Use Git hooks to automatically push after every commit

During before and after various Git operations, Git invokes special hooks that can be used execute custom scripts. This article explains how to use them to automatically push to an upstream repository every time you make a commit to a local repo.

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DARPA's Heilmeier Catechism

A set of questions help you think through and evaluate proposed projects and research programs.

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Markdown should be readble without knowing Markdown

Markdown documents should be readble without understanding complex mark-up. A growing number of Markdown syntax extensions take the form of HTML or HTML-like tags and boilerplate that hinder readability. Instead we should focus on how some construct should be presented in plain-text for human consumption and then add minimal structure to it for machine consumption.

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On Gender Gap in Adolescent Mental Health

A recent study found that more gender-equal countries have larger gender gaps in mental health. I look at the data that seems to have yielded this counter-intuitive results and find it lacking.

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On Highlighting Syntax vs. Semantics

Takes a look at an alternate form of code highlighting based on core semantics instead of syntactic role.

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Inktober - Stripes

Inktober - Wild

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Quickly grab a snapshot of your reMarkable tablet

How to bind a hotkey to grab a snapshot of your reMarkable display and copy it to the clipboard on a Mac.

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Note-taking on a reMarkable 2

Sentiments after using the reMarkable 2 tablet for a month.

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