VirtualTam's bookmarks

1. How to use PostgreSQL for (military) geoanalytics tasks 2024-03-31

   tags: country/russia, country/ukraine, database/postgresql, geography/gis, map, nasa/earthdata, war

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   • From Map to Reality: Using PostGIS in Warfare (PDF)
   • NASA Earthdata - Full and open access to NASA’s collection of Earth science data for understanding and protecting our home planet
   • Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Active Fire detection
   • PostgreSQL - GiST - Generalized Search Tree
   • PostgreSQL - SP-GiST - Space-partitioned GiST
   • H3 - Hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing system
   • zachasme/h3-pg - PostgreSQL bindings for H3
2. ArcGIS Dashboards Gallery 2024-03-31

   tags: earth, geography, geography/gis, map, science, visualization

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   • Active Fires and Hotspots
   • Coronavirus COVID-19 Dashboard
   • Ocean Health Index
   • Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks - Soundscape Library
   • Sunken Ships of the Second World War
3. A Beg­inner’s Guide to Finding User Needs 2023-06-24

   tags: research, user, user-experience, user-interface

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   Qualitative research on user motivations, activities and problems.

4. Enable bracketed paste with Vim and Tmux 2021-11-02

   tags: command-line, editor/vim, tmux

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   • https://vimhelp.org/term.txt.html#xterm-bracketed-paste
   • https://jdhao.github.io/2021/02/01/bracketed_paste_mode/
   • https://cirw.in/blog/bracketed-paste
   • https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/25311/how-to-activate-bracketed-paste-mode-in-gnome-terminal-for-vim-inside-tmux
   • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5585129/pasting-code-into-terminal-window-into-vim-on-mac-os-x/7053522#7053522
   • https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/25135/why-does-f22-appear-when-pasting-into-vim/25157#25157
   • https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/24928/command-p-paste-script-shortcut/24929#24929
   • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18329305
5. USB filters / isolators for audio applications 2021-01-04

   tags: audio, diy, electronics, hiss, hum, usb

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   Available products:

   • https://www.alldaq.com/en/products/pc-sio/usb-isolators/adq-usb-30-iso/
   • https://pro.intona.eu/en/products/7054/
   • https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/diy-interfaces/audiophonics-usb-isolator-module-adum-4160-raspberry-pi-p-8395.html
   • https://hifimediy.com/product-category/usb-isolators/
   • https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Jitterbug-USB-Filter/dp/B00YTA78FW

   Reviews:

   • https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/audioquest-jitterbug-usb-filter-review.10205/
   • https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-line-level/354894-usb-isolators-filters-audio-passive-active.html
   • https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/pc-based/326069-usb-isolator-dedicated-power.html
   • https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=29907
   • https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-line-level/143175-usb-dac-isolation.html
   • https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/pc-based/151844-usb-galvanic-isolation.html
6. avx-turbo: Test the non-AVX, AVX2 and AVX-512 speeds across various active core counts 2019-12-31

   tags: hardware/cpu, instruction, intel, performance, performance/benchmark, processor

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   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions
   • https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/avx-512-overview.html
7. James Webb telescope inspired backlit wall hanging 2019-10-28

   tags: diy, electronics/led, hexagon, light, poster, space, wall, wood

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   Wall hanging:

   • https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/comments/aap52z/james_webb_telescope_themed_backlit_wall_hanging/
   • https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/comments/aap52z/james_webb_telescope_themed_backlit_wall_hanging/ecudkr8/
   • https://www.etsy.com/shop/VegaWoodworks
   • https://www.etsy.com/listing/671041513/james-webb-telescope-themed-led-wall-art?ref=shop_home_feat_1
   • https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/comments/bqe1ur/three_jwst_led_signs/

   Desktop:

   • https://www.etsy.com/listing/709849885/james-webb-space-telescope-desktop-led?ref=shop_home_active_4
   • https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/bxnid7/jwst_led_desktop_light/
   • https://www.reddit.com/r/nasa/comments/bxpfiv/jwst_led_desktop_light/

