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It bugs me that no one has identified that Clark Kent is Superman. It is not like he has a mask on. If any human missed the fact, I find it hard to believe that facial recognition and surveillance networks have also failed.

Those who enjoyed the where.not(...) query method will surely find the query.invert_where query method a welcoming feature. It allows us to easily invert entire queries.

Thinking about playing a strategy game on your iMac? Civilization is a great game available for your Macintosh and iOS devices. You can get it at a discounted price if you purchase it through the Steam store.

Fix the error "There is a chance you are experiencing a man-in-the-middle attack" you get running bundle install in an ancient Rails project rocking Rails Assets.

Upgrading a Vagrant VirtualBox development server provisioned using chef-solo encountered the error `Vagrant could not detect Chef on the guest!` and this is how I fixed it.

Tutorial on how you can set HTML attributes dynamically when writing views using the popular HTML abstraction markup language HAML.

In my quest to try out e-commerce offerings by local businesses, I made an order at SALA for a UPS yesterday. Based on one order, I can say their shipping is on time, and the service is good. Kudos to the team.

The days of out of date secrets.yml files are over. Welcome, RoR encrypted credentials where you can encrypt and safely store credentials along with the source code. This is how you can activate it in Rails 5.1.

The COVID-19 pandemic makes us increasingly rely on E-commerce. I panic bought a TV and went to shock when BuyAbans bug didn't show my order. However, I am happy that I got my TV yesterday evening.

A simple sticky tape fix for horizontal lines running across the TV screen alongside screen brightness randomly dimming.

Credit cards are an invaluable tool for making payments online, especially in a pandemic. The Nations Trust IPG has, on three occasions, failed to process my AMEX to complete payment.

Bleach is a very versatile tool that comes in handy daily. The brand Clorox is almost synonymous with bleach as it is the original bleach. The occasional stock limitation made me look for alternatives. Kees comes on top.

Use dnsmasq to configure a custom DOT-test local domain name in macOS using dnsmasq. Custom local development domains are invaluable for SaaS development. It's still useful for normal development as it keeps localhost clean.

The software keyboard hides it self from time to time when you are developing an iOS application. This article discusses shortcuts and ways to use the interface to control the hardware and software keyboards.

I usually use American technology as an example of how things need to be done. For once, an American will use CEB Care App as an example of how their electricity service provider should improve customer satisfaction.

My first online purchase at BuyAbans.com went better than I thought.

Introduction and configuration options of spell for nvim (neovim) and vim terminal text editors. Includes suggestions to enable full code/syntax code spell check, which is not supported by default.

Learn how you can select a DOM element using vanilla JavaScript and hide it from the user. The methods discussed include hiding using CSS and removing the element from the DOM structure entirely.

Use vanilla JavaScript to create HTML elements to inject into the DOM structure. Discussed methods include append, prepend, insert before, insert after and replace. In addition, it also touches on the HTML5 template tag to use with Rails partial rendering through XHR.

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.