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kflu / self-elevated.template.ps1
Created November 19, 2016 05:26
self elevated ps script
# this is from https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/virtual_pc_guy/2010/09/23/a-self-elevating-powershell-script/
# Get the ID and security principal of the current user account
$myWindowsID=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$myWindowsPrincipal=new-object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($myWindowsID)
# Get the security principal for the Administrator role
$adminRole=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator
# Check to see if we are currently running "as Administrator"
@mikoim
mikoim / README.md
Last active March 30, 2025 06:04
[Updated! Aug 14 2020] YouTube recommended encoding settings on ffmpeg (+ libx264)

Parameters

Container: MP4

Parameter YouTube recommends setting
-movflags faststart moov atom at the front of the file (Fast Start)

Video codec: H.264

@yossorion
yossorion / what-i-wish-id-known-about-equity-before-joining-a-unicorn.md
Last active April 15, 2025 22:49
What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.

This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would

@kflu
kflu / RateThrottleProgress.cs
Last active February 22, 2018 08:52
How to throttle upload speed using progress handler
/*
* RateThrottleProgress.cs
* Copyright (C) 2018 Kefei Lu
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,