Root Access

Sathya

3:56 AM

morning

Psycogeek

4:45 AM

@Sathya you either didnt sleep long, or i have been up Waaaay to long :-)

Sathya

@Psycogeek latter ;)

Psycogeek

@Sathya Got a question for you, now that i can edit, If one stupid word is unreadable in a post, changing that one word, is not really a good editing? if the post also needs other help?

Sathya

5:00 AM

@Psycogeek if the post needs other help, then edit all at once. If there's nothing else to change, the single change is good enough, if it makes the post better.

Psycogeek

@Sathya Ok, I think that was stated before in meta. When reading I see one Whrong :-) spelled word, and think "i can fix that" then I look at the whole edit job, and think "better leave it up to the experts" (-:

Sathya

5:23 AM

@Psycogeek no, no, if you can think you can fix that, go edit

William Hilsum

6:38 AM

@Incognito Firewall? That is the most common problem I see - if doing this within a lan, use the local ip - if doing it outside, use the internet ip and remember to forward ipsec and ltpt... also, try to use windows or something else for connecting and see what happens (if using standard protocol) as it can do a lot of logging

Journeyman Geek

8:18 AM

ugh

the internet is doing an insufficiently good job keeping me amused for a monday afternoon

Psycogeek

@JourneymanGeek did you figure out the secret of the Uniclip? umm, the Clipicorn?

Journeyman Geek

lol

is there a secret?

Psycogeek

@JourneymanGeek That is what they say, that only 1/2 of it is discovered? some easter egg (hidden secret)

Journeyman Geek

that might be a april fools day joke too ;p

Psycogeek

8:34 AM

@JourneymanGeek Ahhh, wize one. I was thinking maby is it some call to clippy? some secret text? but who is gonna type in random junk into a chat room to find out. I already do enough of that :-)

@clippy Need help now

nuthin.

Journeyman Geek

also, the clipycorn seems network wide ;p

Psycogeek

I dont visit the other places, Except during the bi-annual migration. they didnt have a clippy?

Journeyman Geek

SF had it

Psycogeek

@JourneymanGeek it is monday? did the job come?

Journeyman Geek

guy hasn't called me back, and i have school today

so i forgot

probably calling him back tommorrow

Sathya

9:58 AM

225 drop in rep for @HackToHell - soon

Tom Wijsman

10:13 AM

@Sathya: So you are only deleting his answer? (hope)

Incognito

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Q: Unable to connect to OpenVPN server

I'm trying to get a working setup of OpenVPN on my VM and authenticate into it from a client. I'm not sure but it looks to me like it's socket related, as it's not set to LISTEN, and localhost seems wrong. I've never set up VPN before. # netstat -tulpn | grep vpn Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Addre...

Sathya

10:43 AM

@TomWijsman all of it

Tom Wijsman

@Sathya nooooooooooooooo.com

Sathya

Tom Wijsman

@Sathya: If you do, I have to get past your again... :(

Sathya

Tom Wijsman

@Sathya Well, now I have one more useful flag instead. :)

Sathya

10:58 AM

@TomWijsman some one has beaten you to it..

For posterity's sake - Fishy Question is now saved to PDF

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Oliver Salzburg

12:43 PM

0

Q: Finding torrents with spesific subtitles

Say I want a film in original language (English) with specific subtitles (French). How can I search for such torrents or combinations of downloads? (Specific combinations of spoken language and subtitles). I know subtitles are often distributed separately, but I don't know how common it is, or ...

file-sharing bittorrent subtitles utorrent movies

Seriously?

We need a piracy tag

Journeyman Geek

1:36 PM

hmm

superuser.com/questions/407607/… prowebmasters or webapps.se?

Iain

anyne got any preference for a bootable image I can use to tidy up a widows pc ?

HackToHell

@Sathya NOOOOO !!!

Was gloating abt 1k rep :'(

Journeyman Geek

1:52 PM

@Iain: viruses or other things?