   Images:

   • https://i.imgur.com/0m2ZcYB.jpg
   • https://i.imgur.com/HsOo01d.jpg

   Honeycomb shelves:

   • https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Homemade-Honeycomb-Shelves
   • https://www.jennaburger.com/2014/04/diy-wood-honeycomb-shelves/
   • https://abeautifulmess.com/2012/06/diy-honeycomb-shelves.html
   • https://sawshub.com/diy-honeycomb-shelves/

   LED Backlights:

   • https://www.queenbeeofhoneydos.com/diy-lighted-movie-poster-box/
8. Amazon Web Services | Auto-scale bind to an elastic IP? 2019-09-09

   tags: cloud, cloud/aws, network, network/firewall, network/ip

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   Use case:

   • Set up an AutoScaling Group with exactly 1 min/max/desired instance
   • Attach an Elastic IP to the active instance

   Usually for interoperability reasons and/or IP-based network rules (80's firewall anyone?).

   • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34849360/how-to-assign-eip-to-autoscaling-group-of-vpc-in-cloudformation-template
   • https://www.reddit.com/r/aws/comments/6k3gb2/auto_assign_eip/
9. Self Hosted Email - Understanding DMARC : selfhosted 2019-07-22

   tags: cryptography/encryption, email, email/dkim, email/dmarc, email/spf, self-hosting

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   • https://www.m3aawg.org/activities/training/dmarc-training-series
   • https://www.m3aawg.org/system/files/M3AAWG_DMARC_Training_2012-10-All-a_0.pdf
   • https://dmarc.org/presentations/Email-Authentication-Basics-2015Q2.pdf
10. Android Fragment, Bound Service and ModelView 2018-04-22

    tags: mobile/android, programming/design-pattern, service, user-interface

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    Reference:

    • https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Fragment.html
      • https://developer.android.com/guide/components/fragments.html
      • https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/guide.html
      • https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html
      • https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html
    • https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/viewmodel.html
      • https://developer.android.com/reference/android/arch/lifecycle/ViewModel.html
    • https://developer.android.com/guide/components/bound-services.html
      • https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/job/JobScheduler.html

    Articles:

    • https://medium.com/inloopx/using-android-fragments-in-2018-b9cf0b05b718
    • https://medium.com/inloopx/a-pragmatic-android-application-architecture-fecae198ecf8
    • https://medium.com/upday-devs/android-architecture-patterns-part-3-model-view-viewmodel-e7eeee76b73b
11. Android Design and Architecture Patterns 2018-04-22

    tags: mobile, mobile/android, programming/design-pattern, programming/java, user-interface

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    Reference:

    • https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/guide.html
    • https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/index.html
      • https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html
      • https://developer.android.com/guide/components/fragments.html
      • https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Fragment.html

    MVC & MVP:

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93presenter
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2056/what-are-mvp-and-mvc-and-what-is-the-difference
    • blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/todd_snyder/archive/2007/10/17/mvc-or-mvp-pattern-whats-the-difference.aspx

    Articles:

    • https://www.raywenderlich.com/109843/common-design-patterns-for-android
    • https://www.techyourchance.com/activities-android/
    • https://www.techyourchance.com/mvp-mvc-android-1/
    • http://antonioleiva.com/mvp-android/

    Threads:

