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AlexAtkinson / .bashrc
Last active November 7, 2025 08:18
BASH Aliases
# Ultra lazy sourcing
# -------------------
alias urc='source ~/.bashrc'
# Save history immediately
shopt -s histappend
grep -q 'history -a' <<< "$PROMPT_COMMAND" || export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
# Regex
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AlexAtkinson / ..index.md
Last active November 4, 2025 23:34
PC Setup

PC Setup

Codified PC Setup.

Usage

source <(curl -s https://gist.githubusercontent.com/AlexAtkinson/27b12f4dfda31b1b74fcab3fc9a6d192/raw/init.sh)
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AlexAtkinson / pcloud.desktop
Last active October 31, 2025 07:49
pCloud Desktop Entry
[Desktop Entry]
Icon=/home/<user>/.local/share/pCloud/pcloud.svg
Exec=/usr/local/bin/pcloud %u
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Categories=Network
Name=pCloud
StartupWMClass=pcloud
MimeType=application/x-executable
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
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AlexAtkinson / JIRA_Workflows.md
Last active June 4, 2025 07:02
Jira Workflow Examples

Jira Workflow Examples

This GIST is here simply to demonstrate some workflows I've found helpful in guaranteeing a well-developed backlog for iteration teams. That said, workflows can be as simple or as complex as you need for your organization/project. At scale though, it's highly desirable to have a backlog as beautifully maintained as your products as their qualities are interdependent. And you'll see this point surface in retrospectives/feedback over time.

Structure

First off, DO NOT have workflows that looks like this:

Awful JIRA Workflow (From Atlassian)

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AlexAtkinson / Emojis-Icons.md
Last active February 4, 2025 22:43
Emojis & Icons

Emojis

Name Image
aircall-available Emoji
aircall-connected Emoji
aircall-incoming
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AlexAtkinson / pdf-extract-attachments
Last active November 27, 2024 14:06
A PDF Attachment Extractor -- BC I don't want to install Adobe...
#!/usr/bin/env python
# Copy into /usr/local/bin or as appropriate for your $PATH
import argparse
from pypdf import PdfReader
from pypdf.errors import PdfReadError
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("pdf", help="The PDF to extract attachments from.", type=str)
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AlexAtkinson / REGEX.md
Last active November 25, 2024 15:25
REGEX Cheat

REGEX

Reference

Character Sets/Ranges   []                  : Match any characters within. Required expression.
Qualifiers              {}                  : Quantity or range of an expression. IE: {3}, {2,200}
Groups                  ()                  : Group expressions. Subgroups supported.
Non-Capturing Group     (?:foo)             : Does not "remember" matches. Lower overhead.
Kleen Star              *                   : May occur 0 or more times.
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AlexAtkinson / API Design Tips.md
Last active October 7, 2024 14:46
API Design Tips for beginners and professionals alike.

API Design Tips

DO: Start by Understanding APIGW

APIGW is NOT the AWS service, but an industry standard technology for servicing resource access while providing facilities for oversight, governance, security, and operability considerations.

Some options:

  • The GW is open source and free to use, but many features (such as OIDC) are paywalled.
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AlexAtkinson / AcceptanceCriteria.md
Created October 4, 2024 16:31
On Acceptance Criteria

On Acceptance Criteria

🗒️ An excerpt from my good, ol' Jira Team Runbook.

Acceptance Criteria tactices are ever evolving, but this is a good skeleton to start from.

  • User story
  • Functional requirements
  • Link to design docs / supporting resources
  • Technical breakdown and analysis to identify infrastructure dependencies