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Running Virtual Machines Under Vagrant on the New Mac M1 Finding a working VM alternative when VirtualBox no longer works

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The Internet Pi runs Pi-hole for DNS privacy and ad-blocking, and Prometheus and Grafana to provide Internet connection monitoring dashboards.

Having a Pi monitoring my Internet continuously makes it easy to see trends over time, or confirm outages. If you just spot check by running a Speedtest every now and then, you don't have much data to go on.

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The process of changing the DNS server on your Raspberry Pi is a pretty simple process and involves modifying a single file. In addition to showing you what file you will need to edit, we will also walk you through a couple of methods of ensuring your Raspberry Pi is using your newly set DNS.

There are many reasons why you might want to utilize a different DNS server to your ISP’s default. One of the top reasons being performance. Many ISP provided DNS servers can be incredibly slow at lookups and sometimes can take ages to update and add domains.

There is also the privacy factor to be considered, typically your ISP’s DNS server will leak your IP address as well as cache details about what websites you are visiting. Alternatives like Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 offer increased privacy by not logging any identifiable data and offering HTTPS over DNS.

If you’re looking to set up a dynamic DNS for accessing your Raspberry Pi then our tutorial on port forwarding and setting up Dynamic DNS will help you out. This tutorial simply goes into the steps of changing the way your Pi resolves domain names.

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VS Code Plugin

Paste URL handy VS Code extension that formats URLs pasted into md documents as correct md links.

The developer website is found at GitHub - kukushi/PasteURL

For more information check out their extension on the Marketplace

Special Features

• If you highlight text before pasting the text becomes the link text.
• If you just paste, then it will fetch the title text of the linked page.

Recommendation

• Update the VS Code keyboard shortcuts key-binding for quick URL pasting experience. I use cmd-b.

VS Code Plugin

Paste Image is a VS Code plugin that allows you to paste images into md documents. It's currently on version 1.0.4 with over 226,000 downloads.

The developer website is found at GitHub

For complete details visit the VS Code marketplace.

The only downside is it was last updated on 01/23/2019.

Ideas on how to setup

• settings --> pasteimage
  • for setting path and filename options
  • pastes image into current_document_folder/images
  • prepends documentname_ to image name
  • pastes formatted md url at cursor in current
• change the keyboard shortcut
  • I use ctrl-v to paste image from clipboard

Microsoft announces the availability of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio @Code - August 2022. Updates include a new Python Tools extension template, Web app debug setups that are automatically generated and more. #Python #Jupyter

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sftp sync extension for VS Code

New version by @Natizyskunk that just work 😀 (This was originally a fork from liximomo's SFTP plugin)

VS Code marketplace : https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Natizyskunk.sftp VSIX release : https://github.com/Natizyskunk/vscode-sftp/releases/ Syncs your local directory with a remote server directory. Allows you to optionally edit upload a file to the remote directory after it saves locally. This allows you to edit more or less directly on the server similar to WinScp or other similar programs.

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A Docker-based Dev Environment The dev environment I wish to build will be based on Linux. Frequently, I wish to quickly spin up a Linux environment for fun and dev. Although a VM is awesome, I want something lighter, something that spins up instantly at almost zero cost. And I want something that, if I left it running, I wouldn't even notice.

Docker images always start from a base image. The reason I picked Linux is because Linux comes with the most stripped-down bare-bones starter image. This means that all of the images I build on top of it will be light too, and I get to pick exactly what I want.

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"Docker-composing" a Python 3 Flask App Line-by-Line This is a continuation of our article: “Dockerizing a Python 3 Flask App Line-by-Line”. In this article I will assume you have some basic knowledge on Docker, so make sure to read that first if Docker is completely new to you.

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New installation¶

automatic (recommended)¶

Install curl:

$ sudo apt install -y curl Run the following command:

$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SensorsIot/IOTstack/master/install.sh | bash Run the menu and choose your containers:

$ cd ~/IOTstack $ ./menu.sh Bring up your stack:

$ cd ~/IOTstack $ docker-compose up -d

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Debian versionCode nameRelease date Debian 8JessieSeptember 2015 Debian 9StretchAugust 2017 Debian 10BusterJune 2019 Debian 11BullseyeNovember 2021 Debian 12BookwormNot released yet, probably in 2023 🙂

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Welcome to the PurpleAir API PurpleAir was founded on principles of openness, sharing, and community. It is to strengthen these principles and ensure the success of our entire community that we put together updated terms of service, data license, and data attribution requirements when using PurpleAir data and this API. Please take a moment to review them and note the attribution guide and data license agreement. If you have any questions or need more information, we have an excellent resource at https://community.purpleair.com/c/data/api/.

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Lingon X 8 released! Run whatever you want, whenever you want Lingon can start an app, run a script or a command whenever you want. You can schedule it to run at a specific time, regularly or when something special happens.

It can also make sure that an app or a script automatically restarts if it crashes.

