How to find installed packages in a Python virtual environment without requirements.txt file (when Python version changes) and create a new one

Posted on Thu 26 February 2026 in Python • Tagged with virtualenv, venv, packages

A guide on how to find installed packages in a Python virtual environment when the Python version changes and you do not have a requirements.txt file and how to create a new virtual environment with this data.


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Creating an Open Source Utility token: pitfalls, drawbacks and other issues

Posted on Wed 25 February 2026 in Economics • Tagged with crypto, smart-contracts, opensource, utility

The creation of an Open Source utility token to be used for Open Source contributions and mentioning some of the drawbacks of smart contracts.


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How to auto-dub a video to replace your voice with an AI voice using OBS Studio, SpeechNote and FFmpeg

Posted on Fri 30 January 2026 in Linux • Tagged with AI, OBS, speechnote, ffmpeg

A guide on how to auto-dub a video to replace your voice with an AI voice using OBS Studio, SpeechNote and FFmpeg.


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How to 'destroy' the Dollar with the Dollar: price discovery, counter-trades and the Gold Standard

Posted on Thu 01 January 2026 in Economics • Tagged with dollar, gold standard, currency, fiat

Explaining the functions of price discovery, counter-trades and the Gold Standard as a means of becoming a reserve currency.


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Breaking down Arabic Morphology (Ilmus Sarf): Ismul Faa'il (اسم الفاعل)

Posted on Mon 01 December 2025 in Language • Tagged with arabic, MSA, fus7a, sarf, morphology, faail

An alternate overview of the Ismul Faa'il (اسم الفاعل) (ilmus sarf).


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Bash/ZSH script to filter country data from OpenAddresses

Posted on Wed 22 October 2025 in Linux • Tagged with ZSH, Bash, script

A ZSH/Bash script that can filter the country data from openaddresses.io at the region, city and street level.


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What are the verses of Ahkam (rulings) in the Quran?

Posted on Mon 20 October 2025 in Islamic Studies • Tagged with quran, fiqh, ahkam

Providing a list of verses related to Ahkam from the Quran according to various scholars.


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A mindful story: The Beach

Posted on Sat 28 June 2025 in Mental Health • Tagged with mindfulness, fiction, calm

A short fiction story written to help people be mindful.


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Profiteers of illness: A case-study against for-profit health-care (in South Africa and globally)

Posted on Sat 28 June 2025 in Economics • Tagged with health, South Africa, insurance, hospital, doctor

Challenging the perverse practice of profiteering from sickness, with a case-study that looks at its failures in South Africa.


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Defining Islamic Fiqh: Between enforceable/punishable offences, instructions, self-accountability and recommendations

Posted on Fri 02 May 2025 in Islamic Studies • Tagged with fiqh, ahkam, law

Attempting to define Islamic Fiqh and discussing the concept of law in Islam with regards to enforceable/punishable offences, instructions, self-accountability and recommendations.


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