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Kevlin Henney on Twitter: “#FizzBuzzFriday… ” Python table lookup versus C# functional programming

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/27

[Archive.is] Kevlin Henney on Twitter: “#FizzBuzzFriday… “.

Related: [Wayback] Your C# is already functional, but only if you let it | In Absentia:

A few days ago I tweeted a C# code snippet, showing a FizzBuzz implementation using some of the new features in C# 8.0. The tweet “went viral”, as the kids say, with several people admiring the terse

–jeroen

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Finding your Google Pay payments and receipts (they do not send proper invoices)

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/26

For my link archive: [WayBack/Archive.is] Your Google Store charges and receipts – Google Store Help

Charges:

  1. Visit pay.google.com/.
  2. Sign in to your Google account.
  3. On the left, click Subscriptions and services.
  4. Click View purchases.

Receipts and order numbers

  1. Visit pay.google.com/ and sign in with your Google account.
  2. On the left, click Subscriptions and services.
  3. Click View purchases.
  4. Select an order to see your receipt.
    • If you need your order number, you can find it on the receipt page.

VAT invoice

If you live in the European Union, Switzerland, or Norway, learn how to request a VAT invoice:

You can request each month’s invoice in the first few days of the following month. It might take up to 24 hours to process your request.

The address shown on your VAT invoice is your legal address at the time the purchase was made. You can’t change the address that appears on a VAT invoice after the purchase is made.

  1. Sign in to Settings.
  2. Check that you’ve entered your tax ID number. If you haven’t, enter it now.
    • In some countries, you can’t get a VAT invoice if you didn’t enter your tax ID number before you made the purchase.
  3. Click Activity.
  4. Click on the transaction you want an invoice for.
  5. At the bottom of the transaction details, click Download VAT invoice. You may be asked to enter some information, like your full address or a tax ID.
  6. Click Save. You’ll see a link where you can download your invoice.

 

 

 

 

 

–jeroen

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Terry Hughes on Twitter: “I think of this image every time some journalist complains about climate change protesters disrupting traffic…..… “

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/23

[Archive] Terry Hughes on Twitter: “I think of this image every time some journalist complains about climate change protesters disrupting traffic…..… “

The oldest version of this image I could find back were dated 20210717:

–jeroen

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Web issues are either DNS or caching

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/22

I can relate to both DNS and caching posts:

–jeroen

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SimenHolmestad/Privacynator: A utility for removing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from videos.

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/21

[Archive] SimenHolmestad/Privacynator: A utility for removing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from videos.

Privacynator is an utility for removing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from videos. It is primarily meant for videos captured from cars.
Privacynator uses the Detectron2 model from facebook research: https://github.com/facebookresearch/detectron2.

It is written in Python 3.

It is unlike this: Need to check if “PrivacyNator” is already out: a local TensorFlowJS app that blurs your screen when you are not behind it

–jeroen

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Securely Connecting to Autonomous DB Without a Wallet (Using TLS)

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/20

[Wayback/Archive] Securely Connecting to Autonomous DB Without a Wallet (Using TLS)

It is about moving from mTLS to TLS on Oracle Autonomous DB and at the same time IP-whitelisting the client IP addresses.

[Archive] Chris Bensen on Twitter: “This is extremely useful so I figured I’d share in the hopes it helps someone else “

–jeroen

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Some links to poaching eggs

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/19

I never knew poaching of eggs is so easy!

  • no vinegar
  • no salt
  • no stirring
  • no thermometer
  • no poacher

Just a frying pan with 4cm water that is not boiling, a ladle spoon, a large kitchen sieve, and fresh eggs will do; for each egg:

  • empty it in the ladle spoon
  • gently drop the ladle spoon content in an empty spot in the water
  • let the egg white stiffen for 3-4 minutes
  • pull it out with the kitchen sieve when done

So here are some links:

–jeroen

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Space Karen Sucks

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/18

https://spacekaren.sucks/

Free speech really should be free. To bypass the new censorship regime at twitter, use this URL shortener to link to Mastodon or other censored destinations

Jack didn’t understand the new rules either:

–jeroen

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The circadian immune system: A recent @SciImmunology Review highlights the benefits of morning vaccination compared with afternoon/evening vaccination in humans.

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/18

Paper: [Wayback/Archive] The circadian immune system

Abstract

The immune system is highly time-of-day dependent. Pioneering studies in the 1960s were the first to identify immune responses to be under a circadian control. Only in the last decade, however, have the molecular factors governing circadian immune rhythms been identified. These studies have revealed a highly complex picture of the interconnectivity of rhythmicity within immune cells with that of their environment. Here, we provide a global overview of the circadian immune system, focusing on recent advances in the rapidly expanding field of circadian immunology.

Image from [Wayback/Archive] Science Magazine on Twitter: “A recent @SciImmunology Review highlights the benefits of morning vaccination compared with afternoon/evening vaccination in humans. Learn more: “

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Energieplafond 2023 uitrekenen (via RTL Nieuws & Flourish)

Posted by jpluimers on 2022/12/16

Via deze link kun je het [Wayback/Archive] Energieplafond 2023 berekenen door eerst de begindatum van je contract in te vullen: dan weet je wat je voor en na die datum aan energie mag gebruiken voor je voor elk deel door het prijsplafond gaat.

Je kunt hem ook in de Wayback link afspelen als de link niet meer werkt.

Het is een iframe van [Wayback/Archive] Blijf jij onder het prijsplafond voor energie? Zoek het hier op | RTL Nieuws gehost door [Wayback/Archive] Flourish | Data Visualization & Storytelling.

Via:

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