Ivo Flipse

2:23 PM

What kind of house do you live in @Aarthi?

I mean, does it need to cover an apartment or an entire home?

Aarthi

@IvoFlipse <500sqft apartment

but there will likely be lots of routers nearby

Ivo Flipse

right... ft :S

If that's the case, make sure it has 5ghz (dual channel) too

Aarthi

nodnod

Ivo Flipse

because not a lot of people have 5Ghz, so you'll have less interference

BUT it also has a smaller range, or at least goes through walls less wall than regular 2.4 Ghz wifi

but given that its dual channel, you don't have to pick, you simply have both :)

what devices would it need to power?

Aarthi

@IvoFlipse Hmm.

Laptop, cell phone, tablet, and possibly a game console

Ivo Flipse

2:26 PM

I mean, do you have like an xbox/ps3 to stream to the tv (wireless or not), a bunch of computers

Aarthi

I'm streaming media on almost all the devices

Ivo Flipse

right, well the first three will take whatever you have

Aarthi

true. I don't own the console yet (I'm in the market for one)

Ivo Flipse

ok, so at least it should make streaming easy, though I reckon they all won't give any problems

Aarthi

that's the problem with my current router; too much streaming (skype, youtube, internet radio) and it will just crash

Ivo Flipse

2:28 PM

@Aarthi How old is that one?

@Aarthi If you get an xbox, you can easily drop your current streaming device

though you'd probably need xbox live gold, which will cost you extra money

Aarthi

@IvoFlipse Current router is ~5 years old.

Ivo Flipse

@Aarthi voila, any upgrade would be better than that

Iain

@JourneymanGeek just files/defrag etc - it's a friends old PC - it may be easier to reinstall everything

Ivo Flipse

and if it'll last another 5 years, then its a bargain

Aarthi

@IvoFlipse exactly, that's what i'm hoping will happen, which is why price isn't as much of a concern for me, though I don't want to overpay

Journeyman Geek

2:29 PM

@Iain: livecd , get files off, rebuild

Ivo Flipse

@Aarthi If you get a cheaper one, you'll simply replace it a bit sooner

Journeyman Geek

if its a simple refresh, jkdefrag occationally does miracles on a 'slow' system you want to put off reinstalling

Iain

@JourneymanGeek that will probably be the easiest if sh knows which files she wants

Journeyman Geek

then, ccleaner for a little bit of cleanup

and uninstall crap

Aarthi

@IvoFlipse I'm leaning towards this ASUS one: amzn.com/B0049YQVHE

Ivo Flipse

2:31 PM

@Aarthi Linksys E4200 Maximum Performance Wireless-N Router <== that's a good one (apparently)

Aarthi

ooo

Ivo Flipse

My biggest problem with Asus would be, that its not really a router company

Aarthi

@IvoFlipse True; they're computer parts specifically, iirc.

i'd buy an ASUS netbook without question, probably.

Ivo Flipse

but the reviews are positive though

I'd just go for it, it sounds good enough

Aarthi

:D woo! plus, if it breaks, I return it and get the Cisco one. no harm, no foul

Thank you, Ivo! :D

Ivo Flipse

2:33 PM

Ah I looked up a review on one of my favorite sites

Aarthi

Oh?

Ivo Flipse

and they gave another Asus model a gold recommendation, they don't do that easily

slightly different model, but I'm sure it'll be true for either

Aarthi

I'm sold.

:D

Ivo Flipse

So pick whichever is A: cheapest. B: supports DD-WRT or Tomato

and it seems RT-N56U is supported

so you're good to go

Aarthi

\o/ yay!

Ivo Flipse

2:35 PM

it helps to buy it at a 'local' store if possible, that when its not supported, you might be able to return it

with Amazon, that's a bit harder

@Aarthi glad to have been of service

Aarthi

hmm. I can hit up the best buy by my apartment tonight, check if it's there.

