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Decoding a Midea Air Conditioner Remote
Last month, I purchased a 6000 BTU Midea window air conditioner (branded Arctic King WWK+06CR5) and thought it would be convenient if I could control it remotely. Doing so would involve decoding the remote’s IR signals; for this, I used a … Continue reading
Automated Document Creation and Typesetting with LaTeX
Creating a new document class file and then using this class is usually considered the “correct” way to typeset a form or other document generated with data in . However, there’s also the quick-and-dirty method of creating a regular document … Continue reading
Amazon Dash Button Teardown
The Amazon Dash Button it an Internet connected button that allows ordering a single product from Amazon. Although it is not something I would ever use, I thought its guts might be interesting and bought two for a grand total … Continue reading
OpenStreetMap Baltimore City Buildings and Addresses Import
Two years ago, I started trying to import building footprints and addresses provided by the City of Baltimore into OpenStreetMap but was held up by red tape and eventually gave up.1 The City provides building footprints and parcel data on … Continue reading
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Bootstrap Navbar without jQuery
While I’m fond of Bootstrap in general, I dislike how much it relies on JavaScript and particularly dislike its dependency on jQuery. I have nothing against using JavaScript for creating interactive content, e.g. web applications, or progressive enhancement, e.g. lightboxes … Continue reading