For my link archive: [Wayback/Archive] Comparison of UPS Topologies: Line-interactive vs Online vs Offline | FS Community
The most important bits:
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Comparison of UPS Topologies: Line-interactive vs Online vs Offline | FS Community
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/31
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Hopefully a newer and more reliable “Computa Pranksta” mouse jiggler device will ever be released
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/30
For my link archive as this was a cool idea, but for many their device didn’t last that long:
[Wayback/Archive] ElectricRCAircraftGuy/eRCaGuy_ComputaPranksta_Support: Public support for my “Computa Pranksta” mouse jiggler device I sell on Amazon and elsewhere.
This device is a mouse jiggler. It keeps your computer awake. It can also be used to have some fun with your friends (please don’t take it too far–it’s meant to be used in good, friendly gest–not for any type of malicious purposes).
Notes:
- There are software based Mouse Jiggler implementations as well; I wrote about one of them a loooooong time ago in Mouse Jiggler – MouseJiggle.exe will (virtually) move your mouse cursor so the screen saver does not start.
- I have a bunch of “original” USB Mouse Jigglers of which there are compact and long ones. I forgot I had ordered the compact ones too, so I got reminded when I decommissioned the old kiosk machine after my mom passed away and had to lookup what a [Wayback/Archive] cru mj-3 – Google Search was (:
Links on those USB Mouse Jigglers below, but first some links on the Computa Pranksta:
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Stephan Kämper: Processing a Number of Image Files – Seaside Testing
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/29
I have a hard time remembering all those ImageMagick parameters, so I was glad that Stephan posted this: [Wayback/A] Processing a Number of Image Files – Seaside Testing
Via: [Wayback/Archive] Stephan Kämper on Twitter: “Another note to self: How I can resize image files using @ImageMagick. ➙ …”
–jeroen
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AI won’t concur the world for at least a while: searching for a pipe in Google Search
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/28
No matter if it has switched to AI or not, Googl Search will show the “not a pipe” image first.
[Wayback/Archive] William Gerrard on X: “Google is so broken that the first image it gave me for a pipe is something that is not a pipe 🙄 “
[Wayback/Archive] GOIFP6casAAhOd_.jpg (1170×1085)
--jeroen
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In case I need charting or data visualisation ideas..
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/28
Some suggestions in the thread started by [Archive.is] Stefanie Posavec on Twitter: “hey chart obsessives (yeah you know who are): what’s your fave most comprehensive library of all charts ever online atm? thanks in advance.”
- [Wayback/Archive.is] Data Viz Project | Collection of data visualizations to get inspired and finding the right type.
- [Wayback/Archive.is] Milestones in the History of Thematic Cartography, Statistical Graphics, and Data Visualization
- by [Archive.is] Jon Schwabish (@jschwabish) | Twitter:
- [Archive.is] Patricia Curmi on Twitter: “Not sure it’s all charts ever, but I like reddit’s r/charts/ and r/dataisbeautiful… “
–jeroen
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Lidl Refill station: helaas alleen voor navulverpakkingen wasmiddel/wasverzachter, niet voor de originele flessen
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/24
Laatst bij een Lidl Zwanenburg: de linker helft van hun refill station.
[Wayback/Archive] 333612061-89749634-c0a5-4273-a120-5e4ce6b99aed.png (1383×1037)
Het werkt alleen voor de navulverpakkingen, niet voor de normale flessen.
Die navulverpakkingen zijn een stuk minder robuust dan de flessen wasmiddel (we gebruiken geen wasverzachter).
We hebben geen oude navulverpakkingen meer liggen, dus kunnen het niet daarop testen.
Maar goed: het is een stap in de goede richting.
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DNS Checker – DNS Check Propagation Tool
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/24
Not that long ago I learned about [Wayback/Archive] DNS Checker – DNS Check Propagation Tool:
CHECK DNS PROPAGATION
Recently changed your DNS records, switched web host, or started a new website: then you are at the right place! DNS Checker provides a free DNS lookup service to check Domain Name System records against a selected list of DNS servers located in multiple regions worldwide. Perform a quick DNS propagation lookup for any hostname, and check DNS data collected from all available DNS Servers to confirm that the DNS records are fully propagated.
I wish I had known it before as it is a great tool to verify DNS lookups from around the world.
For my link archive (A and SOA records are the most important to me):
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Script alternatives to the Windows-L keyboard shortcut (SwitchUser / LockWorkstation)
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/23
More than a decade ago I wrote about Programmatic alternatives to Windows-L keyboard shortcut (SwitchUser / LockWorkstation).
Still, I see many scripts invoke rundll32.exe or to call the [Wayback/Archive] LockWorkStation function (winuser.h) inside user32.dll. Don’t!
The BOOL LockWorkStation()function has a calling convention that is incompatible with rundll32.exe () which will corrupt the call stack likely will lead to random problems as after two decades, this post from Raymond Chen still holds: [Wayback/Archive] What can go wrong when you mismatch the calling convention? – The Old New Thing
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User Inyerface – A worst-practice UI experiment
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/22
Forgot that this site has been there for like 6 years now: [Wayback/Archive] User Inyerface – A worst-practice UI experiment.
Related: [Wayback/Archive] How I experience the web today
Via among others:
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Veiligheid in de trein en op het station | Reisinformatie | NS
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/20
[Wayback/Archive] Veiligheid in de trein en op het station | Reisinformatie | NS
WhatsApp- of sms-bericht bij onveilige situaties
–jeroen
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 