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  Persistent Linux installation on USB
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  @adynathos said in Persistent Linux installation on USB: @heterodox The way i booted was to add nomodeset in GRUB when booting from USB. But having the NVidia drivers directly in the image seems more elegant, so I am researching it for the future. I still have to use nomodeset even with NVidia drivers. Had to do it for both my old 960 and my new 1060. Mind you there might be other factors apart from the GPU itself, but that's my experience anyway. Debian testing btw, happened both on Jessie and now on Stretch.
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  Search for a VR laptop
  gaming laptop wmr • • Magus  

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  @magus So yeah, did it: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/samsung-notebook-odyssey-15-gaming-laptop-samsung-hmd-odyssey-windows-mixed-reality-headset-with-motion-controllers/8px4j4mfhc71/hw8p Hope the laptop ends up being good.
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  Dell Precision T3500 will not start
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  @anotherusername said in Dell Precision T3500 will not start: @tsaukpaetra said in Dell Precision T3500 will not start: @rhywden said in Dell Precision T3500 will not start: needless to say it shouldn't touch the bowl For those who don't do chemistry.... why? Because of the acid. Oh. I was looking too deep I suppose...
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  What are my options for stuffing user data into an externally-defined XML schema?
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  @masonwheeler Don't be a dick in General Help until the help item is addressed.
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  Delete an attachment from Gmail?
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  @anotherusername said in Delete an attachment from Gmail?: Maybe he didn't. Maybe Sue edited that in to Bob's email because she can't stand Bob and she wanted to get him fired. In that case, Bob was right. Sue is a cunt.
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  Smart things recommendations
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  @anotherusername said in Smart things recommendations: over your wifi at least that smart butt plug doesn't leech of my broadband!
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  GPU prevents laptop from booting
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  @gąska said in GPU prevents laptop from booting: Didn't work. Well darn.
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  SSD Failure
  fuck this shit • • kt_  

