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Windows 11 PC getting additional 0.0.0.0 default gateway

I run a self built router setup, running Kea as a DHCP server, firewalld for managing the firewall, and dns hosted elsewhere. Its currently running in a test configuration behind a known good netwo...

0 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by Journeymangeek ‭  ·  edited 6mo ago by Journeymangeek ‭

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Hardware for occasional direct control of personal server

Sorry if the title is weird, please feel free to suggest a rephrase. I have a personal server in my closet. I host various software on this for my family's use. The vast majority of the time I con...

2 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by Journeymangeek ‭

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Ought I clone my C Windows drive, from my old SSD to new SSD in new computer?

To save time, rather than installing Windows and programs afresh, I fancy cloning my old C SSD, on to my new SSD in my new computer. But I am getting mixed messages on cloning! Who's correct? Wh...

2 answers  ·  posted 7mo ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Linux distro and documentation for a Windows power user wanting to become a Linux power user without spending a lifetime in the process?

I'm a very-long-time Windows user that has lots of experience with that OS and its predecessor (MS-DOS). I can't call myself exactly a Windows system programmer, although I know some of the APIs a...

4 answers  ·  posted 7mo ago by Lorenzo Donati‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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How do I find a good KVM switch?

I regularly use two computers with the same keyboard and monitor(s) with a KVM switch. With one button press, the KVM switch can transfer both the video output (monitors) and input (keyboard and mo...

0 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Why do tty's log in even with a wrong password or none at all?

I have a Manjaro machine with mostly default programs in the background. I recently found out that when signing in to the other tty's (the ones you go to by pressing CTRL+ALT+F#), it logs in withou...

1 answer  ·  posted 6mo ago by SpookedByRoaches‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by SpookedByRoaches‭

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How can I set the font size in LibreOffice Draw to change based on the amount of text entered?

Is there a way to set a dynamic font size for text boxes in LibreOffice Draw? I want it to change the font size based on the amount of text entered. For example: versus (Images taken from th...

0 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by tarhalda‭

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In FreeCAD, can you set units per-document?

I use metric units in some projects, imperial in others. It's annoying having to keep switching global units every time. Is there a way in FreeCAD to set the units per-document? When I open a docu...

1 answer  ·  posted 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by H_H‭

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Why is WAVE throwing an "empty button" error when there's a type attribute specified?

Running the WAVE browser extension on a site, I'm getting an "Empty button" error on a search submit box: A <button> element is present that contains no text content (or alternative text...

1 answer  ·  posted 7mo ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 7mo ago by Moshi‭

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How can I speed up Git cloning in Windows?

Since my Ubuntu system is currently fried, and running a live boot was encountering problems, I am forced to resort to attempting to clone a Git repository on a Windows 10 system. I installed Git f...

0 answers  ·  posted 7mo ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 7mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Strange item in an Outlook folder called EventCheckPoint

I have just noticed that Outlook is displaying a strange item generated in a folder named EventCheckPoint and also displaying <This item contains active content.. Hovering the folder name it in...

0 answers  ·  posted 7mo ago by Alexei‭  ·  edited 7mo ago by Alexei‭

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How do I fix Blue Screen of Death error "kmode_exception_not_handled?"

The blues screen of death appears whenever I attempt to boot into Windows. The information displayed says "kmode_exception_not_handled." I am tech savvy however I have not been able to find a solut...

0 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by SavvyTechLearner‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by SavvyTechLearner‭

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How to indent list items in Vim

Problem How do I indent a list item in Vim the following way? Ideally I want this to happen automatically upon wrap, but will settle for something like ESC TAB doing the trick. Have This is a ...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by mcp‭  ·  last activity 8mo ago by tssm‭

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Alternative to Google SketchUp for quick sketches?

Google SketchUp used to be very popular among amateur "builders" - people would use it to design woodworking projects, 3D printer models, house renovations and so forth. The main strength was that ...

1 answer  ·  posted 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Why does `decode-dimms` report my CL-18 RAM timings as 22-22-22-52?

I replaced my laptop's RAM. I believe the new RAM should have a latency of 18CL at 3200MT/s. But decode-dimms lists the timings as "A-RCD-RP-RAS (cycles) as DDR4-3200 22-22-22-52". Why is the CAL l...

0 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by tartley‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by tartley‭

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Why can't I change any data on this micro SD card or format it?

I have an old microSD card that I'm trying to wipe. I've backed up all the files to somewhere else, and now I'm trying to clear the card. However, I can't seem to change anything on the card. Whe...