Ivo Flipse

and if you run into any problems during installation, ask those on SU ;)

Aarthi

hahaha will do

slash, i'll run into this chatroom begging for help

from my mobile phone

since i won't have internet

:b No but seriously -- much obliged. :D

Ivo Flipse

@Aarthi You can always stick your old one back in :P

or tether to your laptop

what phone do you have?

Aarthi

Samsung Captivate Glide -- here

amzn.com/B0068PZ4IE

I actually really like it.

I've had it for about 3 months now

Ivo Flipse

2:39 PM

running Android right?

Aarthi

the hardware keyboard is great when I'm tired, the touchscreen is nice and responsive even with the protective shield, and call quality is solid

yep!

I don't really like iOS myself

not my preferred interface.

Ivo Flipse

I'd prefer a hardware keyboard too, I suck at software keyboards

Well it should support wifi tethering, so if you don't have a connection, at least you can chat on your laptop :P

Aarthi

hahaha

you're right -- I should just hardline into my laptop from the router directly

Ivo Flipse

@Aarthi That too

because its a nightmare to set it up without a direct connection

Aarthi

truth. glad I have like 4 extra ethernet cords. my father's over-preparedness comes in handy

HackToHell

2:52 PM

Can anyone else post their SMART data, wanna see how good my HDD is ?

Tom Wijsman

@HackToHell I could troll you by placing my SSD SMART data here, would've done so yesterday. :P

HackToHell

@TomWijsman ;p HDD !

Mac book pro ?

Why?

Why why ?

Why Mac book pro?

2:55 PM

Cause it's got an SSD built in and geeks seem to like it

Tom Wijsman

@HackToHell Got SSD + HDD.

HackToHell

And how do my values compare with yours ?

sucky or better

Tom Wijsman

HackToHell

Ok thanks .. now to compare

Tom Wijsman

@HackToHell Read error rate is slightly higher, but what would you expect when I used it 10x as much... :P

Other than that, still quite stable if it only differs by that small bit.

HackToHell

3:01 PM

@TomWijsman lol That drive is gonna die fast in your hands

So my HDD is in good condition

phew

Tom Wijsman

Yeah.

HackToHell

Need an new HDD though 500gigs is not enough... but I will save it for college

HackToHell

3:16 PM

@Sathya Deleting that question did not remove my badges ;p ;p ;p ;p superuser.com/badges/19/enlightened?userid=71027

Sathya

@HackToHell yeah, that's by design

HackToHell

;) nice !!

Journeyman Geek

chuckles

so thats what mini crowbars are useful for ;)

HackToHell

3:31 PM

lol I stole your crowbar

Still remotely sad that rep became an joke

@TomWijsman superuser.com/questions/407641/… That nt!, is it from Native API?

Sathya

taking wtf to whole new levels

HackToHell

totally freaky

Tom Wijsman

@HackToHell Windows API, residing in files like kernel32.dll etc...

@HackToHell: Placed an answer on that one.

HackToHell

@TomWijsman But according to wikipedia it's Native API en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_API

@TomWijsman You are a mad hacker ;p

studiohack

3:53 PM

@Sathya yowsers man

Yo RA

Tom Wijsman

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A: Altering specific configuration values in the On-Screen Keyboard of Windows 7

Where in the code does it find our key? Using Process Monitor, digging into the for the ETL event reading out that value stack trace gives us: "Frame","Module","Location","Address","Path" ... "3","ntdll.dll","NtQueryValueKey + 0xa","0x7fbce17344a","C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll" "4","KERNELBASE...

HackToHell

@TomWijsman You are trolling me with your knowledge ;p

Tom Wijsman

@HackToHell But... Your name... It should not be rocket science for you.

HackToHell

@TomWijsman It's supposed to be catchy, "Do not judge a book by it's cover" applies both ways ;p

Tom Wijsman

:D

HackToHell

4:03 PM

I am 17, you are 22, gimme a break, besides I know basssiiiccc Olly.

