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General Software Discussion / Re: Microsoft reveals all of the things that it removed from Chromium for Edge

« Last post by wraith808 on April 08, 2019, 06:04 PM »

Google Chrome has built-in ad blocking?

-Deozaan (April 08, 2019, 05:51 PM)

Who knew, right?  I'm not sure if there was some sort of Chrome hooks in there for that or something.

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General Software Discussion / Microsoft reveals all of the things that it removed from Chromium for Edge

« Last post by wraith808 on April 08, 2019, 04:06 PM »

Microsoft just released preview versions of its Chromium-powered Edge browser today. If you’ve downloaded it to test it, you’ve probably noticed it’s very stable and performs surprisingly well. It even performs better than Google’s own Chrome browser on Windows 10, despite being built on the same Chromium open-source project. While it’s early days for Microsoft’s new Edge, the company has revealed all of the Google services it has replaced or removed from its new Chromium-powered browser to optimize performance.

Microsoft has removed or replaced more than 50 of Google’s services that come as part of Chromium, including things like ad blocking, Google Now, Google Cloud Messaging, and Chrome OS-related services.

More at link: https://www.theverge...hromium-edge-browser

I'm actually looking forward to trying it out.  I haven't been able to get past the middle-click problem in Brave, and Vivaldi seems to be slower than it used to be, so I'm back to Chrome.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Transfer.sh - Easy file sharing from the command line

« Last post by wraith808 on April 08, 2019, 03:16 PM »

Yeah. The site was working for me yesterday. But today I actually tried to use it and it failed.



Actually, I just tried again and it seems to be working for me now.

-Deozaan (April 08, 2019, 01:24 PM)

When it is working, Malwarebytes prevents me from going to it with a Trojan warning.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Transfer.sh - Easy file sharing from the command line

« Last post by wraith808 on April 08, 2019, 12:53 PM »

That sounded really cool, but I am not able to get to transfer.sh, it seems to be down :-(

-c.gingerich (April 08, 2019, 11:53 AM)

I noticed that yesterday and went right to the github.  That address worked.

https://github.com/d...hcoders/transfer.sh/

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General Software Discussion / Re: youtube downloader?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 08, 2019, 08:41 AM »

The best tool is a Premium membership... 


https://www.youtube.com/premium

-Curt (March 18, 2019, 03:19 AM)

I have a membership, and I can say that the best tool isn't a premium membership.  I download videos even though I have a membership because of this stipulation:

Download videos and music on your mobile devices to watch and listen offline for up to 30 days without being connected to the internet. For more details on how to download videos and music, please see this Help Center article.

I don't download normal music that way- but unique things that could disappear and are not available elsewhere?  Yeah, I download those all the time.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Transfer.sh - Easy file sharing from the command line

« Last post by wraith808 on April 07, 2019, 09:25 PM »

I created something like that using Nancy for the company that I work for- it's nice to see an alternate implementation.  I use SyncThing and Synology Cloud Station, but it's nice to have a simple service where you can just perform a put then a get to retrieve it sometimes- especially hitting it using cUrl or something similar.

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: GDPR Blocking (PHP Edition)

« Last post by wraith808 on April 06, 2019, 11:10 AM »

Specifically, in case he was being too obtuse, this in the code.

Code: PHP [Select]

1. Prerequisites:
2.   * PHP
3.   * GeoIP as described here: http://php.net/manual/en/geoip.requirements.php

Though I wouldn't disagree that a bit of obtuseness was perhaps warranted in this case.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Sign Up Sheets

« Last post by wraith808 on April 05, 2019, 12:36 PM »

I used to use MachForm for this.  The pricing was pretty straightforward, and having the code was a plus.  It's strictly a form submission type of deal though.  The form builder is pretty straightforward, and easy to use.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: "IDEA" : Key to Replace Context Menu R-Clik Program Start On Selected

« Last post by wraith808 on April 04, 2019, 02:57 PM »

So are you saying that you want a contextual keymap based on the application that is foregrounded?

-wraith808 (April 03, 2019, 01:02 PM)

No, I don't think so.  He wants to automate, with a hotkey, the "right-click > choose some context menu action" one does after, typically, selecting files.

@MourningStar: Because right-click shell stuff like this is quite tricky to automate, you might want to look at Cautomaton, released by Worstje, one of the coders here on DC.

