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Paul Cochrane 🇪🇺

Geek, hacker, jack of all trades, multi-purpose software developer.

Location Germany Joined Joined on  Personal website https://peateasea.de github website

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Available for freelance Python and Perl backend development

Filling in PDF forms with Python
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Filling in PDF forms with Python

#python
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29 min read
Finding the last N rows of a database table in SQL
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Finding the last N rows of a database table in SQL

#sql
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4 min read
Putting book part information into page headers in LaTeX
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Putting book part information into page headers in LaTeX

#latex
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13 min read
Announcing `Algorithm::CurveFit` version 1.06
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Announcing `Algorithm::CurveFit` version 1.06

#perl
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2 min read
Calculating the volume of a cup via rotational solids
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Calculating the volume of a cup via rotational solids

#highschool #maths
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9 min read
Table subset searching with a list and DBIx::Class
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Table subset searching with a list and DBIx::Class

#perl
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Book review: A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms
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Book review: A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms

#bookreviews
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3 min read
A dinosaur learns poetry
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A dinosaur learns poetry

#python
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13 min read
Resizing the disk on a Vagrant virtual machine
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Resizing the disk on a Vagrant virtual machine

#linux #vagrant #virtualbox
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20 min read
Avoiding Ansible `apt_key` on Debian
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Avoiding Ansible `apt_key` on Debian

#ansible #debian #linux
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12 min read
"The Enterprise" amusement park ride
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"The Enterprise" amusement park ride

#highschool #physics #maths
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10 min read
Book review: Practical Object-Oriented Design
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Book review: Practical Object-Oriented Design

#bookreviews
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5 min read
Using a Garmin Edge 530 head unit with Linux
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Using a Garmin Edge 530 head unit with Linux

#linux
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9 min read
Fixing a fifteen-year-old curve fit bug
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Fixing a fifteen-year-old curve fit bug

#perl
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25 min read
Resurrecting tmux sessions after restart
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Resurrecting tmux sessions after restart

#tmux #linux
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5 min read
Car crash calculation counsel
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Car crash calculation counsel

#physics
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10 min read
Test that forking code!
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Test that forking code!

#git #bash #python
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15 min read
Throwing a javelin and finding where it lands
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Throwing a javelin and finding where it lands

#highschool #maths #python
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23 min read
Adding Shields.io badges to your GitHub profile
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Adding Shields.io badges to your GitHub profile

#howto #github
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18 min read
Basic Python project setup
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Basic Python project setup

#python #bash
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6 min read
Unnecessary upload evasion with lftp mirrors
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Unnecessary upload evasion with lftp mirrors

#linux #devops
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4 min read
Evaporating a pot of water
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Evaporating a pot of water

#physics #python #school
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14 min read
Correcting iBus/X-Windows compose key conflicts
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Correcting iBus/X-Windows compose key conflicts

#linux
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9 min read
Breaking spaces in vim
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Breaking spaces in vim

#vim
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2 min read
Better date mocking in Python tests with FreezeGun
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Better date mocking in Python tests with FreezeGun

#python #testing
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9 min read
Avoiding stringy eval in Perl
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Avoiding stringy eval in Perl

#perl
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6 min read
Sailplane glide distance
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Sailplane glide distance

#physics #science #school
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7 min read
Starting `ssh-agent` in Windows PowerShell
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Starting `ssh-agent` in Windows PowerShell

#windows #git #ssh
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2 min read
Letting mere mortals run Windows PowerShell scripts
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Letting mere mortals run Windows PowerShell scripts

#windows #rakulang
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9 min read
Building and testing Raku in AppVeyor
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Building and testing Raku in AppVeyor

#rakulang #windows #ci #testing
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20 min read
Hotel hotspot hijinks
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Hotel hotspot hijinks

#perl
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8 min read
Bash-ing our way to a project’s base directory
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Bash-ing our way to a project’s base directory

#bash #linux
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