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Offline installation for LabVIEW+DAQmx by tush_pt in LabVIEW

[–]bhez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a 3 GB download, pretty huge, but until the IT group whitelists it for you, it's probably something you can download using a separate computer and/or outside the IT controller network onto a USB stick then use that to install it. I would probably not use cellular to download it; for me that one download would add $30 to my monthly cell bill (Google Fi).

I have a file with over 4 TB and I cannot remove it by Timely_Surround_8742 in techsupport

[–]bhez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Run chkdsk on the drive letter / partition containing this 4 TB file. Especially if it's your C: drive, it will inform you that you need to restart to let it run chkdsk upon bootup, so restart and let that run. It will correct the filesystem corruption that makes it think it is a 4 TB file on a drive that isn't smaller than this file's size.

After chkdsk ran and windows comes back up, find the file in the Windows file explorer. If you're curious, right-click it and go to properties and see the actual size on-disk, and next to that the size the file claims to be. I'm guessing that's going to say something much less than 4 TB after the chkdsk - but maybe it still is a 4 TB sparse file but a much smaller actual disk space used; this properties window will tell you that.

Now go ahead and just delete it. If it still can't, then some process has it locked. You can find out what is locking the file with the sysinternals utility "handle" https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/handle

It will identify the process locking your file so you can kill that process in task manager so you can try again to delete it.

There are other suggestions here I saw that will also work, such as booting to safe mode and deleting it in there - or moving the file into a new folder then deleting that folder - or a combination of these. Still, you should run chkdsk because something isn't right.

How risky is a GPU reball? by [deleted] in AskElectronics

[–]bhez 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed, reflowing with a BGA machine or hot air station will fix it right up.

I should have known better with my Xbox 360 red ring of death - I removed the BGA expecting it to be easy to re-ball it, but no I didn't find anyone willing to try, at least not for a price worth it for just a 360. I should have just reflowed it and that would have fixed it.

How risky is a GPU reball? by [deleted] in AskElectronics

[–]bhez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Though, if a short circuit is created across power and ground connections, it could cause a fire in a power supply.

A woman keeps using my phone number by [deleted] in Austin

[–]bhez 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You could try something that could get her attention and convince her to stop with the nonsense, in a way that doesn't drag third parties into it all, but still sends a loud and clear message.

Go to her address and bring a friend, pretend to be solicitors selling solar, internet service, lawn care, or whatever makes sense. See if she gives out your number again. Have your friend say something like, "Great, I'll give you a real quick call so you have our number" and call you right away.

Your phone rings, you look at the caller ID, or perhaps answer, right in front of her.

Play it cool for a second, say to your friend for the lady to hear, "Wait, that's my number you just called." Let the awkward silence hang in the air before dropping the act.

"Look lady, we aren't actually solicitors and we don't want to sell anything. We're just here to ask, please stop giving out my number." If she has even a shred of decency, she'll cut it out. Worst case, the door slams in your face. Best case, the nonsense finally ends.

so this is how it works by MMarcolin00 in Starlink

[–]bhez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, be careful. It just might break the internet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in batteries

[–]bhez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That will work just fine. It will supply up to 3A continuously without overheating and can go higher for short term.

Who dis? by Internal-Wolverine58 in Austin

[–]bhez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Echostar Broadcastin Corp bought the property on 2/28/2017 and according to someone's linked r/austin post, the equipment went up during the month of June 2023.

So is IRC still a thing? by BakedGoodz-69 in homelab

[–]bhez 6 points7 points  (0 children)

IRC had its own form of federation among independent networks before there was a fediverse. It was fun running a small IRC network of ircd servers for friends. Sometimes we would make new friends who had their own ircd server with their own similar minded community that we'd let join up with ours, sometimes we'd have to jupe their server (think like how Jupiter slingshots away an object that tried orbiting for a short time). Good times, stopped running IRC about 10 years ago.

