Ideas.Offby1

Articles by Chris Rose

Ten Years

Ten years ago today I got on a plane in Edmonton with my bike, two suitcases, a huge pile of immigration paperwork, and a cat.

Doom Emacs and direnv

Solving an issue arising from an interaction between Doom Emacs and direnv

direnv and pip-tools together

A relatively simple way to automate locking your pip-tools requirements using direnv

42

The last day of my 43rd year was...

I'm Not a Misanthrope

I used to think I was a misanthrope, and then I met the real ones.

2010s

Looking back at the decade that was... it's been a ride. I got married. Emigrated to another country. Took a terrifying job that continues to excite me

Twenty Years Later

We didn't build a better world, we just automated the excesses of the old one.

Worldcon

Fandom turns out to be pretty nifty

Using Docker to run tox without adding Pythons to your system

Build a Docker image that can run tox for you

Changing Horses Midstream

Taking a step into the unknown means giving up the certainty of my ability