Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
Hmm - I'm going to give up on die.net for now. I figured out how to use mysqueezebox.com's image proxy (I think), and managed to fetch one of the other images via the proxy. Code: wget "http://www.mysqueezebox.com/public/imageproxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.sat24.com%2Fmostrecent%2FGB%2Frain; -O test.bmp Connecting to www.mysqueezebox.com (34.244.111.131:80) saving to 'test.bmp' test.bmp 100% |*| 1024k 0:00:00 ETA 'test.bmp' saved But when I try the die.net images I get a 22 byte file that just contains the text "Cached image not found". Code: wget "http://www.mysqueezebox.com/public/imageproxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.die.net%2Fearth%2Fmercator%2F1128.jpg; -O test.bmp Connecting to www.mysqueezebox.com (34.244.111.131:80) saving to 'test.bmp' test.bmp 100% |*| 22 0:00:00 ETA 'test.bmp' saved Up till now I've been using Chrome, but I tried the plain image URL (https://static.die.net/earth/rectangular/1280.jpg) in Safari, and the first time I tried it I briefly saw a page that indicated that my browser was being vetted by Cloudfare, then the image loaded. Subsequent requests simply go straight to the image. So it does appear that they'd rather you viewed their images in a browser, instead of fetching them with wget. And I'm not about to pit my meagre skills against the might of Cloudfare's security expertise! chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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Paul Webster wrote: > Forum shows > Location: Portland, OR, USA Yeah, shipping heavy Boom's overseas probably would be cost prohibitive. Though somehow they can ship me trinkets from China for $1, I don't think the UK qualifies for that loophole. :-( plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
Thanks Erland, that gives me something to go on. I'll certainly be interested to see how to use the mysqueezebox.com image proxy. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
chill wrote:
> Hi Erland - do you have any tips for fetching a plain image from
> die.net?
>
It worked previously without having to do anything specific but I guess
they might have added something to stop people from downloading the
images when they switched to https. My guess is that you might need to
set some http header to make wget/curl look like a browser. You should
be able to use the debug/developer view of a working browser to see
which headers it uses.
The Daylight Clock applet fetch the images via the mysqueezebox.com
image proxy, you will find the code here if it helps:
https://github.com/erland/squeezebox-daylightclock/blob/28a5fe9977fed2a891be314f466e1c828bee00d8/src/DaylightClockApplet.lua#L895
Not sure if mysqueezebox.com adds some headers but I think I didnt use
that in the beginning, if I remember correctly it was added to cache the
images so many users using Daylight Clock applet simultaneously wouldnt
overload die.net
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Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
erland wrote: > In the Daylight Clock applet I used images from die.net: > https://www.die.net/earth/ > There is a number off different projections available and also one for > moon phase: https://www.die.net/moon/ > Hi Erland - do you have any tips for fetching a plain image from die.net? If I paste, for instance, 'https://static.die.net/earth/rectangular/1280.jpg' into a browser search bar I get a plain image displayed (1280 pixels across). But if I try to fetch it with wget then it fails: Code: tc@pCPTV:~/ScreenSaverImages$ wget "https://static.die.net/earth/rectangular/1280.jpg; -O /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/WorldSunlight.jpg Connecting to static.die.net (104.26.1.94:443) wget: server returned error: HTTP/1.1 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable I'm guessing that's because the service that renders the image is intended to respond only to browsers. I tried adding a user agent to the command - same result. I tried curl, and received a file of html that looks like the code that renders the image. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
> On 22 Jan 2021, at 14:15, chill > wrote: > > > rkrug wrote: >> in which folder do you put the script so that it survives reboots? >> > > Anything in /home/tc (and below) will survive a reboot, provided you do > a backup first (pcp bu). Thanks a lot. > > > > chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
rkrug wrote: > in which folder do you put the script so that it survives reboots? > Anything in /home/tc (and below) will survive a reboot, provided you do a backup first (pcp bu). chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
Quick question (I like that approach!) - in which folder do you put the script so that it survives reboots? Thanks Rainer rkrug's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62249 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
Looks useful - so tagging for pretend #wiki Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte ireland Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
erland wrote: > In the Daylight Clock applet I used images from die.net: > https://www.die.net/earth/ > There is a number off different projections available and also one for > moon phase: https://www.die.net/moon/ > > Daylight Clock applet no longer works since die.net switched to use > https. Perfect, thank you. https isn't a problem for pCP, so fetching the images via a script outside of Jivelite seems to work ok. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Forum slow to load. Anyone else notice?
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Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
chill wrote:
> I now collect a variety of images from other sources, and am on the
> lookout for other sources, so please go ahead and post anything you
> think might be interesting.
>
In the Daylight Clock applet I used images from die.net:
https://www.die.net/earth/
There is a number off different projections available and also one for
moon phase: https://www.die.net/moon/
Daylight Clock applet no longer works since die.net switched to use
https.
