How to sequence a PID motor return-to-zero after shooting using State Machines in FTC Java?

Summary The issue at hand is how to sequence a PID motor return-to-zero after shooting using State Machines in FTC Java. The goal is to have the spindexer automatically return to encoder position 0 after shooting, without interrupting the shooting motion or overriding the PID loop. Key concepts include using state flags and state machines … Read more

Why does my page scroll up when I tap on a button?

Summary The issue occurs when tapping a button inside TripDayView triggers a confirmationDialog, causing the vertically scrolling list in TripView to scroll up unexpectedly. This behavior is linked to the .scrollPosition() modifier, which resets the scroll position when the activeDate changes. Root Cause Unintended activeDate reset: Tapping the button triggers a view update, causing activeDate … Read more

Installing Windows Server 2019-2022 on VirtualBox with GUI

Summary During the installation of Windows Server 2019/2022 on VirtualBox, the system defaults to Server Core instead of Desktop Experience, despite the graphical installer appearing initially. This issue arises due to misconfigured VirtualBox settings and ISO selection, leading to an unintended command-line-only environment post-installation. Root Cause Incorrect ISO Selection: The downloaded ISO often defaults to … Read more

Fastify demo app DB migration part doesn’t work

Summary This postmortem analyzes why the Fastify demo app’s database migration step reports success but creates no tables, except for the schemaversion table. Although the environment variables and DB connection appear correct, the migration system behaves as if there are zero migration files to execute. Root Cause The root cause is that the Fastify demo … Read more

Reading data more efficiently from a csv file in python

Summary The slowdown came from line‑by‑line CSV parsing and Python‑level loops that repeatedly allocate lists, convert values, and reshape data for every MNIST row. The neural network wasn’t the bottleneck — the data‑loading pipeline was. Root Cause The primary root cause was Python‑level iteration over every element in the dataset. This created several expensive operations: … Read more

How to return a rich view/custom view from AppEntity’s EntityQuery for Shortcuts app to display?

Summary This postmortem analyzes why a custom AppEntity returned through EntityQuery in an AppIntent cannot produce the same rich, embedded Shortcuts UI that Apple’s Calendar app displays. The issue stems from framework limitations, not implementation mistakes. Apple’s own system apps use private, non‑public APIs to render rich inline views and detail sheets inside Shortcuts—capabilities that … Read more

Qemu x86-64 OS named DOS-OS

Summary The QEMU x86-64 OS named DOS-OS failed to boot, displaying “No bootable device found” despite having a complete implementation, including battery detection, file system, and a 512-byte main.asm with the magic number 0xAA55. The issue stems from improper memory layout configuration and BIOS interrupt handling, preventing the BIOS from locating the bootable kernel. Root … Read more

Node.js async/await not waiting inside loop when calling database queries

## Summary The issue occurred because an asynchronous loop using `Array.forEach` didn’t wait for database queries to resolve before sending an API response. Despite using `await` inside the callback, `forEach` doesn’t support asynchronous execution control, causing показd-related operations to run in the background after the response was sent. ## Root Cause – **`forEach` ignores asynchronous … Read more

Installing pythonnet to work with pyinstaller and pywebview

Summary A packaged PyInstaller + pywebview application failed at runtime with the error “You must have pythonnet installed” even though pythonnet was installed in the development environment. The root issue was that PyInstaller did not bundle pythonnet’s CLR loader, causing pywebview’s .NET backend to fail during initialization. Root Cause The failure occurred because pythonnet relies … Read more