Cautomaton DC forum page here: https://www.donation....msg223716#msg223716

Worstje's site here: http://www.dcmembers...whitehat/cautomaton/

-skwire (April 04, 2019, 02:34 PM)

Ah Ok.  Thanks for the clarification.  I was asking because I know that the Logitech is on a per-application basis (one of the reasons that I use it) and I know that particular screen that he capped changes based on the application that's foregrounded (because I use the same thing on my g13 to change the key assignments per application).  But it seems like you have a handle on it so I'll bow out. Onward! 

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Post New Requests Here / Re: "IDEA" : Key Press to Replace R-Clik Navigation

« Last post by wraith808 on April 03, 2019, 01:02 PM »

So are you saying that you want a contextual keymap based on the application that is foregrounded?

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Developer's Corner / How to lose $172,222 per second for 45 minutes

« Last post by wraith808 on April 01, 2019, 02:01 PM »

This is probably the most painful bug report I've ever read, describing in glorious technicolor the steps leading to Knight Capital's $465m trading loss due to a software bug that struck late last year, effectively bankrupting the company.

The tale has all the hallmarks of technical debt in a huge, unmaintained, bitrotten codebase (the bug itself due to code that hadn't been used for 8 years), and a really poor, undisciplined devops story.

Read more here.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Switching.social

« Last post by wraith808 on March 29, 2019, 05:30 PM »

In the meantime I decided to try out one of the free providers, though I'm a little hesitant to put much data on one of these free providers because I'm not sure what kind of security they use by default. Does anyone know if Nextcloud uses end-to-end encryption by default? I don't want the free provider to have access to my data.

-Deozaan (March 29, 2019, 05:10 PM)

I am not sure, and it was one of the reasons that I haven't checked more deeply into it.  I can upgrade to the version of PHP, but the space requirement is what keeps me from hosting my own.

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Living Room / Re: Raspberry Pi Display/Enclosure from printminion

« Last post by wraith808 on March 23, 2019, 02:18 PM »

What's the point of a 3-color display?

Why not get a real display for around the same price, such as the ones found here?

https://www.hardkern...ct-category/display/

-Deozaan (March 23, 2019, 12:09 PM)

The fact that it's e-ink instead of LCD.  Different tech.  They have LCD screens on that site also.

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Living Room / Raspberry Pi Display/Enclosure from printminion

« Last post by wraith808 on March 23, 2019, 09:43 AM »

Courtesy of @printminion on twitter:

inky-what display can be found on their site: https://shop.pimoron...riant=13590497624147

3d files can be found on thingiverse: https://www.thingive...se.com/thing:3325556

I'm thinking about tackling this.  Of course, I have so many projects in flight right now, not sure when that will be... 

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: NANY 2019: TextWorx - Universal Text Manipulator

« Last post by wraith808 on March 22, 2019, 07:13 AM »

What actually happens? Nothing? You might want to right click the executable, look at properties, and see if it is blocked if so.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Free Game on Humble Store

« Last post by wraith808 on March 21, 2019, 11:30 PM »

Tacoma is free for the next couple of days if you sign up (or are signed up) for the newsletter:

https://www.humblebu...dle.com/store/tacoma

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by wraith808 on March 21, 2019, 03:10 PM »

At some point it would be more fun to see photos of other people's DIY home improvements.. 

-mouser (March 20, 2019, 08:43 PM)

I thought the answer to that would be obvious by now?  None of us are as gifted as you!   

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Stadia Google

« Last post by wraith808 on March 21, 2019, 03:08 PM »

^Nailed It!

(Ultimate Corporate Cloud Control) Anything can be taken away at anytime for any reason … But the consumer can keep on a payin', because it's all being done - by the mothership - "for their own good"...

-Stoic Joker (March 21, 2019, 08:44 AM)

That's the reason that the tech behind shadow appeals to me more.  I have a machine that I can game on, but I don't have to use that machine.  Of course, most people don't think that way...

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Stadia Google

« Last post by wraith808 on March 20, 2019, 02:22 PM »

I still prefer something like Shadow if I'm going to do something like this.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by wraith808 on March 20, 2019, 02:20 PM »

Good lord this Cranioscopicallity is spreading like a virus.

-mouser (March 19, 2019, 08:57 AM)

Do I sense some internal resistance?

-cranioscopical (March 20, 2019, 06:01 AM)

That was a circuitous path to that current pun.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Imageshack upload no longer working

« Last post by wraith808 on March 20, 2019, 02:18 PM »

Any alternate service suggestions?

