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---
title: "Quicknote capture 18 January 2024"
date: 2024-01-18T17:28:44Z
draft: false
categories: ['Tech']
tags: ['quicknotes']
---

Rails, Bootstrap, Neovim and then a bunch of flight simming links, then back to our old friend, Derek Sivers. What a month.

- The relationship between models and migrations in Rails had been bugging my tits. This helps: [Help with understanding the relationship between models and migration files... : r/rails](https://www.reddit.com/r/rails/comments/n5iqow/help_with_understanding_the_relationship_between/ )
- [Simple Way to Declare Many to Many Relationships in Rails / by Shaqqour / Medium](https://shaqqour.medium.com/simple-way-to-declare-many-to-many-relationships-in-rails-b79eff1b6f27 )
- [DSL with instance_eval (Advanced Ruby)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shdk6BjUKuE )
- [5 Secrets to Becoming a Badass Ruby on Rails Developer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6_TSWdcIc )
- [Bootstrap 5 + esbuild in Ruby on Rails 7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyqjecyCv3A )
- [Ruby on Rails inline CRUD with Hotwire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyV-J-sA1ng )
- [Mix & Go](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6nWQ394zHewyoC6Cn1HhQ )
- [The Decorator Pattern in Ruby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5bmy3XXyNA )
- [Programming a bitcoin exchange with Ruby on Rails. Live streamed on Twitch and Youtube.](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQN-r2zIeAW9QY_NHJCrvUznBX9mU-I_1 )
- [Live Coding - Twist - React + Ruby application](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAyuosst7Ys )
- [Ruby Live Coding](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql5zIvcIyDE )
- [Live Coding A Beginner Portfolio Project / Intro To Ruby On Rails 7 Part 19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFO06kXh3U )
- [\[EN\] Live coding: Grepping Ruby code like a boss / Jônatas Davi Paganini @jonatas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YczrZQC9aP8 )
- [Pattern matching with Ranges - Day 02 - Advent of Code 2023](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sUFred8oQs )
- [Jumpstart Pro / The best Ruby on Rails SaaS Template](https://jumpstartrails.com/ )
- Monkey patching Rails at around 7 mins: [Fun with Rails Generators](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rnf_-vDuaU )
- [IDE: vim · standardrb/standard Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/standardrb/standard/wiki/IDE:-vim )
- [Annotate gem - CreatorPlatform.xyz - Part 12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19xAXtUv7c8 )
- This is a decent run through of TDD using rspec: [How to Test Rails Models with RSpec - Semaphore](https://semaphoreci.com/community/tutorials/how-to-test-rails-models-with-rspec)
- [GitHub - janlelis/clipboard: Ruby access to the clipboard on Windows, Linux, macOS, Java, Cygwin, and WSL 📋︎](https://github.com/janlelis/clipboard)
- [class Hash - RDoc Documentation](https://ruby-doc.org/3.2.2/Hash.html)
- Creator of Ruby speaks his mind: [artima - Matz on Craftsmanship](https://www.artima.com/articles/matz-on-craftsmanship)
- [How To Package And Distribute Ruby Applications As a Gem Using RubyGems  | DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-package-and-distribute-ruby-applications-as-a-gem-using-rubygems)
- This seems to be the best Ruby library for reading XLSX/Excel files: [GitHub - woahdae/simple_xlsx_reader: Ruby xlsx reader to parse cell values into plain ruby primitives and dates/times.](https://github.com/woahdae/simple_xlsx_reader)
- [LSP in Neovim. Thanks to BILL GATES?! | FREE COURSE // EP 3 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xzYgTLVJE)
- GOOD, and can easily be fine in TiddlyWiki: [Insight through Dialogue in Roam Research](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iOsOI09-3A8& )
- [Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow](https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/08/playstationed/#tyler-james-hill? )
- [I Love Ruby / Elise Shaffer](https://eliseshaffer.com/2023/12/18/i-love-ruby/? )
- [TakeTuesday E01: nvim-cmp - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DnmphIwnjo)
- [Problem discovery comes before problem solving](https://practicingruby.com/articles/problem-discovery )
- [Setup nvim-lspconfig + nvim-cmp / Devlog](https://vonheikemen.github.io/devlog/tools/setup-nvim-lspconfig-plus-nvim-cmp/ )
- [The Ultimate LuaSnip Tutorial for Beginners / Neovim Lua Snippet Engine](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ub0REXjhpmk& )
- [Musical Elitism is Everywhere](https://youtube.com/watch?v=azpxUnIgsts& )- [How To Setup Linting & Formatting In Neovim And Replace null-ls](https://www.josean.com/posts/neovim-linting-and-formatting)
