Visited Countries
As a followup to https://ivans.io/visited-countries/, here's a map of all the countries I've been to:
Create your own visited countries map or check out the JavaScript Charts.
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Speeding up git operations for CI/CD
I recently found myself undergoing an epic journey to speed up our CICD builds at work. After some initial digging, I found that our git clone operations were taking 3 minutes and pulling 2gb of data, just to test a tiny Golang binary (3,500 LoC, 20mb). With some easy
Acknowledge the Truths in Your Reality
I had an interesting situation come up in my life recently, where I caught myself being highly irrational. It took me some time to work through it, but today I'm ready to share the story and the lessons I gained. A Blurry World I've had terrible
Jump Start a Car When Alone
Earlier this year, I took a 6 month road trip through most of America. You can see the path I took on https://ivans.io/visited-states/. While on that epic adventure, I had my car battery die on me a few times. Once it was due to the cold, and