While chatting about data recovery, an obscure filesystem has come up. It has a MBR partition ID (maybe?) — but while it appears in those ID tables there is never any indication of where it came from or where it is used. Some of them even suggest that this partition ID is only rumoured to exist.
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Usage Guidelines
The format for the system date and time is as follows:
mm dd yyyy hh mm ss
The time uses a 24-hour clock format. You cannot set the year earlier than **2003** or past 2036. You have
the choice of inputting the entire time/date string. If you provide one item at a time and press [Tab], the
screen prompts you for the next item. Press <cr> to complete the input.
Example
The following command configures a system date of February 15, **2002** and a system time of 8:42 AM
and 55 seconds:
'You can't set the date prior to 2003' 'This example sets the year to 2002'
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9:58 AM
Funny how there are website that still think preventing the right-click is an effective form of DRM.
user226528
Most of them don't prevent the context menu key on keyboard, or the long touch on a touch screen.
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And after all of these, Firefox still has the Page Info dialog box. Not to mention the F12 developer tools that every web browser has.
@FleetCommand I don't have to worry about this until June... :^)
@JourneymanGeek Not as much as Brazil, I bet!
> what they discovered on the government servers was a small mountain of copyrighted movies, music and games in several folders. These folders are available to the Senate’s staff and the senators themselves, including the senator pushing for tough legislation against pirates. (...) folders included many top-rated PC games. Movies didn’t escape either, with Hollywood movies such as Iron Man, a DVD screener copy of Gran Torino and Happy Feet, all available for download by those running the country.
if our FE guy comes out with some bullshit about GIT not working on OSX this afternoon he is in for a fucking HUGE shock tomorrow he turned up as I was typing this
We need more drama! Where's @rahuldottech and his girlfriends? And why no more untoward things didn't happen to @Burgi? If it keeps like this I might have to turn to soap operas...
@rahuldottech - offline due to exams, girls girls girls! @Burgi - Awaiting the moment he kills his FE (Front end) guy, has a very weird receptionist, and his CEO loves shopping at the Apple store. @djsmiley - Regularly lets his kids in the chat, and his cats - possibly both are the same thing @ThatBrazilianGuy - Works (haha!) for the goverment in Brazil, doesn't actually do anything ;) @FMLCat - has changed name, maybe @CanadianLuke - Windows admin who does things properly @DavidPostill - Call center guy and all round awesome mod
Just got a Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless. For whatever reason, I'm getting persistent stuttering when connected to my main desktop via Bluetooth. Any ideas? I kinda suspect the Windows 10 Bluetooth stack is to blame...
@allquixotic, since you're the Bluetooth headphone expert, any explanation as to what's causing this? It works fine with my phone.
TL;DR: Fixed Bluetooth audio stuttering by installing the OEM driver from the motherboard manufacturer's website. The generic Microsoft driver was responsible for the problem.
I don't mean @Burgi has to fix anyone else's computer. In fact, I believe quite the opposite. Even his own computer should be fixed by competent tech support persons, so he can spend his time doing what he's paid to do.
What I mean is if I moved to a new job and they told me "use OSX, Win10 or say goodbye. No Linux" I'd be quitting ranting and shaking my fists when alone
@Burgi I said "I believe", not "it has any semblance with actual reality"
Hi, I’m looking for someone that can create my very own Cryptocurrency with a website to go along with it. I will list some features that I want in the currency and website. Please don’t go over the budget which is set.
Crypto Features: 1. Developed on Windows 2016 Server 2. People should be able to mine this currency like Bitcoin and Ethereum. 3. Mining gets harder and harder as time goes. 3. The coin should be difficult to mine but not too hard at first such as Bitcoin.
@Bob Obviously they need the ability to set up a new "mine" any time they want, so just wire up a button to create a new GPU instance on AWS... imagine the feeling of power they'll get when they realize they can create 10,000 mines with no problem
> Starting off there will be 10 mines (IPs) that will hold this currency.
> Mines: I'm able to add new mines, set the IP address where those mines are located, difficulty level, a name of mine, type of mine, how many coins are in that mine.
See, mines hold coins and mining is the act of ... digging them out?
honestly I hope people lose billions of dollars when it crashes, because the amount of electricity wasted on cryptocurrency "mining" is just staggering
@allquixotic The fundamental problem is the fact that it needs to be decentralized in order to be secure. So unless affordable dedicated low-power blockchain processing hardware is widely available, cryptocurrencies are going to be designed to favor GPUs over ASICs.
If you wanted to self-crimp the ends you'd need the unterminated cable anyway, plus new heads, plus a crimper tool. Not particularly expensive but probably not worth it for a one-off.
@rahuldottech Er... I'm really not sure what all the consternation is about. My Beats Solo3 Wireless Bluetooth headphones give me about 50-60 hours of battery life (despite only advertising 40), probably because they go into standby mode when not actively playing audio. When using them 8-12 hours per day, they last me all week on a charge.
You charge your smartphone about 3-4x as often as the headphones, and the headphones only take less than an hour to fully recharge.
Sure, first gen BT headphones with only 10 hours of battery life are horrible, and earbuds are even worse because they only have a tiny battery cell. Buy some real BT headphones with 40+ hours of battery life and don't worry about it too much.
But I lose stuff easily. Earphones are easy to replace, and inexpensive, at any given point I have like four different pairs lying around in different locations
in fact I had to return from istanbul and cancel a vacation-like thing just bc I forgot the charger and because I really rely on a smartwatch in my daily life
@Ave So? If you make it a habit, you don't have to think about it. Certainly less annoying than wheeling over the 3.5mm cable with your chair, or getting it tangled up on something, or forgetting you're tethered and getting up and getting your headset yanked off your head
I have tons of battery powered devices I use regularly: Apple Watch Series 3, Logitech MX Master mouse, iPhone 8 Plus, two pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless, iPad Pro, laptops, remote controls for my TV and air purifier, ...
and I spend about 0.01 brain cycles per month thinking about charging
@rahuldottech Yeah, house gets dusty because of human skin cells flaking off into dust (which happens to everyone) and magnified considerably by our furry cat
@rahuldottech not sure what you consider too costly, and not sure how they're priced in your market, but a bog standard air purifier with a HEPA filter for a room should cost about $100 - $150 US here
they don't really remove pollution AFAIK; they don't convert soiled air into clean air... they remove dust and a few good ones remove volatile organic compounds, supposedly
> The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) formerly known as DECC granted Smart DCC Ltd a licence in September 2013 to establish and manage the data and communications network to connect smart meters to the business systems of energy suppliers, network operators and other authorised service users of the network.
"Supposed to be ~53 million meters installed and operational by 2020"
@bertieb As a Smart Meter customer (against my wishes), I feel we should be compensated for using them
1. The utility companies get to save on manual labour of having meter readers 2. Potential and actual privacy concerns 3. Time of Billing is a stupid practise (coming from someone who used to just have a regular rate) 4. The ones we use in Canada (at least in BC) have been known to be QUITE random, and usually more expensive, when billing customers 5. The Utility Company can turn on the SMs to act as computer nodes, and sell the time to other companies 6. Explosions and fires
Always carry a chocolate bar with you and offer a piece of chocolate to others.
