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<?php # idea from https://www.netmeister.org/blog/epoch.html

// so Mac apparently set their origin of time using to 2001-01-01 00:00:00 (clock monotonic) which is unix epoch (1971-01-01) aka -30 years ago.
# ((31556926) * 30) = (number of seconds per year according to epochconverter) * 30 years = 946707780 
# per article, it is -978307200 (2001-01-01 00:00:00) so I wonder what explains the diff??
functions get_monotonic($timestamp) {
  return time() - strtotime('2001-01-01 00:00:00'));
}
return get_monotonic();

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```sh
# Your cron
* * * * * root /usr/bin/php /var/app/current/artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1 | logger
```

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// from my thinking this is much faster than uuuid as long as you do not same microsecond requests
function uniqId2() {
    const hrTime = process.hrtime.bigint();
    const microTime = hrTime / BigInt(1000);
    const randomComponent = Math.floor(Math.random() * 16).toString(16); // generates a random hexadecimal digit
    return microTime.toString(16) + randomComponent;
}

function idToTimestamp(id) {
    const idWithoutRandomComponent = id.slice(0, -1); // remove the random component

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A practical approach to shifting into a tech career

This is basically a summary of how might one shift into a tech career from a different degree.

1. PRACTICE! Just like learning any musical instrument, it takes a lot of practice! Practice after work. Practice on weekends. The key is being onsistent.
2. What to practice?
   • Basic algorithms (for, if else, switch, while, etc..)
3. It's not just about algorithms, you have to know:
   • How to setup a webserver or your local environment depending on your techstack

• How to use Git to push to a repository such as Github, Bitbucket or Gitlab.

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React vs. Svelte: A Comparison

Both React and Svelte are popular JavaScript frameworks used to build user interfaces, but they differ in their approach and have distinct strengths:

React:

• Strengths:
  • Mature and well-established: With a larger community and extensive ecosystem of libraries and tools, React offers more resources and established practices.
  • Component-based architecture: Enables efficient organization and reusability of UI components.
• Virtual DOM: Optimizes performance by efficiently updating only the parts of the DOM that have changed.

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<?php
function csv_write($filename, $data){
    $fp = fopen($filename, 'w');

    foreach ($data as $fields) {
        fputcsv($fp, $fields);
    }

    fclose($fp);
}

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# some utility function to copy changed files to a backup folder
var shell = require('shelljs');

if (!shell.which('git')) {
  shell.echo('Sorry, this script requires git');
  shell.exit(1);
}

if (shell.exec("git status porcelain | awk 'print $2' > tempfile").code !== 0) {
  shell.echo("check tempfile");

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You can add a CAPTCHA to your Laravel application to protect against spam in your contact form by using Google's reCAPTCHA service. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do this:

1. Register Your Site with Google reCAPTCHA:

   Visit the Google reCAPTCHA website and sign in with your Google account. Then, register your website or app to get the necessary API keys.

   • Choose "reCAPTCHA v2" and "I'm not a robot" Checkbox.
   • Enter the domains where you want to use reCAPTCHA.

2. Get Your API Keys:

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#!/bin/bash

# Tutorial: Install a LAMP stack on an Azure Linux VM
# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/tutorial-lamp-stack

# Create the VM Resource Group
az group create --name LAMP-STACK-RG --location westus2

# Create the VM
az vm create \

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#!/bin/bash

# Brew : The missing package manager for macOS
# https://brew.sh/
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

# Git
brew install git
git config --global core.autocrlf input