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Capture a RTSP Stream

With the house, I'm also building a security system. A first phase in the project is to get a couple of IP cameras and play with their streams. So I got a Reolink camera and set it up with the Android app. While the mobile app is OK

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House log - Kick-off Meeting

Today I have had the kick-off meeting for the house building. The guys from Germany (the site coordinator and the cellar builder) came here. They brought a translator. The Geometer came in as well as the guy from the digging company. The Geometer and the construction guys agreed on the

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House log -A Message for an Electrician (for the Building Site)

I got informed by the constructor they require an electrician for the first meeting, to deal with the fuse box for the building site. Here's the message I wrote them (in French): Chère Madame, Cher Monsieur, Nous bâtissons une maison a Rhode Saint Genèse et notre constructeur nous

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EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my last EU Training EPSO test. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 - ++ + 4 2 -/+ ++ - 1 3 -- -/+ + 1 4 -/+ ++ + 1 5 ++ - -- 2 6 -/+ + ++ 7 7 -- ++ + 1 8 -/+ -- - 6 9

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EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my 6th EU Training EPSO test. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 -/+ - ++ 2 2 - -- ++ 2 3 ++ + -- 4 4 ++ -- -/+ 4 5 ++ - -- 7 6 ++ -- -/+ 4 7 - + ++ 2 8 -/+ -- ++ 5

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EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did a new test from EU training, trying to perfect my method. I still have a way to go, because I'm exceeding the allocated time by 3 minutes. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 ++ - + 5 2 - + ++ 3 3

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EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did another test, not with CEA, but with EACO. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 + ++ -- 2 2 ++ - -- 0 3 - ++ + 1 4 ++ - + 2 5 -/+ + -- 3 6 - ++ + 3 7 -- ++ + 2 8 ++ + - 1 9 -

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House log - Meeting Geometre

I've met with the Geometer, the guy that will place the house on the plot. I went to the place and arrived a couple of minutes early, but the guy that I was supposed to meet was out... because he forgot about the meeting. Oh well... His boss

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House log - Meeting with the Digging Company

I've meet with one of the digging contractors at the plot. The meeting was designed to answer some questions from raised from the contract, but it was set up a the plot. Its success was rather limited because I had a bunch of papers in my hand which

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EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my second EU Training EPSO test, again with CEA. It looks like they do variations on the same theme... My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 -/+ ++ -- 7 2 ++ - -/+ 3 3 + -/+ ++ 0 4 ++ + -- 2 5 -/+ + ++ 3

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EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did the second, full test from the Orseu book. I tried an alternative approach. I'll try the same approach again in the next test, to see if it's better. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 -- + ++ 5 2

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House log - Meeting the Engineer for Sewage Connection

I've met with the Engineer of the sewage (as per a previous post). We had a very short chat. He told me that: 1. The main pipe is in the middle of the street, 3 meters deep. 2. He needs the exact point where the pipe connection needs

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House log - Commune Check for the Implantation

The implantation is the process by which your house is positioned on the plot. This is done by a specialised person, a geometer. Our digging contractor pointed out that the Commune may want to verify if the implantation is done correctly. So, today I've asked the commune if

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EPSO E-tray - Tips and Tricks

I think it's about time to summarize some tips and tricks on the e-tray. Some terminology first: * A question is a container (one of the 21-ish) * An option is one of the three items you need to evaluate in a question Competencies 1. The e-tray is about competencies,

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EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my first EU Training EPSO test, with CEA. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 ++ -/+ + 3 2 - + -/+ 2 3 - + ++ 7 4 -- ++ + 5 5 ++ + -/+ 4 6 - ++ + 2 7 + -/+ ++ 1 8 + -/+ -- 2 9 --

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EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I did my first EU Training EPSO test, with CEA. My results were as follows: Question A B C Deviation[1] 1 ++ + -/+ 6 2 - + ++ 2 3 - ++ + 5 4 + ++ - 5 5 -- ++ + 4 6 - -/+ + 3 7 ++ + -- 1 8 -/+ ++ -- 1 9 -

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EPSO Practice E-tray test results

Today I've started with practicing the EPSO E-tray. As per instructions from the Oreseu book, I've done it without any methodology (partly because it's late, and partly because the test is not a full one). My results were as follows: Question Discipline A B

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House log - Application for Sewage Connection

Sewage and residual waters is a kind of monopoly for my Commune. The process goes like this: 1. You apply for Sewage connection. My Commune has a form you fill up and submit. Once you do, you sort of need to pay 2000Eur + VAT. 2. You are appointed by the

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EPSO E-tray scoring the results

I've been struggling for a while how to score my answers to the tests and I've come up with two methods: 1. Calculate the deviation 2. Calculate the correctness Deviation The first method calculates the distance from the correct answer. Table below shows the matrix of

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EPSO E-tray Competencies

In the old days (that's a relative term), EPSO used to organise ony the CBT[1] and then the Assessment Centre. Since 2015, they thought of another intermediary phase, namely the E-tray. From what I read, this happened because the pass mark for the CBT was so high,

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Export SQL Developer Connections

When I joined in, I found myself suddenly needing access to a bunch of Oracle databases, so I thought initially to get all accounts loaded one by one in SQL Developer. That's an option... A colleague showed me that you can actually back up and restore your DB

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Error in Rendering Angular on Internet Explorer 11

I have an app developed with Angular. For the past weeks I had an issue that some users would get the page load as plain text: The end-of-life for IE11 is supposed to be in 2020 for normal windows machines. However, IE11 will live a bit longer on Windows Server

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House log - A first checklist

With the process of building the house, I've also built a checklist of items I needed to have. Here it is: Family Label Description Cash Bank Unless you're rich or a very good saver, this is where your money comes from. Assets Weigh your assets (cash,

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House log - Getting a Géomètre

We're looking for a géomètre. I conceived an universal letter to contact them, sounding like this: Dear Madam or Sir, We are now in position to start the process of building the house. Can you please let me know if your office can perform the pegging out (implantation)

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House log - A Checklist for Smart House

With the process of building the house, I'm building the list of smart house items: Family Label Description House Communication There are many smart house systems, wired (KNX, DALI, DMX) and wireless (ZigBee, Z-Wave, WiFi). Each has advantages and disadvantages. Smarts There are many systems that add intelligence.