#howto
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/future-learners/
#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Education #Careers #Kids #HowTo
I'm not the best at hands but I have started to enjoy drawing them after learning some things and I'm thinking about making a tutorial.
#howtodraw #howTo #drawingTutorial #mastoArt #fediArt #tutorial #stepByStep #hands #art #lineart
Any Mastodon/Mailchimp aficionado’s on here? Wanting to add a Mastodon icon to the footer of our Mailchimp newletters. Currently only seeing Twitter but no Mastodon. Perhaps not possibleyet?
Learn how to decorate #winter-themed #cookies using royal icing with The Graceful Baker. In the #video you'll see different icing consistencies and techniques like creating cracked textures and pulling patterns through wet icing. 🍪⛄️🐻❄️❄️
👉 Watch it: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/decorating-9-winter-themed-cookies-with-royal-icing
https://www.magmoe.com/1137384/celebrity/2023-12-06/ シン仮面ライダー 電動ガワコス システム ##仮面ライダー #3Dプリント #amazon #AmazonPrine #diy #HOWTO #KamenRider #PrimeVideo #review #ShinKamenRider #アマゾン #アマゾンプライム #アマプラ #ガワコス #コスチューム #ジン #シン・仮面ライダー #シン仮面ライダー #つくってみた #プライムビデオ #プログラミング #ヘルメット #マイコン #マスク #一文字隼人 #作ってみた #庵野秀明 #本郷猛 #柄本佑 #池松壮亮 #浜辺美波 #緑川ルリ子 #魔改造
A crucial part of a vCISO's role is presenting the organization's security posture to stakeholders, such as the executive team and board members.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/ALBAS
How to Enable LED Flash Notifications on Android
Check it out! 👇
https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-enable-led-flash-notifications-android/
OK, we know Google is testing bringing back FAQ snippets, but they are also testing that for HowTo snippets! I'm seeing them return for a number of sites across both mobile and desktop (although I can reproduce on dtop much easier than mobile). Just a heads-up if you have HowTo markup implemented.
A Hands On With Malaysia Airlines’ In-Flight Complimentary WiFi #editorial #handson #how-to's #howto #in-flightwifi #malaysiaairlines #mas #travel
https://www.lowyat.net/2023/312215/malaysia-airlines-wifi-hands-on/
🆕 blog! “eInk Display for Octopus's Agile Energy Tariff”
I'm a little bit obsessed with building eInk displays. They're pretty cheap second hand. They're low energy, passive displays, with good-enough performance for occasional updates. Here's a new one which shows me what the current cost of my electricity is: Background After installing solar panels, a …
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/12/eink-display-for-octopuss-agile-energy-tariff/
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#battery #eink #HowTo #php #solar
eInk Display for Octopus's Agile Energy Tariff
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/12/eink-display-for-octopuss-agile-energy-tariff/
I'm a little bit obsessed with building eInk displays. They're pretty cheap second hand. They're low energy, passive displays, with good-enough performance for occasional updates. Here's a new one which shows me what the current cost of my electricity is:
Background
After installing solar panels, a smart electricity meter, and a solar battery - the next obvious step was a smart energy tariff.
Octopus (join and we both get £50) have an "Agile" tariff. Unlike a normal tariff - with a set price for electricity - this tariff fluctuates every 30 minutes. Prices depend on wholesale costs which means they can go negative. That's right, you can get paid to soak up excess power.
Of course, they can also spike considerably. Unlike the failed Texas experiment, here the maximum price is capped at £1/kWh.
Every day at about 1600, the next day's prices are published on Octopus's website. And they're also made available via a simple REST API.
So, it's relatively simple to generate a line graph and display it on the eInk screen.
Code
(You can treat this code as MIT Licenced if that makes you happy.)
Calling the API for the half-houly prices is:
$url = "https://{$API_KEY}:@api.octopus.energy/v1/products/" . "AGILE-FLEX-22-11-25/electricity-tariffs/E-1R-AGILE-FLEX-22-11-25-C/standard-unit-rates/";Your API_KEY is unique - and you'll need to check which tariff you're on.
