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WordPress API returns HTML not JSON
Summary I found that in some cases the WordPress API was returning HTML not JSON. Inspection of the HTML showed that I was being redirected to the login page by Formidable Registration Plugin when basic authentication failed. Steps to Resolution The steps to resolution were, Disable all plugins Install Basic Auth plugin from https://github.com/WP-API/Basic-Auth…
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Should ‘stupid’ people be allowed access to their own money?
The World’s Biggest Blockchain Hackaton I went to a very interesting meeting of the London Ethereum Meet-up yesterday. It was a presentation by Odyssey the world’s biggest blockchain hackathon. Odyssey is remarkable because teams work alongside a commercial sponsor who may (and often does) choose to continue to fund their work after the event. The…
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Why I only need 1000 True Fans
Regular readers of this blog might know that I am interested in cryptocurrencies. I have finished a four year contract as CIO at Dulwich College and after 25 years I have my own start-up again. Cryptostar.money will be the #1 Business Directory for UK Crypto I am a huge fan of the Business Model Generation…
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A great upbeat article on the state of crypto
Yesterday when I announced Cryptostar.money and my offer of a free listing for crypto businesses I commented that the current situation is bleak in the UK. This morning I read a much more upbeat article that highlights the positive developments in crypto. The title is meant to be ironic. https://medium.com/@joshromportl/why-bitcoin-and-crypto-have-no-future-4f95980bb774 View at Medium.com
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Free speech in Universities
If you would like to see how strongly your alma mater is supporting free speech then here is a great resource. http://www.spiked-online.com/free-speech-university-rankings
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[Fixed] Error Using Veeam Agent for Windows Free with a NAS
I have previously blogged about how to back-up home systems to commercial standards. A useful tool for the home user is Veeam Agent for Windows Free. It allows you to make a recovery disk and system image and has a very reliable restore feature. In the small office/home (SoHo) environment the back-up target will typically…
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WinDirStat is dead – long live TreeSize Free
For many years WinDirStat has been my first port of call when I want to analyse disk use. However I have found that it runs very slowly and looks awful on my 4k monitor. A faster, prettier solution is TreeSize Free. This does most of what WinDirStat does and premium versions are available for commercial…
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Fixed: DFPlayer Mini MP3 player does not work
(keywords: bad sound, noisy sound, power supply, squawking) I spend several hours trying to make the DFPlayer Mini MP3 player work in the simplest configuration on the a breadboard (no Arduino). How To Set Up And Use The DFPlayer Mini MP3 Player I got erratic behaviour and sometimes the chip just looked dead. Fix: Use…
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Off-topic DIY hacks
This learned journal usually confines its commentary to IT and project management but sometimes something crops up that is off-topic but so cool it needs to be shared for the greater good. https://youtu.be/yxviTLVjvDQ My favourite hack is the one for removing screws that have damaged heads. What’s yours?
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node.js, WordPress and Google App Engine
node.js Google App Engine is very cool. It hides all the complexity of creating a highly available, load-balanced and scalable application. It is a very natural fit for node.js applications. You can quickly and easily achieve “Google Scale”. This is explained in this great video, https://youtu.be/yiOtZDICUfI There is a synergy between node.js and Google App…
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