Author ribbit

• DMOJ - Problem of the week #2 - Rue's Rings - ecoo18r1p2

  This week I finally hit 50 solved problems on DMOJ! Problem number 51 for me was Rue’s Rings

  Posted Oct 18, 08:37 AM · Author ribbit

• Setting up a proxy with Shadowsocks 🧦

  This will be a general overview of what shadowsocks proxy is, who it is for and how to install and configure it. This is not a super detailed play-by play as everyone’s system will be slightly different and you will likely need to troubleshoot here and there. As a disclaimer – I am not an expert in any of this, and all of the following is the result of many hours of googling around and troubleshooting, so potentially to be take the following info with a dollop of salt.

  Posted Oct 14, 08:39 AM · Author ribbit

• DMOJ - Problem of the week #1 - Baker Brie - ecoo17r3p1

  I’ve been having a lot of fun (and sometimes a lot of frustration haha) working through an excellent Python book Learn to code by Solving Problems by Daniel Zingaro.

  Most of the practice is done through solving challenges on https://dmoj.ca/. I would like to share one challenge a week and my solution to it.

  Posted Oct 13, 04:13 PM · Author ribbit

• My Experience Taking the Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Exam

  I recently took the Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) exam, and I wanted to share my experience for those also considering it (and for posterity). This is a brief walkthrough of how I prepared, how I registered, how the actual exam went, and what I found most challenging.

  Posted Oct 01, 07:46 AM · Author ribbit

• "Cisco Certified Support Technician Study Guide" by Todd Lammle, Donald Robb - Review

  I used the Sybex Cisco Certified Support Technician Exam Study Guide to prepare for my first Cisco certificate. Overall impression: it thoroughly covers all exam topics, with an especially detailed section on subnetting, a topic that I find challenging. The book doesn’t include too many practical exercises, so pairing it with Cisco’s Skills for All/Netacad https://www.netacad.com/ course is ideal for hands-on practice with Packet Tracer. Some people also feel that the free Cisco course is all they needed to pass and that the CCST study guide is overkill, but I think that for total newbies to the field and for those wanting to do a CCNA this book is a worthwhile resource.

  Posted Sep 30, 09:20 AM · Author ribbit

• Linux Terminal Shortcuts

  Here’s a list of Linux Terminal shortcuts that I’m trying to incorporate more into my everyday terminal use as I prep for the Linux Essentials exam. It’s really easy to just rely on your favourite ones, but I’m trying to challenge myself by using ones that are not yet second nature.

  Quite honestly currently I’m mostly at the Ctrl+A stage and Shift + Arrow Key stage, but Rome wasn’t built in a day :D.

  Posted Sep 09, 03:36 PM · Author ribbit

• Zero-Knowledge Proof

  Zero-knowledge proofs are a cryptographic technique that allows one party (the prover) to prove to another party (the verifier) that they know a certain piece of information, without revealing the information itself.

  In essence, a zero-knowledge proof lets you “prove that you know something” without ever revealing what that something is. This is achieved by demonstrating that a statement is true without sharing the underlying data.

  Posted Sep 09, 02:41 PM · Author ribbit

• About me

  “For they haue sowen the winde, and they shall reape the whirlewinde”

  Posted Sep 05, 01:41 PM · Author ribbit

• Hunger

  Hunger allows no choice
  To the citizen or the police;
  We must love one another or die.

  Posted Aug 30, 10:59 AM · Author ribbit

• On the flaws of language

  Language is not a neutral tool with which to pick up and examine the world; it is partial, imperfect, and contingent. Language speaks us as much as we speak it; we have an imperfect grasp on the words we use, which in turn have an imperfect grasp on the world we speak about, and although our words can shape the world, they do so crudely, crushing or concealing complexity and nuance.

  Posted Aug 30, 10:57 AM · Author ribbit