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Quote from: SredniVashtar on July 04, 2018, 12:51:24 PM
I see the fabled American education system is proudly flying the flag. Envy of the world!

we fly the stars n bars here.



edit: and sometimes the jolly roger as well

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on July 04, 2018, 01:01:40 AM
I'm more open to the idea that there may've perhaps been a much larger protohuman race related to us, much in the same way that dinosaurs supposedly evolved into smaller birds.

Gigantopithecus?

Quote from: Walks_At_Night on July 03, 2018, 08:20:02 PM
If you are going to muck around in the fstab, do take care.  You can make a mess in there.   Review the change you made before you
reboot.  A typo can lead to a boot problem that can cost you some time to fix if you haven't done it before. 

Also, it is a good practice to refer to your disks by their UUID as opposed to their label.   That can save you some heart burn down
the road if you add or remove disks.    More info is here

i agree
however i was trying to keep it relatively short.
UUID (wont go into that here) is the way to go as each disk is uniquely identified when formatted, thus not relying on bios order to set labels .
EX: if you have a single disk in bios sata port 3, it will be /dev/sda (1st disk reported by bios). now you add a disk to bios sata port 0 . now this new drive will be /dev/sda. so that can be a mess.
you can test /ect fstab for errors by issuing a "mount -a" command then checking to see if everything is to your liking. note i usually set / and /home during install and dont touch them again unless theres some sort of drive related drive failure.

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on July 03, 2018, 07:26:39 PM
If he'd do a show on batman or batmen in general...maybe.

how about a show with bateman?

Quote from: Juan on July 03, 2018, 10:13:05 AM
This is good stuff

I think one thing that confuses me as an infrequent Linux/BSD user is the file system. With Windows, I’m used to setting up folders on distifferent drives and being able to find things. With other OS, including Apple, you seem to dump everything into one place. Maybe i’m wrong.

very quickly and simply usb/sata drives are called /dev/sdX where X is a letter a-z in the order bios presents them.
so /dev/sda would be the 1st bios sata drive. /dev/sda1 would be the 1st partition on bios drive 0 (bios usually labels drives starting with 0) .
this can be mounted on any folder. usually /dev/sda is / (the root partition) and any further drives are usually mounted in /media/ . this can be changed with a config file called /etc/fstab.
so for a custom setup you would change /etc fstab to mount the drives automatically  (not recommended for usb or other removable drives) in the specified folder, which must exist.
here is a sample:
/dev/sdd1 /home/<username>/Drive_D     ntfs      defaults       0       0
this tells linux to automount /dev/sdd1 to folder /home/<username>/Drive_D as a ntfs drive with the default settings. the 0's are for  dump  and pass  more details here  .


nvme drives are labeled nvme0-9AA1 with partitions having a pX tacked on.AA = some digits and X = 1-9.

Quote from: wr250 on July 02, 2018, 06:31:21 PM
who knows how long they have known about exploits such as intel ME and spectre/meltdown; i suspect at least 10 years.

to inform those who wish to know about the intel ME exploit:
its a exploit to put malicious code on the motherboard itself, bypassing the installed os. if you thought windows was the most popular operating system, you would be wrong. the os running on intel chips is the most popular os (minix). runs on every intel motherboard since the p75 way back in 95(?). since it runs on the motherboard, it can:
access and decrypt encrypted data
keylog
immune and undetectable to virus scanning software
phone data home
and anything else any other malware can do.
its purpose is to allow sysadmins to remotely format drives, install a main operating system adjust bios , and other such low level tasks. it has its own webserver to do so, which is unaffected by any onboard firewall such as the windows firewall. once exploited the motherboard will need to be updated and reflashed (not sure how well this works) or replaced.

spectre/meltdown runs on intel chips (and to a much lesser extent amd) and can access encrypted data , and decrypt it. both can be made with javascript (and any other language), and can run from a web browser. all of the major browsers have patched against this, so this (the browser) threat is minimal. however black hats (including the govt paid ones) and security researchers  continue to find ways around this.

it is my belief that the us govt has known about these exploits , and used them for at least 10 years. i have no evidence of this, thus its a belief, not a fact.

