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Living Room / Re: SSL broken, again, in POODLE attack
« Last post by Edvard on October 15, 2014, 06:15 PM »
Damn.
Since my main box blew up, I have had to use a spare computer with dismal graphics and no way to remedy.  Opera is the only browser that 'behaves' on this box.  Damn.
 :(
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Living Room / Re: latex
« Last post by Edvard on October 15, 2014, 05:43 PM »
The best graphical interface to Latex is (arguably) Lyx.  Read Superboyac's experiences (and the ensuing advice storm) with it here:
https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=26079.0

As I said there:
Here's where I try to cut it short and say RTFM (Read The Free Manual).  As in, go through the Help menu; the Tutorial, Users Guide, Customization, etc.  Read ALL of it; it's very thorough and informative.
Really, it'll help A LOT.
Just sitting down and playing with the options will probably get you a few down the road, just not as far.

Lyx gives you a nice GUI and writing/tagging environment, which is what most people are comfortable with, but like anything, LaTex/Lyx has a learning curve.  If you can see what it will eventually do for you, then taking the time to sit down and learn it will be worth it.  

Check out this screencast.  If you're into the math functions, this demonstrates how easy it can be:
http://wiki.lyx.org/.../LyXIntroPalette.htm

 :Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: DRM in your coffee maker, to stop you from brewing unlicensed coffees
« Last post by Edvard on October 14, 2014, 06:05 PM »
This is mine:

http://www.mrcoffee....-ECM260.html#start=6
27 PM.png

It makes a pretty decent brew, especially if I pack it good.  Yes, the wand is for steam, that's what foams and heats the milk.  This model is much better than my old one, as it makes 2 shots in just a minute or two.  The old one took 5 minutes or more.  

If you want REALLY authentic italian-style single-cup coffee, get one of these:

http://www.bialettis.../MokaExpressMain.htm
NewMokaExpressLarge.jpg

Although they do come in different sizes, up to 12 cups.

... And if you're feeling like parting ways with a sizable bit of cash just to indulge in the best coffee you've ever tasted, find a specialty store that sells Illy:
http://shop.illy.com...-all-preparations_us

My lovely wife bought me a gift set of Illy coffee for Father's day.  I always thought that stuff was overhyped and likely over-roasted or something, and the thought of paying 15 bucks for a pinch over half a pound of coffee just made me cringe.  I still can't say it's worth it, but damn that was good coffee...
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Living Room / Re: DRM in your coffee maker, to stop you from brewing unlicensed coffees
« Last post by Edvard on October 13, 2014, 11:31 PM »
...
But now? Forget it! I'll just have to use one of these.
-app103 (October 13, 2014, 10:21 PM)

Yes!

The Melittas are very cool.  The only annoying thing is having to buy the special filters, but you can origami a regular filter and it works just fine.
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Living Room / Re: DRM in your coffee maker, to stop you from brewing unlicensed coffees
« Last post by Edvard on October 13, 2014, 08:55 PM »
One word: boycott.
-40hz (October 12, 2014, 08:16 AM)

One word: buyarealdamncoffeemakerferpeteseverlovingsake
-Edvard (October 13, 2014, 08:36 PM)

I have one.  And I prefer the Keurig for a quick cup of coffee in the morning.  Is that a crime?
-wraith808 (October 13, 2014, 08:42 PM)

See above...

And read the part where I apologized for being cynical.  I could say more, but I'd probably piss off more Keurig users.
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Coding Snacks / Re: for %%a in (*) do start "" "%%a"
« Last post by Edvard on October 13, 2014, 08:44 PM »
 :nono2:

The best advice ever when running random code posted in a forum, is exactly as Stephen alluded to:
NEVER run code that you don't know what it is going to do.  Perhaps you wanted to run this script because you saw it as a batch-bomb of sorts, and wanted to look into how to prevent it from crashing your system.  But not knowing?... just don't do it.

