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| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: joeqsmith on July 05, 2020, 06:05:22 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on June 20, 2020, 07:48:48 pm --- --- Quote from: joeqsmith on June 20, 2020, 05:47:46 pm --- :-DD Years ago I wrote how I was using Wireshark and saw were even pressing a number key on the MS calculator causes the OS to send the data up to MS. I'm still using a WRT router to block all MS traffic. To install the BLE software for Dave's 121GW, I had to pull it from the store. I let my guard down just long enough for them to push a new update which had additional IPs that had to be accounted for. I have not changed anything after that. 10 still tries to send data non-stop but at least the PC is usable. I had been using an old version of Firefox but recently was forced to "upgrade". I pitched FF and tried Opera for a day, until I learned it was sold off to China. Then I tried Vivaldi and ran into problems with it that I wasn't smart enough to sort out. So now it's back to FF and setting the admin rights to block its updates. Too bad really as I like Vivaldi. --- End quote --- What happened with Vivaldi for you? - I've got it playing all four seasons here! :D --- End quote --- Sorry, I was derailed and forgot about this post. I removed Vivaldi after their last "upgrade" and was still seeing the same problem. There was a specific message about trying to locate the sites before timing out. I suspect it's attempting to use an address that I have locked out. FF, IE and even the Chinese versions of Opera did not have the problem so I went back to FF. If you like, I can reinstall Vivaldi and see if I can sort out the cause. --- End quote --- All I can say is that Vivaldi, in the latest release, is working reliably for me on 3 different PCs here. |
| Mr. Scram:
--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on July 05, 2020, 06:07:36 pm ---How many parallel instances of searches can you run on something like a Raspberry Pi if well optimized? Most likely it will be bandwidth limited rather than CPU limited, but even a mere 1Mbps of text searches is a lot. For each search, it takes a lot more processing to decide which results in the database to return as a page. Even if their electricity is 10x cheaper than yours (not likely unless your rates are very high to begin with), I'm struggling to see how you can do a search with just 10x as much processing as it takes to pick a few dictionary words, string them together, and submit them as searches. It doesn't take that many words to expand the number of possible combinations to well beyond what is feasible to cache. --- End quote --- You're struggling because you don't grasp the situation. Forget about being "clever" for a bit and look into what you're up against. Then run some basic numbers and post your findings. --- Quote from: Mr. Scram on July 05, 2020, 05:35:38 pm ---Go run some back-of-the-envelope numbers and then explain to us why that's a silly idea. --- End quote --- |
| joeqsmith:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on July 05, 2020, 06:25:41 pm --- --- Quote from: joeqsmith on July 05, 2020, 06:05:22 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on June 20, 2020, 07:48:48 pm --- --- Quote from: joeqsmith on June 20, 2020, 05:47:46 pm --- :-DD Years ago I wrote how I was using Wireshark and saw were even pressing a number key on the MS calculator causes the OS to send the data up to MS. I'm still using a WRT router to block all MS traffic. To install the BLE software for Dave's 121GW, I had to pull it from the store. I let my guard down just long enough for them to push a new update which had additional IPs that had to be accounted for. I have not changed anything after that. 10 still tries to send data non-stop but at least the PC is usable. I had been using an old version of Firefox but recently was forced to "upgrade". I pitched FF and tried Opera for a day, until I learned it was sold off to China. Then I tried Vivaldi and ran into problems with it that I wasn't smart enough to sort out. So now it's back to FF and setting the admin rights to block its updates. Too bad really as I like Vivaldi. --- End quote --- What happened with Vivaldi for you? - I've got it playing all four seasons here! :D --- End quote --- Sorry, I was derailed and forgot about this post. I removed Vivaldi after their last "upgrade" and was still seeing the same problem. There was a specific message about trying to locate the sites before timing out. I suspect it's attempting to use an address that I have locked out. FF, IE and even the Chinese versions of Opera did not have the problem so I went back to FF. If you like, I can reinstall Vivaldi and see if I can sort out the cause. --- End quote --- All I can say is that Vivaldi, in the latest release, is working reliably for me on 3 different PCs here. --- End quote --- I'm sure it does, however hearing this doesn't help solve the problem I was seeing. It's odd as there were no plug-ins, just a clean install. I disabled many of the security features and it had no effect. What ever the problem was, it appears to have something to do with certain sites. For example it had a problem with minicircuits. Their help talked about them having some hard coded IPs but the ones they mentioned are not being blocked. Maybe they changed some of these. One thing is certain, if they tried to use anything tied to MS, it would not work as I have every address I am aware of for them blocked. Hard to say. |
| NiHaoMike:
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on July 05, 2020, 07:06:56 pm ---You're struggling because you don't grasp the situation. Forget about being "clever" for a bit and look into what you're up against. Then run some basic numbers and post your findings. --- End quote --- I think you're trying to say one person isn't going to make much of a difference, that's why it needs to be a group effort... |
| Mr. Scram:
--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on July 05, 2020, 07:24:49 pm ---I think you're trying to say one person isn't going to make much of a difference, that's why it needs to be a group effort... --- End quote --- I really don't think there's any doubt what I'm saying. You need an understanding of the numbers involved. You don't need to be spot on, a couple of orders of magnitude off won't matter. Look into them and post your conclusions. You've stated you'd like to engage in what's essentially a resource competition. You'll need some basic grasp of what you're going against. |
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