Root Access

Well. I made a post on Super User for the first time in.... years? Tried to find the answer online, didn't find any good info about it, so thought hey, I know what to do!

allquixotic

@nhinkle a question?

nhinkle

@allquixotic a question/answer pair

I figured it out myself after much googling and messing around

You know, the ol' self-answer cuz apparently nobody's bothered to ask or answer it before

Ave

3:43 AM

@Bob ah, neat

I'm tempted to upload this to aur now

Bob

@nhinkle you can't say that without linking it!

nhinkle

@Bob well I didn't want to appear to be trying to just get votes :P

but since you asked...

2

Q: How can I share my internet connection with other devices in Windows 10?

I am staying at a hotel with very poor WiFi connectivity. There is a wired ethernet connection available in the room, but I obviously can't use that with my phone. Is there any way I can share the connection from my Windows 10 laptop to my phone using my laptop's wireless card? This method for Wi...

anyways, i gotta get back to work! see you all later ;)

Ave

4:44 AM

gOD THE COMPLIANCE FOR AUR IS SO BAD

"you need to include license"

licenses are only in source code

so now i have to download source code (11mb) in addition to the binaries (8mb) and extract licenses (86.9kb) from that

user226528

5:02 AM

Hi. :)

user226528

@Ramhound It would be the first. The build is handed down to "manufacturing" (for the lack of better word). It is RTM. Any change in it would be in the shape of an update. Have you noticed that all previous builds have had a minor build number too? i.e. 16299.31 instead of 16299.0? That's why. This process is called GA (General Availability).

user226528

Windows 10 "feature updates" have always taken two or three months to reach GA on the global scale, at which point, they are distributed to the "Semi-Annual Channel" (formerly CBB).

allquixotic

yeah, once a build is tagged RTM, that's the build - I've had it installed for like a week and a half or so

user226528

@BenN How does their implementation compare?

user226528

5:36 AM

Would the following be eligible for "not an answer" flag? superuser.com/a/1314120/477799

user226528

The text itself says "this is not an answer".

bertieb

5:57 AM

o/ Morning

Burgi

8:10 AM

morning

Burgi

8:36 AM

what...?

19

Q: Politely refusing to validate veiled bigotry

It may be my perception, but it seems that bigots have taken to reframing their bigotry as arguments about other supposedly more polite/civil subjects. Rather than talking about subjects like race they talk about "political correctness" and "free speech" Rather than talking about homophobia, th...

politeness lgbt+ gender racial-issues

simple answer: don't talk to them...

Journeyman Geek

8:59 AM

@Burgi But that would be commonsensical

user226528

9:23 AM

@JourneymanGeek Hi. Erm, do you speak Mandarin?

Journeyman Geek

No

user226528

Okay, thanks. It was worth a shot.

Journeyman Geek

Tamil is the other language I speak

user226528

Huh?

user226528

I ... don't know what that is.

Journeyman Geek

9:27 AM

alas. Its probably the second most commonly understood language in this channel after english ;p

user226528

I'd better visit the local university. I can probably find someone who knows Mandarin.

Journeyman Geek

what do you need it for?

user226528

I need to know if there is a word that could be potentially mistranslated into "Orange" instead of "Crane".

Journeyman Geek

ah. that definately needs a native speaker

Bob

*pokes head in*

user226528

9:31 AM

Yeah. Google Translate didn't help.

Ave

agh

online.net isn't allowing me to order a server

Bob

bird or machinery?

Ave

and I want to order from online because I am familiar with their service, and I know that their views in certain stuff matches mine (they ignore DMCA)

Bob

spoken or written?

makes a lot of difference

user226528

@Ave How does this "not allowing to order" manifest itself?

user226528

9:38 AM

Error message?

Ave

can't even downgrade servers fuck online

Tweeted by ardaozkal on April 17, 2018 at 9:30 AM

sorry for harsh wording but I feel like they deserve it on this one

Journeyman Geek

heh

I've been running their servers a while

@Ave downgrade to what?

