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Markdown and Apache

Nix McRetro // 23rd September 2016 // Hacks

Well more specifically, Markdown, Apache and the darknet. Thankfully for once the darknet side of things is actually loading correctly. http://mcretro35qepy5cy.onion/ is loading but Apache doesn’t know what the heck the markdown language is so it just dumps it as plain text. Baby steps, at least the site is somewhat... Continue reading

Jekyll WordPress Import from XML - Deleting the Unwanted

Nix McRetro // 19th September 2016 // Programming

Jekyll WordPress Import from XML - Deleting the Unwanted

This worked for me under OS X 10.11.6 via Terminal to remove my publicize settings. Your milage may vary of course, sed does some things differently on the Mac than on Linux based machines. And never do anything like this on a set of master files… always use a backup... Continue reading

McRetro.net Rebooted

Nix McRetro // 18th September 2016 // News

GitHub, Markdown and a splash of Jekyll. Let’s see how this goes… I need to work out how to get everything imported again… Well I guess I worked out that! 566 posts imported successfully! Also thank you to jmcglone.com for the guide, it was most helpful in setting up. Edit:... Continue reading

Programming AM29F032B on the MiniPro TL866

Nix McRetro // 14th September 2016 // Guides, Nintendo, Programming

Programming AM29F032B on the MiniPro TL866

Pulled from NesDev.com - “Hi, you can use the MBM29F033C from Fujitsu to write AM29F032B since the pinout is the same.” While I haven’t been able to test this first-hand, it should work right? I tend to use the Type II boards, not the Type III from buyicnow.com. So while... Continue reading

75kg Weight Goal Achieved!

Nix McRetro // 13th September 2016 // News

Steady as she goes captain! Rate of loss for the last three months is sitting at 1.2kg a week. Still a bit aggressive. Ideally should be between 500g and 1kg. We don’t live in ideal times sadly. Interestingly throughout this entire chapter of weight loss my muscle mass has shed... Continue reading