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Re: journal.stuffwithstuff.com

Tom — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:35:20 -0000

I've been looking around a bit more, and I wanted to recommend this beginner's video, which I found less intimidating than others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpfLTb56fMc
Another thing I really struggled with was fixing mistakes, because the knitters in the group I tried were so experienced that (I think) they could no longer relate to my issues, and they were using terminology I didn't understand in any case. There's a playlist from the same channel covering the most common mistakes, including tight knitting: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSZARCc5KSoT2WwyArN2ItjSxr0G6spbJ

Re: journal.stuffwithstuff.com

Tom — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:46:12 -0000

I want to love knitting, and I have the tools, and I've tried multiple times over the course of almost fifteen years, but I didn't find "you can push through that in an hour or so" to be true. In my best attempt, I joined a knitting club and spent a few hours with enthusiastic knitters (after having watched a number of tutorials and attempted some knitting myself) but even seeing them and having their help couldn't get me past the basics. The tensioning, in particular, I found basically impossible. I'd love to find good introductory material, but I haven't managed to yet.

Re: Chocolatey Gallery | Universal Media Server 5.4.0

Tom — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:32:08 -0000

I recently got the update to v14, but I immediately started having trouble - UMS couldn't stream to my PS3 without a lot of stuttering. I downgraded to 13.8 and everything was fine again. When I go to the UMS site, I see that v14 isn't actually released yet, it's a beta1 version. Maybe chocolatey shouldn't ship the beta?

Re: Chocolatey Software | Mudlet 4.10.1.20210103

Tom — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 21:22:30 -0000

This now fails to install because apparently upstream removed the 4.16.0 download from their site, so chocolatey gets a 404 error. 4.17.2 is the latest.

Re: Chocolatey Software | Ubiquiti UniFI Controller 5.7.23

Tom — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:04:30 -0000

Thanks for the tip! I uninstalled autohotkey (after uninstalling everything else that depends on it) and installed a 1.x version, then pinned it at that version. I reinstalled this package and got the same JNI error, followed by a Java Exception popup, both of which happened several times in a row, but it did eventually finish. It seems to work, and shows version 7.3.83.

Re: Chocolatey Software | Ubiquiti UniFI Controller 5.7.23

Tom — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:46:47 -0000

FWIW, I have AutoHotkey (Portable) 2.0.2 installed through Chocolatey. I don't remember ever touching it or upgrading it manually.

Re: Chocolatey Software | Ubiquiti UniFI Controller 5.7.23

Tom — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:28:01 -0000

I'm getting an error trying to install or upgrade to 7.3.83 today. A popup with title "unifi-upgrade.ahk" says:

Error: Function calls require a space or "(". Use comma only between parameters.

Text: WinWait, UniFi Network application Setup,,90
Line: 2
File: C:\ProgramData\Chocolatey\lib\ubiquiti-unifi-controller\tools\unifi-upgrade.ahk

The program will exit.

It has Help, Edit, Reload, ExitApp, and Abort options.

In addition, there's a "Java Virtual Machine Launcher" window with "Error: A JNI error has occurred, please check your installation and try again". If I hit OK on that, it seems to try to proceed with the installation, and I get the normal "UniFi Network application Setup" window saying "Do you want to upgrade your UniFi 7.3.76 to 7.3.83?"

I've had the package installed for a while, and this started with an upgrade attempt. When it failed with the above, chocolately no longer showed the package as installed. I tried to install it and got the same error. I'm not sure what to do now.

Re: YouTube Music artist pages now list songs and albums ‘From your library,’ like Play Music

Tom — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:31:37 -0000

It really needs to allow you to see albums from your library, not just a list of tracks! I'd like to see how YTM designers use the product, if they do.

Re: YouTube Music is testing a new 'Add to playlist' UI, and it's beautiful

Tom — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:34:06 -0000

Still can't manage those playlists properly, though. No way to select multiple songs (or an album) to move or remove it.

Re: [Deal] Grab a 3-month subscription to TIDAL for free and get access to over 60 million tracks

Tom — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:17:13 -0000

You mention USD prices, but for reference, this offer isn't valid in the US.

Re: YouTube Music 2020 review: Getting better every year

Tom — Sun, 31 May 2020 19:07:39 -0000

I'm not at all interested in combining YouTube / music videos with my music player. I'm very disappointed in their product planning and wish they had kept GPM.

Re: The Best Sunrise Alarm Clock

Tom — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 16:52:08 -0000

I bought the HomeLabs alarm based on this recommendation, and I think it's terrible - I'm going to return it. The problem, not really discussed above, is that the interface is poor. The digital buttons are unintuitive and hard to find, especially when you're tired. Important settings are buried behind those digital buttons and sometimes require holding them for a while, and the instructions don't cover all settings. The minimum volume is too loud. The light always jumps on when you set the alarm time at night. My Philips alarm is way better and more intuitive.

Re: Increased Limits on Rules in the New Pro Plan

Tom — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:20:36 -0000

How about anything for the Plus/Supporter users you hurt?

We know you're a small company, and I think you have the best tech, but this was a horrible way to rebalance your business. Instead, you could have cut off unlimited access at some point that only affects 1% of users, if that was really what was hurting you; then wait a while, see how that affects business... then maybe consider raising prices a bit... get feedback... et cetera. Don't tear down your house while you're in it. This was way too much.

Re: Because Some People Don’t Read Emails – $25 Jetpens Gift Card Giveaway!

Tom — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:13:20 -0000

This would be great, thank you!

Re: Git Reroot - When Rebase is Too Gentle

Tom — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:02:26 -0000

I think you're selling it short - this would have come in handy for me a couple times at work. Thanks!