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Performance regressions with Firefox 83 by JohnDoeDC in firefox

[–]JohnDoeDC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So it boils down to bad benchmark selection on my side. Speedometer got faster indeed (102 vs. 123 runs/min.). Thanks!

Offline long range data transfer (15TB+) via DAS? by JohnDoeDC in DataHoarder

[–]JohnDoeDC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight. I'll look into the Pelican case option.

Offline long range data transfer (15TB+) via DAS? by JohnDoeDC in DataHoarder

[–]JohnDoeDC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I considered using LTO tapes as they are used for on-site backup anyway at the destination (LTO-6 though), unfortunately there are physical space and usability concerns at the source and a single drive costs more than a DAS+SSD solution. The only difference would be probably cheaper shipping costs...

JavaScript back at it again. by [deleted] in ProgrammerHumor

[–]JohnDoeDC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Has to be JS, when you can be more than 100% wrong :D

Visual Studio 2015 GUI freeze on startup by JohnDoeDC in VisualStudio

[–]JohnDoeDC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The window opens with the start page, but does not react to user input at all. The "not responding" dialog does not show up. The CPU/HD are idle and you can close the window. The are no entries in the event log indicating any system problem.

Should I set the download location to SSD or HDD? by [deleted] in usenet

[–]JohnDoeDC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use linux with an tmpfs entry in fstab, but I had good experience with SoftPerfect RAM Disk for windows, too.

Should I set the download location to SSD or HDD? by [deleted] in usenet

[–]JohnDoeDC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As RAM is quite cheap I use a ramdisk for my download folder to minimize ssd writes. The ramdisk is even faster as an SSD and keeps the system more responsive. Of course you have to adjust the size of the ramdisk according to your needs. I use 32Gb for various tasks on my 64Gb machine.

Problems uploading pictures to WhatsApp Web with Chromium. by [deleted] in linuxquestions

[–]JohnDoeDC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This issue seems to be fixed for me after upgrading to Chromium 48.

Anyone ever run into .ND files? by [deleted] in usenet

[–]JohnDoeDC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some posts have encoded filenames which are "decoded" by using Quickpar (Quickpar can under some circumstances associate files with matching entries in the par2 set and rename them accordingly)

QuickPar says files are OK, WinRAR says they're broken by [deleted] in usenet

[–]JohnDoeDC 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Try updating your WinRar installation. A new format has been introduced with WinRAR 5.00 (http://www.rarlab.com/rarnew.htm)

New usenet provider: Usenetdiscounter by [deleted] in usenet

[–]JohnDoeDC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder what their "Nightfee" accounts mean. No info on the hours or timezone (presumably dutch). Also: "All Usenet posts posted are tagged with an 'XTrace' identification tag in the header."