Root Access

allquixotic

14:02

I have one USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0; I was able to narrow down some of my problems to the fact that my USB 2.0 mouse totally flips out when it's connected to a USB 3.0 controller with other USB 3.0 devices, so I have the USB 2.0 hub connected to a USB 2.0 port on the motherboard, and the 3.0 hub connected to a 3.0 port

Bob

Speaking of OSes, I've actually had a better time getting scripts and programs (from source) designed for Linux running in Ubuntu/Linux in Windows (via buggy-WSL) than on BSD on macOS :\

allquixotic

several of my USB 2.0 devices behave fine connected to the 3.0 -> 3.0 path, but my mouse specifically does not

Bob

homebrew can also go DIAF

allquixotic

belkin.com/us/p/P-F4U041

j5create.com/our-products/usb-hub/juh340.html

those are the exact models

Bob

@allquixotic hm. I don't think I have that problem, but my mouse (and keyboard) are directly connected to ports on the mobo anyway

@allquixotic thanks

ach, not powered

allquixotic

14:03

?

Bob

@allquixotic any chance you can check the chipset? (if on Windows, devices by connection, trace down the USB 3.0 root controller, and check the VID & PID of the hub)

allquixotic

both are powered

Bob

@allquixotic oh. optional...

I looked at the first pic and thought it was meant to be a portable one :P

allquixotic

the j5create sits on top of my mATX tower and has things like my microphone, Imperial BART 1 and Verizon Jetpack AC791L connected to it

the Belkin 2.0 hub has my mouse, keyboard and occasionally iphone

yeah one sec about the chipset

djsmiley2k

Windows is great til it breaks, and then you google and pray

OS X is great til to breaks, then you deny it ever broke and continue to buy a new one

Bob

14:05

if it's a VL812, I might as well grab one of the million other hubs using it

probably easier than trying to find one of these in AU

djsmiley2k

Linux is great til it breaks, at which point you blame yourself.

Bob

@djsmiley2k -site:answers.microsoft.com

greatly improves google results :P

allquixotic

Okay, and just for your info, my Gigabyte Z170M's only XHCI root is a PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A12F&SUBSYS_50071458&REV_31

I think it's not custom, it's gotta be built into the PCH since it's the only one

djsmiley2k

@Bob -site:chat.stackexchange.com "Ben" :D

allquixotic

so it's basically what every Z170(M?) would have

djsmiley2k

14:07

@Bob yeah it helps, but not always

and a lot of it is the same thing repeated over and over again (they need dupe flagging)

Bob

@allquixotic 8086 is Intel, so yea :P

@djsmiley2k uh, -site removes a site from results :P

djsmiley2k

oh haha

allquixotic

USB\VID_1A40&PID_0101&REV_0111

djsmiley2k

site: adds it then?

meh, too used to linux ;)

Bob

@djsmiley2k it restricts to that site

@allquixotic smells like VIA

allquixotic

14:08

USB\VID_2109&PID_2812&REV_9090

Bob

> Terminus Technology Inc.

o.O that's a new one

@allquixotic ...that one's actually VIA

djsmiley2k

least it's not a 'Manufacturer Name Here'

Bob

> VL812 Hub

@allquixotic can you tell which one's which? maybe by what's connected to it...

allquixotic

okay, so the j5Create hub is VL812

Bob

urk

allquixotic

14:10

the Mass Effect hub is Belkin

Bob

it's actually an older one, hmm

@allquixotic lol

allquixotic

"Terminus Systems" ... lol ... totally Mass Effect

Bob

my... mwave? hub has the same VID and PID, but REV 9091

djsmiley2k

@allquixotic read this as jsCreate

allquixotic

@Bob Considering that upgrading my VL812 Anker hub bricked it, I feel like the quality of VL812 in successive revisions has gone down