    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4916209/which-design-patterns-are-used-on-android
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5915377/how-to-manage-application-state-in-android-for-the-iphone-developer
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37469370/android-design-pattern-to-manage-ui-elements
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3977864/design-pattern-for-view-navigation-in-android
12. Monitor configuration for programming activities 2018-01-21

    tags: desktop, ergonomics, monitor, programming, screen

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    • http://www.programmerfriendly.com/best-monitor-for-programming/
    • https://www.slothygeek.com/best-monitor-for-programming/
    • https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-type-of-computer-monitor-for-coding
    • https://www.144hzmonitors.com/other/best-monitor-for-programming-and-coding/
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/32nkbc/best_programming_monitors_12_hrs_daily_usage/
    • http://www.gomechanicalkeyboard.com/other-reviews/best-monitor-for-programming-coding/
13. Pythonic way of adding class="active" to navbar (Django) : learnpython 2017-09-17

    tags: bootstrap, framework/django, programming/python

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14. windows - How to add current date/time to clink/cmder prompt - Super User 2017-07-06

    tags: cmder, conemu, microsoft/windows, programming/lua, programming/python, programming/shell, prompt, terminal

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    • https://superuser.com/questions/1108063/python-virtualenv-not-activating-in-windows-10-cmder
    • https://www.lua.org/pil/22.1.html
    • https://github.com/AmrEldib/cmder-powerline-prompt
    • https://github.com/virtualtam/dotfiles/tree/master/cmder
15. purr-data 2017-05-08

    tags: audio, fx, linux, multimedia/pure-data, plugin, synthesis, user-interface

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    • https://github.com/agraef/purr-data
    • https://git.purrdata.net/jwilkes/purr-data
    • https://bitbucket.org/l2orkaur/l2orkaur.bitbucket.org
    • active fork of http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/main/make-your-own-l2ork/software/
16. ESNet/Internet2 Network Performance Tools 2017-04-24

    tags: bandwidth, linux, network, performance, programming/c, programming/python, sysadmin

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    bwctl - Bandwidth Test Controller:

    • http://software.internet2.edu/bwctl/
    • https://fasterdata.es.net/performance-testing/network-troubleshooting-tools/bwctl/
    • https://github.com/perfsonar/bwctl

    OWAMP - One-Way Active Measurement Protocol:

    • http://software.internet2.edu/owamp/
    • https://fasterdata.es.net/performance-testing/network-troubleshooting-tools/owamp/

    Network Diagnostic Tools:

    • http://software.internet2.edu/ndt/

    nuttcp:

    • http://www.nuttcp.net/Welcome%20Page.html
    • https://fasterdata.es.net/performance-testing/network-troubleshooting-tools/nuttcp/

    perfSONAR:

    • http://www.perfsonar.net/
    • http://fasterdata.es.net/performance-testing/perfsonar/
    • https://github.com/perfsonar
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PerfSONAR

    pScheduler (bwctl replacement):

    • https://fasterdata.es.net/performance-testing/network-troubleshooting-tools/pscheduler/
    • https://github.com/perfsonar/pscheduler
17. Configuring the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (Part 1) :: Windows Server 2008 :: Articles & Tutorials :: WindowsNetworking.com 2017-02-07

    tags: activedirectory, directory, microsoft/windows, network/ldap, security/authentication

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    • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb897400.aspx
    • https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/dd448612.aspx
    • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=14683

    via https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9081888/active-directory-server-on-windows-7

18. How to create an Active Directory domain to test against 2017-02-07

    tags: activedirectory, directory, network/ldap, security/authentication

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    via http://www.freeipa.org/page/Setting_up_Active_Directory_domain_for_testing_purposes

19. Setting up Samba as an Active Directory Domain Controller - SambaWiki 2017-02-07

    tags: activedirectory, directory, linux, network/ldap, samba, security/authentication

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    via https://serverfault.com/questions/108473/easiest-way-to-get-an-active-directory-server-for-testing

20. miditime: Generate MIDI files from time series data. You can control can control what octaves and octave ranges you want. 2017-02-02

    tags: audio, data, instrument/midi, observability/time-series, programming/python, sonification

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    • https://pypi.python.org/pypi/miditime
    • https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/power-struggle-the-perilous-price-of-americas-energy-boom/#segment-oklahomas-man-made-earthquakes
    • https://www.revealnews.org/article/listen-to-the-music-of-seismic-activity-in-oklahoma/