The data is retrieved as JSON and converted:
$content = file_get_contents($url);$data = json_decode($content);The JSON is full of entries like this:
"results": [{ "value_exc_vat": 13.6, "value_inc_vat": 14.28, "valid_from": "2023-11-01T22:30:00Z", "valid_to": "2023-11-01T23:00:00Z", "payment_method": null},{ "value_exc_vat": 18.4, "value_inc_vat": 19.32, "valid_from": "2023-11-01T22:00:00Z", "valid_to": "2023-11-01T22:30:00Z", "payment_method": null},They're newest first, so need to be reversed:
$tariffs = array_reverse( $data->results );Then it's a case of looping through them and grabbing today's data:
$userTimeZone = new DateTimeZone('Europe/London');$now = new DateTime('now', $userTimeZone);$nowPosition = 0;$datay = array();$datax = array();foreach ( $tariffs as $tariff ) { $dateStringFrom = $tariff->valid_from; $dateStringTo = $tariff->valid_to; $dateTimeFrom = new DateTime($dateStringFrom, new DateTimeZone('UTC')); $dateTimeTo = new DateTime($dateStringTo, new DateTimeZone('UTC')); if ($now >= $dateTimeFrom && $now <= $dateTimeTo) { $costNow = $roundedInteger = (int)round( $tariff->value_inc_vat ); $hour = intval( $dateTimeFrom->format('G') ); // No leading 0 $minute = intval( $dateTimeFrom->format('i') ); $offset = ($minute == 0) ? 0 : (($minute == 30) ? 1 : null); $nowPosition = (2 * $hour) + $offset + 0.5; $until = $dateTimeTo->format('H:i'); } if ($dateTimeFrom->format('Y-m-d') == $now->format('Y-m-d')) { $datax[] = $dateTimeFrom->format("H:i"); $cost = $roundedInteger = (int)round( $tariff->value_inc_vat ); $datay[] = $cost; } }Drawing the graph uses the venerable JPGraph:
$path = 'jpgraph/';set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $path);require_once ('jpgraph/jpgraph.php');require_once ('jpgraph/jpgraph_line.php');require_once ('jpgraph/jpgraph_plotline.php');// Size of graph$width = 600;$height = 600;// Setup the graph$graph = new Graph($width,$height);$graph->SetScale("intlin");$graph->SetMargin(35,0,45,20); // L R T B$graph->SetUserFont('dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf');$graph->title->SetFont(FF_USERFONT,FS_NORMAL,25);$graph->SetBox(false);$graph->title->Set( $now->format('l') . "'s Electricity Prices\n" . $costNow . "p / kWh until {$until}" );$graph->title->SetColor('#000');$graph->ygrid->Show(true);$graph->xgrid->Show(true);$graph->xaxis->SetTickLabels( $datax );$graph->xaxis->SetColor('#000');$graph->yaxis->SetColor('#000');$graph->xaxis->SetFont(FF_USERFONT, FS_NORMAL, 10);$graph->yaxis->SetFont(FF_USERFONT, FS_NORMAL, 14); // Just let the maximum be autoscaled$graph->yaxis->scale->SetAutoMin(0); // Only show up until 23:00$graph->xaxis->scale->SetAutoMax(46);$graph->xaxis->SetTextLabelInterval(2); $graph->SetTickDensity(TICKD_DENSE, TICKD_DENSE); // Create the line plot$p1 = new LinePlot($datay);$graph->Add($p1);$p1->SetStepStyle();$p1->SetColor('#000');// Direction, position, colour@alpha, width$l1 = new PlotLine(VERTICAL, $nowPosition, 'black@.8', 13);// Add vertical highlight line to the plot$graph->AddLine($l1);// Output line$graph->Stroke();Next steps
I dunno? Add some details about carbon emissions? Battery stats? Let me know what you think in the comments.
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/12/eink-display-for-octopuss-agile-energy-tariff/
Creative Virtual Farewell Party Ideas for a memorable goodbye
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AINal
#FullyRemoteWork #GoodBye #GoodbyeCard #EmployeeEngagement #Farewell #FarewellParty #VirtualFarewellParty #HowTo #RemoteTeams
Tutorial - Building a Shop Page with Blocks for WooCommerce
https://www.itthinx.com/2023/12/04/woocommerce-product-search-building-a-shop-page-with-blocks/
#WordPress #WooCommerce #Tutorial #Guide #Howto #Plugin #Search
My year with Mastodon (#MastodonWrapped)
A new post on my website.
#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer
http://tomasdonoval.com/2023/12/03/my-year-with-mastodon-mastodon-wrapped/
More art from the DIY PC care Zine. These will be available for prints on the release of the zine at my ko-fi shop
https://ko-fi.com/bit_form
#GlitchArt #zine #MastoArt #HowTo #computers #abstractart #DIY
Back at it!
Cover of DIY computer care zine.
#DIY #zines #IT #sustainability #HowTo #MastoArt #GlitchArt
Welcome to our 💫fabulous💫 new blog tour for
༻*·.How to Dress like a Tudor.·*༺
by Judith Arnopp!
Check out today's stops, showcasing this fascinating ’how to’ guide to Tudor fashion!
#HistoricalNonFiction #TudorFashion #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub #bookstodon #howto
New video up continuing the How to Make A Bargello Quilt Series: https://youtu.be/Uz4ylZ960t0
Like, comment, boost. Every little bit helps.
Go F Yourself dbrand - WAN Show December 1, 2023
#pcmr, #building, #competition, #gamers, #howto, #review, #intel, #amd, #cpu, #gpu, #gaming, #unity, #gamedevelopment, #unitygameengine
4/
I can’t think of anything else that upsets me about #Mastodon so I might just as well get back to the boosting issue.
I have a suggestion of the “what if” sort this time. What if your #home #timeline also showed #toots #favorited by the people you #follow. Wouldn’t it be nice to boost the boosting function this way and give an extra power-up to the content #distribution?
Ok, I may not be the first to come up with this idea. Maybe it has already been tested and proved technically unfeasible. But still, what if....
#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer
3/
Then there is the ‘For you’ tab in Search that shows #suggested profiles to #follow.
This would be a very useful tool if it worked. However, unless you follow them all, it keeps showing the same profiles, presumably forever. At least that’s my experience. I did it once shortly after I had joined Mastodon, the suggested profiles refreshed .... and have since remain unchanged.
Maybe some more seasoned #Mastodonians know if this is a #bug or a #feature.
#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer
2/
The thing that buggers me the most is boosting.
I know boosting is important because it’s the only way to spread the news around as there are no #algorithms here to force-feed us what they “think” is good for us, and I’m quite a #booster myself, too. But I’ve cut back a bit recently for a simple reason: I can’t hide boosted posts from my #profile.
