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  • 2023-02-23

    How to fix fastboot device not visible and recovery flashing being stuck on Windows 11

    This post shows how to fix two errors I ran into while flashing a custom recovery image using fastboot on Windows 11.
  • 2022-02-21

    Declarative scraping for the modern web, or why your scraper breaks all the time

    Web scrapers break all the time due to changes to websites. This post shows how to scrape modern sites with higher robustness.
  • 2021-08-26

    How to programmatically interact with a KNX smart home system

    Interacting with a KNX system isn't always easy. This article shows how to write programs that switch lights and why you might want to do that. It also shows some demos of programs I use that interact with KNX.
  • 2021-05-18

    How to tap the Android screen from the underlying Linux system

    In recent years phone screens seem to only have gotten bigger. This is great because it allows you to see more on your screen, but it also has some drawbacks. One of them has been very annoying to me: I can no longer reach buttons at the top left of the screen in a comfortable way.

  • 2021-01-08

    How to run a python script from GitHub, no experience required

    In the past weeks people often asked me how to run a python script they found on GitHub. So here’s a full guide for beginners on how to do that, which pitfalls exist and how to avoid them.

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