Update Unifi-OS-Server on Docker
I mentioned earlier that I have happily switched to using Unifi-OS-Server in a Docker container. There was a gotcha – I run this on a Raspberry Pi4 with a 16GB …
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Redirecting Blueberry Hill Software site
Blueberry Hill Software LLC is my software consulting business. I formerly maintained a separate BlueberryHillSoftware.com site, but it's too much trouble to decide whether to post on Blueberry Hill Software …
Switching to Unifi OS Server
I've been happily running the Docker container from Jacob Alberty forever. I cherish that unifi-docker system because I never need to think about it. When it’s time to update it, …
Great AI/LLL Explanation
Years ago, I found this great article from Ars Technica, "A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work" that lives up to its name. Even though it describes models …
Starting with Bitwarden
A friend was having trouble keeping track of his usernames and passwords. (Too many sticky notes…) I know there are a zillion password manager programs. Many are good, and some …
Unix and Fast Food
I found it! Ages ago, I remember reading a post making an absurd description of the difficulties of navigating a fast food restaurant organized in the "UNIX way". My favorite …
Like a boa constrictor…
… GMail has been gradually tightening up rules for receiving mail. Actually, if I was actually making a living from my website, I’d already be dead. GMail has (properly) tightened …
Localization help requested
I’m a collaborator on a WiFi Heatmap project (see https://github.com/hnykda/wifi-heatmapper). It lets you measure the wifi signal strength at various points around your house to see where it’s weak. The …
wordland.social: Trouble uploading larger images
I solved the earlier problem with uploading images. It is now working exactly as intended for small to medium size images. I went to upload a larger image to a …
Enable Jetpack JSON API
I solved a problem posting images using wordland.social. To do so, I used a kind of "random walk" to get there, so I didn't remember which of several things I …
Testing Wordland.social…
I'm testing the Wordland Baseline theme created by Scott Hanson. This post has a title, and follows several no-title posts. It occurs to me that it might be nice to …
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Crusader Documentation Updated
I am pleased to note that my PR for updated documentation for the Crusader network throughput and latency tester has been merged. Crusader makes fine-grained tests of network performance, either …
Dave Täht for Postel Service Award
I posted this nomination for the John B. Postel Service Award today… I strongly recommend Dave Täht for the Postel Service Award. Regrettably, this must be posthumous. I first learned …
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In addition to using ChatGPT for the Wifi-heatmapper project, I have also been having fun reading Simon Willison’s blog, especially his Here’s how I use LLMs to help me write …
More on wifi-heatmapper
I posted before about the wifi-heatmapper project. I have been working on it to tune up the user interface and make its display a bit easier to understand. My PR …
Trouble uploading images to Wordland
I am delighted with Wordland – it makes it very easy to post to my various blogs. I encountered a problem uploading an image to one of my sites. I …
SOLUTION: Trouble uploading images #53
When Wordland.social initially rolled out, I was fascinated/delighted. It seemed almost too good to be true. It wasn’t – Wordland.social is terrific. But I had trouble uploading images. Here is …