- [Challenging projects every programmer should try - Austin Z. Henley](https://austinhenley.com/blog/challengingprojects.html)
- Decent plane for fseconomy, referenced [here](https://www.fseconomy.net/forum/fse-general-discussion/144358-bought-my-first-plane): [Flysimware C414AW Chancellor MSFS2020](https://www.flysimware.com/FLYSIMSTORE/simulation-software/46-flysimware-cessna-414aw-chancellor-msfs2020.html)
- This is a good start when listing payware aircraft from Microsoft Flight Simulator: [List of all payware aircraft for MSFS (Updated 5/21/22, 132 releases) - Aircraft - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums](https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/list-of-all-payware-aircraft-for-msfs-updated-5-21-22-132-releases/374123)
- Flight planning and more for fseconomy: [FSE Planner](https://fse-planner.piero-la-lune.fr/)
- This contains scenary for FNBG: [AFRICA TO GO! for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS](https://flightsim.to/file/53291/africa-to-go)
- [Capital Aircraft Finance / What's in Your Hangar?](https://capitalaircraftfinance.com/ )
- [Host Your Own Encrypted DNS Server](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj_jyVG7sB4 )
- GOOD - Instal OpenBSD on lxd: [tobhe](https://tobhe.de/stuff/lxd-openbsd.html )
- [OpenBSD Unbound DNS Server Setup](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJkW4o1HPVI )
- [Encrypt Your DNS (STOP Your ISP SNOOPING!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAo61IaXun8 )
- Protectli Vault FW4B - 4 Port, Firewall Micro Appliance/Mini PC - Intel Quad Core (Celeron J3160), AES-NI, Barebone - Compatible with pfSense/OPNsense etc https://amzn.eu/d/2wBb7Zt
- [You won't believe how UNSAFE your home router is!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPCbri1EJ8U )
- GOOD [MSFS20 - FSEconomy - Buying and Managing FBOs / Renting Passenger Terminals-MS Flight Simulator 2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ-6apn10nA )
- [MSFS 20 - FSEconomy - Buying and Managing Aircraft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3-CaHGsoI8 )
- [The SUV of Islands Hoping - BN2 Islander / X-Plane 12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MT_HAUQo-A )
- [Why I use Xplane vs MSFS 2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI3OQadisaY )
- [What are your must have addons/etc - X-Plane 12 Technical Support - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/281486-what-are-your-must-have-addonsetc/ )
- [TRIP REPORT | Britten-Norman BN2 - Island Hopping in Germany | day trip from Norddeich to Juist - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-t3XAdJxi8)
- [Aerobask / Aircraft for X-Plane flight simulator](https://aerobask.com/ )
- [15+ Best Freeware X-Plane 12 & 11 Add-ons Mega List For 2023](https://flyawaysimulation.com/news/4946/ )
- [What are some absolute must-have mods/add-ons for X-Plane? : r/flightsim](https://www.reddit.com/r/flightsim/comments/s7foro/what_are_some_absolute_musthave_modsaddons_for/ )
- [They Found The iPhone Backdoor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU49Td1ijk8 )
- [What the hell is NULL-LS  / FREE COURSE // EP 4](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SxuwQJ0JHMU& )
- [My Flight Sim Virtual Hangar - Favorite Planes for X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GgVvJUP2u4 )
- That guy's favourite:[vFlyteAir Simulations - Piper Arrow III Gallery](https://www.vflyteair.com/Piper-Twin-Comanche.php )
- [No Money Mondays: Starvingpilot’s Metroliner III for X-Plane 11 - Threshold](https://www.thresholdx.net/article/metro )
- [FlyJSim Q4XP / FlyJSim Website](https://www.flyjsim.com/q4xp )
- [Top 10 Payware Aircraft for X-Plane 12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeCrhJW72dM )
- [C172 NG DIGITAL-airfoillabs-C172NG](https://store.x-plane.org/C172-NG-DIGITAL_p_1523.html? )
- [X-Plane 12 / Ortho4xp Download Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3I7ZgrNpfE )
- [FLIGHTGEAR UK - Hangar](https://sites.google.com/view/fgukhangar/flightgear-uk-home-page/hangar?authuser=0 )
- This may offer a solution to the popout problem in X-Plane 12: [Pop-Out Windows in XP12 - XP12: Is it a bug ? - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/290259-pop-out-windows-in-xp12/)
- [Behind the Screen : Year in Review 2023 - Behind The Screen - X-Plane Reviews](https://xplanereviews.com/index.php?/forums/topic/13576-behind-the-screen-year-in-review-2023/ )
- Like the tune at around 1:37 [FlightNight Dec. 30 - French and Swiss Alps Chopper Tour. Final Flight of 2023.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w5HoohzRQk )
- [Pilot2atc ATC pligin](https://www.pilot2atc.com/ )
