FATAL ERROR: Ineffective mark-compacts near heap limit Allocation failed – JavaScript heap out of memory
When executing Node.js code on the workstation, the process can stop with the PAUSED BEFORE OUT OF MEMORY EXCEPTION. When we stop the execution, the following message appears in the terminal: FATAL ERROR: Ineffective mark-compacts near heap limit…
SnowRunner tips and tricks
Force game save When you are at a point in the game you want to save, exit to the Main Menu. This saves the current state of the game, and when you force quit the game in case of an accident (see Accident below), the game will start at least from that…
Truck customization in Snowrunner
Eventually there will be many options when you customize your trucks in the garage. These are some recommendations. Winch When you get stuck in the mud, the length of the rope is usually more important than the power of the winch motor. Pick the longest…
Upgrade the PostgreSQL database cluster
Newer PostgreSQL versions introduce useful functionalities, so it is a great idea to keep our database engines up-to date. In addition if the version of the database engine stays very old, in the future it can be difficult to “catch up” and…
How to disable image switching by the mouse scroll wheel in IrfanView
IrfanView is a great, free image editing program. One feature can destroy all your work if you keep it enabled. When you rotate the scroll wheel of your mouse and the vertical scroll bar is not visible, the application loads the next image file from the…
How to create a free Mapbox access token
Mapbox provides mapping services, and for private individuals many of those services are free. They ask for a credit card number to create a free access token, but they only charge it if the usage is very high, which usually only happens when the token…
How to display the Pivot Table menu in the Excel toolbar
To insert a Pivot Table into the Excel spreadsheet To edit the Pivot Table in an Excel spreadsheet
Migrating from conda to conda-forge for Python package management
Anaconda changed its Term of Use to require payment from companies larger than 200 employees. Many companies are not willing to pay the subscription fees for a software they can substitute. conda-forge is the free, really open source alternative for the…
Type ‘unknown’ is not assignable to type …
TypeScript tries to make sure the variables are always populated with data of the type specified during the variable definition. Issue When the TypeScript compiler thinks a function can return another data type, or “unknown”,…
Generating height maps with skydark.pl
To generate the height map of an area of the Earth