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Published in codeburst

·Sep 9, 2020

My LEGO Minifigures Play Music

Instead of selecting a record, a minifigure is selected for this Jukebox Portal. The “toys-to-life” LEGO Dimensions console game was discontinued in October 2017. Now you can bring it back to life as a jukebox by connecting the USB toy pad to a Raspberry Pi and running the Open Source…

Raspberry Pi

6 min read

My LEGO Minifigures Play Spotify
My LEGO Minifigures Play Spotify

Aug 11, 2020

How a Chat Bot prevented a burglary

The Slack bot running on Raspberry Pi’s that secures a smart home. Watch the CCTV footage of the would be burglar: In the video, the intruder is sneaking up towards the back of the house and is startled by a barking dog, running away as the lights around the…

Raspberry Pi

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How a Chat Bot prevented a burglary
How a Chat Bot prevented a burglary

Nov 12, 2019

Use AWS EC2 Tags to Control a Linux Startup Script.

Introducing the Launch Tag concept. For times when you want a Linux system to start up with adhoc functionality, use the EC2 Launch Tag concept to control how a service is started.

AWS

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Use AWS EC2 Tags to Control a Linux Startup Script.
Use AWS EC2 Tags to Control a Linux Startup Script.

Nov 7, 2019

How to embed a Slack channel in a web page

Use Slack View to live stream a Slack channel on a web site. The latest version of Slack View now features Real-Time-Streaming of Slack channels to multiple Slack View web pages. You can personalize Slack View with themes and deploy Slack View as a Docker container. Slack View leverages Python…

Slack

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How to embed a Slack channel in a web page
How to embed a Slack channel in a web page

Oct 27, 2019

How Donald Trump could be locked out from Twitter

The account lockout Denial of Service attack scenario A common security compliance rule (such as PCI, ISO27K, NIST) is to apply an account lockout for a period of time after several failed login attempts. …

Cybersecurity

4 min read

How Donald Trump could be locked out from Twitter
How Donald Trump could be locked out from Twitter

Oct 27, 2019

Bad Actors

Use Slack to show your Systems are constantly Under Siege by Bad Actors like “Steven Seagal”. This article does not refer to individuals who can’t act. Instead, refers to someone who attempts to infiltrate a system with malicious intent. A common attack vector is to brute force their way in…

Slack

5 min read

Bad Actors
Bad Actors

Published in Chatbots Magazine

·Mar 30, 2019

Using Slack as a Message Queue

Chatbots are not easily deployed for high availability. Typically, applications can be scaled by using a Message Queue, which is a way for applications to send messages between one another reliably. …

Slack

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Using Slack as a Message Queue
Using Slack as a Message Queue

Published in Chatbots Magazine

·Feb 3, 2019

The Traveling Slack Bot Troupe

Troupe is a group of chatbots working together on a shared activity. Troupe is a distributed chatbot program, that can be tasked to monitor and control your home. Troupe allows smart home devices to be controlled directly or indirectly via Slack. My 5-year-old uses an Amazon Dash button to toggle…

Slackbot

5 min read

The Travelling Slack Bot Troupe
The Travelling Slack Bot Troupe
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