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Fixing `Google Api Error: Invalid request - This app has no data safety declaration.`

Today I tried to update my Android app, and Fastlane failed to upload a new version with the following error: Google Api Error: Invalid request - This app has no data safety declaration. In the Google Play Console, it showed me these alerts: Clicking the link sent me to a

blender

How to fix `RIGIFY ERROR: Bone 'spine.004': Cannot connect chain - bone position is disjoint. Incorrect armature type for type 'chain_rigs'`

Today I was rigging a character in blender. I modified a Rigify armature, then clicked Rigify and got this error: RIGIFY ERROR: Bone 'spine.004': Cannot connect chain - bone position is disjoint. Incorrect armature type for type 'chain_rigs' What does it mean ? Just to confirm, I created a

ghost

Fixing `ghost 500 select `products`.*...`

I've been tracking analytics ever since I launched a new VM to host my blog. I was surprised that there was no traffic since. I was wondering if whether it was an issue with Google: perhaps not referencing my blog any longer since it somehow detected that the server IP

Make Prettier and eslint play well together

I recently started working on an old webapp. VSC's Prettier plugin keeps replacing quotes by double quotes, and eslint keeps complaining that I should use single quotes. Here's what I used to fix it: Trying to override eslint (using prettier) to use single quotes not double · Issue #2280 · prettier/prettierHi,

web development

Fixing `Error: Node Sass does not yet support your current environment: OS X 64-bit with Unsupported runtime (93)`

Today my React project failed with the following error: Module build failed (from ./node_modules/sass-loader/dist/cjs.js): Error: Node Sass does not yet support your current environment: OS X 64-bit with Unsupported runtime (93) For more information on which environments are supported please see: https://github.com/sass/

ghost

Redirect an old blog to a new URL

My old blog was at blog.wafrat.com, and I wanted to host the new one at www.wafrat.com, while also preserving the old links. My first idea was to use a CNAME redcord: * Host name: "blog" * Type: CNAME * Data: "www.wafrat.com." And it worked, except for the

ghost

Remove "Powered by Ghost" on a Ghost blog

I am grateful that Ghost is open-source and also provided so many tools for free, such as the Docker image on DigitalOcean. Some thanks should also go to DigitalOcean for the tooling. Still, I'd rather have a website that does not say "Powered by Ghost" in the footer. So I

ghost

Migrating Ghost content

Today I went from manually running a docker on a VM to running a fully managed Ghost docker image on DigitalOcean. For reference, this is how I initially set up my blog. And this is how I set up the new one. What was left then was to migrate all

fastlane

Fastlane stopped uploading my iOS app

Today I tried to upload a new version of my app, but it failed on iOS with a strange error: Unauthorized Access. It was strange because I did double factor authentication right, yet it still failed. Also, I'd expect it to ask me again if it had failed because of

flutter

flutterfire_ui Google signin crashes in iOS

I don't know when it started happening, but flutterfire_ui's Google sign in won't work on iOS anymore. It seemed to work on my iPhone XS, but the same build would crash on my newer iPhone 13 Max Pro. March 2023 update I ended up figuring it out! Check out

flutter

Fixing `An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.8.0_242-release)`

Today my Flutter project failed to compile with the following error: An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.8.0_242-release). Please file a bug against the Java compiler via the Java bug reporting page (http://bugreport.java.com) after checking the Bug Database (http://bugs.java.com) for

Automatically manage iOS certificates in XCode

Last time my signing certificate had expired, I regenerated them manually, as described in this old post. This time I tried to let XCode do it by itself. I checked this option. Then it had me sign into my Apple Developer account. After a few seconds of spinning, it successfully

flutter

Fixing `CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "flutter_facebook_auth"`

Today Flutter failed to compile my app to iOS with the following error: % pod install Analyzing dependencies cloud_firestore: Using Firebase SDK version '8.14.0' defined in 'firebase_core' firebase_analytics: Using Firebase SDK version '8.14.0' defined in 'firebase_core' firebase_auth: Using Firebase SDK version '8.

flutter

Fixing `The unauthenticated git protocol on port 9418 is no longer supported.` when running `flutter pub upgrade`

This morning, when I did a flutter pub upgrade, GitHub returned the following error: Git error. Command: `git fetch`) stdout: stderr: fatal: remote error: The unauthenticated git protocol on port 9418 is no longer supported. Please see https://github.blog/2021-09-01-improving-git-protocol-security-github/ for more information. exit code: 128 A quick search

blender

Making a procedurally generated medieval city in Blender 3.1 with Geometry Nodes (part 2)

In the previous post, I described two approaches to building the medieval city, which consisted in extruding floor plans. It worked but was quite restrictive in what kind of houses we could produce. In this post, I'll describe the third approach, which consists in building a few building instances (templates)

blender

Making a procedurally generated medieval city in Blender 3.1 with Geometry Nodes

I was watching some anime the other day and there was a scene where the protagonist enters the city of Babylon. They are astounded by the sheer scale of the city. Inside the walls, you can see huge avenues, countless homes and buildings. And in the center, stands the palace.

blender

Scaling individual faces in place with Geometry Nodes in Blender 3.1

Recently I saw a YouTuber show how they scale individual faces in place using Geometry Nodes. This post will refine the method. Approach The key point is to first make each face standalone by using the Split Edges node. Then we can scale each face with one of two methods.

blender

Voronoi pattern with Geometry Nodes in Blender 3.1

In my latest project, I wanted to build a city and layout avenues and streets. I thought a Voronoi pattern would make for realistic layouts. Even though there's no Voronoi pattern node in Blender, there's a way to make something similar. Inspiration I found the method in this YouTube video.

blender

A comprehensive guide to exporting models from Blender to Unity

I recently got into modeling in Blender and wanted to export them into Unity. Most written and video guides show how easy it is, but it ended up being much more complicated than I thought. So I'll summarize what I've learned after hours of trial and error and searching online.

blender

How to delete a texture or animation in Blender

It's easy to create a texture. Click "New" in a field that accepts a texture, and it creates one with the default name "Texture". However, deleting them can confusing. If you click the X next to it, it won't actually delete it. Clicking on X clears the field, but if

vr

Showing the player's body in VR in Unity

Even though I published a Cheat Sheet for VR, I feel like showing the player's body is a topic of its own. Here goes. Objective My goal is to show the player body in a way that's believable, while minimizing the amount of work and code. Adding a model Drag

vr

Driving characters with Inverse Kinematics in Unity

Inverse Kinematics is a mechanisms in Unity where you specify constraints, such as where hands should be, or where the head should turn towards, and Unity computes the rest of the body's limbs to satisfy those constraints. Before reading this post, you should try it out yourself by following these:

vr

Physics of VR hands in Unity

I am making a boxing game where the player hits specific targets. Each target is equipped with a collider. I look at the velocity of the punch in OnCollisionEnter, and compute damage accordingly. I also want to enable ragdoll mode on enemy death and make the body fly according to

vr

Camera positioning for an XRRig in Unity

If you want to set the camera to match the user's height, assuming they're standing in the room ("room scale"), you want to: * Set the XRRig's Y to 0 so it's on the floor. * In the Camera Offset component, set Requested Tracking Mode to Floor and Camera Y Offset to

vr

Publishing an app on the Oculus Quest Store on a Mac

Since the Quest OS is based on Android, I expected publishing my app would be as easy as on the Play Store. I was wrong. Web upload is broken My first step was to head to https://developer.oculus.com/manage and create an app. Then I proceeded to the