CIGMAH Grand Prize donation distributions

This year, I was the winner of the inaugural Coding Interest Group in Medicine and Healthcare (CIGMAH) Puzzle Hunt Grand Prize, with a value of $150. I have now distributed the prize funds to the following charitable and not-for-profit causes:

Relative mouse and keyboard input over SSH (or: I just want to play Minecraft)

Background

VNC allows viewing and control of a host computer over a network. However, VNC's mouse support uses absolute mouse positions, and is ineffective when the host computer's mouse cursor is programmatically repositioned. This poses a challenge for use cases such as 3D video gaming,… »

Monash University examination PA noises

Good afternoon, everyone. Students, may I have your full attention as I explain some important rules.

By attending your exam today, you are acknowledging that you are well enough to sit the exam. Should you become unwell during your exam or require any other assistance,… »

On the application of the GDPR to online organisations

I am not a lawyer, I am most certainly not your lawyer, and this is not legal advice.¹

In a recent discussion in /r/AustraliaSim, an online community I am involved in, the question came up of whether the European Union's General Data Protection… »

Line wrapping with cgit and correct line numbers

cgit is a ‘hyperfast web frontend for git repositories’.

cgit's display of file contents (example) renders everything inside a pre block, and therefore does not support wrapping of long lines. cgit handles line numbers by coding them separately to the actual content, so… »

A new home for my git projects

Yesterday, GitLab, where git projects were formerly hosted, announced changes to their terms of service to incorporate mandatory¹ telemetry – both on its GitLab.com SaaS website, and its proprietary self-managed products – causing significant consternation among many. This follows the acquisition of GitHub… »