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= November 30 = |
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{{Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 July 15}} |
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== Search by image on a USB flash drive == |
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Is there a way to search for repeating (identical) images on a [[USB flash drive]] in Windows 10? Checking by eye becomes tedious for me, as I'm back-uping many of them and don't want to transfer identical jpg images with different file names. [[User:Brandmeister|Brandmeister]]<sup>[[User talk:Brandmeister|talk]]</sup> 20:52, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
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:Sorting by size would make it easier. If two images look the same but have different file sizes, there's probably a difference in quality or a filter has been applied, and you probably want to take a closer look to determine which is worth backing up.-[[User:Gadfium|Gadfium]] ([[User talk:Gadfium|talk]]) 21:36, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
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::Using a compressed image format like jpeg, it's indeed very unlikely that two different images have the same file size, but if there are thousands of images of a few megabytes each, you'll probably have some collisions. See [[birthday problem]]. Also, two identical images may still have different file size if there's a difference in their metadata. For example, one may have a caption added. Still, sorting by file size would be a good start. Only if you're dealing with a huge number of pictures it's worth finding a more advanced method. [[User:PiusImpavidus|PiusImpavidus]] ([[User talk:PiusImpavidus|talk]]) 09:27, 1 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:::I don't see any real reason to use something as crude as exact filesize instead of file contents i.e. hash or checksum which is almost as trivial for any duplicate detection tool and even on a USB flash drive shouldn't take that long. E.g. [//dupeguru.voltaicideas.net Dupeguru] definitely can and it sounds like [//github.com/qarmin/czkawka Czkawka] can as well although at least for Windows there must be thousands and even going by only free hundreds and I expect at least tens FLOSS. I mean you might occasionally have images which are basically duplicate but have some minor changes in the metadata or whatever which you'd miss by using contents, but it's still the better choice IMO. Dupeguru and Czkawka also have similar image functionality although I've never used such functionality since I've only ever been interested in removing exact dupes. This isn't a problem for images but if we're talking large files and you're concerned about time and you're fairly sure you don't have corruption etc, I think some tools allow only hashing a part of the file to speed things up. (OTOH, if you're worried about malicious damage/changes, make sure you choose a tool with a secure hash although this isn't a common concern.) [[User:Nil Einne|Nil Einne]] ([[User talk:Nil Einne|talk]]) 14:53, 1 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:What exactly is making it difficult? Is it because the duplicates could be in different folders? How exact a duplicate do the images have to be to be considered a duplicate? If everything is in one directory, sorting by filesize would work, as others have mentioned. If I was doing the task, I'd sort by size and switch the view to large thumbnails or whatever. If pictures are in ''multiple'' directories, things get more complicated. When I had a similar task to do, I actually made use of the command line's DIR function to get me a list of every file in every directory and import that into Excel where I could easily check for duplicate file names, file sizes, creation dates, and so on. [[User:Matt Deres|Matt Deres]] ([[User talk:Matt Deres|talk]]) 16:52, 2 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 1 = |
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== Does the [[Reddit]] Automod know that I access an account on [[DuckDuckGo]]? == |
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== Photo Printers The Norm? == |
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Is a connection to Reddit via DuckDuckGo pretty [[sus]] to the Automod? Is it why the automod has been autoremoving all of my legit posts? |
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I am looking to buy a new printer as my current one is totally ready to break soon. With all the searching i have done the only type of printers to my liking that i can find are only photo printers with all in one features. Could i use a photo printer as a regular document printer with the occasional photo. I just can't seem to find a printer these days that is regular. Also will regular inks and inkjet paper work with these types of printers.--[[User:Boxbone|logger]] ([[User talk:Boxbone|talk]]) 01:15, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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What are other users' experiences like using a Reddit account on DuckDuckGo? --[[Special:Contributions/2600:8803:1D13:7100:BBC6:2B3:625A:265B|2600:8803:1D13:7100:BBC6:2B3:625A:265B]] ([[User talk:2600:8803:1D13:7100:BBC6:2B3:625A:265B|talk]]) 12:23, 1 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:Yes you can use photo printer to print normal documents. You can use regular paper but you need to use a compatible cartridge for the printer. --[[User: Antilived|antilived]]<sup>[[User_talk:Antilived|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/Antilived|C]] | [[User:Antilived/Gallery|G]]</sup> 07:22, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Reddit automods produce a reason why posts are removed. You haven't provided us with the reason the posts were removed. If you don't know, you need to look at the change update and instead of quickly deleting it or clicking 'read' on it, read it. I have never ever seen any hint of any automod that looks to see if the user is using a DuckDuckGo web browser. It is far more likely that you are posting something that is not allowed and the automod is removing it and you are not reading the reason why it was removed. It can be trivial. For example, I asked a question on one Reddit page and it was immediately removed. The reason for removal explained that a different Reddit page was the correct place to ask the question, so I asked it there instead and it wasn't removed. [[Special:Contributions/12.116.29.106|12.116.29.106]] ([[User talk:12.116.29.106|talk]]) 15:25, 3 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 5 = |
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:I've used a photo printer by Samsung and the first time the paper jammed, it refused to work ever again. The quote to fix it was too much. After some investigation, I found it out it was more expensive to buy the photo paper and ink for the printer than taking your pictures to a convenience lab for printing. [[User:Sandman30s|Sandman30s]] ([[User talk:Sandman30s|talk]]) 07:34, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== how to use NPN transistor == |
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:What are you defining as "regular"? I mean, I think that's the problem. There are a million inkjet and laserjet printers out there. If you get something that requires expensive inks it'll cost you a lot in the long run. Inkjet printers are generally dirt cheap because the ink subsidizes the cost. --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 11:32, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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How do I use one [[User:1250metersdeep|1250metersdeep]] ([[User talk:1250metersdeep|talk]]) 18:04, 5 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::To answer the question... yes, you could use an all-in-1 photo printer to print out regular documents, but I think you would find it expensive to run, especially if you use the fancy photo paper as well. If you don't need colour, perhaps a better solution would be a small b&w laser printer. A new one can be bought for around £50/$100 and they last a long time - I've used the same HP Laserjet 6L for nearly 10 years and the cartridge is only now coming to the end of it's life. [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 15:00, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Do you know the use of a [[Bipolar junction transistor|BJT transistor]] but want to know when one would specifically use the NPN type instead of the PNP type? Perhaps the table of modes in the section {{section link|Bipolar junction transistor#Regions of operation}} will give you the information you need. --[[User talk:Lambiam#top|Lambiam]] 08:05, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:::Yes, and it does seem very difficult to find an inkjet that doesn't include photo printing nowadays - though if you find one that doesn't I wouldn't expect much price discount. The laser printers are a good choice in general (even colour ones are afforable) - but I think if you require v.fast draft prints the inkjet will be better than the laser. If you want quality printing (note the ink on laser printers doesn't run like on inkjets) then the laser is a good choice.[[Special:Contributions/87.102.86.73|87.102.86.73]] ([[User talk:87.102.86.73|talk]]) 12:38, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Thanks [[User:1250metersdeep|1250metersdeep]] ([[User talk:1250metersdeep|talk]]) 13:50, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:::(Correction) laser printer can be as fast or faster than inkjets, and not all inkjets have ink that runs.[[Special:Contributions/87.102.86.73|87.102.86.73]] ([[User talk:87.102.86.73|talk]]) 17:10, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::(Correction 2) - I've found lots of print-only printers on the web - though they do seem to be getting rarer in the shops.[[Special:Contributions/87.102.86.73|87.102.86.73]] ([[User talk:87.102.86.73|talk]]) 17:12, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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= December 6 = |
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== System Volume Information == |
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== Do any [[dashcam]]s exist that [[livestream]] drives onto [[Twitch]], YouTube and other livestream video apps? == |
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How do I access my system volume information file (C:\_system volume information)? It's driving me nuts. I set the computer to boot in safe mode. I logged in on Administrator and tried to access it via command prompt. Access was denied. I looked for it with the "show hidden files" on. I still couldn't see it. The only way I can tell it was there is that SUPERAntiSpyware scanned it. If a program can access it, it is obviously accessible so how can I get to it? Thanks, [[User:Zrs_12|Ζρς ι'β']] <sup><u>[[User_talk:Zrs_12|¡hábleme!]]</u></sup> 01:40, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::By default the folder is only accessible by "system", all you have to do is give yourself (administrator) access rights through the security tab of the folder properties. Let me save you some time, it's not very interesting. ;) [[User:Vespine|Vespine]] ([[User talk:Vespine|talk]]) 05:16, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:This is the directory that stores [[System restore]] save points. There is no reason to access it as it is self cleaning and managing. If you wish to truely "start fresh" disable system restore and then reenable it. The easiest way to access it is to use something like the "Ultimate Boot CD for Windows". It's a Windows environment that boots off a CD and lets you fully access the NTFS volume on the main computer. |
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:Let me stress this again - there is really no reason to access it that I know of. Of course geeks will be geeks and want to know whats in there so here's a guide to opening it. [http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_volume_information_folder1.htm]. Please skim though this as well [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555367/en-us]--[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 05:19, 18 July 2008 (UTC |
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Just an encrypted .log called "tracking.log"? That's it. That's kind of disappointing. It really isn't that interesting. Thanks for helping me access it though :), [[User:Zrs_12|Ζρς ι'β']] <sup><u>[[User_talk:Zrs_12|¡hábleme!]]</u></sup> 16:06, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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As a [[Dasher]] for [[Doordash]], I'd like to have strangers watch me drive deliveries live in real-time. I wonder about whether there's a Dashcam around that allows livestreaming onto any site / apps that allow users to watch anyone's livestreams. I would also like to make some of the obscure music that I play through my car's Bluetooth speakers known to the wider world. |
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== Odd watches == |
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If there isn't such a thing as a livestreaming dashcam, how come and what would it take to innovate a fully-working livestreaming dashcam in the first place? --[[Special:Contributions/2600:8803:1D13:7100:B55B:B71:F6ED:7780|2600:8803:1D13:7100:B55B:B71:F6ED:7780]] ([[User talk:2600:8803:1D13:7100:B55B:B71:F6ED:7780|talk]]) 12:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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I'm looking for a digital wrist watch that displays either [[Unix time]] or [[Metric time]]. I can't find any mention of said watch on [[Wikipedia]]. The closest thing I can find is [[Swatch Internet Time]], but it appears the company has stopped production. |
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[[Special:Contributions/68.59.171.147|68.59.171.147]] ([[User talk:68.59.171.147|talk]]) 02:22, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is an LED binary watch. Pretty geeky. [http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/]. All the wierd watches I know of are located here [http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/] --[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 05:26, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:If you have a phone or something you could probably try to figure something out by taping it with the camera looking out and then starting a livestream. I’m not too sure about any actual dash cams so I would wait for another user to respond [[User:1250metersdeep|1250metersdeep]] ([[User talk:1250metersdeep|talk]]) 13:53, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:: I concur that ThinkGeek is probably your best bet. <font face="Verdana">[[User:Gary King|<font color="#02e">Gary</font> <font color="#02b"><b>King</b></font>]] ([[User talk:Gary King|<font color="#02e">talk</font>]])</font> 08:24, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:You can use one of many streaming cams. You would have to use your phone (or similar device) as a mobile hotspot, tethering the cam to the phone for internet access. This assumes you have unlimited data on your phone. The headache will be that the cam will likely lose internet connection every time you leave the car to make a delivery. If it is a good cam, it will re-attach itself automatically and begin streaming again. [[Special:Contributions/68.187.174.155|68.187.174.155]] ([[User talk:68.187.174.155|talk]]) 17:14, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:If you're not already aware, the sort of thing you're looking to do is often referred to as IRL (in real life) streaming and those who do IRL streams often use a collection of gear consolidated in the form of a backpack for easy wearability and transport. In looking for how to accomplish your specific goals I'd look into researching the backpack setups people have posted in various places. [[User:Amstrad00|Amstrad00]] ([[User talk:Amstrad00|talk]]) 17:44, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:I suggest also that you consider the copyright and licencing implications of re-broadcasting other people's music, and how any intentions to monetise your streaming (or not) might interact with them {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} [[Special:Contributions/94.1.211.243|94.1.211.243]] ([[User talk:94.1.211.243|talk]]) 18:06, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 7 = |
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:::You will most likely get the same response that I received when looking for a watch with red LEDs instead of black... make it yourself. Nobody is going to waste time setting up a manufacturing and shipping process for a watch design that may be lucky enough to produce 10 sales. -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 12:33, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::::Do you perhaps mean L'''C'''Ds? Otherwise I'm reminded of the controls in [[Hotblack Desiato]]'s ship - "Every time you try to operate one of these weird black controls that are labeled in black on a black background, a little black light lights up black to let you know you've done it." --[[User:LarryMac|<font color="#3EA99F">LarryMac</font>]][[User talk:LarryMac|<font color="#3EA99F"><small> | Talk</small></font>]] 13:18, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::::And I'm reminded of a friend of a friend who was building an amp for his guitar. He said he wanted black LEDs for indicator lights. To which my friend said "Like blacklight light bulbs?". To which the other guy replied, "No. They'd shine black light. It would be like red or green or whatever but instead be black." He's not the smartest guy in the world... <span style="font-family:monospace;">[[User:Dismas|Dismas]]</span>|[[User talk:Dismas|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 15:22, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::::::OR and slightly off topic, but black light LEDs suck. They have warnings that it's unsafe for your eyes (and they are), and don't give remotely good glow effects like normal black lights. --[[Special:Contributions/129.108.40.143|129.108.40.143]] ([[User talk:129.108.40.143|talk]]) 18:00, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::::::Did his knobs go to 11? -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 15:27, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::[[Spinal Tap]] indeed. Cheers, [[User:10draftsdeep|10draftsdeep]] ([[User talk:10draftsdeep|talk]]) 19:10, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Mac window behavior == |
