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  1. Python Snippet to Hash Email Addresses

    I wanted to process some email address data today but hide the real email addresses. To do that I chose to run the SHA-256 hash over the email address data. Here's the python snippet I used to convert the plain emails to the hashed versions (ignoring any emails with ...

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  2. GitHub Pages Redirecting Plain Hostname to WWW

    I set this site up on GitHub pages and the address http://www.davepotts.software was working just fine. The other day I noticed that if you tried to load the site without the "www." you ended up at a domain parking page of my DNS provider.

    The fix so ...

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  3. YouTube is the New Ticker Tape

    I've been working with the kids on an experiment to try to show whether "pumping" has any measurable effect on skateboarding down a ramp. The set up reminded me of the old ticker tape experiments we used to do at school. This being the 21st century we've upgraded ...

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