☑︎ → ☐ (see footnote) tl;dr: there are two simple js / jQuery command you can run in the browser dev console to quickly uncheck… Read More »Speeding up unchecking the ‘notify subscribers’ button in YouTube
You can’t deny me! tl;dr: check permissions match user id Context I updated my self-hosted bitlbee docker instance as I was getting repeatedly disconnected with… Read More »bitlbee: “Error loading user config: Permission denied”
Output switching We’ve been putting together an HTPC using a Dell Wyse 3040 thin client PC. We’re using Arch Linux as an OS, and installed… Read More »Turning a Dell Wyse 3040 into an HTPC (Part 5)
Beware, sharks It all started with this: It’s a relatively innocuous photo. But it cost me the best part of a day. How could that… Read More »How photos killed a Xen DomU: A Cautionary Tale
From the “many Bothans died” files Today I had a rather lengthy issue, the full story of which can be told another time. But part… Read More »Protip: Xen DomU crashing? Add on_crash = “preserve”
Verify this! tl;dr: use a mobile browser to complete verification I was purchasing a gift today on Amazon† and something unusual happened: the checkout process… Read More »[solved] Amazon Checkout Stuck on “Verify”
Leaving a legacy tl;dr: Trying to install 22.04 on a Wyse 7020 in anything but ‘Legacy’ boot mode left me unable to boot; switching to… Read More »PSA: Wyse 7020 Only Boots Ubuntu 22.04 In Legacy Mode
tl;dr: Update pulseeffects to 4.8.7 (via PKGbuild if necessary) I use the legacy version of easyeffects, called pulseeffects; I use it mostly to attenuate bass… Read More »[solved] pulseeffects: GLib-GIO-ERROR: The schema default value for key (…) was rejected
Whaddya mean, ‘can’t be accessed’? It’s right there! (Side note: I wrote this post in emacs, using org2blog. It was an interesting experience, which I… Read More »[Solved] “A required device isn’t connected or can’t be accessed” after cloning
Still learning to walk I am still using org-mode for organising thoughts, but now I’ve also done a few simple documents for export too. For… Read More »Yet More Toddler Steps With Emacs / org-mode