How to quit Amazon

I have considered quitting Amazon over the past few years, however Jeff Bezos recently kowtowing to Trump was the last straw.

Will it end up costing me more money to purchase some items and will it take longer for me to get them? For sure, but I am willing to live with that.

The first thing that I wanted to do was to get my purchase history. Often time, I will search through it to remember something that I bought → Continue reading “How to quit Amazon”

My jq cheat sheet

jq is pure awesomeness. If every you want to “grep” through JSON data on the command line, this is the tool for you. Unfortunately, I don’t use it everyday, so when I do go to use it I forget the details for doing some basic operations.

Sample Data

[
    {
        "name": "Homer Simpson",
        "occupation": "Nuclear Safety Inspector"
    },
    {
        "name": "Marge Simpson",
        "occupation": "Mayor"
    },
    {
        "name": "Milhouse Van Houten",
        "occupation": "Student"
    },
    {
        "name": "Homeboy Van Somebody",
        "occupation": "Lawyer"
    
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Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie

This is a recipe by Samantha Seneviratne.

Ingredients

Topping

  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and quartered (about 3 large)
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup packed grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese or vegetarian Parmesan (optional)
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Filling

  • 3/4 cup French lentils
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 8 ounces sliced mixed mushrooms, such as button, cremlnl and
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