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XS4ALL Software download site

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/09/14

When you want to download actual known amounts of bytes, then use the [Archive.is] XS4ALL Software download site which has plenty of files in both sizes that are powers of 1024 and powers of 1000, so you can use the units that fits you best:

I usually run commands like these:

traceroute download.xs4all.nl & wget -O /dev/null http://download.xs4all.nl/test/2GiB.bin

traceroute download.xs4all.nl & wget -O /dev/null http://download.xs4all.nl/test/10GiB.bin

The first is for speeds up to ~100 megabit/second, the latter for speeds up to ~1 gigabits/second; wget examples based on [WayBack] linux – How do I request a file but not save it with Wget? – Stack Overflow.

From the xs4all shell servers, you have about 1 gigabit speed. At home it is about 80 gigabit.

Since the download is over a longer period of time, you get a better estimate of average speeds than regular speedtest varieties do.

[ ]100MB.bin               2014-05-28 22:18   95M  
[ ]100MiB.bin              2014-05-28 22:18  100M  
[ ]100mb.bin               2014-05-28 22:18   95M  
[ ]10GB.bin                2014-05-28 22:20  9.3G  
[ ]10GiB.bin               2014-05-28 22:20   10G  
[ ]10MB.bin                2014-05-28 22:19  9.5M  
[ ]10MiB.bin               2014-05-28 22:19   10M  
[ ]10gb.bin                2014-05-28 22:20  9.3G  
[ ]10mb.bin                2014-05-28 22:19  9.5M  
[ ]1GB.bin                 2014-05-28 22:20  954M  
[ ]1GiB.bin                2014-05-28 22:20  1.0G  
[ ]1MB.bin                 2014-05-28 22:19  1.0M  
[ ]1MiB.bin                2014-05-28 22:19  1.0M  
[ ]1gb.bin                 2014-05-28 22:20  954M  
[ ]1mb.bin                 2014-05-28 22:19  1.0M  
[ ]200MB.bin               2016-08-03 13:35  191M  
[ ]200MiB.bin              2016-08-03 13:35  200M  
[ ]2GB.bin                 2014-05-28 22:21  1.9G  
[ ]2GiB.bin                2014-05-28 22:21  2.0G  
[ ]2gb.bin                 2014-05-28 22:21  1.9G  
[ ]500MB.bin               2016-08-03 13:36  477M  
[ ]500MiB.bin              2016-08-03 13:35  500M

–jeroen

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Spelling with element symbols from the Periodic table

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/09/11

The [WayBack] Periodic table – Wikipedia contains many symbols.

Combing them allows you to spell word. Not all words, but many of them can be spelled.

So I was glad finding the below article that started with the same fascination I had in chemistry class.

[WayBack] Spelling with Elemental Symbols

It has a great explanation of the algorithm, references to computer science literature and a nice Python implementation.

via: [WayBack] One of the best programming articles I’ve read in a while – This is why I Code – Google+

–jeroen

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Notifications – Google+

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/09/10

For mu own memory: Notifications – Google+ are at https://plus.google.com/notifications/all

–jeroen

 

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Nooit toestemming gegeven, toch in het EPD? Check het zelf! | Platform Bescherming Burgerrechten

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/09/10

[WayBack] Nooit toestemming gegeven, toch in het EPD? Check het zelf! | Platform Bescherming Burgerrechten:

Burgers ontdekken dat hun medische gegevens in het systeem staan en door verschillende partijen zijn geraadpleegd, zonder dat ze daar ooit toestemming voor gaven. De enige manier om zeker te weten dat je dossier niet via het systeem beschikbaar wordt gesteld, is door dit zelf na te vragen.

–jeroen

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on the dB scales and audio

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/09/03

  • Double or twice the loudness = factor 2 means about 10 dB more sensed loudness level (psycho acoustic)
  • Double or twice the voltage = factor 2 means 6 dB more measured voltage level (sound pressure level)
  • Double or twice the power = factor 2 means 3 dB more calculated power level (sound intensity level)

Now that we’ve straightened that one out…

–jeroen

Source: [WayBack] Outdoor speaker met versterker ontworpen door tweaker haalt doel op Kickstarter – Beeld en geluid – Nieuws – Tweakers

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Calendar Link ParametersTeamup Calendar

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/09/03

A while back, I needed to show the Teamup Calendar for my marching band at a specific date.

