Vim's comment line leaking fix! Part 3
Many years ago I was pissed off by Vim's change to start "leaking" comments. If you hit enter on a comment line, Vim's artificial stupidity system deduces, that the next line is also a comment and...
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New microphone
It's not that you'd be talking all the time, but quite often a good microphone is needed. It may be (video)conferencing to somebody or just to get your multiplayer game coordinated with the other...
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systemd setting overrides
In couple past posts of mine, I've instructed people to do alter systemd service descriptions. Examples from Randomness in computers and Handling /run with systemd. As we all know, systemd is quite a...
View ArticleTrigger Azure CDN to update certificate to custom domain from Key Vault
I've said this multiple times: Everything in cloud computing is at least twenty times more complex than it used to be with your old-fashioned regular servers couple years ago. Things are complicated...
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EBN European Business Number scam - Part 4 - Epic win!!
Couple weeks ago, a good friend of this blog, Mr. Gorila approached with his comment (available at https://blog.hqcodeshop.fi/archives/372-comments.html#c2786). He suggested, that our beloved friends...
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Azure Developer Associate certification
Yup.Passed that one yesterday. For those intersted, it was a AZ-203: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure exam.Previous one was 21 years ago:Notice how they misspelled my name. Argh! I bet many of...
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Weather Station destroyed in hailstorm
Over four years ago I wrote about my weather station setup. Well ... It doesn't exist anymore. There was a severe thunderstorm and my gadgets weren't properly fastened to the steel pipe and this...
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Weather Station destroyed in hailstorm
Over four years ago I wrote about my weather station setup. Well ... It doesn't exist anymore. There was a severe thunderstorm and my gadgets weren't properly fastened to the steel pipe and this...
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Zebex Z-3151HS bar code reader - Windows 10 - Unknown USB, USB device not...
Among the number of toys I have, are couple of Zebex bar code readers. Since forever (or 2013), I've had issues with Windows not detecting the newly attached USB-device correctly. See my previous...
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Let's Encrypt ISRG's Root - Fedora curl fix
Update 8th Aug 2019: The information in this blog post is not the entire truth and less accurate, than I'd hope for. Updated information regarding certificate system in a Fedora linux can be found from...
View ArticleLet's Encrypt ISRG's Root - Fedora curl fix, part 2 - Shared System Certificates
Yesterday I stumbled on Let's Encrypt certificate on a Fedora linux. Read about my initial (failing?) approach from this blog post.Given the ticket I filed regarding the problem, I got a pointer to...
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Installing openSUSE Leap 15.1 into a MacBook Pro with encrypted root drive
I happen to have a spare 3rd generation 15" MBP. It is late 2013 model, used for years but recently just gathering dust. Back in the days, when the laptop was shiny and new, it was a serious piece of...
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Notes on running openSUSE on a MacBook Pro
This one is related to a previous post of mine Installing openSUSE Leap 15.1 into a MacBook Pro with encrypted root drive.kworker CPU-hogSymptoms:CPU-load is high. Top consumer is kworker:top -...
View ArticleBlog transferred to a Finnish VM
Two years ago I was forced to move my blog out of my own co-located server due to hardware failure. At the time moving to Microsoft Azure cloud made all the sense. Today, I'm not running from Azure...
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Logitech G903 /w Powerplay - Best cordless mouse ever?
I love playing video games whenever I have the time to sink into such a non-productive past time. The primary function is to have some fun, but also to clear the head from anything work related.This...
View ArticlePython script for creating Linux iptables port forwarding rules based on an...
I was trying to get Wreckfest multiplayer working. Unlike many modern games, the studio/publisher of this game does not run multiplayer servers. Instead, you need to do this the old-fashioned-way. I...
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Healthbuddy SMS scam / Subscription trap
Recently there as been an influx of SMS-messages informing that "your parcel has arrived". The message will contain a short URL bouncing you around the net couple times and landing you to a scam-site....
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Windows 10 May 2019 update (1903) breaking sleep
This happens pretty much on every Windows 10 update. Last time I wrote about it was for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709). The blog post is here.Yes, again this absolutely ridiculous waking up...
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IRS Malware Loader scam 2019
IRS or Internal Revenue Service, the tax authority of United States of America seems to be an endless scapegoat of scams and malware. Couple days ago, I got an email from Germany stating, that I had...
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macOS Catalina upgrade from USB-stick
macOS 10.15 Catalina is a controversial one. It caused lot of commotion already before launch.Changes in 10.15 from previous versions64-bit OnlyFor those using legacy 32-bit apps Catalina brought bad...
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