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Goal

A simple way to write native applications (particularly CLI applications but optionally GUI applications) in a modern language (e.g. not C++/Qt) that's fun to use (e.g. not Go). This is primarily for small utilities where speed isn't a big concern. Binary size is a mild concern. Most of the rest is just icing on the cake (cross-compile support, etc).

Summary

Language	High-level	Garbage-collected	Cross-compiling	REPL	Backed by large organization	Cross-platform GUI library	Comments
👉 TypeScript with pkg	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	This isn't really "native" but may be the best option for something quick and dirty without having to resort to less-fun languages (like Go). See test-javascript-executables for ways to get the binary as small as possible.
Kotlin with GraalVM	yes	yes	⚠ [no](https://github.com/oracle/graal/

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CSS

Not supported

position: absolute

I tried this to vertically center an image (https://stackoverflow.com/a/11716065/399105) , and it did not appear to work.

text-transform: uppercase;

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Symptoms

Wii remote will randomly power off when in use.

Cause

This is most often caused by a bad connection between the batteries and the contacts, which is frequently due to corrosion from current or past battery leakage. This is fairly common with standard non-rechargeable alkaline batteries.

Prevention

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General configuration

Here are some general tips to make AnkiDroid have a cleaner UI that's a little bit less distracting:

1. Go to Settings > Reviewing

2. Uncheck Show button time

   (This shows the next interval for the card above each answer button)

3. Uncheck Show Top Bar

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The exact error message:

The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel.

The fix:

(See here instead if running NSUI in Wine: https://gist.github.com/bmaupin/93d31e1b2d738ae656b9d3617e19622b)

1. Install .NET 4.6 (a later version may work, an earlier version such as .NET 4.5 will not)

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Goal

Find a replacement for Llama (R.I.P. 😢)

Conclusion

🦙 Keep using Llama! 🦙

• Llama still works and no other application seems to match Llama in terms of ease of use and cell-tower location (Llama's killer feature)
• Cell-tower location UX seems to be unmatched by the alternatives (training new locations, ignoring towers, seeing location events)

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Problem

Opening some .acsm files (e.g. those from archive.org) with Adobe Digital Editions will show the following error message: E_ADEPT_DOCUMENT_TOO_SHORT

Cause

Uncertain. Some have theorized it's because Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1 requires .NET 3.5, which does not support TLS 1.2 out of the box.

There is a Windows patch to add TLS 1.2 support to .NET 3.5.1: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/support-for-tls-system-default-versions-included-in-the-net-framework-3-5-1-on-windows-7-sp1-and-server-2008-r2-sp1-5ef38dda-8e6c-65dc-c395-62d2df58715a

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Incoming access from local network

Method	Docker iptables setting	Firewall on?	Accessible from local network
docker run --network=host -p 3306:3306	false	No	Yes
docker run --network=host -p 3306:3306	false	Yes	No
docker run -p 3306:3306	Default	Yes	⚠️ Yes
docker run -p 127.0.0.1:3306:3306	Default	Yes	No

An alternative option would be to leave the Docker iptables as the default, leave the firewall on, and modify iptables itself à la https://stackoverflow.com/a/51741599/399105

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Installation

Prerequisites

• Winbind (e.g. sudo apt install winbind)
• Wine
• Winetricks

Install NSUI

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Using the stock firmware

1. Connect to the primary router and set the 2.4 GHz network to a specific channel
   • The channels must be the same for WDS to work
2. Connect to the router using a network cable
3. If you're running OpenWrt, you'll need to flash the stock firmware
   1. Download the latest firmware for your hardware version from TP-Link's website
   2. Strip the stock firmware using dd; see the steps here: https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr841nd#go_back_to_original_firmware
   3. Flash the stock firmware from LUCI
4. Browse to the stock firmware web interface (192.168.0.1)