Author: Maurice Ruckman

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Simple Knot – Taut Line Hitch

Refer: https://youtube.com/shorts/C_NW4atfc14?feature=share
Refer: https://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/tautline-hitch

Tautline Hitch Knot Tying Instructions

  • Make a turn around a post or other object several feet from the free end.
  • Coil the free end twice around the standing line working back toward the post.
  • Make one additional coil around the standing line on the outside of the coils just made.
  • Tighten the knot and slide it on the standing line to adjust tension.

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Broken Icon on Ubuntu 22.04 with Parallels

The broken icon seems to be a symptom of Ubuntu and M1.

Refer: https://forum.parallels.com/threads/gear-icon-parallels-shared-clipboard-icon-in-ubuntu-22-04.358588/

I just found that you can work around this issue by disabling Wayland in Ubuntu and use the standard Xorg server that was the default in versions prior to 22.04. There are full instructions here, but you can simply edit the file 

sudo gedit /etc/gdm3/custom.conf

and uncomment the line

#WaylandEnable=false

After a restart the gear icon goes away, focus stays in the window you where using when switching desktops, and shared clipboard still works.