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GNU/Linux Hardware

Binary vs Text: What Makes a File Executable?

Not all files are created equal. At the most fundamental level, every file on your computer is just bytes – but what those bytes mean is what separates a program from a photo. Text Files vs Binary Files Text files like JSON, Python scripts, and HTML are human-readable. Every byte maps to a printable character. […]

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Hardware performance python python performance virtualisation

CPU and FastAPI Performance

When migrating a FastAPI and WordPress website to a different VPS (virtual private server) provider it was noted that response time and requests per second were impacted negatively. Response times were 2 times slower. It was then noted that the cpu performance could be playing a big factor in this difference in performance. In this […]

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Hardware

How to fix a Brother DCP-J105 Print head not printing Black and other Tricks

Ever replaced the ink cartidge on a Brother and it stops printing that colour? I had that problem after not using it for a while and the Brother DCP-J105 would no longer print black. I now have the solution of How to fix a Brother DCP-J105 not printing black. After a few weeks of trying, […]