Tagged: Free and Open Source

SIB Leaderboard Design 1

Building Surveillance in Bangalore leaderboard using Budibase and CouchDB

I wanted to convert the script from the blog post Who is mapping Surveillance in Bengaluru into a simple web app. I could have written a simple javascript and HTML code to call the overpass-turbo API for data and charted using javascript. All in the browser. But there was a much better option with less code.

Snehatheeram Beach. I think crows make good outdoor pets. 0

Weekly Notes 42/2023

I have been having some neck pain for the last two weeks. I have been wearing a collar upon the doctor’s advice. It’s kind of under control now. But I might have to do something more to fix it.

Bruno API Tool 1

API Tool – Moving to Bruno

I have been moving to Bruno from Insomnia App in the last few weeks. I loved Insomnia. I have introduced it to so many folks. In recent times, though, it has become very cloud-oriented. In my last update, I thought I lost all the data. I had to downgrade to get it. That was it.

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Quickemu – Quick VM using QEMU

I have used VirtualBox for creating Virtual Machines, especially when trying something new or needing isolation. Over time, parts of the needs were satisfied by Docker (Podman). But there are still instances where I would like a proper virtual machine. These days, I have moved to QEMU, that too, Quickemu.

Zoom - USB Selection 1

Zoom H1n as a USB Microphone

I have a Zoom H1n, which I have used for recording things on the go. But one of the features is to use it as a USB microphone, which I knew about but had not tried. This week, I tried. It was easy and worked really well. I am making a note here for future me and anyone else.

Pathu, as usual, is very suspicious of machines. 1

Roomba Combo j7 with Home Assistant

We got a Roomba Combo j7 sometime back. It’s a combo vacuum and mopping robot. We primarily use it for Vacuuming, but mopping is decent too. We used to once a week vacuuming using Dyson. But I needed to vacuum our bedroom daily, which is difficult if you do it manually.