Aubin Paul outlyer

Electron Apps Causing System-Wide Lag on Tahoe

This script detects apps with not yet updated versions of Electron.

Repo: https://github.com/tkafka/detect-electron-apps-on-mac

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Setting up Samba for Linux / MacOS

I recently (re)switched from using Netatalk to Samba for file access from macOS (15.x) to linux (AlmaLinux 9.x).

Obviously the Samba is a great resource, on the Samba Wiki the Configure Samba to Work Better with Mac OS X was invaluable for setting up the /etc/samba/smb.conf file, and the vfs fruit man page contains documentation for all the options.

Here is the /etc/samba/smb.conf file I use:

[global]

Excerpted from the guide at https://www.avsforum.com/threads/guide-to-subwoofer-calibration-and-bass-preferences.2958528/ written by https://www.avsforum.com/members/mthomas47.7878709/.

Cliff Notes:

Several people have suggested having some abbreviated HT calibration tips, so I have added a few prior to the actual Guide. Anyone wanting more detail on anything from room and speaker setup, to setting crossovers, to the differences between sealed and ported subs, to selecting and positioning subwoofers in a room, can find the pertinent information in the Guide itself. There are some similar abbreviated tips, to selecting subwoofers, at the beginning of Section VIII.

Try to position speakers and subwoofers strategically, doing a "subwoofer crawl" if necessary. Section I-A gives some good general advice on locating the speakers on the front soundstage. (The front three speakers will have the most impact on the overall sound quality for most of the frequency range.) You can Google how to do a sub crawl, or yo

What forces layout / reflow

All of the below properties or methods, when requested/called in JavaScript, will trigger the browser to synchronously calculate the style and layout*. This is also called reflow or layout thrashing, and is common performance bottleneck.

Generally, all APIs that synchronously provide layout metrics will trigger forced reflow / layout. Read on for additional cases and details.

Element APIs

Getting box metrics

elem.offsetLeft, elem.offsetTop, elem.offsetWidth, elem.offsetHeight, elem.offsetParent

	# Put this function to your .bashrc file.
	# Usage: mv oldfilename
	# If you call mv without the second parameter it will prompt you to edit the filename on command line.
	# Original mv is called when it's called with more than one argument.
	# It's useful when you want to change just a few letters in a long name.
	#
	# Also see:
	# - imv from renameutils
	# - Ctrl-W Ctrl-Y Ctrl-Y (cut last word, paste, paste)

	127.0.0.1 us.rdx2.lgtvsdp.com
	127.0.0.1 us.info.lgsmartad.com
	127.0.0.1 us.ibs.lgappstv.com
	127.0.0.1 us.lgtvsdp.com
	127.0.0.1 ad.lgappstv.com
	127.0.0.1 smartshare.lgtvsdp.com
	127.0.0.1 ibis.lgappstv.com

	# added after fork
	# from https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/6qmpv6/blacklists_for_lg_webos_tvs/ and others

	$win_user = "ipc"
	$linux_user = "ipc"
	$package = "CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu18.04onWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc"
	$base_path = "C:\Users\" + $win_user + "\AppData\Local\Packages\" + $package + "\LocalState\rootfs"
	$dirs = @("\bin", "\sbin", "\usr\bin", "\usr\sbin", "\home\" + $linux_user + "\.cargo\bin")
	$dirs \| ForEach { Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess ($base_path + $_ + "\*") }
	Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $base_path

	// Copyright (c) 2015-2021, bacondither
	// All rights reserved.
	//
	// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
	// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
	// are met:
	// 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
	// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
	// in this position and unchanged.
	// 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright

	###
	###
	### UPDATE: For Win 11, I recommend using this tool in place of this script:
	### https://christitus.com/windows-tool/
	### https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil
	### https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UQZ5oQg8XA
	### iwr -useb https://christitus.com/win \| iex
	###
	### OR take a look at
	### https://github.com/HotCakeX/Harden-Windows-Security

	default['sshd']['sshd_config']['AuthenticationMethods'] = 'publickey,keyboard-interactive:pam'
	default['sshd']['sshd_config']['ChallengeResponseAuthentication'] = 'yes'
	default['sshd']['sshd_config']['PasswordAuthentication'] = 'no'