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==[[usenet]]== |
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Recently in MacOS, when I drag a window laterally by its title bar, sometimes it blows up to nearly fill the screen. Why? [[User:Tamfang|—Tamfang]] ([[User talk:Tamfang|talk]]) 23:23, 7 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:Presumably the window has a maximized state and you're switching to that state. Perhaps your mouse movement is being misunderstood as a touchscreen swiping gesture, if such a maximize gesture exists on the OS, and perhaps you can switch gestures off in the settings. Another possibility is that your mouse has a fault (low battery or a broken button) and is sending double-click messages sometimes, making the window maximize in response to a double-click on its title bar, if ''those'' are understood by the OS as maximize. Do you find the title bar slips from your grasp sometimes, as well? That would imply a mouse hardware fault. [[User:Card_Zero|<span style=" background-color:#fffff0; border:1px #995; border-style:dotted solid solid dotted;"> Card Zero </span>]] [[User_talk:Card_Zero|(talk)]] 00:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:A lot of people still use it, though it's nowhere near as its popular as it used to be. (I, for example, occasionally use it, though it has been at least six months now.) I wouldn't call it very popular, but I'm under the impression that the binary groups still see a great deal of use. As far as a useful purpose goes, it's just about as useful as any other discussion forum on the internet, which is to say that that it's usefulness depends largely on what people talk about on it. For some people, it's undoubtedly very useful; for a lot of others, it means nothing. -- [[User:Captain Disdain|Captain Disdain]] ([[User talk:Captain Disdain|talk]]) 13:41, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::The double-click hypothesis is at least worth testing next time it happens. [[User:Tamfang|—Tamfang]] ([[User talk:Tamfang|talk]]) 22:04, 8 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:::Nope, double-clicking merely expanded the window further. [[User:Tamfang|—Tamfang]] ([[User talk:Tamfang|talk]]) 04:47, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:::Not so much, anymore. It's mostly for people who want to discuss a narrow subject, which might not have a bulletin-board forum on the web, or for sharing large files. Both functions are being wiped out by the web and [[P2P]], respectively, but some folks still prefer the old ways. — <b>[[User:HandThatFeeds|<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; color:DarkBlue;cursor:help">The Hand That Feeds You]]</span>:<sup>[[User talk:HandThatFeeds|Bite]]</sup></b> 13:17, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Are you using a trackpad? Touching it with several fingers can alter the meaning of a gesture. --[[User talk:Lambiam#top|Lambiam]] 18:52, 9 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::Thanks for trying, but no. [[User:Tamfang|—Tamfang]] ([[User talk:Tamfang|talk]]) 04:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:Perhaps I'm not giving enough weight to the possibility that MacOS is intentionally being annoying without any special provocation. Could it be this, [https://macreports.com/how-to-stop-windows-from-automatically-resizing-on-macos-sequoia/ automatic window sizing caused by Tiling, a feature that enables quick snapping and resizing of windows]? But by the sound of it this should cause windows, when dragged near screen edges, to go fully fullscreen, not just (if I understand your report correctly) kind of sorta bigger. Still, it's a recent and evidently annoying change to window behavior when windows are dragged, so the circumstantial evidence is strong. Try turning off Tiling? [[User:Card_Zero|<span style=" background-color:#fffff0; border:1px #995; border-style:dotted solid solid dotted;"> Card Zero </span>]] [[User_talk:Card_Zero|(talk)]] 07:27, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 8 = |
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== What was the first computer game with normal audio, audio that is not chiptune/tracker/midi/fm synthesis? == |
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I have a pile of old paper documents that I need to convert into pdf files. Many of the documents are multi-page, and these multi-page docs need to become a single pdf file. I do not have Adobe Acrobat. I am willing to spend some money on software, but hopefully less than what acrobat costs. I have looked through downloads.com, but it wasn't clear to me if any of these applications would be particularly good for what I want to do. Do you have any recommendations? [[User:Ike9898|ike9898]] ([[User talk:Ike9898|talk]]) 13:38, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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What was the first computer game with normal audio, audio that is not chiptune/tracker/midi/fm synthesis? [[Special:Contributions/2804:1B3:9700:1E44:2188:5975:E245:4C47|2804:1B3:9700:1E44:2188:5975:E245:4C47]] ([[User talk:2804:1B3:9700:1E44:2188:5975:E245:4C47|talk]]) 17:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC) |
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: Do you want the PDFs to be searchable (that is, to have been OCRed) or just a-bunch-of-scans-in-a-pdf? -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 13:42, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:So are you excluding all the digital to analog conversion methods? Some early computer systems allowed analog cassette tapes to play audio under computer control. I assume these included music. [[User:Graeme Bartlett|Graeme Bartlett]] ([[User talk:Graeme Bartlett|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:I scanned two books on the history of video games and both note that the first "real" sound in video games was [[Rally-X]]. They use the clarification that it was the first to use digital-to-analog to turn digitially recorded sounds into analog sound. [[Special:Contributions/68.187.174.155|68.187.174.155]] ([[User talk:68.187.174.155|talk]]) 17:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::Tell us what those books are! The fact should be in the article, it would sit nicely after "one of the first games with bonus stages and continuously-playing background music". What are you citing, please? [[User:Card_Zero|<span style=" background-color:#fffff0; border:1px #995; border-style:dotted solid solid dotted;"> Card Zero </span>]] [[User_talk:Card_Zero|(talk)]] 14:11, 10 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:Please define "normal audio." <!- I may be mistaken, but as far as I know almost all music produced on modern computers and consoles is by definition digital and created through digital means (e.g. [[MIDI]], [[FM synthesis]] or some development of it: see [[Digital audio]]) and not analogue, which you might define as standard (normal) human hearing, or produced without digital means, like a [[78 rpm record]]. -> Are you asking whether any games were developed around, for example, the analogue [[RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer]] which used [[vacuum tubes]] and not solid-state digital tech? I don't think anyone sold a PC with a [[Marantz]] amplifier built in. [[User:MinorProphet|MinorProphet]] ([[User talk:MinorProphet|talk]]) 20:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC) --> |
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:Please define "normal audio." In general terms, all sounds for [[arcade game]]s or [[computer game]]s since around 1976 were produced through some sort of [[digital audio]] using [[sound chip]]s, which includes the terms the OP used such as [[MIDI]], [[FM synthesis]], etc. This includes [[Sampling (music)|digitally sampled]] analogue sounds reproduced with digital technology. Are you asking whether a computer game was developed using analogue hardware using [[vacuum tube]]s? [[Alternate history|Alternate histories]] suggest themselves, as if bored techies working the night-time shift on the [[LEO (computer)|LEO Mk. III]] had been able to interface with the [[RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer]] via a [[Fuzzball router]] and been able to play a beta version of [[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]] with full menacing throbbing audio: "The Xeroc strikes!" Wob-wob-wob. [[All your base are belong to us]]. [[User:MinorProphet|MinorProphet]] ([[User talk:MinorProphet|talk]]) 19:08, 13 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 9 = |
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:* One option is to use [[CutePDF]]. There's both a freeware and professional version. It works as a printer - you print from any application, but select CutePDF as your printer instead of whatever you normally pick. That aside, your main issue will be that which Finlay McWalter raised - you can scan in a document ok, but to convert it to text you'll need OCR software. - [[User:Bilby|Bilby]] ([[User talk:Bilby|talk]]) 13:50, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Windows Diagnostic Memory tool == |
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::I would check around for office places (like Kinkos). Most office work centers (scan/fax/copy machines) also do scan to email. So, you can go there, put your papers in the scanner, and scan them to your email account. They arrive as PDF documents. It shouldn't cost much since you won't be printing anything. -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 14:06, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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How long would you expect it to take to do 96GB RAM? I heard an hour per 8GB—sound reasonable? [[User talk:Serial Number 54129|<b style="color:#7a0427;">SerialNumber</b>]]''[[Special:Contributions/Serial_Number_54129|<b style="color:#17662c;">54129</b>]]'' 18:33, 9 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:It's kinda expensive, but the best solution I've seen is the [http://www.amazon.com/Fujitsu-ScanSnap-Instant-Sheet-Fed-Scanner/dp/B000RUOW66/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1216473679&sr=1-1 Fujitsu ScanSnap 510]. It comes with Acrobat, so you're effectively getting a nice scanner with a copy of Acrobat Standard for free. I've got experience with their higher-end products, and am trying to scrape up the cash for this one, as I'm wanting to do the same thing you are. I've seen lots of good recommendations on this product. — <b>[[User:HandThatFeeds|<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; color:DarkBlue;cursor:help">The Hand That Feeds You]]</span>:<sup>[[User talk:HandThatFeeds|Bite]]</sup></b> 13:24, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:That guy was a fucking idiot. Took less than two hours. [[User talk:Serial Number 54129|<b style="color:#7a0427;">SerialNumber</b>]]''[[Special:Contributions/Serial_Number_54129|<b style="color:#17662c;">54129</b>]]'' 11:09, 10 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::This conversation makes no sense. Care to elaborate, @[[User:Serial Number 54129|Serial Number 54129]]? <span style="font-family:monospace; font-weight: bold"> <span style="color:ForestGreen;font-size:15px"> [[W:EN:User:TheTechie|<span style="color:#803280">TheTechie@enwiki</span>]]</span> (<span style="color:#324c80">she/they</span> {{pipe}} [[User talk:TheTechie|<span style="color:rgb(90,50,128)">talk</span>]]) </span> 04:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:::{{ping|TheTechie}} Serial Number 54129 asked how long it would take to run Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool on a pc with 96GB RAM. They heard it took an hour per 8GB, so that would be 12 hours for 96GB. Then they say that they tried it and that it took less than 2 hours. [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]] ([[User talk:Polygnotus|talk]]) 15:39, 13 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::::Thanks {{u|Polygnotus}} . I admit I was somewhat brusque about my informant :) [[User:Serial Number 54129|<b style="color:#7a0427;">SerialNumber</b>]]''[[Special:Contributions/Serial_Number_54129|<b style="color:#17662c;">54129</b>]]''[[User talk:Serial_Number_54129|<sup><span style="color:#7a0427;">A New Face in Hell</span></sup>]] 16:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 10 = |
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:I second the "check with Kinkos" bit. Most of them should have high speed photocopier/scanners with feeders on them that can scan to PDF. Alternatively, if you have your own scanner, it is not hard to compile individual scanned PDF pages into a single PDF without the use of Acrobat (a tool like [[pdftk]] can do it), but it is more time intensive than would be just taking it to Kinkos or somewhere else with a copier/scanner. --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 21:10, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Youtube videos switching in the middle to Chinese people doing ordinary things == |
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::High-end multi-feed scanners include "Scan to PDF" software that includes the kind of feature your looking for. Expect to pay about 300$. ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 03:02, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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I see that others are encountering the same problem.[https://community.roku.com/t5/Channels-viewing/YouTube-Chinese-interference/td-p/958096/page/2] Has anybody come up with a fix yet? [[User:Clarityfiend|Clarityfiend]] ([[User talk:Clarityfiend|talk]]) 05:26, 10 December 2024 (UTC) |
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== Motion detection == |
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:To avoid videos with crocheting Chinese ladies and such – if that's not your thing – make sure the video is from the original channel and not some pirated and hacked video. The name of the channel (such as Eyewitness News ABC7NY, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ESPN MBL, ...) is given below the title of the video. Pirated videos come from an unfamiliar channel; other than that, everything looks the same as the legit video. --[[User talk:Lambiam#top|Lambiam]] 07:35, 10 December 2024 (UTC) |
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I suspect, though I'm not sure, that my apartment may be entered by unknown persons while I'm away. Motion activated video captures by my webcam seem rather unreliable. Short of moving, is there a low-cost solution to detecting intrusions in my apartment? Thanks. [[User:Imagine Reason|Imagine Reason]] ([[User talk:Imagine Reason|talk]]) 14:40, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Aaah, thanks. [[User:Clarityfiend|Clarityfiend]] ([[User talk:Clarityfiend|talk]]) 01:54, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:Why do you need such a high-tech solution? Wedge a matchstick or small piece of paper in the door frame (a few inches above the floor near the hinge should do). If it's missing/moved when you return, then your door has been opened. [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 15:08, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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= December 11 = |
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::Use the movie cliche' spy trick of plucking a hair and matting it down with a bit of saliva so that it bridges the gap between the door and the door jamb. Or you could do the same with a piece of transparent tape ("Scotch tape"). <span style="font-family:monospace;">[[User:Dismas|Dismas]]</span>|[[User talk:Dismas|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 15:09, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Quote marks will not appear until I type a second one == |
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:::These solutions assume that the intruder isn't savvy enough to figure these things out. Is this a hypothetical question, Imagine Reason? I mean, could we expect the intruder to be a ninja who is wily to matchstick tricks and such? (Also, you want a solution that is essentially foolproof -- if the detection device can be triggered by accident, such as the hair becoming loose of its own accord or a breeze moving a piece of paper, that's no good -- you'd definitely want to avoid a false positive.) If this is a real-life situation, what makes you think that someone has been there? Could you, for example, photograph items you think someone is messing with with a digital camera and thus record their exact positions, and carefully and methodically see if something has moved when you return? Or could you perhaps buy a voice-activated recorder (preferably a digital one that operates silently, so the intruder doesn't hear it start) and see if you can here sounds of movement or talking in the apartment when you're gone? Should you perhaps consider changing your locks? Or, if someone is really entering your apartment -- presumably with a key, but without your permission -- should you just call the police, if only to establish a history, even if they can't do anything right now? -- [[User:Captain Disdain|Captain Disdain]] ([[User talk:Captain Disdain|talk]]) 15:35, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Hello all. I have a seemingly one-off, weird and annoying issue. I am using an HP laptop computer: |
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::::The low-tech alternatives are great idea, but the false positives would be a problem. Captain Disdain, yes, this is a real world problem. I suppose I'll call the cops and also look into a voice activated recorder as well as perhaps a magnet alarm that sounds when separated? [[User:Imagine Reason|Imagine Reason]] ([[User talk:Imagine Reason|talk]]) 00:37, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home |
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:System Model HP Spectre x360 Convertible |
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:Version 10.0.19045 |
