Root Access

djsmiley2k

18:08

@Hennes shrug

I skipped

Hennes

It is amazing that you need to edit the registry quite a lot as a mere mortal user when settings up your profile on a new computer.

allquixotic

@Hennes HKCU = ~/.gnome2/settings/blah? ;p

hkey current user is what it is though

djsmiley2k

it's not HCU tho is it?, it's HKCU?

Ben N

HKCU is the normal abbreviation

Hennes

Aye.

Ben N

18:17

HKU is a different key, HKEY_USERS, but HCU doesn't mean anything as far as I know

djsmiley2k

ok so my phone has finally booted again

it's going through 'preparing apps'

Doesn't that normally happen after an upgrade?!

But I'm running cyanogenmod... hwo did it upgrade o_O

or did I accidently delete the cache or something?

Android Dev

@djsmiley2k I have a CM on an old HP Touchpad and it always says "android is upgrading" on boot....

djsmiley2k

This only started happening today

first the power got dodgy, or so I thought

but now I think it was just not showing anything on the screen while 'updating'

Android Dev

You can use logcat to find out what it's doing

djsmiley2k

If I was at home, yus

it's preparing sheets, 76 of 119 apps... right now

allquixotic

18:27

@djsmiley2k right, it's HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the C++ code constants somewhere

Hive Key

Hennes

preparing sheets, app 118 out of 119. Out of power. Shutting down.

Never happened to me, but I am always scared that it might happen/

allquixotic

Windows Registry is just a filesystem with weird terminology
Hive = drive or mount point
Key = directory or folder

most of the default top level keys except for HKLM are symlinks, IIRC

HKCR (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT) is HKLM\something\Classes, where 'something' might be SOFTWARE but I forgot

@djsmiley2k is going to get afraid of asking questions in here when I write a page every time

djsmiley2k

@Hennes this is the first time I've actively seen it doing anything

the other times it booted to the unlock screen, then the screen went black and nothing.

107 of 119

Hennes

Only 12 more to go

djsmiley2k

119...

Hennes

18:35

120/119

121/119

djsmiley2k

@Hennes :D

Hennes

...

Reminds me of games where I scored 501 out of a maximum of 500 points

djsmiley2k

hehe

Once did that on a test, amusingly, my dad did the same thing when he was a school.

allquixotic

Bool, bool; I'm a school. I said bool-bool I'm a school.

That REDACTED Guy

@allquixotic ...of fish?

allquixotic

18:39

NO!

> ♦

Ben N

@allquixotic It's a merge of the HKLM version and the HKCU version

It gets super dicey when programs write the HKCR; where the change actually goes is governed by a complex set of rules

Hennes

Waves. Bed time.

Ben N

Night

That REDACTED Guy

@Hennes You sleep on the waves? OH NOES ANOTHER FISH!

allquixotic

Knish, knish. I'm a fish. I said knish-knish I'm a fish.

djsmiley2k

18:44

kar, kar, give me a star, I said kar-kar, givva star!

That REDACTED Guy

Hail, hail, I'm a whale

Ben N

2

djsmiley2k

mah phones still alive.

allquixotic

@djsmiley2k asks for a star -> the sun comes here and boils every lifeform on Earth's skin off before destroying the planet

djsmiley2k

I ACCIDENTLY THE SOLAR SYSTEM!

allquixotic

18:46

I am your solar system!

djsmiley2k

:O

That REDACTED Guy

The Beatles-Here comes the Sun.

►

djsmiley2k

19:24

0

Q: Asus eee password reset

I have an Asus Eee, the operating system is Linux based. I forgot the password but want to keep all the files. I found this http://blog.another-d-mention.ro/misc/eee-pc/reset-system-password-for-eeepc/ Do you believe every model of a linux version has BusyBox, the commands should work for every...

password-recovery

spammer?

allquixotic

@djsmiley2k possibly but the link doesn't strike me as an attack page, albeit outdated

djsmiley2k

I just figured they were a blogger wanting some views

allquixotic

20:12

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!

5

Caps lock

Caps Lock is a button on a computer keyboard that, when pressed, causes all letters to be generated in capitals until deactivated. It is located in the position of a similar Shift lock key (and sometimes a Ctrl key) found in some other keyboard layouts. It is usually a toggle key: each press reverses its action. Exactly what Caps Lock does depends on the operating system and driver, and the keyboard layout implemented. On non-IBM PC-compatible computers it may also depend on the keyboard hardware. Usually the effect is the same as pressing keys with the shift key depressed; letters are capitalised...

djsmiley2k

lol so this is fun.

got annoyed with DHCP clients not setting their IP to their DNS when it changes

eventually went 'screw it, I'll try and log in to DC1...

and i'm in.

