https://dsss.be/w/ 2026-06-01T23:41:19+00:00 https://dsss.be/w/ https://dsss.be/w/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2025-12-13T03:32:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/15_bean_and_sausage_soup?rev=1765596770&do=diff 15 bean and sausage soup for instant pot Ingredients * Hurst "Hambeens" 15 bean soup (a sack of dry mixed beans) * Discard the ominously labeled "ham flavor" packet * Package Johnsonville hot Italian sausage * 6oz water * 15oz can of diced tomatoes, fancy in some way (italian, with garlic, etc.) text/html 2013-06-16T14:37:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/a1_chuck_roast?rev=1371393459&do=diff A1 Chuck Roast Ingredients * Chuck roast * Worcestershire sauce * Small bottle of A1 sauce * Garlic * Salt * Pepper Procedure * Pan sear the roast in oil (optional) * Put in crockpot with worchestershire sauce, a small bottle of A1 sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper. (Guess at the amounts, write here when it works) text/html 2024-02-10T03:01:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/ancient_tech_crap?rev=1707534070&do=diff Ancient tech crap Random notes that used to be relevant on this wiki, but are now 15+ years old. You probably shouldn't use this. Show 'Sender' in Thunderbird In certain environments (including MS Exchange), when a message is forwarded, the special "Sender" field indicates the actual person who clicked "send", while the "From" field shows the originator of the message. This is confusing in Thunderbird, which doesn't show "Sender" by default, so forwarded email looks like it came from the orig… text/html 2011-09-11T14:18:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/aunt_vic_s_bean_corn_salsa?rev=1315750705&do=diff Aunt Vic's Bean & Corn Salsa Mix: * 1 can of black beans, rinsed * 2 cans of corn * 3-4 jalapenos OR 1 can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce * 1/2 a red onion * Handful of cilantro * 1 lime's worth of juice * 1 tbsp olive oil * ~1/4 cup red wine vinegar text/html 2026-03-19T22:23:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/autohotkey_recipes?rev=1773959020&do=diff AutoHotKey does input macro programming and keyboard remapping in Windows. Key docs: * Remapping keys and buttons * Hotkeys * The Send command * Conditionals Recipes Below are some useful recipes. See also: * Using AutoHotKey to map keys on the Amtelco KB163 Unified Keyboard. * Using AutoHotkey to make a second mouse into a multimedia control General ; General controls: ; Win+Esc to reload ; Win+Shift+Esc to exit ; Win+Ctrl+Esc to exit #Escape::Reload #+Escape::E… text/html 2011-03-04T19:55:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/b_n_nook_color?rev=1299268552&do=diff Hacking the Barnes & Noble Nook Color got it for $200 from an ebay sale thanks to an SA coupons thread. gonna start with a pile of links rooting: * <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922870> * <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942424> battery life: * <http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/boost-nook-color-battery-life-by-removing-android-cell-standby-service/> * <http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/nook-color-technical/8093-steps-make-your-new-nook-colo… text/html 2026-03-29T15:18:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/bbq_pork_beef?rev=1774797495&do=diff BBQ Pork/beef for slow cooker or instant pot Ingredients * 2 lb pork butt roast (or chuck roast) * Paprika * Chili powder * Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ sauce, 28oz bottle * Buns (if you want sandwiches) Procedure * Cut meat into 1" strips, cutting off any big fat text/html 2013-06-16T13:55:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/bcp_apple_pie_pockets?rev=1371390943&do=diff BCP Apple Pie Pockets Created by merging BCP Apple Pie with this pie pockets recipe Ingredients * 3 boxes Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box (4 crusts) * 4-5 apples -> 4 cups finely chopped apples * 3/4 tsp cinnamon * 1/4 cup sugar * 1/2 tbsp flour text/html 2013-06-16T13:56:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/bcp_apple_pie?rev=1371390963&do=diff BCP Apple Pie Ingredients For filling: * 6-10 apples, peeled, in 8ths or smaller * 1 tsp cinnamon (or more) * 1/3 - 1/2 cup sugar * 1/4 tsp salt * 1/2 tsp lime juice Crumb top (can be doubled for more happiness): * 2/3 cup flour * 1/2 cup sugar text/html 2013-06-16T13:55:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/beef_fajitas?rev=1371390903&do=diff Fajita/taco powder Ingredient Single-use Half-fill a 10oz Badia bottle Cumin 1-1/2 tsp 6 tbsp Oregano 1/2 tsp 2 tbsp Salt 1/4 tsp 1 tbsp Crushed red pepper 1/4 tsp 1 tbsp Black pepper 1/4 tsp 1 tbsp Garlic powder 1/8 tsp 1/2 tbsp text/html 2013-06-16T13:50:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/beef_pea_curry?rev=1371390647&do=diff Beef & Pea Curry Ingredients * 1 lb ground beef * 1 can of tomato soup * 2 tbsp canola or vegetable oil * 2-3 cloves of garlic * 2+ tbsp curry powder * 1 cup of frozen peas * Crushed red pepper * Ground ginger * "Indian" curry powder (e.g. "Madras spicy curry powder" or something) text/html 2010-04-28T00:13:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/best_practices_for_collaborative_document_development?rev=1272413622&do=diff Best practices for collaborative document development * For any document of non-trivial length and more than 2 people, use some kind of shared access: * Source control (subversion, cvs, etc.) * Single shared-storage Office documents with change tracking text/html 2026-03-25T04:35:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/block_ads_on_roku?rev=1774413317&do=diff Block ads on Roku As of March 2026, this has successfully blocked on-screen ads on Roku Stick Plus and a TCL-branded Roku TV. Adapted from here. * Set a static DHCP reservation for the Roku device so it gets a known IP. * Create a firewall rule to block outbound text/html 2012-06-05T03:42:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/block_ads_with_privoxy?rev=1338867764&do=diff Block ads via Privoxy If you can use Adblock Plus for Firefox or Chrome do that...it's way easier. However, if you have an embedded device that you want to hide ads on (such as a Boxee box), this is an easy way to achieve that. We can take the list that Adblock Plus uses ( text/html 2011-04-25T04:56:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/bookmarklet_--_open_all_image_links?rev=1303707406&do=diff Bookmarklets are cool. They're javascript in a bookmark form, and they look like this: javascript:(function(){ //code })(); You can read or modify the current page by referring to document. Here's one that opens a new tab with all image links from a page: text/html 2013-06-16T13:57:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/broccoli_cheese_soup?rev=1371391023&do=diff Broccoli Cheese Soup Based on Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup Recipe from CDKitchen. Ingredients * 1 tablespoon butter, melted * 1/4 cup melted butter * 1/4 cup flour * 2 cups half-and-half * 2 cups chicken stock or bouillon * 1/2 pound fresh broccoli * 2 cups carrots, julienned or sliced text/html 2010-02-19T13:34:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/brooks_chili?rev=1266586493&do=diff Brooks Chili Ingredients * 3 lb. lean hamburger (80% lean chuck) * 2 tbsp. oil (vegetable, olive, etc.) * 1 lg. yellow onion, peeled and chopped (optional) * 3 stalks chopped celery * 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed * 3 tbsp. chili powder (add to taste) text/html 2025-11-17T17:03:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/bruschetta_chicken_pasta?rev=1763398983&do=diff Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Adapted from this paywalled recipe plus changes from Amanda (both sourced at the end). Ingredients Bruschetta marinara * Diced tomatoes: one 