1 answer  ·  posted 12mo ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 8mo ago by Pogo‭

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MS Teams - How to remove/hide "Welcome to the team! Here are some things to get going..." message?

How to remove or hide Welcome to the team! Here are some things to get going... message from Teams's Teams Channel? This one: Steps to reproduce: In the left side bar click on "Teams" (i...

0 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by Vanity Slug ❤️‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by Vanity Slug ❤️‭

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How can I plug in both a microphone and speaker to a laptop with a single 3.5 mm jack?

My dad has a Lenovo Y700 laptop with only one 3.5 mm jack (green arrow in pic). He uses this laptop for video calls. He must use the single jack for speakers, because it is impossible to hear peop...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Stop Avast from installing itself without permission

A few days ago Avast Premium Security installed itself in my win10Vm without permission. I have repeatedly tried uninstalling it with the windows add/remove programs feature, and with the 1st party...

0 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by Darth_Muldoon‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by Darth_Muldoon‭

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Trouble Running Diablo 2 resurrected on Windows 10 Home

Dell Latitude 5580 (laptop) Intel Core i7-7820HQ 16GB DDR4 Nvidia Gforce 940MX 512GB SSD Windows 10 Home Surprisingly, I am having trouble running Diablo 2 Resurrected with pretty much the...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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How can I transmit my current location to someone else's phone?

My partner and are are sometimes in the position of trying to find each other in a large or crowded space (like a convention center, or if one of us is driving to pick up the other somewhere). We ...

3 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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net::ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR for a single user when using an Angular + ASP.NET Core application

Note: I am posting this here because I think this is more related to some configuration issue rather than a programming problem I have deployed an Angular (SPA) + ASP.NET Core application in a k8s...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by Alexei‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Alexei‭

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What technical steps can I take to reduce Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) and discomfort from heavy computer use?

I use computers heavily, both for work and out of personal habits. It's probably typical for me to spend ~60 hours a week at a computer (how depressing, I know). Over the years, this has caused so...

2 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Alexei‭

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How do I check email without depending on a mail client?

I use email frequently, for many things, some of them important (banks, work). From what I've seen, all the offline mail clients (like Thunderbird, Evolution, Kmail) suck for a power user - mail fi...

1 answer  ·  posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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HTML and Markdown aren't right for me. What other text markup types are around?

Hello, power users! I am trying to make a personal wiki/zettelkasten/card index sorta thing to organise my fictional world as well as the rest of my daily life. I chose Joplin, which is software I...

1 answer  ·  posted 9mo ago by Bianca_Railway‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Fit page content to paper format in LibreOffice Writer

I have a docx file in A3 format here consisting of one page. Using LibreOffice Writer, I'd like to scale it down to A4 without breaking the layout. Eventually, I want to print the document on an A...

0 answers  ·  posted 10mo ago by Matthias Braun‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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Preventing MediaWiki from serving webpages with index.php and its query string/s, not from webserver

By default, MediaWiki serves webpages with index.php and at least one query string but I want to prevent this so to have "short URLs" (my URLs are already quite long due to the site being in Hebrew...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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I can't turn on cellular data for postpaid sim card

I was trying to start mobile cellular data. It's been a year I can't turn it on. Usually, I am currently using Postpaid sim card. When I was using Prepaid sim card than, I could turn mobile cellula...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Anonymous‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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Why can't I play a YouTube video embedded on a website, in YouTube itself?

I usually see the Youtube logo in the embedded video, but not the fully functional video clip near the bottom at http://ceritacinta407.blogspot.com/2017/09/stella-kim-on-make-it-last-article.html. ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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How do I stop my laptop from freezing when I stream a game?

My problem is mostly on dealing with OBS and Minecraft. I stream Minecraft using OBS and whenever the stream reaches 15 minutes or more, it starts to slowly freeze bit by bit, until it starts free...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by General Sebast1an‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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How can I click inside a gnarled window?

I need to install BCUninstaller. But I can't click to pick the options inside, OR the maximize button on the upper right that's greyed out. No other window is gnarled like this on my desktop, which...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by jimbobmcgee‭

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Get supported resolutions of scanner in Linux

How can I find out the different image resolutions in DPI that my scanner supports? I'd prefer to use a command line tool to get the supported resolutions.

1 answer  ·  posted 10mo ago by Matthias Braun‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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Permanently disable motivational messages and animations on duolingo.com

I'm using firefox to access duolingo. The website offers settings to disable motivational messages and animations. However the settings frequently turn themselves back on automatically. Is there...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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In Word, how do I readily sort a string of numbers separated by commas?