- Xprealistic - from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1_D4seZe5Q [rkApps](https://www.rkapps.shop/ )
- [Take Command!: Hot Start TBM 900, X-Aviation](https://www.x-aviation.com/catalog/product_info.php/take-command-hot-start-tbm-900-p-158 )- How to set up the King Air in X-Plane: [Part 1: X-Plane 11 King Air C90 autopilot tips and tricks revisited - startup and GPS departure - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igrKby7DVgA)
- THE BEST [Airfoillabs / KING AIR 350 for X-Plane 11/12](https://www.airfoillabs.com/king-air-350 )
- [X-Plane 12 / The Most Realistic Cessna 172 for Flight Simulation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7bZmCCEQPM )
- [Just Flight - Traffic Global (P3D & FSX)](https://www.justflight.com/product/traffic-global-p3d-fsx )- This is referenced in the video above about the Most Realistic Cessna 172 - check comment by thomash8515: [Reality Expansion Pack for X-Plane - SimCoders.com](https://www.simcoders.com/reality-expansion-pack/overview/)
- [GTN 750 + default Cessna 172 - Page 3 - RXP GTN 750/650 Touch - The AVSIM Community](https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/523298-gtn-750-default-cessna-172/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-3810484)
- This looks interesting - a real world Cessna pilot: [
- Cessna 172 Bush Kit – PropStrike Studio
- ](https://propstrikestudio.com/products/172-mod-workhorse)
- Video about the bush 172 above: [Deep Canadian Bush Flying | Ken Myles 172 Workhourse | Prop Strike Studios - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMRwH-1rM2g)
- Followed this for Ortho4xp: [X-Plane 11 | The Basics of Ortho4XP v1.3 for Beginners - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iR23A6VmNU)
- [Simcoders Reality Expansion Pack (REP) review for the Cessna 172 Skyhawk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZMFu1AfKmM )- [Quiz : Flight Training Central](https://flighttrainingcentral.com/category/quiz/)
- [Top 5 Must Have Freeware Aircraft for X-Plane 12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmJiamqS6WE )
- [How to Improve Cockpit Shadows in X-Plane 12 / No Plugin Required](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmuevcaGOW0 )
- [TourSim Scotland / Virtual Pilot Tour Guide / MSFS 2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejHbHezJ2gs )
- [X Plane 12 Instrument Panel Too Dark Workaround](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxBYWakl3fI )
- EasternHops: [Good pilot of small/medium GA looking for work - FSE Community Forums](https://www.fseconomy.net/forum/mp-assignments/145243-good-pilot-of-small-medium-ga-looking-for-work#600120 )
- All about icing: [Icing Hazards](https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/icing_stuff/icing/icing.htm#:~:text=Factors%20which%20affect%20the%20icing%20threat%20include%3A&text=When%20a%20small%20drop%20does,increases%20as%20the%20airspeed%20increases.)
- Decent article about leaning an engine: [How-to: lean the mixture - SimCoders.com](https://www.simcoders.com/2016/05/26/20160524lean-mixture/)
- Tutorials about the C208 Caravan from Thranda: [Thranda Caravan Tutorial Videos - Thranda Cessna 208 Caravan / Grand Caravan - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/263955-thranda-caravan-tutorial-videos/)
- Hmmm, graphic blurring in the Thranda Cessna Caravan 208 - I see them: [Part of instrument panel is blurred - Thranda Cessna 208 Caravan / Grand Caravan - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/284942-part-of-instrument-panel-is-blurred/)
- Another post on the issue of graphic blurring in the Thranda planes: [Fuzzy Panel - Thranda Cessna U206G Stationair - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/296757-fuzzy-panel/)
- This is a post about the problem with the AP autopilot when using the G1000 with the Caravan 208 Thranda: [G1000 cockpit on the C208 Caravan : Limited/broken auto pilot functionality? - Thranda Cessna 208 Caravan / Grand Caravan - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/277067-g1000-cockpit-on-the-c208-caravan-limitedbroken-auto-pilot-functionality/)
Dynamic Panel stuff demonstrated [Thranda Cessna C208 Caravan Climb and Cruise (and Dynamic Panel)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb81PRJ6bSA )- Everything I need to know about the Cessna Caravan from Thranda is right here: [Thranda Design Cessna C208 Caravan - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5GlL3ffqlAaWSzm9drHkN4iVcQyw3E4)
- This problem of blurry textures is a problem for me with the Thranda Cessna Caravan: [Now both 208 and 206 showing blurry ground textures - Thranda Cessna 208 Caravan / Grand Caravan - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/283978-now-both-208-and-206-showing-blurry-ground-textures/)
