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Add capability classes to your html element
Written on December 26, 2024 by Bram Esposito in tech · 111 words · 1 min read
In: javascript, library
Couldn’t come up with the Javascript library that adds capabilities supported by your browser as a class to your html element.
It was Modernizr, a library way more popular in the more turbulent years of the browser wars and the start of Web 2.0
31 januari 2025 update: it must be 10 years ago that I had to use this, but today I need to write browser-specific code again 😕.
After fruitlessly searching the web using Google, I asked ChatGPT for an update. It came up with some alternatives:
- platform.js: has been archived by the maintainer (fellow Belgian Mathias Bynens)
- bowser.js: which, if memory serves, even predates Modernizr
- detect.js: a User Agent parser
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bike repair day
Written on December 25, 2024 by Bram Esposito in right-to-repair · 67 words · 1 min read
In: bicycle, kids, repair
A few days ago, my daughter came home with a headlight broken off. Even a robust, quality headlight cannot withstand the violence of high schoolers 😆.
Safety first, so I made sure the bike trip to the Christmas party yesterday was done with fully functioning bike lights. Also a good time to replace the rear wheel quick-release, as the Follow-me Tandem one has a tendency to come loose.
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Switch to Pride Versioning!
Written on December 24, 2024 by Bram Esposito in tech · 11 words · 1 min read
In: versioning
@Niki Tonsky: I propose we replace semantic versioning with pride versioning
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Silent Sunday in Hierges(FR)
Written on December 23, 2024 by Bram Esposito in photo · 5 words · 1 min read
In: silenstsunday
Silent Sunday in Hierges(FR)
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From Hamachi in 2004 to Tailscale 20 years later
Written on December 20, 2024 by Bram Esposito in tech · 154 words · 1 min read
In: Alex Pankratov, Hamachi, network, Tailscale, VPN
Back in 2004, Alex Pankratov launched Hamachi, a new and fresh approach to VPN. It was so easy to use, compared to classic VPN. I really enjoyed using it, trying to maintain access to different systems at home, work, parents, …
Hamachi, by Alex Pankratov
After moving to a single, portable, computer I did no longer have the need for a solution like Hamachi. And LogMeIn’s acquisition of the company made it feel more corporate, less indie. I lost track of it.
Today, I’m in a similar spot for a project, and slowly these memories came back. Instead of Hamachi, I now use Tailscale, who seem to have a good (free) offering for personal and small usage.
PS: funny how small this world is, cause only yesterday I was looking at nullboard, another project by Alex Pankratov, that was on the frontpage of the orange website. I had no idea this was by the same developer!
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new features I want to add to this blog
Written on December 18, 2024 by Bram Esposito in tech · 23 words · 1 min read
In: WordPress, write2025
While I’m slowly setting up this blog, I’m keeping track of the features that I want to add to it.
Check the list
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iMovie still has no Dark Mode
Written on December 17, 2024 by Bram Esposito in tech · 38 words · 1 min read
In: Apple, Apple bug, Dark Mode, iMovie
A system-wide implementation of Dark Mode was first introduced in 2018 as part of macOS Mojave (10.14).
https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Dark_Mode
6 years later, iMovie still has an onboarding wizard that shines brighter than the sun.
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Diamond tools
Written on December 16, 2024 by Bram Esposito in photo · 3 words · 1 min read
Diamond tools illustration
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Repair of a Bosch GST 150 CE jigsaw
Written on December 15, 2024 by Bram Esposito in right-to-repair · 32 words · 1 min read
In: hardware, repair
Recently, the lifting rod of my Bosch GST 150 CE jigsaw broke, it literally snapped off.
Today I replaced the part (866 in the picture). Here are some pictures of my work in progress:
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Avoid sudo if you can

Written on December 11, 2024 by Bram Esposito in tech · 145 words · 1 min read

In: javascript, node, npm, root, write2025

I ran npm update on a project today, which returned this error:

npm error code EACCES
npm error syscall open
npm error path /Users/-username-/.npm/_cacache/index-v5/ab/83/-long-hash-
npm error errno EACCES
npm error
npm error Your cache folder contains root-owned files, due to a bug in
npm error previous versions of npm which has since been addressed.
npm error
npm error To permanently fix this problem, please run:
npm error   sudo chown -R 501:20 "/Users/-username-/.npm"
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /Users/-username-/.npm/_logs/2024-12-11T10_37_38_225Z-debug-0.log

I avoid running sudo commands, especially when it’s node or npm suggesting this.

My solution:

rm  -r /Users/-username-/.npm

And running npm update again.

Always think twice before running a root command, especially when it’s coming from an online tool.