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Ber

00:40

Hey guys, how long do you think CHKDSK /r /f will take to run on an 500GB ssd (with ~150GB free)? Should I wait to do it over night or will it just take ~30 minutes? Thanks

allquixotic

@Ber depends on your CPU, RAM size/speed, quality of the SSD, whether it's SATA or NVMe, and the efficiency of the chkdsk algorithm

bwDraco

meow.

allquixotic

if you're not doing a full surface scan it should be done in less than an hour, probably

Journeyman Geek

boingboing.net/2017/11/26/chinas-bike-sharing-bubble.html

I like how the bikes are somehow colour coded.

(also, not a fan of the "drop it off anywhere" bike sharing schemes but that's another story)

Ber

@allquixotic Its a laptop with i7 7700 (two cores), 8gb ram, SATA, (running win 10 chkdsk)

bwDraco

00:55

7700? Check the model number.

That does not appear to be a complete model number.

Are you sure this is a dual-core processor? I'm guessing you meant "i7-7700HQ", which is 4C/8T.

Ber

@bwDraco Woops, I mis-remembered. I just checked, and its actually a i7 6600U (at 2.6 ghz)

bwDraco

Oh, okay. That makes more sense.

Ber

@bwDraco yeah i WISH it was 4c/8t

bwDraco

This should be a pretty fast processor nonetheless, as laptop CPUs go.

@Ber Nod.

8th generation mobile Core processors (Kaby Lake Refresh) are available in up to 4C/8T at the same lower power consumption as the more common 2C/4T mobile processors.

But that's new stuff that Intel's coming out with to tackle some stiff competition from AMD with their Ryzen Mobile (Raven Ridge) processors.

All of these parts are specified for 15W operation.

So... it shouldn't take an excessive amount to complete. On SSD-based machines, CHKDSK is typically CPU-bound, but it still shouldn't take more than an hour, and probably less.

Ber

@bwDraco sweet, good to know it wont take too long

Journeyman Geek

01:08

hm.

I am debating buying a TS 100

banggood.com/… (fairly cheap, very fancy soldering iron)

Michael Frank

That looks like a poorly reskinned AliExpress. o.o

It reminds me of the time a Chinese company put up a webstore that looked identical to our own online store.

They'd ripped the entire thing off, except they added in a bunch of actually useful features.

It might take a while to get through to Apple on the phone, but they're very efficient once they pick up.

Journeyman Geek

banggod is somewhat reputable

Michael Frank

01:24

That stock photo looks like the model is holding the hot bit...

Journeyman Geek

for once. no

tho the smoke and lack of solder concerns me

but ugh

my cheap and cheerful soldering irons have worked well so far

also I kinda have very messy tools, and only solder a few times a year

Michael Frank

I should get an electric iron as some point. My current one just runs off butane.

Journeyman Geek

0_0

@MichaelFrank the advantage with something like this is you can set temperatures (like with a proper soldering station)

Michael Frank

Exactly!

Journeyman Geek

and with this model, you can actually upgrade the firmware to... play tetris.

I kid, more finegraned temperature controls

Michael Frank

01:33

That sounds... useful.

Journeyman Geek

unlike their other product....

banggood.com/…

this. Is the most overengineered screwdriver I have ever seen

blah

I am trying to talk myself out of ordering one.

Michael Frank

I could pretend to be the Doctor with that...

Journeyman Geek

lol

Damnit mr frank. TALK OUT OF. NOT TALK INTO.

Michael Frank

I wonder if it has a speaker... if you can customise the firmware, you could probably give it the signature 'sound'... ;)

Journeyman Geek

lol

.....

You sir. Are making a good arguement for bad ideas.

Michael Frank

01:40

Okay, so it's $130NZD. I'd rather get a quality set of manual screwdrivers. Like this!

Journeyman Geek

(also I'm half certain none of my existing, and very excellent ifixit bits will work on that)

lol

those are precision screws

Michael Frank

Although I'd really prefer an Impacta with a torx bit on it...

Journeyman Geek

ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Pro-Tech-Toolkit/IF145-307-4

@MichaelFrank 0_0

Michael Frank

Oooh yea, that's a nice looking kit.

Journeyman Geek

That , a common cheap bit driver (for when the electric is out of batteries) and my black and decker electric screwdriver's basically got me covered for everything.

Bob

02:31

hm

Michael Frank

03:06

hmm... user has developed a sudden issue when opening pdfs with editable fields.

They no longer display anything in them until she hovers or clicks on them.

allquixotic

03:17

@MichaelFrank try a PC restart

then try checking for updates, sfc /scannow, check for PDF reader updates, and lastly, GPU driver

Michael Frank

Yea, the internet seems to think this is solely cause by Preview.app on a Mac...

allquixotic

03:30

oh you didn't mention Mac

does it work in Adobe?

Michael Frank

Sorry - this isn't a Mac.

But my quick search online pointed to it being an issues when the pdf is filled out in Preview.

That isn't the case here though.

Journeyman Geek

06:02

lol

@Bob Fox's latest words of wisdom...

