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Experiment: Google free Android usage
03 Jun 2019 | Read more... | 0 comments
I’m gearing up for an experiment: I want to use my Android phone without GApps. Completely without. That also means no installing applications from Google Play, no cheating via Titanium Backup. Sideloading is allowed iff the application has an official download on its own website. Other allowed sources: F-Droid, Humble...
Crude Makefile hack
21 Jan 2019 | Read more... | 0 comments
After trying for a while to get all the Makefile special characters encoded for a bash command to run, I’ve finally given up. I’m doing this now: Before (random example, much worse lines in there): map_files/19/0_42.png: bash -c 'convert xc:transparent -background transparent -page +0+0 map_files/20/0_84.png $$( [ -e map_files/20/1_84.png ]...
Handling time and date in code correctly
10 Aug 2017 | Read more... | 0 comments
I’m so angry, I could write a blog post! Wait, I can write a blog post! Here goes! What am I angry about? Pokemon GO raids not working for me the last couple weeks. Why does that make me angry? Because the reason for it being broken is lazy/buggy/stupid programming!...
How to make Pokemon GO fun for new players
02 Aug 2016 | Read more... | 0 comments
On Saturday I started playing Pokemon GO with my nephew. He is 9 years old and a huge Pokemon fan. In theory, this is a good idea, I like video games, he likes Pokemon and he definately needs supervision during gameplay so he doesn’t run into anything from trees to...
Panorama der Lagune Porec
07 May 2016 | Read more... | 0 comments
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Germany License EXIF data: ExifTool Version Number : 10.15 File Size : 113 MB File Modification Date/Time : 2016:05:06 14:27:53+02:00 File Access Date/Time : 2016:05:06 14:28:05+02:00 File Inode Change Date/Time : 2016:05:06 14:27:53+02:00 File Permissions : rw-r--r-- File Type :...