Haven’t been here in too long.
Month: January 2016
Interesting info on where we spend our money:
The clever plan I had to hang the bikes inside ended in failure. Have to think of something else. This apartment literally needs 3 extra inches in every dimension to be workable. Or a basement with bike storage, like the old place had.
I am considering spending money to dismantle the second bathroom and turn it into storage. It’s only used for storage now anyway, but the only thing that fits there is the stroller, the rest is taken by useless things like sink, toilet and bathtub that will never be used.
Two bathrooms is a pointless bourgeois luxury.
yes
Going to see other people’s, prettier, neighborhoods.
Strange day
Had to go look at the ocean first thing in the morning.
It’s been too long.
Squeeze the banana to log into this office Wi-Fi! #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
Via The Register.
In some offices, you have to ask around for the Wi-Fi password, or find it written down on a bit of paper. In others, you do it by poking a banana.
Danish network engineer Stefan Milo constructed his fruity authentication system by wiring a piece of fruit to a Makey Makey board and a Raspberry Pi mounted on acrylic glass. The entire setup cost under $100, and creates a novel way for guests to obtain one-time access codes.
Milo told El Reg that he built the system as an alternative to a ticket-based system that physically prints a code unique for each visitor. With that system, guests go to the reception desk, get a slip of paper with their code on it, and then enter that number into a Wi-Fi captive portal to gain access to the network.
“When you go to $corp, and the receptionist hands you a small piece of paper that someone printed out on an A4, and then spent time on cutting out into small pieces, I cringe,” he explained.
“Even if you have a small voucher printer, it still involves the receptionist, installing of the printer, support when the printer driver effs up etc. And it still involves paper – what is this? 1999?”
Instead, Milo spent a weekend at home developing his automated ticket dispenser. The (relatively) simple setup runs a bash shell script on the Raspberry Pi that generates a unique guest key on command and displays the code on an attached TFT display. The script is triggered via the Makey Makey board, which is told to alert the Pi whenever a voltage drop is detected in the attached banana.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
Can my office have this?
@stoweboyd
Every time you think that our political discourse can’t get any worse, it does. – Paul Krugman https://t.co/SKlz3LrTZu
— Stowe Boyd (@stoweboyd) January 29, 2016
oh but it can, thankfully not in this country yet.
But the article really is not about that, but about the causes of the nastiness, and he points it squarely at average people’s deep-seated prejudices, which progressives can’t appease. And, he ends on a positive note – the one I completely agree with:
– one reason the right has gone so berserk is that the Obama years have in fact been marked by significant if incomplete progressive victories, on health policy, taxes, financial reform and the environment. And isn’t there something noble, even inspiring, about fighting the good fight, year after year, and gradually making things better?
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