28oz can + one 15oz can (or three 15oz cans) (drained) * 1/2 cup tomato sauce * 1/2 cup chopped basil or one 0.42oz pkg "Gourmet Garden" lightly dried basil text/html 2013-01-03T05:45:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/bypass_intel_sata_ahci_bios_hang_bug?rev=1357191954&do=diff Bypass Intel SATA AHCI BIOS hang bug Certain Intel SATA controllers' firmware has a bug that will cause it to hang on boot if the disk's partition table is set up a certain way. (Seriously.) It will hang on a screen similar to: Serial ATA AHCI Bios, Version iSRC 1.20E Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation 23 ** This version supports only HardDisks & CDROM drives ** Please wait. This will take a few seconds. text/html 2009-08-13T16:51:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/c?rev=1250182289&do=diff GO TO THE C index. text/html 2013-06-16T13:22:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/cheeseburger_soup?rev=1371388940&do=diff Cheeseburger soup Updated version The original is from Neal's mom's cookbook, scanned in below. This version doubles and thickens the original, implementing the changes I wrote on my printout. Ingredients * 2 lb ground beef * 3 cups carrots, peeled & diced text/html 2011-11-27T21:56:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/chicken_laffa_wrap_with_spinach_and_pine_nuts?rev=1322431009&do=diff Chicken Laffa Wrap with Spinach and Pine Nuts Untested. From "Fresh Flavors from Israel". Ingredients * 12oz ground chicken (preferably deboned thighs) * 3 tbsp olive oil * 2 large onions, roughly chopped * 2 cloves garlic, chopped * 1/3 cup pine nuts, roasted text/html 2013-06-16T13:42:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/chicken_pot_pie?rev=1371390161&do=diff Chicken Pot Pie Ingredients These are guidelines only -- eyeball it. Fill: Ingredient Pie-size qty Casserole-size qty Cream of potato soup 1 can 3 cans Milk 1/4 cup A bunch (~1 cup?) Frozen mixed vegetables 1 cup Most of a small bag Celery text/html 2011-11-11T20:08:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/chicken_wings?rev=1321042081&do=diff Super Smokers Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wings From here. * * UNTESTED * * These chicken wings are one of the most popular appetizers at Super Smokers BBQ. The sweetness comes from honey and the kick comes from using the hottest, spiciest barbecue sauce your taste buds can handle. You will need apple wood chips and a disposable foil pan for this recipe. text/html 2021-05-10T20:49:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/chrome_don_t_use_my_play_pause_button?rev=1620679744&do=diff Chrome, don't use my play/pause button Hit this URL: chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling Turn it off. text/html 2009-06-15T21:16:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/cygwin_cron_under_windows?rev=1245100570&do=diff CYGWIN Cron under Windows Windows task scheduler is pretty dumb -- console apps make a console window appear if you're logged in, and you can't specify full command lines with pipes and redirects. Therefore, I install CYGWIN cron to fill the gap. Here's how. text/html 2012-03-30T02:13:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/cygwin_ssh_server_for_windows?rev=1333073610&do=diff * This has been merged into the cygwin page. * A shorter version of this very verbose HOWTO. User setup All users MUST have passwords. Login as an administrator. Install CYGWIN Download cygwin's setup.exe from <http://www.cygwin.com/> and save it somewhere with a fair bit of space. All the package tarballs will be saved there. Run setup.exe. text/html 2015-11-16T04:38:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/cygwin?rev=1447648716&do=diff Install cygwin Get setup.exe, run. You can put cygwin in Program Files by asking it to install to "C:\Progra~1\cygwin" (to avoid spaces in the path). I usually put the packages directory inside there: "C:\Progra~1\cygwin\INSTALL". Useful cygwin packages text/html 2024-01-23T17:38:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/dana_snyder_chickpea_stew?rev=1706031497&do=diff Dana Snyder's Chickpea Stew This recipe was transcribed from the Ken P. D. Snydecast episode 159. It's good. You need: * 1 large onion (white, yellow, whatever) * Olive oil * ~6 cloves garlic * 1 tsp cinnamon * 1 tsp cumin * 1+ tbsp paprika * 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper text/html 2015-11-22T21:45:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/decrapping_windows_7?rev=1448228755&do=diff To fix some nits: Desktop Right click desktop | personalize * enable transparency -> off (maybe) * sounds - start navigation - none (kills that annoying click every time you open a folder) * color, wallpaper, etc. Explorer * Hit alt to show the menu text/html 2022-12-04T21:32:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/decrapping_windows_10?rev=1670189563&do=diff Holy crap. Mother of god. This thing is an absolute dumpster fire. Let's go. Privacy/control of OS Install O&O Shutup10 and enable the default options. Also, turn on "Allow deferred upgrades". Get rid of adware trash start menu Install Classic Shell, likely through text/html 2025-10-05T20:25:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/decrapping_windows_11?rev=1759695920&do=diff Wow, this guide to decrapping Windows is actually SHORTER than Windows 10. I never imagined Windows could get better. Update: Latest Windows 11 builds are looking worse and worse. I haven't installed Win11 lately to document everything, but this article has useful steps that may not be covered below. Installation text/html 2008-10-26T17:34:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/decrapping_windows_vista?rev=1225042464&do=diff Decrapping Windows Vista If you thought default XP was dumb, you're in for a world of hurt in Vista. Let's see what we can do. All steps in this guide are optional and make Vista act like 2k/XP as much as possible. Pick and choose the changes that suit you. text/html 2010-01-07T14:38:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/decrapping_windows_xp?rev=1262875129&do=diff not being tracked Even if your copy is legal, there's no reason to let Windows phone home every time you want to use your computer. Keep your ethernet unplugged until you've installed Tiny Personal Firewall or equivalent! Block anything that starts with "wga". text/html 2020-09-03T12:47:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/did_you_install_windows_with_a_stock_microsoft_iso_but_need_to_activate_against_a_corporate_kms_server?rev=1599137260&do=diff Did you install Windows with a stock Microsoft ISO but need to activate against a corporate KMS server? If so, you just need to install a standard key from here. To do that, from an elevated command prompt: slmgr /ipk <licensekey> Then set your KMS server if needed with: text/html 2019-02-01T15:48:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/dukelaptop?rev=1549036113&do=diff Duke loaner laptop rebuild reminders Privacy/control of OS Install O&O Shutup10 and enable the default options. Also, turn on "Allow deferred upgrades". Get rid of adware trash start menu Apps with Ninite, including install Classic Shell. Activation info here * Ensure clock is right text/html 2026-02-21T16:58:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/efficient_backups_with_rsnapshot?rev=1771693133&do=diff Efficient backups with rsnapshot Basically, do this: https://documentation.ubuntu.com/server/how-to/backups/install-rsnapshot/ Reminder: on debian/ubuntu, you may need to "sudo apt-get install liblchown-perl" so rsnapshot can set symlink ownership. To restrict the ability of the client to access or even change files on the server being backed up, use text/html 2017-05-28T22:34:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/email_alerts_on_low_free_space?rev=1496010841&do=diff Email alerts on low free space Create /root/free-space-alerts.py: #!