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:Build 19045 |
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Every time I type a quote mark on this computer (or an apostrophe using the same keyboard key without shifting) nothing happens. It is only when I invoke the character key a ''second time'' (in a row, without moving the cursor) that anything happens, which is that, only then, TWO quote marks appear. I then I have to delete one of them. Same thing for apostrophes, though I use quotes far more frequently. This happens anywhere I attempt to type the character, including when I placed this one " right now. Please note that the key is not gummed up or anything, it always works to place the two after I type the character the second time. Any ideas? |
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--[[Special:Contributions/68.129.153.226|68.129.153.226]] ([[User talk:68.129.153.226|talk]]) 17:23, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:When did this start happening? Has it always been like this? If not, what changed? Be honest. [[User:MinorProphet|MinorProphet]] ([[User talk:MinorProphet|talk]]) 20:29, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::My 13-year old Mac Mini has stopped working. (I have already purchased a new computer, arriving in about two weeks.) I thus borrowed this HP from my sister a week ago, whereupon I discovered this issue. I thus have no idea of the timeline of the problem.--[[Special:Contributions/68.129.153.226|68.129.153.226]] ([[User talk:68.129.153.226|talk]]) 21:07, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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: What happens if you type a single <TT>'</tt> or <TT>"</tt>, followed by some other character, like a letter? |
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: It sounds like you're in some strange mode which is attempting to interpret various multi-keystroke sequences. Those can be perfectly ordinary — for example, as you may know, on a Mac you can type Option-U to get a bare umlaut, which when you then type a letter like A or U combines with it to form Ä or Ü. But obviously these " and ' sequences you're encountering are bizarre and unwanted! (I've never heard of combining sequences starting with " or ', either.) |
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: My guess is that these sequences are defined for the convenience of typists in some language other than English. I would go to the relevant control panel — perhaps "Keyboard", although under Windows I'm not sure — and make sure you've got English specified as your language, with no funny extra options specified. —[[User:scs|scs]] ([[User talk:scs|talk]]) 22:10, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::: Per the below, it sounds like you might well see different behavior depending on whether you type the " or ' followed by a vowel like A or U, versus a consonant like B or S. —[[User:scs|scs]] ([[User talk:scs|talk]]) 22:16, 12 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::Yes you're right. When you're on the international keyboard (or other non-English one) if you type a quote and then a vowel you get an umlaut. With this keyboard layout the first time you press a quote key it will not type it, and you have to press it twice to type a quote. |
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::On Windows 10, on the bottom right, to the left of the date and time, there is an area where you can click to change the keyboard layout. For the international keyboard it is "ENG INTL". If you click it you can change to the normal keyboard, "ENG" or "ENG US" or whatever you prefer. ―<span style="font-family:Poppins, Helvetica, Sans-serif;">[[User:Panamitsu|Panamitsu]]</span> [[User_talk:Panamitsu|(talk)]] 22:23, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::See [[dead key]]. I suppose your system is configured to see ' and " as dead keys, producing no direct output, but combining with the next character you type to create a letter with [[acute accent]] or [[two dots (diacritic)|two dots]]. I haven't used Windows since XP days, but I suppose that if the following character doesn't accept those diacritics, the ' or " is inserted after all. Try switching to a different keyboard layout. [[User:PiusImpavidus|PiusImpavidus]] ([[User talk:PiusImpavidus|talk]]) 10:37, 12 December 2024 (UTC) |
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: Have you tried a {{key|"|space}} sequence? I've seen such behavior of a keyboard in Windows when working in a language with diacritic letters. It simulates old typewriter - hit a diacritic symbol first, which gets printed with no carriage move, then hit a letter, which gets printed at the same place and then a carriage advances to a next position. Following this mode you hit a diacritic + space sequence to get a diacritic symbol alone. --[[User:CiaPan|CiaPan]] ([[User talk:CiaPan|talk]]) 15:38, 12 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:::::Keep in mind that the door might seem like the obvious entry point but for someone entering surreptitiously it might not be. Any thief worth a damn knows not to go in the front door. I would give the low tech ones a shot before calling the cops, personally, because without compelling reason they're not going to treat you seriously, and it's not going to help you at all for them to think you are crying wolf. A very small piece of tape up on the top of a doorjam will probably not fall off. If you want to avoid false positives just build a little redundancy into the system. --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 00:41, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Well, 68.129.153.226, we're all agog to know whether any of our suggestions have worked. Be honest. [[User:MinorProphet|MinorProphet]] ([[User talk:MinorProphet|talk]]) 17:35, 13 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::::::I get the impression (which may be wrong, but that's what you get for providing a bare minimum of information, Imagine Reason...) that we're not talking about a thief so much as someone who has access to the apartment, like a landlord or a friend with a spare key, but who isn't supposed to use it. If this was a case of money, valuables or other items clearly missing, he wouldn't need to convince himself that someone is doing this; that'd be enough evidence in itself. |
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= December 13 = |
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::::::Also, I really would call the cops, Imagine Reason -- just explain to them why you think that someone might be doing this and admit that you don't have any really solid evidence for this right now. Then, if you have to call them again if something else happens, they should have a record of this happening and know that this has been going on for a while, or if your neighbors report similar incidents, that'll probably get their attention. Of course, this kind of assumes that you have ''some'' reason to suspect these intrusions other than a strange feeling or intuition or something. And then again, if you suspect it's a friend or an ex of yours or something, involving the cops may not be what you want to do. -- [[User:Captain Disdain|Captain Disdain]] ([[User talk:Captain Disdain|talk]]) 02:14, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Where can I find a thesis of recently released Gemini 2.0? == |
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:::::::Theft isn't always so easy to detect. Say he has a relative with a drug addiction who has a way to get into his place. They may just steal enough to buy that day's drug supply. A few dollars each day may not be noticed, but only give you the vague feeling that you have less money at the end of the week than you expected. [[User:StuRat|StuRat]] ([[User talk:StuRat|talk]]) 19:26, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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For [https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-next-generation-model-february-2024/ Gemini 1.5], I find its [[arxiv:2403.05530|thesis]]. |
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::::::::Sure, it's possible. Without knowing much of anything about the circumstances, this is all pretty much speculation... -- [[User:Captain Disdain|Captain Disdain]] ([[User talk:Captain Disdain|talk]]) 19:50, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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What about recently released [https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/ Gemini 2.0]? [[User:HarryOrange|HarryOrange]] ([[User talk:HarryOrange|talk]]) 21:53, 13 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:I know this might not exactly what your looking for, but why not set up time-laps program for your webcam? Assuming 8 hours and photos at 1 min increments you'd have about 480 photos per day to glance though. ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 03:00, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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= December 14 = |
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Some scumware has found it's way onto my brother-in-law's PC (XP-professional). The most visible effect seems to be that just after accessing the internet, a new Internet Explorer window will pop up advertizing something from a short list of sites (no, these are not regular pop-ups). A short while later, McAfee will leap into life saying it has disabled "Generic Rootkit.a", but the new IE windows continue appearing. Looking round the system and searching the internet, I have narrowed it down to something called "lanmandrv.sys" and it's associated files: lanmanwrk.exe, qmopt.dll. Unfortunately, something has disabled the XP taskmanager (no longer have enough privileges to run it) and lanmandrv.sys is hidden (both in explorer and regedit) by a rootkit. Anyway, this weekend I'm going round armed with [[Icesword]] and [[McAfee Rootkit Detector]] and I'll download some others too. I'm pretty experienced at removing scumware from his PC, but is there anything else I need to be on the lookout for? Any particular tool that is recommended above others? And how do I get the XP task manager back into action? [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 15:27, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:[http://ask-leo.com/why_is_my_task_manager_disabled_and_how_do_i_fix_it.html This page] might help with the Task Manager. A LiveCD of your choice of Linux flavors might be useful as well. Good luck. --[[User:LarryMac|<font color="#3EA99F">LarryMac</font>]][[User talk:LarryMac|<font color="#3EA99F"><small> | Talk</small></font>]] 15:46, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Good idea, I'll take a Live CD. I've already tried using gpedit to get the task manager back on, but the "remove taskmanager" setting wasn't "enabled". Could the rootkit hide that from me as well or could the taskmanager.exe be locked out from me by another method? [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 15:59, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::Astronaut - you have to go into GPedit and force Task Manager enabled. Don't leave it default. --[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 02:14, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::::Well that was a lot of hassle to get rid of. It had hidden at least 5 different programs!! The hint to use a linux live CD was a good one and helped me get rid of the scumware when all else failed. I'm pretty impressed with IceSword too. Thanks for all your help. [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 18:30, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== e mail == |
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sir i want to know about the origin of e-mail.who invented it? i want to know how e-mail related to MASS MEDIA.[[Special:Contributions/121.247.108.36|121.247.108.36]] ([[User talk:121.247.108.36|talk]]) 15:50, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Have you considered using a cool site called Wikipedia? It is an encyclopedia and has all kinds of cool articles, including [[electronic mail]]. -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 15:53, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Transatlantic Internet meltdown? == |
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Is there something of a Transatlantic Internet meltdown going on? I'm struggling to access a lot of sites hosted in the US, failing in many cases - news sites, Microsoft's services, eBay, not Wikimedia yet, though. It's the same on all the computers in the house - there are four currently working. Yet I can find no evidence of some major problem anywhere. Anyone know what's going on? Have I just bust something here at home, or is something more important damaged? It's interesting to note that both a relative's Hotmail account and eBay were accessible momentarily at one stage - at exactly the same time, suggesting again some link. Thoughts? [[User:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">'''Blood Red Sandman'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Talk)</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Contribs)</font>]]</sup> 16:10, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Further, I just failed to access an Australian site, too. [[User:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">'''Blood Red Sandman'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Talk)</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Contribs)</font>]]</sup> 16:20, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::It's most likely a local problem -- perhaps your ISP's [[DNS server]] is not working right, for example. That could account for why you have trouble accessing some sites but not others, and why when you do have access, you have it to all affected sites. -- [[User:Captain Disdain|Captain Disdain]] ([[User talk:Captain Disdain|talk]]) 16:51, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::That would be Demon. For now, they aren't mentioning any problems. Not that that means they don't have any. [[User:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">'''Blood Red Sandman'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Talk)</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Contribs)</font>]]</sup> 17:34, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::::You can always call and ask. I use RoadRunner and their site rarely mentions anything that the customer support actually knows about. --[[User:Wirbelwind|Wirbelwind<small>ヴィルヴェルヴィント</small>]] ([[User_talk:Wirbelwind|talk]]) 18:05, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::::Note: When a user claims that a website is down, it is usually a failed DNS lookup. The website is working just fine and everyone with a functioning DNS can access it. -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 18:11, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::::::I had a similar experience two weeks ago with Tiscali ISP. Symptoms were all BBC domains were not found. I narrowed it down to Tiscali's Domain Name Servers, using these useful tools: |
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::::::* downforeveryoneorjustme.com - which told me "It's just you" |
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::::::* samspade.org - which gave me the IP address of bbc.co.uk so I could access it direct |
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::::::I then used a different DNS to finally establish it was just Tiscali. -[[User:84user|84user]] ([[User talk:84user|talk]]) 23:24, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:You can run a [[traceroute]] and it'll tell you where the packets are getting hung up. --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 00:36, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::After a little fighting tracert I got there. It seems one of the international servers/whater-they-call-them is down somewhere. A message has been sent to one of the ISP's with a server immediatly before the dead bit, so they should know what's up. [[User:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">'''Blood Red Sandman'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Talk)</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Contribs)</font>]]</sup> 12:57, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::I've been using [http://www.internettrafficreport.com/ Internet Traffic Report] for years. It's a great summary of what web traffic is doing, and includes up-to-date information on which central routers are down/overloaded. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:HandThatFeeds|HandThatFeeds]] ([[User talk:HandThatFeeds|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/HandThatFeeds|contribs]]) 13:28, 19 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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::::That site is wonderful, thank you. The dead one seems to be a Sprintlink system in New York. [[User:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">'''Blood Red Sandman'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Talk)</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Contribs)</font>]]</sup> 13:49, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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= July 19 = |
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== Admin Rights == |
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So, it's well known that when one boots a computer in "[[safe mode]]", there is a default profile called "Administrator". Is there any way I can turn this account on in normal boot mode or give my account these rights? (The computer is not registered to my profile, but my profile has admin rights. It's just that the "Administrator" account and the account to which the computer is registered have more rights than just the run of the mill admin account.(?)) Thanks, [[User:Zrs_12|Ζρς ι'β']] <sup><u>[[User_talk:Zrs_12|¡hábleme!]]</u></sup> 23:50, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:WinXP Pro? The "Administrator" account and any account in the "Administrator" group have the same rights. If not XP, then we'll need to know your OS. ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 00:09, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Oops, sorry about that. Yes, it's Windows XP 5.1.2600 SP2 Home Edition. [[User:Zrs_12|Ζρς ι'β']] <sup><u>[[User_talk:Zrs_12|¡hábleme!]]</u></sup> 00:14, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Note that running your computer in admin mode (esp. with XP) all the time is a considerable security risk. (As is having an admin account without a non-default password.) If you do get a virus it will exploit that to the fullest extent. --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 00:20, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Yes, I accept that risk. |
