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Twelve reasons why Russia sucks

February 12, 2024. I am an American lawyer who defected to Moscow Russia unsuccessfully in 2015, then again in 2018. I stay here because my hatred of American foreign policy is absolute. Since the fall of the USSR the United States has killed over a million people worldwide and now has 800 military bases.

I love Russia and so much and the Russian people, but collectively they are invasion of the body snatcher aliens with a beautiful “Potemkin village” face. Big cities show the best face and the worst excesses of any country. Moscow, where 80% of the economy goes through, is a cutthroat beautiful wild east with cell phones. Expats migrate here for opportunity. Especially after Covid-19 and the great worldwide immigrant purges, only the hardiest, bravest, or in my case, patriotic, Americans stay in Russia. -- Travis Lee Bailey, Esq., MSoc, MPol. Washington, DC lawyer and author in Moscow Russia. MoscowAmerican.com / WhyDontRusisansSmile.com

James Sunderland - June 9, 2018

Here is a self-pity parade of a guy who cannot but think how unfair it is that every child on this planet plays a cruel lottery upon birth. Something very similar to be born deaf-mute, or blind, or unable to experience anything else that is a regular part of “ordinary” people’ existence.

Sigh.

“To know one country is to know none" - Seymour Martin Lipset, Sociologist

The French have a saying, “Quand on connait sa maladie, on est à moitié guéri”—“When you know your sickness, you are halfway cured.”

"No, I'm not a pessimist. At some point the world shits on everybody. Pretending it ain't shit makes you an idiot, not an optimist."[1]

Poverty

As a tourist, you would probably visit the “northern capital” of Russia — Saint Petersburg. Founded by Peter the Great, this former capital of the Russian Empire is indeed a sight to behold. Wandering among the gold-plated halls of famous art galleries, stone Griffins with golden wings, and marble Atlases that uphold the roof of the New Hermitage, one can get an impression of a truly European country with a proud history and strong economy to uphold this beauty.

Those who come to Moscow will also have a similar impression thanks to fascinating churches and galleries, the Moscow City district, and the amount of Bentleys, Lamborghinies, Ferraries and Teslas revving on the streets.

I understand those who are fooled by these two cities, I really do. But here’s the truth — the rest of russian cities look like this.

Chelyabinsk

Ugly human anthills patched together into one depressing tohubohu, mud and holes instead of the roads, and the gray color — oh, this never-ending gray color that paints everything from houses and dead trees to frowned faces around you.

Velikij Ustug

For the last few years I’ve been living in Tula — this is the capital city of the Tula State, something like Austin in Texas or Sacramento in California. What if I tell you that this state capital and the place from the photo below, with crooked wooden barracks half-swallowed by the Earth itself, are in fact the same city? What an awesome opportunity to visit not just the country, but the living XVII century as well.

The central district of Tula, Boldina street

If now you are thinking I’m showing you the ruins of the suburbs and abandoned “ghost cities” of the USSR era — unfortunately, no. Brace yourselves, the pictures below are taken in Voronezh, a city with more than a million of citizens, a capital of the Voronezh State.


These photos were taken by a famous russian blogger Ilya Varlamov, you can see more in this LiveJournal post of his.

Now, let me get this straight — my goal here is to show you the dark side of a Moon, to confront the veneer of a prosperous and powerful country with the ghastliness of a daily life. For this sake, I may be exaggerating things — of course, such horrifying conditions are not that often in Russian cities. But neither they are rare. Seeing these pictures comes with no surprise to a regular Russian, we all accept the possibility of someone living in similar houses just down the street.

If you’re wondering what makes Russian cities (and — God have mercy on me— villages, I don’t even dare to post any photos of them) look like living illustrations for the “shithole” dictionary entry, the poverty must be among the major reasons for that. According to the most optimistic reports, the average salary in Russian cities (apart from Moscow and Saint Petersburg) is 20,000–40,000 rubles a month. That is $330–660, less than $8000 a year. Sometimes more, if you served in military and were engaged into local conflicts, or were employed by wealthy oil company. But most of the time, much less.

After 45 years of busting her ass as a nurse, my retired grandmother receives a pension of $210 a month. Imagine you make $2520 a year and ask yourselves, whether the photos above still seem unbelievable to you.

This all-embracing Russian poverty is everywhere: in people’s houses, clothes, the cars they drive, the food they eat, the entertainments they have. Every May, Russia celebrates the beginning of the barbecue season, “shashlyk”. Ask a Russian if (s)he loves shashlyk and most probably a smile will slowly cover his\her face. Hell yeah! However, this barbecue is somewhat different from what you’re probably imagining now. A “shashlyk” is basically a group of people sitting in the nearest forest (or right in the yard behind their home) in a pile of trash, grilling cheap meat and consuming tons of cheap alcohol, leaving burnt grass, coal, shattered glass, and plastic bottles behind them. This disgusting view is a music to a Russian ear, the fairly earned right to relax!

Happy holidays!

Every time you are tricked into thinking that Russia is a powerful and wealthy country, remember these pictures and laugh from your belly.

Obedience

If I had to pick one definitive feature of a Russian person that separates us from the “western people”, I’d choose obedience. Submission. And nope, I’m not talking about BDSM practices here.

Throughout the history, Russians had a very special relationship with people who wield power. Tzars and emperors were referred to as “The Lord’s Anointed”, the one who reigns by the divine right, and their power was believed to be sacred. Much like in the ancient Egypt, except for the fact that it was happening 4500 years later. When the Soviets were formed, this sacred monarchy was replaced by the religious communist cult — instead of the Lord’s Anointed ones we got the Bearers of the Great Lenin and Marx Ideology — a change of decorations, but not the idea behind. …As a result of this unhealthy relationship with the government, the regular Russian person is born with a rare genetic malfunction: an inborn submission to any authority — a president, a senator, a mayor, a cop, a boss, a landlord, you name it. Most importantly, to G-men.

Jozeph Stalin, one of the bloodiest tyrants ever born, has ordered millions of people shot or sent for years into concentration camps also known as GULAGs. Those few who are old enough to remember 1930-s, talk about a vivid memory of being constantly afraid. In the dark hours, people were waking up from the quiet squeals of car brakes in their yards — they knew who that was.

The black “Voronok” — the signature NKVD vehicle used to transport prisoners

Paralyzed, they would lay still in their beds listening to the NKVD officers’ steps, praying the executioners were not after them.

“You are under arrest”.

No one asked what exactly they were charged with. No one tried to fight back. Because it didn’t matter. It could be your neighbor who said you secretly listen to jazz music at nights. It could be your employee who did not receive a raise the previous month and claimed you are a British spy. It could even be an arrest with for reason at all, just because NKVD received orders to arrest 500 people in this area by the end of a month. It didn’t matter. People would silently go into those black cars without knowing if they ever going to see their families again.

Could you imagine something like that happening in France? Or Spain? Or U.S.? The entire nation is aware that the people are being enslaved and murdered by their own government, and still they praise the Party, the Leader, and silently march into their graves. And if you think those times are gone, you are wrong again.

Here’s South Korea — the riots booming in 2017 as the nation learned the President Park Geun-hye faces charges in bribery and influence peddling. ….

What’s the difference?

South Koreans kept protesting until the corrupted president got arrested and, later, sentenced to 24 years in prison. Russian “protest” lasted for a few hours.

Dozens of people beaten with police batons, hundreds arrested. The next day the country lives its ordinary life as nothing ever happened (probably, because nothing happened indeed). People head to their workplaces and talk to each other during the lunch break. Very few bring up the yesterday protests, and even when they do, everyone smiles. They all know it’s useless. Because THEY have always been stealing from US. And THEY always will be. WE know that and WE accept it.

This “WE versus THEY” metaphor is essential for understanding the Russian mentality. The “people” and “authorities” (any authorities, not just the government alone) both do everything they can to alienate themselves from the opposite party. This reminds me of the Indian caste social stratification system. If you are one of the “people”, you accept your poor status. This comes with understanding that THEY can do whatever they want — steal from you, send you to die for Assad in Syria, stick a broom into your arse or break your spine with a chair in a police station… Or mock your worst tragedy.

In March 2018, the fire in the Kemerovo “Winter Cherry” trade center killed nearly 70 people, the tragedy which inflamed minor protests against the fatal negligence of the town administration. During one these protests, the vice-senator Sergey Tsivilev said to the face of a man, who had lost a wife, a sister, and three kids to the fire, that he came on stage with his speech to “feed on this hot topic”. And the grieving father has swallowed that.

In Russia, the “government” is thought to be a separate, almost miraculous entity, something entirely different from the people. Ordinary citizens do not consider themselves as a part of the country, only as expendables. Keep that in mind while you read the rest of the article, this magic formula can solve a lot of your riddles.

Indifference

In her “The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” best-seller, Sarah Knight describes a “fuck budget” everyone has. Whenever you do something that requires your time or energy, you spend some of the “fuck bucks” from this budget. The life-changing magic itself is to understand that your budget is limited and stop wasting “fuck bucks” on irrelevant things. Well, if Russians are poor financially, at least they are “fuck bucks” millionaires, since “not giving a fuck” is another common Russian treat.

I’ve already mentioned not giving a hoot about massive corruptions and the fact that everyone, from the President to a local judge, steals budget money. In the end, people who consider themselves as expendables, not citizens of their country, have a moral right to have no responsibility for it, or a desire to change the course.

we don’t riot against this neo-monarchy — what’s for? Another one will come place and start stealing, what’s the difference?....Truly, this country does terrible things to your mind.

But the indifference stretches far beyond the politics. Russians don’t give a shit about how the city looks. Every elevator, every house is covered with penis drawings (or its textual representation, the branded Russian “hyi” word), gum, and piss (the later is even laughed upon, in the figure below people ask the symbol of “goddamn Americans”, President Obama, to stop pissing in their elevator — a local humor, don’t ask me to explain).

Most benches near the apartment entrances are broken. Doors are covered with ads. Light bulbs are broken or stolen. Patches of different paint — signs of feeble repairs attempts — cover dirty walls that lose their plaster skin.