- [X Plane 11 Native VR FSEconomy #50 VR Aviation East Network Flights Oculus Rift](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OA1v2zUi3M )- This is interesting: [Why ‘really annoying’ Gen Z’s lack of work ethic riles the rest of us](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2024/01/07/annoying-work-ethic-generation-z/)
- [MoD has weakest IT security in Whitehall with 11 ‘red-rated’ systems](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/01/07/mod-weakest-it-security-whitehall/)
- This contains a download to a Lua script to help with deicing: [Boot De-Ice Not working (and with inertial separator on engine is still "icing up") - Thranda Cessna 208 Caravan / Grand Caravan - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/267958-boot-de-ice-not-working-and-with-inertial-separator-on-engine-is-still-icing-up/#comment-2368909)
- Good METAR list for the UK: [University of Wyoming, Atmospheric Science](http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/wyowx.fcgi?TYPE=regmetar&DATE=current&HOUR=current&UNITS=A&STATION=EGSH)
- An AI traffic option for X-Plane: [AI Airliners Traffic Pack for X-Plane 12 Version 1.0 for Windows, Max, & Linux - Airliners XP12 - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/85166-ai-airliners-traffic-pack-for-x-plane-12-version-10-for-windows-max-linux/)
- [How to fly Propstrike bush Cessna in X plane 12. - General X-Plane Discussion - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/284612-how-to-fly-propstrike-bush-cessna-in-x-plane-12/ )
- [Piper Cub Tutorial – X-Plane 12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d-obzD-Zm0 )
- [Taildragger 101 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Peuir1jKwQI&t=4s)
- [Global Forests v2 [Europe-North America-Oceania] XP12-GeoRea](https://store.x-plane.org/Global-Forests-v2-Europe-North-America-Oceania-XP12_p_1634.html)
- [Flashing Samsung GT i9505 with LineageOS walk-through - FSFE-Tube](https://media.fsfe.org/w/p/u4Ki6gTKu4dr2FKs7yiu14 )
- [Steam Community :: Guide :: Bush Flying in X-Plane 11](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2180742094 )- Best scenery for the UK for xplane: [Best GB Scenery - XP12  Scenery - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/299673-best-gb-scenery/)
- [Best bush flying location suggestions - Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) - The AVSIM Community](https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/577496-best-bush-flying-location-suggestions/ )
- [Everything Bush Flying - General X-Plane Discussion - X-Plane.Org Forum](https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/229572-everything-bush-flying/ )
- The Flightgear Stuart: [About DJ Sideline - DJ Sideline](http://djsideline.com/new/about-dj-sideline/ )
- [Stuart Flightgear guy at facebook](https://m.facebook.com/stuart.cassie.5 )- [Shoelace: A forward-thinking library of web components.](https://shoelace.style/)
- [</> htmx ~ Is htmx Just Another JavaScript Framework?](https://htmx.org/essays/is-htmx-another-javascript-framework/?utm_source=hackernewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=code)
- [HTMX Playground](https://lassebomh.github.io/htmx-playground/)
- [command center: What We Got Right, What We Got Wrong](https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2024/01/what-we-got-right-what-we-got-wrong.html)
- Loads of musical genres: [Every Noise at Once](https://everynoise.com/)
- [design manifestos .org](https://designmanifestos.org/)
- [The Cheap Web](https://potato.cheap/)
- [RSA is deceptively simple (and fun) | nicole@web](https://ntietz.com/blog/rsa-deceptively-simple/)
- [Put the words on the page – Herbert Lui](https://herbertlui.net/put-the-words-on-the-page/)
- How James Clear of Atomic Habits fame writes, using Google Docs and Asana: [How James Clear is Writing His Next Book](https://every.to/superorganizers/how-james-clear-is-writing-his-next-book)
- Good article about the current state of Python packaging, making reference to Word formatting, Latex, etc, too: [Python Packaging, One Year Later: A Look Back at 2023 in Python Packaging | Chris Warrick](https://chriswarrick.com/blog/2024/01/15/python-packaging-one-year-later/)
- [Choose your IMAP email client settings for Gmail - Gmail Help](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78892#zippy=%2Cthunderbird)
- A ship simulator!: [NAUTIS Home - Ship Simulator](https://www.vstepsimulation.com/nautis-simulator/nautis-home/)
- Online storage recommended by DEREK SIVERS!: [Storage](https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-box)
- This is where Sivers recommends your own tech stack: [Tech Independence | Derek Sivers](https://sive.rs/ti)
- [Solene'% : How I would sell OpenBSD as a salesperson](https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2022-06-22-openbsd-selling-arguments.html)