Jay Tuckey's BlogUpdate: After 24 hours the block was removed. However, I’m banned again today – super annoying. I really don’t know how this is happening. Today I am suddenly unable to stream any YouTube videos. Instead of streaming, every video just says “This content isn’t available.” I have tried changing networks, tried running from a VPN, […]
I recently got a Xiaomi Mi Band 9, which I wanted as a watch replacement that will also buzz me for messages and calls. It was dirt cheap, at $65 AUD, but I’ve been pleasently surprised at how good the build quality and functionality has been. Watch The band can be set to be always […]
Jupiter Broadcasting is a group who make several Linux themed podcasts. I love Linux, so I have really enjoyed their content over the years. They get really deep into some of the technical details of projects and tools they experiment with, and they also often have actual developers, testers, documentation folk, etc. on their show. […]
NT Government has a “Newsroom” site for official press releases, which is quite nice, but only allows subscribing via email. I like to follow news sources using RSS, as it’s an open standard, properly federated, and it’s the most convenient way to read and track these sorts of sites. Unfortunately NT Gov hasn’t got RSS […]
Here’s some examples of how to use Nanoleaf lights with Home Assistant. Note that when this doc was written I was using Home Assistant v2021.2 with Nanoleaf firmware v5.0.0 Setting Up First, set up the lights using the Nanoleaf app, join them to your WiFi, etc. Then attach them to Home Assistant. The docs on […]
Inspired by the recent changes to the Facebook WhatsApp’s privacy policy, I decided to go through why I avoid services provided by advertising-based businesses. For more details on the WhatsApp changes, see: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlypage/2021/01/08/whatsapp-tells-users-share-your-data-with-facebook-or-well-deactivate-your-account/ Incentives Businesses are driven by their incentives, which are their business goals. The business goal of every for-profit company is quite simple: […]
I’ve started a new project! I recently talked about my experiments with coconut-lang here: https://jaytuckey.name/2020/10/25/thoughts-on-coconut-the-compile-to-python-functional-language-extension/ I’ve now started a project using coconut! It’s what I’m calling a “Dead Man’s Switch” (DMS) monitoring tool. The idea is this: Every cron job / scheduled task sends an update to the DMS monitor The monitor records the updates […]
This is a quick guide on how to get started with Matrix chat for the Jupiter Broadcasting shows. It is also in video form here: Instructions You will need a client, and you can use a web-based one by going here:https://app.element.io If you don’t already have an account: Choose to “Create Account” Choose “Advanced” (Other […]
I have a Lenovo X1 Carbon 4th Gen, running Ubuntu 20.04 – it’s a great laptop, with a 14″ display and a 1080p screen. However, if you run it at 1X display scaling, everything is just a bit too small for comfort. I have found the best display scaling factor for it is 125%. Ubuntu […]
Reading Jlelse’s blog here (https://jlelse.blog/dev/telegram-go/) I realised there is another alternative to using an automation tool like IFTTT or Microsoft Power Automate, is to use a messaging app like Discord or Telegram. Previous post on the same topic:https://jaytuckey.name/2020/04/21/making-a-simple-phone-notification-tool-using-ifttt-available-on-a-free-account/ Creating the Discord Notification Webhook To make a personal notifier using discord you will need to make […]