How to take notes from a textbook
Copying and highlighting a textbook barely helps. A method that produces notes you remember: survey first, read before you write, use a Cornell layout, and rephrase in your own words.
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Subnet cheat sheet
The prefix length tells you how many addresses a block holds and how many you can assign. The full /8 to /32 table, the reserved ranges, and the math to find a network and broadcast by hand.
Relic Blog7 min readRegex cheat sheet
The regex pieces you actually reach for, character classes through lookarounds, with the flavor differences that bite you and a handful of patterns worth saving.
Relic Blog10 min readPort numbers list
The ports people actually look up, grouped by use, each with the protocol that matters and what runs there. Web, mail, file and shell, databases, infrastructure, and local dev ports.
Relic Blog6 min readA README template that people actually read
The front door of a project, and most visitors decide within the first screen. A copyable README skeleton that leads with the quick start, plus the reasoning and a minimal variant.
Relic Blog7 min readConventional Commits, explained accurately
A small, strict format for commit messages that both people and tools can read. The spec accurately, why feat means MINOR and fix means PATCH, and how to adopt it without the process turning sour.
Relic Blog9 min readJSONPath examples
JSONPath is XPath for JSON. One small store document, threaded through wildcards, slices, filters and recursive descent, with the honest note on how implementations vary.
Relic Blog8 min readSemantic versioning (SemVer), explained
The MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme behind almost every package you install. What bumps what, the odd 0.x rules, version ranges in npm and pip, and the one promise SemVer quietly cannot keep.
Relic Blog9 min readTOML vs YAML
TOML aims to be obvious and minimal; YAML serializes any data a human can read. The same config in both, YAML's sharp edges stated accurately, and where each one won.
Relic Blog6 min readA daily journal template that actually gets used
Journals die because a blank page asks too much. Three copyable daily journal templates that hand you prompts instead of an empty box, plus the habit mechanics that make one stick.
Relic Blog7 min readHow many words in a paragraph?
There is no fixed number, but a useful range: 100 to 200 words for essays, 40 to 80 for the web. Why context rules the length, and how to break paragraphs on ideas instead of counts.
Relic Blog6 min readHow many pages is 1000 words?
1000 words is two pages single-spaced or four double-spaced in a standard 12-point font. The full word-to-page conversion table from 250 to 10,000 words, and the settings that move the count.
Relic Blog7 min readClaude Code vs Cursor: an even-handed comparison
Claude Code is a terminal agent you delegate tasks to; Cursor is an AI-first editor you stay inside. A fair comparison of form factor, interaction and where each one shines.
Relic Blog7 min readMeeting notes templates that capture decisions and owners
Four meeting notes templates you can copy and paste into any app: a general sync, a one-on-one, a decision log, and a standup. Each one puts decisions and owners front and center.
Relic Blog8 min readTransition words list
A transition words list sorted by the job each one does, from addition to conclusion, plus guidance on using them without sounding mechanical and which words read as stiff.
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