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General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone using Blackbird?
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 17, 2016, 03:02 PM »
I used the BlackBird link you posted above to go to their page, used their download latest version link to get to their download page, and then clicked their Download Blackbird V6 link. Which resulted in the above error.

You know what though, if Blackbird does system tricks to protect your system it may be seen as a malware.
-MilesAhead (February 17, 2016, 01:29 PM)

That was my first thought as well, until I tried the download ... That's not a Windows error message - and nothing on my system is in Russian (or whatever language that is). So I'm thinking it's coming - odd as it may seem - from their end.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone using Blackbird?
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 17, 2016, 07:06 AM »
Just tried to download x64 version, and it is blocked with warning "Virus Blocked".

The funny thing is that I don't have AV which influences my browser(s) in such a way.

Maybe it is a W10 thing...
-Attronarch (February 17, 2016, 01:57 AM)

If this is the one you got, it ain't from Win10 - I've never seen anything like it.

BlackBird Error.jpg

Here's a view source of the error:
Code: HTML5 [Select]
  3. <title>Blokada virusa / Virus Blocked</title>
  4. <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
  5. <META HTTP-EQUIV="PRAGMA" CONTENT="NO-CACHE">
  7. #content{border:1px solid#000000;background-color:#FFFFFF;margin:40;padding:40;font-family:Tahoma,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;}
  8.   h1{font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#CA5427;}
  9.   b{font-weight:bold;color:#CA5427;}
  11. </head>
  12. <body bgcolor="#E1E1E1">
  13. <div id="content">
  14. <h1>Blokada virusa</h1>
  15. <p>Ime: <strong>blackbird.exe</strong> </p>
  16. <p>IP naslov obiskovalca: <strong>My IP</strong> </p>
  17. <hr size="1" color="#000000" />
  18. <h1>Virus Blocked</h1>
  19. <p>Name: <strong>blackbird.exe</strong> </p>
  20. <p>IP address of the visitor: <strong>My IP</strong> </p>
  21. </div>
  22. </body>
  23. </html>
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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 15, 2016, 06:52 AM »
[ Invalid Attachment ]

iOS bug warning Setting this date on your iPhone or iPad will kill your device permanently


-Arizona Hot (February 13, 2016, 07:04 PM)


According to Ars Technica, this happens because January 1st, 1970 is the first day of the Unix epoch, and that allowing the phone’s battery to go completely dead (or disconnecting the battery) will reset the date.
-wraith808 (February 13, 2016, 10:20 PM)

Aren't the batteries non removable in those things? The rogue time server option sounds quite doable ... But IIRC there is - generally - a max adjustment limit built into the NTP protocol which Apple could/might/damn-well-better-start using.
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Living Room / Re: Email problem
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 15, 2016, 06:39 AM »
If it is connecting but not getting anything, it may be having issues inherent in a - high latency - satellite connection which are causing it to back off of the sync. Have you tried disabling cached mode to force it to get a fresh copy of everything each time it connects? That may make it easier to get an error - or see a real-time lag - if it having issues with the connection.

Other thoughts are along these lines.
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Developer's Corner / Re: Dice analyzer machine project
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 12, 2016, 06:39 AM »
As absurd as it sounds, the best justification in my head for going through with this build is as an (absurdly) expensive (in terms of money and time) art project, and as a learning experience... Trying to justify it in any other way is even harder.
-mouser (February 11, 2016, 10:47 PM)

There are those of us who feel that there is no better reason needed. As an example I submit exhibit 'A', which is posted here. It took me almost 3 years to get the $3,000 necessary to purchase a bike that has been sitting in storage for almost 10 years. And it will take a positively insane amount of money and time to complete what I have planned for the project.

