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Q&A Issues with excluding specific sub-directories with Borg patterns

Again, the order of the patterns matters đŸ«€ I was able to exclude any .idea sub-directory —at all levels— by declaring the line - /home/user/**/.idea at the beginning of the file. R /home/user ...

posted 9d ago by ɯıpɐʌ‭

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Q&A What smart TVs are easy to install custom OSes on?

It seems like many smart TVs use firmware/OS based on Linux or Android. I would guess that by now somebody must have tried putting their own software (mainstream Linux distro or custom OS) on one o...

0 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A What's up with the .co.uk domain?

Many UK based websites' domain names are under the .co.uk second-level domain. I.e. site.co.uk. Most other countries (and other top-level domains too) seem to just forgo the in-between domain leve...

1 answer  ·  posted 7mo ago by Iizuki‭  ·  last activity 7mo ago by Michael‭

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Q&A How can I force new Chrome tabs to the end of the list?

That extension is hobbled, but @Moshi linked to a different one, Tab Position Customizer - Modified in a comment, and this option has been working fine for me for more than a week. The extension a...

posted 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Moved to a new OS version, didn't change project source, and now Datenstrom Yellow project won't build -- how do I debug this?

Based on Datenstrom - Troubleshooting, it looks like to turn on debugging, you need to edit system/extensions/core.php such that it says <?php define("DEBUG", 1); (The <?php may or may no...

posted 3y ago by Canina‭

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Q&A Remapping backspace with Karabiner Elements

It does look like you have a syntax error in the JSON data. Specifically, you have a comma after the last element of a list on line 11: "from": { "key_code": "delete_or_backspace", <---- he...

posted 3y ago by Canina‭

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Q&A How to truncate all MediaWiki logs?

I need to truncate all logs whatsoever (available under "example.com/Special:logs" path pattern) in my MediaWiki website (1.35.2). In the logs webpage, I didn't find any way to do that; I can only...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user

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Q&A Why do simple calculations take such a long time in Matlab 2020 on my computer?

For example: 2+2 ans = 4 10-5 It takes 10-20 seconds before I get the result (ans=...). Why it is taking so long to return the answer to such a simple calculation? The system require...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Anonymous‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Trilarion‭

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Q&A How to unhide folder with macOS 11.5

Thanks a lot at @Quasímodo‭ for pushing me in the right direction. The problem turned out to be an extended attribute set for this folder. To see if there are extended attributes, one can use xa...

posted 3y ago by samcarter‭

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Q&A What's the pattern for how on/off sliders work?

There's no set pattern for this, which is down to the fact that they're not a native control, unlike checkboxes. Each application is able to define and design its own sliders. As far as I can tell,...

posted 3y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Why scrollbar always doesn't show when using Dark Reader?

I was using Dark Reader for long time. I saw that sometimes my scroll bar goes away. When I use two finger scrolling way in touch-pad then, I see that scroll bar appears. But, why my scroll bar som...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Anonymous‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Anonymous‭

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Q&A Make left-click warp the scrollbar thumb position instead of paging down/up

I want the scrollbar to wrap to the pointer location when I click in an empty space (a.k.a. the trough or track) of it. What happens instead is that the scrollbar thumb just displaces the equivale...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by QuasĂ­modo‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by QuasĂ­modo‭

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Q&A How do I clear a sticky "missed call" notification (older Android phone)?

My (older) phone is running Android 7.1.1. (In case it matters, the phone is a ZTE Axon 7.) I use the phone app that it came bundled with, "Dialer" v 4.2.001. (That's a really generic name, I k...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Anonymous‭

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Meta Unable to gave an upvote to Q or A

The answer pointing to the YouTube embed is correct. I don't know why it fails in that way, but while we wait for someone to put some extra guardrails around YT embeds, I've edited the post to rem...

posted 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A 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 3y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Wicket‭

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Q&A How to set the default time format in Linux Debian.

You can define the LC_TIME environment variable. In ~/.profile if you start you session in a login shell or else ~/.bashrc, put export LC_TIME=ru_RU.UTF-8 For example, % LC_TIME=ru_RU.UTF-8 da...

posted 1y ago by QuasĂ­modo‭  ·  edited 1y ago by QuasĂ­modo‭

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Q&A How to view history of tabs sent to devices in Firefox

I will often send tabs to other devices for later viewing and sometimes these tabs get lost between power-ons or swiped away if I don't open them immediately. Is there a place where I can view t...

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

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Q&A Alternative to Cheese that allows custom capture directory?

After posting this, I realized that I could simply replace ~/Pictures/Webcam with a symlink. Perhaps this is what the devs intended, in some Zen/Koan way... I would still like to know if there is ...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A How can I do a one-time data import to DokuWiki to create many pages?

While I was writing the answer, I realized that actually Selenium can be used to do this without any need for Dokuwiki plugins that support your specific use case. Selenium is an automated Chrome, ...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A My hard drive is screeching, now what?

Hard drives make sounds, just as anything spun around at 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM (typical) would do. If the sound changes than that is often a sign of a problem. There are some exceptions (especially...

posted 1y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Q&A Why does the free space on the system partition is way less than disk space minus space used by all folders/files in Windows 11?

It seems that a normal Windows user cannot access some files even if they are an administrator, so some files such as those related to system protection (restore) and Shadow Copies. The space requ...

posted 1y ago by Alexei‭

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Q&A How can I filter GitHub commits by date range, in a friendlier way than git log?

We have a repository hosted on GitHub. I'm trying to track down a bug and have narrowed the date range for when it could have been introduced. I would like to easily review commits in that date r...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Recommended way to back up large photo/video library on iOS device

I believe the recommended solution by Apple would be to buy a more expensive phone with more storage. This is usually not a very good deal financially. For example, currently the iPhone 15 has a 1...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Are there consequences for going VR for primary computer display?

The obvious risk is probably developing myopia due to prolonged focusing on a near object. This is similar to the idea that being on the computer too much exacerbates myopia (and perhaps also the i...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Userscript or -style to disable responsiveness of website

The following is a UserScript which will edit each page's CSS to always use the widest media rules: // ==UserScript== // @name Disable Responsiveness // @description Always use the wide...

posted 1y ago by Ullallulloo‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Ullallulloo‭

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