I mean, when someone views my profile I want them to see my toots first so they can get an idea of who I am and, conversely, when I visit someone else’s profile I prefer to see what they have to say.
If you’re a generous booster but not so creative in the “#ContentCreation” department, just like me, you get a profile full of re-blogged posts where your original #toots are hard to find. And no, #Pinned toots don’t do the trick.
If there’s a #hack to work around this, I would much appreciate if you share it here.
#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer
Long thread
1/
My year with Mastodon (#MastodonWrapped)
I celebrated my first #Mastoversary a few days ago. It’s been a good first year on Mastodon for me; I like the #Fediverse idea, I like people here, and I like the calm vibe this place offers.
Also, I ditched all of my other #SocialMedia accounts. All but one.¹
As I say, Mastodon is a good #platform to be, however there are a couple of things I’ve been struggling with the whole time. I’m going to put together a brief summary below in hope that someone can help me with them.
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¹ I still keep Instagram to exchange cute pics of sloths and pandas, and ice-hockey reels with my sons. 😁
#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer
HidaMari ASMR Cooking: いちごとチョコレートのショートケーキ・タルトの作り方｜HidaMari Cooking https://www.wacoca.com/videos/1957882/hidamari-asmr-cooking/
#ASMR #ASMRCooking #Cooking #cookingsound #HidaMari #HidaMariASMR #HidaMariASMRCooking #HidaMariCooking #HidaMaricooking #howto #Recipe #Tasty #Vlog #Vlogger #YouTube #YouTuber #いちことチョコレートのショートケーキタルトの作り方HidaMari
How do you sign ‘one way’ or ‘don’t walk’ in American Sign Language? ✋
In this classic 1980 Sesame Street clip, Linda, the local librarian, demonstrates how to sign signs—specifically a series of pedestrian directions commonly found in a city. ⛔️⚠️🛑
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/linda-signs-signs-a-classic-from-sesame-street
@langscipress @felwert @tschfflr @OliverCzulo
#HowTo #Markdown in #LaTeX: https://www.overleaf.com/learn/how-to/Writing_Markdown_in_LaTeX_Documents
You don't need an account on overleaf.com to do this. I tried it with a self-hosted #Overleaf Community Edition aka #ShareLaTeX instance, and it worked. It should work in any recent LaTeX environment.
Maximize Your Cybersecurity: Discover How a Virtual CISO Can Transform Your Business Security Strategy: https://lttr.ai/AKvd7
Learn how to create sturdy and crack-free DIY air dry clay with Clay It Now's 'cold porcelain' baking soda clay #recipe. Popular in #SouthAmerica, this eco-friendly and easy-to-make clay requires no #baking and uses natural ingredients like flour, corn starch, #water, and even toilet paper. Perfect for both professional artists and crafty #kids, it reflects a shift away from using PVA glues/polymers in air dry clay recipes. 🌽💦🧻
👉 Watch it: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-to-make-homemade-cold-porcelain-air-dry-clay
Level up your script design! Check out this demonstration of a building block approach to #PowerShell #script design with a real-life case study and example #code.
#SAPIENTech #PowerShellStudio #PrimalScript #pwsh #scripting #module #modules #HowTo
HidaMari ASMR Cooking: Chocolate coffee cake🍫チョコレート&コーヒーのショートケーキ #shorts #asmr https://www.wacoca.com/videos/1955430/hidamari-asmr-cooking/
#ASMR #ASMRCooking #cakeチョコレートコーヒーのショートケーキ #chocolate #coffee #Cooking #cookingsound #HidaMari #HidaMariASMR #HidaMariASMRCooking #HidaMariCooking #HidaMaricooking #howto #Recipe #Shorts #Tasty #Vlog #Vlogger #YouTube #YouTuber
Blog Post: PLEX Privacy Problem.
At the beginning of November 2023, PLEX enabled some new features that have turned out to be a bit of a PR and Privacy nightmare.
Basically, they've started emailing all members of a PLEX server with the recent viewing habits of other members of that server. Even if the members don't know each other, PLEX apparent
https://bradgrier.com/2023/11/28/plex-privacy-problem/
#EmergingTechnology #HowTo #InTheLife #LifestyleTechnology #News #PLEX #privacy #SelfHosting #GDPR
Did you know that every object you touch remembers your fingerprints? They're like little #ghosts that you leave behind everywhere you go. The oil and sweat on your fingers create unique patterns of ridges called dermatoglyphs. Plus, learn how to dust for fingerprints in this two-minute MetKids #video. ☝️🪞👻
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-to-dust-for-fingerprints
Here's how to trust your gut, how trusting your gut can change your life, how to get better at doing it…and when you shouldn’t.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2021/05/how-to-trust-your-gut
Exploring Multiple Avenues: How to Contact WordPress for Support: 6 Best Ways https://hughsviewsandnews.com/2023/11/27/exploring-multiple-avenues-how-to-contact-wordpress-for-support-6-best-ways/ #BloggingAdvice, #BloggingHelp, #BloggingProblems, #BloggingQuestions, #HelpWithBlogging, #HowTo, #QuestionsAboutBlogging, #WordPress, #WordPressHelp, #WordPressSupport <- Hugh, always helpful.
https://www.minenest.com/124674/ How to Build Fancy Desert Starter Houses | Terraria 1.4.4 #1.4 #1.4.4 #Adobe #base #build #BuildTip #BuildTips #desert #DIY #early #early-game #guide #help #home #house #HowTo #Journey’sEnd #journeys #Khaios #modern #Pyramid #starter #Starting #Terraria #TerrariaBuild #TerrariaKhaios #TerrariaMap #TerrariaTimelapse #TerrariaVideos #TerrarianKhaios #timelapse #tutorial
Working on a little Jam game and utilized a gameboy style for that. I also made a video about how to achieve that style in #pico8 ,if you want to try for yourself :)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ky-6SePDec0
#gamedev #youtube #howto #gameboy #ScreenshotSaturday
A day late (apologies, I spend Friday on a four-park hike) but...