Dog shit covers every yard and most of the playgrounds. Dog owners and their our own kids cannot walk more than 30 steps without stepping into another pile, but no one cares and (almost) no one cleans after their dogs.

Why? To quote a well-known Russian designer Artemy Lebedev, we all have our “comfort zones”, but if civilized people’ comfort zone includes the streets they walk, the parks they visit, the cities they live in, and the countries they inhabit, a comfort zone of a Russian ends at his doorsteps. Everything outside my apartment does not belong to me, hence I don’t give a shit about it.

And for those who dare to upset the established order of not caring, we have a perfect and constantly used reply: “Tebe bolshe vseh nado?”, which means “are you the one who cares the most?” Indeed, are you the one who stepped more than anyone into dog shit? We all do, buddy, shut up. We all live in these ugly homes, who gave you the right to be offended with this sight more than we are? Bite the bullet and keep your mouth shut, just like we do. And believe it or not, that works as a charm — most anyone instantly chills and backs out.

You don’t want to be the one who cares a little bit more than everyone around you does. And even if you do, “Odin v pole ne voin” — “One man, no man”.

The high noon of this herd morale is pictured in the critically acclaimed 2014 movie “The Fool” by Alexander Bykov: a regular service guy finds out that the house with 860 people inside is about to collapse because of a giant crack in the wall. Rushing into the restaurant, where the mayor happens to celebrate her birthday, he alerts everyone about the upcoming tragedy, which is about to happen because of the tragic negligence, bureaucracy and the fact that most of the city budget has been systematically stolen by the government pen-pushers throughout years. The good civil servants quickly come to understanding that they won’t be able to cover this story up, and they are much more comfortable with burying everyone alive under the ruins and blaming a couple of fall guys in the office, rather than evacuate that “living trash”. Desperate, the movie antagonist runs back to the falling building and starts banging into doors, shouting about the emergency and rushing everyone to get outside… where he eventually gets killed by the mob, angry at the guy who has forced them leave their cozy wormholes. A fiction movie, yes, but for everyone who’s lived here long enough it looks more like a terrifying prophecy, a dark omen of what is to come, a reminder for those who want to change the way the things work here.

“Chelovek cheloveky volk” — “We are wolves to each other”

The degree to which Russians don’t give a shit about the people around is frightening. A few years ago the Russian media was covering a story about a university teacher that had a heart attack and collapsed on a street in Saint-Petersburg. He lied down covered with snow for two hours and eventually died. No one approached him. “Huh, probably another alcoholic had too much for today, that’s not my business”. This specific case took place several years ago, but such tragic events happen every week.

The guy in the video pretends he suffers from a sudden pain in his stomach — watch how “fast” the help comes

The emergency medical info available from the locked iPhone screen, bracelets for diabetics that warn people about the wearer’s condition in case (s)he suddenly collapses — none of precautions make sense here in Russia, because should anything happen to you, the first one who approaches you would probably be a city worker who came to collect your body. But at least our “fuck budgets” are always topped, right?

The War

World War 2 (WWII) or the "Great Patriotic War) as it is called in Russia, is an event that keeps shaping and molding the modern Russia even 80 years after it ended.

The nation that lost over 30 million people killed directly at war, — not counting millions executed in Gulags by the Soviet government — celebrates the 9th of May as a demonstration of an endless power.

Occasionally, someone tries speaking about the 9th of May as a day of grief, a day to remember the terrible price we’ve payed, a day to respect the dead. Every year I see humble attempts to focus people’s attention on those few who actually participated in the Great War, who now live their last days abandoned by everyone, starving and unable to pay their utilities or buy their medicine. But those words are lost in the maddening joy and immeasurable pride of the “grateful sons”.

This is a day of massive celebration, very close to the New Year in terms of joy and involvement. By “celebration” many Russians mean drinking themselves half-dead (“for the Horde… ugh, veterans!”) and beating someone’s face to a pulp…

…or simply enjoying cat food (seriously) as a digestive

This is the day when car owners proudly ride with “We can repeat!” stickers on the rear car windshields. These stickers illustrate USSR dog-fucking the Nazi Germany and imply same will happen to our modern foes.

This is the day when people decorate everything — from bags and t-shirts to vodka bottles in shops with black-and-orange stripes, the “Georgy ribbon”, an official symbol of the victory.

Funnily enough, the St.George medal was never assigned to anyone during the war. This medal originates from the older times of the Russian Empire. For that reason, the black-and-orange ribbon was popular among the RLA (Russian Liberation Army) of General Vlasov — the famous “traitor” that has surrendered the entire army to Nazis and fought on the Reich’s side against the Soviet Union. Modern day patriots that preach the importance of remembering our history hail the Nazi symbol — quite peculiar, isn’t it? Did I already mention that Russians don’t give a shit about anything? This certainly applies to war symbols as well.

Enemies

There’s a perfect reason why Russia gladly cultivates the myth about the glorious victory — this ideology braces people in the face of the external threat, namely, the “goddamn America”. And the entire world with it, for that matter.

The war is not over. THEY (oh, this magical word again) are plotting to destroy our land, to take away our resources and treasures! Hitler ideas are still alive, only this time our western foes use economics instead of foot soldiers and cluster bombs.

If you ask a North Korean about the world outside, (s)he will probably be very honest in saying that Korea is surrounded by enemies and in front of the western capitalistic plague this proud little country stands strong as the last refuge for hope. Propaganda is known to be able to turn people into zombies, and it’s no surprise the modern day Russia swarms with brain-dead puppets who believe the same crap. …Our masters still ride luxurious cars and send their children to London and New York, while the regular people become the real target for those sanctions. Which doesn’t bother them much because first, that’s an evil plan by our enemies who are destined to fail, we just need to hold on a little longer, and secondly, hey we don’t give our “fuck bucks” away, remember?

Another interesting point to be made is that despite a very evident urge to secure their place in the sun through armed conflicts, Russians bear a wide-eyed confidence that Russia is a country that during its entire history has never started a war, only was a target of the hostile aggression from our neighbors. Well, ahem, don’t get mad: despite the fact that 53 out of 75 armed conflicts that took place since the middle of the XVI century were actually initiated by Russian Empire\USSR\Russia, our people prefer the good ol’ “from lip to lip” way to share the knowledge about the world, rather than using Google and their own heads.

In her memoirs, Elena Bonner, a wife of the Soviet nuclear bomb’s father and a Nobel peace prize laureate Andrey Sakharov, shared a memory of a dialog she had in a taxi cab, somewhere around 1971:

— (taxi driver) …that happened the same year the Czechs attacked us.

— Sorry?

— Well, Czechs… They attacked us in Prague, remember?

Laws

As I have said before, the total obedience to any government requests is a very common Russian trait. However, — surprisingly or not, — this is somehow mixed with a total outlawry. As another Russian proverb states (I’m gonna reference quite some of these throughout the article):

“The idiocy of Russian laws is offset by their poor enforcement”.

In a way, the total government corruption can be linked to the same philosophy of a total law denial. The difference is only in the caliber of a law you are allowed to disregard. “Small people” commit smaller crimes, — smoke in elevators and public transport, park their cars on the lawns, occupy parking lots arranged for disabled people, drive the wrong side of a road, cell alcohol and tobacco to teenagers, etc. — but they do it regularly. I doubt you can have a 20-minute walk without witnessing someone violating a law.

Jaywalking — check. Slaloming between moving vehicles— check. Police car driving the wrong way — check. The second pedestrian not giving a shit about a girl hit — check. Lifting a person with possible fractures after a car impact — check.

The most far-fetching iniquity that has been poisoning this poor country for years is, probably, the bribery. Though many researches point out that bribery — or, to be more specific, the tradition to give and receive “gifts” — is very common to most Asian countries (which is the reason for some very harsh punishments in, for instance, China: you don’t fight the plague with just procedure masks, sometimes you need to bring a flamethrower), many link the rise of this all-consuming crime to the times of the General Secretary of the Communist Party Leonid Brezhnev. They say, the dangerous mixture of bribery and a necessity to have a pull in every department was born exactly in Brezhnev’s days. But as a person who has lived here long enough, I personally do not care when or why did it start: all I care is how long will it last.

My first speculation of this venom that poisons my country happened when I was somewhat about 14. I suddenly started wondering why Mom takes a box of chocolates every time I catch a cold and need to see a doctor. Up until that time, I was considering such things as a simple gratitude. Kids’ parents buy presents for teachers in schools, patients take gifts to doctors, your relatives gift something to nurses that look after you in case you get hospitalized. Everything looked like a gratitude indeed — up until I realized this is a requirement rather your own good will.

Another Russian proverb: “Ne podmazhesh — ne poedesh”. Means “if you don’t grease the wheels, the cart won’t go”. And boy, do you need the grease when living in this country…

A gift to a doctor is not just a gratitude, it’s the assurance that (s)he will pay enough attention to your health issues. Same with nurses, if you want them to change bed and clean urinals after your severely ill relative — you need to be extra “grateful” to them. The fact that all these people must do that for free because that is their direct job and they are getting paid for it is totally ignored.

This becomes more of a problem when that is not exactly your wish to pay. Cops camp the roads hiding in the bushes to catch red-handed excessive speeding drivers and those who ride without safety belts on. But not to enforce the law, rather to trade the official punishment (licence suspension, for instance) for money. Pay them now, and you are free to go. Same applies to universities and colleges — you can buy your spot there and\or keep paying teachers to pass exams. Same applies to the army — parents pay enormous buybacks to allow their kids to dodge the humiliating service in Russian army.