> you can customize literally everything with a text editor as long as you realize that you are going to be maintaining a fork from then on and i’m not going to answer your pleas for help. good luck, have fun.

XKCD

And arguably sunspots, on rare occasions. But even if they count, it takes ideal conditions and you might hurt your eyes.

Journeyman Geek

06:30

hackaday.com/2017/11/26/a-tempest-in-a-dongle

this seems neat, especially if it'll work on the 20 dollar SDRs. I wonder if multiple monitors would mitigate that by making more noise ;p

Journeyman Geek

06:42

well or the fact that you literally need the antenna at "peep over the screen" range

Journeyman Geek

07:30

DiResta 57 New Tools!

►

this seems cool

also ridiculous in the best way

yode

08:08

(ls *)|?{$_.name.length}

Do anybody know why this code don't work in my this post?

yode

08:45

@Bob I find you post here

Just one complaint, the size cannot use the unit samrtable..

Such as GB, MB or KB

djsmiley2k

> Noise Margin: 0.0 dB

I don't even...

Journeyman Geek

@yode there are many bobs

@djsmiley2k sound reproduction so clear you can hear the gibbering entities across the veil.

djsmiley2k

;)

This modem is screaming into the void.

I can't figure out if it's a bug or a true reading

I mean, we know already this line IS shocking, but.... that's incredible

yode

Ok, it make sense..

Burgi

09:04

morning

djsmiley2k

morning @Burgi

Bob

@yode wat. I've never seen that before.

Journeyman Geek

@Bob you are clearly the ONE BOB.

The bob who is, the bob who was and the bob who is to come.

rahuldottech

11:06

Hey

djsmiley2k

hi @rahuldottech

rahuldottech

@djsmiley2k How're you?

Burgi

some days you feel like you are dragging your face along the tarmac

rahuldottech

@Burgi most days

djsmiley2k

@Burgi all the days.

@rahuldottech not bad, got a load on at work, which is urgh :P

djsmiley2k

11:31

wtf cisco these screws are so tight.

Y u do this

Journeyman Geek

11:44

@djsmiley2k twss

djsmiley2k

:D

one screw was .... well urgh tight

> *Nov 27 11:56:26.455: %SYS-6-BOOTTIME: Time taken to reboot after reload = 16950382 seconds

I think that maybe a bit wrong ;D

Journeyman Geek

12:24

superuser.com/questions/1272039/…

This looks interesting

@djsmiley2k TTWSS

Burgi

yeah but hmc will steal the bounty with a vague answer

djsmiley2k

12:39

he doesn't say what paging file size has set

doesi t not use the paging file for stuff like this

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi naw, I'd downvote it

djsmiley2k

if you put a bounty on someone elses question, who 'rewards' the bounty?

Journeyman Geek

The bounty awarder, not the OP

I'd actually use aibobot there

djsmiley2k

k :)

djsmiley2k

12:59

/me wibbles

@JourneymanGeek I'd wonder if @BenN knows anything about that tho...

It's the kind of thing he seems to know :D

Journeyman Geek

@djsmiley2k or @Bob or @allquixotic ;p

djsmiley2k

> MaxCmds
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters\MaxCmds
Applies to Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
The default is 15. This parameter limits the number of outstanding requests on a session. Increasing the value can use more memory, but it can improve performance by enabling a deeper request pipeline. Increasing the value in conjunction with MaxMpxCt can also eliminate errors that are encountered due to large numbers of outstanding long-term file requests, such as FindFirstChangeNotification calls.…

or me

:D

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/…

Burgi

anyone else having issues loading dilbert.com?

djsmiley2k

nope

get a better provider already :d

Journeyman Geek

works for meeeeee

Burgi

13:07

fracking sophos

Journeyman Geek

lol

djsmiley2k

see

:D

I wonder how many man hours you spend fighting crap

Burgi

djsmiley2k

502 bad gateway?

you're a webdev

you should know this.

Journeyman Geek

reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/7fsegk/…

could be worse

djsmiley2k

13:13

lol

they appear to have not relaised, sometimes the managers implement metrics like that, to prove they need said headcount.

'We have 800 tickets to process, we need all the people!'

that said, managers ;D

Journeyman Geek

lol

"We think your work performance isn't good enough cause you wear short sleeves to work"

"whut?"

djsmiley2k

nod.

Journeyman Geek

@djsmiley2k if people are faking metrics to meet metrics...

Burgi

OMFG! WHY U MAKE ME GOOGLE LOLICON?????

djsmiley2k

you googled it....

never google anything containing 'loli'

Burgi

13:17

i didn't know what it was

djsmiley2k

/me isn't sure what the 'con' bit asks

adds

I don't actually know what it is either

hense why I'm not googling it

Burgi

arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2017/10/…

> particularly as the car continues accelerating after I lift off the throttle

wtf???

djsmiley2k

Rocket car?

> I would have to take my foot off the throttle at 130mph as it then carries on accelerating for another two seconds.

haha

Burgi

i like speed but i don't think I could do something like that

@BenN are Microsoft employing cows now?

