Root Access

Journeyman Geek

00:11

plus.google.com/+FlorianLoitsch/posts/NjMWPBzVKPL

nhinkle

01:13

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Q: Remove upvoting on comments under a question, only allow downvoting

If you don't know an answer, why don't you simply pass-by? No question is stupid. We are all human beings and can have different ideas at times and just because of difference, another idea can't be wrong. If you don't like someone else's idea, just skip it, don't make it dirty using obnoxious c...

Well that's fun.

Bob

...

Anonymous

what

Journeyman Geek

01:33

yay audio question

@nhinkle: she obviously dosen't get how the site works

Anonymous

@JourneymanGeek SE is my site and I do whatever I want with it

Anonymous

that's the law here

nhinkle

@PatoSáinz I think you mean it's my site and....

Anonymous

@nhinkle It'd be "it's my site" if I didn't explicitely say SE in that sentence

nhinkle

@PatoSáinz no, I was implying that the site is mine, not yours :P

Anonymous

01:48

ohhh

Anonymous

that wasn't a grammar class, it was a respect class

Gowtham

04:39

@JimmyHoffa ha

And it doesn't pop up a box every time asking you to use your real name. In fact, there's no way to set your name at all. You just have to keep reminding people who you are.

oooh

Does anyone about the above mentioned chat room ?

Journeyman Geek

@Gowtham plus.google.com/u/0/103716596068416580695/posts/NjMWPBzVKPL

Gowtham

@JourneymanGeek So it's clippy ?

Journeyman Geek

05:01

in a sense ;p

probably not tho

Gowtham

something for @Boris_yo fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/…

Ashutosh Dave

06:08

I need some help with Google Chrome. Anyone?

Gowtham

!!meta

ChatBot John Cavil

@Gowtham Invalid /tell arguments. Use /help for usage info

@Gowtham Please don't ask to ask; if you simply ask your actual question, we will help you if we know the answer or can help you find it. This is much faster and simpler than asking if it's OK to ask. As a rule, it is always OK to ask in this channel. Please go ahead.

Gowtham

!! help tell

ChatBot John Cavil

@Gowtham tell: Redirect command result to user/message. /tell msg_id|usr_name cmdName [cmdArgs]

Ashutosh Dave

Today my G Chrome was retested automatically. All my bookmarks and extensions were all gone. Is there any way to get everything back? I did signed in again but nothing happened!

Gowtham

06:14

Did you sync your data with google ? If so it should be back.

check chrome://settings/syncSetup

Bob

@Gowtham sync your data with ~~google~~ the NSA

Gowtham

06:30

@Bob But it's encrypted ! :P

gregoryszorc.com/blog/category/security

> We use the information we collect from all of our services to
provide, maintain, protect and improve them, to develop new ones,
and to protect Google and our users. We also use this information
to offer you tailored content – like giving you more relevant
search results and ads.

@_@

Bob

@Gowtham ya, they never tried to hide that

yet another reason I'd never go near "Google Sync"

Gowtham

Wait does the sync in Android also fall under that privacy policy ?

Bob

dunno. if it's offered by Google, I'd say probably

Gowtham

13

Q: What information does stock Android send to Google by default, and how do I opt-out?

I'm about to buy my first Android phone. My understanding is that, in order to download apps and get updates from Google Play, I need to be permanently signed into a Google account that's linked to my name via credit card information. I find Google's privacy policy too ambiguous to understand wh...

privacy

Bob

I might actually use Firefox Sync sometime, though

their privacy policy is quite a bit stricter, and I can run my own Sync server :D

Chromium seems to have similar functionality code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=181429

but it's status-wontfix for adding an actual option in the settings

the sync server is also pretty much undocumented

Gowtham

06:46

reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/…

o_0

10 million isn't a lot of money :P

Bob

07:03

@Gowtham If your choice is 10 million or life in prison?

