Category Archives: Geek

“We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.” –Carl Sagan

RetroPie Brain Transplant and a New Home

Posted on 26 August 2018 by matthannan

Xbox 360 controllers suddenly stopped working correctly on the new Pi3B+. Some quick Googling revealed this to be an on-going issue for the past few months that only just now filtered down to me. Performed a quick swap back to the Pi3B and everything is working fine.… Read the rest

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DNS Record Types Explained – Pressable – More Than Hosting

Posted on 18 August 2018 by matthannan

This article is part 3 in a series dedicated to the DNS Management, specifically DNS Record Types Explained. We will list the commonly used record types.

Source: DNS Record Types Explained – Pressable – More Than Hosting

I fired up a web server on a Pi tonight.… Read the rest

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Making the computer “see”.

Posted on 13 August 2018 by matthannan

I am currently down the OpenCV rabbit hole.
I want to velcro a Rasp Pi to my oil tank and have it “see” how much oil is in there.
I don’t want to see a picture of the meter. That would be too easy.… Read the rest

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Installing Python 3.6.2 on raspberry pi (raspbian)

Posted on 11 August 2018 by matthannan

I want to update to the latest version of Python 3.6.6 on my Raspberry Pi 3B. I do not want my first go with 3.7 to be on a Pi! This Pi will be used in the basement as part of an OpenCV project.… Read the rest

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“New” Computer!

Posted on 5 August 2018 by matthannan

I upgraded my old, trusty rig to some latest Coffee Lake goodness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After about 18 years using the same Antec case, I decided to stripped it down to bare metal and give it more of a clean than a blast of compressed air.… Read the rest

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Add uptime to ssh login banner

Posted on 22 July 2018 by matthannan

Stupid Linux tricks.
http://mewbies.com/how_to_customize_your_console_login_message_tutorial.htm… Read the rest

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Python

Posted on 1 February 2018 by matthannan

I am very far behind on this and I have many, many blog posts to write, but this is what I did tonight.

I am currently reading “Automate the Boring Stuff With Python” (this is basically a required text), taking the Python course on CodeAcademy.com… Read the rest

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Transfer Raspberry Pi from SD to SSD

Posted on 12 December 2017 by matthannan

Slowly I turn. Step by step.
🙂
Just gathering some notes.

Transfer Pi from SD to external hard drive (yes, this will be an SSD).… Read the rest

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Prepping Raspberry Pi to Boot from USB

Posted on 2 December 2017 by matthannan

This tutorial explains how to boot your Raspberry Pi 3 from a USB mass storage device such as a flash drive or USB hard disk.

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SSL with Let’s Encrypt on Namecheap

Posted on 24 November 2017 by matthannan

My hosting provider does not fully support Let’s Encrypt for free SSL certificates. This site shows how to set it up manually.

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It worked! I have two domains on my host: matthannan.net and nycnyne.net, which is my forum site for my old friends now scattered.… Read the rest

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