/usr/bin/python import sys,os,socket,subprocess def get_free_GB(path): st = os.statvfs(dir) avail = st.f_bavail * st.f_bsize / (1024.0**3) # free space in GB total = st.f_blocks * st.f_bsize / (1024.0**3) # free space in GB used = total - avail return (avail,used,total) def send_email(to,subject,message): fp_mail = subprocess.Popen(['/usr/bin/mail',to,'-s',subject], stdin=subprocess.PIPE).stdin fp_mail.write(messa… text/html 2021-12-19T05:02:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/enable_rsync_on_synology?rev=1639890167&do=diff Want to do rsync to/from a Synology (perhaps to do backups with rsnapshot) and you want to use SSH keys? Synology GUI Make an rsync user with read and possibly write permissions to the desired share(s). Can use an existing user at your discretion. text/html 2025-02-21T04:49:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/factorio_blueprints?rev=1740113353&do=diff This is a convenient place to dump blueprint strings for this neurotic game. 0eNrsve1uZDmSJfgqgn7NYqTay28yMdPATGO3t4FubGN65ld1IqFQeET6lkKK0UdWFwr5APsW+2z7JOv3uktOKdyc55i5srorFpWouNflfow00mhGo9Hsz+cfbp5WX+/Xt48/fbi7+8P5D3/ef/Jw/sPv/0x8Yf7bx9XD9f366+P67vb8h/O/v7+7/V//9u7r19X9+cX5+vrudvuTh/Xn26ub+fu3V19Wmy+ublbXj/fr68tPT/e3V9er8183X7/9uPrX8x/crxcHfrDeIF9+vbl67L/qD371eqH/zZfDrz9enK9uH9eP69W2VcvLn366ffryYdPeH9yF2LqL8693D+ttJ/98vgHL7Xfp4vxP5z9El36Xfp3b8QbNE2jFj9ACg5ZGaJFBqyO0RKBVN0LLDFocoRUGrYzQKoHW… text/html 2010-06-17T21:39:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/fancy_prompt_cookbook?rev=1276810742&do=diff Fancy prompt cookbook It is nice to make your bash prompt look good. Here is a base script that defines all the ANSI colors as variables and sets up a clear PS1 prompt variable. I usually save this as ".bashprompt" and source it from ".bashrc". R="\[\e[m\]" RESET="\[\e[m\]" BOLD="\[\e[1m\]" FAINT="\[\e[2m\]" UNDERLINE="\[\e[4m\]" REVERSE="\[\e[7m\]" STRIKEOUT="\[\e[9m\]" LO_BLACK="\[\e[30m\]" LO_RED="\[\e[31m\]" LO_GREEN="\[\e[32m\]" LO_YELLOW="\[\e[33m\]" LO_BLUE="\[\e[34m\]" LO_MAGENTA="\[… text/html 2009-07-21T18:42:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/firefox_config_tweaks?rev=1248201768&do=diff Firefox about:config tweaks (Many from here. Full manual here) browser.search.openintab (overridden by Tab Mix Plus) * boolean - open stuff from the search box in a new tab? browser.tabs.closeButtons (overridden by Tab Mix Plus) * Modified Value: 3 (revert to Firefox 1.5 behavior) text/html 2024-02-10T03:26:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/firefox_fixes_and_addons?rev=1707535594&do=diff Firefox fixes and addons It's 2024, and I'm switching to Firefox because Chrome is breaking adblock. Recommended addons * uBlock Origin: The good ad blocker. * Gesturefy: Good gestures, including rocker+wheel gestures. Built-in interface good enough to set up your preferred gestures in a minute. text/html 2024-02-10T02:15:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/firefox_restore_auto-scroll?rev=1707531351&do=diff Firefox restore auto-scroll On Firefox for Linux, by default, middle click auto-scroll is disabled. I spent a long time looking for an extension to fix this, but it's just a simple option. * In about:config, set general.autoScroll to true text/html 2008-09-05T13:49:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/firefox_ssh_proxy?rev=1220622594&do=diff If on Linux/OSX, SSH to some machine with the -D option, which makes a Dynamic SOCKS5 proxy. $ ssh -D 1080 some.machine.com This makes port 1080 on your local machine a tunneling proxy. If on Windows, you can do this with PuTTY, see this page for details. Either way, set Firefox to use your tunnel: text/html 2024-02-10T01:21:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/fix_full_screen_videos_for_firefox_on_android?rev=1707528084&do=diff Fix full screen videos on Firefox on Android From here. Problem: " On Firefox on Android, when clicking full screen on a video, it just dissappears and shows the home screen." Solution: " For anyone having the same issue, it is because of picture-in-picture. text/html 2019-09-07T15:34:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/fix_middle_click_on_thinkpads?rev=1567870462&do=diff Fixing middle click on ThinkPads In computing's never-ending march to slowly render mad anyone who actually knows how to operate a computer, Lenovo has hidden the option to have the ThinkPad middle click button actually middle click -- they think the world is better served with a crappy forced scroll option. text/html 2011-10-28T12:27:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/garlic_herb_chicken_con_broccoli?rev=1319804875&do=diff Garlic Chicken with Broccoli Ingredients * 6-8 boneless chicken breasts, cut into large bite sized pieces * 2 cups fresh broccoli florets * 6 cloves garlic, minced * 1 cup white wine * 1 can chicken broth * Cream, heavy to thicken (approx 1/4 cup) text/html 2024-05-25T00:31:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/getting_a_decent_browser_on_ancient_android?rev=1716597071&do=diff Getting a decent browser on ancient Android I have an absolutely ancient Motorola Droid X2 (released 2011) serving as an always-on weather display. The stock browser finally started choking on the weather site because it doesn't have up to date root certificates, and can't by made to bypass/ignore this. This device is text/html 2009-08-12T21:08:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/good_eats_meat_loaf?rev=1250111280&do=diff See Neal's Meat Loaf. text/html 2020-08-08T17:39:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/google_chrome_gestures?rev=1596908354&do=diff CrxGestures This plugin works well, but you gotta say no to advanced features (spy crap). It doesn't sync with chrome settings like it should, so here are my settings (pastebin mirror): { "cfgver": "4.4.4", "cursor": { "img": null, "scale": 1 }, "drag": { "ddirect": true, "ddirectcolor": "778899", "ddirectopa": 0.9, "dholdkey": "none", "dragimage": false, "draginput": false, "draglink": false, "dragtext": false, "dragui": true, "dstro… text/html 2024-06-22T21:18:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/headless_ubuntu_server_with_a_thin_vnc_gui?rev=1719091093&do=diff Headless Ubuntu server with a thin VNC GUI Ubuntu 22.04 To install, as root, do: # apt-get update # apt-get dist-upgrade # apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4 tightvncserver xfce4-terminal xfonts-base xubuntu-icon-theme To run with default resolution: text/html 2010-12-04T07:30:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_add_a_network_printer_under_windows_xp?rev=1291447810&do=diff Adding an HP JetDirect network printer on Windows XP If your printer is directly attached to the network, it doesn't do the usual Windows \\host\printer stuff. Printers such as HP Laserjets with JetDirect fall into this category. Here's how to add such a printer to Windows XP: text/html 2010-12-04T07:33:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_compile_the_linux_kernel?rev=1291448028&do=diff Compiling the Linux Kernel Get a kernel: $ wget http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.30.tar.bz2 Extract: $ tar xjf linux-2.6.30.tar.bz2 $ cd linux-2.6.30 Make a .config file. 99% of the time the default will be fine, so we'll just run the plain menu config and exit to save the defaults. (You might be tempted to do " text/html 2011-04-26T21:06:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_get_data_out_of_twitter?rev=1303852016&do=diff Twitter sucks and all this "lifestream" woo-woo bullshit can just go die. But Norm MacDonald jokes are funny, and those are on there. Unfortunately, Twitter is dicks and turned off RSS, funneling all access through "OAuth", including 90% of the functions that do nothing but retrieve public data. I don't need to friggin authorize to get one user's goddamn list of tweets you dopey