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  1. UCyborg
    The scan of the latest version obtained through its update function In any case, it does what it's supposed to, but the .exe indeed imports many functions, supposedly it uses some closed library for what it does and it uses some Windows' crypto store to store the data. It generates same codes as KeePass with default settings for TOTP, there's no extra configurable parameters and it seems you can't see the secret key anymore after you've stored it, which is mentioned in the FAQ. I don't have experience backing up the data that are in that Windows' crypto thingy, haven't needed to so far, looks to be very similar to Chrome which ties some profile data to the Windows user account, so normally not transferable. I guess it's up to the reader to decide.
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    Is there a working link to ZIP version of MOS Authenticator?
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    https://github.blog/2023-03-09-raising-the-bar-for-software-security-github-2fa-begins-march-13/
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    After making it past the notion that you need bloated Electron app or a smartphone just to generate a code to login, things don't seem to be as annoying. But due to today's society obsession with smartphones, other options remain hidden from plain sight. Common form of 2FA, also employed by GitHub, they give you a Base32 encoded key, which should be stored in a safe place, and this key serves to generate time based one-time code. It doesn't really matter what application is used to generate the code. One lightweight option for Windows is the good old KeePass password manager (pick the latest portable 2.xy version, installer doesn't work on pre-Win7 OSes, with some extra steps, it could be converted to properly installed application though). On the Advanced tab of the individual password entry, when you right-click in the section containing String fields, there is an option OTP Generator Settings..., where on the Time-Based (TOPT) tab, the key given by the website is entered without spaces/dashes and that's pretty much it, assuming the site/service expects the common configuration - Base32 string, 6-digits for generated code, 30 seconds expiry time and HMAC-SHA-1 algorithm. The current code will be shown right away under Preview, later, it can be shown by right-clicking the password entry in the main window under Other Data option, where there are options to copy the current code to clipboard or show it in a message box. Some older versions of KeePass already have OTP functionality, but no special dialog to configure it, regardless, could be set to perform auto-type of the OTP code after main credentials. There's a plugin that brings its own configuration dialog, a dialog with the code being refreshed in real-time, a context-menu and even the ability to read QR code containing the key off the screen... - KeeOtp2 - seems to require .NET Framework 4.5, so Windows Vista is the oldest OS that should run it.
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    Guess my memory is susceptible to bit flipping. Another broken site: https://2fas.com/ Wants ReadableStream. Chrome had it since version 43 (May 2015), Firefox since version 65 (January 2019). Edit: Apparently not implemented deliberately, purposefully. https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=28891&p=232398&hilit=ReadableStream#p232398
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    I also suspected responsiveness could be a bit better on my previous computer, 2 GHz Intel Celeron, 256 MB of RAM (later bumped to 1 GB), NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 (), but never got around to trying an older OS. By the time I got the idea, the disk was dead. Those Maxtors were really short-lived.
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    That definition was my counter-attack towards the notion that emerged a while back on the forum that people using an OS on a virtual machine are not real (XP) users. And I suspected it would strike up some conversation. Tell you what, Windows 2000 lasted until about 2016 or so in my usage history for running a specific quirky program from early 2000's. The program used to be installed on a slow and noisy Pentium 233 MHz machine with 128 MB of RAM. That machine didn't have any other use other than running that program. Nothing particularly interesting, it used InterBase database for storing invoices, customer records etc. It was migrated to a much beefier PC at some point (running Windows 7 at the time) inside a virtual machine to safely contain it, it didn't like the newer OS much, even on XP there was a delay at startup that didn't occur on Windows 2000, plus it had the weird licensing system (it was CrypKey of the era). I just found it redundant to keep that old computer around if I have much more capable computer at my disposal, so it might as well be used to run that program as well. And it really speed up that old program, no more waiting for forms to open, no more waiting for print preview to open. So that virtual machine was getting real work done. While XP was pretty much removed from my regular usage in 2009 when Windows 7 came out. I simply have better memories of Windows 2000, one factor is certainly that it never gave me activation troubles. I've read Win10 at some point at some version in certain circumstances downgraded itself from Pro to Home...Windows XP back in the day locked me out completely at some point, "can't activate due to exceeded number of activation attempts, bye-bye to the welcome screen". Ended up re-installing then searching the internet for a bypass. On a computer with legitimate XP license sticker! Microsoft support? What did I know about that back then? Though to be fair, I never expected much from Windows 2000, so it could be an important factor. Then I got used to the number of aspects of Microsoft's newer systems, from Windows 7 taskbar's ability for programs tell progress via taskbar button to Windows 10's console host and now I can't go back. Unless I needed an old OS for something specific again.
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    Sounds like false generalization to me. What's non Java-based Apktool?
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    @NotHereToPlayGames Yup, that's what I meant. None of the even remotely usable web browsers are built using Visual Studio 2010's toolchain, which was the last that worked on XP (and Vista) if I remember correctly. 360Chrome seems to be built using Visual Studio 2015's toolchain, as indicated by the LinkerVersion 14.0 in the Optional Header in 360chrome.exe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio#History). I suspect code changes would be needed for browsers to be even buildable on older toolchains and I doubt they'd be small ones. If I remember correctly, didn't roytam1 recently switch to 2019 toolchain? All these require Windows 7 as the minimum, which makes all of you indirectly dependent on Windows 7 (or newer), whether you care to admit it or not.