My string of numbers is 32, 29, 10, 30, 40, 39, 48, 12, 42, 41, 38, 18. How can I sort this from smallest to largest most readily? I clicked OK as pictured below, but nothing happened. Then I pick...

2 answers  ·  posted 12mo ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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How to disable email grouping (in conversation) in Gmail web mail for certain senders?

I have just realized that I have overlooked some important e-mails due to Gmail's automatic e-mail grouping in conversations. Typically, this is a pretty useful feature to reduce the count, but so...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Alexei‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by Wicket‭

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Hide server name tooltip on discord

If one hovers over a server name in discord, a speech bubble with the server name pops up: Is there any way to avoid this tooltip? Maybe a userscript or a user style? As this element is only vis...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by samcarter‭

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Why did Windows automatically open 1 Word document, but not 2 others, in the same folder?

Call the 3 Word documents in the same folder 1.docx, 2.docx, 3.docx. I followed Allen Wyatt's instructions for "Opening a Word Document when Starting the Computer" that is encapsulated by Microsoft...

0 answers  ·  posted 10mo ago by TextKit‭

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Launching hidden application at login under macOS 13 Ventura

Apple removed the hide option for login items in macOS 13 Ventura. Are there any alternative ways to launch an application at login without opening a window?

2 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by samcarter‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by samcarter‭

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How to update log diff buffer with cursor

MWE Using magit: Open log buffer: ll. Open a commit diff: ENT. Go back to log buffer without closing diff: window-other. Question Starting from the MWE above, is there a way to have the d...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by mcp‭

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Circulate through spaces on macOS 11

Back in the days of OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard, one could circulate from the last space to the first space, e.g. if one was on the last space and used the keyboard shortcut to go to the next space, it w...

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by samcarter‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by samcarter‭

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Programmatically changing the keyboard illumination in small steps

Background story: I would like to have a button in my touch bar which changes the illumination of the keyboard in small steps (what you normally get from pressing Illumination(up/down)+option+shif...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by samcarter‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by samcarter‭

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Vim: Can a different style be applied to a vim-terminal?

I often open an terminal within vim via: :vert term. The terminal opens on the right side with the same style (background and foreground colors) as my vim style. Is it possible to change the styl...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by CodeFarmer‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Quasímodo‭

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Change indent width in scad-mode

MWE translate() square(); Problem I'd like to set the number of spaces per indent in scad-mode to 2. When I press tab on the second line in the MWE, it should result in: translate() ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by mcp‭  ·  edited 1y ago by mcp‭

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How to make background transparent and trim to content

Question Is there a way in grafx2 to make the background transparent and trim to content? This could be done during save. My process now when making images for documents is: Make image in gra...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by mcp‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by samcarter‭

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How can I record merely heads in a video call?

To save Hard Drive space, how can I record merely the green rectangles below containing the heads of my family? I waste bytes if I record the areas crossed out in orange, like the backgrounds and ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 1y ago by TextKit‭

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Adding option to pandoc call from RStudio

If ones uses RStudio to convert a rmarkdown file to pdf, RStudio will call pandoc with arguments like this: /opt/homebrew/bin/pandoc +RTS -K512m -RTS Untitled.knit.md --to beamer --from markdown+a...

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by samcarter‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Canina‭

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Why doesn't permanently deleting emails dwindle the .ost's size, absent new emails?

My old backup email account never receives incoming emails. In Microsoft Outlook, I deleted at least 50 emails in the Inbox and Sent Items, then emptied "Deleted Items", but the .ost for this email...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 1y ago by TextKit‭

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Native Folder Synchronization on Android

What technically (or contractually) prevents cloud storage providers from implementing native support for folder synchronization in their Android apps?

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by AZeed‭  ·  reopened 1y ago by samcarter‭

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How to make selection and overwrite from register all from ex mode

MWE line 1 line 2 line 3 line 4 line 5 line 6 line 7 Go to "line 4": /line 4 ENT. Delete into register: dd. Replace everything with register using only ex mode. (Non-ex equivalent: gg...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by mcp‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Quasímodo‭

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How to copy files preserving one directory up

Have mkdir -p d1/d1_sd1/ d2/d2_sd1/ touch d1/d1_sd1/f1.txt d2/d2_sd1/f1.txt . ├── d1 │   └── d1_sd1 │   └── f1.txt └── d2 └── d2_sd1 └── f1.txt 4 directories, 2 files ...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by mcp‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by mcp‭