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  1. How to get a kernel panic on a #beaglebone:

    $ echo 0 >/sys/class/leds/mmc0::/brightness

    #exactsteps

  2. How to cook anything:

    1. Place a pan on the stove with medium high heat
    2. Add some cooking oil
    3. Add stuff
    4. Stir
    5. If it doesn't look right, add more stuff
    6. Reduce heat
    7. If it still doesn't look right, keep adding stuff until it does
    8. Simmer until done, stirring occasionally
    9. Season to taste

    #exactsteps

  3. @dougall

    Part one does a great job giving an overview of #Tenstorrent Wormhole hardware.

    Part two of the series is awesome. TL;DR #exactsteps to interface with our hardware in Linux.

    corsix.org/content/tt-wh-part2

  4. How to buy a month pass on Southwestern Railway.
    #exactsteps

    1. Download app
    2. Find desired ticket
    3. Try to create account
    4. Get vague error, same as last year
    5. Try to create account on website
    6. "Account already exists"
    7. Try to sign in
    8. "Login incorrect"
    9. Request password reset link
    10. Set new password
    11. Sign in with app
    12. Find desired ticket
    13. "Smartcard needed"
    14. Collect smartcard from station
    15. Find desired ticket in app
    16. Scan smartcard

    cont.

  5. I was setting up my default #debian #arm64 test system today to work on #Xen again. It needed recreating as I've moved machines so I wrote down the #exactsteps just in case its useful. It's mostly a testament to how easy it is to install #debian with modern firmware these days: linaro.atlassian.net/wiki/spac #qemu

  6. @drizzy yeah I now have the full name of each monitor in my config. I wonder what changed to make the order different? Now I just need to figure out the #exactsteps needed to build a kernel with enrolled keys so I can turn #secureboot back on.

  7. 1. Invent something gossip-worthy.
    2. Tell one person.
    3. Wait for the rumour to circle back.
    4. Repeat a few times.

    You now have a map of your social network.

    #exactsteps

  8. How to maximise engagement here:

    1. Post #cats
    2. Have the cats look a bit silly
    3. Add a stupid quip
    4. Include #cat related hash tags

    Works every time. #exactsteps

  9. How to tame a #cat:

    1. Do what the cat wants.
    2. You have now been tamed.

    Oh wait...

    #exactsteps

  10. How to conquer the fediverse:

    1. Announce that you might join it.

    The fediverse will defederate itself over disagreements about exactly how this is wrong.

    #PeoplesFrontOfJudea #exactsteps

  11. 1. Go to the shop.
    2. Buy a bunch of stuff.
    3. Go home.
    4. Realise you forgot the one thing you were actually out of.

    #exactsteps

  12. 1. Enumerate every grammatical feature in every known language.
    2. Construct a language using them all.
    3. Attempt to learn that language.
    4. Go insane.

    #exactsteps

  13. Thought I would be able to set up relaying Mastodon Posts to Twitter, but that does not seem to work.

    Does anyone have a better set of #exactsteps than this?
    medium.com/@pimterry/sync-your

  14. @rysiek How to repair an iPhone:
    1. Buy a new phone.
    2. Throw out the old one.

    #exactsteps

  15. How to upload a large file to Google Drive when you're stuck with ADSL:
    1. Place file on network share.
    2. Copy file to phone.
    3. Go to the nearby park where there is 5G coverage.
    4. Upload.

    #exactsteps

  16. 1. Start typing long-ish command
    2. Decide it's time to make a script for it
    3. Choose a logical name and open file in editor
    4. Discover that you already wrote it last time

    #exactsteps

  17. How to do anything in one line of code:

    1. Create a library (or language) with a function for the thing you want.
    2. Call that function.

    #exactsteps

  18. Step 1: Assume ${VENDOR} implementation of standardized and mature API is compliant and works as advertised.
    Step 2: Re-evaluate assumptions.
    #exactsteps