Ave

I have a much better machine on scaleway than the one I'm trying to buy on online.net

Journeyman Geek

also "not allowed to order" 0_0

user226528

@Ave And did you contact their support for more information?

Ave

9:40 AM

online.net one is cheaper and has more storage (which I need), and I want to downgrade to that

@FleetCommand yes, just opened a ticket

user226528

Just? Oh, then I suppose it takes a while for them to respond.

Ave

I just don't like being denied from making a purchase after paying hundreds of eur to them in fees in the past

user226528

What? You paid them in advance and they are not delivering? That's outrageous.

Ave

no

user226528

No?

Ave

9:42 AM

I have servers owned by them (well, by their company scaleway), and I had them for years

I also use C14

and I never once had payment issues or anything

just disallowing a long time customer from making a purchase is odd

user226528

Oh, I see.

user226528

You know, maybe the wrong phrase here is "you", not "allowed to order".

user226528

Maybe everyone is experiencing an ordering down time.

user226528

i.e the ordering server is down.

Ave

status.online.net

nothing

other than the phishing campaign

> Could you please try again ? I did a double check on the security level and it should now work as expected.

that was fast

Journeyman Geek

9:49 AM

:)

user226528

:)

Ave

I should probably check if they care about excessive network traffic or not

user226528

(Chanting...) Check! Check!

Ave

(I only installed vnstat on last day of march btw)

Journeyman Geek

0_0

user226528

9:52 AM

That's a lot.

user226528

Also, what font is that?

Ave

pragmata pro

it's expensive

but uh iosevka is close and free

Michael Frank

10:40 AM

Wooo! Just wired up a CAT6 cable. Been a while since I done did that.

@Ave That font is quite extensive... o.o

RogUE

11:11 AM

@Ave What does the last row, 'estimated', mean?

Ave

@RogUE the month isn't complete yet

so it calculates an estimate for the whole month

RogUE

ah

didn't know that.

user226528

11:55 AM

@MichaelFrank Well, if you think that's expensive, you have to see the Operator font. $179! 😲

Michael Frank

@FleetCommand I didn't say expensive. ;)

user226528

@MichaelFrank Sorry. Pinged the wrong person. Ave did.

Michael Frank

It is expensive though, and Operator is actually realllllly cool as well.

Ave

@FleetCommand pragmata pro is 200eur

user226528

@Ave If you purchase all its weights for desktop use, yes. But with that condition, Operator is $599.

Ave

12:10 PM

also

user226528

What do they say?

user226528

Hmm... Avery isn't a bad girl's name, now that I am looking for one, although, there was a certain Avery of ill repute in Harry Potter series.

user226528

Still, I am going to name my first daughter Karan. There is no question about it.

Ave

wdym by bad girl

user226528

@Ave I said "isn't a bad girl's name". Stress on "isn't". So, the whole phrase means: "It is a good name for a girl."

Ave

12:18 PM

ah

whatever you do don't do ave

it's a bad name

PEOPLE KEPT PRONOUNCING IT AS A-VE IT'S AYVE GDI

user226528

Hmm... Guilty too.

user226528

Whenever I see you around here, I am reminded of gladiators.

user226528

You know, Ave Imperator! Nos morituri te salutamus.

Ave

I thought of changing my name but I'm too invested in this one

all my profiles and sites are ave, everyone knows me as ave

Journeyman Geek

heh, guilty too ;p

I mentally would read that as ah-veh

user226528

12:30 PM

It is probably a derivative of Ava, the female given name. It is intended to have same similarity and differences that "Eva" and "Eve" share.

Ave

it started off as "avery but short"

then I just dumped avery and went to ave

user226528

Does anyone here experience working with Microsoft Desktop Bridge?

Burgi

12:45 PM

@Ave thank you. i was mis-pronouncing it in my head ;P

Ave

@Burgi everyone does until I correct them

rahuldottech

@Ave Ave as in Rave without the 'R', right?

Ave

yes exactly

Burgi

woah woah woah

rahuldottech

I've been pronouncing it right in my head :)

Burgi

12:52 PM

pretty certain @ave raves

user226528

Oi!