And same applies to schools. For instance, have a look at this very symbolic article — auto-translate it to English, the language is pretty straightforward — about a kid from Zhigulevsk, who started a petition against the public school — which means it is officially free — that collects money to (the official explanation) pay salaries to security workers and janitors (yep, no one asked before why a federal school has no money to pay janitors for their service). The kid was labeled as a “traitor”, teachers started bullying his entire class: you get the idea, it’s safer to deal with the young rebel with the hands of other kids in the class who get angry when they are punished “for his actions”. In the video that one of the students has shot in the class, the teacher suggests that if this brave kid refuses to pay, he should bring a bucket, a mop, and start mopping floors in the class himself, and that he lives in the society and must obey its rules. Thankfully, the media brought the story to the public. But what if they didn’t?

The total “pay-to-win” system in Russia leaves no questions why the most powerful people in the country steal billions of budget money and people are somewhat okay with that: they do the same everyone else does, only on the bigger scale.

Religion

According to a Constitution of the Russian Federation — wow, it feels really weird mentioning it: it has been so long since we saw it working last — Russia is a multicultural nonsectarian secular state. However, that county exists only on Constitution pages as an utopia. The real Russia looks more like ISIS in terms of religious bigotry.

I am well aware that even democratic countries can be entangled with religious crap, the need for which sits tight somewhere in the back of our heads. U.S. alone has hundreds, maybe thousands of cults, from local one-town communities to powerful and influential organizations like Scientology. The itch to explain things in the most simple way (often, the most idiotic one at the same time) comes from the way our brain evolved — that organ that takes only 5% percent of our total body weight consumes around 70% of the total energy our organism produces. Cognition is a very costly process, and our internal systems — more precisely, the limbic system also known as the paleomammalian cortex, which manages our primal functions: eating, moving, breeding, emotional responses, etc. — that system does everything it can to minimize the risk of burning through the available energy supplies (your primal brain knows nothing about Walmart and your ability to buy more food and refill those supplies at any time). By the way, that is the reason you feel so nice when you take a day off and spend it on a couch watching a TV-show instead of doing something that needs to be done— as a reward for defeating the neocortex (involved in higher-order brain functions such as cognition, spatial reasoning and language), your brain gets a free shot of endorphins that enforce that feeling of pleasure.

Okay, enough with the medicine — the bottom line is that people are prone to making fast decisions and thinking less. Always have been, and always will be. That is the major reason why a set of ready-to-use “How to live your life” guides called religions are loved all around the world. But in Russia, that love has definitely grown into something much more ominous.

Let’s have some fun — I’ve made a test for you, answer the following questions with Yes\No statements:

Does the primary religion in your country openly spread a terrifying myth that HIV does not exist, and that AIDS comes from stress, vaccines, and bad environment — statements that enforce the HIV denial movement and lead to an epidemic?

Is your army equipped with mobile praying stations that can be deployed on a battlefield?

The church wagon…

…and its even more hilarious version — the pneumatic air church, yay!

Can you be convicted for 3.5 years for playing Pokemon Go in church in your country?

Does your country allot military corps to set up the guard of honor that meets a plane with a saint’s bones?

Is consecrating rockets a necessary procedure that ensures the flight will be successful?

Oops, sorry, that is the successful start of the Falcon Heavy by the heretic Elon Musk…

…and that is a Russian pope who sprinkles a rocket with holy water. Either a water was fake, or the priest wasn’t a sincere believer, or maybe the God himself was against this launch —anyway, the rocket crushes shortly after the take off.

Does the primary church in your country hire priests, who “cleanse” poor fellows with mental disorders by riding them?

Behind the scenes of the “Exorcist”

If gave positive answers to at least two of these questions, I bet we can chat about this article in Russian.

Fatalism

A careful reader has already smelled that scent of fatalism in the text above. The final piece of puzzle that can explain why any law is neglected and any crime is not big enough to inflame mass protests. The fate.

“Ne mi takie — zhizn’ takaya”

You guessed it — another proverb. “It’s not our fault — that’s just the way the life is”. Almost like 2Pac — “that’s just the way it is”. 2Pac, however, mixed that line with “we gotta make a change”. Russians drop this part for there is no light in a tunnel, no faith that anything at all can change. Our fates are sealed and there’s no way we can do anything about that (apart from writing a whiny Medium article, yes).

Those familiar with fascinating Russian literature agree that it’s largely touched by this feeling of something horrible nearby, the doom, the bitter end that awaits us. The epitome of such mood is probably Dostoevsky, whose novels are soaked in this grim mood, a unique mixture of desperation and faith in a higher power.

As I write these words, I suddenly have this thought: what if this blind Christian faith carried through centuries is in fact a natural response to the inevitability of the dark end, an answer for that all-consuming fatalism? If we, the unwilling, the unable, came in this world to suffer, without the prospect of any significant positive change to look forward to, — the end of times when the Lord will make everything right is the only thing left to believe in. Better late than never, huh? Could it be that I’m right, I wonder.

Education

Meet Mikhail Zadornov — one of the most iconic Russian stand-up comedians.

If you ask anyone what’s his iconic phrase, I doubt someone will have difficulties answering “Nu tupie-e-e-e”, which means “Oh they’re morons”. At first “they” meant Americans, later — any “western” person. Almost single-handedly, this guy has forever secured the myth about Russians who are the smartest nation ever. Or at least certainly smarter than moronic Americans.

This stuff wouldn’t gain so much popularity if many Russians didn’t already share the same opinion. As a journalist Alexander Nevzorov says, “a porn magazine can cause erection only if you have penis in the first place”. Believe it or not, many Russians are positively sure that Russia (26 Nobel laureates, many of which — surprisingly!— are residents of foreign countries, like 2010 laureates Geim and Novoselov who work in Manchester) is way “smarter” than the U.S. (371 Nobel laureates), which is largely considered to be the country for fags, morons and fatsos.

Most Russians are positively sure that Soviet Union had the world’s best education. Yeah, right, that pretty much explains why our university diplomas have no value outside Russia, or why millions of Russians were holding jars of water in front of their TV screens in 1980’s, waiting for the famous “psychics” and “faith healers” Chumak and Kashpirovsky to “charge” the liquid with their supernatural abilities and heal the viewers. Chumak is dead, but Kashpirovsky still packs the houses full of people ready to pay money for miraculous recovery.

Yes, that shit was broadcasted on official Soviet TV channels

Funnily enough, Zadornov who had publicly spoiled his U.S. visa and rose through the ranks by trash-talking about western people as untalented brain-dead hucksters and profiteers, rushed into a private EU clinic after being diagnosed with cancer. Unlike millions of his followers, who cannot afford the same and have learn the hard way that their country with “best-in-class educational system” cannot provide a decent medical treatment.

Aggression

If you have ever been to websites like bestgore.com, you probably know what human beings are capable of doing to each other. People behead, flay and dismember their foes alive— not for survival, but just for money, pleasure or out of religious beliefs.

This unspeakable cruelty is horrifying, but so it is rare — most of the time crimes like that are carried out by troubled people with absolutely no remorse or empathy towards others. What you see much more often is something I call a “household cruelty” — hateful actions performed by ordinary people in their everyday life. And that groundless, gratuitous hate towards the others is something in which no nation could arguably “outshine” Russians.

Those who ever tried online games like Counter Strike, Dota or WoW, instantly agree with me — Russians are often considered most toxic players ever. These people can abandon matches, intentionally “feed” their opponents and flame their teammates before the game has even started. Just watch any Russian Dota stream on Twitch or see any highlight compilations— 95% of these “highlights” are not some sick plays, but an exceptionally “epic” flame or a trash-talk.

Some people, however, are capable of turning that aggression into something fabulous.

The entire web, not just video games, is a place for any Russian maggot, obedient and speechless in everyday life, to show his\her true colors. Here’s an example.

A CCTV camera catches a group of teenagers stealing a bronze duck effigy from a city park. Most likely, drunk guys were having fun and showing off in front of the girl — you know how it goes, right?

Definitely, not the most admirable behavior by the young lads. But not the worst crime either. The question is what punishment is fair for these fellows? I’d say, they (or their parents, in case boys are under the legal age) must be charged for the repairs, plus an extra fee. That’s not what Russians in the comment sections think.

“Rip their heads off…”

“Nothing to do with their strength — send them to Syria!”

“Put them down before they breed.” (note: almost 60 more people love this idea)

“They should be sent to BAM or Belomorcanal” (note: the guy is talking about huge highways built by convicts in USSR; many have died on those backbreaking construction sites)

“They won’t feel any shame. Hit them with a crowbar in the spine so that at least they could feel pain :)”

“Execute these fuckers!!!”

“Castrate them!”

“Give them a life sentence!!!!”

“People like them should be gunned down.”

“I wish I knew who these creeps were, I’d break their legs”.

“These fuckers must be reading it now. I’d rip your arms and legs off. Honestly, I’d gladly beat you to death.”

Do not get me wrong, but don’t you think that wishing death, sterilization, legs torn out and arms ripped off is a bit too much for breaking the statue of a duck?

And if you wonder why there is no “intolerance” section here in this article — that is because intolerance is a direct consequence of this raging misanthropy. I do not think people hate gays — or blacks, or Americans, or Muslims, or anyone other person in the world for that matter — because they uphold traditional values and families. As simple as it is, all these people easily represent someone different from a regular Russian, and that reason alone is enough to break their faces and wish them death. As Marilyn Manson adequately puts in his song, “we’re killing strangers so we don’t kill the ones that we love”.

Alcohol

I guess you’ve been waiting for this for a long time. Yes — bears, vodka, balalaika. Vodka is a brand that instantly associates with Russia, and by the George I wish I could say that drunk Russians is nothing but a stereotype. But first, that would confront the official data regarding worldwide alcohol consumption per capita rates. And secondly, unfortunately, this is just the way it is.

Every birthday, every holiday, or simply every Friday or weekend is impossible without alcohol. And do not get me wrong, there are other countries whose drinking is almost a part of the national idea —for instance, South Korea or Japan. But honestly, I have little interest in drunk Japanese lying in the subway in their business suites every Friday. I’m concerned in the consequences drinking brings to my own country.

A drunk pope on the Geländewagen fatally hits two road workers and flees from the scene. This was one of 169,432 road accidents that took lives of 19,088 people in Russia in 2017.