Lingon is very easy to use yet extremely powerful. It is a fully featured launchd editor and has also many advanced features like running jobs as root and see the log for each job.

It can also monitor all jobs in the background and show a notification when something changes.

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In computer networking, link aggregation is the combining (aggregating) of multiple network connections in parallel by any of several methods, in order to increase throughput beyond what a single connection could sustain, to provide redundancy in case one of the links should fail, or both. A link aggregation group (LAG) is the combined collection of physical ports.

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Join me in an hour as we review the new @pimoroni Enviro range of sensors, all of which have the @Raspberry_Pi Pico W aboard. It's a hot one today, so this seemed an appropriate show! #sensors #micropython #raspberrypi #picow #influxdb #nodered #grafana

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Synology NAS supports multi-LAN, allowing you to combine those LAN interfaces using the Link Aggregation technology. Link Aggregation increases the bandwidth of your Synology NAS by aggregating multiple network interfaces and provides traffic failover to maintain network connection in case the connection is down. After your LAN interfaces are combined, you will see a new interface named Bond at Control Panel > Network > Network Interface, which could be configured as you would with other interfaces (such as LAN or PPPoE).

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Adaptive Load Balancing: This mode optimizes the network traffic received and sent by Synology NAS devices regardless of whether Link Aggregation is enabled or not. To avoid unexpected circumstances, do not enable Link Aggregation even though it is supported. IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation: This mode optimizes network traffic received and sent by Synology NAS devices, which requires IEEE 802.3ad (Dynamic) Link Aggregation (LACP, 802.1AX) to be enabled on the Switch , and if multiple switches are used, they must be properly stacked and configured. Balance XOR: This mode will balance the network traffic received and sent by Synology NAS devices, this mode requires Static Link Aggregation to be enabled on the Switch. If multiple switches are used, they must be properly stacked and configured. If the switch does not support Link Aggregation, the traffic by the Synology NAS device is still balanced. With this mode. disconnection can be identified but not the cause (For example, when an Ethernet cable is not connected or the switch has a configuration error). Active / Standby: This mode will provide error correction, that is, when one network connection is disconnected or the connection is unstable, the other one will take charge as the main connection. You can choose this configuration whether or not the switch configuration supports IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation.

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Link Aggregation (LACP) will allow you to increase the bandwidth TO and FROM your Synology NAS. In summary, this will allow more clients to send data to and from your NAS without decreased performance. To be clear, this will not double the network speed for a single client.

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UniFi Comparison Charts

These charts compare all available UniFi Routers, Switches and Wireless Access Points. They are available as Images, PDFs, CSVs, Excel, and Google Sheets on Google Drive. For PtP and PtMP Radios, see my Ubiquiti PtP and PtMP Comparison Charts. For EdgeMAX, EdgePoint, and UISP, see my Ubiquiti EdgeMAX Comparison Charts. For all of my other posts about Ubiquiti, see my Ubiquiti Guide.

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3d resources to 3d print these compliant mechanisms

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I visited the Compliant Mechanisms Research group at Brigham Young University and spoke to Professor Larry Howell: https://www.compliantmechanisms.byu.edu

At the above link, you can download 3D-print files to make some of the objects in the video, plus learn more about compliant mechanisms.

What I learned about compliant mechanisms I summarize in the 8 P's of compliant mechanisms:

1. Part count (reduced by having flexible parts instead of springs, hinges)
2. Productions processes (many, new, different enabled by compliant designs)
3. Price (reduced by fewer parts and different production processes)
4. Precise Motion (no backlash, less wear, friction)
5. Performance (no outgassing, doesn't require lubricant)
6. Proportions (reduced through different production processes)
7. Portability (lightweight due to simpler, reduced part count designs)
8. Predictability (devices are reliable over a long period of time)

Special thanks to Patreon supporters: Donal Botkin, James M Nicholson, Michael Krugman, Nathan Hansen, Ron Neal, Stan Presolski, Terrance Shepherd

Animation by Alan Chamberlain

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The kilogram, mole, kelvin, and ampere will be redefined by physical constants

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RadioShackCatalogs.com is primarily an archive of old RadioShack catalogs from 1939-2011.

A brief history... RadioShack has been in business since 1921 (over 100 years) as a world retailer of innovative technology products and services including personal, mobile, and home technology. For 65 of those years, RadioShack had produced outstanding catalogs which included a wide range of products from leading national brands, to exclusive private brands like Tandy, Realistic, TRS-80, Micronta, Archer, Optimus, Clarinette, Nova, Patrolman, Enercell, and Science Fair. 

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Summary

WireViz is a tool for easily documenting cables, wiring harnesses and connector pinouts. It takes plain text, YAML-formatted files as input and produces beautiful graphical output (SVG, PNG, ...) thanks to GraphViz. It handles automatic BOM (Bill of Materials) creation and has a lot of extra features.

Features

WireViz input files are fully text based No special editor required Human readable Easy version control YAML syntax UTF-8 input and output files for special character support

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