LibrePlanet 2023 Recap
A recap of the LibrePlanet 2023 conference, and a reflection on the free software movement for ed-tech in higher education.
Nik Nyby
Nik is the Senior Programmer at the Center for Teaching and Learning.
A MediaWiki CAS Setup with SimpleSAMLphp
Our internal wiki has long been overdue for the change to Single Sign-on. This post illustrates how I configured MediaWiki to authenticate with a central auth server using CAS.
How to Simulate Gas Particles With Matter.js
This post summarizes the use of Matter.js in building a Gas Retention Simulator.
FOSDEM 2020
A summary of the Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting, which was held in Brussels on February 1st and 2nd, 2020.
Cloning Arbitrary Django Objects
An overview of how to clone objects in Django that have foreign key relations.
Adjustable Noise Data based on a Curve
How to put together randomized, adjustable data tied to a curve.
How to Work with Planes in three.js
This is an overview for 3D graphics beginners just learning to work with Planes, quaternions, and rotations.
How to Make an Analog Clock (Part 1)
This post goes over how to simulate the motion of an analog clock programmatically.
A Range Input for Scientific Applications
This post describes how to change the behavior of an <input type=range> to something that may be more appropriate for certain scientific applications.
How to Use Your Own Linux Kernel
If you're using Linux, using your own Linux kernel has benefits that might be helpful to you. And once things are set up on your system, keeping up to date is as straightforward as doing a periodic sudo apt upgrade.