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Post New Requests Here / Re: the smallest fastest and easiest virtual machine for web browser only?
« Last post by compn on November 25, 2025, 04:44 PM »
mobile version of browsers usually are kind of ... bad. but otherwise yeah that could work.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: the smallest fastest and easiest virtual machine for web browser only?
« Last post by compn on November 15, 2025, 11:32 PM »
this blog post explains how to make a tinycore 15 vm gui + web browser for 229mb https://enterprisead...mall-vm-for-testing/

this is probably the smallest we're going to see. unless theres some android vm w/ android browser or some specific browser vm somewhere that google wont let me find.
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Post New Requests Here / the smallest fastest and easiest virtual machine for web browser only?
« Last post by compn on November 15, 2025, 11:22 PM »
With javascript being able to run linux in a web browser, crypto miners, untested and unscanned browser extensions, zero day attacks, web browsers themselves spying on you ( https://www.npr.org/...ement-search-history ) , scam websites... and the complete lack of the web browsers caring about security at all...

the only solution i can think of to stay safe online, is to keep my web browsers separate from my computer. with the virtual machine ability to stop them from using cpu when i dont want them ker-chunking in the background.

i see there is a virtual browser service - browserling.com/virtual-browser - but thats using a vm on someone elses computer! i doubt i would trust that very much!

there is even 'run a vm in your browser' https://github.com/l...m?tab=readme-ov-file but that vm is 600mb debian image.

theres kasm, but thats more for server/workstation vm streaming. howto video here https://www.youtube..../watch?v=TbtGd3lWc4M . it looks really neat but i dont have a home lab server running at the moment.

there is windows sandbox! wow microsoft realizes how bad windows security really is! oh wait its not available for windows home versions https://learn.micros...ion/windows-sandbox/ . but just like windows i wouldnt trust microsoft sandbox to properly and securely sandbox.

i know there are smaller vm that come with latest firefox or other web browsers ?

i guess the best search will be "tiny debian vm with browser" not "sandboxed browser vm"
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General Software Discussion / Re: batch scripting
« Last post by compn on November 15, 2025, 04:31 PM »
yeah i couldnt figure out how to do what i wanted.

heres what my batch file looks like , i had ai help me write it.
[Select]
@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

if "%~3"=="" (
    if "%~2"=="" (
 grep -i %~1 *txt
    ) else (
 grep -i %~1 *txt | grep -i %~2
    )
) else (
 grep -i %~1 *txt | grep -i %~2 | grep -i %~3
)

endlocal

it works ok.
i have my file lists in .txt files:
so i can do
s search1
returns all results for search1
s search1 search2
returns all results for search1, then filtered for search 2
s search1 search2 search3
returns all results for search1, then filtered for search 2, then filtered for search3

but i still have to type s all the time :D
i just want it to be a prompt and i type search1 search2, hit enter, and it spits out results, asking me for the next search...
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on June 17, 2024, 09:53 PM »
still run into annoying stuff like this with fuzzy match though :(

Bruiser
First list:
Bruiser
Gunbuster (1988)
buster.1988.internal.bdrip.x264-ghouls.mkv
Second list:
Buster (1988).mkv.torrent
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Post New Requests Here / Re: auto copy mouse highlighted text from any program
« Last post by compn on June 10, 2024, 11:41 PM »
ah yes, i'm using the ahk 1.x script in that thread now. i can select text and paste it with middle click. i am never going back to ctrl+c / ctrl+v again!

i wonder if there is an updated script?
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Post New Requests Here / auto copy mouse highlighted text from any program
« Last post by compn on June 10, 2024, 04:01 PM »
in one piece of software i use, it auto copies to clipboard anything i highlight.

i thought this was a neat feature, but why not make it universal to all software and operating system?

i see there is a tool to do it, autoclipX but it is not developed anymore and website is gone. i am not sure if it works in windows10 either. i havent tested it yet.

i saw autoclipx from this reddit thread while looking for a tool: https://www.reddit.c...ted_text_on_windows/

web archive of autoclipx website (last? version when it was freeware): https://web.archive....0/software/autoclipx

screenshot: https://images.sftcd...clipx-screenshot.png

(i am not interested in funding this program.)

it looks like its possible with AHK https://www.autohotk...lect-implementation/
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on June 09, 2024, 07:42 PM »
no more crashing!
also it doesnt use a lot of ram,  even on large lists. i am impressed!
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Post New Requests Here / Re: script to monitor desktop (virtual folder) area to stay clean of new icons
« Last post by compn on June 08, 2024, 06:33 PM »
hmm. does this work on win2k ? https://superuser.co...op-folder-in-windows

congrats on using win2k this long. i was able to use win2k until about 2010. so i made it 10 years!   :up:

actually this program looks like what you want . maybe it can be modified. but i dont know about win2k https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=50889.0
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Auto click button on webpage after countdown timer expires
« Last post by compn on June 08, 2024, 06:19 PM »
clicador might be able to do this ?
https://www.donation...x.php?topic=45060.50
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on June 08, 2024, 06:13 PM »
 :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup:

1. command line interface if possible.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on June 08, 2024, 03:59 PM »
thanks vic
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on June 08, 2024, 03:30 PM »
another string that causes crash.

