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Two ScanSnap ix500 tips: cleaning the scanner and preparing the paper for scanning

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/05/25

For my own reference:

–jeroen

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Arjen Lubach in NTR | College Tour 

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/05/22

youtube-dl https://www.npo.nl/college-tour/12-05-2017/VPWON_1267708

Werving:

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People have been asking about the fact I use old Xeon boxes for my development…

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/05/19

An interesting discussion on Xeon based 2nd hand systems that are way cheaper than new ones:

[WayBack] People have been asking about the fact I use old Xeon boxes for my development platforms (and indeed more). I want to cover what I use, why I use them, … – Alan Cox – Google+

I still run a couple of HP XW6600 workstations with [WayBackE5420 processors (of the [WayBackHarpertown family) to host VMs on. Works splendid.

–jeroen

Source: [People have been asking about the fact I use old Xeon boxes for my developmen…1919

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Magnetic Bottle Opener | Best Funny Gifs Updated Daily

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/05/12

Still one of the nicest bottle openers I’ve seen: Magnetic Bottle Opener | Best Funny Gifs Updated Daily

–jeroen

Via:Very useful fridge magnet

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Warning: mail from Zwijnenberg Logistiek BV contains link to trojan virus malware

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/05/04

The below email I got is a mean one, as it looks very authentic, but on close inspection:

  1. The company “Zwijnenberg Logistiek BV” does not exist
  2. When downloaded, the linked form contains a trojan virus, but when VirusTotal.com downloads it it does not contain a virus, though by now it is
  3. The address “Demkaweg 376” does not exist
  4. The fields <<Companyname Ltd>>, <<Companyaddress>>, <<CompanyZIP>>, <<Companycity>> are all correct
  5. The contact “Nadia van Sluijs” does not return Google search results

Niewe afspraak voor pakketlevering 5489127

Zwijnenberg Logistiek BV <info@zwijnenberglogistiek.com>

8:15 AM (1 hour ago)

to Pluimers
Zwijnenberg Logistiek BV
Demkaweg 376
3555HW Utrecht
Telefoon: 030 789126
Email: info@zwijnenberglogistiek.com

Geachte heer / mevrouw,

Op woensdag 3 mei om 11:27 heeft een van onze chauffeurs geprobeerd om een pakket voor <<Companyname Ltd>> af te leveren op het onderstaande adres.

<<Companyname Ltd>>
<<Companyaddress>>
<<CompanyZIP>> <<Companycity>>

Door onbekende redenen is het onze chauffeur niet gelukt om deze bestelling te bezorgen. Wij willen u verzoeken om een nieuwe afspraak te maken om alsnog deze levering te voltooien.

Om een nieuwe afspraak te maken dient u het afsprakenformulier dat automatisch voor u is gegenereerd van onze website te downloaden en in te vullen. U kunt dit formulier vervolgens mailen naar planning@zwijnenberglogistiek.com
Het is tevens mogelijk om de bestelling op een ander adres te laten bezorgen.

Het afsprakenformulier is te vinden op onze website: http://zwijnenberglogistiek.com/formulieren/5489127.doc

Alle benodigde gegevens alsmede de afzeneders en inhoud van het pakket zijn te vinden in het bovenstaande formulier.

Let op! het is alleen mogelijk om een nieuwe afspraak via het afsprakenformulier te maken. Het is niet mogelijk om telefonisch of op een andere manier een nieuwe afspraak te maken.

Met vriendelijke groet,

Nadia van Sluijs


Disclaimer: De informatie in dit bericht, inclusief eventuele bijlage(s), is vertrouwelijk en uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Verstrekking aan en gebruik door anderen dan de geadresseerde is zonder toestemming niet toegestaan.

–jeroen

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Adressen belasting- en douanekantoren

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/05/01

Als curator moet je af en toe een brief naar de Belastingdienst sturen.

Dat moet dan naar het Belastingkantoor behorend bij de woonplaats van de curandus.

Die lijst staat hier: [Archive.isAdressen belasting- en douanekantoren

Wat 10 jaar geleden nog Leiden was, is inmiddels Den Haag, wat grappig is, want de brief gaat over wijziging toezendadres:

Kantoor Den Haag

Belastingkantoor bezoeken

Wilt u langskomen? Maak dan eerst een afspraak. Bel daarvoor de BelastingTelefoon.