Gowtham

08:12

@Bob poor CEO

Bob

> Axis of evil is a term initially used by the former United States President George W. Bush in his State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002, and often repeated throughout his presidency, describing governments that he accused of helping terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction. Iran, Iraq and North Korea were portrayed by George W. Bush during the State of the Union as building nuclear weapons.

Did... he really say that?

How the fuck did anyone take him seriously?

Why wasn't he laughed out?

You can't get cornier than "Axis of Evil"

winterswift

@Bob that implies anyone took W. seriously

Bob

08:27

@winterswift True enough.

Bob

10:22

gah

3

Q: Is there a way to redo a merge in git?

So I made a pretty big mistake. I made a commit, pulled, merged (but messed up the code while doing so) and then pushed. I'd like to redo that merge and get the code right. Is there any way to do this? I use bitbucket.

git

dumbass SOers

development tool questions are on-topic there

half the migraters were >10k

one was 150k:

Journeyman Geek

SO just likes to migrate shit.

Bob

Mitch Wheat, Perth, Australia

155k 17 222 323

c# sql-server sql .net sql-server-2005 sql-server-2008 database

I am severely disappointed.

Someone go slap him.

And he's Australian too. I'm even more disappointed now...

@JourneymanGeek It's a good question, it just shouldn't have been migrated.

They should make it a rule to read the allowed content list before you're allowed to close vote. Make have a quick quiz on it.

Journeyman Geek

@Bob: I'm of the opinion their migrate rights should be taken away ;p

Bob

And/or raise the vote limit on SO to 15+

And/or allow "this should not be closed" votes to counteract the close votes.

Rather than reopen after the fact.

As it is, 5 people for closing is enough even if you have 50 against closing...

@JourneymanGeek I'd be happy with that too, though it would still be bad if they close on-topic questions like this.

There needs to be some way to educate people like that.

Let us ping or message them somehow. Because they can't learn like this.

Journeyman Geek

10:44

or add a migration review here

and if someone has too many bad migrations to a site, suspend them from migrating stuff

Boris_yo

12:11

Anyone uses Antek Explorer on his Android device?

Bob

12:28

the Wynyard train station has weird toilets

why are the sinks in between two walls of urinals?

on the far wall from the door, mind

Boris_yo

@Bob Dog walks dog

jsFileMaker v1.2

jsFileMaker is a Javascript external file creator that will take an HTML page or plain text page and create a .js file.  External files can be created from a whole page, a selected portion or the body of a page.  The calling html page is also created.

So I can call HTML page within HTML page?

Bob

That description makes no sense.

Boris_yo

13:19

How is this different from Windows Task Scheduler? robotask.com

Bob

o.O

Looks like credit card signatures will no longer be accepted from 17th March next year

which kinda leaves the US as the only western country still doing that

Boris_yo

13:48

@Bob Signatures on back of CC?

Bob

@Boris_yo For payment verification.

Boris_yo

@Bob I never sign anything like that.

Ash

14:05

how to find out the maximum data transfer speed of a disk ?

Bob

@Ash crystaldiskmark

Gowtham

@Ash depends on file size

Ash

0

Q: Why maximum speed of data transfer from samba share over Cat-5e cable is around 11MBps while it supports 1Gbps?

I use a Cat-5e cable to transfer data to and from my samba share (using back to back connection). The maximum data transfer speed I am able to achieve is around 11 MBps. This image from How To Geek specifies the data transfer speed of Cat-5e cable to be 1Gbps i.e, 128MBps. I know that the ...

networking samba data-transfer

@bob that works with Gnu/Linux ?

Gowtham

@Ash Have you ruled out your network interface ?

Bob

@Ash then google for another one for *nix

or if you just want sequential, do a dd

romanrm.net/dd-benchmark

be VERY careful not to mix up the of and if options or you'll wipe a disk

Ash

14:09

@Bob i'll try 'em.

Bob

@Ash ...you're also working under a false assumption

Ash

@Gowtham never thought about 'em.

Bob

cat5e's cable can go up to gigabit in ideal situations

but the cable is only one part

network speed is determined by the slowest component

to have a gigabit link, both machines must be using a gigabit capable NIC

Gowtham

@Ash check your interface first !

