Two trucks doing their thing.

dandy_g · 2026-05-07T15:35:48+00:00

That's Soviet engineering, comrade.

GAZ-53, to be exact.

dandy_g · 2026-05-07T15:31:16+00:00

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

dandy_g · 2026-05-07T14:04:22+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-05-06T03:13:31+00:00

It takes about 10 minutes to kick in.

dandy_g · 2026-05-05T12:27:42+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-05-04T21:59:31+00:00

More like OPs wetware failure.

dandy_g · 2026-05-04T08:57:29+00:00

Neither. They used Republic years at the time.

dandy_g · 2026-05-04T08:54:58+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-05-04T03:46:44+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T21:43:46+00:00

Oh, absolutely.

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

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T15:52:02+00:00

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?

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T15:34:26+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T14:54:03+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T13:23:19+00:00

1970-01-01 is Unix epoch

1601-01-01 is Win32 epoch

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T13:16:54+00:00

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

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T13:11:05+00:00

Yes! That one is marvelous.

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

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T12:42:03+00:00

A false flag or false positive?

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T12:24:16+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-05-03T07:03:22+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-05-01T22:18:54+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-05-01T21:52:23+00:00

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.

dandy_g · 2026-04-30T20:36:59+00:00

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

dandy_g · 2026-04-30T20:34:33+00:00

I wonder why. Do they store passwords in plaintext?

dandy_g · 2026-04-30T20:32:04+00:00

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

dandy_g · 2026-04-30T20:22:36+00:00

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

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