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General Software Discussion / Re: JSON Editor with Treeview needed

« Last post by wraith808 on September 22, 2020, 07:32 AM »

Like this one?  Mass JSON Editor.

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General Software Discussion / Re: I'm thinking of going primitive, with discursion into zettelkasten

« Last post by wraith808 on September 20, 2020, 08:12 PM »

the standard valuation of a company is 4 times revenue, and they aren't making $50m a year.

-wraith808 (September 20, 2020, 05:53 PM)

That very much depends on the company and prospects (and a host of other things).
Look at the current value of Snowflake

-Dormouse (September 20, 2020, 06:04 PM)

That's why I said standard.  Even with variations, they wouldn't be worth that much.

For my money, now that it has its foot in the door, I think it will get to being a $ billion company.

-Dormouse (September 20, 2020, 07:24 PM)

I have my doubts about that.  It might come in somewhere at the 100s of millions, but I don't think $ billion is in the cards.

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General Software Discussion / Re: I'm thinking of going primitive, with discursion into zettelkasten

« Last post by wraith808 on September 20, 2020, 05:53 PM »

You have to remember that no-one actually thinks it's worth $200m.

-Dormouse (September 20, 2020, 04:31 PM)

Agreed.  They don't release their revenue statements, the standard valuation of a company is 4 times revenue, and they aren't making $50m a year.

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Living Room / Re: Gadget WEEKENDS

« Last post by wraith808 on September 20, 2020, 12:05 PM »

So, I just moved into a new house, and in my office, I'm used to having a lifx light in the fixture.  But I didn't want to deal with changing the light in the fixture in my office, and also wanted something a bit less in your face.  My wife had gotten me a desk lamp that I used for that, and with the Qi charging, it was a good place to put my phone when I wasn't interacting with it.  So I wanted one of those, that could be controlled by Google Assistant.



This is better than I expected for the price.  It's all plastic even though it looks metallic- but that's fine with me.  The only downside is that the lamp only goes up and down and does not swivel.  But another upside is that it has a USB port, so I can power my little USB decoration through it also.

https://smile.amazon.../product/B085ZBG7LQ/

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General Software Discussion / Re: I'm thinking of going primitive, with discursion into zettelkasten

« Last post by wraith808 on September 20, 2020, 11:56 AM »

Strange thing is that you could achieve the same thing in Obsidian just as easily.

-Dormouse (September 20, 2020, 03:34 AM)

Yeah, he lost me with this as the very thing he was crowing about I use all the time.

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Coding Snacks / Re: Fun Run - Bluetooth discussion

« Last post by wraith808 on September 18, 2020, 10:18 AM »

https://www.makeuseo...t-walkie-talkie-app/

-wraith808 (September 18, 2020, 08:03 AM)

AFAICS, only nr. 7, Intercom, supports Bluetooth, but 1 is enough

-Ath (September 18, 2020, 08:31 AM)

But as the others say, they use very little in the way of bandwidth, so I'd think you can move away from Bluetooth personally.

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General Software Discussion / Re: I'm thinking of going primitive, with discursion into zettelkasten

« Last post by wraith808 on September 18, 2020, 08:05 AM »

Roam vs. Notion:
https://threader.app.../1306722418786881536

-panzer (September 18, 2020, 05:52 AM)

You see who that is by, right?  Of course if the creator of Roam talks about Notion, it will be in a deprecating manner.  Always check the source...!  He has major beef with Notion because they didn't want to collaborate, crowing over things that were preceded in other applications.


https://twitter.com/.../1306724750060912642

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Coding Snacks / Re: Fun Run - Bluetooth discussion

« Last post by wraith808 on September 18, 2020, 08:03 AM »

https://www.makeuseo...t-walkie-talkie-app/

But it seems that you've already discounted walkie talkies so not sure how helpful this will be.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Game Giveaway

« Last post by wraith808 on September 17, 2020, 10:29 AM »

As a note to any posting in this thread, Humble seems to be cracking down on people giving away a lot of keys.  Just an FYI.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Command-Line Shooter

« Last post by wraith808 on September 16, 2020, 01:02 PM »

If it's as simple as you're saying, you don't even need a program to do it for you.  It's already built into windows.

Code: PowerShell [Select]

1. Get-Content -Path "path-to-text-file.txt" | ForEach-Object {
2.     $args = $_.Split(' ', 2)
3.     Start-Process -FilePath $args[0] -ArgumentList $args[1]
4.     }

Open a text editor, put that code snippet in, name it something.ps1, create a text file with your commands in it, and it will run them in order, spawning them in different processes.  If you want them to be dependent on each other, that's a different problem.  But each bullet in a bandolier isn't dependent on the others, so this fits the analogy. 