Bob

all cables between them must be GbE capable

that means at least cat5e, in good condition and fairly short (no more than 10m if you want to be safe, though longer is possible)

also, all routers and switches must be GbE capable

and @Gowtham is right, check your networking

Ash

14:11

yup.

Bob

because ~11MByte/s is about 100Mbit/s

Journeyman Geek

he's connecting it point to point, so no routers or switches.

Bob

so it does look like your network is 100Mbit

Journeyman Geek

might be the cable, and this may seem odd, but check if it has the full 8 wires

(I have one with less. freebie cable that came with my homeplug gear)

Bob

@JourneymanGeek not just that, GbE is fairly demanding

I've had cables that claim it, but the wires are far thinner than standard

Ash

14:14

01:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

Bob

easy way to tell is to look at the NIC properties - that normally displays link speed

@Ash linux or windows?

Ash

linux

Gowtham

!! wiki RTL8139

ChatBot John Cavil

@Gowtham The Wikipedia contains no knowledge of such a thing

RTL8139

Made by Realtek Semiconductor Corp, the RTL8139 is a family of network adapters. Models * RTL8139C(L) (PCI, mini-PCI, CardBus, Laptop LAN) * RTL8139C(L)+ (PCI, mini-PCI, CardBus, Laptop LAN) * RTL8139D(L) (PCI, mini-PCI, PCI LAN/modem combo, Laptop LAN) 8139/8139A/8139B/8139C/8139D {| class="wikitable" |- ! Version ! Voltage [V] ! Features ! Notes |- | RTL8139 | 5V | | First version of single chip set |- | RTL8139A | 5 | Wake-on-LAN | Internal registers of chip set was expanded |- | RTL8139B | 5 or 3.3 | One clock source ASIC | Clock source changed from OSC to Crystal |- | RTL81...

Bob

wtf it has a wikipedia article?

Gowtham

14:16

> 10/100 Mbit/s

Ash

got it.

Journeyman Geek

there's your problem!

Ash

:)

Journeyman Geek

@Bob: Yeah, but if your cable has 4 wires, its sure as hell not doing gig-e

Bob

lol

Ash

14:21

@Gowtham I am going to update the question.If you'd like , plz answer 'em.

also thanks to you all.

Gowtham

wait it already has an answer

and it tells you to check your nic :P

Journeyman Geek

I'm REALLY tempted to get a switch (for intra room networking) and another homeplug adaptor for my room

Ash

@Gowtham ok then.I will stick with 'em.

:)

Journeyman Geek

smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/lanwan-basics/… looks interesting

Bob

> Price Protection means never having to miss out on the sales again. If you buy something with your 28 Degrees MasterCard and you see its dropped in price at the same retailer anytime in the first 6 months after you bought it, we’ll pay the difference in price back onto your card. So the more you claim the more you can save.

o.O

that sounds too good to be true

(planning to get that card anyway, no fee on international purchases/conversion :D)

Ash

14:30

Can anybody create a good memo out of this ?

just 4 fun ??

Bob

A memo, you say?

Here's your memo:

Ash

@Bob was that supposed to be TO DO: ?

!!urban todo

ChatBot John Cavil

@Ash [Todo](http://todo.urbanup.com/5396661) the dog that is in the wiziard of oz
this is NOT spelled toto

the end. alec is wrong.
so is mr. russell.

it is def todo

Bob

14:50

@JourneymanGeek About a bit of knowledge being a dangerous thing...

0

Q: How to remove the file "rundll32.exe" from system32?

Background: I have the common Pendrive Shortcut virus(creates a shortcut within the pendrive) which I traced back to C:/Windows/system32/rundll32.exe Problem: When I try to remove the file, forcing UAC or in SafeMode, it says that I need "permission from TrustedInstaller" to remove the file. Qu...

windows-7 security uac virus-removal

Journeyman Geek

lol

Ash

:)

Braiam

@Bob OMFG

Bob

@Braiam @JourneymanGeek Thank god MS has protected core files from users, eh? :P

(not that it's actually impossible to remove them, but there were just enough hoops in this instance to stop this guy)

Journeyman Geek

sometimes... people get exactly what they deserve

Bob

14:57

he could have taken ownership and deleted it

buuuut.... yea

better that he didn't :P

0

A: How to remove the file "rundll32.exe" from system32?

you can change the owner of the rundll32.exe to your user with Right click -> Properties -> Security Tab -> Advanced -> Owner tab -> Edit -> select your user. then reopen the properties panel and select Security tab -> Edit -> Select the administrator -> tick Full Control. Now you can do whatever...

NO

!!no

!!foxno

!!toostupid

ChatBot John Cavil

Bob

...ya

ChatBot John Cavil

Bob

I have nothing else to say.

This is like watching a train wreck.

@Braiam I personally think it needs to be ##### bolded at the top, and the rest needs to be <sup>'d into oblivion...

Braiam

With all due respect, I would recommend actually using an antivirus software rather than do detective work on your own, considering it's led you to the conclusion to delete crucial system files. — Moses 29 secs ago

Moses hasth talked

Gowtham

15:22

@Bob flag it ?

Bob

@Gowtham Well, it technically is an answer to the pre-edit question.

Buuuut.... ya.

I wonder where @allquixotic is.

He's never here on weekends :P

I guess asleep...

Hennes

Hi All.

What is the chatbot command for the "I do not want OTHER HUMANS to live on this planet anymore" ;-) ?

@Ash Also depends on where on the disk you read. (Tracks at the outer edges of a platter have a larger circumference then on the inside. So either you can record more information on it and get less delays from head movements, or you can write more densely)

Heh. At a friends work they are all moving to a mandetory email signature. Including a link to a disclaimer (which 404's).

Ash

15:52

whats a latche in terms of beverage ? I saw that in a question and made a google search with no luck. I thinks it's some kind of a coffe

Bob

@Hennes most disclaimers are included inline

Gowtham

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544330

Hennes

16:09

Ash: It is milk with a splash of coffee.

allquixotic

16:50

@Bob speak for yourself

Hennes

Oh, censorship fun. Taxes are not safe:

You won't be able to do your tax return if you've got parental filters on. HMRC is blocked. http://twitpic.com/dpgv9f

Tweeted by rosamundi on December 21, 2013 at 4:30 PM

Braiam

@Hennes okey...

Bob

@Hennes ...can anyone say "epic fail"?

Hennes

The joys of goverment pushing for internet filters and then getting their taxes blocked.

Bob

@Hennes It's all part of the plan. Now they can fine you for not doing your taxes!

they trialled that here for a bit five years ago

> One filter caused a 22% drop in speed even when it was not performing filtering;

> All filters tested had problems with under-blocking, allowing access to between 2% and 13% of material that they should have blocked; and
All filters tested had serious problems with over-blocking, wrongly blocking access to between 1.3% and 7.8% of the websites tested.

allquixotic

16:58

@Bob something with that poor accuracy just isn't suitable for the general internet... not at all

Braiam

I prefer a lax filter that doesn't false positive then a too restrictive filter that I can't use

or what @allquixotic said, btw o/

Bob

@allquixotic And it's not like the speeds weren't bad enough :P

I assume the UK filters have similar accuracy issues.

Braiam

were's rlmon link?

Bob

Our one wasn't even supposed to block "all porn", just "extreme" stuff, I think

Braiam

/me drags it feet to the search bar

Bob

16:59

mostly forgot about the specifics tbh

Hennes

I usually use the filter called 'common sense'

4

Braiam

@Hennes best of all!

Hennes

No software needed (except for some grey mass)

Bob

eh. probably better not to post it actually.

not that it's particularly hard to find

Braiam

too late :P

Bob

17:02

I like how they blocked some specific rapidshare links

I like how they blocked a myspace profile

Braiam

lol, they blocked a page that use a url redirection... in the url

Bob

and a yahoo group...

