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Author: Martin Brignall

content/about.org

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-During the day I work as a Security engineer in an Incident Response team. When not blocking attackers and analysing threats I can be found playing guitar.
+During the day I work as a Security engineer in an incident response team. When not blocking attackers and analysing threats I can be found playing guitar.
 
 * Music things @@html:<i class="fa-solid fa-music"></i>@@
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ My musical influences include:
   - Converge/Botch
   - Death
 
- I enjoy exploring blues and post-rock, metal and sub-genres of. I have a background in Music Tech and spent many hours building devices and instruments using Raspberry Pi, [[https://puredata.info/][Pure Data]] and the fun music communities I discovered along the way. Maybe I'll cover those here at some point 🤔
+I enjoy exploring blues and post-rock, metal and sub-genres of. I have a background in Music Tech and spent many hours building devices and instruments using Raspberry Pi, [[https://puredata.info/][Pure Data]] and the fun music communities I discovered along the way. Maybe I'll cover those here at some point 🤔
 
 Here is a neat (I think) playlist of some of my faves:
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Just started using 9front over the holiday period, I'll record findings, so far
    - Raspberry Pi 3b: Running 9front successfully.
    - Thinkpad T420: Fully working, click the link below for the post.
 
-     After some diagnosis and testing it turned out the system board was gone, so a replacement was ordered and fitted successfully. With some cosmetic care, like replacing the touchpad stickers, it's now in great condition.
+After some diagnosis and testing it turned out the system board was gone, so a replacement was ordered and fitted successfully. With some cosmetic care, like replacing the touchpad stickers, it's now in great condition.
 
 [[./posts/exploring-9front.html][...read more]]
 

content/books.org

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-Connie Converse is an very interesting character, and this book gives a really details backstory of both her early life up to her strange disappearance. If you've
-not heard Connie's music I recommend starting with 'How Sad, How Lovely'. Her songwriting was miles ahead of her peers, those 'folky' types shackled by tradition.
+Connie Converse is an very interesting character, and this book gives a really details backstory of both her early life up to her strange disappearance. If you've not heard Connie's music I recommend starting with 'How Sad, How Lovely'. Her songwriting was miles ahead of her peers, those 'folky' types shackled by tradition.
 
-There are some surprising moments and a few theories on her disappearance that leaves you with questions. Overall I thought the book was well researched and
-is a great introduction to the world of Connie Converse.
+There are some surprising moments and a few theories on her disappearance that leaves you with questions. Overall I thought the book was well researched and is a great introduction to the world of Connie Converse.
 
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@@ -44,11 +42,12 @@ The rich get the assets, the poor get the debt, and then the poor have to pay th
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 Gary's take on economics really helped me understand how economics and trading works both in the UK and internationally. Before reading this I had no idea and hadn't thought too deeply about the topic. Since reading I've also been watching a few channels (including his own) on the topic/current affairs/economics and it has sparked interest in me. I particularly liked hearing about his rise to success in a field dominated by people from privileged backgrounds and how he navigated those relationships.
+
 I listened to this as an audiobook read by Gary himself and this made the connection more personal. Hearing about his early life going through school and early jobs around Essex helped set the scene.
 
 Gary is clearly a very smart person. Someone who not only can convey complex ideas and trading insider techniques but also how traditional economists do not often see how the economy affect people and social impacts on the economy.
 
-* America Over Water                                 :folklore:music:america:
+* IN-PROGRESS America Over Water                     :folklore:music:america:
 
 | Author         | Shirley Collins |
 | Published date |      2022-01-20 |
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-Shirley Collins writes her early days and travels with Folklorist, Alan Lomax as the record audio and document the music of Americas heartland. Split in chapters between Collins' early life in -- and their professional and emotional relationship with Lomax,
+Shirley Collins writes her early days and travels with Folklorist, Alan Lomax as the record audio and document the music of Americas heartland. Split in chapters between Collins' early life in -- and their professional and emotional relationship with Lomax, 
 
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content/posts/koreader-on-kobo.org

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 * Another e-cycled device Martin?
 
 #+BEGIN_PREVIEW
-So I found an old Kobo Glo in a charity shop for 10 recently and was not too sure what to do with it. The intention was to read
-more, but...
+So I found an old Kobo Glo in a charity shop for 10 recently and was not too sure what to do with it. The intention was to read more, but...
 #+END_PREVIEW
 
-So I found an old Kobo Glo in a charity shop for 10 recently and was not too sure what to do with it. The intention was to read
-more, but...
+So I found an old Kobo Glo in a charity shop for 10 recently and was not too sure what to do with it. The intention was to read more, but...
 
 - How does the e-reader ecosystem work?
 - How does it work for me?
@@ -21,13 +19,9 @@ library but this project quickly became so much more than just obtaining a table
 
 * Getting to a usable state
 
-Unfortunately the device appeared to be locked to the account of the previous owner. This wasn't an issue, but there was no
-books I wanted to read and I didn't want their personal details. I factory reset the device which left me at the setup screen.
+Unfortunately the device appeared to be locked to the account of the previous owner. This wasn't an issue, but there was no books I wanted to read and I didn't want their personal details. I factory reset the device which left me at the setup screen.
 