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N.A.N.Y. 2021 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2021: Elevation CheckUp by KodeZwerg

« Last post by wraith808 on September 14, 2020, 10:49 AM »

AHK is not a programming language as far as i know

-KodeZwerg (September 14, 2020, 02:29 AM)

actually compilable language like AHK, or Autoit for that matter, deserves the name programming language.

-Ath (September 14, 2020, 06:21 AM)

Okay, if AHK is able to create a single executable file that has script included, i call it a programming language aswell, even if my mind say "no" 
Like Trainer Generator (CheatEngine) that comes with LUA script support.


Everything that requires a interpreter (javascript perl php etc...) = no programming language, we have a deal?

-KodeZwerg (September 14, 2020, 08:31 AM)

Personally, I look on it as an artificial (and needless) separation.  You use Delphi which is many levels removed from the machine.  An interpreter for a scripting language is just another level in my opinion, akin to a compiler, just real time.  You can use compiled languages in the same fashion, i.e. interpreted either by an engine or the browser itself at run-time.

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Living Room / Re: Gadget WEEKENDS

« Last post by wraith808 on September 12, 2020, 12:26 AM »

That looks pretty good... especially for the price!  Put up your own review after using it for a while, if you will.

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Living Room / Re: Hardware and software for quality youtube podcasting (for boardgaming)?

« Last post by wraith808 on September 10, 2020, 12:40 PM »

I use twitch with OBS... never tried youtube

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General Software Discussion / Re: I'm thinking of going primitive, with discursion into zettelkasten

« Last post by wraith808 on September 09, 2020, 09:37 PM »

I do it on a Rocketbook ThinkBoard mounted next to my desk, and it reads my diagrams and handwriting easily.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Windows 10 Professional for $40 PCWorld??

« Last post by wraith808 on September 09, 2020, 05:02 AM »

It's not from Microsoft. Possibly it's an EOM key that was scrounged from a junked PC, so it was valid at one time, but only for that PC.

-x16wda (September 07, 2020, 10:44 AM)

Windows 10 Professional includes a 1-PC retail license which means you can install on a single PC and, later, move to another PC where required.

(Source)

Retail License != OEM

https://cloudblogs.m...and-volume-licenses/


I'd expect more research from a bunch of techies on a techy forum, to be honest.

-Stephen66515 (September 07, 2020, 03:29 PM)

I think the point is just because they say retail doesn't mean it's retail.  Most end users won't know the difference.  And there have been instances in the past where they say 'retail' but you end up with 'OEM'.  And MSDN does include 'retail' licenses, not licensed for resale.

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General Software Discussion / Re: I'm thinking of going primitive, with discursion into zettelkasten

« Last post by wraith808 on September 07, 2020, 10:27 PM »

but not much about *why*

-JavaJones (September 07, 2020, 09:53 PM)

I don't get what you're missing.  I stated the why above.  Because it's portable and usable in other applications at the same time.  It's also able to be backed up in whatever format I want, and is not locked into a specific vendor's format.  Dormouse stated the same concern.  What other 'why' are you looking for that might be missing?

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General Software Discussion / Re: I'm thinking of going primitive, with discursion into zettelkasten

« Last post by wraith808 on September 07, 2020, 08:58 PM »

I still use Scapple for plotting my writing and such.  I actually use that and gingko- I just keep the files linked in my notes.

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General Software Discussion / Re: I'm thinking of going primitive, with discursion into zettelkasten

« Last post by wraith808 on September 07, 2020, 02:01 PM »

While I agree with your overall point, again I think this DB or files thing may be a false dichotomy, at least for many people. I've yet to see a compelling real-world example of specific, practical workflows that would necessitate "files" that have no DB component. I think you may feel strongly that your own workflows demonstrate this, so I'd love to hear some examples of how you intend to (or already do) work this way and what significant advantages it brings you (vs. for example an Obsidian plugin that does the same thing as some external tool you use directly on files).

-JavaJones (September 06, 2020, 06:08 PM)

I use plain text editors on my files, even on the go.  I use a wide variety of them and change as I want.  I also sync to git repos in several places as backups.  DB is really not a false dichotomy.  It might be in for some people- at least until their service goes the way of the dodo- but in practice, it leads to very different ownership of your data.

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General Software Discussion / Re: some useful but less-known software. share your list!!!

« Last post by wraith808 on September 07, 2020, 01:57 PM »

Walling

Walling is more than just a tool to organize your information. Walling helps you unload your ideas, jot down notes and save bookmarks frictionlessly. It connects those ideas with what you added in the past, creating a network of ideas and resources that's easy to explore and curate from.

