to do the task at hand, before being bookmarked, saved, and/or closed as soon as possible.

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