fucks. Luckily their search text/html 2013-10-13T23:34:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_get_programmers_to_do_anything_you_want_by_scott_berkun?rev=1381707248&do=diff From <http://tech-book-store.amazon.com/post/Tx3G8WT11W34ZK4/How-To-Get-Programmers-to-do-Anything-You-Want> How To Get Programmers to do Anything You Want By Scott Berkun When you've managed smart people long enough you wonder, sooner or later, what exactly you have to do to get them to do what you want. Often the term cat herding is used to describe what it's like to try and manage programmers and engineers, since, like cats, they are willful, independent and willing to use their weaponry,… text/html 2013-03-10T14:39:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_hack_the_sandbox_game?rev=1362926399&do=diff How to hack the Sandbox game "The Sandbox" is a powder game recently ported to Android. It's fun, but they try to get you to buy "mana" to unlock stuff that you need to use in the normal course of the game. Fuck that. We can hack the Android version to drop the price of elements to near-free. text/html 2009-08-05T15:41:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_install_r_on_centos?rev=1249486904&do=diff (stolen from here) How-to install R on CentOS by "kOoLiNuS" How-to install the open source statistical tool and relative developement libraries R on CentOS release 4 and 5. 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This has been tested on Ubuntu 8.04. text/html 2010-12-04T07:28:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_make_any_perl_loop_parallel?rev=1291447707&do=diff Introduction Let's say you have a loop like: foreach my $host (@hosts) { system "ssh $host reboot"; } This is well and good, but it takes forever if you want to do 1500 clients. Therefore, we'd want to parallelize the loop. There are two ways to go about this: text/html 2010-12-04T07:25:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_make_the_mail_command_work?rev=1291447545&do=diff Command line email The 'mail' command is used to check system-local email (not Internet email) and to send email from the command line. It can be used in scripts to send status messages and alerts to your email address. For example, you could send yourself email with this one-liner: text/html 2010-12-04T07:27:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_use_sshfs_to_mount_anything?rev=1291447674&do=diff How to use SSHFS to mount anything SSHFS ("SSH File System") is a system to let you mount anything on any machine that you can SSH to. To use it on Ubuntu: $ sudo apt-get install sshfs $ sudo adduser <your_userid> fuse You can install it on RHEL5/CentOS5 text/html 2024-03-20T21:17:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/how_to_win_friends_and_influence_people?rev=1710969445&do=diff Principles from “How to Win Friends and Influence People” By Dale Carnegie, 1936. Full text here. Fundamental Techniques in Handling People * Don't criticize, condemn or complain. * Give honest and sincere appreciation. * Arouse in the other person an eager want. text/html 2009-05-05T17:41:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/html_css_js?rev=1241545312&do=diff simple javascript clock text/html 2011-04-25T04:44:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/html?rev=1303706646&do=diff * bookmarklet -- open all image links * simple javascript clock text/html 2008-06-16T14:27:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/https_real_fast?rev=1213626450&do=diff (From <http://www.akadia.com/services/ssh_test_certificate.html>) How to create a self-signed SSL Certificate ... which can be used for testing purposes or internal usage Overview The following is an extremely simplified view of how SSL is implemented and what part the certificate plays in the entire process. text/html 2012-06-11T23:42:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/image_magick_recipes?rev=1339458135&do=diff Rotating hue animation: STEP=20 DELAY=15 echo Hue-shifting images in parallel... for R in `seq -w 0 $STEP 200` ; do (convert $1 -modulate 100,100,$R TEMP_$R.png ; echo Shift $R done) & done echo Waiting for jobs to finish... wait echo Jobs done, rendering animation... convert -delay $DELAY -loop 0 TEMP_*.png $2 rm TEMP_*.png text/html 2012-11-07T03:52:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/installing_gateone_on_ubuntu?rev=1352260340&do=diff GateOne is an awesome web-based terminal, and it's easy to install on Ubuntu. The latest debs are here. $ sudo apt-get install python-imaging ... $ mkdir gateone $ cd gateone/ $ wget https://github.com/downloads/liftoff/GateOne/python-tornado_2.4-1_all.deb https://github.com/downloads/liftoff/GateOne/gateone_1.1-1_all.deb ... $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb ... text/html 2024-06-22T21:39:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/installing_ghidra_on_linux?rev=1719092370&do=diff Installing Ghidra on Linux Ghidra is a software reverse engineering framework. Assuming it's Ubuntu 22.04 or similar, here's how to install it. Install pre-req: sudo apt install openjdk-21-jdk Visit here to get latest zip, download it. Extract: unzip ghidra_11.1.1_PUBLIC_20240614.zip text/html 2009-10-16T20:19:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/installing_sabnzbd_and_deluge_on_ubuntu_9.04?rev=1255724386&do=diff Installing SABnzbd+ and Deluge on Ubuntu 9.04 SABnzbd+ SABnzbd+ is a web-based usenet binary downloader that eats NZB files. Paths Here are the paths we'll assume: Path Purpose /x/usenet/downloads/incomplete Transfers in progress /x/usenet/downloads/complete text/html 2010-04-28T00:12:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/installing_sabnzbd_and_deluge_on_ubuntu_10.04?rev=1272413520&do=diff Installing SABnzbd+ and Deluge on Ubuntu 10.04 The latest Ubuntu release, 10.04, has made the creation of a downloader box much easier. A healthy version of Deluge is now in the default repository, and sabnzbd+ is even more awesome. Dig in! SABnzbd+ text/html 2009-10-16T19:45:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/installing_sabnzbd_rtorrent_and_rtgui_on_ubuntu_9.04?rev=1255722334&do=diff (It turns out that rtorrent sucks. Not surprising, given how shitty the interface is. Follow the SABnzbd+Deluge guide instead) Installing SABnzbd+, rtorrent, and rtgui on Ubuntu 9.04 SABnzbd+ SABnzbd+ is a web-based usenet binary downloader that eats NZB files. Paths text/html 2009-08-14T15:50:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/installing_torrentflux-b4rt_on_ubuntu_9.04?rev=1250265028&do=diff (I have since determined that this tool sucks. Use SABnzbd+/rtorrent/rtgui instead.) Installing Torrentflux-b4rt on Ubuntu 9.04 It does torrents and nzbs and more. Groundwork Set up Ubuntu with a Apache and PHP5. Pre-requisites Install pre-requisites: $ sudo apt-get install php5-sqlite php5-cli uudeview bittornado text/html 2012-11-07T03:52:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/installling_gateone_on_ubuntu?rev=1352260375&do=diff Moved here text/html 2021-09-19T14:03:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/instant_pot_mashed_potatoes?rev=1632060211&do=diff Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Ingredients * ~7 potatoes * 1/4 cup butter * 1/4 cup sour cream ? * 1/4 cup milk * 1/2 tsp garlic powder Procedure * Roughly peel potatoes * Cut to ~1" slices * Throw in instant pot and cover with water text/html 2013-06-16T13:57:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/japanese_pan_noodles?rev=1371391049&do=diff Japanese Pan Noodles Caramelized udon noodles in a sweet soy sauce with broccoli and carrots. Asian sprouts, black sesame and cilantro garnish. Based on this. Ingredients * 3 cups udon noodles * Flank steak, thinly sliced OR chopped chicken breast text/html 2012-07-16T02:32:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/killing_floor_server_quick_start?rev=1342405935&do=diff