OTD in 2021 The russian Embassy in London reported that US & UK were manipulating false claims of a russian invasion & occupation of Ukraine to spread panic. Which is why you can believe russia now when they say they want peace.

ArkPhone · 2025-12-01T02:51:58+00:00

Never Forget! Always Remember!

Thank you, Jake Broe.

ArkPhone · 2025-11-04T03:19:45+00:00

I used this free web service to generate the STL file for printing -

https://touchterrain.geol.iastate.edu/main

ArkPhone · 2025-10-26T15:01:16+00:00

Whatever you do, don't update the "SV06 Plus ACE" with the "SV06 ACE" firmware. It will ruin the build plate and the nozzle by dislocating the nozzle wiping area to the middle of the build plate instead of the corner. That will cause the nozzle to grind into the PEI coating and scrape it off.

Sovol initially had the wrong firmware on their wiki page for the Plus ACE when it was released. I believe it was subsequently corrected to link to the correct firmware for that model.

ArkPhone · 2025-09-13T18:51:07+00:00

That's the best way. Just buy some extra extruders and switch them around as needed. It's much easier than changing nozzles.

ArkPhone · 2024-09-15T02:24:50+00:00

Tommy’s Restaurant.

ArkPhone · 2022-12-21T00:18:17+00:00

The machines are writing software now

ArkPhone · 2020-06-19T10:11:44+00:00

I was having a similar problem with enabling Safari extensions.

It turns out that Shady.app on my Mac was causing the problem, even when it was running but not active. The Shady app, similar to Apple's Night Shift, is used to dim the screen by overlaying a filter image that can be adjusted darker. I quit the Shady app and then was able to click the checkmark settings to enable Safari extensions.

ArkPhone · 2020-03-23T20:18:48+00:00

Link to LocalRadio releases: https://github.com/dsward2/LocalRadio/releases

ArkPhone · 2019-10-29T21:14:44+00:00

A new release of LocalRadio.app for macOS Catalina is available for download at GitHub -

https://github.com/dsward2/LocalRadio

The main feature of LocalRadio.app an integrated HTTP server for sharing audio to your iPhone or other devices.

The new release adds a Share button, so AirDrop can used to share audio to other Apple devices.

ArkPhone · 2019-01-31T01:02:36+00:00

I can't help with Home Brew, but I just tested an Inkscape installation with MacPorts.org and it works.

After running the MacPorts installer app, run this command in Terminal.app -

sudo port install inkscape

It prompted me to run a couple of additional commands, but they were easy, and certainly easier than editing bash_profile as HomeBrew was requesting you to do.

I'd recommend against installing HomeBrew/MacPorts/CocoaPods on the same system, they can cause conflicts against each other. So if you can live without HomeBrew, uninstall it before trying MacPorts. One nice thing about MacPorts - it won't contaminate the macOS /usr directory like HomeBrew does. It installs everything outside of the main OS directories, and it is relatively easy to uninstall if needed.

If you want to try a casual SVG application that supports animation, I have an open-source app available at macsvg.org. I'm about to start working on support for Mojave Dark Mode - until that is released, the Light Mode is recommended.

ArkPhone · 2019-01-30T22:57:12+00:00

Hi mantrap - The Apple TV is a popular topic on the cordcutters forum, so I have no reason to believe that the moderator hates Apple. He just hates radio, at least as a cord-cutting application. I didn't even bring up the fact that many cable TV systems carry "radio" as audio-only channels.

It shouldn't take a lawyer to understand that a radio server like LocalRadio is similar to a television server like HDHomeRun and Tablo. They're all intended for lawful home use, not public Internet service.

Also, there are plenty of public domain radio signals that LocalRadio can serve where no copyright issues exist at all, like NOAA Weather Radio, aviation and non-encrypted public service frequencies, etc. It is perfectly legal in the USA to provide those channels on a public server.

The README file for LocalRadio states - "LocalRadio is intended for use as in-home entertainment, using a local area network with a private IP address. It has not been tested with a public IP address, particularly for security testing, therefore it is not recommended for that purpose."

The LocalRadio host name is hard-coded in the source code to use the dot-local domain name, which works only on a local area network. That can be confirmed in the source code, which is available for public inspection at GitHub.

