Linux Enthusiast
-
We Will Remember Them
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie,In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with…
Drone Research
Recently I’ve decided that I want to purchase a new drone. Ive been interested in them for a while (I’ve written courses and taught one at Fanshawe College), and I think its about time I upgraded. The current one I have works perfectly fine; however, limited. It only has 1 battery, and the battery appears…
Fitbit – Control Music on Phone
While I do listen to spotify music off my phone, it isnt the only media service I use. Lets take Podcast Republic for example – I want to control this 3rd party app from my watch. The instructions on Fitbits site seem pretty straight forward: Change a setting, connect your phone, it should just work.…
Google Echo Chamber
A few years ago, I was scrolling through one of my news feeds and came across an article about how someone believed in some conspiracy theory and ended up making the news from the actions they took. I thought to myself “How can Person A believe that Theory B is real? Its clearly fake“. Normally…
Renewing my SSL Certificate
Its that time of year again! Time to update my SSL Certificate using Let’s Encrypt!
…To Fitbit
Several years ago I decided to get my first smart watch – an original Pebble. Since I made the switch, I’ve always had a smart watch. The Pebble, Pebble Time, Samsung Galaxy, and the Fossil Carlyle. For the past year or so, I’ve been daily driving the Fossil but Ive decided that its time to move on to a Fitbit. Heres why.
…
Signal vs Pulse
I’ve been using Pulse for several years for a few reasons. But the main reason has been the ability for me to send messages off of any of my other devices. However, I’ve started to notice recently that its started to become buggy – sometimes the messages from my phone and laptop don’t sync, and so being able to send messages off of other devices is no longer reliable.
Because of this failure, I’ve started to eye the Signal SMS App.
…Protected: FA A Random Box
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Protected: FA’s Introduction
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.