Dog

14:11

How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

Bob

amazonbasics PID 8110

Journeyman Geek

description: Desktop Computer
product: To Be Filled By O.E.M. (To Be Filled By O.E.M.)
vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
serial: XXXXXXXX
width: 4294967295 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.8 dmi-2.8 smp vsyscall32
configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop family=To Be Filled By O.E.M. sku=To Be Filled By O.E.M

Like that? ;p

Bob

which is also VIA, but known as "Hub"

urk

@allquixotic sooooo maybe I'm supposed to find an older revision? o.O

here's Anker claiming their upgraded version

djsmiley2k

haha

'mmm bacon' hat

allquixotic

@JourneymanGeek *guy solders shit together in his basement* "IT WORKS! SHIP IT NOW!"

Bob

14:12

I wonder if anyone's posted the hardware ID of the Anker hub

Journeyman Geek

@allquixotic Its an asrock ;p

Actually nice piece of kit

Bob

@allquixotic how does one upgrade firmware on a usb hub anyway?

Journeyman Geek

Its my gigabyte that was an unreliable piece of shit

allquixotic

@Bob via USB :D

get it? pun? HAHAHAHAHA

via

IIRC there was some (non-Anker) website that linked to the firmware and actually made you check your hardware revision to verify compatibility.

they had a bespoke flashing tool, or maybe an industry standard one that happened to be compatible

Bob

plugable.com/drivers/hubfirmware

@allquixotic Plugable? They have tools for their own hubs.

> VL812 B2 Chipset:

(latest available firmware version is 9091 or 9095 depending on product)

O_O does that mean I have a VL812 B2 in my mwave hub?

allquixotic

14:14

my Anker hubs, one of them was VL812, one was VL812 B2

both sucked ass

Burgi

ffs

parents!

they are fracking hard work

Bob

@allquixotic yea, Anker's amazing "upgraded" one is a B2... my mwave hub is pretty old...

@Burgi is fracking even legal there?

Burgi

yes

Bob

@allquixotic how so?

allquixotic

my 9090 firmware seems to be magically great though, as long as I don't plug my mouse into it :P

@Bob reliability problems - random dropouts and such - and one had an extremely loose power plug

Bob

14:17

maybe I should go with Plugable if only because they're the only company that seems to post about firmware updates

allquixotic

oh and every time I'd reboot, my mouse and keyboard would probably not work

Bob

@allquixotic yea... that's my problem right there

allquixotic

they'd work on a hard power-on, but not a soft reboot

Bob

well, not random. usually during a large transfer.

@allquixotic I have to reconnect my SSDs in a specific order after boot :P

Dog

Ass-rock

allquixotic

14:18

also, take my good experience with a grain of salt; part of the positive nature of my experience might be due to me upgrading out of Ivy Bridge and my old USB root controllers, which were ASMedia and Intel Z77

Bob

wait. mwave is a shop.

mbeat. godammit.

allquixotic

the new Intel root controller might be able to de-fuck whatever stupid shit is wrong with the VL812

Bob

mbeat.com.au/product/…

@allquixotic yea, I guessed yesterday that it might be a via + first-gen renesas incompat

probably my current biggest reason for the planned mobo upgrade :P

allquixotic

@Bob you might be able to solve most/all of your problems by ensuring 2.0 -> 2.0 -> 2.0 / 3.0 -> 3.0 -> 3.0 "purity" in your USB topology

Journeyman Geek

@allquixotic the same root controller I use now XDXD

Bob

14:19

then I started looking at pcie cards, but putting that on hold cause it'll be kinda useless soon

allquixotic

meaning... 2.0 devices to 2.0 hubs to 2.0 ports on the controller

Journeyman Geek

tho I hardly use usb 3.0 so...

allquixotic

3.0 devices to 3.0 hubs to 3.0 ports on the controller

Bob

@allquixotic currenly I have no USB 2.0 devices attached on that tree

Dog

How much chuck would a chuck wood chuck a if chuck wood wood chuck could

Bob

14:20

only USB 3.0 drives, and a bunch of hubs

there's a USB 2.0 drive attached on the mbeat hub, but switched off

> Does this product compatible with USB 3.0?