Killing Floor server quick start Note: if using modern Ubuntu or Debian 32-bit, first do: sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1 Auto-install script wget -c http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin || exit chmod +x hldsupdatetool.bin || exit ./hldsupdatetool.bin || exit cat <<EOL > go cd system ./ucc-bin server KF-BioticsLab.rom?game=KFmod.KFGameType?VACSecured=true?MaxPlayers=6?GamePassword=XXXXXXX?AdminPassword=YYYYYYY?AdminName=admin EOL chmod +x go echo './steam -command… text/html 2011-03-20T00:42:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/latex?rev=1300581725&do=diff Latex sucks Latex ("LaTeX" if you're pretentious as hell) is the biggest piece of shit in the history of both pieces and shit. Jesus Christ, every fucking thing is a quest to google the right arbitrary shit to magically make it work properly. Careful, though, half of what you find is outdated or applicable to a different toolchain. That's right, latex text/html 2012-07-16T03:33:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/left_4_dead_2_server_quick_start?rev=1342409637&do=diff Left 4 Dead 2 server quick start Note: if using modern Ubuntu or Debian 32-bit, first do: sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1 Auto-install script wget -c http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin || exit chmod +x hldsupdatetool.bin || exit ./hldsupdatetool.bin || exit test -e go || cat <<EOL > go export RDTSC_FREQUENCY=2500.000000 cd left4dead2 ./srcds_run l4d -autoupdate +hostport 27015 +ip 0.0.0.0 +exec server.cfg EOL chmod +x go mkdir -p left4dead2/left4dead2/cfg ln -s l… text/html 2026-03-08T23:42:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/lentils?rev=1773013379&do=diff Basic Savory Lentils For instant pot, rice cooker, or stovetop. Ingredients Scale as needed. * 1 cup dry lentils * Water or broth: 2 cups (instant pot), 2.25 cups (rice cooker), 2.5 cups (stovetop) * 1 tsp salt * Seasoning (any combo; follow your heart): text/html 2026-04-22T04:04:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/linux_desktop_setup?rev=1776830649&do=diff It's 2024 and I'm doing my every-few-years "try to make Linux usable". I've gotten farther than ever with only moderate amounts of embarrassingly shallow and obvious bugs. Here are my disorganized findings/tips. Distro and desktop environment After an exhaustive and exhausting evaluation, here's the tested distros ranked: text/html 2007-12-27T20:57:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/loc2gpx_script?rev=1198789054&do=diff loc2gpx script This perl script will convert a geocaching.com LOC file to a Garmin GPX file. Both files are XML, and writing this has renewed my hatred for XML as a bloated overcomplex format ill suited for 99% of the tasks put to it. #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use XML::Parser; # initialize parser and read the file my $parser = new XML::Parser( Style => 'Tree' ); my $tree = $parser->parsefile( shift @ARGV ); my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst) = gmtime(); my $timeS… text/html 2023-04-22T16:06:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/macos?rev=1682179613&do=diff MacOS Okay here we go into MacOS land I guess???? Install OS on a wiped Mac One nice thing on Mac is that you can install the OS from scratch with nothing. Hit power-on, and hold one of these: * Command-R: Start up from the built-in macOS Recovery system. text/html 2008-04-12T04:17:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/make_a_dd-wrt_bridge_silently_eat_dhcp_traffic?rev=1207973871&do=diff Introduction We have a pair of WRT54GL's running DD-WRT as a WDS bridge. It works great, except we both have our own cable modem and routers. Each router functions as a DHCP server. Because we're bridged, this means that we have two competing DHCP servers on the same text/html 2023-11-20T04:21:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/make_docker_or_any_other_service_wait_on_nfs_mounts?rev=1700454086&do=diff Make Docker (or any other service) wait on NFS mounts I have an Ubuntu 22.04 server that uses NFS to mount a media server share, and it uses docker containers to fetch new media. Prior to systemd, everything just worked, because NFS mounts blocked boot. Because systemd people don't understand Linux that well, they broke this. text/html 2010-12-04T07:31:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/making_a_linux_installation_clonable?rev=1291447884&do=diff Introduction You might have to tweak some things to make Linux clone nicely. Update this document as needed. Taking the hostname from DHCP RHEL/Fedora does this by default. Ubuntu/Debian respects the /etc/hostname set at install time over DHCP. To fix this, just delete /etc/hostname. text/html 2010-12-02T20:23:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/making_a_serial_console_server?rev=1291321431&do=diff Making a serial console server Lets say you've got some appliances like NetApp filers that only speak RS232 serial. You want to talk to them over the network even when their native networking is down. A serial console server is the answer - it basically lets you telnet to the serial ports. text/html 2008-07-07T23:26:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/making_crappy_usb_bluetooth_dongles_work_with_the_native_windows_xp_stack?rev=1215473207&do=diff Making crappy USB Bluetooth dongles work with the native Windows XP stack From here. Works on these knock-off mini-dongles from DealExtreme. If you have this exact dongle, you can skip all this and just use my hacked INF. * Insert crappy dongle. * Skip the drivers. * Open the device in device manager. text/html 2011-10-03T04:07:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/minecraft_craftbukkit_server_quick_start?rev=1317614874&do=diff This crap changes every 2 days, but as of Minecraft 1.8.1 and the associated CraftBukkit recommended build on 10-2-2011, you can do the following. Install Get (or update) minecraft: mv -f minecraft_server.jar minecraft_server.jar-`date +%Y%m%d` wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/MinecraftDownload/launcher/minecraft_server.jar text/html 2011-02-14T00:18:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/minecraft?rev=1297642690&do=diff Admin commands on zomboni This info mainly covers how to use admin commands to help develop quests. For full help on (most of) these commands, do /help. Don't cheat So you don't get mixed up and accidentally give yourself 64 diamonds, I recommend dumping all your normal stuff in a chest before going off to use admin commands to build quests. text/html 2011-04-15T18:55:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/mintty_-_a_decent_native_windows_shell?rev=1302893736&do=diff MinTTY: A decent native Windows shell Instead of messing with X or doing all the crazy configs needed to make rxvt habitable, just use mintty, which is part of cygwin. You can configure it by with right click -> options. That's it. No additional steps, no config files, it just works. text/html 2020-11-27T15:36:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/mom_s_thanksgiving_stuffing?rev=1606491418&do=diff Mom's Thanksgiving Stuffing Ingredients * 1 pkg (12 oz) Pepperidge Farm Cubed Herb Stuffing (red package) * 2 lb Johnsonville ground Italian sausage, hot (caseless) * ~5 big carrots, chopped * 1 bunch celery, roughly chopped * ~1 cup mushrooms, chopped or food processsed text/html 2022-06-23T03:10:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/mouse_scroll_wheel_speed?rev=1655953831&do=diff In a situation that is both completely unbelievable and at the same time completely expected for Linux, you can't easily set the scroll rate of the mouse wheel. Here's the stupid hack to fix it. From here. Install 'imwheel': $ sudo apt install imwheel Jam this into ~/.imwheelrc: text/html 