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Text Shortening

Tools like gzip and xz compress bitstrings to bitstrings. We want something designed to do lossless compression on short to medium strings and produce printable ASCII or any kind of printable text. This would allow us to create our own URL shortening system.

We need to combine these 2:

Install msu file (Windows Update Package)

Inside a msu file (a file with the extension msu) there can be Windows updates (security updates, critical updates, updates, update rollups or hotfixes) or downloadable setup packages. msu stands for Microsoft Update Standalone Package.

To install an .msu update package, you can either double click it, or run Wusa.exe together with the full path of the file:

 wusa.exe \

Introduction

This is about documenting getting Linux running on the late 2016 and mid 2017 MPB's; the focus is mostly on the MacBookPro13,3 and MacBookPro14,3 (15inch models), but I try to make it relevant and provide information for MacBookPro13,1, MacBookPro13,2, MacBookPro14,1, and MacBookPro14,2 (13inch models) too. I'm currently using Fedora 27, but most the things should be valid for other recent distros even if the details differ. The kernel version is 4.14.x (after latest update).

The state of linux on the MBP (with particular focus on MacBookPro13,2) is also being tracked on https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux . And for Ubuntu users there are a couple tutorials (here and here) focused on that distro and the MacBook.

Note: For those who have followed these instructions ealier, and in particular for those who have had problems with the custom DSDT, modifying the DSDT is not necessary anymore - se

iOS, The Future Of macOS, Freedom, Security And Privacy In An Increasingly Hostile Global Environment

This post by a security researcher who prefers to remain anonymous will elucidate concerns about certain problematic decisions Apple has made and caution about future decisions made in the name of “security” while potentially hiding questionable motives. The content of this article represents only the opinion of the researcher. The researcher apologises if any content is seen to be inaccurate, and is open to comments or questions through PGP-encrypted mail.

TL;DR

Unless specified otherwise in Vagrantfile, the IP address of the host (the computer running Vagrant) from the perspective of the guest (the VM being run by Vagrant) is: 10.0.2.2

If that IP address doesn't work, then examination of Vagrantfile should reveal directives that changed it from its default value.

If an IP address can't be found in Vagrantfile, then the following command will probably reveal it:

route -A inet

Ableist Language in Code: Sanity Check

Removing ableist language in code is important; it helps to create and maintain an environment that welcomes all developers of all backgrounds, while emphasizing that we as developers select the most articulate, precise, descriptive language we can rather than relying on metaphors. Quite simply, avoiding ableist language lets us make sure we are inclusive of all developers, while moving toward language that is simultaneously more acccessible to developers whose first language might not be our own.

The phrase sanity check is ableist, and unnecessarily references mental health in our code bases. It denotes that people with mental illnesses are inferior, wrong, or incorrect, and the phrase sanity continues to be used by employers and other individuals to discriminate against these people.

There are a ton of alternatives, and one of the best ways to select one is to ask yourself: What am I actually checking? and select something more descriptive. In everyday c

How To Install Different JDK Versions on MacOS with Homebrew

Keywords: Java, JDK (Java Development Kit), MacOS, Homebrew, Specific Version

This how-to guide covers how to install different versions of the JDK on MacOS with Homebrew.

	$siteUrl = "https://mysharepointsite.sharepoint.com/sites/subsite"

	# Set headers
	$headers = @{
	"Authorization"="Bearer ";
	}

	$authRealm = "";
	# Make an invalid request. We will extract the GUID from the Response.
	try {

	# after appcleaner does his magic, do this

	sudo rm -rf "/Library/Application Support/Paragon Software/"
	sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.paragon-software.installer.plist
	sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.paragon-software.ntfs.loader.plist
	sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.paragon-software.ntfsd.plist
	sudo rm /Library/LaunchAgents/com.paragon-software.ntfs.notification-agent.plist
	sudo rm -rf /Library/Filesystems/ufsd_NTFS.fs/
	sudo rm -rf /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.paragon-software.installer
	sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/ufsd_NTFS.kext/

	function Get-MsiProducts {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param()

	function ConvertFrom-PackedGuid {
	<#
	.SYNOPSIS
	Converts a packed globally unique identifier (GUID) string into a GUID string.
	.DESCRIPTION
	Takes a packed GUID string and breaks it into 6 parts. It then loops through the first five parts and reversing the order. It loops through the sixth part and reversing the order of every 2 characters. It then joins the parts back together and returns a GUID.