Category: Blog
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I’ve published a tiny Jekyll plugin that makes terminal commands in posts runnable with a click (in iTerm, at least). The iTerm tag plugin renders a fenced code block showing a command, and a “Run in iTerm” link that uses iTerm 2’s new(ish) command url scheme (iterm2:/command?c=COMMAND) to open the command in a confirmation box…
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I’ve built a paywall system for this blog. It was quite an endeavor to make a home-grown solution that works with my static Jekyll site, but I think I got it. From now on, I’ll be adding bonus content to posts that will only available to subscribers. You can subscribe at any level — the…
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I’ve released v4 of md-lipsum, my API for generating Markdown Lorem Ipsum. This update introduces expanded source options, new query parameters for enhanced functionality, and is powered by the new ‘random-words’ Ruby gem. Try the new API: https://brettterpstra.com/md-lipsum Share Your Shortcuts! If you use the API to create any Apple Shortcuts, System Services, command line…
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Since leaving Oracle I’ve been hard at work on Marked 3, and holy cow it’s a huge update. I expect to have the beta out in the next week or two. When it’s ready it will be available as a subscription directly via Paddle or the Mac App Store, and all Setapp users will get…
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My 47th birthday was a few days ago. 11 years ago, I wrote a post on my birthday, detailing my addiction and recovery, and while I won’t go into the same points again, I thought I’d write something in the same vein. Shortly after my last (third) stint in rehab in my early 20s, I…
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The Liiift giveaway has ended, and I have winners to announce! The winners! Congratulations to: Tucker Ksiazek Rebecca Owen Doug Lionetti Yinan Chen John Flavin You should have received an email with details, please let me know if you didn’t hear anything! But I didn’t win! If you didn’t win, sorry, but Liiift is still…
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I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 5 licenses ($19.99 value each) for Liiift. I don’t lift much these days, but this app looks good enough to get me back into it. Liiift is a beautiful iOS app designed to help you get the most out of your weightlifting workouts. This giveaway is for lifetime…
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The Summit giveaway has ended, and I have winners to announce! The winners! Congratulations to: Denis Ricard Colleen Juri Frédéric FERRARE Marco Fraatz Jim Simpson Antonio Martínez García Mike Shaffer Sebastien Thugnet Yaaqoub Eliyyahu Panos Frantzis You should have received an email with details, please let me know if you didn’t hear anything! But I…
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I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 10 licenses ($149.99 value each) for Summit. Summit is an elegant tool for making the most of meetings, from building agendas to keeping meetings on track with timers and other tools. If you’re in charge of meeting planning, whether for work or your personal clubs and groups, you…
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The Trickster giveaway has ended, and I have winners to announce! The winners! Congratulations to: Denton Jacobs Pascal Smeets Paolo Cecchini You should have received an email with details, please let me know if you didn’t hear anything! But I didn’t win! If you didn’t win, sorry, but Trickster is still worth checking out. Stop…