-steveorg (March 19, 2019, 09:11 AM)

From what I've seen so far, imgur seems to work alright most of the time and doesn't ask for money.

-ConstanceJill (March 19, 2019, 11:15 AM)

It is possible for us to have different experiences. Maybe Imgur is running a test to see if it drives revenue. You may shortly find yourself in the same position, so it is best to explore the alternatives now.

Edit:
It turns out that my problem was that I supplied credentials for my account. If you note my first post with the issue, mouser verified the problem. In a later post he noted that the problem disappeared. The key is not to log in.

-steveorg (March 20, 2019, 08:11 AM)

To clarify what ConstanceJill was saying, imgur is a different service than imageshack.  You were asking for alternatives, and she was suggesting imgur.com as an alternative to imageshack.com.

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Living Room / Re: Coinbase Earn - Get Paid Crypto to Learn About Crypto

« Last post by wraith808 on March 18, 2019, 06:19 PM »

I signed up for the waitlist the day that you posted about it and received my surveys about a week ago, but haven't started yet.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by wraith808 on March 16, 2019, 01:31 AM »

Wow!  Congrats!  That didn't take long at all!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by wraith808 on March 15, 2019, 11:25 PM »

i interrupt this PUN war to report in from the field: I have somehow finished all electric wiring and plumbing, and everything works (!)

-mouser (March 11, 2019, 11:29 PM)

It all works?!  To celebrate, I volt for a Faraday for an entire week!

-skwire (March 12, 2019, 06:59 AM)

We'll just call you the generator of a new war...

-wraith808 (March 12, 2019, 09:11 AM)

Leave it to Jody Ohms to be the transformer of the conversation..

-skwire (March 12, 2019, 10:51 PM)

can someone remind me, wire are we doing this?

-Target (March 13, 2019, 05:27 PM)

Because no one will be the terminator of the arc.

-wraith808 (March 13, 2019, 05:54 PM)

Yep, we just keep plugging along.

-skwire (March 13, 2019, 06:04 PM)

I suppose for some its an outlet, but for the rest its just circuitous...

-Target (March 13, 2019, 09:06 PM)

As long as the posts are positive, and not negative, I'm happy to continue.

-skwire (March 13, 2019, 09:28 PM)

IC...

-Target (March 13, 2019, 10:38 PM)

Well, hopefully none reverse the polarity of the thread.

-wraith808 (March 14, 2019, 07:34 AM)

For that, where do I need to sine the petition?

-Shades (March 14, 2019, 08:21 AM)

Let me reach out to my contacts, and I'll get back to you.

-skwire (March 14, 2019, 01:50 PM)

I think it'll require a three-pronged approach to cover the ground.

-cranioscopical (March 14, 2019, 01:56 PM)

But after that you'll feel transform...er, converted.

-Shades (March 15, 2019, 01:12 AM)

What on earth do you mean?

-cranioscopical (March 15, 2019, 03:07 PM)

I'm not certain he has the capacity to trace that line of questioning.

-skwire (March 15, 2019, 03:13 PM)

Maybe we should take a pole?  Find out if in this cycle there will be any power in the conversation?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by wraith808 on March 14, 2019, 07:34 AM »

i interrupt this PUN war to report in from the field: I have somehow finished all electric wiring and plumbing, and everything works (!)

-mouser (March 11, 2019, 11:29 PM)

It all works?!  To celebrate, I volt for a Faraday for an entire week!

-skwire (March 12, 2019, 06:59 AM)

We'll just call you the generator of a new war...

-wraith808 (March 12, 2019, 09:11 AM)

Leave it to Jody Ohms to be the transformer of the conversation..

-skwire (March 12, 2019, 10:51 PM)

can someone remind me, wire are we doing this?

-Target (March 13, 2019, 05:27 PM)

Because no one will be the terminator of the arc.

-wraith808 (March 13, 2019, 05:54 PM)

Yep, we just keep plugging along.

-skwire (March 13, 2019, 06:04 PM)

I suppose for some its an outlet, but for the rest its just circuitous...

-Target (March 13, 2019, 09:06 PM)

As long as the posts are positive, and not negative, I'm happy to continue.

-skwire (March 13, 2019, 09:28 PM)

IC...

-Target (March 13, 2019, 10:38 PM)

Well, hopefully none reverse the polarity of the thread.