For example, DON'T run this:
[Select]
:s
 start "" %0
 goto s
or this:
[Select]
%0|%0
until you know what it does, and how to stop it.  And now that you've seen the code, you'll be able to spot it in the wild.
You're welcome.
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Living Room / Re: DRM in your coffee maker, to stop you from brewing unlicensed coffees
« Last post by Edvard on October 13, 2014, 08:36 PM »
One word: boycott.
-40hz (October 12, 2014, 08:16 AM)

One word: buyarealdamncoffeemakerferpeteseverlovingsake

...
Because the whole point of the Keurig was to not waste money making a whole pot when you only wanted one cup.
-Stoic Joker (October 12, 2014, 01:38 PM)

You see, what we have here is a failure to drink enough coffee...

...
Anyway, it seems like they don't want you to use even their own reusable pods.
-mwb1100 (October 13, 2014, 05:54 PM)

And it seems like you didn't see that coming...

Sorry for my cynical tone here, but I remember when the Keurig first came out and they went on an all-out media blitz, even going so far as to set up machines at the !@#$%ing ferry terminal handing out free (small) cups of coffee to everyone, and coupons and (later) free sample "k-cups".  I recoiled in violent skepticism to the snappily-dressed vendors trying to convince me that 'pre-packaged for convenience' was better than grinding and brewing my own damn beans in my own damn proportions.  I could see this coming from a thousand miles away.
Now their true colors are showing, and my first instinct proven correct.  Screw them.  
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Living Room / Re: Movie Trivia: How Many Can You Get?
« Last post by Edvard on October 08, 2014, 12:11 AM »
#21 - AAAAAUUUUGGGHHH!! I can't believe I didn't see that!
"Captain Obvious reporting for duty, Sir!"
"Umm, you're a tad late..."
>_<
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General Software Discussion / Re: extend a mp3 music!
« Last post by Edvard on October 07, 2014, 10:33 PM »
Using the "ReplayGain" function of the .mp3 format, you can do a lossless reduction of gain, that is, if your presentation software supports the ReplayGain function.  It's just a tag in the mp3 header, so any mp3 tag editor that supports the ReplayGain field will do:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReplayGain

Mp3Gain can apply the same sort volume normalization via psychoacoustic analysis that the ReplayGain function does, and does a handy job of it, whether on Windows, Mac or Linux.  The only caveat is that it manipulates the file directly, so it's technically not lossless though it is reversible:
Some lossy audio formats, such as MP3, are structured in a way that they encode the volume of each compressed frame in a stream, and tools such as MP3Gain take advantage of this for directly applying the gain adjustment to MP3 files, adding undo information so that the process is reversible.
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Living Room / Re: Movie Trivia: How Many Can You Get?
« Last post by Edvard on October 07, 2014, 10:14 PM »
My inept guesses would be...
1. Life of Pi
2. Sweeney Todd
...
5. Brokeback Mountain
...
7. Cinderella
8. (something to do with Thor, maybe?)
10. Titanic
11. The Devil Wears Prada(?)
...
13. E.T.
...
15. Edward Scissorhands
17. Babe
18. Kung Fu Panda
...
22. Men In Black(?)
23. Happy Feet
...
25. Independence Day
26. Up
27. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
...
29. 3 Men and a Baby
30. American Pie

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Living Room / Re: Your favorite cartoons of yesterday and today?
« Last post by Edvard on October 07, 2014, 08:17 PM »
I remember Saturday mornings spent at my Grandmother's watching cartoons and eating Cheerios, then my Grandma would switch on her game shows after the cartoons were over, and after an hour or two she'd fall asleep in her easy chair, then my brother and I would switch it to "Mystery Theater" which showed all the old black & white Japanese monster movies (Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, etc, etc,).  I loved those days...

Some Saturday morning cartoons that I used to watch when i was young:
...
-mouser (October 06, 2014, 09:18 PM)
How about Grape Ape, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, Tennessee Tuxedo, Mr. Magoo, and don't forget those mainstays the Flintstones and the Jetsons... oh, how I miss those days!
Also don't forget the cartoons that were in-between Pink Panther episodes, like the Ant & the Aardvark, Misterjaw, and the Texas Toads.  Ant & the Aardvark had some killer one-liners that still crack me up today. ("Hey ant, you're pretty good... you'd be even better with jelly on toast!")

