Snapon Modis Ultra – Real time clock (RTC) – set the date

April 15, 2026

(Click on pictures to enlarge). Credits to EEVblog and forum members for doing most of the hard work.  Thank you for sharing information and photos: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/snap-on-automotive-scan-tool-system-date-not-set-in-flash-memory/25/ [!] Before making any changes, remove the microSD card from the slot and insert into a card reader on a computer.  The microSD card is formatted as FAT32 and […]

AoC 2025 Advent of Code (Python)

November 28, 2025

Advent of Code (AoC) is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. Go check it out: Advent of Code Input files: adventofcode2025inputs.zip 2025 Day 12 Part 01 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 […]

Debian Trixie

August 25, 2025

https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian Start with a minimal netinstall image. Fetch what you need from repos online later. https://debian.mirror.digitalpacific.com.au/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-13.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso 10 Things TO Do After Installing Debian 13 (Trixie) Repos are already as should be – skip Do not use ‘current-live’: Live iso load the the OS into memory and you can use it without installation. But changes you […]

AoC 2024 Advent of Code (Python)

December 1, 2024

Advent of Code (AoC) is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. Go check it out: Advent of Code Input files: adventofcode2024inputs.zip 2024 Day 25 Part 01 + 02 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 […]

Windows 11 debloat

September 13, 2024

Be wary when asked “Let’s connect you to a network”.  Think [SHIFT]+[F10] , cmd, “oobe\bypassnro”, “I don’t have internet”, etc.  Rufus will have taken care of local account already. Reminders: Advertising, Telemetry, Bloatware, Bitlocker, Edge, (stealthy) OneDrive sync, Teams, Copilot, Core Isolation FPS drop. [Post setup tips go here — uncharted territory as of yet.  […]

NodeMCU ESP8266 ESP-12E v1.0 – Clock

June 11, 2024

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AoC 2023 Advent of Code (Python)

December 31, 2023

Advent of Code (AoC) is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. Go check it out: Advent of Code Input files: adventofcode2023inputs.zip 2023 Day 25 python -m pip install -U networkx 1 2 3 4 5 […]

Project Euler (Python)

September 29, 2023

https://projecteuler.net/archives 0001 1 print(sum(x for x in range(1000) if (x % 3 == 0 or x % 5 == 0)))print(sum(x for x in range(1000) if (x % 3 == 0 or x % 5 == 0))) 0002 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 limit = 4000000 x, y = 1, 2 total = […]

A plea for lean software

May 26, 2023

A pleas for lean software – Niklaus Wirth – 1995.pdf

AoC 2022 Advent of Code (Python)

December 31, 2022

Advent of Code (AoC) is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. Go check it out: Advent of Code Input files: adventofcode2022inputs.zip 2022 Day 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 […]