Root Access

Burgi

8:01 AM

why is the review queue empty?

djsmiley2k

o_O

because soemone got busy?

Journeyman Geek

lol

>_>

djsmiley2k

I can haz edits?

Burgi

i have internet at home now

but no PC desk

@Dog you need to rename yourself "spoon"

Boris_yo

8:19 AM

Not sure I understand.

Who uses LastPass?

djsmiley2k

I do

Boris_yo

Do you use this feature?

djsmiley2k

nope, never seen that before

I don't use the authenicator

Boris_yo

What 6 numbers are they talking about?

djsmiley2k

so that might be why

I use google auth

Boris_yo

8:20 AM

Just downloaded Auth on Android.

It has PIN code access that the other does not.

djsmiley2k

I'm wondering if it copies the code from the auth app, into the browser asking for the code?

Boris_yo

*Authy

djsmiley2k

that's pretty funky if it does

Bob

~~floof~~ beep beep

Boris_yo

Don't know... Authy has multi-device feature. I think if you lose access to 1 device, you still got PC or tablet...

Burgi

8:23 AM

@Bob are you reversing?

djsmiley2k

bleep bleep bleep bleep

Journeyman Geek

He's a ~~fox~~ sheep

Burgi

@djsmiley2k flagged for swearing! ;)

djsmiley2k

lol

he's a few sheep short of a flock

bertieb

> beep beep

Leonard Nimoy saying "beep" for ten hours

►

Animesh Ashish

8:26 AM

Is getting a laptop from Amazon with specifications of 16GB Ram, NVIDIA 4GB graphics card, 2TB HDD, With an I7 Processor, for $800 genuine? It says its of Dell, But in showrooms specifications like these cost around $1800-$2000

I could add a link if it sounds unbelievable. I thought Amazon is a genuine website.

Journeyman Geek

@AnimeshAshish could be an older moder/clearance. But without more information, who knows. Amazon does do some reselling and not all of those are reputable.

But if they mail you a brick, you can complain.

Burgi

in the UK and maybe the EU you are protected under distance selling regulations

Animesh Ashish

If I add a link, could you guide me if there are any chances of me getting cheated?

Burgi

we are not lawyers

Journeyman Geek

There's always a chance of being cheated

(shrug if you're going to ask, ask. Link plz.)

bertieb

8:29 AM

In addition to what @Burgi said there are also probably credit card protections too

Animesh Ashish

amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N20BBCV/…

and this too

amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N1FCSM0/…

Burgi

> Sold by Cardinal Pro Electronics and Fulfilled by Amazon.

Animesh Ashish

Actually I'd be using ShopUSA to make the payments. It will provude me a warehouse address to which Amazon will deliver.

Journeyman Geek

the fact that both have the same image seems a bit shifty

Animesh Ashish

Laptops with that specification cost around $1800 here in India (Converting the rupess into dollars) . I thought in USA maybe it's cheap. Is it?

I'm sorry, is anybody listening ?

Journeyman Geek

8:35 AM

lol

I can't find a core i7 model of that size on dell's web page

djsmiley2k

'Dell 5000 series

wtf is this

'Warranty, Labor:1 year manufacturer warrantyAmazon.com Return Policy:You may return any new computer purchased from Amazon.com that is "dead on arrival," arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchas'

Journeyman Geek

hmm

djsmiley2k

30 days? will you even get it fast enough to test it?

Journeyman Geek

Retail price off dell is about 1000 usd

djsmiley2k

<3 UK law

Journeyman Geek

8:37 AM

dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/…

so price isn't that off

djsmiley2k

Those reviews all look fake tho

so it's a toss up tbh

Journeyman Geek

yup

@AnimeshAshish indian prices are overpriced but I'd much rather look at direct amazon or official stores

Animesh Ashish

Should I buy it from Amazon?

Journeyman Geek

It would be safer yes

Animesh Ashish

According to you, Buying the laptops whose link I provuded isn't a good idea?

Journeyman Geek

8:40 AM

lol I'd rather not take that risk

(also, I have a fundamental dislike of large laptops ;p)

as an only machine, maybe but they arn't practical to carry around

Animesh Ashish

I'd be in a college in a few months, So I was searching around the internet for a good laptop at lower price until I found this.

And, Lucky for me I came across some experts here to get some help :)

Bob

@AnimeshAshish depending on what you need I'd generally recommend lower power laptops for university

smaller/lighter, longer battery life...

