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"It’s entirely possible that a switch was flipped to change your personality but, according to new research on stress, it’s also possible that your eternal grumpiness stems from the feeling that you just don't know how to deal with an unpredictable world." Source: https://www.psychologyto...

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MASK="reelX_%07d.dpx"

i=1
for f in *.dpx; do
    OUT=$(printf "$MASK" $i)
    echo "$f : $OUT"
    mv $f $OUT

    i=$((i+1))
done

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$FOLDER = "C:\wherever\myfilm"; $i = 1; $files=Get-ChildItem $FOLDER -Filter *.tif Foreach($obj in $files){ $index= "{0:000000}" -f $i; $pathWithFilename=$FOLDER +"\"+ $obj.Name; $in=$pathWithFilename; $out=$FOLDER + "\LLUVIA.$index.tif"; Write-Output "I...

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[PROBLEM] Running a data import threw this error: Could not insert new record for list item (type was concept): Invalid relationship reference for list_id (2021-04-24 18:14:54) 'vhh_DigitizationObstacleIMP' for list_id is not numeric [SOLUTION] Translates to: "Could not find the list 'vhh_Digi...

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[PROBLEM] I'm checking how much memory PHP has free to use, before further execution: ini_get('memory limit') usually returns a number with a size modifier character, like: "128 M " Before PHP7 (7.3?), php would just use that string as-is, ignore the non-numeric part, when used in a calcu...

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Simply copy/paste/save the following to " /etc/vim/vimrc.local ": (Attached is a copy of that configfile ready-to-use. Just remove the ".txt" (forum security rules)) " Generally useful: syntax on set background=dark set ignorecase " Do case insensitive matching set mous...

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The following settings can be modified to change the default sort/view behavior of *new* folders in Mozilla Thunderbird: mailnews.default_view_flags: 0=unthreaded / 1=threaded mailnews.default_sort_type: 18=sort by date mailnews.default_sort_order: 1=ascending / 2=descending Save, modify and restart...

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[PROBLEM] I've been using the following ImageMagick command to convert a series of images (jpg, png, etc) into a nice PDF for a few years without any issues: $ convert $SOURCE -resize 1800x1800 -compress jpeg -density 150 -units PixelsPerInch -quality 76% $TARGET Since a recent update of ImageMagic...

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Disclaimer: Full commandline and console output missing. [PROBLEM] I tried to do something with FFmpeg and got the following error: Unknown encoder '2' In orange. A newer FFmpeg version gave me a hint: Multiple -c, -codec, -acodec, -vcodec, -scodec or -dcodec options specified for stream 0, only the...

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[PROBLEM] I ran into the following error message when I tried to make CollectiveAccess (CA) available in another folder that was merely a symbolic link to the previous installation: PHP Fatal error: Cannot declare class WidgetManager, because the name is already in use in /var/www/providence-ca/app...

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I often use vim to quickly beautify / pretty-print structured text - like XML or programming code, etc: In VIM this is: gg =G gg: Go to top =: indent G: until bottom. In order to do this with multiple files, do the following: 1) Open the files you want to indent in tabs. For example all XMLs in the ...

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Short update (Debian based systems, including *Ubuntu): 1) You need to stop the NTP service before $ systemctl stop ntp 2) You don't need to provide a timeserver Since the default ntp configuration on a system contains a list of timeservers, it also works without providing any server: $ ntpd -gq If ...

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Output 10 intermediate test results and the MTU size at the end: $ iperf -c SERVER1 -i1 -t 10 -m Here's an example what this could look like: ------------------------------------------------------------ Client connecting to zehn2, TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 325 KByte (default) ------------------...

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Here's an excellent article by the Thomas Krenn crew about benchmarking network performance using iperf (German). Here's a short summary of how to quickly run a TCP test between 2 machines: Server1: Start listening. $ iperf -s ------------------------------------------------------------ Server liste...

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[PROBLEM] On a freshly bought, " Netgear Nighthawk X4S AC2600 R7800 ", I was surprised to get the following message in a Firefox 81.0 on Xubuntu 18.04: Please upgrade to a version 4 or higher browser so that you can use this setup tool (and see lots of great sites on the Internet!) ...con...

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Complaining too much.

Renumbering image sequences (Linux/MacOS)

Renumbering image sequences (PowerShell)

CA Data Import Error: "Invalid relationship reference"

PHP7 Notice: "A non well formed numeric value encountered"

Re: Pimp vim for coding

Thunderbird: Change default sort/view settings

ImageMagick: "not authorized" error when creating PDF

FFmpeg: ERROR Unknown encoder '2'

PHP Fatal error: "Cannot declare class" (due to symlink)

VIM: indent multiple files at once

Re: Manually force date by ntpd instead of ntpdate

HowTo: Test / verify jumbo frames (MTU 9000)

Howto network benchmark with "iperf"

Netgear R7800: "please upgrade to a version 4 or higher..."