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    VirusTotal report of the current 32-bit version installer: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7834a5a24a193f1c67de899b32da73c3ba30f75d75bc79aca1cb5bed2e49eba3 And 64-bit version: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/88d6bc4a0d7500130f4e4dc87a99ebd56755ac8c6b7c13866c1c20a87c730c91
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    My definition of real implied also using software built on XP. You're vegetarians at best, not vegans. Edit: But really, I actually find this whole notion of "real" and whatnot XP users ridiculous and I'm not Richard Stallman either. My XP install on bare hardware is just as real as the one on a virtual machine. Though there's nothing in my usage patterns that either install does better than my bare hardware Windows 10 install.
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    I do have an Authy account, but so far, I haven't really used it for anything. https://authy.com/blog/introducing-authy-for-your-personal-computer/ This seems to imply you don't necessarily need to use the phone to login every time, which I find to be better than having to use it every time. Though they have a mobile app, the minimum requirement is currently still Android 5.0, which is a bit refreshing after seeing a number of apps in that ecosystem wanting Android 8.0 or newer. They have Windows 10 as a minimum for desktop app though and Android 5.0 is also from that era, so technically, more than decade old OS doesn't do anyway. But then again, how many of you are real XP (or Vista) users anyway? Using browsers built using Windows 10 SDK, compiled using XP incompatible build tools where XP support was just an afterthought etc. None of you are! This seems to imply XP is indeed completely and utterly useless in the grand scheme of things. Except as a vintage OS that you take out for a drive every once in a while.
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    Got a mail from GitHub that they'll enforce 2FA by the end of September. I hate 2FA, what are the alternatives? I know GitLab exists, but I don't know anything about it, except that it wasn't friendly towards UXP browsers either.
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    They specifically exclude Windows NT 5.x, so 2000, XP, XP x64, Server 2003. Judging by their variable names, 5.x is XP for them. Snippets from https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.50.2/iframe.html: var a = /windows nt 5\./.test(t); e.windowsXpFirefox = e.firefox && a; e.windowsXpChrome = window.chrome && a; e.preWindows10IE11 = e.trident && / nt 6./.test(t); // further down e.supportsVideoDash = n && !e.safariPreSierra && !e.windowsXpFirefox && !e.preWindows10IE11 && !e.windowsXpChrome;
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    I noticed disabling hardware acceleration in the browser, in my test case, Serpent 52, WinXP x64, actually increases GPU load, eg. watching 720p video @ 60FPS, cca. 22% with HW accel enabled and cca. 44% with HW accel disabled. GPU ran at 135 MHz in both cases, hence the relatively high percentage, at least that's how NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti behaves. Although video is definitely not smooth with accel off (it is otherwise), the YouTube's player can't tell there's lag, it doesn't indicate dropped frames. I guess there's still a lot going on GPU via GDI, which is hardware accelerated by default on XP, but obviously the same tasks are more efficiently done through D3D9. Yeah, you won't see the browser bump up video engine load since it doesn't have a decoder that can use DXVA (AFAIK), so decoding parts are always done on the CPU. I never tried PM27 mentioned on the first page, but it requires LAV Filters DLLs, maybe these can be configured to use HW accelerated decoding? At least I remember K-Lite Codec Pack offering the option to choose whether to use it or not and if my memory is correct, it's those filters (DirectShow based decoders I think) that can use it. Perhaps those DLLs read the same settings. I have those installed (through K-Lite Codec Pack) mostly to cover DirectShow based applications/usage scenarios, not my usual media player.
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    Same group policy that has been there since Windows 2000. https://admx.help/?Category=Windows_10_2016&Policy=Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate::AutoUpdateCfg Except of you're running Home edition, in which case NoAutoUpdate registry setting in the background may or may not be effective. My impression is that it works in older builds, but not in newer builds. To answer the question in the OP, I haven't experimented with update pausing function so far.
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    The tweet is misleading, the only role Windows 98 has in this is supporting the development environment that was used to compile probe's software. https://www.techspot.com/news/95060-mars-express-probe-receiving-update-software-developed-windows.html
  18. UCyborg
    Interesting article about WebRender: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/10/the-whole-web-at-maximum-fps-how-webrender-gets-rid-of-jank/
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    Right, regarding GPU usage/load %, it's important to note that percentage "cover" the current clock speed, so in my case that 33% actually covered 135 MHz. 33% of 1033 MHz would be more bizarre.
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    GPU-Z @grey_rat Perhaps it is safe to assume UXP is still doing it pre-Firefox 58 way.
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    I expect Vista to be the worst performer in these cases: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/direct2d/comparing-direct2d-and-gdi
  22. UCyborg
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/animation Opening this page in official Pale Moon, not scrolling anywhere, 33% GPU usage. Firefox is at 3%. Will need new gaming PC to run Pale Moon before I'll need it for next-gen triple-A game title.
  23. UCyborg
    Am I blind or none of these anti-virus threads discuss actual threats?
  24. UCyborg
    Maybe I was actually looking for it on the new page, I do see it now on the old one...I noticed before that CSS tweak brings down CPU usage by 10% on front-pages of subreddits (/r/skyrim...) on the www version where nothing seems to be moving and one core is loaded maximally. Technically, I don't have truly up-to-date Edge and Firefox (versions 94 and 110 respectively) and looking at that Skyrim comments page, comparing what I have, it may be slightly more efficiently done on Edge/Firefox vs. UXP, GPU goes up-to 50% on Pale Moon vs. 35% on the other two. CPU looks about 3% higher on Pale Moon (base usage being 15% on a quad-core). Edit: tried on St52 on XP and even though light load is put on GPU, CPU usage is still very high when that image is moving, one core almost fully loaded.
  25. UCyborg
    I love animations, but what's even moving there? Needless to say, up-to-date Firefox and Chromium don't break a sweat without any CSS changes.
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