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I spent a lot of time yesterday troubleshooting why recursive queries against my internal DNS server were not working. Then I found it was unable to populate its root hints. After many hours of troubleshooting, trying new configurations, packet captures, and compiling a new version, I figured out the issue was my ComCast uplink. This morning I got a call from a tier-two tech who told me the SecurityEdge firewall had spontaneously enabled itself. He turned it of and BAM! Everything works, again.
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For anyone in the IT space, do not use Microsoft's ReFS on an Intel RAID controller. At this time, I have dealt with five incidents of drive header/metadata corruption with fully intact files. Two incidents on the same server (all of its hardware was replaced after the first incident.)
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"For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be. It's a... miracle. It's really a sort of a miracle. Because it happens every Christmas Eve."
Merry Christmas, all.
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I had Mortal Kombat and I remember renting a Sega CD unit and Night Trap. Guess that made me part of the problem. Feel like I have to watch Demolition Man for a healthy dose of Leary after seeing that.
There are websites that use AI to remove things from images and fill in what's behind them. You could use one of those and make a nice glossy print to cover it up, Or you could put an AA sticker over it.
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Posting again to make sure it gets seen by someone:
FREE: FREE PLAY FLORIDA 2023 VIP PACKAGE!
I am giving away my ticket in the Marketplace as I cannot make it. I would love to put it in someone's hands!
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FREE: FREE PLAY FLORIDA 2023 VIP PACKAGE!
I am giving away my ticket in the Marketplace as I cannot make it. I would love to put it in someone's hands!
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After Windows 10 October update: "Hey! You know that search bar you deliberately turned off in the task bar? Well, it's so fucking awesome that we turned it back on for you, and we're going to put random trending search results in your Start menu! Rejoice!"
I cannot "NOPE" hard enough.
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I only use Windows where I absolutely have to, and in all other places I use Linux, with the rare time that I need macOS, I have that around too (though I really hate Finder).
Windows is bad from a user point of view for crap like what you mention. macOS is shit because they kill compatibility randomly, and did things like obsolete all of your 32bit library in one fell swoop...
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@leech One of my friends is a Classic Mac collector and fan. Killing compatibility upon OSX 10.4 is what turned him away from Apple.
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@SlidellMan Yeah, I wasn't an Apple fan back then, but do have some retro systems. The first thing they did with the last PPC supported release (10.4.11?) was that they removed the classic mac mode thing, and just kept it as an emulation thing you could install outside of it... Should have been the first sign of nonsense.
When I got a mac from work, I started using a program called Flavour for theming, and then one of the OS upgrades completely broke it, then Flavour2 was promised for a long time. By the time I realized it'd been released, my OS was upgraded again to completely break it and the author gave up on it. Guess Apple didn't want people to be able to do theming at all...
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My AtariAge "Last Chance" purchase might wind up being the best Christmas gift I ever got myself
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@bent_pin Oh, so true, and it slipped my mind! How awesome would it be to get my 2600+ and my Last Chance purchases at the same time? Oh!
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I've been so busy winterizing and finishing the last of my construction project before winter that I have no choice but to wait. I have two big brooder houses to finish, one chicken house to side, a deck to remove, a fence to install, a wood storage to build, two campers to move for next year's projects, and I have to finish cutting and splitting at least two more cord of wood. Busy Busy
Fortunately, I usually get off from Dec 20th through Jan 12th. So, 24 days of gaming. I have 32 titles to play, plus an audiovox, plus the 2600+, and the 10-in-1 cart to play. Going to play on the 55" with my girlfriend. She's excited too.
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Well, that happened... on a business trip and my car (I am the business, so my car,) was stolen from my hotel parking lot. Beware the "safety features" of your car which keep doors from locking. They can be your undoing.
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So it hit me, my old Android 7 tablet is in the car running Wiggle, and it is still showing up in my data usage. I thought to myself, HEY! Google tracks everything, so how do I do it? I go to the find my device page and guess what: my account has been deleted. Even though Google Play on that tablet is not only logged in, the account has (had) a few bucks on it, and it still gives (gave) me pop-ups to set my birth date. So, yeah, Google told me to get fucked, my account was dormant for too long.
