Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Azure Pipelines: Not triggering a build when README.md is edited

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I was updating a README.md and realized I was about to trigger a pointless pipeline build. Had I Googled it, it might have taken ten minutes...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

macOS: Capture Video's Frames using Bash

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The blog will cover how to screenshot a video on macOS using Bash. Videos typically run at 24 FPS or 30 FPS, so taking a screenshot every se...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

macOS: Configure Visual Studio Code to Run the Bash Debug Extension

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The Bash Debug Extension, as of version 0.3.9, requires at least Bash 4.* or Bash 5.* to be installed. macOS natively has Bash 3.2 installed...
Monday, September 29, 2025

Git Command-Line: Listing All Untracked Files

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When a new folder is added to a local Git repo, "git status" only shows the folder name: C:\repo>git status On branch bug/jdnar...
Monday, September 22, 2025

Visual Studio Code: A launch.json for Python Development

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Having spent years as a PowerShell developer, I find myself in need of a launch.json file for Python work. To add the launch.json file, crea...

WSL/Ubuntu: Make Visual Studio Code Always Use Your Python Virtual Environment

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Recall from  WSL: Install Azure OpenAI SDK  that in order to install the Azure OpenAI SDK on Ubuntu, a virtual environment had to be used. W...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

AI: Sample Dataset – National Vulnerability Database (NVD) CVE

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Any AI needs seed data such as critical business data. With the help of ChatGPT, I created a Python app that downloads records from the Nati...