A drunk student tries to step from the balcony into a window. Falls down eleven stories to his death (warning: graphic video).

A drunk cop walks into a supermarket and starts a shoot-out, executing two people and wounding seven more.

A politician gets sloshed with vodka in a forest with his friends, sees a wood ranger’s dog and kills it, then slams the ranger himself into the tree. According to the locals, shooting stray animals and people’s cattle is a well-known hobby of the civil servant, who by the way still keeps his position.

Four drunk teenagers, ages 15 to 17, torture a homeless woman and beat her to death.

Another group of drunk high school students kill a woman they meet in a cafe. According to the police reports, the attacker has torn the victim’s face apart and pulled her entrails through the vagina. I’m not sure if that case illustrates the terrors of drinking, or the aggression — or rather, the sadistic evil inside our people — but I will spare you from seeing the aftermath photo.

A drunk man teases the bear and loses the arm.

And of course…

Numerous drunk kids set stray cats and dogs on fire and chop their noses off.

Tons of drunk husbands beat their wives to death.

Thousands of drunk people attack random passers-by on streets.

Countless drunk workers lose their limbs and their lives in factory accidents.

Innumerable drunk parents beat and kill their kids.

Call me a hypocrite if you want, but the nation of people who unleash such horrors after a few sips should never have free access to alcohol. Which, sadly, will never happen. The alcohol provides a good measure of control: for as long as an “ordinary” Russian can get drunk, he would prefer that to fighting for his rights, justice, or country leaders that see other goals rather than filling their own pockets.

Pride

Finally, after everything written above, after you get the glimpse of that dark side of “ordinary” Russians — cruel, indifferent, ignorant, spineless people — does it come as a surprise that Russians are extremely proud of their country?

There are probably experts in Russia that can provide you with an exact formula of how this feeling emerges. I’m not one of them. I myself keep wondering what exactly gives birth to this moronic patriotism, a feeling that Bernard Shaw defines as “fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it”. I also cannot but quote George Carlin on this matter:

“Pride should be reserved for something you achieve or obtain on your own, not something that happens by accident of birth. Being Irish isn’t a skill… it’s a fucking genetic accident. You wouldn’t say I’m proud to be 5'11”; I’m proud to have a pre-disposition for colon cancer.”

But still, even though patriotism it is a moronic feeling, I can understand Americans’ patriotism — in the end, they belong to of one of the most influential countries. I understand Swedes — people of the country that has been named the most livable country times and times again. I understand Chinese — people of the country that not too long ago was merely a machinery for the western world, but has now risen to have great impact on the globe and one of the world’s fastest growing economy.

But I can neither understand, nor comprehend the mysterious Russian patriotism. A feeling of pride that you belong to a country, inhabited by those who you hate. A feeling of joy to live in a state that shows no joy of knowing you live here. A feeling of honor to be born in a country that prefers making enemies rather than investing in its own people. An unconditional commitment to your land, a willingness to fight and die for the country that does not value your life and will most likely abandon its own defenders, as it did after every military conflict before.

One of numerous dog-poor WWII veterans goes begging in a Moscow subway

That illogical pride must be the final part of the grand absurd design that enchants many foreigners, who are mesmerized with the inexplicable way this country exists. God only knows how millions of these interconnected systems assemble into one love-hate piece, but that knowledge is not even required. In the end, it all boils down to immortal poem by Fedor Tyutchev:

You will not grasp her with your mind

Or cover with a common label,

For Russia is one of a kind —

Believe in her, if you are able.

Too bad the poet does not have advice for those who are unable.

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5G is the fifth generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019, and is the planned successor to the 4G networks which provide connectivity to most current cellphones. 5G networks are predicted to have more than 1.7 billion subscribers worldwide by 2025, according to the GSM Association.

5G is poised to transform industries, society and how we communicate and live in ways we've yet to imagine. Not simply a faster 4G LTE, 5G is one of the most transformative technologies in the history of telecommunications. 5G is 10 times faster, supports 10,000 times more network traffic and can handle 100 times more devices than 4G networks while enabling one-fiftieth the latency with zero perceived downtime.[2]

In Russia, recently the first laparoscopy surgical procedure was performed twice with the use of 5g technology. This is a surgery in which a fibre-optic instrument is inserted through the abdominal wall. A cancer tumor was successfully removed with the use of a laparoscope and 4K camera connected to the 5g network. This procedure was accomplished in the Skolkovo Innovation Center, located in the suburbs of Moscow and nicknamed the "Silicon Valley" of Russia with support of the Moscow Department of Information Technologies.

“Skolkovo is one of several 5g pilot zones in the Moscow region. Over the past six months, innovators have demonstrated how fifth generation communication can be used in a variety of services, from road safety to entertainment. Today, Beeline (a Russian telecomications giant) has demonstrated how 5g can benefit the medical field,” said Eduard Lysenko, Head of Moscow Department of Information Technology.

5g is the fifth generation wireless technology for digital cellular networks that began large scale deployment in 2019. As with previous cellular technologies, 5g networks rely on signals carried by radio waves - transmitted between an antenna and your phone. But when fully implemented, 5g is set to offer download speeds many times faster than today's 4G LTE networks. Russia is uniquely positioned to be a pioneer of 5g capabilities. Currently 89% of the Russia population subscribe to mobile services, making Russia one of the most highly penetrated countries in the world – ahead of both Europe and Northern America. In fact, Russia was one of the first countries in the region to launch 4G in 2012. GSMA Intelligence released an overview in 2018 that stated 5g will develop quickly in Russia, with “more than 80% of the Russian population covered by 2025.”

5g will revolutionize the medical field. It will make procedures like medical diagnosis, mobile surgery, and other real time medical treatments a reality. This will apply to both 'tele-presence,' where a surgeon can merely follow an operation on a video connection and offer expert support, and for 'tele-surgery,' where the doctor actually operates the surgical device from far away. Before with 4g networks, remote surgery using wireless networks was impossible, because the lag time between input and output lasts around a quarter of a second, sometimes as long as 2 seconds — a delay potentially harmful, possibly fatal, to a patient. Now, 5g promises to change all that, with its latency reduced to an almost instantaneous 2 milliseconds between devices.

It will no longer be necessary to transport a patient to a specific clinic or specialist. Remote consultations will reduce the need for travel, significantly saving both doctor and patient time. This will have a big impact on medical specialists, who spend more than 70% of their time travelling from one location to another for complex operations.

Furthermore, 5g makes for more mobile and comfortable operating theaters, thanks to its ability to connect medical equipment wirelessly.

The other equally valuable benefit of 5g is the increased volume of data that can be processed at great speed during surgery. Doctors will be able to connect many more medical devices together and gain data from the patient, in a way that isn't possible at the moment. Different medical specialists, in different places, will all be able to work together for the first time.

There are many medical benefits 5g provides for large files. For example, a single patient can generate hundreds of gigabytes of data each day, from patient medical records to the large image files generated by MRI, CAT, or PET scans. A PET scanner alone generates extremely large files — up to 1 gigabyte of information per patient per study. Adding a high-speed 5g network can help quickly and reliably transport huge data files of medical imagery. A 5g network means that these large files can be transmitted quickly between doctors and hospitals, reducing the time that would otherwise be needed to move them across older networks. The reduction in time that 5g brings means more timely diagnostics, second opinions, treatment starts and adjustments, since the medical data can be transmitted and consumed by doctors faster than ever before.

In addition, the risks of 5g are minimal. 5g uses higher frequency waves than earlier mobile networks, allowing devices to have faster speeds. The electromagnetic radiation used by all mobile phone technologies has led some to worry about increased health risks, including developing cancer. In 2014 the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that "no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by mobile phone use". But the WHO along with the international agency for research on cancer (iarc) has classified all mobile signals as "possibly carcinogenic".

Moscow's Department of Information Technologies is a technology pioneer in the field of 5G. This decade, the technology that this department is developing will dramatically improve outcomes in health care in Russia and worldwide.

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STEP 1: Effectively managing a government scandal: Iraq War torture

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President Bush blames “a few bad apples” for Abu-Ghraib.

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In 20 YEARS of searching I have never found ONE case of a CIA officer being prosecuted for crimes while on duty. They are untouchable.

STEP 2: Effectively managing a government scandal: Genocide of the American Indians

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It took me 42 years to find an instance of any ONE person who opposed the Indian Genocide, they were the Quakers. Remember before? The Quakers are the same group that ended slavery in Britain.

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1890. The Indian Genocide is complete

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One of the wars that America had was the Philippine American War against the Spanish.

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Now , the first concentration camp was NOT the Holocaust.

The first concentration camp was in 1900 in South America. Predictably the American papers wagged their fingers at the terrible British.

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But a couple of years later, America created their own concentration camp in the Philippines.

There were orders for soldiers to kill everyone over 10 years old.

Here is a cartoon about this incident.

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Now, the newspapers back home had a field day.

A congressional committee was formed

With Imperialist and Anti-Imperialists.

There was testimonies about the mass murders.

It was a public relations nightmare.

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I actually wrote 90% of this article 15 years ago in 2015, when I was in law school in Texas with my Russian wife.

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In the American mythos, the Soviet invasion led to US involvement; in fact, the US had been backing the Afghan Muslim Brotherhood and other right-wing proxies for years. Carter’s National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski would later acknowledge that it was their intent to trigger a Soviet invasion.

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That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Russians into the Afghan trap and you want me to regret it? The day that the Soviets officially crossed the border, I wrote to President Carter: We now have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam war. Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire." Source: http://www.counterpunch.org/1998/01/15/how-jimmy-carter-and-i-started-the-mujahideen

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At least as early as 1972, the CIA began funding Afghan fighters

"At least as early as 1972, the CIA began funding Afghan fighters." Don’t Blame Islam. Al-Qaeda and ISIS are products of US and Saudi imperialism.

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Alexander Nefyodov hears it every Thursday when he tunes in from the Arctic port city of Murmansk. "It's so interesting to hear from an American about how America really works," he says.

