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When running the Gnome Desktop Environment on Debian there is a secrets tool that automatically runs called Gnome Keyring. This tools provides multiple functions: ssh keys - ssh keys in ~/.

I recently repeated some analysis on the UK Petrol Prices. Slightly different from last time, instead of a large hand written Excel workbook, I wrote a Python script that downloads and processes the data and creates charts from it.

Canon EOS 700D (2015) https://www.canon.co.uk/for_home/product_finder/cameras/digital_slr/eos_700d/ Lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II (2015, 11-34mm equiv full frame) Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS (2017, 11-125mm equiv full frame) Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.

Linux Networking Config is a complex beast these days. In fairness networking is complicated, and there has to be a way to configure a multitude of of technologies: ethernet, wifi, ppp, vpn, mobile, bridge, bonding, vlan, tunnels.

Recently I wanted to see if I could make my public cloud based Linux infra more secure via LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) disk encryption. I realise that one must fully trust ones cloud provider, as they have access to the hardware.

Method Pick rhubarb, wash and cut into 1-2cm chunks place in container (20:00 21/07/2021 after cutting 3.348 kg) Add sugar at a 5:3 rhubarb:sugar ratio (21:00 21/07/2021 2.009 kg of sugar was added, mixed and left to stand) Wait for 48-36 hours (13:30 23/07/2021 all sugar dissolved) Filter into demijohn, (2.

Recently when checking the MOT on my car using the Check the MOT history of a vehicle GOV.UK service I discovered that the entire car’s millage history is recorded. This made me quite interested in my Toyota Celica 2002 millage over the years.

Sourdough Starter A sourdough starter is a way of making Sourdough. You can make it yourself by mixing flour and water and leaving it in a warm place over a number of days.

Modern Linux can have complicated DNS setup. However this is now necessary, gone are the days when you could just set one static name server in /etc/resolv.conf and walk away. This little piece just documents how I’ve got my systems setup.

Recently I helped troubleshoot a networking issue with a 1Gbps link that was being fully saturated. In the end we configured a mirror port and dumped the traffic to analyse it.