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Dear Mr. Cunningham, @davidcunningham9
Can you please enlighten us what the future of codeproject will be?
Thank you very much in advance.
Yours sincerely
An non-essential member of codeproject
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Probably out watching Fonzie do stunts on his motorcycle. 
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I only posted this because of a hint/request of an 'insider' - deeply hidden in messages- that this might help 
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I know there's tons of utilities to do that, but I've grown to mistrust random software from random sites, so I hesitate to try everything under the sun.
For years now, I've been using some software that shall stay nameless, but suffice it to say they have disappeared a few months back (I just learned), and their trialware needs to get a key from a live site to function, so it's out.
One alternative I've found after a short search is https://www.bluraycopys.com/rip-blu-ray/convert-blu-ray-to-iso/
I know nothing of these guys, but the software seems as straightforward as it needs to be. I want to put in a disc (DVD, Blu-ray, whatever) and rip it to ISO. Just a straight copy. Don't ask me endless questions about how to process this or that, which I wouldn't know how to answer properly. Again, just a 1:1 copy please.
Anyone can vouch for this, or something else? Again, I'm NOT trying to do any sort of conversion to MP4, MKV, using this or that codec, none of that. Just produce a standard ISO that I can mount and play. If the original disc is 50GB, so be it, I want the ISO to be 50GB.
[Edit]
And save me the piracy concerns. These are commercial discs, and I just paid nearly CAD$300 for a 4-disc set with taxes, import and shipping fees. I own these, and I'm not gonna let a scratch ruin them for me.
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dandy72 wrote: I know there's tons of utilities to do that, but I've grown to mistrust random software from random sites, so I hesitate to try everything under the sun.
Complete tangential side note, but why not use Windows Sandbox or a VM for stuff you don't trust?
Jeremy Falcon
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It's my understanding that some rippers look at the drive's firmware and may or may not work if you're going through a virtualization layer.
I can't say for sure whether that's the case (even generally speaking) but I just want to remove as many obstacles as I can from getting in the way.
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dandy72 wrote: and may or may not work if you're going through a virtualization layer.
If it doesn't work in the VM, do not install it in the host OS
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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dandy72 wrote: And save me the piracy concerns. These are commercial discs, and I just paid nearly CAD$300 for a 4-disc set with taxes, import and shipping fees. I own these, and I'm not gonna let a scratch ruin them for me.
Pretty sure personal backups are completely allowed for most copyrighted discs. Whether or not a company attempts to prevent that because they want to be the arbiter of copying is another question. But, legally speaking you're good to go.
Jeremy Falcon
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I had zero doubt about that.
Like I said, these are expensive discs and part of a limited lot. Even if it weren't legal in this country, I'd still be looking into backing it up.
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Oh, to actually answer the question... I've used anyburn before with success. But, it was in Linux. No ransomware popped up yet. YMMV on a Windows box.
Jeremy Falcon
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AnyBurn looks pretty good. Linux shouldn't be an impediment - even though I have it running primarily in VMs, I have some spare laptops where I can just blow away the OS at a moment's notice, and my reader is external/USB so I can connect it to anything.
I'm already in the process of ripping my discs with the one I had linked to, but I'll retry later with AnyBurn so I have an alternative, should this one not work, or also disappear eventually.
Thanks for that.
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I've been using PowerISO for small things occasionally over the years, but just the other day I bought a license so I can make larger ISOs.
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Thanks. I remember PowerISO from many, many years ago, but didn't realize it could rip commercial discs. Or maybe it wasn't a feature at the time.
I'll add it to the list to try - thanks 
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and started looking at Smalltalk.
Downloaded the Squeak/Smalltalk[^] IDE and associated docs.
I've heard a lot about Smalltalk in the past but didn't think much of it, but after kicking the tires I am really impressed. The Squeak IDE is very powerful and I think I might try a small project and see how it goes.
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero
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I watched a video posted here last week about SmallTalk/Squeak...interesting, but I don't have the time. Good luck!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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Anyone else notice the ads have disappeared from CP?
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Yes ... it's the lights slowly turning off...
Graeme
"I fear not the man who has practiced ten thousand kicks one time, but I fear the man that has practiced one kick ten thousand times!" - Bruce Lee
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No ads, since about 24. September 2024
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Never mind the ads, management has disappeared.
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After a week of pouring over code, and working closely with the authors of two different projects whose source I incorporated into mine, I've finally got my new graphics library running on IoT:
"BengalLovinAss" is the name of a fellow moderator at a site I moderate.[^]
I made a png for her using my lib, and then some smart aleck decided to tell me to put it on a cheap low resolution TFT.
Well I tried. The ESP32 threw a stack tantrum. I massaged the code for another day, and this is the result.
I feel like I just trekked through a mountain range.
Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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I saw that image in some article you've posted elsewhere (well, here on CP) and I thought to myself, I'd love to see this on one of those IoT devices.
And there it is.
To the average person, a picture is a picture is a picture and wouldn't think much of it. I've never done development on those types of devices myself, but I can appreciate the sort of hell I'm sure you had to go through to get this working.
I don't care what anyone says, this is impressive work.
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Thank you!
Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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Anyone know of a site where we can at least setup a group and stay in touch - I think it's very inconsiderate of whoever is running the show to leave us in the dark like this. WE ARE FAMILY
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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