おにぎり (Onigiri) aka, “Rice Balls”
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おにぎり (Onigiri) aka, “Rice Balls”

I've been doing some experimenting recently making おにぎり (Onigiri) aka, "rice balls".  I've been taking it very literally as being a ball and have not added any Nori wrapping yet.  I've been just sticking with variations of tuna and mayo that I read about online.  It's a pretty simple and easy dish to make, and I end up with enough for 2-3 meals from one batch, which is nice.  Cook a cup (uncooked) or rice int he rice maker, dump it in a bowl with a can or two of tuna, spoon some mayo in, add whatever flavoring I want…
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Code Project – Python – Improved FreshRSS Link Lists

Today, I want to talk about recent improvements I have made on my FreshRSS to Wordpress Digest Python script. And to make a note on what I would like to do next. This is the script I used to produce these Link List Posts on [Blogging Intensifies] and Lameazoid. The Github Repository for it is here. The first version was simple, it pulled from the sharded feed of FreshRSS, collected favorited articles, formatted them a bit, then posted a wordpress post of links. Overtime, I wanted these posts to be prettier, so I added a bit more massaging to the…
The Shop
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The Shop

So lately I have been a bit busy in the background helping my wife and daughter with a big project. They are opening up a vintage clothing store. They already sell online, but they are now working on opening a physical store as well. Technically, my daughter is opening up a store, and my wife is going to be running her online stuff out of the back. They have talked off and on about renting or buying a space and found a location a few months ago that fits their needs and budget. They have done a lot more of…
Vote By Mail Should Be Standard
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Vote By Mail Should Be Standard

Something I feel like I take for granted a bit is just how good my state handles everything election wise. And it's politics in general, for the most part. I mean, like everywhere it's full of nuts in the rural areas, but overall, it's traditionally just been a "safe" state. One thing that I love that is newer is vote by mail. This started back in 2020 because of COVID of course. I mean, maybe it was an option before, but it was made extremely easy in the 2020 election. Previously, like many others, I would go down to my…
Keyboard Jiggler with Python and Raspberry Pi
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Keyboard Jiggler with Python and Raspberry Pi

So I did a pretty simple but amusing little project recently, a bit on a whim. Let's say, I have a few games that it would be useful to just, let idle for experience or whatever. The problem is, that these games also have built-in idle deterrence. Your character falls asleep, or you just time out of the game after five or ten minutes. I initially start off trying to use AutoHotkey, a program that basically does what I wanted here, you program it to press keys at certain intervals, basically just a simple keep-alive movement every couple of minutes.…