This is cool when one needs a temporary 1-day Dutch license plate (for instance when importing a car): [Wayback/Archive] Kenteken Font | dafont.com
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Kenteken Font | dafont.com
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/07
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Weather info in plain text or JSON
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/06
Two sites that can help you out getting weather info on the console:
- wttr.in: [Wayback/Archive] Weather report: not found
- 7timer: [Wayback/Archive] civil.php (680×770)
wttr.in
wttr.in is developed by [Wayback/Archive] Igor Chubin (@igor_chubin) / X and looks at the request header to figure out what kind of output it sends.
It supports various output formats, so on my TODO list is to see how they do their mapping: always an opportunity to learn (it’s based on Python and Go so I am curious what libraries they use as well).
From the documentation:
wttr.in currently supports five output formats:
- ANSI for the terminal;
- Plain-text for the terminal and scripts;
- HTML for the browser;
- PNG for the graphical viewers;
- JSON for scripts and APIs;
- Prometheus metrics for scripts and APIs.
The ANSI and HTML formats are selected based on the User-Agent string.
There are more parameters in the documentation on the main page of the repository and through this command:
curl wttr.in/:help
The idea is derived from [Wayback/Archive] GitHub – schachmat/wego: weather app for the terminal.
Oh: Igor has more repositories at [Wayback/Archive] chubin (Igor Chubin) · GitHub (including [Wayback/Archive] GitHub – chubin/cheat.sh: the only cheat sheet you need which is hosted at [Wayback/Archive] cheat.sh; I thought I had blogged about that before, but found it only in a draft note mentioning that I got it via [WaybackSave/Archive] Nicolas Krassas on X: “The only cheat sheet you need cheat.sh“)
7timer
A 7 timer JSON usage example is at [Wayback/Archive] Get Weather from 7Timer! · GitHub
It has documentation at
- [Wayback/Archive] 7Timer! – numerical weather forecast for anywhere over the world
- [Wayback/Archive] Wiki · Yeqzids/7timer-issues Wiki · GitHub
- [Wayback/Archive] 7Timer! API — Public APIs
Output formats can be chosen from HTML, PNG, XML and JSON.
Via
[Wayback/Archive] Hacker Public Radio – hpr4266 :: What’s the weather?
Lee writes a script to check what the weather is like ~ The Technology Community Podcast
HPR is a great podcast series!
--jeroen
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Miguel de Icaza on Twitter: “This is so beautiful – SQL Injection attacks but for GPT-3 and other AI text models.” / Twitter
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/06
2.5 years after Miguel summarised the state of AI text models, and given SQL Injection (because of mixing control and data channels) still is a thing in the 2020’s, I wonder both how much improvement there has been on the AI side of things and how much it is used in pen testing.
So I archived the below tweets to be able to read back and figure out on the current state.
[Wayback/Archive] Miguel de Icaza on Twitter: “This is so beautiful – SQL Injection attacks but for GPT-3 and other AI text models.”:
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Unicode subscripts and superscripts: Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and IPA tables; Source: Small caps: Unicode – Wikipedia
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/05
I originally searched for the tables below to see if I could get the visualisations of TeX and LaTeX right for infinite loop in “LaTeX: A Document Preparation System” by Leslie Lamport, printed in 1994..
Didn’t work, neither did using plain html super and subscript. The only thing that worked was using CSS styles (I chose to embed them, as separate CSS files are a huge premium over the WordPress plan), which also preserves actual meaning for screen readers:
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Reminder to self: re-check the Dotpe API Security Breach — bool.dev
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/04
Still public merchant information
It looks like some store and merchang APIs were not protected back when [Wayback/Archive] Dotpe API Security Breach — bool.dev was published.
Reminder to self: check their status now as I can’t believe their “human error” got fixed properly.
History (reverse chronological order):
- [Wayback/Archive] How DotPe’s ‘Human Error’ Exposed Confidential Customer API Data
- [Wayback/Archive] Deedy on X: “Today, Google-backed DotPe locked down their APIs by rate-limiting by IP on /external/merchant and blocking others. They sent a legal notice to the author before fixing it and haven’t publicly acknowledged the issue at all. Companies must be held accountable for poor security.…”
[Wayback/Archive] Tweet JSON: [Wayback/Archive] GYSlTthakAEoojp.png:orig (2346×1838)
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Now protected private API
[Wayback/Archive] Deedy on X: “6 hours later, the API is still very much public! …”
[Wayback/Archive] Tweet JSON: [Wayback/Archive] GYK38dXbkAEEEs_.jpg:orig (1358×1798)
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Use an iPad as a second display for a Mac – Apple Support
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/03
While recovering from cancer treatments and moving, I heavily cut down on spending money for my IT infrastructure as you can only spend money once.
Now that I have recovered quite a bit, and also gaining more income, I got more recent Apple hardware and could start to use this: [Wayback/Archive] Use an iPad as a second display for a Mac – Apple Support
It’s called Sidecar in Apple terminology and actually quite neat, though you need extra software to use the iPad in portrait mode (it is hard coded to landscape though a 10-inch iPad Pro fits very nicely in portrait position next to a 16-inch M1 MacBook Pro).
