Articles from dotboris.iohttps://dotboris.io/https://dotboris.io/articles/correct-curl/https://dotboris.io/articles/correct-curl/Using cURL in a shell script should be easy right? Just call cURL with an URL and redirect the output to a file. Sadly, it's not that easy. You can't rely on cURL's default behaviour. It comes with many edge cases. This article describes the correct way to call cURL in a shell script or CI process to ensure that it behaves properly even in case of failure. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://dotboris.io/articles/getting-rid-of-youtube-shorts/https://dotboris.io/articles/getting-rid-of-youtube-shorts/YouTube shorts has been having a significant negative effect on my life. It started benign enough when it was fresh and new but it quickly turned for the worse. I kept on scrolling and all I found was more and more garbage content and slop. You'd think that this would make me stop scrolling but I couldn't. It had me trapped in a spiral of frustration, disappointment and anger. Eventually, I had enough and removed YouTube shorts from my life. That was easier than expected and it made my life better. This is the story of that journey. Sat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://dotboris.io/articles/git-scratch-space/https://dotboris.io/articles/git-scratch-space/When working in a git repo, I often need a scratch space where I can store temporary files or other work files. If you drop files in your repo root, you risk accidentally committing some of them. Here's a simple setup that gives you a scratch space across all your checked out git repos without accidental file commits. Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dotboris.io/articles/tailscale-reverse-proxy/https://dotboris.io/articles/tailscale-reverse-proxy/Tailscale is a great tool for exposing servers without having to open ports. If you have a DNS based reverse proxy where different apps and services are exposed through different domain names, you'll find that getting the reverse proxy to work can be quite tricky. This guide will walk you through how to setup a custom DNS server to get your reverse proxy working through Tailscale. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT