Sep 14Member-onlyDecode This: A Hands-On Guide to QR Code Data TypesMost phone cameras with QR code scanning capabilities can handle the following examples encoded. I used the following code to make these: require "rqrcode" data = "the data" qrcode = RQRCode::QRCode.new(data) png = qrcode.as_png( bit_depth: 1, border_modules: 1, color_mode: ChunkyPNG::COLOR_GRAYSCALE, color: "black", file: nil, fill: "white"…Qr Code4 min readQr Code4 min read
Sep 7Member-onlyFix: Minio refuses to start with mounted ZFS sub filesystemsIf you’re having the issues like this, or this, or this, you can work around it using UnionFS. For me, I have a /home/minio folder, and I run an older version of minio in FS mode, on ZFS. …Linux1 min readLinux1 min read
Aug 15Member-onlyLinux: How to find which slot a drive is inIf you have a SAS enclosure, usually you can identify failed or failing drives based simply with the following steps. Firstly checking to see if something is failing: Above we see in zpool status the pool is degraded…Linux2 min readLinux2 min read
Feb 20Member-onlyRosemary Gratin Dauphinoise PotatoesThis is mostly written down after making it for friends, but I decided to publish it as folks have asked how I make it. Ingredients: double cream fresh garlic rosemary, thyme potatoes butter cheese; I’d suggest ideally Gruyère and or Reblochon, or some interesting meltable cheese. …Cooking Recipes3 min readCooking Recipes3 min read
Aug 9, 2022Member-onlyWelcome to RecurseSo, yesterday was my first day in the Fall 22 batch of Recurse. It’s a programmers-retreat, pretty unstructured — based around learning and pushing your boundaries as a programmer. Why am I doing this? Mostly for fun; to meet interesting folks, push myself to work on things I’ve wanted to…Recurse Center3 min readRecurse Center3 min read
May 18, 2022Member-onlyMaking a DIY Pool SensorIf you’re lucky enough to have a pool, knowing the temperture of it is a big plus. Is it up to temperature? Whilst you can do this with some pool controllers, they have a few disadvantages; mostly they are stand alone, so don’t integrate in to existing apps or automations…Esphome7 min readEsphome7 min read
May 13, 2022Member-onlyNetflix Error ui-800–3If you have a Samsung Smart TV, the official docs for this error recommend resetting the smart hub. Doing this resets all your apps, meaning you’ll have to setup and…Samsung1 min readSamsung1 min read
Published inRussell Smith·May 23, 2021Member-onlyAuto Auction LifeSide projects are fun, especially when they scratch a personal itch. Bring-a-trailer-map is such a side project; starting as a map, it’s now evolved. Welcome, Auto Auction Life: The major changes are: Firstly, supporting more auction sites; Bring a Trailer is by far the biggest at the time of writing…Side Project2 min readSide Project2 min read
Published inRussell Smith·Feb 28, 2019Member-onlyBring a trailer…map.If you’ve not heard of BringATrailer.com, then you’ll likely not be into cars too heavily. It’s a pretty simple concept — an auction site specifically for cars; they tend to be on the older and more unique end of the spectrum. A couple of examples:Auction2 min readAuction2 min read
Published inRussell Smith·Sep 5, 2018Member-onlyBad vs Good metricsThis is part of a series of posts taken from me moderating a group for Y Combinator Startup School. If you’d like more, please follow me. This was originally posted to the forum the school uses. Some background for those of you not in Startup School, the startups in the…Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