Ave

I don't even leave the house

rahuldottech

HOW DID YOU GET THIS EMAIL ADDRESS

Burgi

@rahuldottech something to tell us?

Ave

that's cheap.

but it also looks cheap, bet it feels so too.

user226528

12:55 PM

@rahuldottech Clearly spam. Look at the message header.

rahuldottech

@Burgi I'm getting lots of weird emails

Journeyman Geek

@Ave are you short? ;p

Burgi

buying underwear for your many lady friends?

Journeyman Geek

is there a tall avery?

Ave

@JourneymanGeek I'm 5'5"

Journeyman Geek

12:56 PM

ah.

kinda not that short ;p

Ave

nah, I'm short

by average

Journeyman Geek

about aboooot only an inch taller than you ._.

Ave

I'm also really really underweight

Journeyman Geek

heh. I'm kinda fat at the moment

user226528

165 cm?

Ave

12:57 PM

yeah

user226528

I am 20 cm taller.

Journeyman Geek

173

Burgi

@JourneymanGeek you are tall for a dog though

rahuldottech

In this email, while there are separate underlined pieces of text ("customer care", "privacy policy", "online store), the entire email is actually a hyperlinked image (not even an image map, and no matter where you click, it takes you to the same URL...

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi and by about, I mean my human ;p

rahuldottech

12:57 PM

#crappydesign

user226528

@rahuldottech Spam is that way.

user226528

If you click, you receive more.

Burgi

i'm 5ft 10 ish

179cm

user226528

The link tells the spammer that this email address is alive and being read.

Burgi

ish

rahuldottech

12:59 PM

@Burgi that's good

Burgi

Ave

I'm 50.1kg

RogUE

@Ave I used to weigh that much, a year ago.

Ave

I used ti be closer to 60

user226528

And I don't know how much I weigh. Last time I checked I was 45 kg, but that was more than a decade ago.

RogUE

1:01 PM

And almost same height, 162ish

Ave

I guess not eating much does this

user226528

Over having a hyperactive digestive system.

user226528

Or working hard.

Burgi

this one is me...

RogUE

@FleetCommand I don't know how much I weight now, should go to my old college to check.

user226528

1:04 PM

Why? Your weight is a useless number.

user226528

Focus on what matters more. Like how much you earn.

RogUE

There's a weighing scale in the lab, probably older than me.

Burgi

1:17 PM

if you exhale before you are weighed would you weigh less than if you hadn't?

user226528

By a few grams, yes.

user226528

Of course, the weighing scale won't show it. It calculates your weight not your mass.

user226528

But if you submerge yourself in water and calculate the lost mass of water, then yes.

RogUE

@FleetCommand The weighing scale wouldn't show it because the change is less than the minimum it can measure.

user226528

@RogUE No. Because gases do not contribute to the downforce used to register weight.

Bob

1:22 PM

user226528

Yes, Norton software have always been written by the kinds of morons who would show this kind of alerts.

user226528

IMHO, a computer must optimally always work with 100% CPU load.

user226528

Norton Utilities used to trigger alerts about large number of handles too.

user226528

Of course, I never installed that component to save both disk space and the grief.

user226528

Also, as far as I remember, Norton software have been performance hogs.

user226528

1:27 PM

The notion of high performance for utility software was, I think, first introduced by NOD32 and made a de facto requirement by the ill-fated Microsoft OneCare.

Burgi

did anyone see the tom scott thing on the ISO standard for tea?

Ave

I did

user226528

They want to enforce an ISO standard on tea?

user226528

Or did you watch it during tea time?

Ave

hm?

RogUE

1:34 PM

anyone here using xfce?

user226528

Bye

RogUE

How can I get xfce not to distinguish between left and right Win keys?

Ave

it still doesn't work

I'm not connected through scaleway

Burgi

@FleetCommand nobody wants to enforce it, but people misunderstand what the standard is for.

FML Cat

4:38 PM

@Ave Can't order more Scaleway instances from a Scaleway instance? Sounds like a rudimentary measure to ~~prevent self replicating botnets~~ thwart Skynet.

djsmiley2k

@RogUE use xbindkeys to bind them to

. -the same 'command'

FML Cat

4:55 PM

@Ave What's A-VE?