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  @blakeyrat said in SSD Failure: If you're not broke you could just buy a second SSD with the shipping you get from a normal purchase, then try to return the defective one for store credit. Yeah, I’d do that, but 1) I am broke and 2) it’s generally hard to return stuff for store credit in Poland. :/
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  How would I build a footstep pressure sensor?
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  You could also try to use a photo cell/diode, if you can mount it beneath the shoes. Essentially, when you put the foot down, all light to it will be blocked; if you lift the foot, there will be some ambient light entering the photo sensor. Add a weak LED next to it if you plan to use this in a really dark environment; I guess you can use IR if you go the LED route, so it won't be visible. You should be able to get these quite easily, and the cost would be not much more than $1. That might be cheap/easy enough to just try out. After that, I'd probably go for a force sensor, mostly because that seems fairly reliable and easy to set up. Adafruit has some for $7...
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  Windows 7 admin password nuked.
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  @xaade I know I'm late to the game here, but I believe what you're looking for is the Windows 7 MDOP (Microsoft Desktop Optimization) toolkit. It contains a CD/DVD image with WinPE and a bunch of tools which will of all things, let you forcefully reset any local user password. I believe it is possible to burn the image to a USB stick using the right tools.
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  I'm getting new version notifications for a domain I don't own, should I be concerned?
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  @boomzilla said in I'm getting new version notifications for a domain I don't own, should I be concerned?: @benjamin-hall said in I'm getting new version notifications for a domain I don't own, should I be concerned?: Am I just paranoid? I am unsure. However: People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time. So... Well, maybe you should ask someone to help you occupy your brain. Filed Under: Happiness, I cannot feel.
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  Programming Certifications
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  @pjh said in Programming Certifications: I shall allow the peanut gallery to discuss the merits, or otherwise, of whether this works.... Over here before this thread gets derailed. Please. https://what.thedailywtf.com/topic/24027/lounge-certifications-was-re-programming-certifications
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  What are graphics cards like these days?
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  @zecc said in What are graphics cards like these days?: @hardwaregeek said in What are graphics cards like these days?: the card refused to do anything except display "Moar power, dude!" without the full 6+2 connected. That's really interesting. Graphic cards are in a unique position to do that. Now I'm imagining a discrete sound card trying to cry for help. I actually could try that as I got an Asus sound card with a PCIe power connector. I'm not using it atm, though, as I had to switch when I wanted to use Linux on that computer and there was a lack of driver problem.
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  Assessing performance--it's not just for programs
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  @benjamin-hall said in Assessing performance--it's not just for programs: Part of this is that I struggle with what appears to be imposter syndrome, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHwE71WVhQg
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  Screen recording software
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  The only true option:
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  Which tablet should I buy?
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  @rhywden said in Which tablet should I buy?: @jaloopa said in Which tablet should I buy?: @karla going where? Inside you? Fantastic Voyage (1966) ⭐ 6.8 | Adventure, Sci-Fi 1h 40m | PG That's what you're talking about, right? I love that book.
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  Converting a forum to nodebb
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  What I did was make an implementation of the exporter for nodebb-plugin-import: GitHub - akhoury/nodebb-plugin-import: migrate your old crappy forum to NodeBB migrate your old crappy forum to NodeBB. Contribute to akhoury/nodebb-plugin-import development by creating an account on GitHub. My implementation is here if you want to see: GitHub - BenLubar/nodebb-plugin-import-discourse at tdwtf Contribute to BenLubar/nodebb-plugin-import-discourse development by creating an account on GitHub.
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  EAP Wifi auth with Android and iOS
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  I once connected to a network that required MSCHAPV2 authentication for Phase2, can't take a screenshot because I'm nowhere near that network and Android doesn't seem to let you edit saved wifi networks you're not nearby (except to delete them of course). Hmm, I might toy around with this later...
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  Windows driver memory leak
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  @zmaster Use a support incident. Assuming you don't want to use and/or pay for one, the Feedback Hub and everything described in the angry blog post (including making your own angry blog post) are typical means of letting folks know about a problem. You could also call technical support for your Surface Pro 4, find a way to get past the first few layers of support to people who might understand what you think you've found, and let them know that way.
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  Alternative to Acer OEM software that shows lock keys?
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  Try one of these: Arun Kumar 10 Best Free Keyboard Status Indicator Software Here is a list of Best Free Keyboard Status Indicator Software. These provides the status of Caps Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and other keys on-screen. I like the Wireless Keyboard Indicator one dl
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  "Work account" productivity tips
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  @xaade said in "Work account" productivity tips: @blakeyrat said in "Work account" productivity tips: @anotherusername said in "Work account" productivity tips: Easier? No. But they sure could've made it a lot more discoverable. Opening a contextual menu with "shift" down will show you a few more options than normal. Since those options are usually "power user" features, I dunno, consider it a safety gate I guess? But that's old as dirt. Windows 95 was the same way. Do they have an right click option to "open command line as admin here" Only if you enable it via the Registry: Open Command Window Here as Administrator Add or Remove "Open Command Window Here as Administrator" to Context Menu
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  Making the Web Simple
  downwithjavascript • • Magus  

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  @pleegwat said in Making the Web Simple: @ben_lubar said in Making the Web Simple: @pleegwat said in Making the Web Simple: @magus said in Making the Web Simple: some client-side validation, for example Can be as simple as onsubmit="if( !/^[0-9]{6,}$/.test(this.some_number.value) ) { alert('Invalid some_number'); return false; }" EW NO <input type="text" required pattern="^[0-9]{6,}$" inputmode="numeric" name="some_number"> Hm, I didn't know that one. Thanks. I think it's new to HTML5, yeh?
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  Re: Explain to me SOX Compliance
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  @masonwheeler said in Re: Explain to me SOX Compliance: @accalia said in Re: Explain to me SOX Compliance: my socks ... never match each other. House elf confirmed!
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  Changing mobile
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  @ben_lubar said in Changing mobile: @remi said in Changing mobile: @douglasac I am starting to see the truth in @blakeyrat oft repeated claim that user-interactions with computers is only going backwards... :-( I use bash or powershell for most of the things I do outside of text editors, video games, and web browsing, and I'm not going to try to do that through one of those newfangled programming languages you can't type commands in. While I believe that text has its place in some applications (and some communication between applications), I never mentioned it here. Some people would scream that you are putting words in my mouth. Anyway, there are single applications, and there is the OS and the way the different applications work together. There are definitely parts where the way each application tries to shoulder its way past the other to the top (in the menus, on the desktop, in shortcuts etc.) is actually harming the user interactions, not helping. Or, like the case here, where applications or the system seem to actively work to prevent things that should be easy.
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  Re: Re: Explain to me SOX Compliance
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  @jaloopa said in Re: Re: Explain to me SOX Compliance: @lorne-kates dragons don't wear sox Not even with a fox?
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  Advice on a new laptop
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  @anonymous234 said in Advice on a new laptop: @dreikin Well... if you're going to be wearing a full body suit you might as well add some gadgets inside. One of those fancy AR displays would conceal nicely inside the head part. Now put the touchpad on the outer part of the thigh, and bam, wearable computer. Now all you need is a portable ion drive with its accompanying nuclear reactor, and you have yourself an Iron Man suit. Not sure if whoosh or tangent
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  Explain to me SOX Compliance
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  SOX compliance with CD can be done, but it takes care and work. A few years ago a financial firm [where application can move a Billion dollars a day] invested heavily to achieve this. The interesting part is when they dealt with the auditors. At first, the auditors wanted to reject everything and claim many violations. Sitting through each one, and looking directly back to the SOX legislation [rather than at any of the many published means of attempting to achieve compliance] was quite enlightening. After a (admittedly painful) first round, subsequent audits were a breeze. The key takeaway (at least for me), was be willing to invest and to also have staff (independent of the developers themselves) who are experts on SOX and can provide a correlation document between your process(es) and the legislation.
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  Azure Web Apps and Instance Hostnames
  another tag azure blue cerulean i like trees • • RaceProUK  