Bezoekadres

Prinses Beatrixlaan 512
2595 BL ´s-Gravenhage

De balie van het belastingkantoor is open op werkdagen van 08.00 tot 17.00 uur.

Postadres

Postbus 30206
2500 GE ´s-Gravenhage

Contact

BelastingTelefoon
Telefoon: 0800 – 0543
Bereikbaar van maandag tot en met donderdag van 08.00 – 20.00 en vrijdag van 08.00 – 17.00.

–jeroen

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Remeha error code E5

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/04/28

Some notes as we got an error code 5 (the display showing E5) a while ago.

Our solution was to keep the reset button pressed for a few seconds, then wait for a “reboot” to happen.

Videos from someone else having searched for the E5 cause for 2 months:

  1. After 5 tries to fire up, it gives error E 5.
  2. For this particular device, the problem occurs multiple times a day with various intervals between ignitions.
  3. Rarely it generates error E6 in stead of E5.
  4. Most often it needs more than one but less than five ignition attempts, so then it does not generate an error.
  5. The actual cause is a too low ionisation current: the current needs to be between 3 and 9 microAmpere.

E6 was already hinting at a faulty transformer, but the ionisation current definitely confirms that.

Manuals (the first two are almost identical):

–jeroen

Need to contact these in case of trouble as they are experienced: loodgietersbedrijfjongen.nl

Later: we ran into the above problem as well; the problem was the ignition transformer that could not keep the gas ignition current between 3 and 9 µA. The solution was this Remeha part [WayBackRemeha ontstekingstrafo (incl. ionisatieelectrode) S100012 | Warmteservice. We got there after replacing the burner gasket ring [WayBackRemeha pakkingring voor brander S103172 | Warmteservice that often solves the problem, is much cheaper and should be replaced every 2 years anyway.

See also

 

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On my reading list: Wait by Why on Elon Musk’s latest venture on neural stuff. 

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/04/27

Very long read so it’s on my list of things to read when I’ve a day or two to digest all of it: There he goes again. Even if you aren’t really interested in Elon Musk’s latest venture, this Wait but Why article is a must read on its own.#waitbutw… – Jeroen Wiert Pluimers – Google+

 

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When PV Bean Counter stops publishing Sunny Boy 2500TL results to the net

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/04/17

Every once in a while, PV Bean Counter stops reporting results of by Sunny Boy 2500TL. Usually the problem is with the SUNNY EXPLORER software which has (at least) two irritating bugs:

  1. Easy to spot: it can truncate the SunnyExplorer.sx2 file
  2. Harder to spot: corrupted SunnyExplorer.sx2 file

The latter results in these log messages from PV Bean Counter:

9/2/2016 8:16:34 PM :T12 DeviceMgr_SE - Inf :DeviceMgr_SE: Sunny Explorer - CSV Export Failed
9/2/2016 8:16:34 PM :T12 DeviceMgr_SE - Inf :DeviceMgr_SE: UpdateFromDirectory - SunnyExplorer did not retrieve the expected date: 9/1/2016 12:00:00 AM
9/2/2016 8:16:34 PM :T12 DeviceMgr_SE - Inf :DeviceMgr_SE: UpdateFromDirectory - SunnyExplorer did not retrieve the expected date: 9/2/2016 12:00:00 AM

My usual follow up is to open the .sx2 file in Sunny Explorer. In this case this resulted in a MessageBox containing Cannot find Central Directory. It indicates that Sunny Explorer uses SharpZipLib and the .sx2 file is likely using ZIP compression.

In this case, the SunnyExplorer.sx2 file was not truncated, but filled with zero bytes.

Luckily that file gets backed-up often, so it was easy to restore:

  1. Stop the PV Bean Counter service
  2. Restore the .sx2 file
  3. Start the PV Bean Counter service
  4. Wait a while before reports start trickling in.

–jeroen

via: Hooking up a Sunny Boy 2500TL to the net « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff

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James Lewis – comprehensive AA battery tests sheet…  Some surprises in there…

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/04/03

A while ago, I bumped into

Almost completed updating my AA battery tests sheet…  Some surprises in there if you’re still buying Alkaline AA’s…I’ve included some that I have a… – James Lewis – Google+

The list is at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HOV0JyhF5J6Cd3PmRCDg5eY8ytabSIEidQaJ_ryusXI/edit and has since then be updated.

One of my surprises is that most of the NiMh batteries have larger capacities can virtually all of the Alkaline ones.

–jeroen

 

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