Re: [gentoo-user] USB problem/questions (not Gentoo specific)

2020-09-30 Thread Jack
Top posting because this is just an interim update - no new real info yet. I think part of my problem is that i don't have any real USB3 device to test with. It might end up being reasonable for a USB2 device plugged into a USB3 port to show up connected to a USB2 hub - but that hub is

Re: [gentoo-user] Getting past captchas with vision issues.

2020-09-30 Thread Dale
John Covici wrote: > On Mon, 28 Sep 2020 22:05:23 -0400, > Matt Connell (Gmail) wrote: >> On Mon, 2020-09-28 at 20:50 -0500, Dale wrote: >>> Anyone find a way around those things yet? >>> >> I've had mixed (~75%) success with Captcha Buster. >> >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Getting past captchas with vision issues.

2020-09-30 Thread Dale
caveman رجل الكهف wrote: > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > On Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:50 AM, Dale wrote: > >> Some sites won't work without java > sometimes i disable javascript only to solve the > easier captcha, then once i solve it, i get the > malfunctioning site, but at least the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Is there any Gentoo User webinar ?

2020-09-30 Thread Ashley Dixon
On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 04:11:17PM -0400, Philip Webb wrote: > As for the original inquiry, most of us never meet each other in person, > but we do swap notes on this list re Gentoo & even other Linux matters. > There's a forum, but the noise/info ratio is much too high : > think of the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Is there any Gentoo User webinar ?

2020-09-30 Thread Philip Webb
On 2020-09-30, Dale wrote: > I've found that syncing and updating once a week is generally good > enough. Generally, a "eix-sync && emerge -uaDN world" does the job. For the OP (original poster), I can echo re a weekly 'eix-sync' -- do install 'eix' -- , but I've never done 'emerge world'

Re: [gentoo-user] Getting past captchas with vision issues.

2020-09-30 Thread caveman رجل الكهف
‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:50 AM, Dale wrote: > Some sites won't work without java sometimes i disable javascript only to solve the easier captcha, then once i solve it, i get the malfunctioning site, but at least the cookies get installed! then i

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Is there any Gentoo User webinar? or something like that?

2020-09-30 Thread antlists
On 30/09/2020 15:57, Grant Edwards wrote: If you wait many months between updates, things tend to get more difficult, and you may have to futz with things to get updated (e.g. remove a package or two, update, then reinstall the removed packages). It's sometimes not obvious how to proceed. I

[gentoo-user] Re: Is there any Gentoo User webinar? or something like that?

2020-09-30 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2020-09-30, Dale wrote: > I've found that syncing and updating once a week is generally good > enough. Generally, a "eix-sync && emerge -uaDN world" does the job. What Dale wrote above is important. Gentoo works much better with frequent updates. I update several times a week (though I

Re: [gentoo-user] Is there any Gentoo User webinar? or something like that?

2020-09-30 Thread Dale
WooHyung Jeon wrote: > I'm just wondering if there's any. > > Or are there any past events' video uploaded somewhere? > I want to participate or listen to discussions at there. :) > > And lastly, I'm not a developer and just a Gentoo user, > is there also good conference for the regular Gentoo