Does this support article compatible with English?

Journeyman Geek

;p

Bob

> Why my external hard drive keep dropping constantly?
This is a typical problem happens when user trying to use multiple hard drives that draw too much power from the USB port.

... ... ...

allquixotic

!!is this support article compatible with English?

ChatBot John Cavil

@allquixotic Absolutely not

Bob

External/desktop HDD = has own power supply = trivial draw from USB power

Mokubai

14:22

a woodchuck would chuck no amount of wood since a woodchuck can't chuck wood

:P

Journeyman Geek

;p

allquixotic

@Mokubai do woochucks attempt to woo other woodchucks into chucking wood? or mating, perhaps?

if so, how do they accomplish this?

Mokubai

With great aplomb

Bob

I'll just gripe about the lack of USB hubs by big manufacturers.

allquixotic

@Bob who would you like to produce USB hub chipsets? .............. Intel? :P

Journeyman Geek

14:23

allquixotic

silly Bob, don't you know, Intel only produces extremely high-margin chips. They got out of the mobo business because it didn't make them enough money

Bob

@allquixotic Sure! I was more thinking Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Razer, Logitech, etc.

allquixotic

I really hate that btw. If a product line is netting you significant money in profit, why would you dump it just because it isn't growing fast enough for you? bleh.

Journeyman Geek

@Bob asmedia = asus

Bob

Well, Logitech has some.

allquixotic

14:24

how many good products get chucked because they're not absolutely exploding in growth

Journeyman Geek

Razer dosen't really make their own chips

Bob

@JourneymanGeek They make the controllers. But not the hubs.

Journeyman Geek

they do a heck of a job catering to a specific market tho

Bob

I don't care if it uses a VIA chip, if it has decent support...

allquixotic

@Bob maybe I can find a way to read off my 9090 firmware at the block layer? nah, it'd probably not be compatible with your hub for some reason

Bob

14:25

@allquixotic Not really something I'd want to test right now :P

Journeyman Geek

@allquixotic 0_0

allquixotic

I can see VIA's internal CVS repo of VIA USB hub firmwares' commit messages now (and yes, they must use CVS because they're such shit)

Bob

Anyway, I'm getting a new backplate to bring out the internal USB 3.0 ports (header)

so I'll connect the new drives direct to those

allquixotic

Commit #X: Fix a bunch of shit
Commit #X+1: Release firmware 9090
Commit #X+2: Break a bunch of shit
Commit #X+3: Release firmware 9091
Commit #X+4: Oops

Bob

then revisit hubs in March with the new motherboard :P

Journeyman Geek

14:27

lol

Bob

@allquixotic TFS

Journeyman Geek

I'm still trying to find a compelling reason to upgrade ;p

allquixotic

@Bob nonono I've got it! Visual SourceSafe! :D

with Visual C++ 6.0

Bob

@allquixotic firmware_9091_fixed(2)_really_final_release(5) - Copy_beta.bin

@allquixotic Oh yea... I meant VSS -_-

Journeyman Geek

@allquixotic text files, in a large tree.

Bob

14:28

TFS isn't that bad

Journeyman Geek

with recursive symlinks

Bob

And the firmware is directly edited as binary

compilers? bah.

Journeyman Geek

Eww, gross, you modified link()? How could you enjoy abusing a filesystem like that?

Bob

> Arriving Thu, Jan 12
On the way

allquixotic

New guy hires on -> "HERE IS HOW YOU EDIT FIRMWARE" -> old hand types vi firmware.bin then types :%!xxd -> "GOOD LUCK" -> old guy retires, new guy commits suicide

Bob

14:30

Knowing my luck, the backplate won't work at all.