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::J.smith, are you sure they have the same rights? I wrote and compiled some C++ to see if I could make a .exe to shutdown my computer. It worked fine but when I decided to delete it, it gave me an error message. I safebooted and logged on the Administrator account and deleted it without any problems. [[User:Zrs_12|Ζρς ι'β']] <sup><u>[[User_talk:Zrs_12|¡hábleme!]]</u></sup> 00:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::: I'm 90% sure. It was most-likely the act of logging out and then logging back in that "unlocked" the file. ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 00:53, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Log into your main account. Right click on "My Computer" and go to "Manage". Go to "User and Groups" then go to "Users". Enable the Administrator account if enabled. Right click and set the password if you want. Log off. Hit "Ctl-Alt-Delete" twice to bring up the logon window. Type in "Administrator" and your new password. TaDa. --[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 02:12, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Drilling holes in a circuit board == |
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This is going to sound like a stupid question, but how safe is it to drill a few holes in a circuit board? I have a wireless access point that gets ''very'' hot (as in, painful-to-the-fingers hot), so I bought a tiny little fan for it that I'm going to rig up on the inside. There are some air vents in the top and the bottom of the case, but the main circuit board seems to completely block any airflow from bottom to top, so I'm thinking of drilling a few small holes in it. It's a pretty sparse circuit board, so I've found some rather large areas with no components or connections on either side (a square centimeter here, a square centimeter there), and obviously that would be where I would want to drill. Is there a significant danger of fracturing the board or something? This is a pretty cheap WAP, so if I do break it life goes on, but I'd like to know before I begin if everyone thinks this is the worst idea ever and guaranteed to fail spectacularly. —[[User:Bkell|Bkell]] ([[User talk:Bkell|talk]]) 05:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Holes won't do too much to cool it down. Find a small heatsink and glue it onto the chip with epoxy. That'll lower the temperature right away. --[[User: Antilived|antilived]]<sup>[[User_talk:Antilived|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/Antilived|C]] | [[User:Antilived/Gallery|G]]</sup> 05:29, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. Will a heatsink be enough by itself, or should I include the fan too? —[[User:Bkell|Bkell]] ([[User talk:Bkell|talk]]) 06:01, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::Well a fan without heatsink is basically useless. It's designed to stand that temperature (~70°C?) so I wouldn't worry about it that much, but a heatsink should increase the convection efficiency so much that you wouldn't need a fan to increase the airflow. --[[User: Antilived|antilived]]<sup>[[User_talk:Antilived|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/Antilived|C]] | [[User:Antilived/Gallery|G]]</sup> 06:05, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::::I wouldn't necessarily say that a fan alone is useless, if it's positioned properly. In this instance, if the circuit board completely blocks the airflow, that sounds like a situation that could be improved by a bit of ventilation -- it's probably not that it runs so hot, just that it kind of "cooks" in its own casing because the air doesn't move properly -- the idea isn't so much to cool it down as it is to move the hot air out so it doesn't get as hot in the first place. That said, though, I'm not sure that just a couple of tiny holes drilled in the circuit board (which should be safe to do, by the way, as long as you avoid breaking anything on the board itself) is enough to insure ventilation. Then again, depending on where they are and what the device itself is like, it might be! If you're willing to give it a shot, you probably don't have a whole lot to lose -- it's not as if buying replacement is going to be terribly expensive, and it sounds to me like you're resigned to doing so anyway if you can't get this thing to cool down a little. -- [[User:Captain Disdain|Captain Disdain]] ([[User talk:Captain Disdain|talk]]) 10:38, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::::Not convinced? Do a little experiment: remove the fan on your relatively modern CPU and see how long before it freezes, then remove the heatsink but maintain the fan and see how long before it freezes. A bare chip has like 50°C/W for thermal resistance, and even if you put a fan on top it'll still be around 30°C/W, whereas a heat sink will instantly lower it to less than 10°C/W. --[[User: Antilived|antilived]]<sup>[[User_talk:Antilived|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/Antilived|C]] | [[User:Antilived/Gallery|G]]</sup> 11:00, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::::::Yeah, but but we're ''not'' talking about modern CPUs, which -- unless they shut themselves down in time -- get so hot that they'll scorch themselves and the circuit board they're on pretty quickly unless equipped with a heat sink and a fan. They run much, much hotter than the itty bitty processors used in small devices (like the wireless access point in question), which don't even have any fans or heat sinks at all. I'm not saying that a heat sink isn't more efficient -- sure it is! I'm just saying that he may not need one to cool it down, any more than I needed a heat sink or a processor fan in my old 386. They generate heat, but not that much of it, and a bit of ventilation may well be enough to cool it down. -- [[User:Captain Disdain|Captain Disdain]] ([[User talk:Captain Disdain|talk]]) 11:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:It's probably safe for this device, but note that many circuit boards have traces sandwiched in multiple layers, not just on the surface. --Sean <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.182.119.200|76.182.119.200]] ([[User talk:76.182.119.200|talk]]) 11:45, 19 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Why not just open up some holes in the case? ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 02:23, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Or you can do what I did, and remove the computer case entirely. This allows it to run nice and cool. (In theory, it could run cooler with the case on, if it was designed with a proper "wind tunnel", but they seem to have put no thought into this and completely blocked the air flow, just like yours.) It's a bit ugly, though, so I put a "computer cover" (really a small table cloth) on it when I put it to bed at night or when company comes over. [[User:StuRat|StuRat]] ([[User talk:StuRat|talk]]) 18:58, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::Hmmm, that gives me an idea for a new home industry - computer [[tea cosy|cosies]]. [[User:Matt Deres|Matt Deres]] ([[User talk:Matt Deres|talk]]) 19:03, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== code execution by kernel == |
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if we provide various whitespaces in the code and its passed to the kernel will it execute the code incuding those spaces or will change it?[[User:Prachi 08|Prachi 08]] ([[User talk:Prachi 08|talk]]) 06:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Ρrachi |
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:If by "whitespaces in the code" you mean spacing out your source code to make it easier to read, most compilers will ignore the spacing and produce exactly the same object code (and ultimately the exact same executable) as the source without any additional spaces. |
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:If instead you mean using some kind of patch program to insert space characters into an executable program, it will almost certainly break the program. [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 07:47, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Check the documentation for your compiler. Some really don't do well with white-space formatting and others dont' care. ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 02:25, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Buying a new Computer == |
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My Sony Computer is now 5years old and after ram upgrades is still running slow. |
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I have looked at HP and Apple and am completely confused regarding the processors. |
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The Apple has a Intel 2 core dual processor up to 3.06 Ghz. |
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The HP has a Intel 2 Quad processor Q9300 2.5 GHz. |
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Is four 2.5 GHz going to process work faster than two 3.06 GHz? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/89.241.241.73|89.241.241.73]] ([[User talk:89.241.241.73|talk]]) 11:35, 19 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:In general, yes.[[Special:Contributions/87.102.86.73|87.102.86.73]] ([[User talk:87.102.86.73|talk]]) 12:31, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:But as the apple and HP use different operating systems (apple OS and microsoft OS) that might complicate things.[[Special:Contributions/87.102.86.73|87.102.86.73]] ([[User talk:87.102.86.73|talk]]) 12:33, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Is your computer "running slow" compared to other computers, or compared to past performance of the same computer? If it's the former, go for a new PC. The 2.5 GHz processor is not necessarily going to run "faster" than the 3.06 GHz. It depends on everything else, specifically the FSB, L2 cache, RAM size and speed, and hard drive speed. If it's the latter, simply reformat your hard drive and start anew. --[[User:Russoc4|Russoc4]] ([[User talk:Russoc4|talk]]) 14:57, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Could you tell us the specs of your current computer as well as ''what'' you will use the new computer, if you buy one? Russoc4 made a valid point. It might be possible to salvage your older computer. If its possible, it would be the best of both worlds — you can save some money and there is one fewer working computer in the dumpster. [[User:Kushal one|Kushal]] ([[User talk:Kushal one|talk]]) 15:41, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::I'd start with [http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3897582 this] and go from there. But that's only if you were planning on building it yourself. [[User:Useight|Useight]] ([[User talk:Useight|talk]]) 17:30, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:On the question of quad v. dual cores, it depends what you are going to do with it. Many programs cannot take advantage of quad cores effectively—the program has to be written in a way that it can deal with such things, and it's not a trivial matter to write a program that can successfully split its processing tasks into four pieces. [http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000942.html Here's a nice blog post] showing how a few sample programs deal with four cores. Some get you 2X the performance of a dual core; some give you no performance increase, and in the case of many games, they will run faster on your dual core of a higher clockrate than on the quad core of the lower clockrate. --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 17:54, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::I don't do anything particularly exciting on my computer, and it gets away with two cores easily. If want to crunch numbers, you could get a [[Mac Pro]] with eight cores.[[Special:Contributions/78.151.50.55|78.151.50.55]] ([[User talk:78.151.50.55|talk]]) 15:03, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Firefox 3 & preview errors / edit conflicts == |
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My FF3 appears to behave differently from FF2 in one point crucial to Wikipedia: In FF2, when I got edit conflicted, or some error occured during preview, I could go back, and the text I typed in would still be there. Now in FF3, when I get an ec or some other error and return to retrieve my posting or other edits, they are lost. The edit box I see when I go back looks like the one I originally opened, everything I typed is gone. I've tried to find something about this in Mozilla forums, but it's probably either an issue with my installation/config or something that only really matters on a wiki. It's kind of annoying, because despite having adopted the habit of copying anything before hitting preview or save, I still lose edits all the time, and it's bloody annoying. Do I have to go back to FF2 or is there some way the behaviour of (my?) FF3 could be changed? <span style="font-family:lucida sans, console;">'''''[[user]]:[[User talk:Everyme|Everyme]]'''''</span> 13:46, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:That's odd. I recently upgraded from FF2 to FF3 (on WinXP Pro 2002 SP3, no apparently relevant add-ons) and got no change in this functionality. [[User talk:Algebraist|Algebraist]] 15:53, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Oh crap. I was half-hoping it was something to do with FF3. Hm. Ok, thanks for crushing my hopes for a quick fix or at least the reassurance that it's a general issue ... :D — Guess I have to start looking deeper into those forums then. <span style="font-family:lucida sans, console;">'''''[[user]]:[[User talk:Everyme|Everyme]]'''''</span> 17:41, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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==Second-life rip off PS home== |
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Questions: |
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:1. In PShome will combat be allowed either melee eg swords,cudgels etc or ranged eg archery,pistols etc. |
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:2. Also will it be possible to steal from other people houses? |
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:3. Is it possible to play in 1st person perspective? |
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:[[Special:Contributions/87.102.86.73|87.102.86.73]] ([[User talk:87.102.86.73|talk]]) 14:08, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Why does your choice of title make me think that this is not an entirely serious enquiry? - [[User:X201|X201]] ([[User talk:X201|talk]]) 14:16, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::I believe the "rip-off" refers to the second question, stealing from other's homes within the game. [[User:StuRat|StuRat]] ([[User talk:StuRat|talk]]) 18:48, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== WEP Key == |
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Hi I'm using an EchoLife HG520s wireless router and have forgotten my wep key. Well my dad has. It's not a problem cos the computer has stored it automatically, but I want to use my new DS wirelessley. there is an option to enter 3 more WEP keys but we are frightened we will lose the original and mess it up or something. Can we enter a new wep wihtout losing the old one, and then go back to the old one when necessary? [[Special:Contributions/84.13.111.201|84.13.111.201]] ([[User talk:84.13.111.201|talk]]) 16:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:That would depend on the specifics of that router, I don't know for sure. But if you've got admin access to the router itself (i.e. you can add, edit, or remove WEP keys), so what if you lose the old one? All your dad needs to do is re-enter the new WEP key if that happens, and then his wireless connection will work just fine, right? It's not exactly a big hassle. -- [[User:Captain Disdain|Captain Disdain]] ([[User talk:Captain Disdain|talk]]) 17:13, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:WEP is such low security that if you really need to find out what it was, you could probably crack it. There are lots of pages on how to crack WEP keys on the internet if you google around (e.g., [http://www.tazforum.thetazzone.com/viewtopic.php?t=2069 here's a nice one] for Windows XP). --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 17:45, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Another option is to use a "password revealer" to figure out what that password is. I won't provide a link, but you can find them if you look around. Have you tried logging into the router and just setting a new one? ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 02:26, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::Also, depending on the router, it may store it in plaintext in the admin screens. My father forgot his router password awhile back but his own machine was connected to it. I fired up the router admin, assumed he had not changed the default admin password (which was true), and then just viewed the source of the password page, and there it was in a hidden INPUT field. (I think this was a Linksys.) --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 21:28, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Depending on the router (mine, for example,is a Belkin) you could "hard reset" the router by pressing the tiny button on the back with a pin, sharp pencil, or other pointed object. This will restore the factory settings and allow you to enter a new WEP key. -=# [[User:AmosWolfe|Amos E Wolfe]] <sup>[[User talk:AmosWolfe|talk]]</sup> #=- 22:17, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== File organization on disk == |