2018-06-09T15:11:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/mr._roger_s_rules_for_communicating_with_children?rev=1528557105&do=diff Mr. Roger's rules for communicating with children From here. * “State the idea you wish to express as clearly as possible, and in terms preschoolers can understand.” * Example: It is dangerous to play in the street. ​​​​​​ * “Rephrase in a positive manner,” text/html 2013-06-16T13:59:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/neal_s_goo-lash?rev=1371391164&do=diff Neal's "Goo-lash" Ingredients * 1lb ground beef * ~0.9lb elbow macaroni * Some of ketchup * 1 tbsp of mustard or ground mustard seed * Spices: * Paprika * Chili powder * Cumin? * Cayenne pepper? * Sticky Fingers Memphis BBQ sauce (optional) text/html 2013-06-16T13:33:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/neal_s_meat_loaf?rev=1371389607&do=diff Neal's Meat Loaf Based on Good Eats Meat Loaf. For the loaf: * 6 ounces garlic-flavored croutons * 1/2 cup breadcrumbs * 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper * 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper * 1/2 teaspoon cumin * 1 teaspoon chili powder * 1 teaspoon dried thyme text/html 2024-06-28T00:25:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/nook_glowlight_4e?rev=1719534342&do=diff I wanted a low-effort epaper weather station, so I got a "Barnes and Noble GlowLight 4e" e-reader. It runs Android, and can have normal apps installed pretty easy. Get a proper launcher and app store Info is from here. Steps: * ADB: Get ADB. You can download the portable version text/html 2007-12-27T20:55:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/nuvi?rev=1198788951&do=diff Garmin nuvi GPS series The Garmin nuvi 260 GPS shows up as 2 FAT drives (internal flash and SD) when connected with a standard USB-miniUSB cable. Links and notes * Gentoo hardware wiki, with some general info * How to install this site's Malaysia/Singapore maps * Creating custom POIs wiki * Wikipedia's "Point of Interest" article includes a discussion on file formats * The Web Updater will of course update your firmware, but it can also be used to add voices, including the British… text/html 2008-09-03T16:59:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/parmesan_bread?rev=1220461173&do=diff text/html 2009-08-13T16:55:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/perl?rev=1250182545&do=diff GO TO PERL INDEX. text/html 2010-10-09T01:58:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/php?rev=1286589515&do=diff PHP Here are some snippets for if you're stuck writing PHP. # full current URL function current_url() { $pageURL = 'http'; if (@$_SERVER["HTTPS"] == "on") $pageURL .= "s"; $pageURL .= "://"; if ($_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"] != "80") { $pageURL .= $_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"].":".$_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"].$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]; } else { $pageURL .= $_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"].$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]; } return $pageURL; } # URL to this script, skipping parameters, and not excising "index.php" fun… text/html 2012-06-13T19:23:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/pixar_s_story_telling_rules?rev=1339615393&do=diff Stolen from here. Pixar story rules #1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. #2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different. #3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite. text/html 2013-06-16T14:32:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/pizza_tips?rev=1371393160&do=diff Pizza tips Crust: Either (a) make from scratch, (b) get the tube of Pillsbury pre-made crust dough, or (c) use Boboli. Don't get that Grandma Whatever brand -- that sucks. Sauce: Grab a can of crushed tomatoes and add oregano and basil to taste. text/html 2026-03-01T20:47:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/poker?rev=1772398030&do=diff Normal people poker If you're new to poker, here's a quick primer. In almost all these games, you're trying to make your best 5 card hand. Hand rankings: Most common games: * Five card draw: * Deal: Everyone gets 5 cards. * Bet phase. text/html 2024-07-09T14:34:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/python_virtual_environment_recipe?rev=1720535655&do=diff Python virtual environment recipe Note: On Ubuntu, you may need to install the python3-venv package first. Create a setup.sh script: #!/bin/bash # Create virtual environment python3 -m venv myenv # Activate virtual environment source myenv/bin/activate # Upgrade pip pip install --upgrade pip # Install dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt text/html 2018-11-09T20:25:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/quick_chili?rev=1541795145&do=diff Quick Chili Adapted from here. Ingredient Qty-small Qty-large Ground beef 90%+ lean 2lb 4lb Garlic 3 clove 6 clove Diced tomatoes 1x 14.5oz can 1x 28oz can Diced tomatoes: italian, with chilis, etc. 1x 28oz can 2x 28oz can Kidney beans text/html 2025-06-07T17:00:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/rack_test?rev=1749315622&do=diff rack test: text/html 2025-04-23T02:55:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/raspberry_pi_as_dedicated_looping_video_player?rev=1745376906&do=diff Raspberry Pi Video Player Setup This will rig a Raspberry Pi to boot into looping the same video (or videos) over and over forever, e.g. for an art installation. The card is configured to be read-only, so this setup should be fairly reliable in the long-term. text/html 2022-03-27T23:17:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/rc.local_on_modern_systemd?rev=1648423056&do=diff /etc/rc.local on modern systemd So the systemd crew thinks that rc.local is bad or something and it's not enabled by default. Put it back by making this file: sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/rc-local.service with content: [Unit] Description=/etc/rc.local Compatibility ConditionPathExists=/etc/rc.local After=remote-fs.target [Service] Type=forking ExecStart=/etc/rc.local start TimeoutSec=0 StandardOutput=tty RemainAfterExit=yes SysVStartPriority=99 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.targe… text/html 2026-04-06T11:53:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/recipes?rev=1775476419&do=diff Recipes Active recipes Meals * 15 bean and sausage soup (instant pot) * Instant pot mashed potatoes (instant pot) * BBQ Pork/beef (instant pot) * Sausage, Chickpea, and Kale Stew * Bruschetta Chicken Pasta * Sausage and veg * Quick Chili * White chicken chili * One pot italian sausage pasta * Cajun Sausage and Rice Skillet * Thai Dynamite Chicken * Garlic Herb Chicken con Broccoli * Pizza tips * Dana Snyder Chickpea Stew * Chicken Pot Pie * Brooks Chili * Bee… text/html 2012-06-02T17:24:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/recovery_from_a_multiple_disk_failure_with_mdadm?rev=1338657842&do=diff Stolen from here. Summary: mdadm --assemble --run --force /dev/md0 /dev/sd[abcd]1 Recovery from a multiple disk failure with mdadm If you lose more disks than you have parity to protect you from data loss, then you're array is gone. But, quite often you get a temporary failure of several disks at once (bad cable, or failed HBA); afterwards the RAID superblocks are out of sync and you can no longer start your RAID array. Here's a couple ways to try to get it working again. text/html 2010-05-09T01:34:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/red_lobster_cheese_biscuits?rev=1273368894&do=diff Red Lobster Cheese Biscuits From here. Ingredients * 2 cups Bisquick * 2/3 cup milk * 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder * 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese * 1/4 cup butter * 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder * 1/4 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning * 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt text/html 2024-02-10T03:18:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/restaurants_to_try?rev=1707535120&do=diff lmao this is from 2008, dont use it NameTriangle.comLinkDescriptionRating (/5)Havana GrillLinkLinkCuban ~$95Los CuatesLinkLinkMexican ~$91Biaggi'sLinkLinkItalian ~$152VespaLinkLinkItalian ~$15 Thaiphoon BistroLinkLinkThai ~$18 Virgil's JamaicaLinkLinkJamaican ~$7 Zely and RitzLinkLinkTapas ~$18 Taza GrillLinkLinkMediterranean ~$8 text/html 2025-12-01T05:14:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/reverse_proxy_multiple_octoprint_instances_with_nginx?rev=1764566050&do=diff Reverse proxy multiple Octoprint instances with nginx This will allow you to access an Octoprint instance (or even multiple instances) from a single web server. Most commonly, this is used on a public-facing web server with HTTPS enabled. 