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shows the nameserver is set to 127.0.0.53 What’s happened here is that the traditional DNS resolution system has been replaced by the systemd name resolution system.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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Machine Learning Notes 2
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Getting Off of Big Tech
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Run a Shiny Server with the rocker/shiny and Docker-Compose on Debian or Ubuntu
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Etsy Helps Create Microbusiness Caucus, a Challenge to Labor Organizing
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AB715
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Capitalism, Socialism, Cars, Fascism; Asiaphobia in the Black Community; Tipping; Masking; Kamala
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My Home Backup System (Triple Backups)
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Draft: The Disinformation Landscape, MRAsians, and the Left Avoiding Discussions of Some Issues of Interest
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Lock File Location for OpenOffice LibreOffice when it says File is Locked for Editing
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Beauty Calculator Results show AI Training Bias
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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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Replacing the Washers in an Old 1960s Price Pfister Two-Faucet Shower
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Historic Palestinian Documents at the Lady Izdihar Archive
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Trolling and Gloating: Masks for COVID-19
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How is that Asian students both international and Asian Americans are so good in college?
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Misunderstanding the Purpose of the Model Minority
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Machine Learning Notes
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Tech Bazillionaires Paid for Anti-Unhoused Anti-Camping Law in San Francisco in 2016
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Protected: What a Year (Written August 27, 2019)
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Columbusing: Eastside
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The Current Effort to Deny Citizenship to Undocumented Immigrants or Spouses Has a Precedent
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Mossad Pager Bomb Murder Plots; Sanders Arms Block Speech
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More Little Tokyo Redevelopment, 1969
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That “A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers” Article the Anti-Mask People are Passing Around, and Getting it Wrong
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DIY Dustpan or Daspan
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Draft: Unions Should Own LLM Models
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Beach Cities IMC
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California Cogged Stones: International Trade and Exchange
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Letter to Garcetti about Shipping Container Homes
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Alice Johnson is Out, but what about Street Dealers?
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Async PHP Libraries and Frameworks
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May 1, 2025 March and Rally for Immigrant Rights
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Brief Review of Migrating from Gmail and Outlook.com to Proton
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Wong Kim Ark in Smithsonian
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Imperial Japan and Islam; Uncommitted; Hillside Villa
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The Book Trust – an attempt to monopolize cheap book production in the 1800s
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The Commodity Fetish