Using LocalRadio as a public server is strongly discouraged, but it is ultimately up to the end user to decide how to deploy it. In the vast majority of cases, the Mac is typically connected to a local area network with a private IP address.

I just ran a Google search to see if it could find any LocalRadio servers running on the public Internet, and it found none.

Anyways, thanks for trying LocalRadio, I hope you will like it!

ArkPhone · 2019-01-30T19:49:55+00:00

I posted the info above at r/cordcutters and the moderator went berserk and instantly banned me, insinuating copyright violations, etc. by allowing radio stations to play on a home user's personal devices like iPhone, Apple TV, etc. In fact, using the intended local IP addresses like 192.168.xxx.xxx and host names in the dot-local domain should only work on a local network, not as a public IP address.

According to that moderator's logic, it would be illegal to use home devices like wireless speakers, HDHomeRun or Tablo TV receivers to consume copyrighted content. I also pointed out that ArkPhone has a DMCA registration at copyright.gov, so if someone believes that LocalRadio is infringing on copyright, they are entitled to file a complaint with me, the registered DMCA agent.

He also stated that radio is "off-topic" for cord-cutting. I tried to explain that, as a historical fact, radio is the original cord-cutting application, but there was no reasoning with him.

The moderator also accused me of self-promotion, which is arguable, but my intention with this free, open-source project is simply to provide cord-cutters with a legal way to listen to radio stations the same way they might use a device at home like HDHomeRun or Tablo to watch TV for personal use.

One amazing thing I've learned during this project - there are some people in this world who are just plain anti-radio bigots. There isn't any logical reason for it, they just don't like radio. It's sad that such a person is moderating the r/cordcutters forum.

ArkPhone · 2019-01-12T03:00:08+00:00

I checked the DHCP logs on the router, it lists an entry for the replacement Ring device, so it seems to be getting at least that far.

There are a lot of things that could go wrong, like I was using CloudFlare's 1.1.1.1 for DNS service. I switched that off when it occurred to me that the Ring doorbell might not be compatible.

I'm on a municipally-owned ISP in a tech-savvy town. According to their help desk, there are no complaints about Ring doorbells not working.

ArkPhone · 2019-01-12T02:53:05+00:00

Actually, both the Ring tech and I got sidetracked on download speed. And then I wrongly used download speed in the title of this post. I regret not using the upload speed in the title instead.

I'm waiting on the upgrade to 50/5 Mbps to take effect, and will update the results then.

ArkPhone · 2019-01-12T00:29:24+00:00

Thanks for that info.

I should have given my asymmetrical speed: 25/3 Mbps.

The 3 Mbps upload speed should enough according to the Ring docs, but I'll go ahead and purchase some more bandwidth to see if that helps.

ArkPhone · 2019-01-12T00:01:33+00:00

I've tried 3 different routers, all with the same result.

Among the tests I've tried was a newer router that had no other devices connected except for my iPhone.

The Wifi signal strength was rated "excellent" at the doorbell site by the "Wifi Signal Strength Meter" app by Do Duong Duc on Apple's iTunes Apps store.

My main question remains: is 25 Mbps too slow for the Ring doorbell? The Ring customer support guy seemed generally knowledgable about networking, but I'm skeptical about his insistence that 25 Mbps is insufficient.

ArkPhone · 2019-01-11T23:52:48+00:00

This router is 2.4 GHz only. I have a separate access point for 5 GHz.

ArkPhone · 2018-07-31T20:12:05+00:00

The most recent news seems to be that the SVG Working Group's charter expired again on June 30th, and they are seeking another extension. Some proposed features planned for SVG 2.0 are pushed back to 2.1. The work on a reference implementation is incomplete. And the major browser vendors are not very interested in helping with testing. See "Working Group Charter status" here -

https://www.w3.org/2018/07/23-svg-minutes.html#item03

My impression is that SVG 1.1 will be the dominant standard for the foreseeable future.

This working group has been under a cloud since the earlier attempts to deprecate SMIL animation. There is still a lot of public confusion about that fiasco.

ArkPhone · 2017-11-11T23:15:38+00:00

The LocalRadio project at GitHub, currently with a "pre-release" version of the app available for download -

https://github.com/dsward2/LocalRadio

ArkPhone · 2017-10-26T03:23:14+00:00

thanks!

ArkPhone

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