Luckily I found [Wayback/Archive] Calendar Link ParametersTeamup Calendar allowing me to assemble such link:

https://teamup.com/ks7a793f73fc4d5e89?date=2018-09-03&view=l

Which shows at the end of the month, we are going to perform on Tattoo on Stage in Luzern (Lucerne), Switzerland in the famous KKL concert hall:

KKL Luzern im Oktober: Tattoo on Stage mit Militär- & Show Bands aus der ganzen Welt. Das Festivalprogramm sowie Tickets gibt es bei worldbandfestival.ch

[Wayback/Archive] Tattoo on Stage | KKL Luzern, 01. Oktober 2017

We’ve been there before and it’s great fun! The [Wayback/Archive] New Zealand Army Band even did a haka challenge with us.

--jeroen

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Solution when xs4all keeps sending non-billing letters to the address where the internet connection is: change contact address

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/08/31

When applying for an internet connection with xs4all and specifying a different billing address, other letters still arrive at the address where the internet connection resides.

I had that, and didn’t want it: [WayBack] Twitter / Notifications. You might not want it for different reasons.

After contacting the web care, both sides learned there are three addresses:

  • billing address (bills)
  • contact address (all other post than bills)
  • service address (where your internet connection – like fiber, ADSL – is connected)

according to the webcare person, it looked like you can only change the “contact address” through the service desk. You can, so that information is still below.

But contacting the service desk revealed that you can also perform two address changes on-line after logging in to https://mijn.xs4all.nl.

Of course you cannot change the service address as it is where your physical internet connection resides.

xs4all service desk:

[WayBack] https://www.xs4all.nl/contact/

Klantenservice phone +31203987666

Opening hours:

  • 08:00 – 20:00 Monday through Friday
  • 10:00-17:00 Saturday

–jeroen

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It doesn’t have to be crazy at work

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/08/31

Reminder to check out if this book about “the calm company” has been released yet: [WayBack] It doesn’t have to be crazy at work.

Basecamp is an interesting company that has put action there there mouth is:

Trusted by millions, Basecamp puts everything you need to get work done in one place. It’s the calm, organized way to manage projects, work with clients, and communicate company-wide.

…

We’ve designed our company differently. We’re here to tell you about it, and show you how you can do it. There’s a path. You’ve got to want it, but if you do you’ll realize it’s much nicer over here. You can have a calm company too.

No, it is not The Little Book Of Calm, or another one of that series (;

If it is not yet out, you can still pre-order from Amazon in the USA and Europe:

–jeroen

Via: [WayBack] It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work https://basecamp.com/books/calm – Adrian Marius Popa – Google+

No it is not the book of calm (:

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TwistedDoodles • The truth about Eureka. (I say bollocks… A lot!)

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/08/30

The truth about Eureka.(I say bollocks… A lot!)

I bumped into this a while ago, but since I’ve been doing quite a bit of research lately, it’s worth repeating.

–jeroen

Source: TwistedDoodles • The truth about Eureka. (I say bollocks… A lot!)

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If your mail auto-responder directs to a new email address, don’t have the new one also auto-respond

Posted by jpluimers on 2018/08/27

Base on the below (Dutch) tweet where an organisation had an auto-responder like this:

Thanks for your message. As of 20150701, we have a new email address: foo@example.org.

Did you use any of our old email addresses, then we forwarded it to the new one.

You will get a response to your e-mail within 5 working days.

Any mail to foo@example.org would get the same auto-response.

They should just leave out the first 2 sentences.

–jeroen

handig @zorgenzekerheid mail naar klantadvies.wlz@zorgenzekerheid.nl geeft reply “een nieuw e-mailadres: klantadvies.wlz@zorgenzekerheid.nl”

 

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