https://www.millstream-computing.co.ukMillstream Computing Recently Posted News ItemsENTue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.millstream-computing.co.ukmikee@millstream-computing.co.uk (Your Real Name Here)Millstream ComputingWebsite Baker CMS RSS News Feed2024-Apr-06, 10:56(Admin 2024-Apr-06, 10:56) Things have changed it seems and I was now getting errors like: ERROR: Database is not using UTF8 encoding. https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/creating-an-osm-database-47.phpAdmin2024-Feb-21, 11:35(Admin 2024-Feb-21, 11:35) I have a DB server and a mirror server. While testing some code I set the new data to go to the mirror server. This meant the main DB was missing data and queries to that machine returned the wring data. https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/recovering-from-a-db-fuckup-46.phpAdmin2024-Feb-18, 10:50(Admin 2024-Feb-18, 10:50) I use Fedora and Debian. Slowly moving to debian. A friend wanted to borrow a spare laptop and I wanted him to be happy about the security of the data in his new homw directory. Since I can become root, I could spy on his work. He is a playwrite and obviously doesn't want any spoilers being spilled. https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/encrypting-a-new-users-home-directory-45.phpAdmin2024-Jan-21, 10:08(Admin 2024-Jan-21, 10:08) Thinkpad DVD repair. Symptoms were, flashing LED, tray would not open. If you forced it then disks were not recognised. The fix (working so far). I took the top off, 3 screws and cutting the tape along the seams. Eject the tray with a pointy thing. There are 2 switches that the tray pushes on when it's closed. Sprayed with switch cleaner and wiggled them several times. Reassembled and put back into the ultrabay. So far still working. Update: No longer working. Update2: Light oil on the guide rails and stepper screw seems to have to working gain. https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/thinkpad-ultrabay-dvd-repair-44.phpAdmin2024-Jan-05, 19:19(Admin 2024-Jan-05, 19:19) I'm with Plus.net, way back from from when they were free-online.net in the last century, and got "upgraded" to  FTTC and my prize was a shitty router modem. This has very few features and utilites that I enjoyed with my old Asus router/modem. OK I know it's not "Enterprise" grade but had some nice features. This week I learned I could still use it with the shitty router/modem I was sent. Yea, it's fibre, not fiber. https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/so-you-just-got-a-shitty-fibre-router-43.phpAdmin2023-Aug-22, 13:44(Admin 2023-Aug-22, 13:44) https://www.crc.id.au/2023/08/22/caching-system-updates-for-the-home-lab/https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/caching-system-updates-for-the-home-lab-42.phpAdmin2023-Jul-16, 16:04(Admin 2023-Jul-16, 16:04) Just been handed another dead Chauvet. Needed l o n g hex keys to get it open... https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/chauvet-light-repair-ii-41.phpAdmin2023-Jul-12, 20:52(Admin 2023-Jul-12, 20:52) Had the task of repairing two Chauvet lamps and was told it was the power supply, for which Chauvet wanted £400 each. Cracked one open, plugged it in, power supply fine. https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/chauvet-light-repair-40.phpAdmin2023-Mar-08, 22:59(Admin 2023-Mar-08, 22:59) I have this thing running on an ESP32 I also need to update it over the air (OTA) and it depends on version numbers that change per release. The Apache server links to the code. The version file need to be updated each time a realease is, cough, released. How to deal with such things? https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/versioning-and-esp32-ota-updates-38.phpAdmin2023-Mar-02, 22:44(Admin 2023-Mar-02, 22:44) In "One Day in the Rain" in the Suzumiya anime, at 09:07 Yuki picks up a book with (a deliberately clear) ISBN 9784309015705 but the real book cover (look it up) is different. Then at 10:26 she picks the adjacent book, the cover of which matches the real ISBN. After turning away she turns back and glares at the book on the shelf...https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/the-melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya-37.phpAdmin2022-Dec-03, 17:53(Admin 2022-Dec-03, 17:53) Yes, I bought them deliberately At a very good price too. I've been using Rasberry Pies as projector drivers and I though these would make a good addition to the fleet, since I can't buy Pies any more. https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/what-to-do-with-ten-dell-wyse-dx0ds-36.phpAdmin2022-Dec-03, 12:05(Admin 2022-Dec-03, 12:05) I recently bought one for those cheap power measuring thingys that Big Clive was impressed by and used it to measure how much a 3D print would cost. It was a five hour print job so it should give a reasonable set of data.https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/the-cost-of-3d-printing-35.phpAdmin2022-Oct-08, 22:32(Admin 2022-Oct-08, 22:32) This turned out to be a long term project. It's not the power relay like al the other issues I've seen on line. This was a digital amp blown, plus all the dreaded glue problems.   https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/mordaunt-short-subwoofer-repair-34.phpAdmin2022-Jun-28, 08:59(Admin 2022-Jun-28, 08:59) Ok, not really radio just streaming on-line "radio" to a home built "internet radio" using a Raspbery Pi2 B+ single core.https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/adventures-in-radio-33.phpAdmin2022-Mar-11, 13:18(Admin 2022-Mar-11, 13:18) Using my Wasp barcode scanner in Python3.https://www.millstream-computing.co.uk/pages/posts/wasp-scanner-simplified-32.phpAdmin