KronoS

amazon.com/gp/feature.html/…

BTW anyone looking for a SD card, Amazon is doing a huge sale on SanDisk

Sathya

4:26 PM

@studiohack howdy.

Oliver Salzburg

4:37 PM

@Sathya How did you make that screenshot?

Sathya

@OliverSalzburg I use an extension called Explain and Send screenshots, it's very nice & awesome!

Oliver Salzburg

@Sathya Neat! Thanks :D

Sathya

@OliverSalzburg welcome! Been using it for over a year! Probably the only paid extension that I have! (it's free, you'll have to pay to remove the header & footer, but I paid since it was worth it - use it extensively on SE)

Tom Wijsman

5:52 PM

Quick responses. :)

I wonder if this downward trend is concerning or if it's more a consequence of more and more users...

Source of above Super User statistics: hewgill.com/~greg/stackoverflow/super_user/stats.html

Sathya

oh dear lord.

►

Tom Wijsman

Super User statistics, showing how Vista wasn't really much adapted and that people still try to stcik with XP.

Sathya

(cc @HackToHell @JourneymanGeek)

Tom Wijsman

@Sathya Clicking through it, what the...

Like the spike the day the developer preview was released.

Seems they are pretty equal.

service-rec, hmm...

Oliver Salzburg

8:31 PM

Yay. Raspberry Pi preordered :D

Tom Wijsman

9:19 PM

Bypassed Sathya and Dennis, again... hides questions and answers

Tom Wijsman

9:51 PM

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Q: How to remove SECURED protection from a PDF file

If you know the password - then can remove it in Adobe Acrobat. If you do not then a good work around has two steps - assuming that you have Microsoft XPS document writer installed as a printer. 1) print the file to XPS format. 2) Open and print the XPS file to PDF format with Adobe Acrobat or ...

pdf

Answer instead of question. :(

Luke

@TomWijsman Nice...

Tom Wijsman

10:06 PM

0

A: PHP Input Output is stuck?

1 is the first value from the first row from your table.

Stating the obvious. :D

Psycogeek

10:24 PM

@TomWijsman a how to, i believe there are some "password protected PDF" questions, it possibly could be sent to?

It probably would be considered "workaround" also, as many aspects of the original might not be maintained.

Tom Wijsman

@Psycogeek: Should just be deleted, imo...

Psycogeek

@TomWijsman then where is it when i need to follow it :-)

Tom Wijsman

@Psycogeek At 10k reputation.

Psycogeek

@TomWijsman thats a 1% solution :-)

maby there is a question. (if i look closer) "but the XPS route will work and results in acceptable quality." . . . . How do i print it so it does not look like crap?

Here is a question, it might fit onto

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Q: print a print-protected PDF file

I have a 70+ pages PDF file that is protected so it can not be printed by standard tools like Acrobat Reader etc. Is there a way ho I can have this printed out? Preferably except GhostScript if possible, if not, GS solution is also welcome :)

pdf printing pdf-reader

lol, cant print to xps

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Q: Is there a way to unlock PDF documents?

I realize most PDF documents are locked for a reason, but I spend several hours a week editing datasheets provided directly from my vendors to be sent to customers. Obviously it's very annoying and somewhat of a show-stopper when I download a datasheet in PDF format, then I am not able to draw bo...

windows pdf print-to-pdf pdf-unlocking

being able to alter edit locked docs, but this doesnt fix that either, because it doesnt maintain editable format

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Q: Is it true that strongly-password-protected PDF can be cracked?

I want to protect my PDF with a strong password. But I heard that it can be cracked. Is it true that strongly-password-protected PDF can be cracked? Edit: This is my real scenario. I want to sell my ebooks on the web. Recently there are many sites that shares ebooks. I don't want it to hap...