I do it, because the deeply rooted desire to create something wondrous is obsessively strong, and because I can ... No other reason should ever be necessary, for those that are capable of understanding. ;)
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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 11, 2016, 12:19 PM »
I finally came up with a use for Bitcoin on Tuesday. I bought a 1981 Harley-Davidson (Shovelhead) FLT:

Day 0.jpg

Damn Straight, I took a beating on the selloff...but I got what I wanted. So now it's (finally) restoration project time!

I'm going to call her Alice.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: 2GB additional Google Drive storage for free
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 10, 2016, 11:13 AM »
Just completed the checkout, but Drive still shows 15gig... does it take a while before the extra gigs are added?
-f0dder (February 10, 2016, 07:49 AM)
Think so yes, mine showed 15GB right after as well, but today it says 17GB.
-Jibz (February 10, 2016, 07:53 AM)

I ran through it this morning, got to where it said 15GB, and then realized I had no idea how big it was to start with - Probably because I never use it.. But I just checked again and the extra 2 are there now.

While going through the check (again), I noticed this message at the bottom of the you're all done now page at the end of the checkup:
To help celebrate Safer Internet Day 2016, we added 2 GB of free Drive storage to your Google account because you completed the Security Checkup.

So apparently it is automatic, but slow.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 09, 2016, 11:22 PM »
Oh crap ... Another one?!? Damn it!
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fSekrit / Re: Open-sourcing fSekrit
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 09, 2016, 07:27 AM »
Wow, Thanks man!

Release build converted, compiled, and ran fine with VS13 Community for me.
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Living Room / Re: In-Car Emergency Kit - Your Recommendations
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 08, 2016, 02:49 PM »
I usually keep something sweet in the car and was wondering lately about animals trying to get into it...
-tomos (February 08, 2016, 12:58 PM)

For the past few years I keep finding frogs - like 5 or 6 at a time - in my truck. I really don't know why they're attracted to it ... Maybe because it's parked more often than not. But every time I get into it there's at least 1 or 2 of them in there.
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Living Room / Re: Windows Phone Narrator should be punished!
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 06, 2016, 02:34 PM »
Still, people that want to do all of their computing with their phone, I will never understand. Buying every kind of peripheral, play games, play movies etc. ...it is just a phone! No matter the size of its screen, it is too small to truly enjoy a movie or other form of media. Is this a problem of me being old-fashioned or not accepting sub-par computing/media just like the rest of the world seems to be so eager to do? I don't know.
-Shades (February 06, 2016, 10:16 AM)

Hm... I'll go with old fashioned, damned if I know, and me too. :D
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Living Room / Re: Windows Phone Narrator should be punished!
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 06, 2016, 08:56 AM »
I'm not sure the on screen keyboard would cooperate
-x16wda (February 06, 2016, 08:30 AM)

Nope, it wont.
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Living Room / Re: Windows Phone Narrator should be punished!
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 06, 2016, 07:57 AM »
After finally giving in on updating some apps and system software I noticed an an option called: Narrator. Curiosity got hold of me and I activated it. Then I forgot about it and the phone went into energy saving mode.
-Shades (February 06, 2016, 12:11 AM)

So... In your many years of experience with Windows. You never once wandered across - or afoul of - the Win + U hotkey that sets off Narrator to present the Ease of Access features that have been around since Win2k? Ouch! Damn curiosity..
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Living Room / Re: In-Car Emergency Kit - Your Recommendations
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 05, 2016, 11:20 AM »
This one isn't a problem in my new car as I get e-mail alerts if my tyre pressure is low (or my engine fluids), as well as an indication on the dashboard...and if I am really unsure, I can call the OnStar team and have them remotely check my Fluid Levels and Tyre Pressures
-Stephen66515 (February 05, 2016, 07:31 AM)

OMFG *FacePalm* You have got to be kidding me?!?

NEVER Trust a Sensor to do an EyeBalls job!

Wander out there, pop open the hood...and familiarize yourself with what things are supposed to look like. That way on some dark night when it decides to misbehave and you open the hood...you'll have a bit better chance of spotting something that out of place.

