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DPMS does not work: the monitor is not switched off

- by bortzmeyer

I have a monitor which was properly switched off by my Debian PC when unused. I attached it to another machine and, this times, it is never switched off. In /etc/X11/xorg.conf, I have: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" Option "DPMS" It is recognized when X11 starts: (II) Loading extension DPMS ...…

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Using u32 together with extension headers (how to jump over them?)

- by bortzmeyer

I'm trying to filter on some parts of the payload, for an IPv6 packet with extension headers (for instance Destination Options). ip6tables works fine with conditions like --proto udp or --dport 109, even when the packet has extension headers. Netfilter clearly knows how to jump over Destination Options to find the UDP header. Now, I would like…

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Thread-local storage segfaults on NetBSD only?

- by bortzmeyer

Trying to run a C++ program, I get segmentation faults which appear to be specific to NetBSD. Bert Hubert wrote the simple test program (at the end of this message) and, indeed, it crashes only on NetBSD. % uname -a NetBSD golgoth 5.0.1 NetBSD 5.0.1 (GENERIC) #0: Thu Oct 1 15:46:16 CEST 2009…

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SQL indexes for "not equal" searches

- by bortzmeyer

The SQL index allows to find quickly a string which matches my query. Now, I have to search in a big table the strings which do not match. Of course, the normal index does not help and I have to do a slow sequential scan: essais=> \d phone_idx Index "public.phone_idx" Column | Type …

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legit emails in junkbox

- by acidzombie24

Hey this is actually a reverse question. My personal email (firstname.lasname@gmail.com) is winding up in many peoples junkbox and I have no idea why. What may the cause be? Is it because it has the word Entrepreneur (and programmer) in my sig? is it because my first name is…

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