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andrew_bidlaw, to memes in any Death Grips fans here?
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I don’t listen to DG, but this song slaps.

andrew_bidlaw, to linux in Linux holds more than 8% market share in India, and it's on the upward trend
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Indians are present in big numbers on reddit and other websites due to how populated India is, how english is popular there and that they aren’t contained in national platforms like their chinese neighbors. It makes them noticeable for bigots to single them out and target. Just because they want someone to hate and laugh at to up their self-esteem.

andrew_bidlaw, to risa in Who invited this guy to the dinner party?!
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16 times the details.

andrew_bidlaw, to piracy in Can't figure out how to download an embedded PDF
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Np. Hope it goes well.

andrew_bidlaw, to piracy in Can't figure out how to download an embedded PDF
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Dammit. Are you on Windows? I can drop some pirated Acrobat for you to try.

600 seems like an overkill, maybe you can try to add a 100 at a time?

andrew_bidlaw, to piracy in Can't figure out how to download an embedded PDF
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Fuck you and thank you, mr Spez ☺

andrew_bidlaw, to piracy in Can't figure out how to download an embedded PDF
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You are welcome 😉

andrew_bidlaw, (edited ) to piracy in Can't figure out how to download an embedded PDF
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OP, I did it: files.catbox.moe/6eofj6.pdf

I will edit my reply with linux specifics.

My link was updated with a slightly better PDF. Comparison on max zoom: files.catbox.moe/5q3v4b.png A person with a 4k display could make better, but that’s what my screen is capable of.

Either way, it was a fun puzzle for my entry knowledge of linux\python\macroses and I feel I’ll use this method a couple of times myself. Hope someone would make use of it.

andrew_bidlaw, to piracy in Can't figure out how to download an embedded PDF
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In the end it made it?

andrew_bidlaw, to piracy in Can't figure out how to download an embedded PDF
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PDF Arranger: github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger

On the top there’s a button to import - Select images you want to add - Save as.

andrew_bidlaw, (edited ) to piracy in Can't figure out how to download an embedded PDF
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Damn, you are right.

I’ve found this Q-A thread about alternatives for Linux: unix.stackexchange.com/a/533392 I’d need to look into it.

Good god XnV and plugins aren’t.

Upd: AutoKey works. Scripts are on Python.

andrew_bidlaw, to privacy in AI Generated CSAM Is Out of Control
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Creating, collecting and sharing CSAM is in the law already. There are orgs and agencies for tracking and prosecuting these violations.

It’s like fighting against 3d printers because you can make yourself a diy gun, a thing that have never being possible before because we got all pipes banned from hardware stores. The means to produce fictional CSAM always existed and would exist, the problem is with people who use a LMM, a camera, a fanfic to create and share that content. Or a Lemmy community that was a problem in recent months.

It’s better to ensure the existing means of fighting such content are effective and society is educated about this danger, know how to avoid and report it.

andrew_bidlaw, (edited ) to piracy in Can't figure out how to download an embedded PDF
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FOR LINUX, COMPLETE AND WORKING

  1. Install xdotool, AutoKey
  2. In Firefox get Save Screenshot: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/…/savescreenshot/ Then, in Firefox Shortcuts add Ctrl+1 as a hotkey to capture visible page.
  3. Create a script for Autokey in Python, mine is:

<span style="color:#323232;">import time
</span><span style="color:#323232;">import os   
</span><span style="color:#323232;">import subprocess
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">pages = dialog.input_dialog(title='', message='Number of pages:', default='5').data
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">time.sleep(1)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">for k in range(1,int(pages)):
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    subprocess.run(["xdotool", "key", "ctrl+1"]) # Plugin's hotkey
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    time.sleep(2)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    subprocess.run(["xdotool", "click", "1"]) # Mouseclick
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    time.sleep(2)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">subprocess.run(["xdotool", "key", "ctrl+1"]) # to screenshot the last one
</span>
  1. In the bottom of a program, set a hotkey to launch it (I set it to Home).
  2. Open OP’s page and via Inspect Element find the link to embed. It’s www.sbcaplanroom.com/preview/2477/12610/200647
  3. Press F11, make the whole picture fit.
  4. Place mouse pointer over next page button, so it clicks each time.
  5. Lauch my Autokey script via Home button.
  6. Enter number of pages.
  7. See how it does it.
  8. Open screenshots directory in XnView, select them. Locate it’s BatchConvert tool, in Actions tab select a crop action and adjust it to pages’ margins. ACHTUNG The last one should be done differently, you can open it in XnV and crop this one alone.
  9. Use any tool to stitch them back together into a PDF. I’ve used PDF Arranger: github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger But some user down there said it crashed on 600-something pages document.

Result: files.catbox.moe/iivoga.pdf

andrew_bidlaw, to memes in This is literally the internet nowadays without an adblock
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Some shops I only used once still send me their written newsletters and I don’t mind checking them if they do them entertaining, or about some niche products, even if I don’t consider buying them at all. I miss well-designed full-page print ads in magazines, or just those with a catchy imagery\wording. Now these all feel like a vintage, premium product, akin to vinyl records, if compared to what garbage web serves today. Such a weird thing to be nostalgic about, but I hope oldschool advertisers\smm persons feel it on their end too.

andrew_bidlaw, to privacy in Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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Electrocution ends for an ad break, then starts again, and again.

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