"FÃ¥rö Document    [Documentary]   [1970].mkv"

can we get an update program that doesn't crash on these? :)

also this crashes: (i might edit and put more below)
"Movies\\[1971]\\David Lean   A Self Portrait   [Documentary]   [1971]"
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on June 01, 2024, 09:56 PM »
program crashes on more characters:

Dark Lady of Kung Fu µûŸoÓ° (1981) º£°¶°æ.avi.torrent
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on June 01, 2024, 01:47 AM »
here are some stress test lists. these are from youtube titles and it crashes. probably due to non english character.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on June 01, 2024, 01:41 AM »
fuzzy match works!

document the default ratio / partial ratio / token set etc from fuzzysharp into help menu?

alpha-4 has a weird bug where the matches result lists switch. its not important bug. i just report it.

Anthropophagous
First list:
Anthropophagous.1980.REMASTERED.1080p.BluRay.x264.DTS-FGT.mkv.torrent
Anthropophagus (1980) DTS (Custom 5.1 Mix).torrent
Anthropophagus 1980 1080p GBR Blu-ray AVC LPCM 2.0-CultFilmsT.torrent
Anthropophagus.1980.1080p.BluRay.x264-FAPCAVE.torrent
Anthropophagus.1980.BD.Baggerinc.torrent
ANTROPOPHAGUS.Mg.torrent
Antropophagus.torrent
Second list:
Anthropophagous [1980]

fuzzy matching is slower. i know there is nothing that can be done to speed this up, no worries. a progress/working indicator or progress bar would be nice. maybe just a little animated gif ?
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on May 29, 2024, 03:12 PM »
crash.jpg
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on May 27, 2024, 01:11 PM »
having years reusable wont help though. at least not that i can see. these are all different films with the same titles.

see the alice movie results:
Alice
First list:
Alice [1982]
Alice [1991]
Second list:
Alice (1988).mkv

Alice in Wonderland
First list:
Alice in Wonderland [1999]
Alice in Wonderland [2010]
Second list:
Alice in Wonderland (1903).mkv

its best to have a mismatched-year list.  or its fine to just leave it as is for now. year matching is not high priority. and i like the year matching how it is right now. :)

i look forward to next updated version soon! i am in need of this program more than i thought. especially because of the crash filename bug!
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on May 24, 2024, 12:13 AM »
no, i prefer just having a third output list with mismatched years.

relying on a 3rd party server will break always.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on May 22, 2024, 02:05 AM »
i forgot to say that i am happy with your progress , and your designs so far.

i look forward to exclusion ability for better matching :)

i dont need fuzzy matching first , but you kept asking so i go for it :D
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General Software Discussion / batch scripting
« Last post by compn on May 19, 2024, 09:34 PM »
i was doing a lot of grepping and it was causing a toll on my hands typing all the extra characters.

so i made a bat file

g.bat:
@echo off
grep -i %1 * | grep -i %2

now i'm wondering if i can make it so i just run it once, and i can just type the grep search words over and over again ?

what i mean is: instead of:
grep -i foo * | grep -i bar
grep -i foo1 * | grep -i bar1
and then, with bat file it looks like this:
g foo bar
g foo1 bar1

i can just do
g.bat
foo bar
(results for foo bar)
foo1 bar1
(results for foo1 bar1)
foo2 bar2
(results for foo2 bar2)

without having to type g each time.


also would be nice to be able to do g foo (it currently errors because the second grep is empty), or g foo bar zed hex whatever number of grep searches i need to do at once.

its been so long i cant remember what this stuff is even called in batch to search how to script it.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on May 18, 2024, 03:07 AM »
i thought up a solution to different films having different years.

i think having a "year mismatch" output list :D
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on May 18, 2024, 02:49 AM »
another feature:
a count of matched/unmatched strings would be nice
auto saving of matches/unmatched to default .txt names
drag and drop lists?
command line interface if possible ?
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on May 17, 2024, 02:56 PM »
i think fuzzy matching will fix pretty much all these issues.

if you need more sample list just do a dir /a /s > list1.txt and compare it to the same list. good for stress testing mem and cpu usage as well.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: comparing two big different lists of strings/filenames
« Last post by compn on May 17, 2024, 11:10 AM »
fuzzy matching is the next feature.
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