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A detailed guide to Ruby splat operator (*), not to confuse with multiplication, is a tool with many uses. It addresses some common Ruby use cases and helps keep code clean and easy to read.

Tmux is a must-know tool for most developers and system administrators. In this article, we discuss how to configure tmux to copy to macOS system clipboard.

Serve responsive and retina images in a Ruby on Rails application without 3rd party library or any additional code just using the `srcset` property in the `ActionView::imgae_tag` helper.

Mr. Wijesinghe, the Science teacher from Maliyadewa College, helped me with the Science and Technology subject up to the Ordinary Level examination. He remains one of my most cherished teachers.

Natural languages are complex to master especially if it's not your mother tongue. Grammarly helps you effortlessly improve your writings. One can't go wrong with good English. That is why you should invest in Grammarly Premium.

The Apple Spring Loaded event came loaded with exciting new Apple products. The new M1 iMac, M1 iPad Pro and the long-awaited Air Tags are among the highlights of this event. They are available for preorder and will be available on stores from April 30.

Neovim FZF plugin - Files options - Preview syntax highlighting not working fix.

I would like to wish every one a happy Sinhala & Tamil New Year. May this year be filled with prosperity and good health.

Generating darkened and lightened colors based on a given colour is common in web interface development. This are the options you have to generate darkened and lightened colours in Ruby on Rails.

A photo is worth a thousand words, how much does a video worth? Including videos as intros and backgrounds are becoming common and with HTML5 we can do so without the use of any plugins.

High commission rates charged by ride hailing services like PicMe and Uber are making drivers go solo in these seasonal times that have plenty of customers in the road waiting to be picked up. This leaves app users hanging out to dry.

The vehicle import ban was necessary to keep exchange rates stable. How ever the governments focus to prioritise EVs with the relax of the import restrictions could destabilise the power grid.

Its almost Sinhala Tamil New Year and it might be a good time to buy a MacBook Air. Shops want to rid of the Intel i3 versions and the M1 MacBook Air prices are also not that bad.

It could be argued that `NOT NULL` is the most popular database constraint out there. There are times you need to add a constraint or remove it. Some advice on how to do it in Ruby on Rails.

The popular Trailblazer sister project Reform (and Reform-Rails) on Ruby 3.0 environment is expected to have errors due to the fact Ruby 3 is not yet supported. Updates expected to come soon.

A pair of Shubunkin Gold Fish bought from East West Aquarium join my aquarium increasing the population to 6. The 3 different pairs are Black Moor, Gold Fish and Shubunkin. In search for 2 more pairs.

Personal experience compiled to a simple informative article on choosing between an inkjet printer, ink-tank printer or a laser printer.

If there has been a scarcity of pet / aquarium fish that may be the result of import controls. Yes! Apparently we are importing pet fish from Singapore and China.

Fix the JavaScript error "Lqb is not defined" where it works in Development but not in Staging or Production environments (where assets are compiled and minified).

GoDaddy is loved by many for the task of buying domain names and even hosting. How ever their payment method processing has a history of making trouble in the form - now it works; now it doesn't!

Install webpacker in your Ruby on Rails 4.2+ project to manage client side libraries in a sane way.

Terrible oversight resulted in the inclusion of swear words in the word database used in the XKPassword Ruby gem. The database has been cleaned and a new version released.

An e-commerce ready website is important to a laundry business. Due to obvious differences how a laundry website should bill the customer differ from how an e-commerce store should bill the customer.

The Sri Lankan legal system in general and court houses in particular could benefit greatly going digital. I believe it is time we leave behind the typewriter and using computers, scanners, cameras, software and databases.

Most Sri Lankans know Highland and Milco brands. Their website offered exceptional e-commerce service at first. But as the lockdowns ease their service has significantly deteriorated.

Tiers are as important as any safety feature on a vehicle. They are also instrumental in comfort. Not every tier is equal. When you are replacing tiers spend a little extra and get a good set of tiers. It is an investment that last a good 5 years.

Reduce form submission spam using a combination of reCaptcha V2 and V3. V3 will give a seamless submission experience to general users and prompt for validation using V2 on suspicion.

A mouse which is not registering your clicks properly is a nightmare condition in modern user interfaces that rely on pointed inputs. Fortunately many of these issues can be fixed rather easily.

TRC-SL recommends ISPs to come up with unlimited bandwidth packages. SLT had unlimited internet but then they got greedy. My fingers are crossed and I hope for the best!

Its hard to imagine a web-development project that doesn't have FontAwesome. This is How you can install and configure FontAwesome (free) using Webpacker in Ruby on Rails 6.