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  • The WWW::Mechanize::Chrome Saga: A Comprehensive Narrative of PR #104

    The WWW::Mechanize::Chrome Saga: A Comprehensive Narrative of PR #104 This document synthesizes the extensive work performed from March 13th to March 20th, 2026, to harden, stabilize, and refactor the WWW::Mechanize::Chrome library and its test suite. This effort involved deep dives into asynchronous programming, platform-specific bug hunting, and strategic architectural decisions. Part I: The Quest for…

  • I’m learning about perlguts today.

    ## 0.23 2025-12-20 commit be15aa25dea40aea66a8534143fb81b29d2e6c08 Author: C.J. Collier Date: Sat Dec 20 22:40:44 2025 +0000 Fixes C-level test infrastructure and adds more test cases for upb_to_sv conversions. – **Makefile.PL:** – Allow `extra_src` in `c_test_config.json` to be an array. – Add ASan flags to CCFLAGS and LDDLFLAGS for better debugging. – Corrected echo newlines in `test_c`…

  • Installing a desktop environment on the HP Omen

    `dmidecode | grep -A8 ‘^System Information’` tells me that the Manufacturer is HP and Product Name is OMEN Transcend Gaming Laptop 14-fb0xxx I’m provisioning a new piece of hardware for my eng consultant and it’s proving more difficult than I expected. I must admit guilt for some of this difficulty. Instead of installing using the…