Problem on jtagcat's tail (formerly tail.jtag.cat)

Nextcloud Android: Error occurred while downloading file

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Symptoms: Nothing can be downloaded, opened, shared.

Possible cause: Android removing unused permissions

Recovering:

Nextcloud → Hamburger Menu → Settings
(this may not be needed)

VLC pitch-shifting wasn't my imagination!

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

At first, I thought I was going crazy, but time and time again I heard it, and it made me sick every single time.

TW: Imperfect Pitch

Around the 4-5th second of the audio samples, the pitch returns to normal. This is an effort by VLC to keep the audio and video in sync when its cache runs out (often when scrubbing).

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Arch boot recovery

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I upgraded both identical laptops. One I took with me, and it worked without any problems. Today I was puzzled to find the second machine unable to boot.

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Waiting 10 seconds for device [...]
ERROR: mounting '/dev/mapper/luksdev' on real root

GRUB dropped the computer to emergency shell, but it wasn’t helpful. The keyboard didn’t work, including Ctrl-Alt-Del. Time for data recovery (faster than downloading the backup) from a live boot, a half-scripted reinstall, and recovering the files (~2-3h total).

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