Why is it always the dodgy no-name Chinese brands -_-

Journeyman Geek

lol

I donno

allquixotic

@Bob speaking of, I think my mom accidentally purchased a knock-off Contigo traveling coffee mug (or else an extremely defective one) for me for Christmas

Old one: coffee/tea would still be warm 6-7 hours after making

Journeyman Geek

I mean other than the cracked smartwatch (which they immediatedly agreed to RMA o_O) I've had reasonable luck with my dodgy chinese crap.

allquixotic

New one: coffee/tea is cold by 10 am, and cup is extremely hot to touch immediately after filling it

Journeyman Geek

._.

Bob

14:31

Yea, that sounds broken

DavidPostill

@allquixotic Does it rattle when you shake it?

allquixotic

no

Journeyman Geek

If I have the time tommorrow, I need to bitch about the 'pre interview' at my possible next job.

(SOMEONE FINALLY GOT BACK TO ME!)

allquixotic

@Bob personally I prefer to purchase things from European countries if at all possible. I've had incredibly good luck with everything I've bought from, say, Germany, UK, Denmark

HackToHell

@Bob yeah, the problem is I get killed too fast before I can get a feel for the maps etc. Bots work well for that

Also I got a 2$ USB hub

allquixotic

14:33

Beoplay headphones. Sennheiser. Imperial BART 1.

Journeyman Geek

lol

HackToHell

and to no one's surprise it only detects only 1 connected device

Journeyman Geek

My headphones are russian ;p

HackToHell

It does power both tho

Burgi

@JourneymanGeek does that mean it automatically translates everything to russian for you?

allquixotic

14:34

although my favorite device is one that was designed in California and made in China

*runs*

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi NO TOVARICH! IT PLAYS GLORIOUS SONGS OF REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLES!

2

Burgi

or are they soviet era headphones which are basically just huge speakers strapped to the head?

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi they're modern, pretty nice, and apparently made in the PRC

Bob

@allquixotic I just grabbed what I could find on Amazon. Don't think any European countries make cards like this either...

allquixotic

We Are Number One but it's a Soviet Russia propaganda video

►

Journeyman Geek

14:36

@Burgi journeymangeek.com/index.php/…

Burgi

Bob

@HackToHell I think it's a hub in the Ethernet sense.

Journeyman Geek

@allquixotic THOSE SUBTITLES!

Bob

Link the wires together and hope for the best.

Burgi

omg!

i just found a picture of @JourneymanGeek wearing his headphones

2

Bob

14:40

Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris

►

Burgi

i'm sure i've linked that in the past...

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi funny thing is my first pair broke, I bought a new pair, and then found out they had spares. And bought spares which came in damaged, and replaced the spares and I'm using the old pair again. So I have a new pair in a box

Bob

@Burgi probably!

chat loops!

Journeyman Geek

Now I need an actual photo of me with headphones ;p

and not that one with my old EH150s and a crew cut ;p

HackToHell

@Bob The package says you can run 4 devices off it tho

Journeyman Geek

14:43

allquixotic

@HackToHell anything electronic worth $2 that claims anything on the package, I'm not going to trust

Journeyman Geek

lol

HackToHell

@JourneymanGeek Either ash has shrunk or that headphone is huge

Bob

@HackToHell you should open it up and see if there's an IC in there

Journeyman Geek

@HackToHell that's a really old photo

I think 07?

Bob

14:45

"hey, we should make usb hubs. it can't be that different from network hubs!"

Journeyman Geek

We stopped the really hair cuts too ;p

HackToHell

I am doing that, there's an IC but I think they forgot to add in the required extras.

goo.gl/photos/f3LW7KZ9FATVCYCa8

There's two empty spots ...

Has an IC yay tho goo.gl/photos/ZEs25oDGAXTkf9gc8

Journeyman Geek

@HackToHell maybe they removed parts until it stopped working, and added the last part they removed back

HackToHell

Cheap and nasty 4-port USB Hub Teardown

►

Mokubai

@HackToHell crystal oscillator and a capacitor...