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Re: [slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
chill wrote: > Fortunately, which is key to this, the Image Viewer screensaver seems to > re-read the directory and re-load each image file whenever it updates, > so I can add images to that folder, or update existing images, and the > screensaver always cycles through the current images. Correction: The directory is only re-read whenever the screensaver kicks in. So completely new images don't show up until that happens. But -updated- images, i.e. a new image with the same name as an existing image, will be re-loaded while the screensaver cycles through it's directory list. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeboxen for sale
slartibartfast wrote: > Someone I know booked tickets for a cinema in Leicester Square. Or so he > thought. The tickets he booked were actually for a cinema in Leicester > [emoji1787] > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Plus regular stories, some true, of people thinking they're flying to San Jose (California - SJC) and ending up in San José (Costa Rica - SJO) or vice versa. Some debate within BA when they started to fly both routes about how to reduce the potential confusion Odroid HC1 / Armbian Stretch LMS & LocalPlayer 4x Slim Devices SB3 (White) 1x Boom, 1x Radio 2x Joggler + Squeezeplay / Squeezelite + Topping TP30 florca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeboxen for sale
florca wrote: > So rather more than 10 miles away then... :rolleyes: > > Was reading on my phone and didn't spot that bit.Someone I know booked > tickets for a cinema in Leicester Square. Or so he thought. The tickets he booked were actually for a cinema in Leicester [emoji1787] Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35609 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Jivelite geo/weather maps screensaver
I had occasionally thought about trying to write a dedicated screensaver to show various real-time geo/weather maps, maybe a bit like a 'Geochron' (https://geochron.co.uk/) display. But then I saw how '@sodface was using the built-in Image Viewer screensaver' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?111488-Jivelite-on-Alpine-Linux=1001020=1#post1001020), and realised I didn't need to reinvent the wheel. So since this is now rather off-topic for @sodface's Alpine Linux thread, I thought I'd post an example here, just as a heads-up in case, like me, you hadn't realised that the image viewer can be used this way. In my case, I am using a script on a pCP setup to fetch a number of images from various internet sites and store them in a local folder called 'home/tc/ScreenSaverImages'. I then call this script every 15 minutes using a cron job. I have configured the Image Viewer screensaver to use local storage, and to look in that folder. Fortunately, which is key to this, the Image Viewer screensaver seems to re-read the directory and re-load each image file whenever it updates, so I can add images to that folder, or update existing images, and the screensaver always cycles through the current images. My script also pushes this folder to a couple of Jogglers which are set up to use the Image Viewer screensaver. I started off trying to use some of the nice images provided by Fourmilab, but the server eventually locks me out even if I only fetch one image every 15 minutes, and only during the hours when I'm likely to want to see the images - it seems -very- determined to stop the server being overwhelmed - so I've stopped using that source. I now collect a variety of images from other sources, and am on the lookout for other sources, so please go ahead and post anything you think might be interesting. My current 'GetScreenSaverImages.sh' script is as follows: Code: #UK Rain wget "https://api.sat24.com/mostrecent/GB/rain; -O /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/UKRain.bmp #UK Snow wget "https://api.sat24.com/mostrecent/GB/snow; -O /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/UKSnow.bmp # UK Sun & Clouds wget "https://api.sat24.com/mostrecent/GB/visual5hdcomplete; -O /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/UKSunClouds.bmp # UK Infrared wget "https://api.sat24.com/mostrecent/GB/infrapolair; -O /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/UKInfraRed.bmp #https://api.sat24.com/crop?type=visual5hdcomplete=55.9533=-3.1883=800=800=0.30=eu #Moon visibility wget "https://www.timeanddate.com/scripts/sunmap.php?obj=moon; -O /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/moonlight.bmp #Day and Night wget "https://www.timeanddate.com/scripts/sunmap.php?earth=1; -O /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/DayNight.bmp #Images available from Fourmilab. Server locks you out if you take images regularly, so no longer used #wget "https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Earth?img=cloudy.bmp=y=-p=0; -O /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/CloudyEarth.bmp #wget "https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Earth?img=NASAmMM-l.evif=y=-p=0; -O /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/NASADayNight.bmp # Push images to Jogglers rsync -avhiO --delete /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/ root@192.168.1.21:/root/ScreenSaverImages/ rsync -avhiO --delete /home/tc/ScreenSaverImages/ root@192.168.1.22:/root/ScreenSaverImages/ With a bit of luck, the images below should be the current versions of the above images. If you're not from the UK, the images from sat24 can be configured to show other regions (Europe only I think). UK Rain [image: https://api.sat24.com/mostrecent/GB/rain] UK Snow [image: https://api.sat24.com/mostrecent/GB/snow] UK Sun & Clouds (visible, i.e. doesn't show anything after dark) [image: https://api.sat24.com/mostrecent/GB/visual5hdcomplete] UK Infrared [image: https://api.sat24.com/mostrecent/GB/infrapolair] Moon visibility [image: https://www.timeanddate.com/scripts/sunmap.php?obj=moon] Day and Night [image: https://www.timeanddate.com/scripts/sunmap.php?earth=1] chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeboxen for sale
Paul Webster wrote: > Forum shows > Location: Portland, OR, USA So rather more than 10 miles away then... :rolleyes: Odroid HC1 / Armbian Stretch LMS & LocalPlayer 4x Slim Devices SB3 (White) 1x Boom, 1x Radio 2x Joggler + Squeezeplay / Squeezelite + Topping TP30 florca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeboxen for sale
florca wrote: > Where are you? If you're in the town of Plympton, South Devon, then > about 10 miles from me and interested in a good Boom and maybe the > failing SB3.. Forum shows Location: Portland, OR, USA Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte ireland Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeboxen for sale
Where are you? If you're in the town of Plympton, South Devon, then about 10 miles from me and interested in a good Boom and maybe the failing SB3.. Odroid HC1 / Armbian Stretch LMS & LocalPlayer 4x Slim Devices SB3 (White) 1x Boom, 1x Radio 2x Joggler + Squeezeplay / Squeezelite + Topping TP30 florca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