HackToHell

cilium.io/blog/2018/04/17/…

user226528

@Ave His name is Mehdi?

Journeyman Geek

5:17 PM

@Burgi yup

FML Cat

@HackToHell Is it possible an entire article about how great BPF is doesn't once mention what BPF actually is?

Had to google it... Berkeley Packet Filter

That Brazilian Guy

5:35 PM

@JourneymanGeek I didn't know it was possible to get maggots in a microwave 0.o

And honestly I don't want to imagine how someone managed it.

Although I do know someone who managed to get roaches on a fridge. Thrice. That I know of.

djsmiley2k

5:52 PM

Lovely

855555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555

+994+65222

2.1

djsmiley2k

6:09 PM

Sooooooo something in the house is bleeping

/me blames @burgi

Journeyman Geek

@ThatBrazilianGuy nor did I.

user226528

Huh. I just made a shocking discovery. Does anyone know how to alleviate shock?

user226528

Who am I kidding. Probably no one does. So, NVM.

djsmiley2k

6:28 PM

hmmm adrenaline?

Zanna

wouldn't that have the opposite effect?

djsmiley2k

6:44 PM

i dunno

Zanna

if I could pick a hormone to calm down, I'd go for endorphins/oxytocin. But alas we can't just turn them on. Go exercise really hard or hug someone you really like

That Brazilian Guy

Hugs are awesome.

2

Zanna

7:02 PM

^

ToxicFrog

can confirm

bertieb

7:15 PM

@FleetCommand What kind of shock?

Medical shock?

Or "I'm shocked", shock

@djsmiley2k Adrenaline is a thing that can be used FWIW

djsmiley2k

I thought so

Burgi

7:44 PM

ugh

when will my neighbours come for these parcels?

i should have just refused point blank

bertieb

I take stuff in for my neighbours

Have to go to the sorting/delivery office on Thurs tho as something needs a sig

Might be that power supply dealie for the Odroid which was discussed the other night

Once I have it I could take a photo for QA puposes

If I can figure out a useful, on-topic question to ask... :P

Burgi

ask on MSU and get feedback on the question formation before posting it

bertieb

Could do, sure

I was going to mock up a gist or somesuch here but MSU seems more relevant

and appropriate

Burgi

8:09 PM

example from one of mine:

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Q: Is this question acceptable?

I want to ask a question about digital obsolescence but I am concerned it would be closed as too broad or primarily opinion based. Title: Why do people run old Operating Systems? There was a comment on a question recently asking why someone was trying to get Windows 3.1 run when there much mo...

discussion questions

Michael Frank

@Burgi just open them, use it for a while and start posting the pictures of the use. 👍

Burgi

lol

i think it is female clothing

Michael Frank

8:27 PM

Even better

Burgi

O.o

DavidPostill

8:45 PM

@Burgi Hehe. That's posted by apaul - well known for, how can I say, ~~extremist~~ inflammatory viewpoints - and currently suspended. He walks a very fine line and has overstepped this time :)

DavidPostill

8:56 PM

@FleetCommand Yes they do. How much does a helium filled balloon weigh? Nothing, unless you have the scales attached upside down to the ceiling when it's weight would be registered.

@Burgi Maybe the naked female will come and collect one? ;)

Burgi

9:10 PM

@DavidPostill the naked one is the one has had all night parties

i just found a note under my door from the neighbours asking for their parcel

DavidPostill

@Burgi I know :)

Burgi

they must have the world's quietest knock

DavidPostill

@Burgi I misread that as knockers for a moment ;)

Burgi

get your mind out of the gutter! ;)

Carry On Neighbours

DavidPostill

I will when you stop talking about naked neighbours ...

Burgi

9:30 PM

The Infinadeck Omnidirectional Treadmill - Smarter Every Day 192 (VR Series)

►

bwDraco

9:41 PM

#PETA is a private organization. It is not a government agency. It cannot claim to represent animals, and has no legal basis for doing so.