HackToHell

14:47

According to that, I seem to be missing a crystal oscillator

lol @Mokubai beat me to it :D

Rahul2001

I get so pissed when they melt the ICs in devices. Makes fixing it impossible

Journeyman Geek

eww. That board

HackToHell

What's the point of having a IC if they don't include those both -.-

Might as well have removed it

Bob

@HackToHell UMMMMMMMMMMM

Journeyman Geek

REMOVE ALL THE THINGS!!!!!!

Bob

14:49

@HackToHell that's exactly what I was talking about

they... connected all the data lines... to each other

12 mins ago, by Bob

Link the wires together and hope for the best.

Alan Watch

open VPN uses UDP port 1194..if the great firewall of China blocks this port, will they able to prevent OpenVPN users to bypass filter?

HackToHell

On closer inspection, they have @bob

Bob

First thought: "aren't you meant to match trace lengths so differential signalling works?"

HackToHell

Dambit

Bob

Second thought: "wait, did they connect the same data lines to ALL the ports?!"

it's so ridiculous I didn't even notice at first

whoever designed that has literally not a single clue what they're doing

HackToHell

14:51

The fact that it got mass produced and shipped to another country without probably a single person testing this is mind blowing

Bob

this is no better than soldering four USB cables together and hoping it works

@JourneymanGeek in this case, they would've done well with removing a few more things

like, three of the ports...

Rahul2001

@Bob I can't figure out what the IC is doing there

Journeyman Geek

@Bob they probably only removed one

@Rahul2001 its a blob

literally its a basic IC too cheap to have a proper packaging

Bob

@Rahul2001 there's no evidence of an IC actually existing under there

@HackToHell also, the data lines in that cable don't look to be twisted pair as they should be

so it's not even a decent extension cable

Rahul2001

@JourneymanGeek Someone once told me that you get a blob like that when you melt the IC, for whatever reason

Bob

14:54

@JourneymanGeek I don't think it's an IC at all. Just a random epoxy blob.

Mokubai

@Rahul2001 They don't intend you fixing it, you should just buy a new one. It'd probably cost you less than the actual chip anyway

Journeyman Geek

@Rahul2001 that's not really true ;p

Bob

It's only in contact with one power trace and one of the differential data pair.

Journeyman Geek

61

Q: What kind of components are black blobs on a PCB?

In low-cost mass-produced items I often run into black blobs of what looks like resin applied directly on top of something on the PCB. What are these things exactly? I suspect this is some kind of custom IC that is layed out directly on the PCB to save on the plastic housing/connector pins. Is t...

Bob

There's... no way for an IC there to do anything.

Unless it's a multilayer board (no way...)

So, yea. Random epoxy blob with nothing under it is my guess.

@HackToHell can probably try scraping it if he wants. I don't think this 'hub' is much use...

The Y1 marking on the front side is not connected to anything... the pads aren't connected to any traces.

HackToHell

14:57

sigh, I can probably use this to power the mi usb light and fan at the same time :D

Journeyman Geek

0_0

Rahul2001

Yeah, prolly only suitable for power

HackToHell

I don't think I can use this for anything data :/

Mokubai

Bob's right, that thing looks dodgy as hell

Journeyman Geek

I don't think you can use it for anything ;p

HackToHell

14:58

Maybe I can power both my Galilio and edison at the same time with this

But can't take the risk of frying them

Sigh

Rahul2001

@HackToHell It don't use it power any expensive devices

Mokubai

No indication that it's a multilayer PCB, just a cheap multidrop cable with a blob of epoxy on it

Journeyman Geek

Its a single sided PCB to boot. and the traces are pretty clear.

0_0

What's the point of the test pads I wonder

Bob

@Rahul2001 I wouldn't even trust it for that...

Rahul2001

2 mins ago, by Rahul2001

@HackToHell It don't use it power any expensive devices

Yeah

Mokubai

15:01

Under that blob of epoxy is probably just a termination resistor to make it appear as a high speed device to a computer

Rahul2001

What's a termination resistor?

