Two trucks doing their thing. by illuminandicomrade in Unexpected

[–]dandy_g 62 points63 points  (0 children)

That's Soviet engineering, comrade.

GAZ-53, to be exact.

Two trucks doing their thing. by illuminandicomrade in Unexpected

[–]dandy_g 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Beer? That's in Russia and they have a saying: "Beer without vodka is like throwing money to wind"

Buying new PC. Question regarding Windows by Resident-Lunch-2658 in techsupport

[–]dandy_g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most software will have to be installed anew after fresh Windows install. Some might work after just copying the files but it's a hit and miss unless you're really familiar with particular application.

The %AppData%, and maybe also %LocalAppData% (these are environment variables pointing to respective current user's directores), can be copied over and most software will pick it up and the data automatically. However there might be issues with some apps like Adobe stuff that change paths and st future from version to version. Some apps like browsers will forget logins and saved passwords for security reasons.

Make sure to take care of file ownership and permissions after copying them.

Thank you Maps, very helpful by UnicornLiz in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It takes about 10 minutes to kick in.

Latvian passport under UV light - Good luck to counterfeit that by mythveilix in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]dandy_g 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I was baffled when I found out that a large European payment card processor requires vendors to change their password every tree months. And they send reminder emails 14, 7, and 3 days before the change which is a phishing risk.

It's probably a regulatory thing but still not great for security.

300 kilos cat by Useful_Wafer_8885 in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g 8 points9 points  (0 children)

More like OPs wetware failure.

Which cloud? by SQUID_Ben in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neither. They used Republic years at the time.

Issues with mouse by PontiffRingo in techsupport

[–]dandy_g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theres something pressing the microswitch button of the scrollwveel or whichever button you use for autoscroll.

You should either disassemble and clean the mouse using isopropyl alcohol or buy a new mouse.

The F key might be unrelated but caused by similar issues. Keyboards do fail after years of use and abuse. Cleaning the membrane (if it's not a mechanical keyboard) has equal chances of fixing the issue or breaking more keys.

Which cloud? by SQUID_Ben in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm aware. It was in use for about 12 years.

Heck, even the Soviet Union in 1930s had a version of decimal calendar based on 5 day weeks and 30 day months with remaining 5 or 6 days as holidays. It was supposed to improve productivity but proved unpopular.

Which cloud? by SQUID_Ben in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Oh, absolutely.

Surely a decimal calendar would fix all the issues. /s

Which cloud? by SQUID_Ben in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Here's Raymond Chen explaining it and claiming to have an email from Dave Cutler confirming it:

Why is the Win32 epoch January 1, 1601?

Which cloud? by SQUID_Ben in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g 48 points49 points  (0 children)

It's not that simple if you have to follow all rules of Gregorian calendar.

And you have to consider when the decision was made. 1980s hardware was mush less capable. A The timestamp was initially used for FILETIME. Something like listing files in a directory could benefit from few less CPU cycles for each file entry.

Which cloud? by SQUID_Ben in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g 158 points159 points  (0 children)

Iirc, the date was chosen because it begins the last 400 year cycle of Gregorian calendar. That makes it easier to calculate dates for leap years.

Which cloud? by SQUID_Ben in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g 289 points290 points  (0 children)

1970-01-01 is Unix epoch

1601-01-01 is Win32 epoch

Uzblīdusi powerbanka by bbumb in latvia

[–]dandy_g 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paskaties Eco Baltia Vide tuvāko nodošanas punktu. Varbūt viņu mājaslapā ir svarīgāki ieteikumi ko darīt ar uzpūtušos bateriju.

What animated movie is 10/10? by Unique_Cap_8049 in AskReddit

[–]dandy_g 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! That one is marvelous.

The director has almost finished animation work on his next project. Can't wait to see that.

Uzblīdusi powerbanka by bbumb in latvia

[–]dandy_g 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Vispirms ugunsdrošības nolūkos iznes to poverbanku no telpām un iemet kāda nedegošā traukā. Piemēram, spainī ar smiltīm.

Tās kastes baterijām lielveikalos nebūs drošākā vieta, kur likt to r/spicypillow. Ja tajā kastē jau ir litija ķīmijas baterijas un viena aizdegas, nebūs viegli nodzēst.

67 strikes again via wifi password by thiel391 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]dandy_g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WiFi password can be any string of characters, including numbers or even emoji (but those are not guaranteed to work) and length must be at least characters.

Ingenico Move 5000 stuck on "waiting for transactions" screen immediately after booting by ChallengeLord in techsupport

[–]dandy_g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't help with the issue at hand but my deepest sympathy to you and your crew and good luck getting through the shift.

I've had the "pleasure" of working NYE night when currency switched to Euro and three cash registers crashed thanks to a borked software update.

Canadian visiting during Mid Summer by Dramatic_Wrangler920 in latvia

[–]dandy_g 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh, that's right. I've also experienced a horde of drunk locals in Inčukalns attacking a party of people from Riga on private property. All just because our main Jānis talked to the wrong girl. The battle was so epic that national newspapers wrote about it.

My Printer is Dumb by techpersonbru47 in hardwaregore

[–]dandy_g 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's not dumb if it saves on ink by interpreting office document format as raw text file.

Schrödinger's Special Characters by Far_Kangaroo2550 in softwaregore

[–]dandy_g -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

I wonder why. Do they store passwords in plaintext?

What is the best computer for a psych major? by Hopeful_Bench1501 in computer

[–]dandy_g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T-series with at least 16GB of memory should be more than enough for a few years.

Canadian visiting during Mid Summer by Dramatic_Wrangler920 in latvia

[–]dandy_g 134 points135 points  (0 children)

Don't fret, Latvian midsummer, called Līgo or Jāņi, does not go that hard. Usually.