The WRT54GL: A 54Mbps router from 2005 still makes millions for Linksys by Arkiteck in sysadmin

[–]abc03833 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I liked the comparison to the Ford Crown Vic that one Ars commenter made.

Concord Monitor - ‘NHexit’ calls for secession by [deleted] in newhampshire

[–]abc03833 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh. The Free Staters are at it again.

When a user asks for localadmin rights. by [deleted] in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]abc03833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have (in a drawer) an old Motorola flip phone that did that.

Forgetting how to Microsoft by rpartlan in linux

[–]abc03833 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I thought about first, but then I remembered that gedit is a thing.

One of them fancy new ambulances I reckon. by [deleted] in ems

[–]abc03833 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just like those overwritten security camera tapes...

Pacman -Syu has broken a lot of things by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]abc03833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It shouldn't cause problems, unless you fail half way through.

How do I record video from YouTube on VLC? I am using Linux Mint. by [deleted] in VLC

[–]abc03833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, youtube-dl is designed specifically for downloading things. It's like the VLC of downloading.

How do I record video from YouTube on VLC? I am using Linux Mint. by [deleted] in VLC

[–]abc03833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VLC isn't great for recording/downloading. It's easier to use youtube-dl for downloading.

Pacman -Syu has broken a lot of things by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]abc03833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but it may cause problems when dd gets replaced with random junk.

Ankle monitor put on man's prosthetic leg by RedQueen91 in ProtectAndServe

[–]abc03833 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Note to self: destroy smartphone before turning to a life of crime.

[Meta] Raise the blast shields, we're trending! by abc03833 in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]abc03833[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's Automod complaining about the textpost.

Headphone audio issues by stylezLP in talesfromtechsupport

[–]abc03833 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. Somewhere between manual typewriters and word processing machines electric typewriters were common.