@Braiam o.O

note that that's just the "block everything, it's child porn" blacklist... and even that one is inaccurate

the general filters were far wider

Gowtham

ooh youtube's new ajax loader is nice

I am not sure if it's new though, I have been using ytb feather beta for a long time now

Bob

@Hennes I wonder - can you access proxy sites?

Say, by typing "proxy" in Google? Cause that makes it even more useless

or "bypass filter"

Hennes

No idea. I am at home atm, not in the UK

Mostly wondering what to do in my vacation and if I want to make a run for the 2 week work in the US (Andover office for Philips medical Ultrasounds).

On one hand it sounds like fun and learning

But it also means leaving my cat at my parents, getting people to take care of my home (plants, mail etc) over here

Bob

17:09

> 674 out of 1370 blocked sites on the mandatory list relate to child pornography; 506 sites would be classified as R18+ or X18+, despite the fact that such content is legal to view in Australia. The remaining 190 sites from this number on the blacklist can be viewed at the full revealed blacklists on Wikileaks.

Ya, worse than useless.

Hennes

And getting to a country with really foreign habits (such as having to go to a farmers market to get fresh food at sane prices)

Bob

@Hennes Where is home, if you don't mind?

Hennes

Einhoven, the Netherlands.

Bob

Ah.

Hennes

10 km from my work place (the high tech campus) and 10km from the Magnetic Resonance factory. (in opposite direction from my home)

Bob

17:11

Hm. Why were you in the UK?

I always kinda thought you lived there for some reason o.O

Gowtham

ooh VP9 videos youtube.com/user/WebMVP9

Hennes

I got a lot of friends in the UK, so I used to go there 3-4 times per year.

Bob

Ahhh.

Boris_yo

What happened to Audio Catalyst?

Gowtham

17:31

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6946451

Hennes

19:06

Only for the ladies?

Boris_yo

19:23

@Hennes Why ladies?

Hennes

A broad.
Not abroad

Slang: Usually Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman.

Often heard in 1950-ISH MOVIES

Bob

19:44

@Hennes Huh, sounds like @allquixotic's favourite device...

Boris_yo

20:31

@Hennes A broad - means extensive and because there was no period, I inclined to believe it did not refer to woman.

Hennes

Toink. Toink. Toink. Toink. Toink. Toink.

Damn editing and re-MP# sound

;-)

Boris_yo

119GB backup completed from SSD to HDD in 59 minutes

Einsteins Grandson

20:45

hey guys

how do i know which power supply unit do i need for my PC?

i had this one:

asus tm581

i have no idea what PSU is in there

Oliver Salzburg

@EinsteinsGrandson Use the internet

Einsteins Grandson

i suppose it is 350 watt

i used

;o)

once i will be choosing the PSU

what else should i look at except the power that it has (300 W or 350 W)

fan could be 80 mm or 120 mm

what difference does it make?

can i put into case 350 W even though the original PSU was 300 W?

will it work?

or will the PC explode?

SPECIFICATION OF THE TOWER :

Dimension w/Bezel (W x H x D) 170 x 355 x 383 mm
Case Size MicroATX Mini Tower
Chassis Material 0.6mm SGCC
MB Form Factor Standard MicroATX
Drive Bays 5.25" Ext Bay x 2
3.5" Ext Bay x 2
3.5" Int Bay x 1
System Fan (mm) Support Front: 80 x 1
Rear: 92 x 1 or 80 x 1
Expansion Slots PCI Expansion Slot x 3
AGP Slot x 1
Weight w/Power Supply N.W. 6 kg
G.W. 7 kg
Color Options (Front/Band/Side) Black only
Optional Configuration Power Supply Options
PS2 300/350W

Front I/O Options
1) W/ USB x 2
2) W/ USB x 4 + Audio x 2

So, it looks like I can put either 300W or 350W PSU into it...

