Isaac Bythewood's Blog
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A status line for Claude Code
A drop-in status line for Claude Code that shows your 5-hour usage quota, context window, working directory with git branch, and the time. One bash file, with a quick breakdown of how it works.
Isaac Bythewood
2026-06-13
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Counting table row counts in PostgreSQL
An easy way to count the number of rows in a PostgreSQL table and sort by totals allowing you to find what's taking up space in your database.
Isaac Bythewood
2022-05-28
Rewriting my blog in Rust
I rewrote this blog from Flask to Rust over an afternoon. The result is a single 3.5 MB binary that uses 14x less memory and serves 10x more requests per second.
Isaac Bythewood
2026-05-06
Set up automated server backups with Borg
The Borg deduplicating backup program can automate daily, weekly, and monthly backups with a single script saving space and keeping data safe from mistakes.
Isaac Bythewood
2022-06-25