-As with all devices like this, the online set up requires an account. Unfortunately, which took some time to debug,
-I realised that the software version I was on was causing the WiFi connection to fail. There was no error
-as such just a timeout when connecting to WiFi. I tried hot-spotting and also setup a 2.5g guest network in the case this device
-needed it.
+As with all devices like this, the online set up requires an account. Unfortunately, which took some time to debug, I realised that the software version I was on was causing the WiFi connection to fail. There was no error as such just a timeout when connecting to WiFi. I tried hot-spotting and also setup a 2.5g guest network in the case this device needed it.
 
 *Nothing was working*
 
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 ** Bypassing user login
 
-Just to be clear the only reason this was necessary was to fix the connect to WiFi option. I don't condone jailbreaking/hacking devices
-unless absolutely necessary but it is a lot of fun and you will /always/ learn new things.
+Just to be clear the only reason this was necessary was to fix the connect to WiFi option. I don't condone jailbreaking/hacking devices unless absolutely necessary but it is a lot of fun and you will /always/ learn new things.
 
 What we're going to do in this instance is remove the user/id entry in the sqlite database that is stopping us from using the device.
-The steps below are what worked for me, the end result was to get the device into a usable state, update the software/firmware, and get KOReader
-on there.
+
+The steps below are what worked for me, the end result was to get the device into a usable state, update the software/firmware, and get KOReader on there.
 
     - Choose 'computer setup' option
     - Attach to computer and the device should auto mount to ~/mnt/$USER/KOBOReader~ or something like that. A good way to check is using
@@ -86,8 +79,7 @@ So having the device back to factory settings and loading pdf's and ebooks via C
 - Where is the customisation and user control I knew from using Linux?
 
 I distro hopped continuously until finding Nixos, and that became my go to, but I still flit around trying new
-desktop environments when interesting ones pop up in sub-reddits, or are recommended by friends. What draws me to
-Linux is the strong community and focus on customisation.
+desktop environments when interesting ones pop up in sub-reddits, or are recommended by friends. What draws me to Linux is the strong community and focus on customisation.
 
 My curiosity is what powers me day-to-day and if I have a device, regardless of the architecture, I always think:
 
@@ -96,32 +88,28 @@ My curiosity is what powers me day-to-day and if I have a device, regardless of
 
 [[https://koreader.rocks/][KOReader]] scratches this itch.
 
+
 From the homepage:
 
 KOReader is a document viewer for E Ink devices.
 
 This description is a painful understatement of the capabilities and powerful extras (plugins and patches) that the software provides.
 
-I used the install [[https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kobo-devices][instructions]] to get KOReader, KFMon and Nickelmenu on the device. The instructions are straight forward for the shell scripted
-install. Within a few seconds the script was finished and the device rebooted. A new option on the settings bar appeared for Nickelmenu and I chose
-'launch KOReader' and I was in.
+I used the install [[https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kobo-devices][instructions]] to get KOReader, KFMon and Nickelmenu on the device. The instructions are straight forward for the shell scripted install. Within a few seconds the script was finished and the device rebooted. A new option on the settings bar appeared for Nickelmenu and I chose 'launch KOReader' and I was in.
 
-The first thing I noticed was the interface was really clean, intuitive and easy on the eyes. No adverts, no book suggestions, this is what
-I needed.
+The first thing I noticed was the interface was really clean, intuitive and easy on the eyes. No adverts, no book suggestions, this is what I needed.
 
 From here I went through my smallish library of books checking out the different file formats (according to the KOReader homepage:
+
 supported fileformats include EPUB, PDF, DjVu, XPS, CBT, CBZ, FB2, PDB, TXT, HTML, RTF, CHM, DOC, MOBI and ZIP files).
 
 * Where next?
 
-With my new found love for ereaders and KOReader I plan to read more books. I have a collection of books I've been trying to finish,
-also plenty of technical books on the back burner that, with this new format, should enable me to read more regularly and efficiently.
+With my new found love for ereaders and KOReader I plan to read more books. I have a collection of books I've been trying to finish, also plenty of technical books on the back burner that, with this new format, should enable me to read more regularly and efficiently.
 
 On top of the ereader features KOReader also provides a RSS/Atom feed manager, ssh session and a TERMINAL EMULATOR!
 
-I would also like to explore the community maintained plugins and patches for added customisation. Some people have made their
-UX look so fancy. One of the top results on search is [[https://github.com/sebdelsol/KOReader.patches][this one]] from ~sebdelsol~ for rounded corners, badges and progress status
-icons on the home screen and other tweaks and visual improvements that are always appreciated.
+I would also like to explore the community maintained plugins and patches for added customisation. Some people have made their UX look so fancy. One of the top results on search is [[https://github.com/sebdelsol/KOReader.patches][this one]] from ~sebdelsol~ for rounded corners, badges and progress status icons on the home screen and other tweaks and visual improvements that are always appreciated.
 
 All the magic appears to be a combination of shell scripts and lua, both of which I have a bit of experience with.