Cybrkyd
Cybrkyd
Cybrkyd
I’m cybrkyd and this is where I blog. I’m not really a kid by age; more of a perpetual kid at heart! This blog is a collection of tips and tricks and guides that have helped me and will hopefully help someone else. I will also offer my own random thoughts and opinions. A proud script kiddie, I enjoy having fun finding cool and efficient ways of doing stuff. I use Linux, love FOSS, and have a lot of play dates with Python, SQL, CSS, HTML, PHP, bash.
Latest Posts
I’m in the market for an air conditioning unit. With temperatures currently hitting heatwave conditions in the UK and much of Western Europe, I think everyone is in the market for an air conditioning unit. The suppliers of domestic air...
Things like this don’t bother me much; not any more. I’m past the stage where I care. Trolls will always troll, and some people on the Internet will always be as nasty as they can possibly be, safe in the knowledge that their words can...
There is nothing like waking up on a Monday morning in the UK and finding out that there is to be yet another Prime Minister. It was no surprise, of course; the media knew all about it beforehand and so did DJT. Meh! The UK population...
It’s been a whirlwind. All these ideas in my head, all these desires and none of the skill to execute. I’ve always tried to stay curious. Learn. If someone else can do it, what is preventing me from doing the same, or better? Copy....
Today is a rest day for me from watching the World Cup matches. There are “meh” teams playing today at a decent hour for me: Czech Republic vs South Africa (Group A) – 5pm BST Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B) – 8pm BST Canada...
That’s what I’m calling it. Jottings. The story so far… Lately, I have been obsessed -- utterly obsessed -- with making a custom note-taking app. I’ve tried everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. I went as far as using VS Code, VIM, Nano...
This is actually quite hard to do. I’m fairly proficient with the odd Python script and can cobble together a mean HTML/CSS/JS UI for a Python server, but making an actual desktop app? That’s another level. I’m just trying to turn my...
I’ve been playing with a few toys. IndexedDB notes… let’s start there. Ooh, I’ve just spotted something undesirable as I type this out! I wrote the first sentence, pressed ‘Save Note’ and then wrote the second sentence. After that, I...
It’s hot, sunny, and I’m melting. The sofa is a good place to be right now at the hottest time of the day. I should really be outside somewhere, doing something, being somewhere, doing something active or laying in the shade somewhere,...
With my Flask Share app, it was time to consider re-working this into something more production-like. Flask serves the purpose for my needs but Flask is not really a production tool. There is the massive red warning: WARNING: This is a...
I don’t do politics much, but I woke up yesterday, fully intending to cast my vote in the UK Local Elections. The day, however, had other plans for me and voting was not factored in. I had a crazy day at work and by the time I finally...
I’m a fossil when it comes to FFmpeg. I have previously explored encoding using the onboard integrated AMD or Intel chips, but have always had sub-par results when comparing that result to the one output by libx264 or libx265. That means...
Here are some of the adventures I’ve had whilst trying to record from the Sky Stream puck using OBS Studio and ffmpeg. I have split my Sky Stream box into two HDMI outs – one goes to the main TV and the other is coupled with a Ugreen...
<-- Splitting a set top box HDMI output To convert my HDMI output to USB, I am using a Ugreen HDMI to USB capture card. This little device will allow me to connect the output from the Sky Stream box to my laptop. The Ugreen version I...
<-- Building a PVR for a HDMI output I settled on an EZCOO 1 x In, 2 x Out 4k 60Hz HDMI splitter. The Amazon reviews confirmed that this splitter was capable of splitting a Sky Q output. Therefore, it should also be capable of splitting...