Boris_yo

21:10

@OliverSalzburg :D

Hennes

21:35

Unidles

@EinsteinsGrandson PSUs do not deliver power X. They are rated MAX, up to power X

So a 350 Watt, 500 Watt of 999999 Galizllion WATT PSU would work.

And if you PC always draws less than 300 Watt then a 250 Watt or other lesser PSU will also work.

As to the fans: larger fans usually rotate slower whe moving the same amount of air. Slower fans tend to make less noise

Also, AGP slot x1. Is this a 10-15 year old PC ?

Einsteins Grandson

it is 2006 PC

i will give to my parents

they only use Skype and Firefox

;o)

and Word

and copying pictures from camera

that's it

ok, @Hennes, thank you, indeed

Hennes

21:51

It should work fine for those tasks you mentioned.

If you are doing a clean install, then make a backup of the whole system now. Before you ever need to reinstall it due to a virus or something.

Heh

"The London Lay Dominicans one is blocked too." #Internet porn filters doing it wrong

Einsteins Grandson

I have like 400 programs installed in PC

so reinstalling is not a bad idea

;o)

but i want to enjoy Christmas

so, i will do it in 1 year i think

;o)

it works now...

Hennes

22:09

Just make sure to install things that your parent will never need.
And vulnerable stuff such as java

Einsteins Grandson

what do you mean?

Hennes

Programs which will not be used by them and which often have security vulnerabilities.

Einsteins Grandson

applications that parents won't need? i should NOT install them... it's a waste of time

Hennes

Unless your parent know to run windows updates, acrobat reader updates, java updates, skype updates, ...

Just configure as many of those as you can to automatic updates

And remove what is not needed

Einsteins Grandson

nod32/eset smart security
diskeeper
ad aware

firefox
opera
safari
all in 1 codec
adobe reader
power dvd
nero
miranda
skype
total commander
winamp
real one player
quicktime player
vlc
plugins for browsers
microsoft office
everest home edition
daemon tools
java
flash
partition magic
ghostscript
gimp
win scp
fineprint
pdf factory
mplayer
-------------------------------------------

some of them are probably not needed

but I will install them anyway

;o)

yeah, automatic updates are the best solution, you're right

DragonLord

22:21

Just got the Crysis Collection while it's 75% off--not that it will be playable on this crappy laptop

Einsteins Grandson

Btw, how will i know that the PSU will fit into my case?

;o)

DragonLord

For now, I'm using it as little more than a benchmark. I'm ordering a Sager NP8255-S (Clevo P157SM; system will include GeForce GTX 780M) and will use Crysis as a point of reference to see just how much better the new system is

yeah, but can it run Crysis?

This old HP laptop most definitely can't.

The Mobility Radeon HD 5650 (with approx 20% overclock) isn't going to handle it at any reasonable resolution or settings.

Bob

22:45

The cycle seems to be 'we need these symbols to clarify what types of things we're referring to!' followed by 'wait, it turns out words already do that.'

That alt-text is excellent.

DragonLord

23:04

The 780M should have no trouble maintaining playable frame rates with Crysis (2007) maxed out. This extends to Crysis 2, but not Crysis 3. The new system will definitely play Crysis 3 at High, albeit not quite at Very High--but even that shows how powerful this GPU is.

Data from NotebookCheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5650, GeForce GTX 780M

Bob

@DragonLord I'd be more worried about cooling in a laptop.

Sure, maybe the card can handle it - but how long until it overheats?

DragonLord

23:27

@Bob Same chassis as this system. Independent HSF units for CPU and GPU. Shouldn't overheat but fan noise will be very harsh.

The actual system is a Sager NP8255-S: GeForce GTX 780M, Core i7-4800MQ

DragonLord

23:46

The system will be located on a laptop stand to help keep temps under control. Nonetheless, I might use the heat from the system to keep my coffee warm... :-)

Bob

@DragonLord Still not nearly as much heat dissipation capacity as a desktop system, though.

Journeyman Geek

23:59

@Bob: not likely to run as hot either

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