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I have purchased a new mp3 player. It is a ''very'' cheap mp3 player: when I place mp3s on the disk, it organizes them in a random fashion, supposedly by the order at which they're stored on the disk, not by filename (like most mp3 players). Is there any sort of software to verify that files are stored in a desired order on the disk? Windows is preferrable, but I use Linux at the library sometimes. [[User:The Evil Spartan|The Evil Spartan]] ([[User talk:The Evil Spartan|talk]]) 18:41, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:'''[[ls]] -f''' shows filenames in the order they're found in the directory, which is probably what you want. --[[User:tcsetattr|tcsetattr]] ([[User talk:tcsetattr|talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/tcsetattr|contribs]]) 20:12, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Being able to see the order is well and good, but it doesn't help me organize them (especially on a Linux system without a usable terminal). [[User:The Evil Spartan|The Evil Spartan]] ([[User talk:The Evil Spartan|talk]]) 23:37, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::If the directory order (ls -f) is the correct one, I have some bad news for you: there's no mechanism in unix to explicitly request a specific ordering of the entries in a directory. The filesystem lays out the directory however it sees fit. A tool that presents a list of filenames in a directory is supposed to sort them, like ls without -f does. Simple filesystems just keep the filenames in the order they were created, until one is deleted, which leaves a hole, then the next one goes in the hole (if the hole is big enough to contain the new name). Then there are more complicated layouts in which the order might be based on a hash of the filename making it completely impossible to get the order you want. |
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:::So the only suggestion I can make is to make a new directory, and move the files into it in the order you want them listed, then remove the old empty directory and rename the new one. That might work, although it'll be annoying if you change the contents frequently and have to move all the files in and out every time. Or maybe there is a reorganization tool that I don't know about, and some other refdesk person will tell us about it... --[[User:tcsetattr|tcsetattr]] ([[User talk:tcsetattr|talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/tcsetattr|contribs]]) 00:36, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Does your MP3 player support sub-folders? That might worth a try. ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 02:53, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::It does support subfolders, though I'm completely lost at what tcs is suggesting above. [[User:The Evil Spartan|The Evil Spartan]] ([[User talk:The Evil Spartan|talk]]) 18:14, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::Your MP3 player uses some variant of the [[File Allocation Table|FAT]] file system. In FAT, a (sub)directory is just a list of files in arbitrary order. Some software will show the file names in alphabetical order, but that's because it sorted the file names itself after reading them in. Most if not all FAT implementations will just add new files to the end of the list. So if you create a new directory, move the files into it in the order you want, then remove the old (now empty) directory and rename the new one to the old one's name, you'll end up with a directory with the same files as before, but listed in a new order. This is probably the order used by your MP3 player. -- [[User:BenRG|BenRG]] ([[User talk:BenRG|talk]]) 13:04, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:I've heard of, but never used, [http://hem.passagen.se/chsw/fatsort/ FATSort], which is designed for this type of problem. --[[User:Bavi H|Bavi H]] ([[User talk:Bavi H|talk]]) 20:27, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Internet use in non-English == |
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Do people who speak and use on their computer languages other than english type web addresses with the english alphabet or with their own alphabet/character set? For example, do spanish web addresses make use of the characters á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, and ñ? Do arab web addresses use the arabic alphabet? Do chinese web addresses use chinese characters? Or does everbody only use abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz and whatever symbols are normally allowed?--[[Special:Contributions/71.175.123.61|71.175.123.61]] ([[User talk:71.175.123.61|talk]]) 19:07, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:I ''think'' everyone uses the same characters as us for now, but I also think that's set to change very soon - as in it's already been decided, just not implemented. I'd apreciate someone who actually knew backing me up or teling me I'm wrong, though. [[User:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">'''Blood Red Sandman'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Talk)</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Blood Red Sandman|<font color="red">(Contribs)</font>]]</sup> 19:19, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::article:: [[Internationalized domain name]] --[[User:tcsetattr|tcsetattr]] ([[User talk:tcsetattr|talk]] / [[Special:Contributions/tcsetattr|contribs]]) 20:05, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== credit card security == |
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Hi folks, we all know not to give our credit card numbers out etc. etc., but some time ago I heard of something more sinister, where people like computer hackers could search for numbers using some computer algorithm, without having to read the number where the user had entered it. The algorithm, as I understood it, simply detected or generated valid numbers, and that was enough. Is this true, and how does it work? If it is true, does it generate numbers that belong to actual cardholders, so the transaction would appear on their bill, or does it generate numbers that belong to no one, but simply fool the receiving system into thinking they are genuine? thanks, [[Special:Contributions/203.221.127.240|203.221.127.240]] ([[User talk:203.221.127.240|talk]]) 19:56, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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: Generating [[bank card number]]s is trivial - the prefix identifies the issuer, most of the remaining digits are just a serial number, and the last digit is a simple checksum using the [[Luhn algorithm]]. Most numbers won't correspond with actual accounts, but bruteforce will find those that do. But a number by itself isn't useful - you need to know the expiry date (that's trivial to bruteforce, if you can do so without setting off the accepting bank's security system - for current cards there are only a few years worth of monthly digits). So it's not very hard for brute force to find a valid credit card number and the associated expiry date. But that's not enough to commit fraud. For a card-present transaction (where you give the card to the merchant) the terminal sends a bunch of other info (that's encoded on the mag stripe); there's no practical way to brute force or guess the name etc. encoded there. For a card-absent transaction (that's where the merchant doesn't touch the card, e.g. over the internet or phone) then the transaction has to be accompanied by other information (name, address, security code) which again is impractical to guess. |
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: Excepting very small amounts in out-of-the-way places that have offline stored authentication terminals ("zipzap machines", which don't validate small transaction online but instead store a recent blacklist of stolen cards) all transactions are verified live online, and Visa (etc.) check through to the issuing bank and make sure the account really does belong to a specific person and they're in good credit. And they verify all that additional info I mention above. So generating random numbers is futile. |
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: Rather than brute force, the way most credit card fraud is done is to ''steal'' the numbers, and the associated authentication details, pertaining to a live account and a live person. Most common is places like hotels and restaurants, where crooked workers swipe a victim's card through the criminal's card reader as well as the hotel's own, so they get a copy of all the mag stripe track contents - the crooked worker can also take note of additional info (hotels are best for this) like customer's address. Then the criminals make a new card with those same details and buy resettable goods with it. The industry's main defense against this is sophisticated spending-pattern heuristics (that block cards that do uncharacteristic things, such as buying a speedboat in Macao when you normally buy gas in Tulsa); increasingly [[Chip and PIN]] and its ilk are being deployed to back this up. -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 20:53, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:: I should correct myself - "serial number" should be "number based on account number"; numbers are generally ''not'' issued in plain dumb series, although there is often a serial element. -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 21:18, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Thanks, that was a great answer. Does anyone know if there are any vendors who nevertheless don't bother with all the authentication (Finlay mentioned above that some don't for very small amounts, but I mean for larger ones), or is this simply banned by the credit card companies (meaning the merchant would automatically bear the cost of fraud)? [[Special:Contributions/203.221.126.187|203.221.126.187]] ([[User talk:203.221.126.187|talk]]) 15:41, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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: Visa (etc.) sets all the terms of the deal - if a merchant doesn't follow the procedure for authentication then the merchant doesn't get paid; worse, if a merchant gets too much fraud or too many charge-backs the credit card company will drop them (technically the accepting bank from which the merchant leases their terminals will drop them). For a credit-card based business like a hotel or gas station not being able to accept credit cards is a death sentence. The one exception I can think of is pre-auth (where a hotel reserves an amount on a guest's credit card, in anticipation of a future bill); hotels that have an existing relationship with a regular guest (or a company that regularly has its people stay at the hotel) might well not bother with the preauth.; In that circumstance the guest could theoretically leave without paying and the hotel couldn't get the money back from their credit card. But hoteliers are rarely silly enough to extend such unsecured credit to anyone they don't already trust. -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 15:57, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== cd == |
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can anyone please tell me what a number followed by the word DRIVE means when displayed on a portable cd player |
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thanks Ken Robinson <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.13.215.119|86.13.215.119]] ([[User talk:86.13.215.119|talk]]) 21:08, 19 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:what is the make/model? [[Special:Contributions/71.164.103.123|71.164.103.123]] ([[User talk:71.164.103.123|talk]]) 21:40, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== PDF from Scanner == |
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I need software that will take pages scanned from my all in one machine and output them to a PDF. My all in one does scanning with an automatic document feeder, however, it only does one sided. All of my originals are two sided. I would like to scan the document, flip the pile over, and scan the other sides, and end up with a PDF with all of the pages in order. The document does not need to be scanned OCR, just needs to be a PDF with all of the pages in order. Is there anything out there, preferably open source or freeware, that will do this--for people with one sided machines with 2 sided originals? Thank you so much |
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[[Special:Contributions/71.164.103.123|71.164.103.123]] ([[User talk:71.164.103.123|talk]]) 21:38, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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: [[pdftk]] + [http://www.accesspdf.com/article.php/2005020408520076 this] -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 22:09, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:: Thank you so much. I've installed the windows binary. You wouldn't happen to know the command for inserting a page from pdf2.pdf after every page from page1.pdf, would you? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.164.103.123|71.164.103.123]] ([[User talk:71.164.103.123|talk]]) 22:20, 19 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Date format in PHP: WHAT WAS WRONG? == |
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<code>echo date($A_Date) . ' ---- ' . $A_Date;</code> |
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Output: 2001-12-11 00:00:00 ---- 2001-12-11 00:00:00 |
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<code>echo date(ymd, $A_Date) . ' ---- ' . $A_Date;</code> |
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Output: 691231 ---- 2001-12-11 00:00:00 |
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<code>echo date(Ymd, $A_Date) . ' ---- ' . $A_Date;</code> |
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Output: 19691231 ---- 2001-12-11 00:00:00 |
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$A_Date is retrieved from MySQL. The original data set is compiled on Microsoft Access and imported into MySQL. What was wrong with this? Does the PHP parser reads 00:00:00 as the date? -- [[User:Toytoy|Toytoy]] ([[User talk:Toytoy|talk]]) 22:07, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:date() works on [[Unix time]]stamps, not date/time strings. You need to run $A_Date through [http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php strtotime()] before you pass it to date(). — [[User:Bewildebeast|Matt Eason]] <sup>([[User talk:Bewildebeast|Talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bewildebeast|Contribs]])</sup> 01:22, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::It is working correctly. In the first one, you asked it to print "2001-12-11 00:00:00" using the current timestamp. Notice that you didn't ask for any year, month, or day. You told it to literally print "2001-12-11 00:00:00" - which it did. In the next two, you gave it a completely invalid timestamp. So, the timestamp is 0, which is the stroke of midnight between Dec 31, 1969 and Jan 1, 1970. Therefore, it is printing the year, followed immediately by the month, followed immediately by the day. All in all, it appears that you haven't taken the time to read the documentation [http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php here]. -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 18:39, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== What's the easiest way for me to vertical sync in Windows (2D)? == |
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Say I want to do something very simple but in a way that is synced vertically, it has to be fast enough to work on an OLD computer (pentium III, < 500 mhz) and with a very very old graphics card. But it is only 2D. I'm willing to consider: C; C++; Python; Perl; Java; anything else. THe point is for me to be able to get to there as FAST as possible, I've listed the languages I know... Thanks. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/83.199.57.103|83.199.57.103]] ([[User talk:83.199.57.103|talk]]) 22:59, 19 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== What is ADFU? == |
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I know it is related to MP3 players. But what this acronym stands for? [[Special:Contributions/93.80.171.61|93.80.171.61]] ([[User talk:93.80.171.61|talk]]) 23:33, 19 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:I've been able to find out that DFU stands for "Device Firmware Update" [http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034], at least in the context of IPhones. I suspect that ADFU is something similar. My Google searching hasn't revealed much about it, except that it's a mode that some people seem to get stuck in. ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> |
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::''Automatic'' Device Firmware Update, perhaps? - [[User:SigmaEpsilon|SigmaEpsilon]] → [[User_talk:SigmaEpsilon|Σ]]<span class="plainlinks">[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=SigmaEpsilon&site=en.wikipedia.org Ε]</span> 02:48, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::: Maybe, but [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=Unj&q=%22Automatic+Device+Firmware+Update%22&btnG=Search no google results], so I didn't have any confirmation. ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 02:51, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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= July 20 = |
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== Help == |
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I have a strange folder: \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\digital locker\ |
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It has one file inside, called Urls.bin |
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Is this malware or something? What is this?--[[Special:Contributions/71.175.123.61|71.175.123.61]] ([[User talk:71.175.123.61|talk]]) 01:47, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Have you done any business with [http://windowsmarketplace.com/ Windows Marketplace]? ---[[User:J.smith|J.S]] <small>([[User_talk:J.smith|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/J.smith|C]]/[[WP:WRE|WRE]])</small> 02:50, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Cue sheet syntax for multiple titles in a single FLAC file == |
