Author: Cont
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Descent Co-op on Two PCs: DXX-Redux Fixed Multiplayer in One Try
Descent co-op on two Windows PCs. DXX-Rebirth failed for days with network-looking symptoms. DXX-Redux joined on the first try. Plus: how co-op saves keep every player’s inventory.
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How to Repair Brittle Automotive Wiring Connectors
Replace a broken sealed connector half instead of the full harness. SICMA Mini-Sealed 1.5 repair guide for engine-bay wiring.
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What’s new in the TekOnline 8-Zone HVAC Controller V3?
Control up to eight 24VAC HVAC dampers with ESPHome and Home Assistant. TekOnline V3 adds individual timed damper positioning, current monitoring and advanced UART expansion.
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Solve Your Own Problem First: The Best Way to Build Useful Software
The best way to build useful software: solve a problem for yourself. Lessons from a booking platform payment flow that had to be bulletproof.
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Can You 3D Print Wall Plugs? The Friction Science That Makes Them Work
Wall plugs do not hold with the screw. They hold the hole with friction and expansion. Here is the engineering, and a free generator to print your own.
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Why We Didn’t Buy the Blaupunkt TV: The Demo That Never Happened
Mixed online reviews about a TV’s sound quality. One simple question: can we hear it before we buy it? A 65-inch Blaupunkt, an Officeworks display floor, and a…
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SQL Server Schema Dump: One Copy-Paste Script to See Your Whole Database
List every table, column, key, index, and row count of any SQL Server database with one copy-paste script. Read-only, reusable, no install.
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Home Server Backups Failed: Recovery Checkpoints That Never Clean Up
Veeam backup jobs failed nightly with ‘insufficient free disk space’. The cause: Hyper-V recovery checkpoints that never cleaned up. Here is how to find them, merge them on…
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Make Authentik Your Launchpad: One Page for Every Web App
Turn Authentik into a launchpad for all your web apps. Add any app with a launch URL, even when the app has no SSO. One page, every app.
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IIS 403 Errors on Static Files After a Deployment
ASP.NET Core returned HTTP 403 for some static files. IIS Dynamic IP Restrictions limited concurrent requests. This guide shows the diagnosis and the fix.