How to Contact Amazon Customer Service on Black Friday
By Lindsey Ellefson ,Lifehacker
"Black Friday has always been chaotic and its migration from an in-store stampede to online event hasn’t done much to change that.
"The first thing you should do when trying to get Amazon assistance on Black Friday is check the Customer Service Help Page..."
#LifeHacker #HowTo #CustomerService
https://lifehacker.com/money/contact-amazon-customer-service-on-black-friday?utm_source=pocket_saves
dbrand x Casetify Lawsuit - WAN Show November 24, 2023
#pcmr, #building, #competition, #gamers, #howto, #review, #intel, #amd, #cpu, #gpu, #gaming, #unity, #gamedevelopment, #unitygameengine
I’m Sweetening the Deal
#pcmr, #building, #competition, #gamers, #howto, #review, #intel, #amd, #cpu, #gpu, #gaming, #unity, #gamedevelopment, #unitygameengine
I started playing (and GMing) tabletop role-playing games in the 80s, and this is the best book I have ever read on how to do it. Don't be fooled by the title, @hexcrawl 's “SO YOU WANT TO BE A GAME MASTER” is for newbies and old grognards alike, full of practical advice and hands-on, inspired discussion on many, many topics, that you can put to use right away. Do yourself a favor, and run to your bookstore!
Backyard landscape design ideas: terrace, seating area, patio, fire https://www.allforgardening.com/682740/backyard-landscape-design-ideas-terrace-seating-area-patio-fire/
#(furniture) #100ideas! #backyard #backyardgarden #BackyardLandscape #BackyardLandscapes #backyardlandscapingideas #crafts #creative #design #diy #handmade #howto #recycle #recycling
Неочевидные моменты TypeScript и способы их решения
Разрабатывая на TypeScript, можно столкнуться с ситуациями, в которых код будет работать не так, как ожидается. В статье разберем несколько таких моментов. Часть просто придется иметь ввиду, часть решается обновлением, а часть исправляется – обо всем по порядку. Если вам будет удобно сразу же проверять каждый пример, читая статью, можно это делать в редакторе . Он удобен тем, что версию TypeScript в нем можно переключать.
https://habr.com/ru/articles/775330/
#typescript #разработка #вебразработка #неочевидно #howto #полезные_приёмы
What does it take to sink a LEGO boat? This Brick Technology #video puts seven LEGO boats to the test against six boat-sinking #LEGO machines. Find out which machine brings down the most boats and which method brings down the biggest boat in the group. 🚢🌊🪦
👉 Watch it: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/sinking-lego-boats-with-six-lego-machines
#tksst #diy #howto #engineering #stem #physics #science #technology
He encontrado las librerías de Python que permiten convertir textos HTML en Markdown. Pero hay muy poca cosa para convertir Markdown en HTML.
Un complemento de Obsidian lo hace para exportar las notas de esta aplicación, pero produce un HTML farragoso y muy extenso, además de añadir archivos de estilo, clases y etiquetas "span" para que el texto se muestre como en Obsidian.
Alguien sabe de librerías o tutoriales para:
A) convertir HTML a Markdown
B) limpiar HTML y reducirlo a las etiquetas básicas: p,h,strong,em,a,ul,ol,li,table,tr,td,img,html,body,...
I illustrated my blog post about how I modded my desktop scanner to get high res images of 16x20" artwork on a 9"x12" scanner, using a panoramic photo stitching feature in #affinity photo 2.
https://sc-fa.com/blog/desktop-scanner-modding/
#scanner #mod #resolution #oversized #panorama #art #mastoart #fediart #howto #diy
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/pump-up-your-pod/
#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Education #HowTo #Podcasts
#video #videoediting #youtube #howto I'm a law prof novice at video editing. I want to incorporate into a video lecture a rapid montage of short clips (a few sec each) from local evening news videos on YouTube. How can I easily pull video clips for this? Noncomercial higher ed use.
New video up. Continuing the Sea Surface Tempestry Quilt. Like the video, subscribe to my channel, commet, boost. Thank you. https://youtu.be/xM9YETjlj0g
#TempestryProject
#ClimateChange
#OceanWarming
#quilting
#QuiltingFun
#HowTo
Video #tutorial to setup local/remote #kubernetes with #KubeSpray (#Ansible) automation..
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/how-to-podcast-from-home/
#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Health #Fitness #HowTo #Marketing #Podcasts
The contents of this post are literally smack dab in the middle of a Venn diagram between “productivity” and “Asperger’s syndrome” AFAIC. #obsidian #howto #justuseaspreadsheetdude
https://reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/17y5n71/job_hunting_with_obsidian/
Pouring with rain?