Sensors malfunction ... So if a fluid is that important - like coolant or brake fluid - put an eye on it and know it's okay ... don't expect some clod sitting in an office 3,000 miles away to guess at it for you based on some pass/fail based digital dashboard. It could be close enough to the edge to kill/strand you...but not quite enough to trip the warning light.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Microsoft - Windows 10 aggression
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 05, 2016, 06:41 AM »
e, so you're a Microsoft upgrade technician. Wow, can I help you out? Which way did you come in?"
-holt (February 04, 2016, 07:46 PM)

Through the window of course.. ;)
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Living Room / Re: In-Car Emergency Kit - Your Recommendations
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 05, 2016, 06:34 AM »
A small 12v air compressor can be handy for all sorts of things. I had one mounted under the seat of my bike years ago, and became and became quite popular on runs because I could use it to blow up air mattresses (and etc.) for people in just a few minutes.


I think 150w is a bit low for inverter output. You might want to get something closer to 500W, to ensure it will handle laptops..

I have a client that is currently fighting with the Ford dealership. Because the factory "400W" inverter keeps overloading while trying to power a single Dell laptop with a 180W power supply. Multiple laptop and power supply combinations - all rated at 180W - have been tried...and they all trip the overload on the inverter.

I suspect that 400W is only the peak load that the unit is rated for, and the running load is actually much (much...) lower.

Just a thought. :D


P.S. Always carry a towel!
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General Software Discussion / Re: Brave: A new browser with built-in adblock and payment solutions
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 04, 2016, 06:45 AM »
Realistically, the Ads aren't in-and-of-themselves even the issue. it's the poorly written backend (tracking and etc.) code that lags page load and turns the user experience into total shit.
-Stoic Joker (February 02, 2016, 06:55 AM)

Let us also not forget the fact that ad servers are a very real attack vector for malware.

-Innuendo (February 03, 2016, 09:06 PM)

Quite true, but trying to get the eyeball craving marketing types to stop being greedy assholes is just not a realistic goal...So I'm compartmentalizing this into something that could possibly actually be solved amicably.


"I personally couldn't care less if they put 1,000 ads on a page, as long as they don't slow my roll."
-Stoic Joker (February 02, 2016, 06:55 AM)

I found a new wrinkle this week.

On YouTube, pre-loaded non-skippable-until-x-seconds ad, "Annotations", that you have to click the gear to turn off, the "ad ad" that needs an x-close, and the Closer ad.

THAT slows down my roll ! :(
-TaoPhoenix (February 04, 2016, 12:04 AM)

Mine too, but that's an escalated reaction or their part to the popularity of ad blockers. This is why allowing the rest of the page to be used reliably would prevent them from "needing" to infringe into the content space to get their ads viewed.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Brave: A new browser with built-in adblock and payment solutions
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 02, 2016, 06:55 AM »
@Innuendo - I miss the 70's too. :)

The frequency of ads is a separate issue, people by the most part supported deregulation that allowed it, if people don't like it they have to look in the mirror.
-rgdot (January 25, 2016, 01:03 PM)

Regulation only serves to stipulate a point that it can't be screwed up more than. That's not fixing the problem, that's just using an arbitrary point to force the argument under the rug.

Realistically, the Ads aren't in-and-of-themselves even the issue. it's the poorly written backend (tracking and etc.) code that lags page load and turns the user experience into total shit. So instead of trying to block ads in an ever escalating pissing contest ... What they really need to do with a browser is bake in a pass/fail mechanism that simply omits anything on the page that doesn't respond in a - brutally enforced - timely fashion. So if - as is often said - you only have 3 seconds to captivate and hold a visitors attention, the page had damn well better load straight in half of that. And anything on the page that causes it to bog down the user experience should be removed on the fly. That way everybody can actually win for a change.

  Ad loads fast-->page loads fast-->Visitor happy.
  Ad gets seen-->page gets liked-->site op happy.
  Page gets seen-->Ad gets seen-->marketer happy.
  Everybody gets what the want.