You can also use Walling to plan and organize ideas when you’re working on a new project, researching a topic, writing an article or just about anything. With your ideas side by side, Walling empowers you to step back and get a high level of understanding on what you're working on and helps you synthesize information more efficiently.

Walling.app

I've been using Walling for about a week and I think I'm sold! It seems to fit with how I'd like a note taking app to work, just throw everything at it and organize a little bit later. There are some features missing and there's no native iOS or Android app yet (the former should be in beta within a week), but I'm definitely liking it so far.

The Walling community can be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook...om/groups/wallingapp

Edit:

Walling is free for up to 100 Bricks. You can subscribe to Walling premium to get unlimited Bricks and Walls for $4/mo. Walling also offers Workspaces for teams with centralized billing for $6/mo per team member.

-TucknDar (September 06, 2020, 01:12 AM)

Looks a lot like Notion.  Have you used that?  If so, can you say how it's different?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Dissenter Browser

« Last post by wraith808 on September 02, 2020, 11:25 AM »

I guess I don't see what's political about the inalienable right called free speech, or technology/software that enables it. Sure, you can use your speech in a political way, but speech itself is not inherently political. So far, your posts and my responses to them are the only ones mentioning politics. What's the term for when someone creates the very situation they were trying to avoid?

I agree that Gab and the Dissenter extension are controversial topics. But I think the folks on this forum can manage to talk about a web browser with a built-in comment section without making it political. At least I hope so. . .

-Deozaan (September 02, 2020, 11:05 AM)

This has little to do with free speech as it is used responsibly.  The conversations on there don't veer towards free speech any more than the platforms that they're trying to get around are 'censoring' them.  But as I said, my view of the platform at large I know that I'm biased by my experiences going into it not being aware of the nature of the platform.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Dissenter Browser

« Last post by wraith808 on September 02, 2020, 08:33 AM »

I don't see how it's any more political than, say, Brave. It's just a privacy and free-speech focused browser. In fact, I believe the Dissenter browser is a fork of Brave with the dissenter extension (comments on every page) built in.

-Deozaan (September 01, 2020, 11:35 PM)

You'd have to dig a little deeper.  It's the extension that becomes political.  But that's the reason that I didn't personally do anything to mod it.  You have to install it and look at the comments to see- I tried it before, and it's definitely political, IMO.  But it's trying to make that a little more obfuscated.

From that first link that Panzer posted above:

This Brave fork was whipped out in literally a few days in response to the recent wave of censorship from Twitter, Facebook, Mozilla etc. Its claim to fame is being integrated with the Dissenter extension (banned from Firefox's and Chrome's extension stores (archive)) which allows you to comment on any article from any website, bypassing their censorship policies.

Emphasis mine.  Why was it banned from those stores?  Following that thread will lead you to the politicized nature of this.  Agree or disagree with the reasoning behind the extension and browser, I don't think it's possible to argue honestly that it is not political.

There's also the problem of it phoning home to the gab network about every site that you visit, but the privacy concerns if you're using it are disingenous to me.  To do what it does, it would have to phone home.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Dissenter Browser

« Last post by wraith808 on September 01, 2020, 11:28 PM »

The Dissenter browser is not just a browser, but a political statement.  It links to Gab.com for the social media aspects.  I'd suggest that any talk of it be taken to the basement, as there's no way conversation could go about it that would not lean towards the political.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Non-elevated woes... How can I get the most from my laptop?

« Last post by wraith808 on September 01, 2020, 11:26 PM »

They marked my encrypted password files as malware and deleted my passwords.

-wraith808 (August 31, 2020, 11:58 PM)

Oh- why... yes, that would make for a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day. 

-x16wda (September 01, 2020, 06:40 PM)

Thankfully, I'd done something else against InfoSec policy and synced the encrypted files to dropbox, so I was able to recover it 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Non-elevated woes... How can I get the most from my laptop?

« Last post by wraith808 on August 31, 2020, 11:58 PM »

What's worse is when you not only have that to deal with, but also the malware protection that is installed marks everything you want to run as a PUP and deletes it. (Bad enough for anyone but utterly ridiculous for a senior tech support lead.)

-x16wda (August 31, 2020, 06:22 PM)

No... you don't have it the worst.  As a programmer, when I create something and it gets marked as malware.

I had passwords for multiple servers/app pools/user accounts, and nothing to store them in that was approved.  So I made my own thing instead of storing them in a text file.  Had the source and everything.

They marked my encrypted password files as malware and deleted my passwords.

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N.A.N.Y. 2021 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2021: RaptureReplica by KodeZwerg

« Last post by wraith808 on August 31, 2020, 02:36 PM »

I made something similar in a NANY past, but in a lot of situations yours would definitely be more useful