'No Stupid Questions' (NSQ) Internet & Technology Edition

[Vecr]

This may have already been covered but what is the best way to download a video from Youtube on Mac without having to pay for anything or install some bullshit app from Russia? Need to download 2 vids, (I only need the audio, but I can do that myself once I get the files)...

youtube-dl: Download Page

There is a homebrew option.

 

[Smaug's Smokey Hole]

This may have already been covered but what is the best way to download a video from Youtube on Mac without having to pay for anything or install some bullshit app from Russia? Need to download 2 vids, (I only need the audio, but I can do that myself once I get the files)...

Plug the link in here and it will give you a download link.

https://bitdownloader.com/en1/youtube-video-downloader-free-v1

Doesn't work on music/VEVO stuff.

 

[SheerHeartAttack]

Forgive me if this has been asked before, but how do you archive 4chan theads? I believe it's done automatically, but I want to post a currently active thread on one of the threads here. I have the thread saved as an HTML file as well.

 

[Stuffed Derma]

Howdy Friends. The Twitch Advisory Board thing has given me oldfag feels about the cataclysmic Livejournal Advisory Board Election of 2008. I’ve searched and can’t find a good place for posts on historical drama, livejournal, or the twitch advisory board as a general happening (and not a news story or related to that deer person thing)

I actually checked this board to see if it would be a good place and then noticed this thread so thank you for this!!

please advise on a good general thread or an appropriate board where I might post a thread to dredge up some classic internet drama and relate it to contemporary happenings

if this specific autism for old drama doesn’t quite fit In anywhere, then no worries! I have plenty more to enjoy down on the farm

thanks in advance!

 

[ToroidalBoat]

When you look at a page with no style, or save it as *.txt, there's always a 4-digit number at the end. What's up with that?

 

[Kosher Dill]

When you look at a page with no style, or save it as *.txt, there's always a 4-digit number at the end. What's up with that?

Can you show an example?

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Can you show an example?

Like this page. In Firefox, go to View -> Page Style -> No Style

A number like "1996" appears at the very bottom.

 

[Kosher Dill]

Like this page. In Firefox, go to View -> Page Style -> No Style

A number like "1996" appears at the very bottom.

I use Firefox and I'm not seeing that. Are you running some weird addins?

 

[ToroidalBoat]

I use Firefox and I'm not seeing that.

It doesn't show up on all pages though, only ones with more modern HTML. I wrote a simple test page and it doesn't show up there. I think this odd number is somewhere in the code itself.

(Also I use an older Firefox. Like below 50.)

 

[Bender]

It doesn't show up on all pages though, only ones with more modern HTML. I wrote a simple test page and it doesn't show up there. I think this odd number is somewhere in the code itself.

(Also I use an older Firefox. Like below 50.)

Why the fuck would you run such outdated software? There's a huge exploit in Firefox that allows RCE on your PC that was only fixed recently.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Why the fuck would you run such outdated software?

My fossil can't run anything newer.

(it's not Windows and I have a firewall though)

 

[Bender]

My fossil can't run anything newer.

(it's not Windows and I have a firewall though)

Having a firewall doesn't mean anything when your browser, that already has Internet access, is running arbitrary code.

Switch to a lighter DE like LXQt to save some resources and update Firefox.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Having a firewall doesn't mean anything when your browser, that already has Internet access, is running arbitrary code.

Are these crapcodes only on a site, or can a hacker get you just by having the browser open and an internet connection on?

And does leaving the site stop the code from running?

a lighter DE like LXQt

What's a DE?

(wow browsers have gotten so complicated now)

 

[Bender]

Are these crapcodes only on a site, or can a hacker get you just by having the browser open and an internet connection on?

And does leaving the site stop the code from running?


What's a DE?

(wow browsers have gotten so complicated now)

Are you running Linux, BSD or macOS?

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Are you running Linux, BSD or macOS?

What's the difference between them?

 

[Bender]

What's the difference between them?

Well, bugger, you did a good job baiting me and stringing me along, lol.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Well, bugger, you did a good job baiting me and stringing me along, lol.

lol

(I really don't know what a "DE" is, or much about exploits.)

 

[Bender]

lol

(I really don't know what a "DE" is, or much about exploits.)

DE = Desktop Environment, e.g. KDE, GNOME, Cinnamon, MATE.
Exploits = Update your shit before you get hacked.

 

[Slav Power]

I am absolutely desperate for a new phone, and I'm thinking about the Nokia 7.2. Would it be a good daily driver for music, YouTube, and misc productivity stuff?

 

[Bender]

I am absolutely desperate for a new phone, and I'm thinking about the Nokia 7.2. Would it be a good daily driver for music, YouTube, and misc productivity stuff?View attachment 1346651

Pretty much every phone released in the last two years can do that, what you should look for is long-term support (Apple/Pixel) or community support (LineageOS). I wanted a new phone, but now I'm still happily using Android 10 on a 5-year-old HTC One M9, thanks to LineageOS and it's still smooth and responsive. Try installing that if you have a compatible Android device (back your stuff up first though).