HackToHell

Okay maybe I should have opened it first before plugging it into the computer

Journeyman Geek

lol

Mokubai

@Rahul2001 pulls the data line to +ve or -ve so that the computer thinks there is something there

Rahul2001

Ah, okay, that makes sense

Mokubai

15:03

Now I'm curious what's in my Amazon Basics Hub...

Rahul2001

@HackToHell How much did you get that hub for anyway?

HackToHell

100 INR :D

Rahul2001

xD

That's about 1.3 USD, btw

HackToHell

Got it mainly because I walk past that store daily and I really wanted to try it out

Journeyman Geek

;p;

HackToHell

15:05

Not even 2$ I sppose with the sky rocketing exchange rates

Journeyman Geek

I think I have a cheap, almost functional 4 port hub with a blob chip

Assuming I haven't thrown up all out. I'll take a photo if I find it ;p

Bob

oh wait speed ID is a pull-up... o.O

Mokubai

:34417734 it is, but you do actually need a termination resistor on the receiver to indicate device speed.

We found that out the hard way at work

It's usually done right next to your usb device

Bob

@Mokubai ya, hence the message deletion :P

Mokubai

Ah, didn't see :)

Spent half a day wondering why we had no USB comms, previous incarnation apparently had the termination in the dataline ESD supressor, new one didn't.

Amazon Basics 4 port hub looks almost professional:

Journeyman Geek

15:16

@Mokubai probably is

and probably designed as per the reference implimentation for that chip

(and yeah, that's a fun thing to do ;) - looking up datasheets for small devices)

Mokubai

I had assumed it was going to be the same as @HackToHells monstrosity

Journeyman Geek

lol

its unlikely amazon would cheap out that badly

Mokubai

True, Amazon have always seemed to want to do the right thing. They might want to hoover your wallet dry, but they at least give you value for it.

allquixotic

@Mokubai I have an excellent, long-lasting paper shredder by Amazon Basics that has been a staple of physical security for our household for like 4 years now

that said, I anti-recommend Apple's tablet hardware, except for the Kindle e-readers

the Fire HD tablets are awful; their "HDX" line has decent specs but is a bit overpriced and very infrequently updated and/or abandoned (no updates since 2014)

the regular "Fire" was on sale all month for $39.99, which is ridiculous for a tablet, so the value is there, but it's quite a horrid, crippled little device

and the larger Fire HD tablets are the worst thing ever; they've got low-end, 2012-era MediaTek chipsets and still sell for $200+

I basically never return electronics due to dissatisfaction alone (I only return it if it's broken), but I got a full refund for the Fire HD 10

Journeyman Geek

lol

@allquixotic my kindle has a bit of a bug. My parents keep borrowing it ;p

Bob

15:34

@JourneymanGeek I could send you mine... used twice in as many years

Journeyman Geek

@Bob I'm mostly fine till the next job

especially if its down in changi

Even then, I could read off the stream or the blade stealth

(also its a bit of a joke since they both seem to claim they don't need it, and they use it more than I have lately)

djsmiley2k

My kindle was/is awesome

it's one of the 3G ones

I'm slowlyturning it into a kind of e-ink display

bwDraco

Dec 21 at 4:05, by bwDraco

Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x0000008b

I was wondering what 0x8b meant.

0x8b = 139 = segfault :p

In other words, abrupt removal of swap (see context) crashes init with a segfault, causing the kernel to panic.

allquixotic

@bwDraco which init? systemd?

bwDraco

Yup—the machine was running openSUSE Leap 42.2, which uses systemd.

allquixotic

15:47

interesting; you'd think systemd would be robust enough to handle that

is it a yank of a swap or a umount?

bwDraco

It's a hard removal. It was attached via USB and unplugged without notice.

The system's own swap on the HDD was purposely disabled, and memory artificially limited to 1 GB on the kernel command line.

Dec 21 at 4:21, by bwDraco

HackToHell

16:00

@Mokubai That's a lot of stuff ...

djsmiley2k

pretty sure any abrupt removal of swap is deadly

I'd be supprised if anything can survive it

if you did swapoff && sync first, then should be fine as long as the h/w supports hot swap

bwDraco

128 = core dumped, 11 = SIGSEGV

Hence 139, or 0x8b.

It was a test to see what would happen.

djsmiley2k

Did you have any hypothsis?

(I knew what'd happen on openrc as I've accidently done the same previously).

bwDraco

Windows does not allow swap on external devices, and even if it did, the machine would crash with BSOD 0x7A KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR if you removed it.

djsmiley2k

How do you define 'external' tho :/

especially if you have hotswap

Bob

16:12

@djsmiley2k if usb, then Windows goes by the portable flag

djsmiley2k

@Bob what sets that?

bwDraco

It's determined by the drive.

djsmiley2k

hah

that sounds reliable XD

DavidPostill

@bwDraco You can change it.

33

Q: Flipping the Removable Media bit -- alternatives to BootIt?

There's a utility called the Lexar BootIt utility that flips the Removable Media Bit on certain USB flash drives. I want to flip the bit on my USB flash drive (it's supported) but really am not too comfortable downloading this utility from random file-sharing sites, nor do I see a license anywhe...

usb boot usb-flash-drive

jokerdino

Free boots?

DavidPostill

16:24

0

Q: External Hard Drive being incorrectly recognized as Internal Hard Disk

I have a 3TB Seagate GoFlex External HDD. When I first got the device, it would show up as Removable Storage in My Computer where I could right click on the drive and eject it when I was done. However after creating some partitions and formatting the drive stopped showing up as Removable Storage....

windows-7 external-hard-drive removable

bwDraco

"flip the bit"

lol

Boris_yo

Why does Apple not allow to downgrade to earlier iOS indefinitely?

Is it their way to make iOS more complicated and hardware resources intensive in order to force consumers to buy new device every year?

Learned I have iOS 10.0.2 and expected original 7.0 because it is faster and does not have useless features that new has.

Now it makes me frustrated I can't downgrade.

Breaking jail does not work? ROM erase and switch? Something?

Dog

16:54

So Amazon have filed a patent for a airborne warehouses at 45000ft that launch fleets of airships to local areas that launch fleets of drones to make deliveries to their customers.

This is consumerism and capitalism gone mad... even if it's technologically pretty exciting

That Brazilian Guy

@Burgi I once ate soviet-era chocolate. Tasted LIKE GLORIOUS COMMUNIST FREEDOM, I mean, really nice.

So there's this site I'm ~~banging my head until it resembles a real site~~ developing.

For some bizarre reason, the social media widgets would only show up when logged in.

When logged out, the damned things would disappear. The divs were there, but not its content

And it only happened on firefox

Turns out private tabs activate "do not track" by default and those disable fb and twitter widgets

I'm not crazy (~~yet~~)

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bwDraco

17:23

@ThatBrazilianGuy This is normal Firefox behavior. Disable Tracking Protection to prevent this from happening.

That Brazilian Guy

Yeah, it's one of those little facts that make sense when you know them, but if you don't, it's crazy

DavidPostill

17:38

lol. UK supermarket co-op is already selling Easter eggs ...

bwDraco

17:53

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Q: Why shouldn’t I use Unicode characters to simulate typographic styles (such as small caps or script)?

Unicode contains various characters that look like typographically stylised variants of characters of the basic Latin alphabet and that allow one to write texts in the corresponding typographic styles without resorting to mark-up or similar. For example, one can simulate: Small caps: ʙᴇʜᴏʟᴅ...

unicode text-formatting special-characters

I really need to spend more time learning this stuff.

Back to ZFS, or what?

Unicode is not designed for this use. It's meant to encode semantic information about the text, not its formatting. This semantic information may be used by machine as well as by a human user; improper use of Unicode special characters can cause applications like screen readers to misread the text or fail altogether. — bwDraco 18 mins ago

Dog

!!caaaat

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