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I'm trying to create a FLAC file where the track information (title/artist) will change visibly in a media player display (XMMS or Winamp, for example) as index points are crossed. I've seen this done in streams, and I'm pretty sure I've seen this in single files, but I've not come across instructions for creating a file that works this way. ([http://digitalx.org/cuesheetexamples.php This page], for example, has 11 examples and none of them are what I'm looking for.) |
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I believe the <code>metaflac</code> command I want is this: |
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metaflac --import-cuesheet-from=Doom_for_the_ADD_Generation.cue test.flac |
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The abovementioned cue sheet looks like this: |
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TITLE "Doom for the ADD Generation" |
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PERFORMER "Martha's 2008 WFMU Marathon Premium" |
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FILE "test.flac" FLAC |
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TRACK 01 AUDIO |
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TITLE "Jack Frost [excerpt]" |
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PERFORMER "Saint Vitus" |
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INDEX 01 00:00:00 |
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TITLE "The Still Lake" |
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PERFORMER "Great American Desert" |
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INDEX 02 05:13:00 |
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TITLE "Embittered Darkness [excerpt]" |
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PERFORMER "Striborg" |
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INDEX 03 10:43:00 |
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What am I doing wrong here? I've tried a couple variations of the above, and none come close to what I want. |
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Bonus if someone can give me instructions for doing the same thing to an Ogg Vorbis file. I don't know the <code>metaflac</code>-equivalent tool for importing cue sheets into single <code>.ogg</code> files. / [[User:Edgarde|edg]]<small> [[User_talk:Edgarde|☺]] [[Special:Contributions/Edgarde|☭]]</small> ''<small>long-time listener, first time caller</small>'' 02:25, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== the data types in c++ & JAVA == |
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why do we see same data type having different number of bytes range in c++ and JAVA |
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e.g.-->>in c++ the datatype int uses 2bytes while in JAVA int uses 4bytes?[[User:Prachi 08|Prachi 08]] ([[User talk:Prachi 08|talk]]) 05:14, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Actually, the C++ standard does not specify the exact width of the "int" or the other integer datatypes. The width is implementation-dependent. So for example, on my computer (32-bit Linux x86 GCC; and I believe on most implementations out there today), an "int" is 4 bytes wide. The "int" type is guaranteed to be at least as wide as "short", and at most as wide as "long" (neither of which have precisely-defined widths wither). "short" and "long" are guaranteed to be at least 2 and 4 bytes long, respectively, but can be more. Java does define exact widths for its datatypes. But there is no consistency of naming between languages (why should Java or any other language have to name its types the C way, for example?). For example, "long" in Java is 8 bytes long; whereas in most 32-bit C implementations "long" is 4 bytes long; and "long" in Python is arbitrary-length. --[[User:Spoon!|Spoon!]] ([[User talk:Spoon!|talk]]) 06:50, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== What was wrong with the hidden form input? == |
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<code><form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post"> |
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<input TYPE=hidden NAME=A VALUE="0"> |
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<input type="submit" value="A = 0" /> |
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<input TYPE=hidden NAME=A VALUE="1"> |
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<input type="submit" value="A = 1" /> |
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<input TYPE=hidden NAME=A VALUE="2"> |
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<input type="submit" value="A = 2" /> |
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</form> |
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<?php |
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$A = $_POST['A']; |
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echo 'A = ' . $A; |
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?></code> |
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No matter which button I click, the post always assigns 2 to variable A. -- [[User:Toytoy|Toytoy]] ([[User talk:Toytoy|talk]]) 06:02, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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It doesn't work that way. |
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First, the "value" attribute works all the same for all inputs. For example, if you clicked <tt><input type="submit" name="foo" value="hi" /></tt>, then it would assign "hi" to variable <tt>foo</tt>. |
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Second, because you have three inputs with the same name, they all get submitted, and the last one overrides the others. (You can use the <tt>get</tt> method to see how it works.) |
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I really can't explain this (my English is not good enough), so I'll just give the fixed code: |
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<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post"> |
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<input type="submit" name="A" value="0" /> |
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<input type="submit" name="A" value="1" /> |
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<input type="submit" name="A" value="2" /> |
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</form> |
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<?php echo 'A = '.$_POST['A']; ?> |
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oh, and try writing VALID code. In your example, you're using XHTML's /> but you're using uppercase attributes and you don't quote their values, which isn't valid XHTML. |
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''--[[User:Grawity|grawity]]'' 13:52, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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(edit: frikkin wikiformatting fixed by removing a <p> from the question ''--[[User:Grawity|grawity]]'' 13:54, 20 July 2008 (UTC)) |
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== keys jamming == |
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these days how many concurrent keys can be pressed without problems? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/83.199.57.103|83.199.57.103]] ([[User talk:83.199.57.103|talk]]) 06:26, 20 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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: As far as I know there isn't a standard for internal wiring of keyboards. In theory they could have a microcontroller with a GPIO pin for each key, which would mean each key would be completely independent. But people have gotten used to paying trivial sums for keyboards, so instead they generally are built around an ultra low cost keyboard matrix encoder. In this case depressing a key closes a connection between a "horizontal" and a "vertical" wire in a matrix - this arrangement is cheap (because the keyboard controller only needs about 30 input pins, rather than over 100) but means it can't properly distinguish keystrokes when multiple keys on the same row or column are depressed. The specifics vary by keyboard encoder chip: from some basic research it seems the Alcor AU9462 controller [http://www.alcormicro.com/products_detail.php?main_id=15&p_id=25 (info)] has an 19x8 controller, the Philips Semiconductors ISP1130 an 18x8, and others up to a 20x8 ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OSnynlQrvVcC&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=18x8+keyboard+matrix&source=web&ots=XaL9SLyHhe&sig=FFfxtQMDKQLl0b7P4sblrXnH15E&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result (info)]). So in short "you'll need to experiment". See [[Rollover (key)]] too. -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 16:39, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::For regular run of the mill keyboards, I belive it is still quite low, something like 4 - 6. The reasoning would be unless you are gaming you rarely need to press more then 2 at a time. So even though technically these days it might be easy to make a keyboard with the capability to send a lot of simultaneous keystrokes, 99.9% of the time there is no need for it. [[User:Vespine|Vespine]] ([[User talk:Vespine|talk]]) 00:40, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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: [http://www.daskeyboard.com/] A little expensive but SOOOOOO worth it if you do a lot of typing. You can hit every key at once. --[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 03:33, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:: The site says "up to 12 keys to be pressed simultaneously", and given that combination keys like ctrl and alt are generally wired separately, that's not much better than the average. -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 08:41, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::: (yes, I do realise that in practice you only have 10 or fewer fingers typing, but the devil is in the detail of how they wire keys - that "up to" and the details of which keys mean that, on the face of it, this doesn't guarantee that you'll be free to use a given configuration, particularly for gaming). -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 08:43, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::::Thank you for pointing my error out. I know there IS a keyboard out there where you can hit every key at once. Obviously not that one though. --[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 15:38, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::::And doubtless someone, somewhere has developed an [[Emacs]] key binding that depends upon that ability to hit every key at once ;-). |
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:::::[[User:Atlant|Atlant]] ([[User talk:Atlant|talk]]) 16:23, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::::: I guess you're aware of [http://www.cb1.com/~john/computing/emacs/handsfree/pedals.html Emacs pedals], for when there aren't enough fingers or enough keys. But really to fully utilise the power of emacs one must be [[Cthulhu]]. -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter|Talk]] 16:29, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== What would this batch file do? == |
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I recently reverted some dubious additions on our [[Batch file]] article, in which someone was repeatedly adding a section encouraging readers to "try this" and make a batch file containing: |
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<code>@echo<br> |
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<nowiki>:1</nowiki><br> |
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start<br> |
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goto :1<br></code> |
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As I'm not familiar with batch files, I was just wondering what that would actually do - my guess is that it just creates an infinite loop as in the standard "20 GOTO 10" prank, but I'm assuming someone here knows. Cheers ~ <font color="#000000">[[User:Mazca|<font color="#228b22">'''m'''a'''z'''c'''a'''</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:Mazca|<font color="#000000">'''t'''</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Mazca|<font color="#000000">'''c'''</font>]]</sup></font> 10:17, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:This would just repeatedly start the command prompt again and again. (A better one would be using <tt>start "%~dpnx0"</tt>) ''--[[User:Grawity|grawity]]'' 13:45, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Careful with it though. If you just let it continue to run it would lag you out. [[User:Zrs_12|Ζρς ι'β']] <sup><u>[[User_talk:Zrs_12|¡hábleme!]]</u></sup> 21:09, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Thanks. Evidently the person was malicious, but not very good at it. ;) ~ <font color="#000000">[[User:Mazca|<font color="#228b22">'''m'''a'''z'''c'''a'''</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:Mazca|<font color="#000000">'''t'''</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Mazca|<font color="#000000">'''c'''</font>]]</sup></font> 13:01, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== iptables question == |
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Is it possible to use iptables to redirect incoming connections on one destination ip/port to different ips/ports depending on the connection's origin IP? |
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For instance, is it possible to do this: |
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if 2.2.2.2 connects to 1.1.1.1:443 then forward to 1.1.1.1:10443 |
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if 3.3.3.3 connects to 1.1.1.1:443 then forward to 1.1.1.2:10022 |
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etc. |
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I guess it's kinda like NAT. We are trying to provide several secure services on one common port (because of firewall rules). Each IP will only need to access one service, so it's logically no problem. I'm just new to iptables and wondering if it's the correct solution to this custom setup. Thanks [[Special:Contributions/58.150.240.103|58.150.240.103]] ([[User talk:58.150.240.103|talk]]) 16:14, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Messed up my MBR == |
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i was trying to redo my MBR, as i had grub installed from when i tried a Linux distro decided i didn't want Linux but couldn't get rid of grub. Now i tried to do FIXMBR from the repair option on a windows xp home cd but now all i get when i boot up is after POST screen "media is not a bootable floppy please insert bootable media and try again", how can i recover windows without reformatting everything? i have a backup image made with drive xml but i dont want to use it unless i have to |
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cheers--[[Special:Contributions/90.207.78.105|90.207.78.105]] ([[User talk:90.207.78.105|talk]]) 17:10, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Do you have a floppy disk inserted? Remove it, if so, and try again. --[[User:Russoc4|Russoc4]] ([[User talk:Russoc4|talk]]) 17:13, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::nope nothing in any of the drives--[[Special:Contributions/90.207.78.105|90.207.78.105]] ([[User talk:90.207.78.105|talk]]) 18:04, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Did you do a fixboot as well? [[User:Nil Einne|Nil Einne]] ([[User talk:Nil Einne|talk]]) 18:39, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::There's a good collection of rescue cds at http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Livecd that will help, assuming that MBR is the problem. The GParted one has worked for me. --[[Special:Contributions/212.149.216.13|212.149.216.13]] ([[User talk:212.149.216.13|talk]]) 18:51, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::I didn't know that GParted fixed MBRs but I can vouch for it. The GParted livecd is one of the best opensource projects in the world in my opinion. It just works. --[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 05:21, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== iTunes stores == |
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So I go to the US [[iTunes]] store to buy a German song, but they don't have it. I switch to the Germany store, and there are about 5 versions of it. When I try to buy it, I have to create a new account. Why the hell are there completely different iTunes stores with different music to buy??? It's just as simple to universally purchase and sell a single set of all music. <font color="#1EC112" size="3px">[[User:Reywas92|Reywas92]]</font><sup><font color="#45E03A">[[User talk:Reywas92|'''Talk''']]</font></sup> 18:56, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Apple have to negotiate rights to sell the music separately in different countries, so they need to try and restrict sales on each country's iTunes store to people within that country. It's a holdover from when all music was sold on physical discs, but it's still pretty much a fact. ~ <font color="#000000">[[User:Mazca|<font color="#228b22">'''m'''a'''z'''c'''a'''</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:Mazca|<font color="#000000">'''t'''</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Mazca|<font color="#000000">'''c'''</font>]]</sup></font> 20:51, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:In this case copyright Jesus will not smite you for grabbing it off a [[P2P]] application. Hey, you wanted to buy it but they wouldn't let you. OR buy the cd from somewhere like SecondSpin.com. I have bought over 500 bucks of stuff from them and they are awesome. --[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 03:31, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Open Office 2.4 and Word 2007 == |