Quote from: (Sandman) Logan-5 on June 30, 2018, 04:28:48 PM
Sure it does. 
(I get what you're saying though)

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to clarify. 
---snip---
But like I implied, properly set up, and properly used, Tor can be a useful tool.

===============================================================

https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/

LOL - Yup. 

i aware how things such as tor *should* be used, however the US govt employs some very crafty programmers and i just dont trust the US govt . sorry , but with major spying scandals in the past and present (att/nsa hubs anyone), i cant justify using that software.


who knows how long they have known about exploits such as intel ME and spectre/meltdown; i suspect at least 10 years. ive no need to get on the "dark web" for any reason; and if i want to hide my tracks, i will use (multiple) vpn(s) to do so. ive not found that reason to use multiple vpns yet, i have reasons to use a single vpn (pokes verizon in the eye).

WARNING:
some command line programs will happily carry out the command with NO confirmation.
some examples :


rm -rf /
this will delete every file (and i mean EVERY file) on your hard drive(s), you may be able to recover some files with specialized software


dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda


this will WIPE the 1st bios hard drive (sdb would be drive 2) . you cannot recover file from the disk after this.  3 letter govt agencies might get parts of files with highly sophisticated (and very expensive) software or hardware (IE disassemble the drive and read the platters with specialized machinery).
run dd 3+ times and there will be nothing left to recover at all.


#:(){ :|: & };:
this is a fork bomb, it will spawn itself indefinitely or until your computer locks up, forcing a hard reboot; never run this.
i have added  a # to prevent it from running.
point is :
NEVER run a command where you do not understand what it is doing.
man <command> will give some insight or google the command.

i will be live (metaphorically) spinning  the tunes T 3PM pacific ,6 pm eastern.
http://minifang.no-ip.info:8000/stream.m3u
join the chatroom at www.ufoship.com/chat
When you get to UFOShip chat, mute the speaker at the bottom of the chat box

for white crow

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on June 25, 2018, 12:14:38 PM
Wild irrationality always triggers us...but you knew that.

this is bellgab . wild irrationality is the norm.
eating beans for global warming

Quote from: Dyna-X on June 24, 2018, 02:54:37 PM
I had never heard the term "wall wart*" before, but if she meant the 12 VDC line that runs from the adapter to the router was what was cut or broken that could be partially chewed by a mouse and intermittently shorting before the insulation finally broke leaving the oxidized wires like she said. The battery backup in the router could have kept her online, but an intermittent short in this line may have been what drained and/or blew a fuse in the big UPS battery backup.

*wall wart = adapter = combination ac to dc rectifier and step down transformer

this is a wall wart :

they are especially egregious if they (partially or wholly) cover the other outlet rendering it unusable.

since Dr. MD MD's (or Bart Ell's) lawyers haven't managed a court date, a summons, or any contact at all, i will be live (metaphorically) spinning  the tunes T 3PM pacific ,6 pm eastern.
http://minifang.no-ip.info:8000/stream.m3u
join the chatroom at www.ufoship.com/chat
When you get to UFOShip chat, mute the speaker at the bottom of the chat box

saw art... well heard art yesterday .
when asked about breaking his lawn care contract with  MV liberace by dying,  he came over the spirit box with a "no comment" . we heard no furth from him after that.

Quote from: brig on June 21, 2018, 07:32:11 PM

Praise Good MV!

fify

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on June 17, 2018, 05:38:40 PM
Unless you're actually playing records on a turntable this is blatant false advertising. You may hear from Bart Ell's attorneys.   

i use edison cylinders. so theres that.