And don't forget those classic Krofft Brothers' live-action shows.  Maybe not cartoons, but there they were on Saturday morning with the rest of them; H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, the Krofft Supershow (Elektrawoman and Dynagirl were my first crushes), Land of the Lost, Far Out Space Nuts...
* Edvard lapses into a temporary coma of reminiscence...

I'll have to confess there were some that I hated with a purple passion.  I hated the Smurfs and all the clones (Snorks, Trollkins, etc), I couldn't stand Scrappy Doo, and when the networks started in with the "Junior" versions of classic cartoons (Pink Panther & Son, Muppet Babies, Pup Named Scooby-Doo, etc, ad nauseum), I was done.
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Living Room / Re: This is why you don't wear metal objects in an MRI Machine
« Last post by Edvard on October 07, 2014, 07:36 PM »
I think the demonstration would have hit home a little better if they took something like a Resusci-Annie or a crash test dummy that didn't have any metal in it, and put something metal inside like the size of a pacemaker or one of those pins they put in your knee or an earring or piercing in a, umm, strategic location... you get the picture.  Then patients and operators would understand the damage that can happen.

Otherwise, that was way cool.  :Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: Who is your Favourite "Doctor"?
« Last post by Edvard on October 05, 2014, 05:13 PM »
"You may be a doctor. But I'm THE Doctor. The definite article, you might say."
- Tom Baker

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by Edvard on October 04, 2014, 01:48 PM »
That said, when I get my next guitar actually built sometime in the next 10 years, it's gonna be strung up in C.  Just sayin'  :P
-Edvard (October 03, 2014, 07:28 PM)
Not Nashville or Methaney Nashville? ;)
-40hz (October 03, 2014, 08:32 PM)

Robert Fripp's New Standard Tuning, maybe.  Just maybe.



7, 8 , 9, 10...
God! Before you know it, they'll have a 12 string guitar~! :P ;D
-Renegade (October 04, 2014, 06:53 AM)

"Don't Be Butt-Hurt"; song for 12-string BASS.
12. actual. strings.



Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.



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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]
« Last post by Edvard on October 04, 2014, 09:57 AM »
I'm not a big fan of The Onion, but sometimes they nail it.  I haven't indulged in herbal entertainment for many years now, but I still remember what it was like when I "heard a noise".
 ;D ;D ;D

New Marijuana Study Says Everyone Knows You're High And You'll Likely Be Stoned Forever
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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by Edvard on October 03, 2014, 07:28 PM »
Not a fan of more strings than 6 on any guitar, and 4 on the bass. Downtune all you want, just don't pretend you really want to go back up.  I think Death Angel and Slayer sounded fine the way they were.  Downtuning doesn't automatically mean heavy(er).  I've heard some decidedly god-awful CRAP done in drop B, and it would have been crap in E standard too; crap is crap, and gold is gold.
That said, when I get my next guitar actually built sometime in the next 10 years, it's gonna be strung up in C.  Just sayin'  :P

Quick note: don't confuse the baritone guitar with the rare six string Bass-VI /Basso Sexto that Fender had back in the 60s and early 70s. It looks similar, but it's a totally different sounding and playing instrument.
-40hz (October 03, 2014, 03:56 PM)

And what of the piccolo bass?  Which one is it gonna be?  All these overlapping ranges, a man could go MAD I tell you!

FWIW Ibanzez currently sells an 8-string guitar intended for the Metalhead that can't get low enough with their 7-string grunge plank. Can a 9-string be far behind?

Oh, for the love of Pete, just STOP... STOP I SAY!!  STAAAHHHHHHHPPPP!!



I SAID STAAAAAAAAAAHHH... oh never !@#$%^&ing mind...  :mad:

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Developer's Corner / Re: Random electronics projects
« Last post by Edvard on September 29, 2014, 09:22 PM »
...
Curious how the following is going to turn out:

  SmartScope
-ewemoa (September 29, 2014, 08:01 PM)

WANT!!

I have an old Heathkit scope I bought at the Goodwill.  It works, but has a time-machine glitch in it (the tops of the waveforms tend backwards) and I haven't found a manual to adjust it yet, but really I would like something to replace it that doesn't cost a million bucks.  Been saving my pennies for this:
http://www.seeedstud...-Nano-v3-p-1358.html

dsonano.png

I never thought that maybe an Arduino with a display could do the basics, but it looks like some folks have done it:
http://www.instructa...rduino-Oscilloscope/
http://www.instructa...r-mans-Oscilloscope/
http://www.instructa...r-Mans-Oscilloscope/

For simple audio signal tracing, I've used Xoscope to good effect:
http://xoscope.sourceforge.net/
xoscope-1.8.png

I've done audio equipment repair in my youth, and tried my hand at designing guitar sound effects units (stompboxes), but never really went anywhere with that.  I have an arduino, and am fascinated by what others have done with it, but I'm having trouble coming up with my own ideas for it.
 :-[
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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]
« Last post by Edvard on September 29, 2014, 08:56 PM »
THIS!

english.jpg

:Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: Unlimited Energy Solution Found!
« Last post by Edvard on September 29, 2014, 07:53 PM »
However, that means it is not a perpetual motion after all. It would consume cats bread and butter as fuel, as all three organic components would require regular replacement.
-SeraphimLabs (September 28, 2014, 08:46 PM)

But it would still produce energy over unity which means it would produce more power than was put in.  Take the total caloric value of your average house cat + slice of buttered bread, and as long as the energy output was more, it still counts as perpetual motion.

In that case it would be a per-pet-ual motion machine.
-MilesAhead (September 29, 2014, 08:08 AM)
Face.
Palm.

Sorry - I shoulda added the  ;D to my comment!  Having a cat who needs regular application of an ointment, I just know how easy to work with they are as a species...  :P
-x16wda (September 29, 2014, 05:41 AM)



 ;D ;D ;D
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Living Room / Re: Unlimited Energy Solution Found!
« Last post by Edvard on September 28, 2014, 08:23 PM »
>_<

I meant in the context of using said cat for infinite energy, which is absurd, therefore making my comment a meta-absurdity or something.  IRL I love cats and would never "simply replace" one.  All the cats I have known and taken responsibility for have held important places in my life, and I remember each one fondly.  C'mon, did you really get the idea that I only think of cats as simple replaceable utilities in fantastical free-energy-production schemes?  
I seriously hope not... :o
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Living Room / Re: Unlimited Energy Solution Found!
« Last post by Edvard on September 28, 2014, 04:40 PM »
Well... technically yes, and the cat would eventually die also, but... Any energy production system based on perpetual motion is not really expected to ALWAYS stay in motion, but simply that the energy production be at or over unity.  There would be periods of shutdown for cleaning, repair, lubrication, etc.  Replenishing the butter or replacing the cat would be matters of simple maintenance.
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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]
« Last post by Edvard on September 26, 2014, 07:02 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]
« Last post by Edvard on September 25, 2014, 08:38 PM »
^^ Very cute, but excuse me if I make a few changes to the Linux list; having been "in a relationship" with Linux for ~12 years now, I can honestly say:

Simplicity"It's complicated"
BeautyWith a little makeup...
Self-confidenceBordering on arrogant
StrengthLeaps tall paradigms in a single command line
PowerDepends on diet
Financial MgmtSelf-sufficient... Donations accepted
Trust issuesForgive and forget... as long as you use Shift+Del
PrivacyYour secret is safe with me... for now
HobbiesSupercomputing, clustering, hacking, pretending to be nicer than I really am
SecurityYou've heard of this Fort Knox place, right?
TantrumYou change kernels without updating initramfs, I change your face without updating the pretty parts
Heart-breakerYou haven't uninstalled me yet, is it love?
End of day thoughtWow, that was quite an adventure!
:Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Last post by Edvard on September 25, 2014, 01:22 AM »
What things sound like in different languages:  The art of James Chapman.


smashing.png


More here -> http://chapmangamo.tumblr.com/
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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by Edvard on September 24, 2014, 01:20 AM »
I like my jazz one of two ways:  Ultra-traditional or way-out-wacked.  Guess which one this is?



You like that?  More here -> http://www.youtube.c.../user/LakeStreetDive
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