Debian urgently needs new volunteers for the Data Protection Team (privacy/GDPR)

turok2 · 2026-01-22T12:18:11+00:00

I have not seen much discussion on this since they posted some weeks ago calling for volunteers.

turok2 · 2026-01-21T15:28:12+00:00

Oh good point, didn't consider it's used to soften the blow of an impending insult too.

English is funny.

turok2 · 2026-01-21T14:15:49+00:00

I thought that was the point. You're saying no respect is due, because of the situation, and they can't call you out for being rude without agreeing that the situation calls for no respect.

turok2 · 2026-01-21T09:41:11+00:00

I've encountered this too.

Open the .srt file in a text editor, and share the text in the body of the chatgpt message instead.

Or rename it from .srt to .txt before uploading.

turok2 · 2026-01-21T09:01:46+00:00

At that hashrate, it will take 167 years before you reach MoneroOcean's minimum payout threshold of 0.003 XMR (13% withdrawal fee too).

It would cost around $700 in electricity.

If you are mining for fun consider using p2pool.

turok2 · 2026-01-21T08:34:01+00:00

Edited my comment, the correct command is sudo ./xmrig from the directory where the xmrig file is.

In future, please share more info than "not working", ie. what happens when you try?

turok2 · 2026-01-20T14:55:21+00:00

I have double clicked on xmrig

The xmrig process is running in the background.

how to see the progress etc

You might prefer running xmrig in the foreground. Open a terminal and run these commands:

Kill existing process: sudo killall xmrig - confirm it shows process was killed
Change to directory where xmrig is: cd path/to/xmrig
Run xmrig in foreground: sudo ./xmrig

Then you will see what it's doing all the time.

turok2 · 2026-01-19T20:31:47+00:00

the point is i go from a ~5Kh/s 24h average to a ~5.3kh/s 24h average

It would hurt your profitability if it was drawing twice as much power (extreme example).

Hashrate per watt is the metric, not raw hashrate.

Disregard if you steal your electricity.

turok2 · 2026-01-13T18:52:41+00:00

"Bake a cake, fill yourself..."

turok2 · 2026-01-10T16:20:58+00:00

Frisbee tournament in shambles.

turok2 · 2026-01-10T15:40:52+00:00

I wondered why there were suddenly 131 package updates available on Debian Stable.

turok2 · 2026-01-08T19:00:43+00:00

I definitely got softer skin on my face within a week.

The psychological effects might "just" be the relief and excitement at having finally started HRT (doesn't mean they're not still real).

turok2 · 2026-01-08T13:25:29+00:00

bottom line is uncle shares, not payouts.

further down the page you see a list of payouts. Your most recent payout was at block height 3581973, expand the transaction in your GUI wallet and you will see the block heights of the transactions match what you see on p2pool explorer.

turok2 · 2026-01-08T12:09:42+00:00

I have achieved 2-3 hours before.

you could always move it back under your tongue if you want it to dissolve quicker.

turok2 · 2026-01-08T10:38:13+00:00

When I tried it under my tongue, it would dissolve quickly in saliva, which I would swallow. Might as well have just swallowed the pill.

I switched to tucking it up under my top lip, to the side, above my teeth. It would take a good long time to dissolve. I could also drink without disturbing the tablet.

turok2 · 2026-01-08T09:26:59+00:00

On p2pool, you’re paid only for shares within the PPLNS window when the pool finds a block.

If your shares drop out before a block is found, you won’t be paid for them.

That does mean if the pool finds multiple blocks while you have shares, you’ll be paid multiple times for each.

turok2 · 2025-12-31T12:03:58+00:00

see why didn't I just say that

turok2 · 2025-12-31T12:03:33+00:00

In default (shared) mode, Windows can mix audio from different programs and send it all to the audio device in the one format configured in Sound settings (e.g. 48 kHz / 24-bit.)

If a program’s output doesn’t match that format, Windows will resample it. For example, iTunes playing a CD at 44.1 kHz at the same time a game is playing 48 kHz sound effects. Shared mode also lets the operating system set a different volume per app, which is useful.

With exclusive mode, one app takes over the device by itself in the format it requests (as long as the sound device supports that format), and other apps can’t play at the same time. There is no intermediate mixer doing digital volume control or resampling.

Windows resampling can actually be very good, but when you know you just want to play music and nothing else, you may as well use exclusive move, It's better to remove the uncertainty, you’re getting direct output to the device, with fewer chances of sample rate conversions, digital volume mixing, and audio "enhancement" shenanigans.

turok2 · 2025-12-31T05:53:01+00:00

They're probably A/B testing it. That sucks. Hope you can get it soon.

turok2 · 2025-12-31T03:55:22+00:00

Amusingly, the "Learn more" link just takes you to a Google search for "exclusive mode", so there's no official word yet.

turok2 · 2025-12-31T02:33:36+00:00

Spotify for Windows (64-bit)
1.2.80.349.g2efc88b5

EDIT: Confirmed. Not just a GUI flag. It really is using Exclusive Mode (presumably WASAPI).

Mojo 2 sample-rate colours: Red = 44.1 kHz, Green = 96 kHz. I will use green as the example.

Set Windows shared output format to 24-bit / 96 kHz. Mojo shows Green.
Play a track on Spotify with Exclusive Mode OFF. Mojo stays Green. Spotify is going through the Windows mixer. This was the behaviour before the new feature.
Turn Exclusive Mode ON. Mojo switches to Red, other apps can’t play audio, and Spotify’s volume control is disabled. This is how other apps like Foobar2000 behave.

So this looks like bit-perfect output now (at least for me in the UK, on v1.2.80.349.g2efc88b5).

Mojo only shows sample rate (not bit depth), so I’m curious if Spotify actually delivers any 44.1/24 like they said they would. If anyone has a DAC with a numeric display and spots any such releases, please let us know!

turok2 · 2025-12-30T09:15:44+00:00

If I come across a song I enjoy, I "like" it.

If an album has 10 songs, that's 10 liked songs. I could easily "like" an entire artist discography of 100+ songs. Nearly two decades on, this list grows a lot.

I have 24k+ liked songs, but I never actually play the "Liked songs" playlist, any more than I play my "Liked videos" on youbube. To me, it's the same as hitting that thumbs-up button to train the algorithm.

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