Grab a cuppa and watch our latest video!
(Then pop your headphones on and relax with our podcast 🌱 )
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2265919/share
#gardening #gardens #podcast #planting #landscaping #tips #HowTo
HidaMari ASMR Cooking: タルトタタンの作り方｜HidaMari Cooking https://www.wacoca.com/videos/1943982/hidamari-asmr-cooking/
#ASMR #ASMRCooking #Cooking #cookingsound #HidaMari #HidaMariASMR #HidaMariASMRCooking #HidaMariCooking #HidaMaricooking #howto #Recipe #Tasty #Vlog #Vlogger #YouTube #YouTuber #タルトタタンの作り方HidaMari
The most popular of the in-person sessions I design and facilitate is The Solution Room. Here's how to run The Solution Room online.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/11/run-solution-room-online
#meetings #EventDesign #TheSolutionRoom #HowTo #online #plenary #eventprofs
Oh my god, @GeopJr made a website that explains how to make a GTK4 (+ optionally libadwaita) app in Crystal!
https://ultimate-gtk4-crystal-guide.geopjr.dev/ – Ultimate GTK4 Crystal Guide
#Crystal #CrystalLang #GNOME #App #GTK4 #GTK #Libadwaita #Guide #HowTo #Programming #website
I've got a new blog post up, this one gets into how to make a simple, cheap, and clean-burning ritual fire.
WARNING: Please exercise all appropriate precautions that you would use when doing anything involving fire.
#Pagan
#Heathen
#Blog
#HowTo
#Witch
#Ritual
https://www.onblackwings.com/post/making-a-portable-ritual-fire
Use FrankenPHP with custom Caddy modules. #HowTo #PHP #golang https://github.com/dunglas/frankenphp/pull/287
Do you know how to set up a secure firewall for your network? Our 'firewalld' tutorial has had good reviews from users. It can walk a beginner through the process of setting up the default Rocky Linux firewall daemon. For users with some previous knowledge of older firewall technologies, the IpTables Guide helps translate that knowledge into the 'firewalld' setup. https://docs.rockylinux.org/guides/security/firewalld-beginners/ #tutorialtuesday #firewalld #howto #linuxtips #documentation
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/outback-mike-survival-and-adventure-podcast/
#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Society #Culture #Documentary #HowTo #Wilderness
First in my series for beginners for @Podman_io on @opensuse
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/art-of-decluttering/
#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Education #Home #HowTo #SelfImprovement #Advice
🆕 blog! “Publish Confirmation For WordPress Classic (2023)”
Here's a quick scrap of code that works. There are lots of outdated tutorials out there for old versions of WordPress. This one is tested to be working in WordPress 6.3.2. This will pop up a confirmation dialogue when you try to publish, update, or schedule a post or page. The Code Add this to […]
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/publish-confirmation-for-wordpress-classic-2023/
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#HowTo #php #WordPress
🆕 blog! “Find WordPress featured images with no alt text”
WordPress allows you to set a featured image - called a "thumbnail" in the API. This gives a single image which can be used on a listing page, or shown when a post is shared on social media. The WordPress Media Library lets you set the alt text of an image. But, crucially, this alt […
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Find WordPress featured images with no alt text
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/find-wordpress-featured-images-with-no-alt-text/
WordPress allows you to set a featured image - called a "thumbnail" in the API. This gives a single image which can be used on a listing page, or shown when a post is shared on social media.
The WordPress Media Library lets you set the alt text of an image. But, crucially, this alt text can be different when the image is used as a featured image.
Here's how to find all your featured images which don't have alt text.
One Liner
Paste this into wp shell to get a list.
foreach (get_posts( array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'post_status' => array('publish'), 'posts_per_page' => -1,) ) as $post) { if( simplexml_load_string( get_the_post_thumbnail($post) )["alt"] == "") { echo $post->post_date . " " . get_site_url(). "/wp-admin/post.php?post=" . $post->ID . "&action=edit " . $post->post_title . "\n"; } }An explanation
To get the image element of the featured image, use get_the_post_thumbnail(1234); That will spit back:
<img width="800" height="400" src="https://example.com/test.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="This is some alt text." decoding="async" loading="lazy" />"If there's no alt, you'll see alt="".
Getting an attribute out of a scrap of HTML is simple. We're going to be naughty and pretend this is XML. Shhh! Don't tell the W3C!
$xml = simplexml_load_string( get_the_post_thumbnail(1234) );The alt text can be retrieved with:
$alt = $xmlEl["alt"];So anything where $xmlEl["alt"] == "" is an image without alt text.
Finally, the code generates a link to the edit page of the post.
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/find-wordpress-featured-images-with-no-alt-text/
🆕 blog! “Find the URl causing your WordPress Error”
PHP has some pretty good error handling and logging, but I do sometimes find it confusing. For example, look at this warning message: [18-Oct-2023 12:34:56 UTC] PHP Warning: Something bad happened in /wp-content/something.php on line 123 OK, so we can go to something.php and scroll to line 123 and try to figure out wha…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/find-the-url-causing-your-wordpress-error/
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Find the URl causing your WordPress Error
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/find-the-url-causing-your-wordpress-error/
PHP has some pretty good error handling and logging, but I do sometimes find it confusing. For example, look at this warning message:
[18-Oct-2023 12:34:56 UTC] PHP Warning: Something bad happened in /wp-content/something.php on line 123
OK, so we can go to something.php and scroll to line 123 and try to figure out what's gone wrong. But we don't know which page, post, or URl caused the error. If the error only occurs on /page/test?input=6 and not /page/test?output=7 that would be handy to know, right?