Journeyman Geek

13:33

@Burgi funny thing that... I didn't dare

Burgi

luckily no-one was near my desk

Bob

@JourneymanGeek idk about built-in but PrimoCache should do it

@Burgi ...wait. who? why? what?

Journeyman Geek

35 mins ago, by Journeyman Geek

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/7fsegk/updatehelp_i_found_a_way_to_de‌al_with_terrible/?st=jai7ocp5&sh=f655f238

Bob

13:58

o.O

Journeyman Geek

ya

djsmiley2k

14:26

lol

careful, do not search youtube for 'how to have' currently.... as it' possibly might return some concerning results.

Don't search youtube for 'how to have'...

Burgi

14:50

hang on, its based on your previous search history

from an incognito window

djsmiley2k

except when it's not apparently o_O

The AI upraising of our children is coming.

Burgi

i suspect what is happening is that people are searching for that phrase on YT kids

djsmiley2k

does yt kids not keep any history?

so you'd hit the 'default' searches?

Burgi

it probably shares its history

buzzfeed: reporting tomorrows daily mail headlines today!

djsmiley2k

\o/

Bob

15:20

@JourneymanGeek what was that audio test track? :P

c11o

16:11

how can I prevent an asker from following (in my opinion) wrong answers, while mine was down voted (I improved it afterwards) and lack of rep to even add comments?

rahuldottech

@c11o You cannot, really

At most you can leave a comment on your own answer or edit it to include why you think the other answers are incorrect

c11o

@rahuldottech ok, so I did what I could, thanks

yode

@BenN Hi guru. Do you use Linux?

Ben N

Afraid not, sorry

yode

Linux has a good option -h for show those size of file with a smart unit, such as GB,MB or KB automatically for better reading

But if I use (ls .\log.ico).Length, I just get a number result 78910 in Powershell

Actually I have made a ugly custom function today. I hope it can be improved and refined.

Ugly, but work

function fileSize(){
    $namemax=(((ls *)|%{$_.name.length})|measure -Maximum).Maximum
    if($args.Count -eq 0){
        $path=(pwd).path
    }
    else{
        $path=$args[0]
    }
    (ls $path)|foreach{if(([IO.FileInfo]($_.FullName)).Attributes -match 'Directory'){
        $len=(gci -File $_.FullName -r -fo -ea Silent|measure -s -p Length).Sum
        if($len -eq $NULL){
            $_.Name+" "*($namemax-($_.Name).Length) + ":"+"0 B"
        }
        else{
            if($len -gt 1024*1024*1024){

rahuldottech

18:21

FML

There's an OVH Black Friday offer

Which gives me an amazing VPS for a year at just $30

But my mother just won't pay for it

That Brazilian Guy

Ok, I need to buy bitcoin.

How do I buy bitcoin and then make a bitcoin purchase?

Do I need to have bitcoin software installed?

That Brazilian Guy

18:44

Ok, forget it, I think I found another solution.

Michael Frank

19:27

Jeez... You picked a poor time to need to buy Bitcoin.

That Brazilian Guy

Why?

Is the blockchain offline or something like that?

Michael Frank

Price is through the roof at the moment.

bwDraco

I tend to see bitcoin as a commodity rather than as a currency FWIW.

It's far too volatile to be usable for normal day-to-day transactions.

Mokubai

19:42

@bwDraco Aye, there's absolutely no way to have even the vaguest idea how much it's actually going to be worth when you need to spend it.

Ramhound

@c11o - You can always leave comments to your own answer. If your answer received downvotes then continue to improve it.

Bob

22:07

morn

Michael Frank

I wonder why you can't go up a level on a mapped drive with Windows... Like, your computer knows the server address, why can't it just change from X:\ to \\server\share1\ then traverse back up? thinking face

FML Cat

23:10

Type your message here

bwDraco

!!/e_thinking

ChatBot John Cavil

@bwDraco 🤔

Bob

servethehome.com/…

Hm.

bwDraco

23:26

EKWB's long-awaited modular liquid cooling system is finally here: ekwb.com/news/ek-mlc-phoenix

bwDraco

23:36

@Bob Yeah. Looks very application-dependent.

Intel still relies extensively on product differentiation to get folks to buy more expensive processors. AMD doesn't have this issue and can be much cheaper than comparable Intel parts, but their best isn't as good as Intel's best. Also, AMD's MCM design with Infinity Fabric has limitations that can hurt its performance on workloads that require lots of core-to-core communication.

We really don't have a clear winner. Which processor is better comes down to what you're trying to do with it.

Bob

23:53

@bwDraco Even "cheaper" is debatable.

> For anyone that is about to shout, “$9,800 of AMD EPYC beats $20,000 of Intel Xeon in SPECrate2017_fp_base” not so fast. 4x $1,900 Intel Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs are $7,600 and handily beat 2x AMD EPYC 7601’s

'course, then you have more sockets (...only an issue if not per-core licensing) and mobo requirements, but at the same time you're not really at a NUMA disadvantage considering AMD's architecture

> Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?

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