If I persist, I need to look at solutions like [Wayback/Archive] Rotated Sidecar · waydabber/BetterDisplay Wiki · GitHub ([Wayback/Archive] GitHub – waydabber/BetterDisplay: Unlock your displays on your Mac! Flexible HiDPI scaling, XDR/HDR extra brightness, virtual screens, DDC control, extra dimming, PIP/streaming, EDID override and lots more!)
Sidecar is part of Handoff, so these preconditions apply: [Wayback/Archive] Use Handoff to continue tasks on your other devices – Apple Support.
In the end, I think it is all based on AirDrop, especially because of the first Apple Support link above mentioning these “Additional requirements”:
Both devices must be signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication.
To use Sidecar wirelessly, both devices must be within 10 meters (30 feet) of each other and have Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Handoff turned on. Your iPad must not be sharing its cellular connection and your Mac must not be sharing its internet connection.
To use Sidecar over USB, your iPad must be set to trust your Mac.
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Forrest Brazeal on Twitter about their your process for learning a new technology or framework on the job
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/03
Interesting responses to [Wayback/Archive] Forrest Brazeal on Twitter: “People who’ve been software engineers for awhile: what’s your process for learning a new technology or framework on the job? (I want the beginners who follow me to read the replies carefully)”.
Not just interesting for beginners to read, but for any developer: understanding how other people acquire new technology helps you to compare your own way of learning to others.
Forrest keeps these simple steps as “[Wayback/Archive] For me:
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MacBook Red Screen Issue, or why I turned off True Tone and Night Shift
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/28
The winter after I bought my first ARM based (or Apple Silicon powered) MacBook I noticed that often about half an hour after sunset, within 10 seconds all the screens (the built-in and external ones) would get a red teint on them.
[Wayback/Archive] MacBook Red Screen Issue – SimplyMac was the very first search result, and mentioned this:
Adjusting Night Shift and True Tone
Night Shift and True Tone features can affect the color temperature of your display. Night Shift reduces blue light in the evenings, which can make the screen appear warmer. True Tone adjusts the display’s color temperature to match the ambient lighting. If these settings are misconfigured, they could contribute to the red screen issue. Check your Night Shift and True Tone settings in the Displays section of System Preferences to ensure they’re set correctly or turned off.
I had to turn off both Night Shift and True Tone to get rid of this artefact, though for some people that didn’t solve the issue: [Wayback/Archive] Screen has red tint at night (True Tone and Night Shift are Off) – Apple Community.
I fully agree with [Wayback/Archive] Am I the only one who prefers True Tone?* : macbookpro
The only thing I like about true tone is how great it looks when I turn it off.
…
I was soooo disappointed with how crap the display was on my M1 Max that I thought about selling it as soon as I got it. Decided to play around with display settings and found True Tone. Turned it off and felt immediate relief. That’s how bad I think True Tone is. Absolutely flabbergasted that Mac’s come out the box with it enabled.
My 2015 MBP screen looks better to me than a M series screen with True Tone on.
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Ester Naomi Perquin on Twitter: “… Wat is het Syndroom van Moeje eigenlijk en wat moet je ermee?”
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/28
Mooie draad: over “Wat is het Syndroom van Moeje eigenlijk en wat moet je ermee?”
Begin-tweet: [Wayback/Archive] Ester Naomi Perquin on Twitter: “Op speciaal verzoek van iemand met weinig geld en veel zorgen (die momenteel op dagelijke basis met #hetsyndroomvanmoeje te maken krijgt) vandaag nog even een kort draadje daarover. Wat is het Syndroom van Moeje eigenlijk en wat moet je ermee? 1/10”
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Some links on USB 2.0 and 3.0 galvanic isolators
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/27
Will likely need some of these in the future (be remember: USB 2.0 in Bulgaria and 3.0 in Germany price difference is about 10-fold) as galvanic isolation can reduce risks of gear blowing out a lot, for example when working with SDR (software-defined radio – often USB devices) and roof antennas:
- [Wayback/Archive] USB-ISO
- [Wayback/Archive] USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Isolator (with prices for various USB 2.0 and 3.0 models at [Wayback/Archive] 7055 Series USB Isolator)
Via
- [WaybackSave/Archive] Mehdi on X: “What is a (USB) galvanic isolator, and when do you need one? It protects your expensive USB gadgets and also your host computer/laptop from noise, ground loop and power surges. An isolator basically sits between your computer and the target device, allowing full USB data …”
- [WaybackSave/Archive] Mehdi on X: “@oktayegi If you mean whether SDRs also can work via this isolator, then yes. Almost every device should work. Here’s a SDRPlay: …”
- [WaybackSave/Archive] Ondra OK1CDJ/OL0M🇨🇿/SV0SYH/J42T🇬🇷 on X: “@MehdiHacks Check this…”
- [WaybackSave/Archive] ⚡bacteriophage⚡ on X: “@ok1cdj @MehdiHacks nah, based on ADUM4160 so only 12Mbps data rate. ADUM4165 with 480 Mbps is preferable”
- [WaybackSave/Archive] Archimago’s Musings: MEASUREMENTS: Intona 7055-C USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Isolator. And Darko & Lavorgna hear no difference with the Silent Angel ethernet switch. [Importance of open discussions.]
Pictures below the signature.
--jeroen
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