Animesh Ashish

I'd be studying Computer Science and Engineering. Also, I love gaming so :3

Oliver Salzburg

Tools for work and tools for playtime are rarely the same

Bob

eh... laptop gaming is poor unless you're in the $2000 range. I wouldn't recommend it.

djsmiley2k

8:47 AM

wtf

why has someone disabled the service that detects network connections o_O

Animesh Ashish

Aren't the products that I surf directly from the webpage and the ones that are available on e-commerce websites have vast difference in their prices?

Bob

@AnimeshAshish you're in the rare exception that might actually need more power :P

@AnimeshAshish depends... sales happen independently

I'll say those specs for under $1k is not unheard of

Journeyman Geek

@AnimeshAshish heh. From experience, I really recommend light and cheap stuff for school ;p

Bob

But when you cram specs for cheap, build quality suffers

you end up with a bulky somewhat fragile machine that works fine sitting at a desk but not so well when carried around in a bag all day

@AnimeshAshish ozbargain.com.au/node/300754 similar specs, similar category :P

actually, that's cheaper (cause AUD) but it's cheapass Lenovo line so not great build

Animesh Ashish

But I need 2TB laptop. Its 256SSD

Journeyman Geek

8:54 AM

lol

Bob

do you actually need 2TB? why?

Journeyman Geek

@AnimeshAshish do you?

Animesh Ashish

For storing moviesand stuff

Journeyman Geek

lol. USB Hard drives ;)

Animesh Ashish

movies, songs, videos

Bob

8:55 AM

the SSD will perform far better than a HDD, will last longer, and use less power

use a external/portable hard drive for movies

Animesh Ashish

I don't actually know the difference between SSD and HDD, let me google it :P

Journeyman Geek

lol

SSD is flash based

its pricier but generally better at... everything

Animesh Ashish

dell.com/en-us/member/shop/productdetails/…

How good is this laptop? :P

Journeyman Geek

Its probably a more logical option than a 17 incher

I'd actually go with a single 256gb hdd

its big enough most things you normally need it all the time for

Animesh Ashish

Now I am stuck with choosing the brand. Dell/HP/Acer/VAIO/Asus

Trust me, I'm honestly stuck in buying the laptop. And your help is what I shall owe for the rest of my life :(

I din't think Mac is good for gaming and stuff so I didn't gave it in the option..

Journeyman Geek

9:04 AM

lol

With dell or HP, their consumer stuff is not that good

their business line is sometimes better

VAIO is currently in a period of transition

Lenovo thinkpads are ok

but there's a lot of tangible stuff you miss buying a laptop sight unseen

Burgi

lenovo all the way

Rahul2001

how do I redirect the output of a command to the batch file?

....

er...?

uhh

9:11 AM

@Rahul2001 > ?

Rahul2001

@JourneymanGeek giving me an error

Burgi

double >

>>

Rahul2001

Okay, wait. I mistyped. Goddamn one handed-typing

Burgi

you need to explain what happened in this accident btw

Rahul2001

okay

Burgi

9:12 AM

were you on a tuk tuk?

Rahul2001

nopee, wait

DavidPostill

@bertieb This one maybe?

31

Q: Stack Exchange Editor Toolkit

This userscript is a revival of sorts for the old SE Editor Toolkit, which was abandoned some time ago. It only really provides the autocorrect aspect for the foreseeable future, which I find to be quite useful. It works by injecting a button in the edit window (it works inline for users wi...

Journeyman Geek

Single for direct, double for append? Or am I confusing it with Linux?

@Burgi auto

bertieb

@DavidPostill Good thought. It might well have been that- I looked and didn't think so initially, but on closer inspection now the older revisions look somewhat familiar...

Rahul2001

This guy thought he would have some fun by harassing me on the damn road.
Whole road is empty, but he comes behind me and starts honking badly.
I have no idea what's going on, I'm already at the edge of the road (on my bicycle).
And there are wicked bushes next to the road.
The, uh, idiot is behind me, trying to run into me, speeding. I have no more space to move to the edge of the road, my arm is already being hit by the bushes.
Suddenly I see a big bush that kinda comes on the road, and I have to serve to the left to avoid running right into the bush

bertieb

9:16 AM

Seems to have i → I though which was the main one :P

@Rahul2001 Ouch :-/

Rahul2001

@Burgi One broken bone, one sprain, some nasty gashes and several cuts on my right arm from the hedge.