Tweeted by bwDraco on April 17, 2018 at 9:40 PM in reply to bwDraco

Burgi

your point?

bwDraco

dpreview.com/news/9651031359/…

Michael Frank

So PETA is basically the Lorax for animals?

bwDraco

Jan 11 '17 at 23:54, by bwDraco

Some people think they're duty-bound to do stuff like this. PETA is often hated for being too extremist about it.

Michael Frank

@bwDraco At the end of the day, someone has to start, and while they might not be perfect in the way they go about what they do, they're doing something.

bwDraco

9:52 PM

You have a point. Yes, I'd like to see more humane treatment of animals, including animal husbandry practices which avoid suffering. PETA raises awareness of these issues, even if they resort to zealotry in doing so.

I mean, I'm not against animal husbandry in general the way PETA is. What I want to see are practices that aim to avoid or reduce suffering while still efficiently producing food.

bertieb

(possibly mis-informed views ahead, but) PETA seems to get a bad rap on the tumblrs and twitters

Something something something putting down healthy animals

Something something something provocative (racist? sexist?) activism

Something something something founder is against seeing-eye dogs?

Something something something $70k donation to person from ALF who burned down research lab

bwDraco

What the fuck.

Ben N

Relevant Slate Star Codex: The Toxoplasma of Rage

bertieb

I'm kinda parroting stuff I've heard here, so usual caveats:

It's probably from a biased source, verify all claims, YMMV, known to cause cancer in the state of California, objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.

bwDraco

lol

DavidPostill

10:05 PM

I wonder how many members of PETA are vegans ...

Confessions of a Former PETA Member | Veganacious is worth a read ...

Michael Frank

@DavidPostill I imagine it would be hard to be vegan but also a member of a group that like Eating Tasty Animals!

DavidPostill

@MichaelFrank lol

Ramhound

10:33 PM

Second duplicate:

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Q: Where can I find out what the light patterns on my ASRock X399 Taichi motherboard mean?

I can't get my computer to boot right now and I'm trying to figure out what the various patterns of blinking and pulsing lights mean. When I plug up an old Antec 650W NeoPower Blue to the computer the light behind the gear blinks continuously with a yellow-greenish color and the power buttons do ...

motherboard

DavidPostill

How do I get a question ban? Keep ignoring advice you have been given before. This is the third time you have posted a variant on the same quesion. Please stop doing that. — DavidPostill ♦ 27 secs ago

@Ramhound On it, but I need to go sleep soon :/

Bob

10:59 PM

morn

Michael Frank

11:17 PM

0

Q: Run an invisible Linux -> VM on laptop

So I have an OS I want to be my system's primary OS, but it's not supported by the hardware; that said, it runs just fine in a VM, and my system supports most desktop flavors of Linux just fine. All steps I know for hosting VMs on a system are for a server-style environment, but I want the host s...

linux command-line boot virtualbox virtual-machine

This kinda smells like a disguised Hackintosh question.

Ave

11:41 PM

@FleetCommand yeah why

dev_willis

11:58 PM

@MichaelFrank hi! first, thank you for your help! second, i've read through the thread you linked and tried the things mentioned there but to no avail. how do you suggest i proceed? i feel like the light patterns mean are probably telling me what the problem is if i just knew what they meant. what are your thoughts?

Ramhound

Should this question be rolled back to its original revision, the edits, don’t improve it (the last edit is just noise indicating the device was Dead on Arrival)

0

Q: Yubikey 4 not working (Linux & Windows)

I received a Yubikey 4 a few days ago. I got it along a special WIRED Magazine offer. The problem with the key is, that it is not recognized neither by Windows 10, nor by Linux (Mint 18). Linux When I execute sudo lsusb -d 058b:004c -v, the key is shown as Bus 006 Device 009: ID 058b:004c Infi...

linux windows-10 smartcard u2f yubikey

Michael Frank

@dev_willis Hi, I think the particularly important part of that thread surrounds the idea that there are multiple 12v plugs on the motherboard, and that you might not need to use all of them.

I agree that the lights are probably trying to tell you something, but there isn't any information that I could find on the internet about it.

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