We got doodles!!
Wife & I have adopted 2 Goldendoodle puppies. They will be coming home this Saturday!!
PyCharm & Git
Install Git for Windows first Using Git Bash, generate private and public keys Add public key to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file on the remote server Create a local folder to store repository On server, create a new repository or initialize a repository from existing files cd some_dir git init git add . git commit In PyCharm, use ssh://vik@jarvis/~/code/jarvis/.git
Playing with wit.ai
wit.ai is a NLP (Natural Language Processing) api. Think of it as something that can be used to create next Cortana or Siri. Basically, the api allows you to send a text statement (or voice), and convert into meaningful form that your program can understand and respond to. I have started playing with it. First thing I am doing is install on Jarvis …
Trick 2: Bulk download 4K wallpapers from alphacoders.com
A year ago I had posted about how you can bulk download 1080p wallpapers from Microsoft’s website. You can read the post here. That tricked worked very well and allowed me to download a total of 543 1080p wallpapers in one go. Now, I am using the same concept to download wallpapers from alphacoders.com albeit this time it’s 4K, baby! (3840×2160) …
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Bought a cheap 4k display
Plan to use a desktop monitor to replace my dual monitor set up. Seiki SE39UY04 39″
Healthcare cost in the US
I occasionally rant about stuff that is just unfair and this is one of those moments – so why does it cost so much in the US for healthcare? I mean it’s quite a lot for the same treatment when you compare against India where I have personally experienced paying for healthcare. Here’s an example. In 2013, I experienced sever …
Jarvis
Bought a server!! Lenovo ThinkServer TS440 for project Jarvis…
Send emails when torrent is done – Windows & uTorrent
Here’s a snippet of PHP code to help you send emails from Windows machine when a torrent has downloaded through uTorrent.I am using Outlook.com to send and receive email but you can easily use GMail or any other internet mail service. You will need PHPMailer class $argOpts = “n:e:”;$argVal = getopt($argOpts);$torrent_name = $argVal[‘n’];$to_email = $argVal[‘e’];require(“phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php”);$mail = new PHPMailer();$mail->Username = “Your …
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Don’t wait in line for Windows 10 upgrade
Here’s how to skip the line, if you have not figured it out already… Go to Windows 10 download page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Download the right version of Media Creation tool (32bit or 64bit). Afterwards, run the tool and select appropriate option from the two options: “Upgrade this PC now” or “Create installation media for another PC”. If you select “Create installation …