johnk
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Get an Oauth2 Token in a Command Line Program
Argggh. I just damaged the token that I had in my configuration.
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Pattern? List of IDs/SKUs on STDIN
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,…
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How do I fix the buzzing and electricity sound when recording on my iPhone?
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.
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BBB System Configuration Testing Script
I’m working on a testing script to see if my server can run BBB. Useful if you’re building old systems to use as a development box. This is based on the BBB installation instructions. It doesn’t do everything, just several preflighting tasks. It ends before the Firewall section.
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After do-release-upgrade Name Resolver Stops Working
Symptoms: after doing a big release upgrade on Ubuntu, the name resolution stops working. You can’t use domain names to reach websites or servers. The file /etc/resolv.conf shows the nameserver is set to 127.0.0.53 What’s happened here is that the traditional DNS resolution system has been replaced by the systemd name resolution system.
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Audacity Recording Problems Choosing an Input Source on Linux Mint
Symptoms: Audacity is unable to get any input from the audio output or microphone. System uses PulseAudio and ALSA.
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WP-CLI: wp wc product update images
I’m running WordPress inside a Docker container, and wanted to control the website with command lines, and code. The two options are to use the REST API, or to use the WP-CLI interface. I opted for the CLI because I assumed it was faster. I suspect I’m wrong, but I’m sticking with it for now,…
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Run a Shiny Server with the rocker/shiny and Docker-Compose on Debian or Ubuntu
How to set up Ubuntu to run Docker, a Shiny Server container, with an existing Apache proxy server configuration. This setup will work for a low-volume application. It runs a single container, on a single host.
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Crossplatform Keyboard Mappings for MacOS, GNOME, and Windows
I use all three types of computers, and use the following mapping to make it easier to move between computers. Most of my software development has moved into a server in the cloud, and I SSH in. Even locally, I often use a Terminal session. My local Linux environment is GNOME, but this may also…
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Links About the Insanity Plea and Housing
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My Top Favorite Conspiracy Theories
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Birds Eye View of the Government Takeover and Repsonse to Trump
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New “Yellow Peril” Fear Mongering Laws; Objectification; Newsom Vetoes AI Bill
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How to Add a REST API to an Existing Django Project
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February Links
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Imperial Japan and Islam; Uncommitted; Hillside Villa
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Brainwashing and Abuse
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Hillside Villa; NoTechForApartheid
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Trolling and Gloating: Masks for COVID-19
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2010s Gentrification, Protests, Boyle Heights, Arts District
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Reporting Anti-Asian Racist Content to Meta
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Update for June 18, 2019
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Taking Over “Public School”
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Statement from Montanans for Immigrant Justice and Missoula Rises re: Trump’s Pending Executive Order to Stop Separating Families
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The Return of Public Housing
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Debian and Ubuntu Networking Configuration /etc/network/interfaces with a Static IP Address
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Magic Folder to Convert DOC and OpenOffice to PDF
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Capitalism, Socialism, Cars, Fascism; Asiaphobia in the Black Community; Tipping; Masking; Kamala
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ChatGPT on Nationalism
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Beauty Calculator Results show AI Training Bias
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Traditionalism, Nationalism, Falun Gong, Shen Yun
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DALL-E and Commas that Matter, “young people fighting the war on drugs”, SFW->NSFW
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Protected: What the Heck is Wrong?
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Creating Email Messages with Clickable Links that Add Events to Your Calendar
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Two Errors I’ve Made Interpreting COVID-19 Data, that Others are Also Making
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Gemini-Assisted WordPress Plugin: Corrections 2
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Computer Programmers Labor Union
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Linux Nautilus Trash Folder Stopped Working
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Online Editors with Compilers for Different Computer Languages
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Everyone Hates ICE
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May 1, 2025 March and Rally for Immigrant Rights
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Conservative Hopelessness about Anti-Asian Violence
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How to take a “tour” of how much damage COVID-19 has done, using the LA County surveillance dashboard.
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Make Meme/LOLCats Text with the GIMP
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Problems Importing CSV into Google Contacts
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AI Machine Learning and Bias Articles