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Making parallel text PDFs for e-readers

This post explains the scripts: dualtext2pdf and dualtext2html that convert two Markdown formatted texts with alignment cues into a dual text or parallel text PDF. The scripts are intended for generating bilingual e-reader friendly PDFs to practice a foreign language.

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The making of this blog with Pelican

For this version of the blog I decided to go for static website generation. Read on for thoughts about this decision, why I didn't like WordPress, and generally how I tried to make a simple efficient website respecting privacy this time.

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Old Endeavors

This blog is the third version of my personal blog. Here is a few screenshots of the previous two versions

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Converting fonts to C source using bmfont2c.py script

I’d like to share a Python script I wrote for converting bitmap fonts generated by BMFont to C source code byte arrays and definitions suitable for rendering on a monochrome matrix LCD. The script outputs a C header and C source file ready to plug into some source code tree.

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Midimixfix Feature Overview

The software in Midimixfix has now reached a level of maturity and functionality that makes it a very versatile and usable piece of equipment. Its about time I get to the alphabetic keyboard and describe what the box is capable of!

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Linux Mint 15 on Lenovo Thinkpad T420s, Installation and tweeks

This is an unedited republication of how I installed Linux on my then new laptop. The post first appeared on larsee.dk. Some of the tips are out of date now, so this is mostly for the historical perspective. I am still using that same old T420s as of writing this. It's the most reliable computer I have ever owned.

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Mounting Midimixfix in a box

I finally decided on a cabinet for my Midimixfix hardware and photo documented the mounting process.

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Wireless power switches investigated

Read on to see pictures and a simple analysis of some cheap and popular RF remote controllable power switches available in Denmark and probably the rest of the world also. The danish name for this is “Fjernbetjent stikkontakt”.

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