Thursday, August 08, 2019

How to get AirBnB to (really) delete your account (really).

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Email their data controller at dpo@airbnb.com asking them to delete your account attaching a scanned copy of some ID (I know, right!). If...
Sunday, May 26, 2019

systemd unit to start a browser/user process on network up

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It took me far too long to get this script right. The gottchas: User units cannot reference or interact with system units. On my system...
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Monday, December 10, 2018

Fitting a 15mm High Drive into a Gigabyte BRIX GB-BXBT-1900

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You can just about squeeze a 15mm high hard drive into a Gigabyte BRIX BXBT case. I did it with the GB-BXBT-1900, but all the BXBT cases lo...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

That time a BT rep. recommended I use "something like Password123"

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There are loads and loads of sites out there with ridiculous password rules, but BT gets a special shout-out for their special, multiple,...
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Thursday, November 19, 2015

The Martian - The Swiss Cheese of Films

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Just a few of my issues with The Martian. Spoilers, obviously. The version of the human race in the film has had the foresight, ingenuity...
Thursday, October 01, 2015

Camera Repair Quote from Sendean Cameras

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Since Yelp appear to hide bad reviews I thought I'd also post my review of Sendean here. I dropped off a camera at Sendean for a re...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Flickr Auto-Uploader for Windows Phone

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Flickr Auto-Uploader for Windows Phone will automatically upload pictures and videos from your Windows Phone device to Flickr. You can cho...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Flickr authorisation URL doesn't work on certain browser components

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Writing a Flickr app for Windows Phone I was confused as to why the authorisation URL was forwarding the user to http://m.flickr.com inste...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

Manually Fixing Multiple Screens with Different DPIs in Linux

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Step 1: Set the system wide DPI to a comfortable level for your highest resolution screen, using X Resources . There is a DPI calculator ...
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Monday, September 29, 2014

How not to Transfer Your Domains Between Registrars

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UPDATE IV - Dec 2018 - Four years on from my original debacle I've given Gandi another shot. The main reason being that I've bought...