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The journal · 2005 — 2024
Notes from a curious mind.
Computers, side projects and useful discoveries, kept for the next time.
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Octopi camera commands
sudo v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=focus_automatic_continuous=0 sudo v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=focus_absolute=40 sudo v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=power_line_frequency=1 All camera settings: User Controls…
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MariaDB
Useful commands docker exec -it mariadb bash create database DATABASE_NAME; grant all privileges on DATABASE_NAME.* TO 'USER_NAME' identified by 'PASSWORD'; flush privileges;…
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Home Assistant in a Docker container
I’ve managed to move my current Home Assistant install from a python virtual environment to Docker. This will allow me to upgrade the host operating system or move to a new…
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Quadcopters
Well a while ago I went to a friends place and there was someone with a quadcopter and they had it hooked up to their laptop and mucking around with it. I thought that looks like…
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Power monitor update
Well after setting the original system up it only lasted 4 days before the battery went flat. It appears I shouldn’t leave the radio on all the time on the remote node otherwise…
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Home Power Monitor
I’ve wanted to do a home power monitoring project for some time. I was using a Clipsal Cent-a-meter a while ago to track power usage when I lived in Victoria but I didn’t have…
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MythTV Dynamic Range Equalisation
I found this on the net recently after trying to work out how to fix problems watching movies with very low dialogue volume levels and loud sound effects:…
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New addition
On Thursday the 15th of September we had a new addition to the family. Ada Jean Jennings. All of the family are happy and well, and I think Jasper is enjoying having a new baby…
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Converting from Drupal to Wordpress
Well after looking at this site I modified the existing Drupal database to remove all references to the img_assist module. What a pain in the arse that module is, there is no way…
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Scribefire and Drupal
Getting ScribeFire and Drupal work together | Bulahema Workshop There isn’t much to this but still I think it is worth linking to. If you need to get ScribeFire and Drupal working…
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