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You can see just the articles on on the /Latest page or the Articles category page, and just the blog posts on the Blog Posts category page.
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Welcome To My Blog Feature!
This post is my very first "blog only" post on this site. This site was originally intended as a static showcase of my creative art, but for while now I've considered adding more social-media-like features to the site. So now, I've added a Blog Feed page under the Home menu, presenting the site in more of a blog format. This will include all articles from newest to oldest, much like the /Latest slashpage and newest articles readout at the bottom of the home page, but also may include what I've called "blog posts", brief or timely posts not deserving to…
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Grim Grinning Ghosts Come Out To Socialize: 13 Ghosts
Some virtual spectral photography to spookify your Halloween. True fact: none of these AI-generated images had ghosts in them when I prompted them. WoooOOOOoooo! 👻 I believe I originally made these as a Saturday Monster Challenge but I can't recall when. I'll update if I run across the original info.
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Block Instagram share posts from Facebook’s “all” feed with uBlock Origin
Abstract: With the browser plugin uBlock Origin, you can block shares from Instagram with the custom rule: www.facebook.com##.html-div:has(a[href*="www.instagram.com"]) Note: Facebook changes their css often. This may not work for long. Also, uBlock Origin is not always the fastest plugin, you may see the Instagram posts briefly on your screen before it removes them. How to Block Instagram Shares from Facebook Using uBlock Origin: A Complete Guide Social media platforms have become increasingly interconnected, with content from one platform frequently appearing on another. For Facebook users, this often means encountering Instagram shares in their news feed—sometimes from accounts they follow on…
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Prevent MacOS from locking screen when you disconnect screen sharing
I screenshare into a Mac for playing video on my TV, and had an intermittent problem where Firefox would not play video while screen sharing was connected, but then locked the screen as soon as I disconnected. It turns out that if the screen is locked when you log in via screensharing, MacOS defaults to locking it again when you disconnected, and, being MacOS, the ability to turn this off has been removed from the UI. Enter this in terminal to turn it off: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.RemoteManagement RestoreMachineState -bool NO
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Free Your Mind, And Your Sticky Notes Will Follow: Tech note: How To Export or Import Notes from the “Webstickies” Extension In Firefox
Amongst my most-used browser extensions is Webstickies by Lawrence Hook, which allows you to leave a permanent "sticky note" on any web page. It's available for both Firefox and (yuck, ptui) Chrome, although I only use it in Firefox. However, the one thing it lacks is an import/export functionality. For $10, you can get access to "Cloud Sync" for your notes—yes, another unneeded "cloud integration" where local functionality would have been superior. Consider this side-by-side feature comparison: Local Import/ExportCloud Sync Transfer notes between browsers or computers✔✔ Allows the plugin developer to make some money selling the use of infrastructure that…
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How To Clean Suede
As with all other advice-y sounding things on this site, don't take my word for it. I'm just telling you what worked for me. Use your discretion. I'm not responsible for your actions or the consequences of anything you chopse to do. I'm just saying if you try to clean a stain off suede with vinegar and it winds up costing you a limb or killing somebody, that's not my fault. You're on your own recognizance. Water is bad for suede. If stains haven't set yet, you can clean them off suede with a rag or sponge soaked in white…
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How To Defrost A Frozen Steak In 30 Minutes
As this is a food handling tip, it is presented as documention of something I do. That does not mean I suggest you do it. As with all things, the foremost rule is: use your discretion. I am not responsible for anything you do. I wish I could remember who showed this to me. This is one of the most useful tips I've ever received. I use this all the time. It even works for frozen-solid inch-thick pork chops. I just did it tonight. To fully defrost a completely frozen steak in 30 minutes: 1.) Wrap it tightly in something…
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CURL and Browser get different page versions (301 redirects, content changed, etc. — due to Yoast url parameter stripping only for non-logged-in users)
I had a truly maddening problem where my /embed/ functionality was sometimes returning full pages to CURL commands and online services like redirect-checker.org, etc. It turned out, it was Yoast's URL parameter stripping. I had failed to update Yoast's settings with some new parameters I was using, and what Yyoast never tells you is that when you're logged in, it lets everything work fine, and only strips parameters for non-logged in users. It just lets you proceed on your way thinking everything is working fine until you can't figure out why curl -I https://mysite.com/blah?param1¶m2 is getting a 301 redirect while…
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Alternative Education Review: Welcome to the Wobbly Wombat Academy, Where the Curriculum is as Unpredictable as the Weather
Richmond-upon-Thames, UK – Nestled precariously on a foundation of questionable architectural decisions and a deep-seated commitment to the unconventional, the Wobbly Wombat Academy stands alone in its unique approach to education. Forget standardized tests and traditional subjects; at WWA, the only constant is change, and the only rule is... well, there really isn't one. "We believe in fostering a spirit of delightful bewilderment," declared Michael Kupietz, the school's enigmatic Headmaster-in-Absentia, in a recent telegram delivered by carrier pigeon. "Why teach quadratic equations when you can teach the subtle art of competitive cheese rolling? Or the sociological implications of a particularly…
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A Reminiscence Of Dunces: Why Eat Pigeon?
Way back in the heady days of the dotcom boom, as a newbie in San Francisco, I fell in with a group of kids trying to revivify the Cacophony Society via the SF-Caco email list, which, for a while, consisted mostly of a bunch of underemployed young adults kidding around with each other and trying to come up with funny ideas. Finally, one day, a young woman who went by the on-list moniker "Drunken Consumptive Panda" threw out a sentence that was to change a lot of lives: "We should have a pigeon roast in Union Square". The Union Square…
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