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The shamefulness of this engineering tradeoff aside, here's a script to (roughly) count inodes like du counts disk space: #!/usr/bin/python import os,sys def get_entry_count(path): r=0 try: for e in os.listdir(path): p = os.path.join(path,e) if os.path.isdir(p) and not os.path.ismount(p) and not os.path.islink(p): … text/html 2011-04-15T17:37:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/rxvt_-_a_decent_windows_shell?rev=1302889067&do=diff Disregard this, use mintty - A decent native Windows shell ---------- CMD.EXE sucks and the Windows-native replacements are all rubbish. What to do? Install Cygwin with RXVT. It doesn't have tabs, but everything else about it is fine. It doesn't require an X server. You'll have two options: rxvt-x and rxvt-native. Both work. To set the font of rxvt-x, edit values in .Xdefaults (below). To set the font of rxvt-native, edit the shortcut itself. If you're on Windows 7 and want to use pin… text/html 2010-10-02T18:36:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/salsa?rev=1286044604&do=diff Salsa * tomatoes (vine ripe, etc., but not roma) * onion * green pepper * jalepeno * vinegar * lime juice (fresh) * a bit of sugar * salt * pepper * cilantro (fresh) * corn? * garlic (fresh, a bunch) * tiny bit of red wine or white vineger text/html 2024-01-16T01:16:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/sausage_and_veg?rev=1705367806&do=diff Sausage and veg This recipe is loose and meant to be messed with. Ingredients * 1 pkg Johnsonville Italian sausage * 1 pkg frozen kale * 1 pkg frozen cauliflower * ~5 jalapenos, diced * 1 red bell pepper, diced * 2 tsp paprika * 1 tsp oregano text/html 2026-01-17T22:10:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/sausage_chickpea_and_kale_stew?rev=1768687847&do=diff Sausage, Chickpea, and Kale Stew (originally from The Kitchen Shelf cookbook, but with the stupid stuff fixed) Ingredients * 1 pkg Johnsonville Italian Sausage, either cased or loose * 2 cloves garlic * 1 tsp crushed red pepper * 2x 14oz cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed text/html 2013-07-22T18:07:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/save_the_cat_beat_sheet?rev=1374516428&do=diff Save the Cat Beat Sheet From "Save the Movie! The 2005 screenwriting book that’s taken over Hollywood—and made every movie feel the same". * Opening image (p. 1): Sets the tone for the story and suggests the protagonist’s primary problem. * Theme is stated (p. 5): A question or statement, usually made to the protagonist, indicating the story’s main thematic idea. text/html 2009-05-05T17:59:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/simple_javascript_clock?rev=1241546396&do=diff <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- function pad(n,s) { n = n.toString(); while (n.length < s) { n = "0" + n; } return n; } function getTimeFormatted() { var now = new Date ( ); var dows = new Array("Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"); var dow = now.getDay(); var year = now.getFullYear(); var mon = now.getMonth()+1; var day = now.getDate(); var h = now.getHours ( ); var m = now.getMinutes ( ); var s = now.getSeconds ( ); var ms = now.getMilliseconds(… text/html 2013-03-29T01:01:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/simplesoftwareservo?rev=1364518871&do=diff SimpleSoftwareServo by Tyler Bletsch (Tyler.Bletsch AT gmail.com) SimpleSoftwareServo is an Arduino library; it drives servos on any number of pins at once. Same API as the default servo library, except you need to call SimpleSoftwareServo::refresh() each time you want to send a pulse (at least every 20ms, preferably). text/html 2010-01-13T00:32:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/southwestern_chicken_sandwich?rev=1263342779&do=diff Southwest Chicken Sandwich Ingredients * 3 Tbps olive oil * 1 Tbsp lime juice * 1/2 teaspoon chili powder * Boneless chicken breast * Cheddar cheese * Buns or rolls or bagels or something * Salsa Procedure Pound chicken breast to 1/2" thickness. text/html 2014-01-26T20:28:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/starbound_server_quick_start?rev=1390768123&do=diff Server install guide from here. Config info from here. Note: Default port is 21025. Install At the shell: sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1 libpng12-0 cd /path/to/starbound mkdir steamcmd cd steamcmd wget http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz tar zxvf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz chmod +x steamcmd.sh ./steamcmd.sh text/html 2026-03-25T04:31:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/start?rev=1774413079&do=diff Tyler's wiki This is the site where I, Tyler Bletsch, write stuff that I want to refer to later. You can refer to it, as well, I guess. Unless it's in the Secret Stage. Quick links: Win11 - Win 10 - Win 7 - Stuff to install - WSL - Cygwin - MacOS General stuff * Recipes * Our crazy poker games Stolen wisdom * How to Win Friends and Influence People * The Hero's Journey - tldr version * Save the Cat Beat Sheet - statement of the standard Hollywood screenplay formula text/html 2012-11-15T18:50:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/teller_s_psychology_of_magic?rev=1353005416&do=diff Teller's Psychology of Magic From "Teller Reveals His Secrets". In the last half decade, magic—normally deemed entertainment fit only for children and tourists in Las Vegas—has become shockingly respectable in the scientific world. Even I—not exactly renowned as a public speaker—have been invited to address conferences on neuroscience and perception. I asked a scientist friend (whose identity I must protect) why the sudden interest. He replied that those who fund science research find magician… text/html 2008-09-11T03:10:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/teriyaki_chicken?rev=1221102653&do=diff Ingredients: * 3/4 pounds chicken breasts or thighs * 2 tbsp sake (rice wine) * 4 tbsp soy sauce * 4 tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine) * 2 tbsp sugar * *grated ginger Preparation: Poke chicken using a fork. Mix other ingredients in a bowl. Marinate the chicken in the mixture for 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Heat some vegetable oil in a frying pan. First, fry the skin side of the chicken on medium heat until the skin is browned. Turn the chicken over to fry the other side on low heat… text/html 2010-12-02T22:47:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/test?rev=1291330032&do=diff he <TEST> dog &gt; &#48; &ge; d text/html 2024-02-23T22:23:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/thai_chicken_stir-fry_with_spicy_peanut_sauce?rev=1708726985&do=diff Thai Chicken Stir-fry with Spicy Peanut Sauce Ingredients * ~1 lb chicken breasts, skinned, boned & cut into bite-size pieces * 1 cups peanut butter * 1 cups water * 4 tbsp. soy sauce * 2 tbsp. brown sugar * 2 tbsp. peanut or vegetable oil text/html 