Category: geek
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Adjusting the magnetic resistance on an Echelon EX-3
I recently acquired a (very second hand) EX-3 to use with Peloton. It’s a solid, sturdy spin bike – but the resistance felt off; it was far too soft compared to what I expected based on the Watts / Peloton conversion charts available. One solution is to adjust the resistance magnets – but I couldn’t…
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Updating DigitalOcean Mastodon Droplet from 3.1.3 to 4.0.2
Mastodon v4.0.2 is out, and has some handy-looking new features. But if you’re using the old DigitalOcean droplet, which was based on v3.1.3, upgrading is a bit of a faff. Here’s how I did it – in two stages. I should not upfront that this isn’t a *recomended* method – it’s just what worked for…
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Deploying a tiny Mastodon server on DigitalOcean
Given the current bin-fire state of Twitter it seems entirely reasonable that everyone I know there is building a survivalist-style-bunker on Mastodon. But there’s a pretty immediate roadblock that faces every person trying to set up a new account: which server to choose? While Twitter is monolithic – one site, one account, one @name –…
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Blocking bot login attacks on WordPress
The Problem If you run a self-hosted WordPress blog then you might – or might not! – be aware of the sheer volume of attempted logins that will be sent your way. A good way to monitor and cut down on this is the Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin, which logs and graphs them: ..…
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Community Fibre – FTTP installation and equipment
Some information and photos on the equipment and installation of a Community Fibre FTTP broadband connection in London SE12
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Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock on MacOS 11.x Big Sur
For some time now I’ve had my desk wired up using an Elgato Thunderbolt 2 dock. It’s supposed to be incompatible with Mac OS 11 Big Sur, but here’s what I found.
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How to bulk upload Apple In App Purchases (IAPs) via Transporter
It’s easy to create single In App Purchases via iTunes Connect – but if you want to add tens or hundreds, here’s how to upload them in bulk using Transporter v2.1.x on Mac.
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Simple Console Games for Small People
I’ve been playing games with Small since he was a little over three, and now that he’s four, and we’re all locked inside for the foreseeable future, I’m doing it for a few minutes almost every day. And so, as others might be doing the same, maybe for the first time, I thought I’d share…
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How to archive, then delete, old Tweets
I joined Twitter in January 2009 for what might not have been the best of reasons – I was being miserable about it on BBC Radio, and thought I should at least make an effort to try the thing I was being professionally miserable about – and, somehow, have kept using it ever since. But,…