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My trial version of word 2007 just locked up on me, so I downloaded Open Office 2.4. However, I am unable to access my word documents because my version of open office does not have the 'filter' for word 2007 (only word 2003 and back). Where can I find the filter I need? --[[User:Ghostexorcist|Ghostexorcist]] ([[User talk:Ghostexorcist|talk]]) 20:56, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Would this be what you're looking for: [http://katana.oooninja.com/enwiki/w/odf-converter-integrator odf-converter-integrator] ? — [[User:QuantumEleven|Quantum]]<i>[[User_talk:QuantumEleven|Eleven]]</i> 10:57, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::That is exactly what I am looking for, but open office is still asking me to pick a filter when I try to read a word 2007 document. The instructions for the upgrade just say install and "that's it". --[[User:Ghostexorcist|Ghostexorcist]] ([[User talk:Ghostexorcist|talk]]) 18:01, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:::Never mind, I figured it out. --[[User:Ghostexorcist|Ghostexorcist]] ([[User talk:Ghostexorcist|talk]]) 18:04, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== system("pause") function of C++ == |
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I read on a webpage that one should avoid using the system(*) command in C++ because it is taxing. For the system("pause") function it said it causes the program to: |
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<blockquote> |
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1.suspend your program |
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<br /> |
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2.call the operating system |
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3.open an operating system shell (relaunches the O/S in a sub-process) |
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4.the O/S must now find the PAUSE command |
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5.allocate the memory to execute the command |
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6.execute the command and wait for a keystroke |
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7.deallocate the memory |
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8.exit the OS |
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9.resume your program |
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</blockquote> |
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It said to use the cin.get() function instead because it is a native command and works on all OS's (whereas system("pause") would only work on Windows). Well, I tried the cin.get() function to pause the program and it did not work. It did the same thing it would have done without either command. My questions are what are your thoughts on this and how else can I use a native command to pause the program (using Dev-C++ on Windows XP)? (The webpage is [http://www.gidnetwork.com/b-61.html].) Thanks, [[User:Zrs_12|Ζρς ι'β']] <sup><u>[[User_talk:Zrs_12|¡hábleme!]]</u></sup> 22:23, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:I wouldn't think the overhead would be an issue, since you are trying to slow the program down anyway. Also, system calls are fine if you only call a few times. It's only if they are in a loop called hundreds of times that it will be an issue. [[User:StuRat|StuRat]] ([[User talk:StuRat|talk]]) 03:16, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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If you are writing a ''command-line program'', then you should run it on the command-line in the first place. None of this ''oh I am writing a command-line program because I don't know how to make a GUI program in my OS; and yet I expect to be able to double-click on it in my GUI environment and have it magically work flawlessly'' nonsense. A command-line program is supposed to do what it does and exit. Adding some extra external command call inside the program because you don't like to run it correctly is completely the wrong thing to do, and fucks it up for other people. I get really pissed off every time I get some code only to find out that some Windows/DOS dimwit decided to call a "pause" command, especially when I don't even have a "pause" command on my system. --[[Special:Contributions/71.141.126.37|71.141.126.37]] ([[User talk:71.141.126.37|talk]]) 05:03, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Are you including iostream? Try <code>std::cin.get();</code>. A legacy way of waiting for keyboard input is to use <code>getch();</code> from conio.h. [[Special:Contributions/192.156.33.34|192.156.33.34]] ([[User talk:192.156.33.34|talk]]) 05:08, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Yes, I am including iostream. <tt>std::cin.get()</tt> doesn't keep the window open. |
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:71.141.126.37, I am not writing a "command-line program". It's a console application. If I could do what I wanted with just the command-line interface, I would write a batch file. Furthermore, I am just starting C++ and can only find tutorials for console applications. I'm sure I will eventually write Windows applications, but seeing as how I am just starting, I think it's ok to try to learn syntax and get my barings by writing console applications. [[User:Zrs_12|Ζρς ι'β']] <sup><u>[[User_talk:Zrs_12|¡hábleme!]]</u></sup> 17:38, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Need to figure out sizes of directories on my computer == |
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I'd like to figure out which directories take up the most space |
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I have a 30gb hd and it is full already and I'd like to know what is eating all the space. |
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I can right click, view properties in windows explorer to see what each individual folder is, but I'd like to see a list of all folders and which are the largest. Any software out there that can do this? |
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[[Special:Contributions/71.164.100.174|71.164.100.174]] ([[User talk:71.164.100.174|talk]]) 22:44, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Try [http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Folder-Size-Shell-Extension-Download-169.html this]. I use it, but it gets kinda slow with large folders. [[User:Admiral Norton|Admiral Norton]] <sup>([[User talk:Admiral Norton|talk]])</sup> 23:22, 20 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::i have 2.5gb text file in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson ...do i need that? i could really use the space for something else. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.164.100.174|71.164.100.174]] ([[User talk:71.164.100.174|talk]]) 00:15, 21 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Try [http://windirstat.info/ WinDirStat]. This provides a nice graphical overview of a complete disk. [[User:Trieste|Trieste]] ([[User talk:Trieste|talk]]) 00:24, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:(ec) If you want to find out where stuff is easily, try something like [[SequoiaView]], which will visualize the whole drive. As for any specific file, tell us the file name, it will do more than just telling us the location. --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 00:28, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:: I agree that SequoiaView is a great piece of software. Very usefull for this sort of thing. [[User:APL|APL]] ([[User talk:APL|talk]]) 01:00, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:[http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/ JDiskReport] is a similar software. --[[Special:Contributions/71.141.126.37|71.141.126.37]] ([[User talk:71.141.126.37|talk]]) 04:49, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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NOTE: Use [[CCleaner]] before you do this. It will get rid of the obvious junk. Although not needed you can check every option without harm. Yes, some things don't NEED to be cleaned out but there is no harm in doing it. --[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 03:28, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== auto scanner == |
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I seek a device where I can put in a stack of papers and it will go through each paper in the stack and scan both sides <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.147.40.7|71.147.40.7]] ([[User talk:71.147.40.7|talk]]) 04:53, 21 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Look for a scanner with [[ADF]]. [[Duplex]] scanning is gonna cost you though. Keep in mind any copier worth its salt made in the last 5 years should have this ability. It doesn't cost any money to do so use one at work or have a friend do it for you if you're on the cheap. If you want to buy one see here [http://www.google.com/products?q=automatic%20document%20feader&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wf]. Also, see how to do it oh-so-easy with Microsoft Office. [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA010616951033.aspx] --[[User:Mboverload|mboverload]][[User_talk:mboverload|<font color="red">@</font>]] 05:19, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:This has come up a few times in the last week or so. Your best bet is probably to go down to your local Kinkos and see if they can do it for you. It's a lot quicker and easier than buying your own. Duplexers also have a nasty tendency to break down, in my experience. Something about the amount of moving the paper required to duplex drastically increases the likelihood of paper jams and things just breaking on the inside. --[[Special:Contributions/98.217.8.46|98.217.8.46]] ([[User talk:98.217.8.46|talk]]) 17:40, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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I think mboverload is referring to [[Oracle Application Development Framework]], as opposed to any of the other dozens of meanings of "[[ADF]]."[[Special:Contributions/89.240.185.90|89.240.185.90]] ([[User talk:89.240.185.90|talk]]) 19:22, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== XKCD on an iPhone or iPod Touch == |
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Since XKCD uses an alt tag on the comic image for part of the humor, it seems that iPhone and iPod Touch users may miss out. Is there a way to see those alt tags on those devices when you don't have a mouse to hover over the image? <span style="font-family:monospace;">[[User:Dismas|Dismas]]</span>|[[User talk:Dismas|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 10:51, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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: A lot of web browsers let you right click on an image and get "image properties" or something similar. I'm not sure if that's possible on an iPhone, though. |
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: One possible, but awkward, solution is to check the xkcd forums. Typically comics are reposted there with their alt-text. [[User:APL|APL]] ([[User talk:APL|talk]]) 12:52, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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: Or does the iPhone let you view the page source and scroll through to find the appropriate tags? [[User:Jeffjon|jeffjon]] ([[User talk:Jeffjon|talk]]) 13:06, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Point of information - XKCD actually (correctly) uses the "title" attribute on the image tag for the extra bit of humor, they also provide an alt attribute, but a proper browser shouldn't be showing that unless it's not showing images. --[[User:LarryMac|<font color="#3EA99F">LarryMac</font>]][[User talk:LarryMac|<font color="#3EA99F"><small> | Talk</small></font>]] 14:28, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Comcast Voip ? == |
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I currently use a conventional phone service, and for long-distance, I use a prepaid card (I call a toll-free # and place the call through the prepaid service). I am considering a Comcast VOIP service that does not include long distance (you can call long distance, but it costs more). Do you think I can still use my prepaid long distance card with the comcast VOIP? (BTW, I asked Comcast this question and the person I talked to didn't know). [[User:Ike9898|ike9898]] ([[User talk:Ike9898|talk]]) 14:04, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Ah oh. I don't know how I can even recommend you to go ahead with Comcast if their people don't have answers to your questions. Although I must note that it is better than giving you convulated answers that meant nothing. AFAIK, if your prepaid long distance card has a local number to call or has a toll-free number, Comcast Digital Voice should work with it. Have you considered other options such as [[Skype]] if you just plan on calling North America or Western Europe? I assume you have access to high speed Internet. [[User:Kushal one|Kushal]] ([[User talk:Kushal one|talk]]) 16:15, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Hard drive enclosure == |
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Why do some hard drive enclosures advertise a maximum size of hard drive? How does it have any effect on the size of drive?[[Special:Contributions/78.151.50.55|78.151.50.55]] ([[User talk:78.151.50.55|talk]]) 14:59, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Some external enclosures do not directly connect the drive to the computer. The drive is connected to internal hardware and the internal hardware is connected to the computer. If the internal hardware is not capable of handling, say, more than 300G, then the enclosure cannot handle more than 300G. -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 17:30, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Thank you. So these limits do actually mean something, you need to match the HD size to the right enclosure. Question answered.[[Special:Contributions/89.240.185.90|89.240.185.90]] ([[User talk:89.240.185.90|talk]]) 19:19, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== How is SMS texting so fast? == |
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I'm always surprised just how little time it takes for a recipient to receive text messages. It seems far faster than the time it takes to connect a voice call. Just wondering how/why it's so speedy? --[[Special:Contributions/70.167.58.6|70.167.58.6]] ([[User talk:70.167.58.6|talk]]) 19:17, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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I haven't found it any faster than phoning. Why, what country are you in, and what network are you on?[[Special:Contributions/89.240.185.90|89.240.185.90]] ([[User talk:89.240.185.90|talk]]) 19:20, 21 July 2008 (UTC) |
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November 30
[edit]Search by image on a USB flash drive
[edit]Is there a way to search for repeating (identical) images on a USB flash drive in Windows 10? Checking by eye becomes tedious for me, as I'm back-uping many of them and don't want to transfer identical jpg images with different file names. Brandmeistertalk 20:52, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- Sorting by size would make it easier. If two images look the same but have different file sizes, there's probably a difference in quality or a filter has been applied, and you probably want to take a closer look to determine which is worth backing up.-Gadfium (talk) 21:36, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- Using a compressed image format like jpeg, it's indeed very unlikely that two different images have the same file size, but if there are thousands of images of a few megabytes each, you'll probably have some collisions. See birthday problem. Also, two identical images may still have different file size if there's a difference in their metadata. For example, one may have a caption added. Still, sorting by file size would be a good start. Only if you're dealing with a huge number of pictures it's worth finding a more advanced method. PiusImpavidus (talk) 09:27, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- I don't see any real reason to use something as crude as exact filesize instead of file contents i.e. hash or checksum which is almost as trivial for any duplicate detection tool and even on a USB flash drive shouldn't take that long. E.g. Dupeguru definitely can and it sounds like Czkawka can as well although at least for Windows there must be thousands and even going by only free hundreds and I expect at least tens FLOSS. I mean you might occasionally have images which are basically duplicate but have some minor changes in the metadata or whatever which you'd miss by using contents, but it's still the better choice IMO. Dupeguru and Czkawka also have similar image functionality although I've never used such functionality since I've only ever been interested in removing exact dupes. This isn't a problem for images but if we're talking large files and you're concerned about time and you're fairly sure you don't have corruption etc, I think some tools allow only hashing a part of the file to speed things up. (OTOH, if you're worried about malicious damage/changes, make sure you choose a tool with a secure hash although this isn't a common concern.) Nil Einne (talk) 14:53, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- Using a compressed image format like jpeg, it's indeed very unlikely that two different images have the same file size, but if there are thousands of images of a few megabytes each, you'll probably have some collisions. See birthday problem. Also, two identical images may still have different file size if there's a difference in their metadata. For example, one may have a caption added. Still, sorting by file size would be a good start. Only if you're dealing with a huge number of pictures it's worth finding a more advanced method. PiusImpavidus (talk) 09:27, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- What exactly is making it difficult? Is it because the duplicates could be in different folders? How exact a duplicate do the images have to be to be considered a duplicate? If everything is in one directory, sorting by filesize would work, as others have mentioned. If I was doing the task, I'd sort by size and switch the view to large thumbnails or whatever. If pictures are in multiple directories, things get more complicated. When I had a similar task to do, I actually made use of the command line's DIR function to get me a list of every file in every directory and import that into Excel where I could easily check for duplicate file names, file sizes, creation dates, and so on. Matt Deres (talk) 16:52, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
December 1
[edit]Does the Reddit Automod know that I access an account on DuckDuckGo?
