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in reply to ooli3

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in reply to ooli3

Well yeah, Boomers are still everywhere and most haven't formed a new opinion since 1997.
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vintageballs doesn't like this.



Accidentally wrote an ISO to an encrypted 5TB drive… Help?


So, I did a thing - accidentally selected my 5TB external NTFS hard drive (encrypted with VeraCrypt) as the target for writing an ISO. The moment I noticed that "Impression" had switched the drive letter, I immediately killed the process. But yeah… damage done.

Now, the situation:
- Currently shows up as:
- 6 MB FAT
- 4.3 GB
- 2 TB unallocated
- 2.6TB unallocated
- The VeraCrypt volume obviously no longer mounts.
- Drive was somewhat crucial - lots of structured data I’d really prefer to recover with the original file system intact.

I know chances are slim, especially with encrypted volumes, but has anyone had luck recovering from something like this? I’m open to commercial recovery tools or command-line wizardry. Would love to hear from anyone who’s been down this road.

Any thoughts or recommendations?

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in reply to Einar

Any thoughts or recommendations?


::: spoiler Tap for spoiler
Backup important data
:::

in reply to Einar

I'm gonna be the one to say it. You've ruined your ability to decrypt the data. You can try a recovery service but expect to pay a lot for zero results.

I'm sorry this happened to you.

Edit: don't go with commercial software, find a recovery service

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in reply to Luci

Drive Savers has a cleanroom. They got my data back in 2001 or 2002. It costs a lot.
in reply to some_guy

This case is due to a logical problem. Cleanrooms are only necessary for physical repairs, like swapping the Head Stack Assembly.

DriveSavers’ cost of entry for a successful recovery is about $2,000. They’ve even given that quote to an iPhone user who needed nothing more than a screen replacement.

Their “state of the art facility” is appropriate for hardware cases where money is no object and you need the best of the best to deliver results no matter the cost.

Realistically, most regular people will be well taken care of using a reasonably priced service like 300 Dollar Data Recovery.

in reply to Luci

expect to pay a lot for zero results


Industry standard for data recovery specialists is “no data, no charge”

in reply to Luci

Where is “here”?

You might want to check out the member listings at datarecoveryprofessionals.org/

These organizations generally seem to hold themselves to a “better” standard than the rest of the industry.


in reply to jackeroni

Well, I've got to say: I wasn't convinced by this argument at all until that diagram appeared. And now, wow, I'm sold. Holy shit. Looks, there's shapes and everything. Truly, if something is shown in a diagram it MUST be accepted as fact.

Edit: Oh, wow, look, I found another diagram:


in reply to RealCalliopa

(Worse that there don't exist any front-end viable for Facebook/Meta)

Generated answer from Andi

Yes, there are several privacy-focused alternative TikTok frontends:

ProxiTok is the main open-source alternative frontend for TikTok[^1]. It allows you to:
- Watch TikTok videos without connecting to TikTok servers
- Create following lists to track specific users
- Access RSS feeds for users and trending content
- Browse without ads or tracking

StickTock is another privacy frontend that lets you watch TikTok content by replacing "tiktok.com" with "sticktock.com" in any video URL[^2]. It offers both clearnet and Tor onion addresses.

Offtiktok provides similar functionality by adding "off" before "tiktok" in URLs[^3]. It includes a minimalist feed for watching recommended videos without ads or geo-restrictions.

All these frontends are:
- Free and open-source
- Self-hostable
- Privacy-focused (requests go through their servers instead of directly to TikTok)
- Ad-free
[^1]: ProxiTok - GitHub
[^2]: StickTock: A New Open-Source Privacy Frontend for TikTok
[^3]: GitHub - MarsHeer/offtiktok

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in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

Great idea, and love re-purposing stuff! Price/ram probably limit the use to always-on low-power cases. Not sure it can beat small sbc's at their own game, so not sure where it shines - except for re-purposing wasted resources oc.


Technical specification

Volume: 12.5 x 6.5 x 1.8cm
Weight: 99g
Power: 2 - 20W (5-60V input), compatible USB-C PD, PoE
Processing: 4x 2.26Ghz 32bit Cortex-A CPU, 1x 48Mhz 32bit Cortex-M CPU, 4x 578Mhz GPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM, 32 GB eMMC, Ext. SD
Wireless (ext. SMA antennas): Cellular 2G/3G/4G LTE cat. 4 (µSIM), WiFi b/g/n/ac 2.4/5Ghz, Bluetooth 4.0
Communication: 4x USB 2.0, 1x Ethernet 10/100M, 1x Raspberry Pi Header (UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO)

Practical info

!!! Launch offer: 150€ VAT excl. !!!



Did PewDiePie Just Crack the Code for How to Present Libre Software?




Did PewDiePie Just Crack the Code for How to Present Libre Software?

On June 26th ( two days ago ) PewDiePie ( who I believe needs no introduction ) released another video in his liberation saga. This time titled I'm DONE with Google. In this video he goes over his process of getting "de-google-efied", or as he clarifies toward the end of the video, his process of getting rid of his reliance on Big Tech.


in reply to AnUnusualRelic

It’s basically an ad to tell people their phone isn’t private and they should buy a Purism phone
in reply to Sas [she/her]

To which I reiterate: outside of USA that word isn't the same. It's just another curseword among many.

in reply to Capitanmaroon

Like many others have suggested, you may want to try Bitwig. I understand that it's the alternative DAW that is the most similar to Ableton. The company was started by a group of ex-Ableton employees, so it's not a coincidence. Many people online feel that it's in general a better DAW than Ableton, so you may end up liking it. It supports Linux natively, even provides an official flatpak (or Ubuntu installer?)