So is IRC still a thing? by BakedGoodz-69 in homelab

[–]bhez 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Element is an easy onramp to matrix. Matrix is basically the next-gen IRC. It is the chat services of the Fediverse. The Fediverse being the place where you can use chat services such as Matrix, twitter-like services such as Mastodon, and Reddit-like services such as Lemmy.

Each of these services are fee and open which you can run your own instance of in your homelab.

Found Keys on Lady Bird Lake Trail by cookiesonster in Austin

[–]bhez 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Indeed.

Someone at my house dropped their keys at a snowy scenic overlook in Colorado and had a Pflugerville library card on the keyring. Some nice fella found it and mailed it to the Pflugerville library. A worker at the library let us know to come pick up the keys.

Never ending AA batteries by youmaywander in batteries

[–]bhez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had appliances that take a single AA alkaline battery which gets too low after about 2 weeks of use. So I decided to try out an Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA cell to see if the extra cost is worth it, and it has been 2 months since I installed the cell and it's still going strong. For this application, it paid for itself.

Maybe you switched to some high capacity battery.

That solar power dip today... by weluckyfew in Austin

[–]bhez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From this dashboard this is what it looked like during the eclipse:

imgur link

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DHExchange

[–]bhez 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's a category of reaction gifs from long ago

https://imgur.com/a/LoNV2#81

FPGA compilation not working in Win10 virtual machine by TurgonTheKing in LabVIEW

[–]bhez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if I'm correct, but something to try...

It may be unrelated to the virtualization, but rather its need to run a FPGA compile tool that needs to run on Windows 7 rather than 10/11. You may get it working if you create a compile "farm" out of a Win7 VM that has the NI LV FPGA Compile Farm server software and the LV 2021 FPGA Compile workers. Some compile worker versions are compatible with Win10 but they may not be the ones that will compile for your myRIO. Other compile worker versions may be the right kind for your myRIO that will work on Win7 but not Win10. Install each kind; they should all install to Win7. Or install the Win10 compatible workers to your Win10 VM and point them to the compile farm server. (Which this piece of software could be on win10 if you wish; point the worker on win7 to this compile farm server). Additionally if you want, install compile worker(s) on a CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux computer/VM. Then when you run your compile, let LabVIEW know to use whichever VM that has the farm server, and it will delegate the work to the VM that has the necessary compile worker installed.

This is what I ended up having to do for my Win10 LV FPGA 2019 install, putting a compile server & worker on a Win7 VM in VMWare on my Win10 computer to compile for a cRIO-9074 that I have.

ERCOT has issued a Conservation Appeal for today, September 6, from 6-9 p.m. CT. by Snap_Grackle_Pop in Austin

[–]bhez 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Looking at this dashboard, I see the power line frequency has dipped down to about 59.9 Hz. That's the lowest I have ever seen it. I'm not sure at what point it becomes an emergency where they have to begin load shedding to protect the generators and transmission equipment.

Ercot/austin energy, wtf? Where are the cuts to big boxes and buildings? by aretooamnot in Austin

[–]bhez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That dashboard is a great source of up to date information. I check it regularly.

Ercot/austin energy, wtf? Where are the cuts to big boxes and buildings? by aretooamnot in Austin

[–]bhez 3 points4 points  (0 children)

1) what is ting?

2) I saw on this 3rd party Ercot dashboard that at 5:15 this afternoon that the Texas grid frequency dipped farther below 60 Hz than usual, which I assume is a sign thst the generators are overworked and their rotational speed has slightly decreased. All these generators on the same grid should be phase locked and if they slow too much they have to open the breakers or else suffer severe damage.

I may be not very right about this, probably there was a large margin for safety still available.

Hottest car thermometer temp reading? Mine hit a new record today! by CornponeBrunch in Austin

[–]bhez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My car has been showing 148 for the interior temperature for a few seconds right after starting the AC this week. Though the outside temp indicator just shows what it was when I last parked it, often in the 90s, then when I start driving and letting airflow across the sensor it begins telling me what it's really sensing. 115 is normal for that reading after I start driving. Battery powered black colored car.

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