[edit]Is a connection to Reddit via DuckDuckGo pretty sus to the Automod? Is it why the automod has been autoremoving all of my legit posts?
What are other users' experiences like using a Reddit account on DuckDuckGo? --2600:8803:1D13:7100:BBC6:2B3:625A:265B (talk) 12:23, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- Reddit automods produce a reason why posts are removed. You haven't provided us with the reason the posts were removed. If you don't know, you need to look at the change update and instead of quickly deleting it or clicking 'read' on it, read it. I have never ever seen any hint of any automod that looks to see if the user is using a DuckDuckGo web browser. It is far more likely that you are posting something that is not allowed and the automod is removing it and you are not reading the reason why it was removed. It can be trivial. For example, I asked a question on one Reddit page and it was immediately removed. The reason for removal explained that a different Reddit page was the correct place to ask the question, so I asked it there instead and it wasn't removed. 12.116.29.106 (talk) 15:25, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
December 5
[edit]how to use NPN transistor
[edit]How do I use one 1250metersdeep (talk) 18:04, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
- Do you know the use of a BJT transistor but want to know when one would specifically use the NPN type instead of the PNP type? Perhaps the table of modes in the section Bipolar junction transistor § Regions of operation will give you the information you need. --Lambiam 08:05, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
December 6
[edit]Do any dashcams exist that livestream drives onto Twitch, YouTube and other livestream video apps?
[edit]As a Dasher for Doordash, I'd like to have strangers watch me drive deliveries live in real-time. I wonder about whether there's a Dashcam around that allows livestreaming onto any site / apps that allow users to watch anyone's livestreams. I would also like to make some of the obscure music that I play through my car's Bluetooth speakers known to the wider world.
If there isn't such a thing as a livestreaming dashcam, how come and what would it take to innovate a fully-working livestreaming dashcam in the first place? --2600:8803:1D13:7100:B55B:B71:F6ED:7780 (talk) 12:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- If you have a phone or something you could probably try to figure something out by taping it with the camera looking out and then starting a livestream. I’m not too sure about any actual dash cams so I would wait for another user to respond 1250metersdeep (talk) 13:53, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- You can use one of many streaming cams. You would have to use your phone (or similar device) as a mobile hotspot, tethering the cam to the phone for internet access. This assumes you have unlimited data on your phone. The headache will be that the cam will likely lose internet connection every time you leave the car to make a delivery. If it is a good cam, it will re-attach itself automatically and begin streaming again. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 17:14, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- If you're not already aware, the sort of thing you're looking to do is often referred to as IRL (in real life) streaming and those who do IRL streams often use a collection of gear consolidated in the form of a backpack for easy wearability and transport. In looking for how to accomplish your specific goals I'd look into researching the backpack setups people have posted in various places. Amstrad00 (talk) 17:44, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- I suggest also that you consider the copyright and licencing implications of re-broadcasting other people's music, and how any intentions to monetise your streaming (or not) might interact with them {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.1.211.243 (talk) 18:06, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
December 7
[edit]Mac window behavior
[edit]Recently in MacOS, when I drag a window laterally by its title bar, sometimes it blows up to nearly fill the screen. Why? —Tamfang (talk) 23:23, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Presumably the window has a maximized state and you're switching to that state. Perhaps your mouse movement is being misunderstood as a touchscreen swiping gesture, if such a maximize gesture exists on the OS, and perhaps you can switch gestures off in the settings. Another possibility is that your mouse has a fault (low battery or a broken button) and is sending double-click messages sometimes, making the window maximize in response to a double-click on its title bar, if those are understood by the OS as maximize. Do you find the title bar slips from your grasp sometimes, as well? That would imply a mouse hardware fault. Card Zero (talk) 00:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- The double-click hypothesis is at least worth testing next time it happens. —Tamfang (talk) 22:04, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Nope, double-clicking merely expanded the window further. —Tamfang (talk) 04:47, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- The double-click hypothesis is at least worth testing next time it happens. —Tamfang (talk) 22:04, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Are you using a trackpad? Touching it with several fingers can alter the meaning of a gesture. --Lambiam 18:52, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for trying, but no. —Tamfang (talk) 04:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- Perhaps I'm not giving enough weight to the possibility that MacOS is intentionally being annoying without any special provocation. Could it be this, automatic window sizing caused by Tiling, a feature that enables quick snapping and resizing of windows? But by the sound of it this should cause windows, when dragged near screen edges, to go fully fullscreen, not just (if I understand your report correctly) kind of sorta bigger. Still, it's a recent and evidently annoying change to window behavior when windows are dragged, so the circumstantial evidence is strong. Try turning off Tiling? Card Zero (talk) 07:27, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
December 8
[edit]What was the first computer game with normal audio, audio that is not chiptune/tracker/midi/fm synthesis?
[edit]What was the first computer game with normal audio, audio that is not chiptune/tracker/midi/fm synthesis? 2804:1B3:9700:1E44:2188:5975:E245:4C47 (talk) 17:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- So are you excluding all the digital to analog conversion methods? Some early computer systems allowed analog cassette tapes to play audio under computer control. I assume these included music. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- I scanned two books on the history of video games and both note that the first "real" sound in video games was Rally-X. They use the clarification that it was the first to use digital-to-analog to turn digitially recorded sounds into analog sound. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 17:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Tell us what those books are! The fact should be in the article, it would sit nicely after "one of the first games with bonus stages and continuously-playing background music". What are you citing, please? Card Zero (talk) 14:11, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Please define "normal audio." In general terms, all sounds for arcade games or computer games since around 1976 were produced through some sort of digital audio using sound chips, which includes the terms the OP used such as MIDI, FM synthesis, etc. This includes digitally sampled analogue sounds reproduced with digital technology. Are you asking whether a computer game was developed using analogue hardware using vacuum tubes? Alternate histories suggest themselves, as if bored techies working the night-time shift on the LEO Mk. III had been able to interface with the RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer via a Fuzzball router and been able to play a beta version of Rogue with full menacing throbbing audio: "The Xeroc strikes!" Wob-wob-wob. All your base are belong to us. MinorProphet (talk) 19:08, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
December 9
[edit]Windows Diagnostic Memory tool
[edit]How long would you expect it to take to do 96GB RAM? I heard an hour per 8GB—sound reasonable? SerialNumber54129 18:33, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- That guy was a fucking idiot. Took less than two hours. SerialNumber54129 11:09, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- This conversation makes no sense. Care to elaborate, @Serial Number 54129? TheTechie@enwiki (she/they | talk) 04:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- @TheTechie: Serial Number 54129 asked how long it would take to run Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool on a pc with 96GB RAM. They heard it took an hour per 8GB, so that would be 12 hours for 96GB. Then they say that they tried it and that it took less than 2 hours. Polygnotus (talk) 15:39, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Polygnotus . I admit I was somewhat brusque about my informant :) SerialNumber54129A New Face in Hell 16:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- @TheTechie: Serial Number 54129 asked how long it would take to run Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool on a pc with 96GB RAM. They heard it took an hour per 8GB, so that would be 12 hours for 96GB. Then they say that they tried it and that it took less than 2 hours. Polygnotus (talk) 15:39, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- This conversation makes no sense. Care to elaborate, @Serial Number 54129? TheTechie@enwiki (she/they | talk) 04:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
December 10
[edit]Youtube videos switching in the middle to Chinese people doing ordinary things
[edit]I see that others are encountering the same problem.[1] Has anybody come up with a fix yet? Clarityfiend (talk) 05:26, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- To avoid videos with crocheting Chinese ladies and such – if that's not your thing – make sure the video is from the original channel and not some pirated and hacked video. The name of the channel (such as Eyewitness News ABC7NY, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ESPN MBL, ...) is given below the title of the video. Pirated videos come from an unfamiliar channel; other than that, everything looks the same as the legit video. --Lambiam 07:35, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Aaah, thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:54, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
December 11
[edit]Quote marks will not appear until I type a second one
[edit]Hello all. I have a seemingly one-off, weird and annoying issue. I am using an HP laptop computer:
- OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home
- System Model HP Spectre x360 Convertible
- Version 10.0.19045
- Build 19045
Every time I type a quote mark on this computer (or an apostrophe using the same keyboard key without shifting) nothing happens. It is only when I invoke the character key a second time (in a row, without moving the cursor) that anything happens, which is that, only then, TWO quote marks appear. I then I have to delete one of them. Same thing for apostrophes, though I use quotes far more frequently. This happens anywhere I attempt to type the character, including when I placed this one " right now. Please note that the key is not gummed up or anything, it always works to place the two after I type the character the second time. Any ideas? --68.129.153.226 (talk) 17:23, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- When did this start happening? Has it always been like this? If not, what changed? Be honest. MinorProphet (talk) 20:29, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- My 13-year old Mac Mini has stopped working. (I have already purchased a new computer, arriving in about two weeks.) I thus borrowed this HP from my sister a week ago, whereupon I discovered this issue. I thus have no idea of the timeline of the problem.--68.129.153.226 (talk) 21:07, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- What happens if you type a single ' or ", followed by some other character, like a letter?
- It sounds like you're in some strange mode which is attempting to interpret various multi-keystroke sequences. Those can be perfectly ordinary — for example, as you may know, on a Mac you can type Option-U to get a bare umlaut, which when you then type a letter like A or U combines with it to form Ä or Ü. But obviously these " and ' sequences you're encountering are bizarre and unwanted! (I've never heard of combining sequences starting with " or ', either.)
- My guess is that these sequences are defined for the convenience of typists in some language other than English. I would go to the relevant control panel — perhaps "Keyboard", although under Windows I'm not sure — and make sure you've got English specified as your language, with no funny extra options specified. —scs (talk) 22:10, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- Per the below, it sounds like you might well see different behavior depending on whether you type the " or ' followed by a vowel like A or U, versus a consonant like B or S. —scs (talk) 22:16, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
- Yes you're right. When you're on the international keyboard (or other non-English one) if you type a quote and then a vowel you get an umlaut. With this keyboard layout the first time you press a quote key it will not type it, and you have to press it twice to type a quote.
- On Windows 10, on the bottom right, to the left of the date and time, there is an area where you can click to change the keyboard layout. For the international keyboard it is "ENG INTL". If you click it you can change to the normal keyboard, "ENG" or "ENG US" or whatever you prefer. ―Panamitsu (talk) 22:23, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- See dead key. I suppose your system is configured to see ' and " as dead keys, producing no direct output, but combining with the next character you type to create a letter with acute accent or two dots. I haven't used Windows since XP days, but I suppose that if the following character doesn't accept those diacritics, the ' or " is inserted after all. Try switching to a different keyboard layout. PiusImpavidus (talk) 10:37, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
- Have you tried a "+space sequence? I've seen such behavior of a keyboard in Windows when working in a language with diacritic letters. It simulates old typewriter - hit a diacritic symbol first, which gets printed with no carriage move, then hit a letter, which gets printed at the same place and then a carriage advances to a next position. Following this mode you hit a diacritic + space sequence to get a diacritic symbol alone. --CiaPan (talk) 15:38, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
- Well, 68.129.153.226, we're all agog to know whether any of our suggestions have worked. Be honest. MinorProphet (talk) 17:35, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
December 13
[edit]Where can I find a thesis of recently released Gemini 2.0?
[edit]For Gemini 1.5, I find its thesis.
What about recently released Gemini 2.0? HarryOrange (talk) 21:53, 13 December 2024 (UTC)