Root Access

allquixotic

12:48 AM

I recently had someone ask me to go get a computer and turn it on so I could restart it. He refused to move further in the script until I said I had done that.

allquixotic

1:50 AM

there seems to be a slight problem with the Super Bowl V results...

Bob

@Ariane xD

they did this with remote access?

@slhck ...I just realised I do that far too much.

though, often the successful restart is accompanied by a System Restore

Shubhanshu Mishra

4:58 AM

Hi guys, I have a big overheating problem on my laptop and was looking for a solution.

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Q: Fedora 18 severe overheating HP Envy 4 1002tx in Gnome shell

I recently installed Fedora 18 x86_64bit version in dual boot mode on my HP Envy 4 1002tx machine and whenever I log into the Gnome shell I am facing very sever overheating of my laptop base and the there is a very loud sound like a very fast moving fan coming from the laptop. Full specs of my ...

Full details of my problem are here

would love to get your help on it

AshRj

5:22 AM

To those who may be interested, there is a new site proposal for an Arduino specific site area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/49538/arduino . Support it if you think it is a good idea :)

Journeyman Geek

7:27 AM

hmm

superuser.com/questions/545828/… does this belong on MSU?

or should I say, should this be closed, could we move it over there?

Boris_yo

8:51 AM

The 10 Worst Products For Men Ever Created
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/02/27/the-10-worst-products-for-men-ever-created/

ShadowHero

10:21 AM

How fast should i accept an answer as correct?

Bob

10:35 AM

@ShadowHero as soon as an answer that solves the problem to your satisfaction appears

if a better one appears, you can change the accepted one anyway

don't feel obligated to mark an answer if none of them solve your problem, though

or if an answer leads you to your solution (or you find your own some other way), feel free to answer it yourself

Bob

10:55 AM

somethingofthatilk.com/index.php?id=502

Oliver Salzburg

11:56 AM

What the?

Where is my checkbox?

Ivo Flipse

12:07 PM

@OliverSalzburg You can't have a checkbox

Oliver Salzburg

It was actually there before I made the screenshot :P

Ivo Flipse

@OliverSalzburg Nefarious :P

Oliver Salzburg

I just wanted to complain that they're releasing somewhat critical updates but still push the Ask toolbar

And, bam, the checkbox was gone :P

And now I still don't have that update...

Ivo Flipse

I disabled Java entirely

slhck

What is Java?

Ivo Flipse

12:13 PM

I no longer know ;P

I'd like to see Java (the plugin at least) go the way of Flash

slhck

Honestly I haven't come across a single website that needed to run a Java applet in the last year.

Ivo Flipse

Perhaps it recognizes your user agent and decides not to show you one in advance :P

I hate how Android sites try to render flash even when its not supported, whereas the ipad/ios devices get a non-flash site :@

slhck

Yeah, Flash simply needs to die. In that way I like the Apple policy (although I thought it was nonsense at first).

Ivo Flipse

Well it would help if there were more standardized native frameworks to take its place

In some sense I don't understand why Google et al aren't working harder to make even better web tools

slhck

Well, HTML5 in the long run I guess

Oliver Salzburg

12:41 PM

@IvoFlipse I tried that recently, but some site required Java the same day :P

And it was some key-generation thing or something that I also couldn't pass on

slhck

Meh?

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Q: How to bypass a firewall which asks for username and password

Here in my college we have a firewall installed by Fortinet. Whenever we open Firefox it asks for a username and password ... Once we enter that, accessing the internet is possible but with very very limited sites. Can you help in finding out a way to bypass this firewall. I cannot even open th...

firewall openvpn bypass

Either too localized or NC

Shiki

hahaha macworld.co.uk/mac/news/?newsid=3423807&pagtype=allchandate

slhck

@Shiki More like *tear*?

Shiki

seriously, what the heck...
I never thought my open-cased PC is a "dangerous" machine...

slhck

Yeah, better have the IEC check that.

Shiki

12:44 PM

Also: how can you even hurt yourself? it won't even cut your finger... (never put anything else there ... but after this EU regulation, I have my doubts about people...)

slhck

Almost like a rule they'd invent for the US

Warning: Do not put your pets inside the computer case!

(for drying, you know)

Shiki

I wonder what will the EU become...

I mean... sure this is just only _one_ stupid idea..
But they already made so many retarded ones...

(Even Steam will have trouble as you have to be able to re-sell your used games. Two options. Either EU will stop making these laws, or we will have some crazy-ass restricted union. Wonder when they will install the great-EU-Firewall)

Oliver Salzburg

1:11 PM

First they want to force Steam to allow me to resell my games, now they force Apple not to sell Mac Pros anymore? What has this union come to??!!

Seriously, it's slowly becoming the next stone age over here!

I wish we had real freedom like in America!

slhck

1:28 PM

'murca!

Shiki

It's basically just a way to show "we have power". Nothing more.
They sue companies all the time just because they can. ("Yes we can." Anyone?)

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