I wanted the tool which adjusts brightness automatically and gradually, using the time of the day and the season information.
The first version which has been created perfectly fit my needs and had been working on my PCs for over 2 years.
Then I decided to share it with public and I started to work on its improvement. My goal was to generalize and parameterize the tool as much as possible, so that it could be used by other people with different requirements.
And during this optimization I faced a problem with the brightness adjustment algorithm. Its initial implementation was rigid, built with if-else statements.
I struggled with this problem for a while, looking for a fancy built-in Python modules or operators. Until I realized that what I need, is just to make a function.
No, not the Python function, but the mathematical function!
I have been using Linux as my primary operating system for more than 5 years now. The best part is that last 3.5 years I am using Linux not only at home, but also at work.
My company allows to use Ubuntu Linux as a primary OS on my work laptop.
In this small post I like to reflex on my experience with Linux and how it has changed my life.
There are many password generators available: online and offline, as independent applications or as part of password managers.
But I decided to write my own password generator in Python. Why?
It is a fun and small Python project, which can be done in one evening.
It will do only what I need and nothing else.
I know how it works and I can trust it.
I can use my own dictionary of words and phrases to generate passwords.
So, let’s go!
If you don’t want to read the whole article, you can go directly to the GitHub repository.
I have been off my blog for a while now. In year 2021 I started a new job at AWS and I have been busy with that.
My time was occupied with learning new things and working on new projects.
Recently I came across the need to send notification e-mails about completion of automated job. The e-mail must contain job log in the attachment.
This is a very limited system without ability to add any fancy packages and the only e-mail client available is sendmail.
Here I share my shell script which allows me to send notification e-mail with the attached log file.
Here I publish my Xmonad and Xmobar setup for the laptop.
Key features of this setup is ability of the proper dynamic monitor setup: laptop screen + second HDMI connected monitor.
Monitor can be connected and disconnected any time.
Each monitor has its instance of Xmobar.
Instances of the Xmobar are added/removed dynamically.
I use systemd service for the detection of the external monitor/screen attachment/detachment.
