One of the things you get for free while passing through your 30s is an increasing sense of nostalgia. If you were also shaped by computering in the Y2K era, chances are you have fond memories of floppy drive noises, LAN parties, NoCD cracktros and not-quite-effortless file sharing.
Eye exam …
The left click button of my Logitech MX Master 3S started misbehaving after several years of heavy use. Click and drag became sporadic clicking, the occasional click turned into a double-click. Very annoying.
The following switches are suitable drop-in replacements:
The two models differ by their …
I was trying to render some 3D models into images, and found F3D which is a neat tool and library for that purpose. It worked great on my machine, but would segfault without any other information when run inside a Docker container.
$ f3d --input=my_model.stl --output=/tmp/preview.png …I've been poking at an Android app written in Flutter, and reverse-engineering it is a bit of a hassle.
Here are the problems I've run into and the solutions I've found.
Install the app normally on a rooted phone/emulator and then use pm path …
After three years of dedicated service, my Sony WH1000-XM4 headset started making odd noises in the left ear cup. It only occurred when the ANC was enabled, and seemed to be related to head movement or when the headset slips back and forth over the ear. The sound was a …
Sometimes you need to run old tools on a modern system.
As long as your distro of choice still ships python2,
you can set up a virtual environment
to use it for a specific tool. These are the steps:
$ wget https://bootstrap …Just testing the Pelican site generator. I've been meaning to start writing down solutions when I come across them, and a blog format is probably useful enough.