Below are posts on various subjects. You can also see the list of posts sorted by categories.
Constituents of US Debt
The Fiscal Data API from the US Treasury provides us an easy way to see how the US debt is distributed.
Managing paths in python virtual environments
There are many ways to fix your path in python virtual environments (and many ways to mess them up).
Analyzing MCAS Data From 2023
The MCAS results for 2023 were published in mid-September 2023. In this post, we provide various ways of exploring the results.
AWS S3 Cross Account Bucket Permissions
Granting a third party account access to your AWS S3 bucket can be quite useful.
Copying Locked Files via Shadow Copy
Microsoft Windows sometimes locks files even against reading which makes copying, or backups brittle and error prone. This can be especially annoying with cloud storage like Dropbox, pCloud, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive. This article describes a simple way to use shadow copies as a work around.
AWS Gateway for inexpensive server-less functions
AWS Gateway lets you easily create inexpensive server-less functions.
Initial Setup of Encrypted Cloud Drive
Previously we wrote about Using lsyncd for Continuous Data Protection and Using rclone for remote storage in order to create an inexpensive, robust, and portable (across cloud providers) system for an encrypted cloud drive. If you have a lot of data, there are some tricks for faster setup.
Using lsyncd for Continuous Data Protection
The lsyncd program is a simple program which will synchronize your local file system with a remote version.
Using rclone for remote storage
The rclone program is a wonderful tool for working with remote storage.