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  @unperverted-vixen said in Azure Web Apps and Instance Hostnames: @raceprouk Yes it does. EDIT: That'll teach me not to take the time to fire up SSMS to double-check, instead of just blindly saying "yes". ;)
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  Make a branch with a small subset of changes in Git
  easierintfs git • • Magus  

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  @lb_ Good to know never to bother.
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  Any good software to turn doodles into neat diagrams?
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  @marczellm except sheet music has strictly defined format. Freeform diagrams are freeform.
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  Free, decent, video editing software?
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  @dreikin said in Free, decent, video editing software?: @blakeyrat said in Free, decent, video editing software?: Shotcut: This version just fixes some bugs and updates translations. In particular, it fixes a long standing bug that, on Windows, files with non-Latin characters in the name or path can not be opened or saved. May 3, 2017 Oh good, it only took them 5 years to fix the bug "can't open files on Windows." THAT BODES WELL. EDIT: BTW that fix came ages after they released a Chinese localization. Figure that one out. "If you're Chinese, you can use our software. BUT ONLY THE UI! You can't open any of your files! You aren't ready for that." A few of the DAM programs I looked at a while ago had that same issue. What in the world are these programs doing such that they have trouble with mixed language filenames? If Win32, they were probably compiled in ANSI mode. And it's work to change from narrow to wide strings (don't even mention something like UTF8 to them!)
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  Re: Free, decent, video editing software?
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  @lb_ said in Re: Free, decent, video editing software?: @el_heffe said in Re: Free, decent, video editing software?: VSDC Free Video Editor - "it works in rather a different way to many other similar tools" What? I've used it myself and it looks pretty similar to what I've seen of paid video editing software. Same with Lightshot for me, I didn't find it that weird at all.
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  Laptop Recommendations Query: <$550 laptop for general use and some video editing
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  In terms of "Bang for the buck", I have found Asus to be the best be for over 5 years...
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  How long does a smartphone last?
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  @maciejasjmj said in How long does a smartphone last?: As long as it's not 6p, which was a wonderful phone that barely worked. Or a 5X, which becomes more and more likely to bootloop or just die as the years go on
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  Tech presentation
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  Find a (technology related) problem that has actually occurred in your environment Determine how it was solved PRESENT!
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  Where to go in the World
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  Drive to Mars. It might take a lot of gas, but I'm sure you can do it!
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  @ben_lubar's internet is getting suspiciously bad
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  From work Fuck it, I'm permanently moving here
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  Issue / task tracker
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  @unperverted-vixen said in Issue / task tracker: @grunnen If you're already using TFS for source control, TFS work items might do the trick. If you're not, then don't bother, it's not going to qualify as cheap. I used it as part of Visual Studio Team Services for a while (basically TFS in the cloud). Main trouble was finding stuff based on keywords, and the filter tool also didn't feel intuitive. In the end we ignore the work items part of VSTS and just use a cloud-hosted JIRA for tracking tasks and issues.
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  My laptop seems ill but it insists it's not
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  @tsaukpaetra said in My laptop seems ill but it insists it's not: @marczellm said in My laptop seems ill but it insists it's not: @jbert said in My laptop seems ill but it insists it's not: Is this laptop sufficiently "quarantined" though? I know people who would run Google's backup and sync tool on shoddy machines and then saw their entire Google Drive get cleaned out because the sync tool would silently remove the files which were disappearing in batches after each checkdisk run. Oh my, you have a valid point. I think though, that the encrypted files don't replace the originals, they just get deleted, so in theory they'd all be there in the Drive Trash folder, right? It gets all messy when it comes to folders shared with many people with files in them owned by yet others.
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  Recommendations for interview questions
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  @cheong Again: the point is not to make readable, perfect text. You do that later when the discussion is done. The point is to write symbols that remind your brain what you were thinking about at the time you wrote those symbols. All the information is stored in your brain, you just use the whiteboard as a memory aid. Penmanship doesn't matter.
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  Feasibility of keeping a live USB on a keychain usb?
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  @izzion said in Feasibility of keeping a live USB on a keychain usb?: installing Windows 8/10 with an EFI booted computer requires the boot USB stick is NTFS partitioned? Technically it might be supported (depending on firmware), but generally it's FAT32 in practice. GitHub - pbatard/uefi-ntfs: UEFI:NTFS - Boot NTFS or exFAT partitions from UEFI UEFI:NTFS - Boot NTFS or exFAT partitions from UEFI - pbatard/uefi-ntfs
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  Good HR trackers
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  @remi said in Good HR trackers: @heterodox That must have been a safety feature: if it stops beeping, then you know you are dead. (inb4: bad ideas thread is ) According to the in-home sleep study, the damn device kept screeching out "Check System" almost every 15 minutes. Apparently, my life signs aren't consistently maintained when I'm sleeping.,...
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  Cheap hosting for an asp.net based site?
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  @tsaukpaetra said in Cheap hosting for an asp.net based site?: @karriepop Welcome to the forums! I mean...it sure smells like a spammer, but it was literally answering the question that was asked for the thread, and didn't even put a real link!
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  Reporting a scam site
  fuck you scammer • • RaceProUK  