It isn't quite the radio of days past. Soviet-era beacons like Radio Liberty and the BBC have lost their place on Russian airwaves, and now the Kremlin is offering a fresher voice: Tim Kirby, an expatriate from the suburbs of Cleveland, who says he wants Russian citizenship and says Joseph Stalin was a better leader than he has been portrayed in history books.

On radio shows on Moscow's state-controlled Radio Mayak and in frequent appearances on state television, Mr. Kirby is making a name for himself inside Russia as a kind of Kremlin-appointed Joe the Plumber who explains a broken America to Russian listeners.

"We Russians think that whenever something goes bad here that it must be better in America," says Mr. Nefyodov, 25, who works in a small family wholesale grocery business. Now he says he knows "that things are worse or the same over there."

As the Kremlin rallied support for its ban on U.S. adoptions of Russian orphans imposed late last year, Mr. Kirby, who is 31, appeared on prime-time talk shows to say that one quarter of American children take pills that affect their brains, and that they are endangered by religious sects whose members oppose medical care or dance around poisonous snakes. "Every 6 or 10 years a snake bites a child, the child dies and that's the news of the day and the process repeats itself," he told a national television audience in February.

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When demonstrations erupted around the country over Vladimir Putin's plan to return to the Kremlin in late 2011, Mr. Kirby took to the airwaves to say that Mr. Putin was just taking a page from Washington's playbook. "In America there is a tendency for whoever is sitting in power to be the winner," he said. "In Russia it's the same: Putin is there, we understand it's best not to risk anything."

Mr. Kirby's career is flowering as the Kremlin ramps up a campaign against U.S. influence in Russia, warning that Western-paid agents are trying to undermine the country's stability under the guise of civic action and human rights campaigns.

He has a regular show on RT, the Kremlin's lavishly funded international broadcast channel, whose boss calls it a weapon for "information war." Last month the channel aired a report calling America one of the worst places to live, with quality-of-life indicators down there with Papua New Guinea. A state-run newspaper quoted a top Russian veterinary official saying American milk is laced with hormones that sprout whiskers on women.

TIM KIRBY

Since the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia has been a magnet for Americans disillusioned with the American dream. In the 1920s, socialist labor leader Big Bill Haywood fled to Moscow to escape espionage charges, and today his ashes are buried behind a plaque in the Kremlin wall. In the 1970s and 1980s, singer and songwriter Dean Reed toured here and gave the Soviet Union moral support for the war in Afghanistan and the Berlin Wall.

Mr. Kirby disputes comparisons to Soviet-era American ideologues, and says Russia simply isn't suited for Western-style democracy. That has gotten him hate mail from some Russians, including a message from one who warned he "may one day be found facedown in a swamp." (That was an apparent reference to Mr. Reed, who was discovered dead in a lake near his East Berlin home six weeks after an appearance on CBS's "60 Minutes" when he compared Ronald Reagan to Stalin.)

He urges Russians to take pride in their past, and stop looking west for role models. He often appears on television in a flannel shirt, and his message is simple: The American dream is a myth for most Americans, and better realized in Russia. "Maybe the American dream does exist somewhere, but not where I'm from," he said in a video interview.

Mr. Kirby humbly offers his own travails in America to exemplify the dream's crackup.

He grew up in a rundown suburb of Cleveland, where his father struggled with deadbeat clients in the furniture-refinishing business and saw their house plummet in value when the neighborhood was hit by white flight, he says. Mr. Kirby says his upbringing as a white minority in his neighborhood left him "uncomfortable" in polite society and hostile to authority. In high school, he says, he was forced by school administrators to pay weekly visits to a psychologist after he was identified by fellow students as someone "who would pull off a Columbine shooting."

Mr. Kirby decided to explore his Slavic roots—he says his grandparents were Polish—and after college he joined the Peace Corps, which sent him to the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan.

He ended up in Moscow in 2007, where he found work designing videogames. His media debut came that year as a guest on an adult podcast where the hosts quizzed him on American sexual attitudes, asked him to say swear words in Russian and giggled at his accent.

The show wasn't successful, but Mr. Kirby performed well and soon moved on to offbeat video reports promoting tourism in Russia. He was hired by RT, the Kremlin-financed television station, after giving an impressive presentation on a cucumber festival in the provincial city of Kirov, he says.

He also made acquaintances close to the Kremlin. Leaders of a Kremlin-financed youth group invited him to join a handpicked group of students meeting former President Dmitry Medvedev, he says.

Mr. Kirby got his own talk show on the state-controlled Radio Mayak, a station founded by the Soviet Communist Party to counterbalance Western influence. For an hour on Sundays he invited guests to talk politics. Some of his guests were Russian ideologues who praise Stalin as an effective manager who forged Russia into a superpower.

Radio Mayak says it doesn't know precisely how many listeners tuned into Mr. Kirby's shows, but they say he's a hit. Russia's Ministry of Communications rated it the best political talk show in Russia in 2012, but the format was abruptly changed last summer after Mr. Kirby got an on-air tongue-lashing from a Kremlin critic for suggesting fascism needn't be outlawed. Now he appears on Thursdays, as a regular guest of another talk show host. The station said the move was a promotion, so more listeners could hear him as they drive to work.

Mr. Kirby also shoots English-language opinion pieces on the Kremlin cable channel, RT. "I always wanted to affect society in a positive way, and now I can," he says.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/utbtdl/need_to_get_rid_of_importenterpriseroots

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This can be done by dropping a file: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson

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What is "ImportEnterpriseRoots" Certificate

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1306557

This is a pretty common question that gets asked here.

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3. Copy Command on Windows

Platform: Windows

Windows allows you to merge audio from the command prompt. Here is the command you can use is as follows:

copy /b *.mp3 c:\merged.mp3

The command above means it will find all MP3 files in the directory and join them into the merged.mp3 file.

If you want to add only a few files add them accordingly using a "+" sign in between.

Pros

No need to install a software

The simplest way to merge audio files without losing quality

Cons

Not possible to edit the files

No way to change the format of the output file

Cumbersome to use.

VLC

Source: https://www.videoproc.com/audio-editor/best-audio-mergers.htm


3. How to Merge MP3 Files on Windows 10 with VLC

VLC is an open-source free program that you can free access to. Based on its introduction of how to merge videos, we have tested its capability of combining audio files, and it turns out to be feasible as well. Before we kick off, you need to make sure that all of your audio files have the file extension of .mp3. Otherwise, this method may not work for you. (Notice: if you have different formatted audio files such as .flac and .mp3, see the workaround.)

Step 1. Download and install VLC on your computer.

You are recommended to install VLC locally by its default route.

Step 2. Use the keyboard shortcuts

Win+X > click Command Prompt in the pop-up list.

Or, use the hotkey combination

Win+R to open Run >

type cmd in the box >

hit Enter

Then the Command Prompt will be opened as well.

Run Command Prompt

[Win+R] > cmd to run Command Prompt

Step 3. In the Command Prompt, enter the command: cd c:\mp3, then hit the Enter key.

Sidenote: The c:\mp3 command is the file folder directory where your mp3 audio files are kept. If your audio files are kept on C disk, c:\ file location

Step 4: There will be c:\mp3> command already existing, copy and paste commands as follows:

"C:\PROGRAMFILES\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -vv 1.mp3 2.mp3 --sout-keep --sout=#gather:transcode{acodec=mp3,ab=128}:standard{access=file,mux=dummy,dst=combinedout.mp3}

Sidenotes:
1. C:\PROGRAMFILES\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe command refers to the directory path where the VLC launching program is located in your Windows computer, which is also the default path of VLC setup. Change it if you've set a different destination path for your VLC installation.
2. The 1.mp3 2.mp3 command refers to the filename of your audio tracks. Customize the part based on your personal demands.
3. The combinedout.mp3 command refers to the file name of the combined file. You can change it to the one you like.

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Subtitle Edit is a free (open source) editor for video subtitles - a subtitle editor :)

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For a list of features see below or check out the Subtitle Edit Help page. On my blog you can download latest beta version and read about/discuss new features.

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https://www.maketecheasier.com/batch-rename-files-in-windows/

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  • Open File Explorer by using key combination Windows Key + E and navigate to the folder you want to use as a source for view layout settings.
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If the folder you want to open in Command Prompt is on your desktop or already open in File Explorer, you can quickly change to that directory.

Type cd followed by a space, DRAG AND DROP the folder into the window, and then press Enter. The directory you switched to will be reflected in the command line.

https://www.howtogeek.com/659411/how-to-change-directories-in-command-prompt-on-windows-10/#:~:text=If%20the%20folder%20you%20want,reflected%20in%20the%20command%20line.

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0. Open Command Prompt

02: Copy and paste directory C:\Users\user\Desktop\STUFF


1. Type cd followed by a space,

2. drag and drop the folder into the window, and then

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More instructions may 2024

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3. cmd.

4. Press Enter.

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Open the Command Prompt (CMD) and type "cd" with a space, followed by the name of the directory,

or drag and drop the directory into CMD from File Explorer.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/utbtdl/need_to_get_rid_of_importenterpriseroots

The two ways to lock a preference are:

(1) Enterprise Policy -- check about:policies

This can be done by dropping a file: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson

(2) Autoconfig

This is done by dropping two files: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig

What is "ImportEnterpriseRoots" Certificate

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1306557

This is a pretty common question that gets asked here.

The ImportEnterpriseRoots policy is setup by a lot of security programs (antivirus, firewall, etc). Security programs often use this policy so that they can view incoming secure connections to check that the content is safe, without triggering error messages in Firefox.

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Called Discussion button

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Export telegram contacts on pc windows

How to Export Telegram Contacts and Group Members (PC) Download and install Telegram for Windows/Mac on PC.

Launch Telegram on your PC and login to your account using Phone Number or QR code.  

