Monday, August 10, 2026

Quick tip: how to check the Python version and packages installed in a Python virtual environment

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 Activate the environment and run python --version or python -V To check a specific package e.g. streamlit run pip show streamlit inside the...
Saturday, July 11, 2026

How software rots - Uncle Bob (YouTube video)

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

The memory paradox: why our brains need knowledge in the age of AI

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I have this aching feeling - which might sound familiar -  but I never saw any academic research on this: offloading too much thinking to AI...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Understanding conda channels

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 Conda channels are package source - locations where conda looks for software packages when you run conda install. Each channel can contain ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Quick tip: fix eID Viewer installation - a driver can't load on this device

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I recently had to use the Belgian eID software and couldn't get it to work on the Windows 11 - it always failed with "A driver ca...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

Quick tip: retrieving raw, unprocessed files stored in Github

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 The domain raw.githubusercontent.com serves raw, unprocessed files stored in Github repositories - think of it as GitHub's "direct...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Quick tip: checking your Github Copilot settings

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 Open  https://github.com/settings/copilot/features References: Best practices for using GitHub Copilot Asking GitHub Copilot questions in y...