Quote from: BellHop on June 17, 2018, 08:23:53 PM
How do you do this, out of curiosity?

i have a mixer, a mic , and several computers. i use the free mixxx software (which has its problems, but is still very good), and stream it to my VPS running icecast. thusly i have control over every aspect and can tweak it as i need to.

Quote from: timebandit on June 17, 2018, 08:55:55 PM
I could listen to Heather's voice for hours..so soothing and informative, and her politics, amazing..and so correct
MAGA

you are a  1st class wadernaught aren't you?

and im live
http://minifang.no-ip.info:8000/stream.m3u[/font]
join the chatroom at www.ufoship.com/chat
When you get to UFOShip chat, mute the speaker at the bottom of the chat box

i will be live at 3pm pacific /6pm eastern http://minifang.no-ip.info:8000/stream.m3u join the chatroom at www.ufoship.com/chat When you get to UFOShip chat, mute the speaker at the bottom of the chat box

Quote from: (Sandman) Logan-5 on June 15, 2018, 09:15:21 PM
Right on. 
Yeah, I have a tendency to stay away from German sites.

Startpage and searx.me are also pretty good as far as privacy goes.

https://searx.me/about

https://www.startpage.com/uk/what-makes-startpage-special.html

TOR  can be used as the ultimate anonymity engine, but most people will have to change their browsing habits to maintain that status and not be unmasked.
(Someone needs to write a tutorial on that.)     

'Til tomorrow everyone.     

it is not the "ultimate  anonymity engine" , that does not exist.
also i wont use tor as it is funded by the US govt.

Quote from: DaveSchrader on June 12, 2018, 03:38:18 PM
Hey everyone

So it seems I have Windows 10 Updates for all my nightmares. LOL

We are back up and running after a very expensive overhaul of the systems and updates on every driver I have and new equipment that is compatible. 

Again, I appreciate your patience during this very irritating hiccup in the systems and look forward to getting back on tonight's show.

No tears, no finger pointing, just an a host unsure how to keep up with all of today's technology but quickly learning.

Tidepods my friends!

When life throws you curve balls, call out PLOT CHANGE and let the Shenannigans continue.

Your pal,

Dave the Shenannigator Schrader

there is a way to stop automatic updates without disabling windows update. i use this method on my windows 10 computers at home and work . i also test all (except windows defender updates) on a test machine or virtual machine before deploying to the rest of the windows 10 machines.
i prefer to not have windows update when im doing something important, like my job, because unplanned downtime sucks.

Quote from: Kolchak on June 11, 2018, 07:55:05 PM
Taking calls?

yes
curtis is doing it

Quote from: brig on June 11, 2018, 04:02:26 AM

have some bacon n eggs to go with that caffiend

i will be live with no (well maybe very low)  standards  at 3pm pacific /6pm eastern

http://minifang.no-ip.info:8000/stream.m3u
join the chatroom at www.ufoship.com/chat
When you get to UFOShip chat, mute the speaker at the bottom of the chat box

Quote from: Radio Activity on June 09, 2018, 11:45:42 AM
Game 5 is cancelled. Coincidence?

there are no coishideshes

Quote from: WhiteCrow on June 08, 2018, 06:36:29 PM
This is he Kingdom of Nye..thread.
Brig consider this a warning, if you dont stay on topic tonight when Heather is on.

I "will" report you..

It will be on  your permanent record.

reported.

Quote from: Liberace on June 06, 2018, 02:50:14 PM
NB...A?  What's that?

some quaint little sports event. no match for a gabcast.

Quote from: SpookyTim on June 05, 2018, 10:43:49 PM
I'm using the Tor browser. Hopefully that doesn't give her a listener.

each connection to the server counts as a lissener, sorry.

Quote from: albrecht on June 05, 2018, 06:37:50 PM
Some other desert ideas:
Claim stealer, comanchero, cartel member, outlaw biker, strung-out hooker,....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryvljjccqL8