Tom Chapin (Thomas H. Chapin IV) – My blog, which I rarely update…

How to Make Microwave Poached Eggs in One Minute

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Tom Chapin

Instructions: Fill coffee mug half of the way up with cold tap water. Put a splash of vinegar into the water (about a tablespoon or […]

Cooking, Featured Posts, Tips and Tricks

Git pre-commit hook script for Ruby on Rails projects

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Tom Chapin

If you have ever worked on a Ruby on Rails project that uses Git for version control, odds are that you have run into a […]

Programming, Tips and Tricks

Rails – Custom CloudWatch Application Logs on Elastic Beanstalk

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Tom Chapin

I recently ran into a scenario where I was hosting a Ruby on Rails application on AWS Elastic Beanstalk, and I wanted to view a […]

Programming

Guide: Free Web Hosting on AWS, with VestaCP and LetsEncrypt SSL!

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Tom Chapin

I have been hosting this domain name (and a bunch of other ones) completely for free on Amazon AWS for almost a year now, so […]

General Nonsense, Programming, Tips and Tricks

How to clean up git branches that have already been merged

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Tom Chapin

If you have ever worked on a large programming project that was managed using git (source control), then odds are high that there was a […]

Programming

How to Watch 3D Blu-ray Movies on the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift (Without Having to Re-Encode)

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Tom Chapin

Ever since I first got a VR Headset, I have wanted to watch my collection of 3D Blu-ray movies in a virtual IMAX theater. Unfortunately, […]

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Tricks with Pry – Live Editing

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Tom Chapin

When I’m programming in Ruby, one of the most indispensable tools I’ve found is an awesome little ruby gem called Pry. Pry lets me debug […]

Sous Vide Supreme – Cooking Experiment #1 – Beef Tenderloin

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Tom Chapin

I recently purchased a Sous Vide Supreme cooker (“Sous Vide” is French for “under vacuum”), and my very first cooking attempt was Beef Tenderloin, which […]

Cooking, Featured Posts

What I Learned About Humanity from the Survival Video Game, “Rust”.

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Tom Chapin

On un-moderated, free-for-all servers: People steal and kill each other without regard. It is very hard to get ahead initially, but once you reach a […]

Rants and Musings