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Open source is not always the answer
I've been a huge fan of open source software for years and have contributed back to a few projects including the Palm OS Emulator and pilot-link. I've used a number of open source projects in my own applications and, of course, follow the license for attribution (I don't touch GPL code). Years ago when I was a lot greener, I used open source thinking that it must be perfect and treated the code at black boxes. This bit me on at least one project where we had to fix the code for years due to assumptions by the developer.
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Working from home - Is it negotiable?
With COVID-19 having people work from home, I'm reminded of my own history of working from home.
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Installing a BLTouch on an Ender 3 Pro
I recently purchased a Creality Ender 3 Pro 3D printer as an "upgrade" to my Monoprice Select Mini Pro printer. There were a few reasons I decided to do this:
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Automating my TV
One of the lazy things that I've tried to do was have the Amazon Echo turn my TV on and off. When I had Home Assistant running on my Raspberry Pi, I used a component that controlled the TV and Apple TV via HDMI CEC. Unfortunately it wasn't quite reliable and I lost the ability to use it when I migrated to a VM for Home Assistant.