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Why can't you combine .tar.gz files with cat ?
To combine archives safely, I had to start by understanding the tar and gzip file formats. I learnt about tape drives, patent laws, and end-of-file markers.
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How Tailscale tracked down a 16-year-old SQLite bug
We had repeated database corruption until we fixed a rare SQLite corruption bug. What does it take to find such an error?
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Preventing line breaks in code elements
To avoid awkward line breaks, I'm adding CSS to inline code snippets that contain hyphens or spaces.
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Fixing a bug with byte order marks
I didn't know to check for UTF-8 byte order marks, so I made a mistake when converting text files. I was meant to use encoding="utf-8-sig".
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