Creating certificates with openssl

This is a tutorial on the steps for creating a certificate using openssl. It is based on my learnings of all the components and steps involved. I know there...

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Greg: CLI tool for goal reminders

It is new year's eve in 2019. This is the last night of the decade. Pretty eventful night, right?

I love new year's because it is a chance to restart something. Every new...

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Use Composer with Local Packages

Sometimes when I am creating or modifying a package intended to by included as a composer dependency, I want to be able to test out the composability of it....

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Converting a CSV to JSON in PHP

I recently was working on a project where I needed to take a CSV file and convert it to json with a specific structure. Whenever faced with a problem that can be solved with technology I lean on a pragmatic approach of how to accomplish it with the tools I already know. I am fairly adept at creating...

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I Went to a Concert: Tove Styrke

Small venue. Small crowd. Short concert. Awesome voice.

Last night I went to a concert at the Triple Rock Social Club to see one of my...

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COTD: Grey

Is it spelled with an "a" or an "e"? Answer: Both! Plain old "grey" (I prefer it spelled with an "e") is a nice color. The hex value is #808080. It is...

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COTD: Lime

This is as green as it gets, folks! Good ol’ lime, pure green reminding us what happens when red and blue are not invited to the party. Clocking in at hex...

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COTD: Dark Salmon

Today's color of the day is dark salmon. It's a nice hue, not too harsh, smells great. It reminds me of smoked salmon from Ketchikan, Alaska. Ketchikan is...

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