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DC Power

Posted on 2021-08-31 [Tuesday] by jj5

So the standard/typical size of the most common DC power plug/socket is 5.5 x 2.1 mm. There are a bunch of other sizes too.

Posted in Electronics | Tagged DC power, size

Codes for Trade

Posted on 2021-08-31 [Tuesday] by jj5

Today I discovered the UN Codes for Trade. It includes info about countries and locations, currency, etc.

Posted in Data, Database | Tagged country code, currency code, location, locode, UN

Software Development Waste

Posted on 2021-08-30 [Monday] by jj5

This via HN today, various types of Software Development Waste.

Posted in Programming | Tagged waste

The Connection Strings Reference

Posted on 2021-08-30 [Monday] by jj5

This popped up on HN today, looks handy: The Connection Strings Reference. Well, I thought it might be handy, but it doesn’t seem to support PHP PDO.

Posted in Database, Programming | Tagged connection string, reference

The complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman

Posted on 2021-08-29 [Sunday] by jj5

One day when I have some time I would like to watch this: The complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman.

Posted in Chatter, TODO | Tagged feynman

WIRED Paywall

Posted on 2021-08-28 [Saturday] by jj5

I wanted to read this (mentioned here) and ended up thinking about subscribing to WIRED which took me to an article about the WIRED paywall The Next 25 Years of WIRED Start Today and their FAQ. I decided to subscribe to the digital edition and am interested to check out the newsletters and the WIRED Guides.

Posted in Chatter, Internet | Tagged wired

IPv6

Posted on 2021-08-28 [Saturday] by jj5

Today while reading this IPv4 vs. IPv6 FAQ I was referred to Absolute scale corrupts absolutely and the Wikipedia page for SRV record.

Posted in Design, Internet | Tagged internet, ipv4, ipv6

Unicode Normalization FAQ

Posted on 2021-08-27 [Friday] by jj5

Some good info over in the Unicode Normalization FAQ.

Posted in Design, Programming | Tagged faq, normalization, unicode

My love-hate affair with technology

Posted on 2021-08-27 [Friday] by jj5

I feel the same way: My love-hate affair with technology. And my Raspberry Pis (both of them) auto-update too.

Posted in Internet, Philosophy | Tagged hermit, software

How do I turn on the Do Not Track feature?

Posted on 2021-08-27 [Friday] by jj5

How do I turn on the Do Not Track feature?

Posted in Sys Admin, Web | Tagged do-not-track, firefox, header

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