After successful login, it will take you to the Dashboard where you find the list of the conversations, here

  1. tap on the three lines icon at the top on PC.
  2. It will open a new menu with the list of options, select Settings.
  3. Next, click on Advanced as shown in the below image.
  4. Scroll down to the last and tap on the Export Telegram Data.
  5. After that, select the data you want to export from Telegram. Just select the Account Information and Contact list option.
  6. Scroll down and select the location where you want to download the data and select Human-readable HTML format. Tap on the Export.

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ActivePresenter

Record screen with video.

Excellent! Downloaded from RuTracker.org August 28 2022 only 44 MB.

https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6002607

How to Export ActivePresenter Projects to Videos

https://atomisystems.com/tutorials/export-activepresenter-projects-videos/

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Bulk converting audio files into one

DOESNT WORK

VSDC Pro Video Editor 7.1

RuTracker.ORG

19 Best Free Software to Batch Convert WMA To MP3 for Windows https://listoffreeware.com/free-software-batch-convert-wma-to-mp3-windows/

AnyMP4 MXF Converter 8.0.10 RePack (& Portable) by TryRooM [2020,Multi/Ru]

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https://www.google.com/search?q=unlock+%22wma%22+protected+files


10 ways to bulk convert audio files into one

From: https://multimedia.easeus.com/video-editing-tips/audio-joiner.html#part3

3. Copy Command on Windows

Platform: Windows

Windows allows you to merge audio from the command prompt. Here is the command you can use is as follows:

copy /b *.mp3 c:\merged.mp3

The command above means it will find all MP3 files in the directory and join them into the merged.mp3 file.

If you want to add only a few files add them accordingly using a "+" sign in between.

Pros

No need to install a software

The simplest way to merge audio files without losing quality

Cons

Not possible to edit the files

No way to change the format of the output file

Cumbersome to use.

VLC

Source: https://www.videoproc.com/audio-editor/best-audio-mergers.htm


3. How to Merge MP3 Files on Windows 10 with VLC

VLC is an open-source free program that you can free access to. Based on its introduction of how to merge videos, we have tested its capability of combining audio files, and it turns out to be feasible as well. Before we kick off, you need to make sure that all of your audio files have the file extension of .mp3. Otherwise, this method may not work for you. (Notice: if you have different formatted audio files such as .flac and .mp3, see the workaround.)

Step 1. Download and install VLC on your computer.

You are recommended to install VLC locally by its default route.

Step 2. Use the keyboard shortcuts

Win+X > click Command Prompt in the pop-up list.

Or, use the hotkey combination

Win+R to open Run >

type cmd in the box >

hit Enter

Then the Command Prompt will be opened as well.

Run Command Prompt

[Win+R] > cmd to run Command Prompt

Step 3. In the Command Prompt, enter the command: cd c:\mp3, then hit the Enter key.

Sidenote: The c:\mp3 command is the file folder directory where your mp3 audio files are kept. If your audio files are kept on C disk, c:\ file location

Step 4: There will be c:\mp3> command already existing, copy and paste commands as follows:

"C:\PROGRAMFILES\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -vv 1.mp3 2.mp3 --sout-keep --sout=#gather:transcode{acodec=mp3,ab=128}:standard{access=file,mux=dummy,dst=combinedout.mp3}

Sidenotes:
1. C:\PROGRAMFILES\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe command refers to the directory path where the VLC launching program is located in your Windows computer, which is also the default path of VLC setup. Change it if you've set a different destination path for your VLC installation.
2. The 1.mp3 2.mp3 command refers to the filename of your audio tracks. Customize the part based on your personal demands.
3. The combinedout.mp3 command refers to the file name of the combined file. You can change it to the one you like.

Reset password Change or reset your Windows password

Select Start >

Settings >

Accounts >

Sign-in options .

Under Password, select the Change button and follow the steps.

https://www.rbth.com/articles/2011/12/07/a_rewarding_challenge_13919.html


Download youtube videos in bulk

YouTube Playlist: How to Download YouTube Videos in Bulk

https://gadgets360.com/how-to/features/download-youtube-videos-playlist-bulk-computer-phone-4k-video-downloader-videoder-2279719

Try 4K Video Downloader Today! EXCELLENT

Free Video Downloader Trusted by Millions

https://www.4kdownload.com/products/videodownloader/21


Download YouTube videos that you've uploaded BASTARDS

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/56100?hl=en

how to burn a disk

How to Burn a CD or DVD on Windows 10 https://www.howtogeek.com/689705/how-to-burn-a-cd-or-dvd-on-windows-10/

GRAMFILE

https://gramfile.com/active-iso-burner-download/

Ashampoo Burning Studio Free 1.23.8.0

https://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/getmirror/ashampoo_burning_studio_free,1.html


HP INK TANK WIRELESS

How do I switch between ink tank and cartridge on HP Ink 410 series ?

I want to disable the use of the ink cartridges completely.

Is there any articles or videos on how the HP ink cartridge works when there is tank?  I wanted to buy a printer WITHOUT a ink cartridge.  I did not realize there are  two expensive to replace  ink cartridges inside.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printing-Errors-or-Lights-Stuck-Print-Jobs/How-do-I-switch-between-ink-tank-and-cartridge-on-HP-Ink-410/m-p/8414833#M951251

Download whatsapp messages in bulk batch

https://www.unictool.com/whatsapp/export-all-whatsapp-chats-at-once/


How to Take Batch Screenshots or Screencaps in VLC Media Player FEB 1, 2021

https://turbofuture.com/computers/How-to-take-batch-screenshots-or-screencaps-in-VLC-Media-Player

Download all whatsapp contacts in a whatsapp group video

How to Export WhatsApp Group Contacts to Excel? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll26Ha2Xfs0&t=67s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll26Ha2Xfs0&t=67s

Shortcuts for chrome webpages

Create shortcut on chrome photo.png

subtitles and closed caption freeware

Subtitle Editor

https://nikse.dk/subtitleedit

Subtitle Edit

Overview

Subtitle Edit is a free (open source) editor for video subtitles - a subtitle editor :)

With SE you can easily adjust a subtitle if it is out of sync with the video in several different ways. You can also use SE for making new subtitles from scratch (do use the time-line/waveform/spectrogram) or translating subtitles.

For a list of features see below or check out the Subtitle Edit Help page. On my blog you can download latest beta version and read about/discuss new features.

Also, you can watch a few videos about installing and using Subtitle Edit.

Transfer import facebook to vk

Coding

https://github.com/mekhovov/Export-Posts-from-FB-2-LI-VK/blob/master/export_FB_2_LI_VK.rb


Convert audio m4a to video

https://www.freeconvert.com/m4a-to-mp4/download DOESNT WORK ON YOUTUBE

RUSSIAN SITE https://online-audio-convert.com/ru/m4a-to-mp4/ DOESNT WORK ON YOUTUBE

kdenlive: crop a video

  • kdenlive crop a video
    • Click the zone start icon
    • Click he zone end icon
    • Right click the new zone and extract video

Kdenlive extract zone crop right click.png

merge 2 videos online

Adobe

https://express.adobe.com/tools/merge-videos/#

Quotes background maker

Quotes background maker

Delete portions of a page for printing

  • Print Edit WE
    • To start editing the page:
      • click on the Print Edit WE button on the main toolbar, or
      • select Print Edit WE > Start Editing on the context menu.
    • A blue 'EDIT' (editing) badge will appear on the button.


wifi

WiFi Keeps Disconnecting on Windows 10? Here’s the Fix

Install a Bandwidth Monitor On Your Computer


What's system interrupts high CPU usage in Windows 10

Change Rename Batch Files and Folders in Windows

4 Ways to Batch Rename Files in Windows (USE POWERSHELL)

https://www.maketecheasier.com/batch-rename-files-in-windows/

Doesnt work:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22182409/replace-part-of-file-name-powershell

Rename files by matching partial name (power toys - doesnt work)

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-rename-multiple-files-bulk-windows-10


General:

6 Ways to Rename Files and Folders in Windows 10

https://www.howtogeek.com/665514/6-ways-to-rename-files-and-folders-in-windows-10/

How to set a default Folder View for all folders in Windows 11/10

How to set a default Folder View for all folders in Windows 11/10

  • Open File Explorer by using key combination Windows Key + E and navigate to the folder you want to use as a source for view layout settings.
  • Windows 10, navigate to the View tab in ribbon baron the top and change the settings per your wish. You can change the layout and choose the folder details to display, add extra panes, adjust column width, etc.
  • Once done with the changes, click Options to open the File Explorer Options, earlier called Folder Options. window.
  • Finally, navigate to View tab in Folder Options window.
  • Click/Tap on Apply to Folders button.\

Sections in a taskbar

  1. The Windows TaskBar
  2. The Start Button--Opens the menu.
  3. The Quick Launch bar--contains shortcuts to commonly used applications. ...
  4. The main Taskbar--displays icons for all open applications and files.
  5. The System Tray--contains the clock and icons for some of the programs running in the background.


Unpin a program on the taskbar

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/cant-unpin-or-remove-program-icons-from-windows-10-taskbar

QUICK LAUNCH open folder

[https://www.lifewire.com/add-quick-launch-toolbar-in-windows-10-5115231


Enter %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\ into the navigation field at the top of the window, and press Enter. Click Select Folder. You now have a quick launch toolbar on your taskbar. However, it's on the right side, and the original quick launch was on the left.Aug 4, 2021

How to Add the Quick Launch Toolbar in Windows 10 - Lifewire

show blue links instead of { HYPERLINK link } in a document Word

How to show blue links instead of { HYPERLINK link } in a document Word

https://www.officetooltips.com/word_2016/tips/how_to_show_blue_links_instead_of___hyperlink_link___in_a_document_word.html

To change a representation of hyperlinks in a document, do the following:

1. On the File tab, click the Options button:

Options in Word 2016

2. In the Word Options dialog box,

  • on the Advanced tab,
  • under Show document content,
  • uncheck the Show field codes instead of their values checkbox:

Advanced tab in Word Options 2016 After clicking OK, all hyperlinks in the document will be shown as usual, as blue hyperlinks:

Hyperlink in Word 2016


MICROSOFT WORD - get hyperlinks to show
File>Options>Advanced> [Show document content] section uncheck the box for "Show field codes instead of their values".