It's not as expensive as some make it out to be, and it's on sale right now for a few more days. I just yesterday bought Bitwig Studio Essentials. They have 3 editions and Studio Essentials is the starter version, currently $79 (reg. $99). The next level up is Studio Producer, currently $149 (reg. $199), and the top level is just Studio, currently $299 (reg. $399). They also offer rent to own for $16/month for 25 months on Splice.


in reply to ooli3

IQ is a relative measure, pretending to be the % of the normal level of a individual in a similar age, in resumen: Relative to what or whom?. Intelligence isn't medible directly, because it isn't a objective value, depending on the test, it isn't only the capability to solve problems, it's also the capability to interact with others, emphatic capability, kinetic capabilities. Eg. Newton maybe was a genios with an IQ of 190 in Science and Math, but in interactions with others stupid like a brick (Asperger syndrom)
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Kuwaiti academics call for boycott of Western universities involved in supporting Israel aggression on Gaza




in reply to robocall

Compared the glutenous western capitalists, of course! The people of NK rebuilt their country with blood, sweat, and tears after the US bombed them to hell and back under the direction of the occupiers and despite the west's utter determination to hold them back technologically with ridiculous unjustified sanctions


Venezuela Reveals Plot to Attack Synagogue in Caracas and Blame Iran




Weapons From Ukraine Reaching Terrorists in Africa, Latin America


in reply to jackeroni

"Bully News: Nerd's Lunch Money Probably Being Spent On Dorky Shit."

So, yeah, a story from a Russian government mouthpiece quoting a Russian government spokesperson spouting Russian government talking points that - deary me, oh my days, can you believe it, bless my soul, what are the odds, well I'll be - paints a negative image of the country the Russian government illegally and unjustifiably invaded. Or, maybe the oligarchy are just pissed off that the warlords aren't buying their weapons from them any more?

in reply to rmuk

"What if I framed geopolitics as a schoolyard quarrel"

Very original dude. Ever heard of Operation Cyclone?

in reply to harc

Very sophomoric, matching your knowledge of history. Extremely amusing to pretend it would be crazy for the US to fund fascists in poorer countries, when it's the only reason Poland and the Baltic states even have their fake economies. Half of the events in the past 70 years have been instigated by the US funding some proxy force to secure resources.

You think they're not going to make a grab for the gold and uranium? Do you even remember what happened to Thomas Sankara, long before Ibrahim Traore?

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in reply to rmuk

This site is like the Bluesky of Reddit in that it is slightly older liberals trying to recapture the magic of being surrounded by bots and teenagers frothing at the mouth with jingoism. But your unfunny jokes just linger in the air like a fart in a poorly ventilated room.


Yemen launches missile attack on Israel


If you miss the giant barrages of missiles, the ceasefire looks increasingly uneasy. You might see them again relatively soon.


U.S. Used Up 15-20 Percent of its Global THAAD Anti-Missile Arsenal in Just 11 Days of Mid-Intensity Combat: Cost Over $800 Million


in reply to IndustryStandard

US military industrial complex is reading this as
"Oh damn, we need to build much more of these then"
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in reply to TheYang

Right, the conclusion that the US can't resupply missiles fast enough is a fallacy unless you know for sure you can affect the supply chain invovled.

They only have that many because they don't need that many, but if you think you're gonna win a war by expecting the US to run out of ammo against even a swarm of cheap drones, you're in for a rude awakening.

I think only China could output higher production in full wartime scenario, and even they know it's not much of an advantage if their tech doesn't stack up.

in reply to TheYang

Nah, expanding the producton is VERY costly and don't have much future guarantees. They think of it like of the artillery shell production "Oh damn, we need to rise the price on the same number we produce"


What problems can I expect using Linux (Fedora) with an NVIDIA GPU?


I'm planning on getting a laptop within the next month which will be my daily driver for university, and it has a RTX 5060. I know people have lots of issues with NVIDIA on Linux, but I don't know of any specific issues. What issues can I expect running Fedora 42 (KDE) on this device?

I am not responding to most comments here, but I am silently taking them into account.

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in reply to Interstellar_1

A lot of the info here reads as outdated to me, I have a 40 series card and on bazzite with open drivers it works with zero issues on major titles like Cyberpunk, Horizon, etc. The open drivers have come a long way. It took maybe 5 months post 40 series release for it to work 100% with no glaring issues for me, but 40 series was also the first cards to be launched with the open drivers so it makes sense there'd be hiccups

The only issues I've had on Wayland are color related.

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in reply to marcie (she/her)

Thanks, hopefully my experience is similar. I think the 5000 series came out less than a month ago as well, so it might also take some time for me.


Does anyone else's AMD 7900 green screen?


Sometimes my entire screen will turn green requiring a reboot. This has happened while gaming but also while watching videos in browser. I'm trying out undervolting/underclocking using LACTL. Have you experienced this? What was the cause and how did you fix it?
in reply to Beryl

That PSU sounds good enough to me.

Could be worth a motherboard firmware update?
and i would double check all the power cables.

It looks ike mangohud is an application to monitor stuff.
I've never used it but you could give that a go - see if you're ever getting close to the 750W.

in reply to oo1

Thank you for your reply! I'll check it out. I need to try remounting and double checking cables still, I've just been putting it on the back burner. Oddly enough I experience this problem much less often when using Gnome rather than KDE.

in reply to MazonnaCara89

TIL Plasma can generate QR codes for clipboard items. Very handy.


lawnchair Layout Default vs Dock (Beta)


What is the difference between lawnchair Layout Default vs Dock (Beta)?

When I use dock layout all apps shows on my homescreen but none can be removed from home screen

Default layout on the other hand doesn't show or add any installed app icon to home screen at all (even though I have enabled add newly installed icon to home screen in the setting).

Which one should I use?

thanks a million