I write about Linux, Debian, Windows, general geeky stuff, making things and just about everything.
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There are a number of unofficial discords for WSJ2023. In particular for The IST team there is this one: https://discord.com/invite/A7rByrD WSJ2023 IST
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WSJ2023 Newsletters in one big searchable file
I was finding it really difficult to get the information I need from the Newsletters so I made one big searchable document with all the WSJ2023 Newsletters in one big file. I’ll endeavour to update it when new Newsletters come…
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Sydney Harbour
A photo I took when I rode over Sydney Harbour Bridge recently
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Moved to a new host
I moved my site to a new host. If you can see this, you are viewing the new host.
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ESPHome configuration for Arlec Grid Connect Smart Plug-in Socket
Ben asked if I could share my ESPHome configuration for the Arlec device. Here it is:
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Putting ESPHome on Arlec Smart Plug In Socket
I got some of these Arlec Smart Plug In Sockets from Bunnings. Apparently they are Tuya devices but I decided to take the brute force approach to putting ESPHome on the. First challenge was getting the tri point screw out.…
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Can’t log in to Netflix on Samsung TV
I had this problem on our Samsung TV where no matter what, I couldn’t log into the Netflix app. I noticed that it happened just after I had changed the password to Netflix. Now lets not think about how fucking…
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Let’s Encrypt when your server is behind a firewall and you can’t use DNS Challenge
Sometimes you want to give a server that is behind a firewall a valid SSL certificate. Let’s Encrypt provides a nice solution for this called DNS Challenge. The problem with DNS Challenge is it may require some manual configuring to…
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MSSQL ODBC Client on Debian 9 Stretch
Many years ago fREW Schmidt wrote a very handy article on installing MSSQL ODBC drivers in debian. Since then Microsoft have improved their support of debian somewhat and things have changed making it easier to install, however they still (as…
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I made a braided cord bracelet
I made a braided cord bracelet. Cordage came from Decathelon Instructions thanks to the WhyKnot YouTube Channel
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