Notes on design and code by Starck Lin.https://blog.starcklin.com/en/enhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/07/font-brandon-text/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/07/font-brandon-text/An in-depth look at Brandon Text and its relationship with Brandon Grotesque: x-height, glyph adaptations, screen legibility, and geometric typography in practice.Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:24:27 GMTDesignfontTypographyhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/07/riddle-experience-vs-memory/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/07/riddle-experience-vs-memory/A fresh look at Daniel Kahneman’s classic question: do we live to experience the present, or to leave memories behind? Untangling the happiness puzzle of the experiencing self and the remembering self.Sun, 06 Jul 2014 07:53:29 GMTThinkingThinkingTEDPsychologyhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/07/pixel-art/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/07/pixel-art/Two personal pixel art creations: Little Prince and Maskman.Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:23:16 GMTDesignPixel Arthttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/06/can-chroot-sftp-ssh-users-homes/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/06/can-chroot-sftp-ssh-users-homes/A practical guide to configuring SFTP-only users restricted to their home directories using OpenSSH internal-sftp, including permission pitfalls and systemd management.Sun, 08 Jun 2014 05:51:28 GMTLogLinuxSFTPSSHSecurityhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/04/custom-composer-repositories/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/04/custom-composer-repositories/A comprehensive guide to custom repositories in composer.json: referencing private VCS repos, temporary bugfix forks, local path packages, and Composer 2 optimizations.Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:39:53 GMTCodinggitcomposerPHPLaravelhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/04/fighting-non-violence/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/04/fighting-non-violence/Notes on Scilla Elworthy's TED talk: Confronting fear, channeling anger into fuel, and the power of active non-violent resistance and communication.Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:08:35 GMTThinkingThinkinghttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/02/geraldine-hamilton-body-parts-chip/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/02/geraldine-hamilton-body-parts-chip/Reflections on Geraldine Hamilton’s TED talk: How Organ-on-a-Chip technology disrupts pharmaceutical development, reduces animal testing, and evolves over a 12-year trajectory into a regulatory reality.Mon, 17 Feb 2014 07:45:25 GMTThinkingThinkingTEDBiotechhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/01/ssl-certificate-installation-nginx-apache/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/01/ssl-certificate-installation-nginx-apache/A comprehensive guide to SSL/TLS certificates: generating private keys, CSRs, and self-signed certs with OpenSSL, modern Nginx and Apache configurations, and Let's Encrypt automation.Sat, 11 Jan 2014 08:52:58 GMTLogApacheNginxSSLSecurityDevOpshttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/01/sigma-global-website/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/01/sigma-global-website/An analysis of the SIGMA Global Vision website: how minimalist monochrome aesthetics, optical geometry, and editorial layout transformed Sigma into a benchmark of luxury optical craftsmanship.Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:06:38 GMTDesignWeb DesignGraphic DesignPhotographyhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/01/dang-hard-stick-resolution/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2014/01/dang-hard-stick-resolution/Insights from Stanford psychologist Kelly McGonigal's resolution guide and TED talk: overcoming the 'what-the-hell' effect, trading self-criticism for self-compassion, and turning stress into a catalyst for change.Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:43:43 GMTThinkingThinkingTEDPsychologyhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/recursively-give-directories-files-access-permissions/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/recursively-give-directories-files-access-permissions/A practical guide to recursive permission management in Linux: why chmod -R fails, deep dive into find -exec {} +, xargs -0, the capital X syntax, and production pitfalls.Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:34:03 GMTLogchmodfindLinuxcommandDevOpshttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/javascript-function-bind/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/javascript-function-bind/A comprehensive guide to JavaScript's Function.prototype.bind: fixing the lost 'this' problem, comparing bind vs. call/apply, partial application, and the transition to ES6 arrow functions.Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:12:36 GMTCodingjavascriptweb-developmentprogramminghttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/jiu-kui-liquor-store-identity-design/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/jiu-kui-liquor-store-identity-design/Brand identity design for JIU-KUI liquor store: pairing expressive oriental calligraphy with a clever modern typographic monogram where 'U' and 'I' unite into an elegant wine glass.Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:09:48 GMTDesignGraphic DesignBrandingTypographyhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/inanna-identity-design/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/inanna-identity-design/Brand identity design for Inanna: inspired by the ancient Sumerian Queen of Heaven, weaving a royal crown, ethereal wings, and botanical flourishes into a graceful female silhouette.Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:01:30 GMTDesignGraphic DesignBrandingIllustrationhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/solid-principles/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/10/solid-principles/The five SOLID principles of object-oriented design, explained with PHP and Laravel examples: what problem each one solves, the signs you are breaking it, and how to fix it.Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:26:46 GMTThinkingCodingLaravelThinkinghttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/08/javascript-authoring-workflow-of-now/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/08/javascript-authoring-workflow-of-now/A retrospective and deep dive into frontend authoring workflows, tracing the decade-long evolution from Paul Irish's Fluent 2013 talk and Chrome DevTools Workspace to modern Vite HMR and CDP debugging pipelines.Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:41:50 GMTCodingjavascriptworkflowdevtoolsweb-developmenthttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/08/a-solution-for-cross-browser-testing/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/08/a-solution-for-cross-browser-testing/A deep dive into cross-browser testing history: from the days of wrestling with multiple IE versions via Microsoft's modern.IE VMs to today's multi-layered automation pyramid powered by Playwright, CI/CD, and visual regression.Sun, 25 Aug 2013 08:57:59 GMTCodingtestingieweb-developmentbrowserhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/06/redirect-in-bash/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/06/redirect-in-bash/A comprehensive guide to Linux/Bash I/O redirection: standard streams (0/1/2), /dev/null black hole, order-of-evaluation pitfalls (> file 2>&1 vs 2>&1 > file), the sudo redirection trap, and script-wide logging with exec.Sun, 23 Jun 2013 06:37:12 GMTCodingLogbashlinuxdevopscommandhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/04/the-beauty-of-data-visualization/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/04/the-beauty-of-data-visualization/A deep dive into data journalist David McCandless's iconic TED talk: why 'data is not the new oil, but the new soil', how visual bandwidth compresses cognitive overload, and the four golden pillars that turn cold statistics into resonant human stories.Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:36:16 GMTDesignThinkingThinkingData VisualizationTEDDesignhttps://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/04/git-deployment-solution/https://blog.starcklin.com/en/2013/04/git-deployment-solution/Say goodbye to risky manual FTP uploads. A deep dive into using Git bare repositories and post-receive hooks for automated deployments, tracing the evolution from simple git push to zero-downtime symlink releases and modern CI/CD.Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:38:48 GMTCodingLoggitdeploymentdevopsworkflow