A Simple Script to Kill Whatever is on a Port
Hey everyone, If you're a developer, you've almost certainly run into this problem: you stop a development server, but the process doesn't exit cleanly. When you try to restart…
Michael Garcia
@thecrazygm
Solving IT puzzles and crafting Python solutions. When not coding, I'm rolling dice in RPGs, navigating Linux (MCMXCVI), and keeping a keen eye on the Crypto...
The Pull Request Was Approved!
Hey everyone, I have some exciting news to share today. The pull request for the major refactor of the Hive-Engine distribution-engine-smt (also known as the smt-api) that I…
GM Tips: Using "Fronts" to Create a Dynamic World
Hey everyone, Today I want to talk about one of my favorite "lazy GM" tools, a concept I originally learned from the game Dungeon World but have since adapted for almost every…
Coming Soon: A Major Refactor of the Hive-Engine distribution-engine-smt, Maybe?
Sometimes, a small bug report can lead you down a deep rabbit hole. What starts as a "quick fix" spirals into a multi-day project. That's exactly what happened over the last…
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A Learning Experience: From OpenSSL to a Python Certificate Generator
Hey everyone, A recent announcement from Let's Encrypt about issuing their first certificate for an IP address sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole. For some reason, I had always…
Brain Drain Friday: A Debugging Marathon and a Well-Earned Break
Hey everyone, It's Brain Drain Friday, and this week truly earned its name. Yesterday, I did a developer "no-no": I spent a good 12-14 hours debugging and fixing a legacy…
Read, Don't Watch: A YouTube Transcript Tool
Hey everyone, I have a confession to make: I often don't have the time or patience to sit through a whole YouTube video. I can read much faster than most people can talk, and I…
Preliminary Investigation: Finally, the Real Culprits
Hey everyone, My investigation into the high CPU usage on the "moon" server has been a process of refining the data to get a clear answer. After first identifying python3…
Investigating High CPU Usage on the "Moon" Server
Hey everyone, I've been keeping an eye on our "moon" server lately, and the CPU usage metrics have been consistently high, suggesting it might be time to invest in a new, more…