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| 07:43 | <&Reiver> | So, files in Windows have extra information stored inside them as Details |
| 07:43 | <&Reiver> | (Well, some files do, but you know what I mean) |
| 07:43 | <&Reiver> | Is there a way to edit this with a CMD command or similar? |
| 07:48 | <&McMartin> | It's more involved than that; you generally need a resource editor of some kind, of which ResHacker is the one I remember from Days Of Old |
| 07:49 | | * McMartin ponders this article he's writing |
| 07:49 | | * McMartin considers the virtues of throwing half of it out |
| 07:50 | <&Reiver> | ... so the simplest method really is to just right click and click on the Details tab? :/ |
| 07:50 | <&Reiver> | oh no, what went wrong with your article? |
| 07:50 | <&McMartin> | It's not staying on topic |
| 07:50 | <&McMartin> | And splitting it in two results in one article that's on-topic and another that is basically "go read this other guy's twelve web pages" |
| 07:54 | < abudhabi> | Aha! I have a VGA to HDMI adapter! And a HDMI to DisplayPort adapter! |
| 07:56 | < abudhabi> | It's ridiculous, but it works. |
| 07:56 | < abudhabi> | Monitor VGA - VGA cable - VGA to HDMI adapter - HDMI to DisplayPort adapter - laptop DisplayPort. |
| 08:00 | <&Reiver> | McMartin: Resource Hacker is possibly overkill AFAICT |
| 08:01 | <&Reiver> | This is stuff editable via the Properties option in Windows, not compiled file hacking |
| 08:01 | <&McMartin> | Oh hm |
| 08:01 | <&McMartin> | I don't know offhand |
| 08:01 | <&McMartin> | I was thinking of the stuff like the name/author stuff |
| 08:05 | <&Reiver> | Nah, this is files that I would like the internal Description lines to match the file name so that way certain apps can see the title 'filename' clearly instead of defaulting to 'filename.mp4' |
| 08:05 | <&Reiver> | And the app didn't let me set it in the DVD ripping software -_- |
| 08:49 | < abudhabi> | Haha, yes! I have a working KVM set up for 2 boxes now. |
| 08:49 | < abudhabi> | Amusingly, this actually means fewer cables. |
| 09:16 | <~Vorntastic> | Some files - mp4s among them - use in-file data |
| 09:16 | <~Vorntastic> | This includes most media formats |
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| 09:45 | | * abudhabi replaces a fan and connects up the third computer. |
| 09:46 | < abudhabi> | This one uses a VGA to mini HDMI adapter. Supports full HD, too! |
| 09:56 | < abudhabi> | Haha! Yes. |
| 09:56 | < abudhabi> | For PCs connected and working. |
| 09:56 | < abudhabi> | Thanks to my pack-ratting of cables and adapters. |
| 09:57 | < abudhabi> | I don't even have to go to the store to buy more cabling. |
| 09:57 | < abudhabi> | The game box is still the most noisy, largely due to its old HDD drive, I think. |
| 09:58 | < abudhabi> | But it's a tolerable amount of noise compared to the previous PSU fan. |
| 09:59 | < abudhabi> | Some improvements could be made - the game box might use a DVI to VGA adapter, as I suspect the VGA mode on that card is also limited. I could get a keyboard that isn't trash. |
| 10:00 | <&Reiver> | Vorntastic: I know what I need to fix in this case, the issue is *how* to fix it in a manner not wholly by mousework |
| 10:00 | <&Reiver> | I may resort to Sequilli -_- |
| 10:01 | <&Reiver> | Of course |
| 10:01 | <&Reiver> | That involves touching Python again (hisss, we hates it, we hates it our precious) |
| 10:02 | <&[R]> | https://t.omcat.info/travisgoodspeed/status/1484642943533297667 |
| 10:02 | <&Reiver> | And thus all hope starts to fade before I have even touched a keyboard. |
| 10:02 | <&[R]> | (of interesting to McMartin maybe?){ |
| 10:02 | <&Reiver> | ... although in fairness |
| 10:02 | <&[R]> | interest* |
| 10:02 | <&Reiver> | Now that I think about it |
| 10:03 | <&Reiver> | My experiences with Python have IIRC all failed when I hit a Hard Problem that proved beyond my scope to actually correct, thus abandoning the entire project |
| 10:04 | <&Reiver> | (I say this as I realise that at least three attempts were stymied with "Ah, for this step you want to go write a regex", which is about as helpful as An Excersize To The Reader as being told halfway through learning Beginner Chinese that it's time to go learn French before you can come back for the second half of the lesson, but anyway) |
| 10:32 | < abudhabi> | Can anyone recommend a good keyboard? I mostly mean one that doesn't have "sticky" keys. When I hit one off-center, I don't want it next to unpressable. I also don't want a high likelihood of factory defects. |
| 10:34 | <&Reiver> | I can advise nothing at all, given I am using a nigh-on twenty year old keyboard with "Compaq" in one corner >_> |
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| 16:10 | <&ToxicFrog> | Reiver: I am always glad to help with regexes, for the record; they are a very useful skill to have. |
| 16:10 | <&ToxicFrog> | abudhabi_: I'm still using a DEC RT-101 and KeyTronic E3600, so, no help there |
| 16:18 | <~Vornicus> | I am probably not as good at regex as TF but I will also help with them if necessary |
| 16:18 | <~Vornicus> | I use a cheapo cheapo logitech k120 |
| 16:37 | | * [R] does a bunch with regexes |
| 16:38 | <&[R]> | Also don't mind answering questions |
| 17:05 | < abudhabi_> | https://twitter.com/RussianMemesLtd/status/1484934634685091842 |
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| 17:31 | < Emmy> | StackOverflow be like |
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| 19:18 | < abudhabi_> | The KVM I got is the Aten CS64U. It has a neat trick in using the keyboard USB slot to switch the input. |
| 19:18 | < abudhabi_> | Initially, it threw me off because I put the mouse in that USB slot, and it doesn't work that way. |
| 19:19 | < abudhabi_> | Finally a use for Scroll Lock! :V |
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| 21:26 | <&[R]> | https://spot.colorado.edu/~sniderc/poetry/wakawaka.html |
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| 22:20 | < Alek> | a classic, R |
| 22:35 | <&McMartin> | 02:02 <&[R]> (of interesting to McMartin maybe?) |
| 22:36 | <&McMartin> | I was digging through NES PCB info last night for unrelated reasons, and found a few references to "CIC defeat circuitry"... I wonder if "defeat circuitry" is specifically stuff like this as opposed to clone/spoof stuff |
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| 22:36 | <&McMartin> | re; keyboard recommendations: The Logitech K120 is my workhorse nonmechanical keyboard; it's dirt cheap and resilient and responsive; the only issue it has is a lack of six-key rollover. |
| 22:37 | <&McMartin> | For mechanical keyboards I have used WASD Keyboards, but they are very pricey for what you get if you are not getting something extremely custom. On the plus side, extreme customization is *possible*. |
| 22:38 | <&McMartin> | Newegg's "Rosewill" brand of mechanical keyboards comes highly recommended to me for both price and longevity, but I cannot personally vouch for this. |
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