So here's some PHP you can stick in your theme's functions.php file:
function custom_warning_handler($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) { $url = isset($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] : 'Unknown URL'; error_log("Warning at $url: [$errno] $errstr in $errfile on line $errline");}set_error_handler('custom_warning_handler', E_WARNING);Now your error_log file will contain:
[18-Oct-2023 12:34:56 UTC] Warning at example.com/blog/page.php?foo=bar: [2] Cannot apply fuzz to kittens in /wp-content/something.php on line 123
You can find out more about set_error_handler() and how to configure it.
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/find-the-url-causing-your-wordpress-error/
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#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Arts #Careers #Film #TV #Interviews #HowTo #VisualArts
I feel the thing that made “TechTV” work was the camaraderie and casual conversations that played out on camera. I’m looking to optimize new videos in line with that approach - inviting others to join, packing the programming with help and how-to (beginning to end): https://youtu.be/_mo25gI2wwE
#tech #news #technology #software #hardware #gadgets #help #howto
🆕 blog! “Displaying internal linkbacks on WordPress”
I have written a lot of blog posts. In some of those posts I link to other posts on my site. What's the easiest way of displaying those internal incoming links? Here's what it looks like: Code All we need to do is search WordPress for the URl of the current page. Loop through the […]
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/displaying-internal-linkbacks-on-wordpress/
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🆕 blog! “Making a better audio shortcode for WordPress”
If you use WordPress, you can get a fairly basic embedded audio player by using the audio shortcode: [audio mp3="/path/to/sound.mp3"] I didn't particularly like how it was styled so - because WordPress is so hackable - I changed it! Now my embedded audio looks like this: It gets a nice border, a title, displa…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/making-a-better-audio-shortcode-for-wordpress/
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Build yourself a #synth. For example this 10 voices Levitation OSC drone synthesizer spaceship:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW8YwfdEO0c
Learn #howto solder. Ask me any questions about #sound synthesis, #microcontroller programming or #audio #electronics.
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#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Arts #Books #Writing #HowTo
Of COURSE we have opinions on the #latte, the drink that built Starbucks (it wasn't espresso; it was the latte! In fact, Starbucks choice of machines during their massive expansion in the 1990s, the La Marzocco Linea 4 group, was based on its massively humongous 15l steaming boiler... for milk production).
We also have a detailed #howto on making a proper latte. Not much #latteart focus. We focus on the Latte itself and a delightful ratio. I hope you enjoy!
We don't just have #reviews and #howto articles on CoffeeGeek. We do occasional news, opinion articles, and we also feature creative writing about coffee culture. And we're always looking for guest writers who can contribute this kind of content.
One thing I want to try and publish more are travelogue type articles and casual historical looks at #coffee.
A recent article that fits this bill is Ethan McGonigal's look at #siphoncoffee and its history in #Japan.
On this day of #Ubuntu release, it's time to have another look at this @omgubuntu tutorial on « #HowTo install #Flatpak » on it :troll: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/how-to-install-flatpak-on-ubuntu
🆕 blog! “Use WP CLI to find all blog posts without a featured image - two methods”
This uses the wp shell command. It gives you an interactive prompt into which you can do various WordPress "things". One small annoyance is that it doesn't like multi-line entry. It treats every hit of the enter key as "plz run the codez" - s…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/use-wp-cli-to-find-all-blog-posts-without-a-featured-image-two-methods/
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#blogging #commandline #HowTo #WordPress
Want to learn how to create a responsive #WebGL layout powered by CSS and React Three Fiber? Then follow David Lindkvist from @14islands in this #tutorial on progressively enhanced WebGL lens refraction 🔮
👉 https://tympanus.net/codrops/?p=73607
#frontend #react #css #javascript #webdesign #ui #webdevelopment #masterclass #howto
🆕 blog! “Rewriting WordPress's JetPack Related Posts Shortcode”
I like the JetPack related post functionality. But I wanted to customise it far beyond what the default code allows for. So here's how I went from this: To this: Documentation The complete documentation for related posts is pretty easy to follow. This is an adaptation of "Use Jetpack_Rel…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/rewriting-wordpresss-jetpack-related-posts-shortcode/
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Rewriting WordPress's JetPack Related Posts Shortcode
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/rewriting-wordpresss-jetpack-related-posts-shortcode/
I like the JetPack related post functionality. But I wanted to customise it far beyond what the default code allows for.
So here's how I went from this:
To this:
Documentation
The complete documentation for related posts is pretty easy to follow.
This is an adaptation of "Use Jetpack_RelatedPosts_Raw to build your own list of Related Posts".
