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This is based on the tutorial included with the bundle, with a few changes to work with the current configurations included with the bundle. We’ll use the HWI OAuth Bundle and Symfony to create an application that gets auser token from Google. The code that Flex installs is a skeleton application that is almost enoughcode…

Symptom: the system sometimes comes up, and sometimes fails. There’s a nest of dependencies, but the fix is really simple: more DNS servers. Our IP addresses are being changed, and I’ve gone through the process of changing them in the config files. Fortunately, or not, Icecast and Ezstream were using domain names in the configs.…

PHP8 includes a feature called Attributes, that’s similar to docblock annotations familiar to framework users, or annotations in Java or other languages. The main difference is that Attributes are built into PHP.

My server wasn’t getting admin emails through to Gmail addresses. Some emails from my newer WordPress installation were working, but the oldest WordPress installation was not. They were all running on a Docker server. It’s described in Configuring Alpine Linux on Docker to Send Mail for WordPress Email was getting through on Hotmail, though. So…

write a polemic about french fries in the style of bernie sanders French fries are a staple of fast food culture and a symbol of the greed and exploitation of the capitalist system. The production of french fries is often done by low-wage workers in less-developed countries, who are paid barely enough to make a…

ChatGPT rewrite “dave, cannot open pod bay doors” in the style of the HAL 9000 “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. The pod bay doors are not functioning.”

Argggh. I just damaged the token that I had in my configuration.

I’ve been working on a tool to publish products to WooCommerce and Ebay, as a followup to “ebay-tools” (which is now defunct). This old tool was centered around managing directories named with SKUs. The new tool keeps product info in a table, and references everything with SKUs. The SKU is used in WooCommerce (WC), Ebay,…

This was a weird problem: I plugged my headset into the phone, and recorded, and heard a buzz. This didn’t make sense, but, it turned out to be a grounding problem with a sensitive mic.