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I spoke with PayPal support today regarding the upcoming removal, on September 23, of the back-up funding source for the PayPal Business Debit MasterCard*.
I was told I was not the only PayPal customer objecting to this new policy and for similar reasons. I am hoping the cacophony of user complaints will stop this policy change. I know PayPal makes money on my transactions, even with my 1% cash-back. But this change will eliminate 99% of my PayPal transactions.
* With a back-up funding source, you do not need a PayPal balance to make purchase with the card, it will draft from your funding source. This essentially turns the card into a pass-through debit card, earning you cash-back and allowing a little more distance from your bank for security. As well, if you accept payments via PayPal, those funds are instantly available to you via the card. This is has huge utility for business. (And personal, just never let them know you are using it for personal purchases.)
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Well, iiRcade is dead. I guess this is what happens when you are not on social media, you miss out on noticing that the company apparently called it quits in June. Kind-of pissed about this as I Kickstarted (or GoFundMe, whatever it was,) the system, getting the 128GB unit with Dragon's Lair, and was slowly building up my library, including some of the ColecoVision releases, and had not yet purchased all of the Digital Leisure titles (what was I waiting for, right?)
Anyway, I cannot sit through an hour of this to determine what they mean by sort-of closing the company, and it pisses me off that the website mentions nothing about this in its news section. This seems like news. Oh, but its Twitter feed has been dead forever, too.
Well, I guess this can become a retroPi system, or something like that.
Fuuuuuuuuuuu.......
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Local winds are now averaging 3mph, with gusts to 5mph. It has begun.
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Important news for anyone who uses the PayPal Business Debit Mastercard with a linked bank account: there is a huge change coming on September 12, 2023. I have two PayPal Business Debit Mastercards linked to two different business bank accounts as backup funding. Backup funding allows transactions to be pulled from a bank account when the funds are not in your PayPal account. Essentially, it turns it into a real debit card, but with 1% cash back.
However, the latest PayPal legal update includes this line:
"The Backup Funding Source linked bank account feature of the PayPal Business Debit Mastercard will no longer be available." Reading the updated cardholder agreement, sure enough, the backup funding source is not listed.
Read all of the PayPal legal updates here.
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When enough small business owners complain about money being auto-drafted from their account for their own frivolous spending. Too bad they didn't just add an off switch and make everyone relink their account as acknowledgement. As usual though they cut off their nose to spite their face. Now you have to dedicate capital, removing some flexibility.
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@bent_pin Definitely going to change my habits. Means I have to update a lot of accounts to use my bank card, but PayPal does not get processing fees from my purchases anymore. Oh, well.
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Be careful linking accounts directly to your bank card. The easiest way to lose money and the hardest to recover from is a fraudulent bank card charge. With a credit card you have legal recourse to reject a charge, whereas a bank card transaction gives them the money and you're left with a lot less options to recover it. Also, it's not your security that matters but that of the company who has your card number on file.
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Help! I need followers on Rumble so I can test live streaming for upcoming VCF-SE! I have been using Twitch, but I keep getting hit with copyright because of background music at events or incorrectly identified music playing on games -- my Dragon's Lair streams apparently trigger for some band which did some kind of cover. It takes me an hour or more to go through an entire day's stream to clear out the claims.
In order to stream, Rumble requires I have five followers or pay. I promise, I am not trying to be cheap and I do want to support alternative tech, but I need to test to make sure everything is going to work before I start dumping money. So, if you would be so kind, please follow my OLD CS1 channel here: https://rumble.com/c/c-3233296
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I went ahead and plonked down the $10 for this month. It tested out very well. I just need to work on graphics and OBS scenes. Also found out you cannot use more than one Microsoft LifeCam Studio cameras on the same system (wtf?) The only shortcoming I see is that you can live stream as one of your channels, but not chat. So, when I chat, I am not chatting as OLD_CS1, but rather as my parent account. Not much of a bother for VCF purposes as I will be too busy with the exhibit to be in the chat.
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VINTAGE
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"John Wick: Chapter 4" was pretty good. Do away with JW3 and we have a good series. (Although, I admit the Continental siege was pretty bad ass in 3.)
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My grandmother's favorite music these days is hip pop.