Journeyman Geek

@bertieb when I was a newbie, people complained I did that. .. a lot

Animesh Ashish

Can anybody give me an adress for a US vpn connection?

bertieb

I must confess noticed one in the GfW Q you posted the other day :P

Still, it was a well-phrased coherent question, not a stream of consciousness

Animesh Ashish

I am trying to open hp's official website with .com domain and it open .in

bertieb

9:21 AM

Which is what sent me down the rabbit hole of trying to find the "make the pain stop" userscript

Burgi

@AnimeshAshish use the little dropdown thing at the top of the site

bertieb

I guess you guys have different 'make the pain stop' buttons ;)

Animesh Ashish

Where is the dropdown?

Rahul2001

@Burgi no, that's not what I'm trying to do

Bob

@JourneymanGeek OVH Sg just opened :P

@Burgi eww. lenovo.

Burgi

9:38 AM

@Rahul2001 does your batch file "listen" for passed parameters?

@Rahul2001 i'm sorry to hear that dude. did you manage to get the guys license plate?

Rahul2001

@Burgi yeah, I needed the |

@Burgi no, unfortunately.

Burgi

@Bob shrug i like thinkpads

Bob

@Burgi have you had one from the last 5 years?

The E-series are basically consumer-class. in build quality anyway

some T-series are apparently still decent

but also maybe not depending on which particular model

djsmiley2k

Anyone else experienced outlook asking for the password simply because the response to the server is slow?

Burgi

@Bob no

Bob

9:41 AM

@Burgi when was your last?

Burgi

@Rahul2001 make, model and colour of the car?

Bob

you probably caught the tail end of proper IBM thinkpads

bertieb

@djsmiley2k There was an answer to a similar-ish Q in the review queue the other day which said it asked for a password because of a backdoor Chinese MITM attack (lenovo laptop)

Burgi

@Bob possibly

Rahul2001

@Burgi yes, but cops can't do much

Burgi

9:42 AM

@Rahul2001 hindistan ambassador in black and yellow? ;)

@Bob i remember reading reviews about the carbon x1 and thinking "man i wish i could buy one"

Rahul2001

lol, no

bertieb

@djsmiley2k NVM, was OWA on a Chromebook, not Outlook

Burgi

my mistake, it was in the footer

satibel

I have a weird case:
we can't connect to the internet nor the router (but the lan is fine.) for about 5 minutes each day, then it goes back to normal, anyone has an idea to what could be causing that?
we already replaced the router and did a reset on it.

Burgi

@satibel speak to your ISP?

bertieb

9:47 AM

Wireless?

Animesh Ashish

@Bur

@Burgi Thanks

satibel

ISP says nothing is wrong on their side.

DavidPostill

@satibel At the same time every day?

bertieb

ISTR a story (jargon file-related? bash.org?) of someone's wireless cutting out at the same time each day because of a nearby boat at naval base doing radar test or such

satibel

@DavidPostill more or less 1hour.

DavidPostill

9:51 AM

@satibel DHCP renewal going wrong? Does your public IP address change?

satibel

@DavidPostill it's a fixed IP, and my pc is configured as static IP with google DNS (and still has the problems)

could a pc connected to both wifi and cable be able to cause a loop?

DavidPostill

@satibel No idea. I never do that.

Rahul2001

Okay, bear with me here

satibel

Right now the solution is : xkcd.com/1822.

djsmiley2k

@satibel so many things to test

different router

different devices on network

even though you're on a 'static' ip how is it assigned to the router? it can still be via dhcp

Rahul2001

9:56 AM

rb.exe gives me the output postText=hi. I need to set postText as a variable. rb.exe | set /p isn't working. What do I do?

Burgi

@satibel run something like pingdom to your static address to check the stability

djsmiley2k

If so, and the lease is 24 hours.... how long does the renewal take? is it ~5 minutes?

Is there any powerline devices? Is there microwaves only affecting the wifi? Is there another device on a shared socket causing some weird kind of power fluxuation

Is your ISP lying?

Burgi

exactly hence pingdom

satibel

oh, caught my culprit, time since up for the box is 00h27m34s

Rahul2001

@DavidPostill Does the Uncle have a solution? ;p

tereško

10:00 AM

@Burgi that sounds like robbery

djsmiley2k

errr

Rahul2001

@DavidPostill hm

djsmiley2k

yeah that's terribad price

tereško

we have 3 (or maybe 4) mobile providers and all of them provide unlimited data (at slightly different prices, but it all evens out at ~20€/mo for "unlimited everything" plans)

DavidPostill

224

A: Windows batch assign output of a program to a variable

One way is: application arg0 arg1 > temp.txt set /p VAR=<temp.txt Another is: for /f %%i in ('application arg0 arg1') do set VAR=%%i Note that the first % in %%i is used to escape the % after it and is needed when using the above code in a batch file rather than on the command line. Imagine...

djsmiley2k

10:02 AM

not quite as cheap here, but still cheap enough you can pick something up to give you data

DavidPostill

61

Q: How to set commands output as a variable in a batch file

Is it possible to set a statement's output of a batch file to a variable, for example: findstr testing > %VARIABLE% echo %VARIABLE%

windows batch-file

The Old New Thing : Reading the output of a command into a batch file variable

Rahul2001

@DavidPostill looks like my short and concise problem example failed :( Here's an elaboration:

The following is a batch file:

@echo off
:main
(type index.html) | nc -w 1 -l -p 80 | findstr "postText"
goto :main

This usually gives me an output like postText=hi, every time that the command is run

I need to set a variable with the value as whatever the first command gives me (in this case, hi)

Burgi

@tereško good free wifi was pretty widely available so it didn't really bother me

Rahul2001

How do I go about doing this?

tereško

lol

"free wifi"

you pay for it in the risk, that comes with sending your data in open

DavidPostill

10:11 AM

@Rahul2001 So if you echo postText=hi you want to get the hi into a variable?

Rahul2001

@DavidPostill exactly

DavidPostill

@Rahul2001 Give me some time. The = makes it tricky and I can't remember the workaround of the top of my head.

Rahul2001

@DavidPostill Sure, thanks a ton :)

Burgi

@Rahul2001 has the arm made your GF pour sympathy on you?

Rahul2001

@Burgi She was concerned and worried, yes, but I'm not sure if she "poured sympathy"... She's currently on a birding trip to a national park

Burgi

10:16 AM

@tereško i wasn't doing any banking

@Rahul2001 you mean she hasn't been round to cook you food and make you drinks?

Rahul2001

@Burgi She's currently on a birding trip to a national park

satibel

@tereško and badly protected hotspots which check if the username and passwords matches [A-Za-z0-9@.]* before giving them to a bash script. x)

djsmiley2k

lul lul lul

clients getting pentested

they got no security around password resets via the phone

Pretty sure yesterday they failed for that.

satibel

10:38 AM

DEFCON 20: Owning Bad Guys {And Mafia} With Javascript Botnets

►

free proxies ^

djsmiley2k

nuke : superuser.com/questions/1198604/word-2016-source-code-access

@DavidPostill your first nuke if you want?

user226528

Seems like it deserves a nuke.

DavidPostill

@djsmiley2k Hmm. It's not really spam. Off-topic though.

djsmiley2k

yah

user226528

@DavidPostill The offer of generous reward makes me think it is for a malicious purpose.

djsmiley2k

10:48 AM

i flagged as off topic, not in scope

DavidPostill

@Rahul2001 Try this:

djsmiley2k

@FleetCommand oh yes, it's trying to submit course work

DavidPostill

@echo off
setlocal
for /f "delims== tokens=1,2" %%a in ('rb.exe') do (
  set _var=%%b
  echo %_var%
  )
endlocal

user226528

Huh?

user226528

Yeah. I did too.

Journeyman Geek

10:52 AM

lol

Beating turnitin is easy

Just write the damned assignment yourself

Rahul2001

@DavidPostill Thanks! I gtg now, will try later in the evening.

Burgi

@JourneymanGeek thats what i said

Journeyman Geek

I mean literally

Paraphrasing goes a long way, and its going to be odd copy pasting stuff and getting it to flow

satibel

"It's easy, just change the content of the word document to something that is not plagiarized."
might I?

DavidPostill

lol. she also posted on bleepingcomputer.

> PS: email me at amelia.trisco@gmail.com - when you think you may have a solution/are a guest and cannot reply to this thread

Burgi

10:58 AM

brilliant... a customers website is blacklisted

satibel

@Burgi by what?

Journeyman Geek

Ah!

Reading the article she posted...

it ends with

> Building a startup to eliminate Turnitin's issues

Should you be interested in my new project TINT (Tint Is Not Turnitin, provisional name), please contact me on https://angel.co/tint-is-not-turnitin only.

Burgi

@JourneymanGeek that url is 404

satibel

@JourneymanGeek 404 not found

djsmiley2k

that link goes no where...

:D

satibel

11:00 AM

jinx?