I personally couldn't care less if they put 1,000 ads on a page, as long as they don't slow my roll. Because the 3 second clock is ticking double time...and I'm a fickle bitch. :D
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General Software Discussion / Re: Revert Back to windows 7 or 8
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 01, 2016, 03:12 PM »
That's excluding any possible legal issues, I didn't investigate that.
-Ath (February 01, 2016, 12:54 PM)

After 30 days your previous Windows 7/8.x license is (Win10 only) "burned" and will no longer activate the old OS.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Opt-in before January 31, 2016 to keep your current OneDrive storage size
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 01, 2016, 11:20 AM »
*Shrug* I'm still showing 25GB of storage, and I didn't sign shit. However I have had the account since back when Hotmail was trendy ... So I'm guessing the early adopter/loyalty storage bumps are still being honored.
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General Software Discussion / Re: looking for a way to simplify crediting stock providers when using DeviantART
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 01, 2016, 11:12 AM »
While not necessarily 'on point' (it may be useful), I usually just go to PixaBay.com - Free to use as needed stock photos with no strings attached.
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Living Room / Re: Micro-Fundraiser for the Official DonationCoder CodyMobile!
« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 01, 2016, 06:37 AM »
Geez - Way to suck all the fun out of anthropomorphism guys..
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Living Room / Re: Thinking of switching to WP8 from Android
« Last post by Stoic Joker on January 31, 2016, 01:48 PM »
That's what I was thinking of doing- writing my own apps to supplement the lack.  Too much work, however.
-wraith808 (January 31, 2016, 11:15 AM)

Actually it should be a snap for you, as it uses a code language/style you like. I forget exactly which one it is...(I want to say ATL - But it been several months since I played with it)...but you're the one that turned me on to it in another thread. I went from not-a-clue to using my first - sideloaded - app on the phone in ~48 hours.
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Living Room / Re: Thinking of switching to WP8 from Android
« Last post by Stoic Joker on January 31, 2016, 08:53 AM »
Windows Phone is nice. But the apps suck.
-Tuxman (January 29, 2016, 02:09 PM)

Both true. The latter hasn't bothered me yet though due to my basic usage.
Used a fairly unmodified Android 4.4 for the last year. This Win 8.1 is, so far, much nicer to use - pretty much all round
-tomos (January 30, 2016, 03:28 PM)

Well... At least there's two of us.. ;) :D

I like the Windows Phone. I've even finally gotten around to sideloading my own apps on it.
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Developer's Corner / Re: Kerberos and VMs and NLB
« Last post by Stoic Joker on January 29, 2016, 06:43 AM »
What was the 401 sub status code - 401.? if any?

I could be totally out in the weeds here, but I just ran into a rather annoy authentication issue with a RemoteApp server that was refusing to authenticate anything from the outside. After some digging I ran across the EnforceChannelBinding registry setting which - when set on the target IIS8 server -  got things going finally. The article snippet I put in my notes is below.

External RDP Logon Failures: Audit Failure Event 4625 – Status Code: 0x000035B
Resolution Options:
Method 1:
Adjust the LmCompatibility registry value not to force NTLMv1 by setting it to a value of 3 or larger.
For more information about the LmCompatibility registry value, see included file: LmCompatibilityLevel.pdf
Method 2 (Currently Used in Lab Configuration):
Set the EnforceChannelBinding registry value to 0 (zero) to ignore missing channel bindings on the Gateway server. To do this, locate the following registry subkey, and use the given specifications:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TerminalServerGateway\Config\Core
Type: REG_DWORD
Name: EnforceChannelBinding
Value: 0 (Decimal)
Note: By default, the EnforceChannelBinding value does not exist on the Gateway server. You must create this value.

Are there any corresponding entries in the event logs of any of the systems crossed that may shed some light on who is dropping the ball why?
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