Now, how can I tell if a DNS record was created by the DHCP server or not?

Ben N

Is this Windows DHCP and DNS?

djsmiley2k

yup

I see

if it's static there's no timestamp

So why on earth is it not updating with the new IP I wonder...

Ben N

Are all clients doing this, or only some?

djsmiley2k

20:36

only some

I think updates from this network are blocked or something

but if it's a 'new' ip, it works

Ben N

I think there's a checkbox in the network settings of the client that says "register this connection's address in DNS" or something along those lines

djsmiley2k

yup

that's enabled

i even tried disabling it and re-enablign it

It's almost like, it can't change the ip if it didn't originate from that network

this is the 2nd laptop we've had this issue with - it's when a laptop has been used out on the estate... then can't be connected internally... :/

Ben N

Might make a good SF question

Alas, I do not know the answer :/

Burgi

20:55

ugh the neighbours are back to parking terribly

Michael Frank

I park normally next to people that park terribly... it's funny when someone can't get in their car.

Burgi

sadly they have parked so badly that i can't get my car into the bay to do that

djsmiley2k

21:22

@MichaelFrank yup

@Burgi accidently nudge em?

like when people park in the parent + child space with no kid

i accidently park my car close

accidently smash my door into theirs

whoops, srry, c%£%wombles.

allquixotic

21:47

@djsmiley2k LOL

UNFORTUNATELY I'M NOT PROGRAMMING IN SQL OR COBOL TODAY; MY GROOVY/JAVA EDITOR DOESN'T LIKE THIS CODE :(

PUBLIC CLASS FOO { INT X; INT Y; PUBLIC STATIC VOID MAIN(STRING[] ARGS) { SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN("HI!"); } }

bwDraco

22:05

30 short of the rep cap with less than two hours to go.

Michael Frank

What's the fastest way to migrate 21 iphones to new iphones. :|

allquixotic

@MichaelFrank iTombs?

iShrooms?

iBiscuits?

Michael Frank

22:27

Turns out "Here's your new iphone, install iTunes and do a backup/restore." is a good option.

allquixotic

yup :)

djsmiley2k

why do i keep playing cod

Michael Frank

It'll be interesting when the remote reps come in... they probably won't bring their laptops.

djsmiley2k

so many lamers :(

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bwDraco

pcgamesn.com/rust/rust-refund-stats-sales-numbers

> "I put that down to people using the refund system as a demo," Newman tells me. "I think in the long run, people knowing the refund system is there probably gained us more sales than it lost us."

It probably also cut piracy rates.

##/taytaytaycat

I Am A Bot

22:40

bwDraco

> Rust has sold over 5.5 million units, after all.

Wow. Just wow.

This is an object lesson on how being nice to your customers is a Good Idea™.

Granted, it was EA that started this (Origin was the first digital distribution platform to allow refunds) but Valve deserves credit for doing this right.

Avery

@bwDraco it sold 5,509,983 copies

as of this second.

+-64k but meh

steamspy.com/app/252490

That REDACTED Guy

@Avery How does the number of owners float over time?

"Oh, we had a few players die so they don't count"

Avery

by float do you mean go down?

That REDACTED Guy

Yeah. Well, the numbers go up and down.

Up = new sales.
Down = ????

Avery

22:47

refunds.

That REDACTED Guy

There's been 40k refunds on a single day!!! (15/jun to 16/jun)

Avery

lol

sec

@ThatREDACTEDGuy store.steampowered.com/stats/support

check that backlog

214,126 refund requests were submitted yesterday

Also steamspy is mostly doing crazy maths to calculate stuff, so they all might not be refunds.

That REDACTED Guy

Avery

there's also this. Rust got 300k+ refunds to date.

That REDACTED Guy

WTF happened Jun 23? Steam sale started?

Avery

22:51

yup

That REDACTED Guy

Bob

@allquixotic kcare doesn't support deb9 yet

also, morning all

That REDACTED Guy

Not to me, thanks

Burgi

23:06

@Avery there is some attrition to banned accounts too

bwDraco

Use three Intel Optane Memory modules in RAID 0 for EXTREME performance!

Sequential I/O performance suffers a bit, but the low queue depth random I/O numbers are astronomically high.

Jan 7 '16 at 17:53, by bwDraco

Latency and IOPS at low queue depth are the main determinant of storage responsiveness in consumer environments.

...and this is precisely where Optane excels.

Avery

even 3557 is great

Bob

23:42

> It's one of those cases where a very distinct pattern emerges that tells a very sad software development story, a story of someone's brother’s cousin's aunt's dog doing a bit of web dev and offering to help out.

troyhunt.com/strawberrynet-privacy-insanity

@JourneymanGeek ^ :P

Journeyman Geek

DavidPostill

23:59

@Bob 0_0

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