Archives
All the articles I've archived.
-
The road towards a working Neovim config
# Neovim.... more like Neoconfig -am_i_rite -? I was a bit naive to think that I could straight up use my `.vimrc` and use it as a starting point `nvi...
-
Config pruning `vim` and tentative `nvim` migration.
# It's time to revisit `vim` Every year or so, I go through my `.vimrc` with a more critical eye, adding and purging configurations that were once us...
-
Creating Redo/Back-off Logic when Fetching Regional Market History of Items
# The EVE ESI Market History End Point I have a [market_hub_puller](https -//github.com/Xavier-J-Ortiz/market_hub_puller) project which has been in pr...
-
Wormhole Mapping Tool Cleanup
# Quick Update on Terraform Tripwire Project Circled back on this project, with the goal of getting it on Github. I needed to do some cleanup, hous...
-
Wormhole Mapping Tool Dilemmas
# Thought all was well I haven't played EvE in quite some time. When I was a bit more active I had a wormhole mapping tool to use in game, and late l...
-
Finding Time with Shifting Priorities
When I started this blog, I had just gotten married and we lived in a rented apartment in Brooklyn. Since then, we've had a beautiful daughter who is...
-
Jekyll and Minimal Mistakes on Debian (12) Bookworm
# Short Evaluation on What Framework to Use for this Blog Couple of days ago, I wanted to continue writing on here, but given that I hadn't done it...
-
First(!) 2024 Post, and Loose Goals for the Year
# Life and workflow changes lead to delays Last time I posted was about a year ago. Not my intention to leave this blog, or other projects "abandoned...
-
Custom Domain for Github Pages Hosted Blog
# Using Github Pages as CI/CD, and using my custom subdomain Lets get to it 2024! Already beat my 2023 posting record! A quick google yeilded a git...
-
Welcome to My Blog
Welcome to my blog - a space for programming, tech, and personal projects.
-
To Pandas, or not to Pandas
# Research on Pandas I've created a branch on my [market_hub_puller -DataFrame-Only](https -//github.com/Xavier-J-Ortiz/market_hub_puller/tree/DataFram...
-
To Add Comments, or Migrate from Jekyll to Something New
# I want comments The one thing that is lacking from this portfolio page, turned blog. A comments section! Within the `_config.yml` there are a few...
-
SQL, Pandas, or Python Dictionary for Analyzing Data
I've done a review of the [`market_hub_puller`](https -//github.com/Xavier-J-Ortiz/market_hub_puller) repo that is my current project. It seems that I'...
-
Time to Sleuth! --or-- What's that folder about?!
# New Overhaul Folder Forgotten I'm amused sometimes of the breadcrumbs left in the past, just by the way I've been accustomed to naming things and...
-
Fixing Tag Labels Redirect
# Fixing things that hadn't worked Circling back to fixing some bits and bobs on this page and other projects. For the longest time the Tags were so...
-
Spelling in VIM
After writing yesterday's post, I realized that I had spelled a couple of things wrong. More than a couple of things wrong. So looked into spell chec...
-
And so the new adventure begins... Again
It's been a while again. There have been many changes since my last post. # No longer doing the IBM course I've decided that it was a bit too "Wats...
-
To Clean Up a Project Mess, Will Need to Plan
Today's post will be a bit short. My intent was to refresh my memory on the market hub puller code and write about it. With this, I'd be able to desc...
-
Upgrading to Jekyll 4 and overhauling Theme
I'm motivated. So I decided to upgrade to Jekyll 4 last night. Fortunately the Jekyll upgrade was actually not that difficult. I decided to keep bein...
-
Adding and Working with a Jenkins Multibranch Pipeline
Now comes the bit part. Many bits and bobs, but will try to capture all the steps required to install Jenkins as well as setup a repo together with t...
-
RVM and Jekyll install for Jenkins
With setting up CI/CD, I wanted to make sure that I covered the actual steps I took instead of going off on a tangent. Though, much was learned when...
-
Over the Hill and Through the CI/CD woods for Jekyll
It's been quite an effort, but I believe I've done it! Right now, this blog has Github and Jenkins integrated, and _should_ feed into the website on...
-
MVP, CI/CD, and Data... oh my!
Fell into a bit of a slump come around the holidays, and also Q1. Work and other RL obligations has kept me "entertained", to put it nicely. Lets lea...
-
API pulling market data from Eve Online High Sec Market Hubs
So, As you may or may not have inferred from the link on the website's landing page, I dabble in playing Eve Online. It's a Spaceship MMO, and for me...
-
NGINX snafu linked to letsencrypt?
Clearly I have things running, given that the previous, and this current, post are both up and running. However, I did run into some NGINX issues. O...
-
It's been a while....
A lot has happened since my last post. In a nutshell, probably from most important to lesser important changes that have happened - 1. I have a daug...
-
Did the Belay Class Today at the Climbing Gym!
I'm super excited about this. The reason my wife and I had joined the climbing gym back in 2016, was mainly to do some top rope rock climbing, and s...
-
Deploying React, Angular apps, as well as WordPress on a VM
Before starting, I'd like to provide some background. My last post on contributing to Open Source was made before actually writing a single line of c...
-
Open Source Apprenticeship Contribution - Part 1
I've started the last module of my Bloc experience. So far so good. I've learned a lot, however it's expected as there is a lot of ground to cover....
-
Linux and Open Source Alignment and Contribution Goals
I've started to write, but I don't have a title for this post yet. First off, it's been a while. I haven't written anything for quite some time. Rea...
-
Distro-stopping a Distro-hopper
To the uninitiated, a distro-hopper is someone who hops from Linux distribution to Linux distribution, trying out the different flavors that this mar...
-
Thoughts on GitHub pages and analytics tags *OR* a multi-fold teaser for other future posts!
This past Christmas weekend, I set up my first portfolio website, it's up and running for the world to see! I also have [www.xavierjortiz.com](www.xa...
-
My experience in a (30+ weekly commitment) Coding Boot camp.
Let me start from the beginning of being thwarted towards being part of the U.S. work force. I had finished my degree studies in December 2008, and...
-
My very first blog post. FINALLY!!!! :D
So, it's *finally* here. Alright, take a breath. My first blog post. I'll save everyone the eyeball resources of reading that I've *always* wanted t...