TouchDesigner on Linux using Bottles and Wine

I will be using TouchDesigner for an upcoming course, but it’s only officially supported on Windows and MacOS. Can we run this on Linux? Let’s try it!

Screenshot of a Linux Desktop with two windows side by side. The left window shows bottles. The right window shows TouchDesigner with the default example.
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SONOS sans App

Coarse Fabric, black, this is the front grill of the speaker

SONOS speakers seem to be decent hardware. So when a friend mentioned the IKEA branded, SONOS produced Symfonisk speakers, I had to take a look. At 130€ for a single speaker, they are not exactly cheap, but they are certainly a lot cheaper than anything SONOS would usually offer. The build quality is good, audio quality is supposedly good. But the important question for me is: can I use them at a decent level of privacy? Is it possible to make these speakers useful without the SONOS app and a SONOS account and without sending usage information over to SONOS every couple of minutes? Let’s find out!

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Removing Git Credentials (Windows)

I found myself in an environment where I need to be able to log out users automatically.

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Spotify CarThing Internet Access

The Spotify CarThing was discontinued late 2022 and subsequently heavily discounted. I got a friend of mine to send one to me, because at that time it was pretty apparent that there was a good chance of this being very hackable. First order of business for me was: internet access.

Here, we’re setting up a Raspberry Pi with a Socks-Proxy, a local webserver and the relevant settings on the CarThing itself.

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Securing a QNAP NAS

I recently bought a new NAS, after my old one turned ten. I am very satisfied with the reliability of my old QNAP which is still supported with software updates. This makes me a happy customer, and so I did not see any reason to switch brands. After initial setup (networking, firmware update, disabling most services) I did not get around to finishing its setup for a few days. It basically sat there from late May 2020 to early July 2020. Somehow it contracted QSnatch in that timeframe. I’ll explain what I did differently after that.

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