YOUTUBE Add more channels to YouTube

Can You Have More Than One YouTube Channel? (January 21, 2021)

Visit your list of Channels, https://www.youtube.com/account

Click Create a new channel button.

Create a new channel button on YouTube

Give your new account a name, and then click Create.

New Brand Channel Create button on YouTube You'll immediately be taken to your new channel where you can customize your account and upload videos.

Screenshot program for laptop

LIGHTSHOT The fastest way to take a customizable screenshot

HOW TO GET FILE NAMES FOR ALL FILES IN A FOLDER

If the folder you want to open in Command Prompt is on your desktop or already open in File Explorer, you can quickly change to that directory.

Type cd followed by a space, DRAG AND DROP the folder into the window, and then press Enter. The directory you switched to will be reflected in the command line.

https://www.howtogeek.com/659411/how-to-change-directories-in-command-prompt-on-windows-10/#:~:text=If%20the%20folder%20you%20want,reflected%20in%20the%20command%20line.

INSTRUCTIONS:

0. Open Command Prompt

02: Copy and paste directory C:\Users\user\Desktop\STUFF


1. Type cd followed by a space,

2. drag and drop the folder into the window, and then

3. press Enter.

The directory you switched to will be reflected in the command line.

How to copy a list of file names in a folder to text file?

EXCELLENT!

use cmd.exe

type dir /b > dirlist.txt

More instructions may 2024

Command to list all files in a folder as well as sub-folders in

Follow these baby steps:

1. Press Windows + R.

2. Press Enter.

3. cmd.

4. Press Enter.

5. ch (name of directory) Example: C:\Users\**\Desktop\**\** 1994\1993 ** central **

6. Type dir /b > dirlist.txt

7. Press Enter.

from search "get names of all files windows 10 in a folder":

[2] STACK OVERFLOW

"change directory in cmd"

Open the Command Prompt (CMD) and type "cd" with a space, followed by the name of the directory,

or drag and drop the directory into CMD from File Explorer.

Press "Enter." Type "cd.." and press "Enter" to go back one directory.

SSL certificate

Free SSL certificate: https://app.zerossl.com/

Recording voice "on the fly"

Recording voice "on the fly": https://www.vocaroo.com


To sort

https://bulkresizephotos.com/en Bulk Resize photos]

https://kzclip.com Youtube alternative]

https://alternatives.app/software/711/Kapwing free video editors list]

Unpin from task bar remove icon from taskbar.png

https://wordmvp.com/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm Microsoft Advanced Find and replace]

https://wordribbon.tips.net/T006010_Breaking_a_Document_Link.html Breaking a Document Link]

https://quozio.com/ Quotes background maker]


https://sms-activate.ru/en/ SMS FOR CHEAP]

https://sourceforge.net/software/cloud-storage/free-trial Compare the Top Cloud Storage Services with a Free Trial of 2021]

Download books (for free)

https://www.maketecheasier.com/convert-audio-to-text/ Convert audio to text]

https://mp3cut.net/ Convert video to audio]

https://support.skype.com/en/faq/fa12025/what-are-keyboard-shortcuts-and-how-do-i-use-them-in-skype Skype shortcuts]

Hang up Ctrl+Shift+H
Ctrl+Tab Next Conversation
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Previous Conversation
Alt+2 Open contacts
Ctrl+Shift+P Start an audio call
Hang up Ctrl+Shift+H

' https://www.autohotkey.com/ '

Google translate extension for Firefox browser, you can translate Yandex.ru also (Which you cannot do with google translate app on chrome):

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/traduzir-paginas-web

https://fixyourandroid.com/apps/android-auto-dialer/ Auto dialers] * Archive.org * App - Call Recorder * Calendar * Chrome * Epson Printer and scanner * Translator * https://www.onlinedoctranslator.com/en/ TRANSLATE DOCUMENTS

Facebook * Google * Galaxy * Instagram * Mediawiki * including extensions

https://www.quickpicturetools.com/en/combine_images/ Combine merge stitch images] * https://thegeekpage.com/17-best-free-screenshot-tools-for-windows-10/ Free screenshot tools for windows 10] * Photoshop

Microsoft Office * Outlook * Microsoft Windows * Notepad

Namecheap * PDF * Programs/delete * Rename programs

Video * Video record screen * wifi * https://www.flickr.com/tools/ Flickr uploader] * https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork/invitation-manager/sent/ How to Track Sent Invitations on LinkedIn]

https://www.raymond.cc/blog/print-all-file-and-folder-contents-to-text-or-printer/ 10 Free Tools To Save or Print a List of File and Folder Contents]
Samsung Galaxy phones

https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-do-i-move-music-images-videos-and-other-media-to-the-sd-card-in-my-galaxy-device/ How do I move music, images, videos and other media to the SD card in my Galaxy device?] * https://www.samsung.com/au/support/mobile-devices/back-up-samsung-device/ Backing up my Samsung device] * https://www.syncios.com/android/backup-samsung-galaxy-s9-to-sd-card.html#part1 How to Easily Backup Everything from Samsung Galaxy S9 to SD Card]

WhatsApp

WhatsApp * https://tryshift.com/blog/apps-hub/log-2-whatsapp-accounts/ How to Log In to Two WhatsApp Accounts at Once]

Telegram

https://www.alphr.com/how-to-find-groups-in-telegram/ How To Find Groups In Telegram

https://bugs.telegram.org/c/112 spambot


Wordpress * Blog blogging

ABBYY Finereader

  • YOUTUBE

Youtube (includes editing videos) - AUDIO FILES

Russian alternatives to youtube

https://www.filesmerge.com/merge-images Merge stick photos online] * https://pinetools.com/flip-image flip photo for Zoom]

https://www.timeanddate.com/timer/ timer] * https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lighting+for+animated+video+background+zoom zoom lighting for animated video background zoom search]

https://winscp.net/eng/docs/free_ftp_client_for_windows FTP client WinSCP]

Create video

https://itsfoss.com/open-source-video-editors/

Edit videos

http://moscowamerican.com/index.php?title=Template:Tech&action=edit e]

https://www.appbrain.com/dev/Green+Apple+Studio/

info@tohsoft.com

Thuy lan, Thanh long, Yen my, Hung yen

Websites http://tohsoft.com

Send a free fax

https://www.lifewire.com/free-fax-services-2378048

Copy cyrillic webpage names

https://www.webatic.com/url-convertor

Calendar

https://www.calendarpedia.com/calendars/october-2022-calendar.html

VPN

FREE VPN for Windows PC Download in 2021 - BETTERNET.co - entire internet

Download programs

windows 10 change mouse visible

Make your mouse more visible by changing the color and size of the mouse pointer.

Start button

Settings >

Ease of Access >

Cursor & pointer , and

choose the options that work best for you.

Desktop programs downloaded and installed

Programs downloaded



Bulk rename utility Bulk file rename utility

Firefox Need to get rid of "ImportEnterpriseRoots" Certificate

https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/utbtdl/need_to_get_rid_of_importenterpriseroots

The two ways to lock a preference are:

(1) Enterprise Policy -- check about:policies

This can be done by dropping a file: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson

(2) Autoconfig

This is done by dropping two files: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig

What is "ImportEnterpriseRoots" Certificate

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1306557

This is a pretty common question that gets asked here.

The ImportEnterpriseRoots policy is setup by a lot of security programs (antivirus, firewall, etc). Security programs often use this policy so that they can view incoming secure connections to check that the content is safe, without triggering error messages in Firefox.

That policy has no impact on what settings you will be able to use in Firefox. It will cause the "Your computer is being managed by your organization" warning message to appear on top of the settings page, but that's it.

Removing that policy from your computer often causes your security program to stop working and/or will cause issues in Firefox when loading some websites.

Hope this clears things up for you.


Telegram

Telegram discussion group with "chat history for new members"

Called Discussion button

scrape users in telegram

Export telegram contacts on pc windows

How to Export Telegram Contacts and Group Members (PC) Download and install Telegram for Windows/Mac on PC.

Launch Telegram on your PC and login to your account using Phone Number or QR code.  

After successful login, it will take you to the Dashboard where you find the list of the conversations, here

  1. tap on the three lines icon at the top on PC.
  2. It will open a new menu with the list of options, select Settings.
  3. Next, click on Advanced as shown in the below image.
  4. Scroll down to the last and tap on the Export Telegram Data.
  5. After that, select the data you want to export from Telegram. Just select the Account Information and Contact list option.
  6. Scroll down and select the location where you want to download the data and select Human-readable HTML format. Tap on the Export.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M6LRDTIPjE&t=42s&ab_channel=SmartFixer

upload video anonymously drag and drop

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/free-anonymous-file-sharing-services-which-allow-you-to-share-files-without-creating-an-account

https://www.veed.io/send-video

VLC MEDIA PLAYER

VLC


ActivePresenter

Record screen with video.

Excellent! Downloaded from RuTracker.org August 28 2022 only 44 MB.

https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6002607

How to Export ActivePresenter Projects to Videos

https://atomisystems.com/tutorials/export-activepresenter-projects-videos/

8 Best Screen Recorders for Windows 10 in 2022- Free & Paid

https://atomisystems.com/screencasting/record-screen-windows-10/

Bulk converting audio files into one

DOESNT WORK

VSDC Pro Video Editor 7.1

RuTracker.ORG

19 Best Free Software to Batch Convert WMA To MP3 for Windows https://listoffreeware.com/free-software-batch-convert-wma-to-mp3-windows/

AnyMP4 MXF Converter 8.0.10 RePack (& Portable) by TryRooM [2020,Multi/Ru]

https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5956123

https://www.google.com/search?q=unlock+%22wma%22+protected+files


10 ways to bulk convert audio files into one

From: https://multimedia.easeus.com/video-editing-tips/audio-joiner.html#part3

3. Copy Command on Windows

Platform: Windows

Windows allows you to merge audio from the command prompt. Here is the command you can use is as follows:

copy /b *.mp3 c:\merged.mp3

The command above means it will find all MP3 files in the directory and join them into the merged.mp3 file.