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  @blakeyrat I was ranting about MS, not you
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  Cross-browser AJAX library
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  @cartman82 said in Cross-browser AJAX library: @raceprouk said in Cross-browser AJAX library: AJAX works, just not with CORS. If this can be made to work with about one page worth of javascript, IMO it's irresponsible not to include it, while claiming full IE9 support. I agree: saying "Oh, just use a plugin" isn't an acceptable response.
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  I've hit everybody in my network, now I try here: electrical engineer experience?
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  @polygeekery said in I've hit everybody in my network, now I try here: electrical engineer experience?: You should get rid of the shoulder aliens. There is no need to resort to violence.
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  Suggest speakers for a desktop!
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  @timebandit said in Suggest speakers for a desktop!: @benjamin-hall said in Suggest speakers for a desktop!: And I figured I should actually use all the ports on my machine and annoy your neighbors at the same time Status: I was playing COD at full blast when cops knocked on my door and said to put my guns down =) I actually run pretty soft on music. Ears can't handle super loud noises, which is why I teach high school...Oh, wait.
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  To Nougat or not to Nougat?
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  @heterodox said in To Nougat or not to Nougat?: @sloosecannon said in To Nougat or not to Nougat?: Or, more likely, your hardware/manufacturer done fucked it up That seems vastly more likely. what the hell would a hardware manufacturer do to make up for Nougat's faults? Give the battery a firmware update to increase its capacity? Actually, it is possible to increase battery capacity with firmware upgrade. Just not recommended.
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  Suddenly system lost VT-x support
  fuck this shit • • kt_  

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  @dreikin said in Suddenly system lost VT-x support: @tsaukpaetra said in Suddenly system lost VT-x support: @dreikin said in Suddenly system lost VT-x support: @tsaukpaetra said in Suddenly system lost VT-x support: @dreikin said in Suddenly system lost VT-x support: @dkf said in Suddenly system lost VT-x support: @kt_ said in Suddenly system lost VT-x support: I see you have hyperthreading turned off. Good. Eh? Apparently there was an RCE glitch recently discovered dealing with Intel Hyper-V reading. You mean this one? This CPU is way older than those. Just because it was discovered in a modern processor, doesn't mean said processor didn't use base schematics et al that had the same bug since forever. You know, like the SMB 1.0 bug that wannacry used? That's true, but Debian said: The earliest of these Intel processor models were launched in September 2015. If your processor is older than that, it will not be an Skylake or Kaby Lake processor and you can just ignore this advisory. And I haven't seen anything indicating it's around in CPUs before or after those models. Research to
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  Good brand names for dietary supplements?
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  @jazzyjosh