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## Wayland.md

      
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                Think twice about Wayland. It breaks everything!
              
          
    Think twice before abandoning Xorg. Wayland breaks everything!

Hence, if you are interested in existing applications to "just work" without the need for adjustments, then you may be better off avoiding Wayland.
Wayland solves no issues I have but breaks almost everything I need. Even the most basic, most simple things (like xkill) - in this case with no obvious replacement. And usually it stays broken, because the Wayland folks mostly seem to care about Automotive, Gnome, maybe KDE - and alienating everyone else (e.g., people using just an X11 window manager or something like GNUstep) in the process.
Wayland proponents make it seem like Wayland is "the successor" of Xorg, when in fact it is not. It is merely an incompatible alternative, and not even one that has (nor wants to have) feature parity (missing features). And unlike X11 (the X Window System), Wayland protocol designers actively avoid the concept of "windows" (making up incompr

  
## 27.145 MHz BOSE Lifestyle RC-9.md

      
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                UPDATE: This project has been moved to https://github.com/probonopd/Lifestyle
              
          
    Controlling 27.145 MHz BOSE Lifestyle with Raspberry Pi

I want to tie my BOSE Lifestyle system into my smart home control setup like this:

The Remote Control RC9 for BOSE Lifestyle 3, 5, 8, 12 systems is using radio rather than infrared. Also, since these systems do not have other ways to control them, it is difficult to integrate them into home automation setups. Also, there are no replacement remotes available and even worn-down used original remotes go for absurd prices on eBay.
This is why I was curious how these devices could be controlled using the apparently proprietary radio signals.

  
## phones.md

      
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    The sorry state of desk phones, 2018

Seemingly I cannot find ONE good desk phone as of 2018 that is not either technically outdated, or cheap-feeling, or unusable, or all of that...
Must have


Desk phone
SIP
G.722
"Unlimited" size of address book


## babylon2quickdic.sh
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git python-tk tix default-jre
git clone https://github.com/ilius/pyglossary.git
cd pyglossary/

# Dictionary Details
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# Number of definitions found in this dictionary: 65693

## spur1.md

      
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    Märklin Spur 1 digitalisieren

Update 2024: Hier hat es jemand gemacht (mit Fotos): https://www.stummiforum.de/t160883f47-Digitalisierung-M-rklin-BR-aus-Startpackung.html (ESU 51965 + Decoder in Märklin BR 80 aus Startpackung 5500)
Mit Märklin-Bordmitteln sind die Preise für das Unterfangen, 3 Spur 1 Loks aus dem 80ern zu digitalisieren und digital zu fahren, im Jahr 2024 prohibitiv (in Summe wohl ca. 2.000 EUR). Mit Open Source und Fremdhardware ginge es wohl locker für ein Fünftel(!) davon. Wenn das jemand von Märklin liest: Da habt ihr noch eine Marktlücke (Stichwort: 5A Anschlussbox für die Spur 1 und erschwingliche Nachrüstsätze inkl. Permantentmagneten und Lokdecodern für die Spur 1). Ist diese Marktlücke nicht groß genug um lukrativ zu sein?
Lokomotiven

Aus den 80ern:

  
## Send infrared commands from the Arduino to the iRobot Roomba

#include <IRremote.h>

/*

 Send infrared commands from the Arduino to the iRobot Roomba
 by probono

 2013-03-17 Initial release


## wayland_transition_notes.md

      
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    Wayland transition notes for X11 users

Please comment below to contribute. Thanks!


X11 concept
Wayland concept
Notes


"Window"
"Top-level Shell Surface"
An entire window, including window decorations


X11 (the specfication)
Wayland (the protocols)
Neither X11 nor Wayland are binaries that can be installed


Xorg, one universally shared default implementation
Multiple competing Wayland compositors
Unfortunately there is no universally used single Wayland compositor; apparently every desktop environment does its own, and as a result what works in one may not work in another


export DISPLAY=...
export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=...
How to know which WAYLAND_DISPLAY one needs to export? The sockets (and their names) should be located in /run/user/*. If WAYLAND_SOCKET is detected, the client will prefer to use the socket provided using that environment variable.


## platinum.md

      
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    Apple Platinum Color

For restoring broken parts on vintage computers
According to https://twitter.com/MuseumJoe/status/1472583684599558147 and https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/platinum-pla-for-macs-and-apple-s.561/ RAL 7044 (SILK GREY) is a close match (but a tiny bit too warm).

PLA filament https://colorfabb.com/silk-grey-ral-7044
There are also many laquering spays in RAL 7044 available on the market

According to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTn_SRbYuLA

  
## dji_mini_4_pro.md

      
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    DJI Mini 4 Pro Review

Pros

Watch the reviews, they usually show the pros. Key ones:

Size: Can actually carry this around casually
360 degrees obstacle avoidance (except at night and in sport mode)
Great tracking modes
C0 certified


## Xiaomi_Redmi_10C.md

      
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    A honest Xiaomi Redmi 10C review focusing on what matters

A honest review focusing on what really matters in smartphones: Affordable price, reasonable performance and battery life, good software, no bloatware, ease of unlocking the bootloader, data protection and privacy. Most reviews on the net focus on superficial, unimportant stuff like an extra megapixel here or the form of the display notch there.

tl;dr: It is like Xiaomi is making it intentionally hard to get rid of their spyware-ridden, bloated firmware (requiring a SIM card, Mi account, Windows software, and a full week of waiting time). DO NOT BUY XIAOMI PHONES!
Looking at the sub-150 EUR mid range category, comparing with the Moto G31 and G22. The Xiaomi Redmi 10C has been for sale at ALDI in Germany for 139 EUR as of August 2022. (Actually, the Lenovo-owned company MEDION is distributing this phone to ALDI, what an irony that the
	sudo apt-get update
	sudo apt-get install -y git python-tk tix default-jre
	git clone https://github.com/ilius/pyglossary.git
	cd pyglossary/

	# Dictionary Details
	# Created by: ADO
	# Submitted to Babylon's Dictionary, Translation and Information
	# Platform under the title: ADO's SPANISCH-DEUTSCH
	# Number of definitions found in this dictionary: 65693

	#include <IRremote.h>

	/*

	Send infrared commands from the Arduino to the iRobot Roomba
	by probono

	2013-03-17 Initial release
X11 concept	Wayland concept	Notes
"Window"	"Top-level Shell Surface"	An entire window, including window decorations
X11 (the specfication)	Wayland (the protocols)	Neither X11 nor Wayland are binaries that can be installed
Xorg, one universally shared default implementation	Multiple competing Wayland compositors	Unfortunately there is no universally used single Wayland compositor; apparently every desktop environment does its own, and as a result what works in one may not work in another
`export DISPLAY=...`	`export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=...`	How to know which `WAYLAND_DISPLAY` one needs to export? The sockets (and their names) should be located in `/run/user/*`. If `WAYLAND_SOCKET` is detected, the client will prefer to use the socket provided using that environment variable.