Remove the automatic placement
You can turn off the original "related posts" by adding this to your theme's functions.php:
function jetpackme_remove_rp() { if ( class_exists( 'Jetpack_RelatedPosts' ) ) { $jprp = Jetpack_RelatedPosts::init(); $callback = array( $jprp, 'filter_add_target_to_dom' ); remove_filter( 'the_content', $callback, 40 ); }}add_filter( 'wp', 'jetpackme_remove_rp', 20 );Add the new Related Posts
In your theme's index.php (or wherever else you like) you can add this code to insert the new related posts functionality:
if ( is_single() ) { echo "<section>"; echo do_shortcode( '[jprelp]' ); echo "</section>";}Create the new functionality
And this goes in your theme's functions.php file. I've commented it as best I can. Let me know if you need more info.
function jetpackme_custom_related() { // Check that JetPack Related Posts exists if ( class_exists( 'Jetpack_RelatedPosts' ) && method_exists( 'Jetpack_RelatedPosts', 'init_raw' ) ) { // Get the related posts $related = Jetpack_RelatedPosts::init_raw() ->set_query_name( 'edent-related-shortcode' ) ->get_for_post_id( get_the_ID(), // ID of the post array( 'size' => 4 )// How many related items to fetch ); if ( $related ) { // Set the container for the related posts $output = "<h2 id='related-posts'>The Algorithm™ suggests:</h2>"; $output .= "<ul class='related-posts'>"; foreach ( $related as $result ) { $related_post_id = $result['id']; // Get the related post $related_post = get_post( $related_post_id ); // Get the attributes $related_post_title = $related_post->post_title; $related_post_date = substr( $related_post->post_date, 0, 4 ); // YYYY-MM-DD $related_post_link = get_permalink( $related_post_id ); // Get the thumbnail if ( has_post_thumbnail( $related_post_id) ) { $related_post_thumb = get_the_post_thumbnail( $related_post_id, 'full', array( "class" => "related-post-img", "loading" => "lazy" // Lazy loading and other attributes ) ); } else { $related_post_thumb = null; } // Create the HTML for the related post $output .= '<li class="related-post">'; $output .= "<a href='{$related_post_link}'>"; $output .= "{$related_post_thumb}<p>{$related_post_title}</p></a>"; $output .= "<time>{$related_post_date}</time>"; $output .= "</li>"; } // Finish the related posts container $output .="</ul>"; } // Display the related posts echo $output; }}add_shortcode( 'jprel', 'jetpackme_custom_related' ); // Shortcode name can be whatever you wantBit of CSS to zhuzh it up
Feel free to add your own styles. This is what works for me.
.related-posts { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: inline-flex; width: 100%; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center;}.related-posts > * { /* https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_flexible_box_layout/Controlling_ratios_of_flex_items_along_the_main_axis#combining_flex-grow_and_flex-basis */ flex: 1 1 0;} .related-post { min-width: 10em; max-width: 20em; text-align: center; margin: .25em; border: .1em var(--color-text); border-style: solid; border-radius: var(--border-radius); position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 100%; overflow: clip; } .related-post h3 { font-size: 1em; padding-top: .5em; } .related-post img { object-fit: cover; height: 9em; width: 100%; border-radius: 0 1em 0 0; background: var(--color-text); display: inline-block; } .related-post p { margin: 0 .25em; } .related-post time { font-size: .75em; display: block; }ToDo
- Use transients to store the data to prevent repeated slow API calls?
- Perhaps some teaser text?
- Adjust the layout so the date always floats to the bottom?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/rewriting-wordpresss-jetpack-related-posts-shortcode/
🆕 blog! “Improving the WordPress Comments Form with Client-Side Validation”
If you use WordPress's HTML5 comments, there's an annoying little gotcha. There's a four year old bug which prevents client-side form validation. HTML allows <input> elements to have a required attribute. In theory, that means the form shouldn't submit until the input is filled in. Sadly, Word…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/improving-the-wordpress-comments-form/
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Improving the WordPress Comments Form with Client-Side Validation
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/improving-the-wordpress-comments-form/
If you use WordPress's HTML5 comments, there's an annoying little gotcha. There's a four year old bug which prevents client-side form validation.
HTML allows <input> elements to have a required attribute. In theory, that means the form shouldn't submit until the input is filled in. Sadly, WordPress uses novalidate on the form - as the name suggests it stops any validation.
But! WordPress is very hackable. Here's how to make a comment form which does client-side validation and as a bonus checks that the commentor's URl starts with http:// or https://
In your theme, there should be a file called comments.php - that's what we'll be editing.
We're looking for the part which generates the comments form. It will probably be comment_form( $comments_args ); or comment_form();
We're going to need to create a $comments_args array full of the options we want to set.
The most important is "format" => "xhtml" - that prevents the dreaded novalidate from appearing.
if ( comments_open() || pings_open() ) : $comments_args = array( // Force client side validation "format" => "xhtml", "comment_field" => '<label for="comment">Comment:</label>'. '<textarea required id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="65525" placeholder="Write something interesting here…"></textarea>', 'fields' => array( 'author' => '<label for="author">Your Name (required):</label>'. '<input type="text" required id="author" name="author" value="" size="30" maxlength="245" autocomplete="name" placeholder="Dr. Winston O\'Boogie">', 'email' => '<label for="email">Your Email (required):</label>'. '<input type="email" required id="email" name="email" placeholder="me@example.com">', 'url' => '<label for="url">Your Website (optional):</label>'. '<input type="url" id="url" name="url" pattern="^https?:\/\/(.*)" placeholder="https://example.com">' ) ); comment_form( $comments_args );Save that and upload it to your theme and - hopefully - it will work. You can test it out by leaving me a comment below.
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/10/improving-the-wordpress-comments-form/
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Abschluss
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Oder die kommenden Wochen in abgespeckter Form auf dem Account, wie ihr gut #Moderieren lernt.
