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{
"device_name": "My Book Live NAS",
"listening_port" : 0, // 0 - randomize port
"storage_path" : "/DataVolume/cache/btsync/syncStorage",
"pid_file" : "/var/run/btsync.pid",
"check_for_updates" : true,
"use_upnp" : true, // use UPnP for port mapping
@joefitzgerald
joefitzgerald / sysprep-and-seal.ps1
Created August 17, 2013 00:19
Sysprep And Remove Vagrant User
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" -Name "SysprepAndSeal" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$ObjUser = [ADSI]"WinNT://localhost/vagrant";
$ObjUser.userflags = 2;
$ObjUser.setinfo();
C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /generalize /oobe /quiet /shutdown
@jboner
jboner / latency.txt
Last active December 30, 2025 18:49
Latency Numbers Every Programmer Should Know
Latency Comparison Numbers (~2012)
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L1 cache reference 0.5 ns
Branch mispredict 5 ns
L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache
Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns
Main memory reference 100 ns 20x L2 cache, 200x L1 cache
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy 3,000 ns 3 us
Send 1K bytes over 1 Gbps network 10,000 ns 10 us
Read 4K randomly from SSD* 150,000 ns 150 us ~1GB/sec SSD
@timnew
timnew / Rename.ps1
Last active October 15, 2025 14:30
Script to Rename Computer without Reboot
$ComputerName = "New Name"
Remove-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters" -name "Hostname"
Remove-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters" -name "NV Hostname"
Set-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Computername\Computername" -name "Computername" -value $ComputerName
Set-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Computername\ActiveComputername" -name "Computername" -value $ComputerName
Set-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters" -name "Hostname" -value $ComputerName
Set-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters" -name "NV Hostname" -value $ComputerName
Set-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" -name "AltDefaultDomainName" -value $ComputerName