2011-11-26T23:13:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/thai_dynamite_chicken?rev=1322349206&do=diff Thai Dynamite Chicken Ingredients Chicken + breading: * 1 lb chicken in chunks * 3 tbsp cornstarch * Dash salt * Dash red pepper Sauce: * 1/4 cup of lemon juice or lime juice * 1 tsp ginger * Tabasco sauce to taste * 1 tsp black pepper text/html 2010-09-02T22:12:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/there_s_a_dev_file_for_tcp_connections?rev=1283465523&do=diff It doesn't really exist -- it's simulated by bash only when doing redirections. They're of the form: /dev/tcp/<hostname>/<portnumber> To send stdout to a TCP connection: $ mycomment > /dev/tcp/awesome.com/9999 To get a bidirectional TCP connection in shell script: text/html 2013-05-03T15:36:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/tinyadafruitpcd8544?rev=1367595408&do=diff TinyAdafruitPCD8544 by Tyler Bletsch (Tyler.Bletsch AT gmail.com) TinyAdafruitPCD8544 is an Arduino library; it is a drastically simplified version of the Adafruit library for Monochrome Nokia 5110 LCD Displays designed to work on ATTINY microcontrollers with as little as 4kB of flash and 512 bytes of RAM. text/html 2011-06-12T00:04:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/turkey_chili?rev=1307837097&do=diff Turkey Chili Ingredients * 2 pkgs ground turkey * 1 Lg can chicken broth * 2 Sm cans chicken broth * 3 cans great northern beans, 2 ½ cans drained, ½ can mashed to thicken sauce * 3 stalks celery, chopped * 1 small onion, chopped * text/html 2007-10-18T17:18:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/ubuntu_useful_packages_cheatsheet?rev=1192727909&do=diff Useful packages and tips for Ubuntu Tips and notes * Ubuntu doesn't have a root password by default; it prefers to let the account you made do stuff via sudo. If you want a root account, log in with the sudo-capable account, and do "sudo passwd root text/html 2011-11-26T23:25:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/untested_recipes_from_neal?rev=1322349934&do=diff Kung Pao Chicken Chicken Parmesan Salisbury Steak with Wild Mushroom Gravy and more Basil Pesto -- use on tortellini or ravioli, such as the dried stuff from trader joes Grilled Tandoori Chicken Rhubarb Crisp Herb Roasted Pork Loin and Potatoes Elsa's Cider Beef text/html 2011-12-12T00:52:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/useful_cygwin_packages?rev=1323651165&do=diff Useful cygwin packages In addition to MinTTY - A decent native Windows shell, CYGWIN SSH server for Windows, and CYGWIN Cron under Windows, there are a few useful general purpose cygwin packages: * lynx * links * nano * wget * netcat * rsync * zip * unzip * vim * chere - Creates "open a shell here" context menu entry for arbitrary shells & terminal emulators text/html 2011-04-16T16:12:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/using_a_text_terminal_as_another_monitor?rev=1302970379&do=diff Here is a weird/dumb idea: using an ancient serial text terminal as an additional monitor. Doing this with the terminal's keyboard is easy -- just run a getty on your serial port and you're done. I want to do something a bit weirder -- I want to use my PC's usual keyboard, having the text terminal be nothing but a passive display. It's a bit tricky, since this is totally contrary to what text terminals are actually for. text/html 2025-08-28T21:35:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/using_attiny_microcontrollers_with_arduino_on_windows_11?rev=1756416935&do=diff Using ATtiny microcontrollers with Arduino on Windows 11 ATtiny microcontrollers such as the ATtiny85 are nice, because they're dirt cheap and can run with no outside components. However, now (in August 2025), there's a lot of outdated docs on programming these on Arduino, so I want to set the record straight: You CAN program these on Arduino IDE 2.x on Windows 11 (as well as other platforms). text/html 2012-11-06T03:25:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/using_autohotkey_to_make_a_second_mouse_into_a_multimedia_control?rev=1352172314&do=diff Using AutoHotkey to make a second mouse into a multimedia control Using a rather fancy AutoHotKey recipe, we can use an extra mouse hooked to the system to act as a multimedia report (or whatever we want). This is a bit tricky, since Windows treats all mice as the same by default. To get around this, we use the text/html 2011-06-01T01:13:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/using_autohotkey_to_map_keys_on_the_amtelco_kb163_unified_keyboard?rev=1306890804&do=diff Using AutoHotKey to map keys on the Amtelco KB163 Unified Keyboard The Amtelco KB163 Unified Keyboard is a giant keyboard with a ton of extended function keys we want to hook, and it looks something like this: Yes, it looks old, but they're still making them text/html 2010-12-04T07:32:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/using_awk?rev=1291447933&do=diff Using awk Basic syntax: awk <search pattern> {<program actions>} Examples: svn st | awk '/^\?/ {print $2}' # print names of unknown svn files ps -A | awk '{print $1}' # print all pids text/html 2010-12-04T07:31:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/using_the_linux_iscsi_software_initiator?rev=1291447864&do=diff Using the Linux iSCSI software initiator Requirements You'll need: * An iSCSI-enabled kernel (or kernel modules). This is standard in kernels >= 2.6.18. * Userland tools from the "open-iscsi" package. Probably not installed by default, so install with your favorite package manager (or tarball, if that's how you roll). text/html 2011-10-03T04:17:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/ventrilo_server_quick_start?rev=1317615422&do=diff Manually download & extract the "Linux i386 - 32bit" server from here (they don't provide a wget-friendly link). Edit "ventrilo_srv.ini", key settings are: Name=Zomtalki 9000 # Server name Phonetic=Zomtalki 9000 # Server name (for TTS) Auth=1 # Require a user password? AdminPassword=XXXXXX # Password for admin Password=YYYYYY # Password for general access ... VoiceCodec=3 # Set the codec to Speex to allow Mac clients to join… text/html 2011-07-07T22:16:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/video_encoding_recipes?rev=1310076990&do=diff Video encoding recipes Random video transcoding recipes, mainly to convert stupid formats to editable ones. To use ffmpeg to turn weird MOV files into gigantic AVIs using ffv1, a ffmpeg-specific lossless codec supported by libavcodec on windows, do the following. Note that we use ffmpeg because mencoder seemed to choke on the MOVs I was working with. text/html 2023-01-04T23:28:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/white_chicken_chili?rev=1672874939&do=diff Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili This was written for a slow cooker, but provably works in an instant pot. Adapted from here. Ingredients * 4 cloves garlic * 1 jalapeno * 1 boneless skinless chicken breast * 2 15oz. cans cannellini beans * 1 15oz. can pinto beans text/html 2010-11-17T20:26:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/windows_7_failures?rev=1290025583&do=diff Windows 7, while fixing some of the problems of Vista, offers a TON of regressions that break basic features available since 3.1. * Almost no customization ability in aero -- you get ONE color slider. Anything further requires a kernel-mode driver that does dynamic binary rewriting to allow unsigned themes! This is a problem, because text/html 2024-12-23T03:54:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dsss.be/w/windows_subsystem_for_linux_setup?rev=1734926087&do=diff Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) I'll grudgingly admit that Windows Subsytem for Linux isn't bad like I thought it would be. That said, there are several things you might want to do to make it more livable. 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