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How to Set Mastodon Privacy Settings
@deco @thedarktangent
1) Mastodon Settings > Public Profile > Privacy and Reach
2) Mastodon Settings > Preferences > Other > Posting Defaults > Posting Privacy
Hope this helps! 🫶
🆕 blog! “Better Bluetooth Sound Quality on Microsoft Teams in Windows 11”
Here's the problem. The current Bluetooth spec doesn't allow high-quality audio to be sent to a headset when it is also sending audio from the microphone. Instead, it switches to the Hands Free Profile (HFP) which only streams low quality mono sound. It makes Teams calls …
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09/better-bluetooth-sound-quality-on-microsoft-teams-in-windows-11/
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Better Bluetooth Sound Quality on Microsoft Teams in Windows 11
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09/better-bluetooth-sound-quality-on-microsoft-teams-in-windows-11/
Here's the problem. The current Bluetooth spec doesn't allow high-quality audio to be sent to a headset when it is also sending audio from the microphone. Instead, it switches to the Hands Free Profile (HFP) which only streams low quality mono sound. It makes Teams calls sound like garbage.
The usual solution in Google Meet, Zoom, and MS Teams is to manually tell the app to use Bluetooth for speakers but a separate mic for input. In my experience, that never works with Teams. It forces HFP even if you choose a different input source. Or it cocks-up the sound somehow.
So here's how to fix it on Windows 11.
Open "Settings" and click on "Bluetooth & devices" and select "Devices":
Then scroll down and click on "More devices and printer settings":
Right-click on your Bluetooth headset and select "Properties":
Open the "Services" tab and un-tick "Hands-free Telephony":
Hit the "OK" button to save your changes.
When you next use Teams, select your Bluetooth headset as the speaker and your laptop's mic as the input. You'll have beautifully clear sound while listening to Barry from accounts talk about this quarter's EBITDA.
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09/better-bluetooth-sound-quality-on-microsoft-teams-in-windows-11/
🆕 blog! “How to use the new <search> element with WordPress”
There's a new HTML element in town! You can now use <search> to semantically mark up a search box. It's great for letting screen-readers and other assistive tech know what a form does. It's only supported in WebKit for now - other browsers will get it eventually. The WordPress default search widge…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09/how-to-use-the-new-search-element-with-wordpress/
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How to use the new
element with WordPresshttps://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09/how-to-use-the-new-search-element-with-wordpress/
There's a new HTML element in town! You can now use
It's only supported in WebKit for now - other browsers will get it eventually.
The WordPress default search widget hasn't yet updated, but I'm going to show you how you can start using it today!
In your theme, create a new file called searchform.php - WordPress will automatically load it for the search widget.
Add the following to the file:
Search for: Save that and upload it to your theme's directory.
That's it!
Once the element is widely supported, you can drop the role="search".
Enjoy!
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09/how-to-use-the-new-search-element-with-wordpress/
🆕 blog! “Using Selenium & Chrome to automatically download Blob files”
The Selenium WebDriver is a brilliant way to programmatically interact with websites. You can write little Python scripts which can click around inside browser windows and do "stuff". I use it to download a file generated by a Javascript Blob and automatically save it to disk. Here's how. Se…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09/using-selenium-chrome-to-automatically-download-blob-files/
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The Selenium WebDriver is a brilliant way to programmatically interact with websites. You can write little Python scripts which can click around inside browser windows and do "stuff".
I use it to download a file generated by a Javascript Blob and automatically save it to disk. Here's how.
Set up the WebDriver
After you've installed Selenium and the Chrome WebDriver, this is the standard boilerplate to use it in Python:
from selenium import webdriver from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Optionsfrom selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keysfrom selenium.webdriver.common.by import BySet Up Chrome
You can pass whatever options and arguments you need - I use it in headless mode which means it doesn't display a window.
chrome_options = Options()chrome_options.add_argument('--headless=new')chrome_options.add_argument('--window-size=1920,1080')Set where to save the files
These options force the blob to download automatically to a specific location.
Note There is no way to set the default file name.
chrome_options.add_experimental_option("prefs", { "download.default_directory" : "/tmp/", "download.prompt_for_download": False, "download.directory_upgrade" : True,})Download the file
This opens the browser, finds the link, then clicks on it. Your XPATH will be different to mine.
driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=chrome_options)driver.get("https://example.com")download_button = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//button[@data-integration-name='button-download-data-csv']")download_button.click()Rename from the default name
As mentioned, there's no way to set a default file name. But if you know what the file is going to be called, you can rename after it has been downloaded.
time.sleep(2) # Wait until the file has been downloaded. Increase if it is a big fileos.rename("/tmp/example.csv", "/home/me/newfile.csv")# Stop the driverdriver.quit()And there you go. Stick that in a script and you can automatically download and rename Blob URls.
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09/using-selenium-chrome-to-automatically-download-blob-files/
Is there a way to view/follow groups of #hashtags together in a separate timeline, similar to putting groups of people on lists?
The only way I can see is to have several accounts that follow different hashtags.
Maybe there's a client software that allows to filter the timeline by groups of hashtags?
#AskFedi #AskMastodon #Photography #ActivityPub #timeline #lists #hashtag #howto
:boost:
I've just written this helpful how to for the times we live in: "How to Avoid Guillotine Wrist."
Read here: https://bit.ly/HowToAvoidGuillotineWrist
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Passing a list of components to another component, a how to?
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