Journeyman Geek

linkedin.com/pulse/…

this?

Burgi

@satibel mcafee site advisor

Journeyman Geek

OH

OHHHHHH

beats me

djsmiley2k

@Burgi lololol

satibel

@Burgi are they offering downloads or spamming?

Oliver Salzburg

11:04 AM

1

Q: Windows 10 Transperent Icons White Background

I've noticed that icons that are supposed to have a transperent background have a white background instead. I've tried rebuilding the thumbnail/icon cache, tried sfc /scannow, tried in-place upgrade install, nothing has helped. Please help!!!

windows-10 icons

How am I still the only guy who upvoted that? :(

Burgi

@satibel downloads

djsmiley2k

@OliverSalzburg because themes

satibel

@Burgi might be why then.

Burgi

only pdfs

Oliver Salzburg

@djsmiley2k Has nothing to do with themes

Or are you implying that everyone else is using them? :D

djsmiley2k

11:08 AM

@OliverSalzburg I'd test using different formats for the desktop image for example

and can you turn aero off in 10?

Burgi

aero isn't in W10

its metro

Oliver Salzburg

@djsmiley2k Desktop image?

djsmiley2k

Is it just a flat colour?

i can't tell from the very small screenshot

Tho I've seen this before in XP, 7,...

Oliver Salzburg

This is my task bar

satibel

@Burgi full name: metrosexual fruitcake.

Oliver Salzburg

11:10 AM

You can see the issue with Edge and the Settings

Flat white background instead of transparent

djsmiley2k

ok so it's just two icons

which are both part of windows...

Oliver Salzburg

Yeah, just the Windows applications

djsmiley2k

so I think it's the windows icon theme

Oliver Salzburg

I read a suggestion somewhere that it is due to having upgraded to Windows 10

And, guess what, a reinstall "fixes" it

Upgraded as opposed to a fresh install

djsmiley2k

1

Q: Issue in Windows 10 with lack of icon transparency for System icons

Just started using Windows 10 and I'm seeing that system icons are not transparent and instead I'm seeing the white and grey placeholder background (chequerboard) you usually see to indicate a background is transparent. Other icons such as the Chrome icon are unaffected by this issue. Does an...

windows windows-10 icons transparency

:o

As noted in the comments it appears Windows may have a hidden cache for HiDPI modes that does not get cleared implicitly with a cache clear. Changing your DPI settings to 100% and then back again should fix this.

You messing with DPI?

Also, png's stopped opening in windows picture viewer for me

but I've not noticed the icon issue

Oliver Salzburg

11:13 AM

@djsmiley2k Let me check that

@djsmiley2k Nope

Interesting. When I scale up, I can see that the Settings actually gets a checkerboard background as well. And Edge will have a black background

djsmiley2k

heh

i've just noticed I got a different bug tho

Oliver Salzburg

Scaling back down doesn't reset it though

djsmiley2k

you've fried sfc?

tried*

Burgi

southern fried chicken?

Oliver Salzburg

You're the man!

I uninstalled SageThumbs, just to be sure :P

Then I did that DPI switch you suggested

But now it's actually back to the broken icons again :D

djsmiley2k

11:23 AM

BOOM

D:

wait, so is it fixed or not?

I WANT ALL THE REPS

Oliver Salzburg

It didn't

It seems to only temporarily show the working icons from the higher DPI until it reverts to the broken cached ones

djsmiley2k

set to higher dpi

clear and regen cache

set dpi lower again

Michael Kor, Australia

1 1

development web-development

spammer.

Journeyman Geek

Not any more

djsmiley2k

=D

I mean seriously, how retarded...

Oliver Salzburg

@djsmiley2k How would you suggest clearing it?

Bob

11:31 AM

@JourneymanGeek See: how I write -_-

Well, it depends.

If it's a generic research/report thing... yea, a couple cited quotes, paraphrase/summarise the rest. That's exactly what you're meant to do!

If it's writing about something you did/discovered, then ... more original work should be done.

Oliver Salzburg

So annoying. I reboot, system comes up with correct icons. At some point there is a "wave" going through the taskbar, replacing all icons. And that replaces the correct icons with those with broken background

Obviously, I need a couple 4K displays and just run higher DPI

satibel

@OliverSalzburg throw more dots

Journeyman Geek

@OliverSalzburg yes

satibel

youtu.be/HtvIYRrgZ04?t=1m52s for reference

Oliver Salzburg

Sweet, now I have more icon issues...