Gianpaolo Macario's public rantshttps://blog.gmacario.it/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2026-07-22-migrating-this-blog-to-astro/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2026-07-22-migrating-this-blog-to-astro/Why I rebuilt gmacario.github.io on Astro and AstroPaper, and how I did the whole migration pair-programming with Claude Code.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2023-05-07-howto-github-private-forks/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2023-05-07-howto-github-private-forks/Sometimes it may be useful or needed to have a private repository on GitHub which is a fork (or just a mirror) of a public repository.Sat, 06 May 2023 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2023-05-04-wireshark-remote-capture/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2023-05-04-wireshark-remote-capture/This post explains how to use Open Source tools for capturing Bluetooth Low Energy packets on a remote Linux host and display them in real-time on Wireshark.Wed, 03 May 2023 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2023-04-24-kismet-rpi3bgm28/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2023-04-24-kismet-rpi3bgm28/This post describes how to install Kismet on a Linux host, then use the program to perform some "network intelligence".Sun, 23 Apr 2023 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2023-04-22-btmon-wireshark/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2023-04-22-btmon-wireshark/This post explains how to capture Bluetooth Low Energy packets using Open Source tools.Fri, 21 Apr 2023 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-05-23-arneis-dev-cw20/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-05-23-arneis-dev-cw20/As I announced in a previous postSun, 22 May 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-05-16-arneis-dev-cw19/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-05-16-arneis-dev-cw19/As I announced in a previous postSun, 15 May 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-05-09-arneis-dev-cw18/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-05-09-arneis-dev-cw18/As I announced in a previous postSun, 08 May 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-05-02-arneis-dev-cw17/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-05-02-arneis-dev-cw17/As I announced in a previous postSun, 01 May 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-04-25-arneis-dev-cw16/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-04-25-arneis-dev-cw16/As I announced in a previous postSun, 24 Apr 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-04-18-arneis-dev-cw15/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-04-18-arneis-dev-cw15/As I announced in a previous postSun, 17 Apr 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-04-11-arneis-dev-cw14/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-04-11-arneis-dev-cw14/As I announced in a previous postSun, 10 Apr 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-04-04-arneis-dev-cw13/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-04-04-arneis-dev-cw13/As I announced on 2021-12-18Sun, 03 Apr 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-03-28-arneis-dev-cw12/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-03-28-arneis-dev-cw12/As I announced in a previous postSun, 27 Mar 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-03-21-arneis-dev-cw11/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-03-21-arneis-dev-cw11/As I announced in a previous postSun, 20 Mar 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-03-14-arneis-dev-cw10/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-03-14-arneis-dev-cw10/As I announced in a previous postSun, 13 Mar 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-03-07-arneis-dev-cw09/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-03-07-arneis-dev-cw09/As I announced in a previous postSun, 06 Mar 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-02-28-arneis-dev-cw08/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-02-28-arneis-dev-cw08/As I announced in a previous postSun, 27 Feb 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-02-21-arneis-dev-cw07/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-02-21-arneis-dev-cw07/As I announced in a previous postSun, 20 Feb 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-02-14-arneis-dev-cw06/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-02-14-arneis-dev-cw06/As I announced in my 2021-12-18 postSun, 13 Feb 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-02-07-arneis-dev-cw05/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-02-07-arneis-dev-cw05/As I announced in a previous postSun, 06 Feb 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-01-31-arneis-dev-cw04/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-01-31-arneis-dev-cw04/As I announced in a previous postSun, 30 Jan 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-01-24-arneis-dev-cw03/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-01-24-arneis-dev-cw03/As I announced in a previous postSun, 23 Jan 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-01-17-arneis-dev-cw02/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-01-17-arneis-dev-cw02/Welcome to our weekly status report of the ARNEIS project!Sun, 16 Jan 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-01-10-arneis-dev-cw01/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2022-01-10-arneis-dev-cw01/Welcome to our weekly status report of the ARNEIS project!Sun, 09 Jan 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2021-12-28-trying-symbl-ai/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2021-12-28-trying-symbl-ai/A few days ago I got an email which turned on my attentionMon, 27 Dec 2021 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2021-12-18-arneis-spatial-ai-finalist/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2021-12-18-arneis-spatial-ai-finalist/This morning I found an email in my inbox which I have been hoping for a long time:Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2021-07-20-blobfishes-submitted-to-mongodb-hackathon/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2021-07-20-blobfishes-submitted-to-mongodb-hackathon/As I anticipated in my previous post a few days ago I joined the DigitalOcean MongoDB Hackathon together with a group of friends.Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2021-07-17-our-journey-to-do-mongodb-hackathon/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2021-07-17-our-journey-to-do-mongodb-hackathon/A few days ago I joined the DigitalOcean MongoDB Hackathon together with a group of friends.Fri, 16 Jul 2021 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-10-29-my-first-angular-app/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-10-29-my-first-angular-app/This article explains how to install and create a simple Angular.js application.Sun, 28 Oct 2018 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-10-17-deploy-wordpress-mysql-on-pvc/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-10-17-deploy-wordpress-mysql-on-pvc/This article explains how to set up a single-replica WordPress deployment and a single-replica MySQL database on your Kubernetes cluster on the Google Cloud…Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-10-16-test-hello-node-on-jx/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-10-16-test-hello-node-on-jx/This article explains how to deploy a simple Node.JS application on a Kubernetes cluster using Jenkins X.Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-10-09-install-jenkinsx-on-gcp/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-10-09-install-jenkinsx-on-gcp/Here are my notes while deploying Jenkins X on a Kubernetes cluster on GCP.Tue, 09 Oct 2018 08:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-09-28-minikube-sync-config-with-cygwin/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-09-28-minikube-sync-config-with-cygwin/I have Cygwin64 installed on my laptop which is running Windows 7 and I use both Windows CMD as well as Cygwin bash.Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:30:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-09-20-transfer-files-without-scp/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2018-09-20-transfer-files-without-scp/If you have a tiny embedded system which does not include the scp tool, you may use the nc tool and achieve the same results.Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:30:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-09-11-git-aware-prompt/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-09-11-git-aware-prompt/As a developer I use Git everyday for managing source code, documentation, etc. Unfortunately I sometimes get confused about which branch I am currently on.Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-08-08-cmdline-git-with-github-2fa/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-08-08-cmdline-git-with-github-2fa/After enabling two-factor authentication on my GitHub account it seemed I became unable to push my local repositories from command-line git using the https…Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-07-27-trying-espotek-labrador/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-07-27-trying-espotek-labrador/This blog post details my first experiences with the EspoTek Labrador, a small, portable, USB-connected electronics lab-on-a-board which includes an…Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-07-11-install-build-rokers-io/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-07-11-install-build-rokers-io/This blog post details the steps I made to install the build.rokers.io server on AWS using Docker and easy-jenkins.Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-06-24-neopixel-led-strips-for-expo-mattoncino-3/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-06-24-neopixel-led-strips-for-expo-mattoncino-3/This post explains how we created the light effects at Expo Mattoncino 3 which took place in Pinerolo (TO) on 20 and 21-MAY-2017.Sat, 24 Jun 2017 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-05-15-trying-gdp-master-raspberrypi3/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-05-15-trying-gdp-master-raspberrypi3/This blog post illustrates some tests I made running the GENIVI Development Platform on a Raspberry Pi 3.Mon, 15 May 2017 13:15:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-03-31-trying-volumio-on-rpi3/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-03-31-trying-volumio-on-rpi3/This blog post explains my experiences with the Volumio Music Player on a Raspberry Pi 3.Fri, 31 Mar 2017 16:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-03-14-trying-chip/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-03-14-trying-chip/This blog post explains my experiences with C.H.I.P. - the World's First $9 Computer.Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-03-03-restoring-arduino-yun-factory-settings/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-03-03-restoring-arduino-yun-factory-settings/After a few months of uninterrupted service, my Arduino Yun started rebooting every couple of minutes.Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-01-19-trying-kali-212-on-rpi3/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2017-01-19-trying-kali-212-on-rpi3/This blog post explains my experiences with Kali Linux 2.1.2 on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.Thu, 19 Jan 2017 07:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-12-23-trying-gdp11-on-rpi3/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-12-23-trying-gdp11-on-rpi3/I wrote a couple of notes trying the Release 11 of the GENIVI Development Platform on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-06-08-webapps-embsys-jsnight/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-06-08-webapps-embsys-jsnight/del Politecnico di Torino, ci saranno 3 x 25min sessioni su importanti questioni dell'ecosistema javascript e infine social networking con chi rimane!Wed, 08 Jun 2016 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-04-01-continuous-delivery-using-docker-and-jenkins/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-04-01-continuous-delivery-using-docker-and-jenkins/Here is the presentation "Continuous Delivery of embedded firmware using Docker and Jenkins" I gave at Torino TechNight on 2016-04-01.Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-01-08-installing-dlt-viewer-on-windows/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-01-08-installing-dlt-viewer-on-windows/This blog post explains how I installed the GENIVI DLT (Diagnostics Log and Trace) Viewer on my laptop running MS Windows 7.Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-01-06-trying-openelec-on-raspberry-pi2/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2016-01-06-trying-openelec-on-raspberry-pi2/This blog post explains my experiences running OpenELEC on my brand new Raspberry Pi2.Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-12-10-testing-rancheros/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-12-10-testing-rancheros/My first steps trying RancherOS.Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-29-install-openwrt-on-kingston-mlwg2/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-29-install-openwrt-on-kingston-mlwg2/This blog post explains how to install OpenWrt on the Kingston Mobilelite Wireless MLWG2.Sun, 29 Nov 2015 07:30:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-22-building-yocto-for-udooneo/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-22-building-yocto-for-udooneo/In a previous post I described how to run a prebuilt Yocto Project image on my UDOO Neo.Sun, 22 Nov 2015 21:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-15-installing-terminator-on-ubuntu-1404/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-15-installing-terminator-on-ubuntu-1404/If you are one (like myself) whoSun, 15 Nov 2015 09:30:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-14-running-yocto-image-inside-virtualbox/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-14-running-yocto-image-inside-virtualbox/I managed to have a Yocto image boot inside Oracle VirtualBox by performing the following steps.Sat, 14 Nov 2015 08:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-12-trying-yocto-on-udoo-neo/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-12-trying-yocto-on-udoo-neo/Here are a few notes when I tried a prebuilt Yocto Project 2.0 core-image-full-cmdline image on my UDOO Neo.Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-08-connecting-to-udoo-neo-serial-console/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-08-connecting-to-udoo-neo-serial-console/This post explains how to connect to the Cortex-A9 debug serial of your UDOO Neo to control the U-Boot bootloader, watch your Linux kernel boot, and eventually…Sun, 08 Nov 2015 18:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-07-searching-for-files-in-ubuntu-packages/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-11-07-searching-for-files-in-ubuntu-packages/Every once in a while I need to know which files were installed as part of a given package of a dpkg-based distro such as Debian, Ubuntu, etc.Sat, 07 Nov 2015 07:55:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-10-17-heading-to-genivi-13th-amm/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-10-17-heading-to-genivi-13th-amm/I am packing my luggage on my way to Seoul for the GENIVI 13th All Member Meeting & AMM Open Days.Sat, 17 Oct 2015 08:40:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-23-building-genivi-demo-platform/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-23-building-genivi-demo-platform/This blog post explains the steps I tried to rebuild the GENIVI Demo Platform using the easy-build tools.Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-19-trying-genymotion/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-19-trying-genymotion/This blog post explains how I installed the Genymotion Android Emulator on my laptop running MS Windows 7.Sun, 19 Apr 2015 07:50:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-18-trying-android-studio/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-18-trying-android-studio/This blog post explains how I installed Android Studio on my laptop running MS Windows 7.Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:30:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-15-using-jekyll-with-pages/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-15-using-jekyll-with-pages/This post explains how I managed to install Jekyll to serve my GitHub pages locally on my laptop.Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-11-notes-from-cyanogenmod-workshop-at-it-droidcon-2015/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-04-11-notes-from-cyanogenmod-workshop-at-it-droidcon-2015/Here are a few notes which I took when attending the Cyanogen Workshop during the IT Droidcon 2015 which took place in Torino on 2015-04-10.Fri, 10 Apr 2015 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-03-30-upgrading-openwrt-on-my-yun/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-03-30-upgrading-openwrt-on-my-yun/ssh root@YunGmacario.localSun, 29 Mar 2015 22:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-03-28-workshop-arduino-pro/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-03-28-workshop-arduino-pro/The Arduino Day 2015 in Torino took place at Toolbox Coworking, home of FabLab Torino and Officine Arduino.Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-03-27-preparing-my-yun-for-the-arduino-day/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-03-27-preparing-my-yun-for-the-arduino-day/Tomorrow I will be attending the Arduino PRO Workshop at the Arduino DAY 2015 here in Torino.Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-03-22-inspecting-yun-linux-configuration/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-03-22-inspecting-yun-linux-configuration/Let us get familiar with my brand new Arduino Yun, focusing on the Linux side of it.Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-02-28-first-experiments-with-arduino-yun/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-02-28-first-experiments-with-arduino-yun/Please refer to to get the Fritzing schematics and the corresponding the Arduino sketches.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:00:00 GMThttps://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-01-21-my-first-post/https://blog.gmacario.it/posts/2015-01-21-my-first-post/Hello, this is my first blog post!Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:00:00 GMT