Proving Grounds: SunsetMidnight Walkthrough
An intermediate difficulty Debian Linux machine on Offensive Security’s Proving Grounds.
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Kali Linux – Adding A Custom Resolution
I recently had an issue where my new 4k Dell U2720Q wasn’t showing up at full resolution in Kali Linux. The monitor is connected to a Macbook Pro via USB-C and the VM is running on a VMware ESXi 6.7 U2 release. My monitor maxes out at 3840×2160 60 Hz. Kali was seeing the 60hz,
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Minecraft FTB Server – Ubuntu 14.04 Setup
A follow-up to my last post about Feed The Beast (FTB) and my own setup, which consists of: OSX as a client Ubuntu 14.04 as a server The steps to get up and running are super simple. One thing to note, however. This is on a personal VM that I host at my house and
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Minecraft FTB Client – OSX Java Issue
So the other day I had a pretty big hankering to play some Minecraft. I downloaded Feed the Beast (FTB) and a modpack I liked that reminded me of what I used to play on Tekkit. Go to launch, and…. problems. The client wouldn’t work. What I realized is that there was a problem with
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I’m on a podcast!
I recently had the privilege of representing Assault City Roller Derby on a relatively new roller derby podcast called Behind the Pivot Line. I talked briefly about Google Analytics, our website’s menu structure and how we came up with it, and some other fun topics. You can hear the episode here: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/behind-the-pivot-line/e/58789375
Useful Regex
Man I love regex. Select everything after the “>” character: \ > (.*) Select everything before the “>” character: (.*) >
Bash: Auto-add User to Groups
I wrote a snippet at work today for the following scenario: we have an environment at work where websites are owned by separate users and groups. In order to modify files in the site directories, our usernames must belong to these groups. It’s a pain to manually add oneself to these groups, especially when new
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Bash: Dev LAMP Stack Setup
Wrote a little snippet at work today for anyone who might need to get a LAMP environment set up fast for a dev environment. Works perfect for me for one off virtual machines I am doing testing in.
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Bulletproof-style Keto Coffee
So recently I decided to dive back into Keto, the high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet[note]https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq[/note]. As someone who enjoys bread more than possibly anyone on earth, it’s been very tough but I’ve been serious about keeping to it so far. And I’ve lost over 20 pounds since February. One interesting aspect of keto is the idea
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Python: Grab Latest Plugin Version Number from WordPress API
This should be a useful snippet for anyone that needs to do a lookup for a WordPress plugin’s latest available version number. I will be using this snippet to create a function in a larger WordPress environment operations script I have been developing for work.
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