If you want to add only a few files add them accordingly using a "+" sign in between.

Pros

No need to install a software

The simplest way to merge audio files without losing quality

Cons

Not possible to edit the files

No way to change the format of the output file

Cumbersome to use.

VLC

Source: https://www.videoproc.com/audio-editor/best-audio-mergers.htm


3. How to Merge MP3 Files on Windows 10 with VLC

VLC is an open-source free program that you can free access to. Based on its introduction of how to merge videos, we have tested its capability of combining audio files, and it turns out to be feasible as well. Before we kick off, you need to make sure that all of your audio files have the file extension of .mp3. Otherwise, this method may not work for you. (Notice: if you have different formatted audio files such as .flac and .mp3, see the workaround.)

Step 1. Download and install VLC on your computer.

You are recommended to install VLC locally by its default route.

Step 2. Use the keyboard shortcuts

Win+X > click Command Prompt in the pop-up list.

Or, use the hotkey combination

Win+R to open Run >

type cmd in the box >

hit Enter

Then the Command Prompt will be opened as well.

Run Command Prompt

[Win+R] > cmd to run Command Prompt

Step 3. In the Command Prompt, enter the command: cd c:\mp3, then hit the Enter key.

Sidenote: The c:\mp3 command is the file folder directory where your mp3 audio files are kept. If your audio files are kept on C disk, c:\ file location

Step 4: There will be c:\mp3> command already existing, copy and paste commands as follows:

"C:\PROGRAMFILES\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -vv 1.mp3 2.mp3 --sout-keep --sout=#gather:transcode{acodec=mp3,ab=128}:standard{access=file,mux=dummy,dst=combinedout.mp3}

Sidenotes:
1. C:\PROGRAMFILES\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe command refers to the directory path where the VLC launching program is located in your Windows computer, which is also the default path of VLC setup. Change it if you've set a different destination path for your VLC installation.
2. The 1.mp3 2.mp3 command refers to the filename of your audio tracks. Customize the part based on your personal demands.
3. The combinedout.mp3 command refers to the file name of the combined file. You can change it to the one you like.

Reset password Change or reset your Windows password

Select Start >

Settings >

Accounts >

Sign-in options .

Under Password, select the Change button and follow the steps.

https://www.rbth.com/articles/2011/12/07/a_rewarding_challenge_13919.html


Download youtube videos in bulk

YouTube Playlist: How to Download YouTube Videos in Bulk

https://gadgets360.com/how-to/features/download-youtube-videos-playlist-bulk-computer-phone-4k-video-downloader-videoder-2279719

Try 4K Video Downloader Today! EXCELLENT

Free Video Downloader Trusted by Millions

https://www.4kdownload.com/products/videodownloader/21


Download YouTube videos that you've uploaded BASTARDS

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/56100?hl=en

how to burn a disk

How to Burn a CD or DVD on Windows 10 https://www.howtogeek.com/689705/how-to-burn-a-cd-or-dvd-on-windows-10/

GRAMFILE

https://gramfile.com/active-iso-burner-download/

Ashampoo Burning Studio Free 1.23.8.0

https://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/getmirror/ashampoo_burning_studio_free,1.html


HP INK TANK WIRELESS

How do I switch between ink tank and cartridge on HP Ink 410 series ?

I want to disable the use of the ink cartridges completely.

Is there any articles or videos on how the HP ink cartridge works when there is tank?  I wanted to buy a printer WITHOUT a ink cartridge.  I did not realize there are  two expensive to replace  ink cartridges inside.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printing-Errors-or-Lights-Stuck-Print-Jobs/How-do-I-switch-between-ink-tank-and-cartridge-on-HP-Ink-410/m-p/8414833#M951251

Download whatsapp messages in bulk batch

https://www.unictool.com/whatsapp/export-all-whatsapp-chats-at-once/


How to Take Batch Screenshots or Screencaps in VLC Media Player FEB 1, 2021

https://turbofuture.com/computers/How-to-take-batch-screenshots-or-screencaps-in-VLC-Media-Player

Download all whatsapp contacts in a whatsapp group video

How to Export WhatsApp Group Contacts to Excel? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll26Ha2Xfs0&t=67s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll26Ha2Xfs0&t=67s

Shortcuts for chrome webpages

Create shortcut on chrome photo.png

subtitles and closed caption freeware

Subtitle Editor

https://nikse.dk/subtitleedit

Subtitle Edit

Overview

Subtitle Edit is a free (open source) editor for video subtitles - a subtitle editor :)

With SE you can easily adjust a subtitle if it is out of sync with the video in several different ways. You can also use SE for making new subtitles from scratch (do use the time-line/waveform/spectrogram) or translating subtitles.

For a list of features see below or check out the Subtitle Edit Help page. On my blog you can download latest beta version and read about/discuss new features.

Also, you can watch a few videos about installing and using Subtitle Edit.

Transfer import facebook to vk

Coding

https://github.com/mekhovov/Export-Posts-from-FB-2-LI-VK/blob/master/export_FB_2_LI_VK.rb


Convert audio m4a to video

https://www.freeconvert.com/m4a-to-mp4/download DOESNT WORK ON YOUTUBE

RUSSIAN SITE https://online-audio-convert.com/ru/m4a-to-mp4/ DOESNT WORK ON YOUTUBE

kdenlive: crop a video

  • kdenlive crop a video
    • Click the zone start icon
    • Click he zone end icon
    • Right click the new zone and extract video

Kdenlive extract zone crop right click.png

merge 2 videos online

Adobe

https://express.adobe.com/tools/merge-videos/#

Quotes background maker

Quotes background maker

Delete portions of a page for printing

  • Print Edit WE
    • To start editing the page:
      • click on the Print Edit WE button on the main toolbar, or
      • select Print Edit WE > Start Editing on the context menu.
    • A blue 'EDIT' (editing) badge will appear on the button.


wifi

WiFi Keeps Disconnecting on Windows 10? Here’s the Fix

Install a Bandwidth Monitor On Your Computer


What's system interrupts high CPU usage in Windows 10

Change Rename Batch Files and Folders in Windows

4 Ways to Batch Rename Files in Windows (USE POWERSHELL)

https://www.maketecheasier.com/batch-rename-files-in-windows/

Doesnt work:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22182409/replace-part-of-file-name-powershell

Rename files by matching partial name (power toys - doesnt work)

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-rename-multiple-files-bulk-windows-10


General:

6 Ways to Rename Files and Folders in Windows 10

https://www.howtogeek.com/665514/6-ways-to-rename-files-and-folders-in-windows-10/

How to set a default Folder View for all folders in Windows 11/10

How to set a default Folder View for all folders in Windows 11/10

  • Open File Explorer by using key combination Windows Key + E and navigate to the folder you want to use as a source for view layout settings.
  • Windows 10, navigate to the View tab in ribbon baron the top and change the settings per your wish. You can change the layout and choose the folder details to display, add extra panes, adjust column width, etc.
  • Once done with the changes, click Options to open the File Explorer Options, earlier called Folder Options. window.
  • Finally, navigate to View tab in Folder Options window.
  • Click/Tap on Apply to Folders button.\

Sections in a taskbar

  1. The Windows TaskBar
  2. The Start Button--Opens the menu.
  3. The Quick Launch bar--contains shortcuts to commonly used applications. ...
  4. The main Taskbar--displays icons for all open applications and files.
  5. The System Tray--contains the clock and icons for some of the programs running in the background.


Unpin a program on the taskbar

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/cant-unpin-or-remove-program-icons-from-windows-10-taskbar

QUICK LAUNCH open folder

[https://www.lifewire.com/add-quick-launch-toolbar-in-windows-10-5115231


Enter %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\ into the navigation field at the top of the window, and press Enter. Click Select Folder. You now have a quick launch toolbar on your taskbar. However, it's on the right side, and the original quick launch was on the left.Aug 4, 2021

How to Add the Quick Launch Toolbar in Windows 10 - Lifewire

show blue links instead of { HYPERLINK link } in a document Word

How to show blue links instead of { HYPERLINK link } in a document Word

https://www.officetooltips.com/word_2016/tips/how_to_show_blue_links_instead_of___hyperlink_link___in_a_document_word.html

To change a representation of hyperlinks in a document, do the following:

1. On the File tab, click the Options button:

Options in Word 2016

2. In the Word Options dialog box,

  • on the Advanced tab,
  • under Show document content,
  • uncheck the Show field codes instead of their values checkbox:

Advanced tab in Word Options 2016 After clicking OK, all hyperlinks in the document will be shown as usual, as blue hyperlinks:

Hyperlink in Word 2016


MICROSOFT WORD - get hyperlinks to show
File>Options>Advanced> [Show document content] section uncheck the box for "Show field codes instead of their values".

YOUTUBE Add more channels to YouTube

Can You Have More Than One YouTube Channel? (January 21, 2021)

Visit your list of Channels, https://www.youtube.com/account

Click Create a new channel button.

Create a new channel button on YouTube

Give your new account a name, and then click Create.

New Brand Channel Create button on YouTube You'll immediately be taken to your new channel where you can customize your account and upload videos.

Screenshot program for laptop

LIGHTSHOT The fastest way to take a customizable screenshot

HOW TO GET FILE NAMES FOR ALL FILES IN A FOLDER

If the folder you want to open in Command Prompt is on your desktop or already open in File Explorer, you can quickly change to that directory.

Type cd followed by a space, DRAG AND DROP the folder into the window, and then press Enter. The directory you switched to will be reflected in the command line.

https://www.howtogeek.com/659411/how-to-change-directories-in-command-prompt-on-windows-10/#:~:text=If%20the%20folder%20you%20want,reflected%20in%20the%20command%20line.

INSTRUCTIONS:

0. Open Command Prompt

02: Copy and paste directory C:\Users\user\Desktop\STUFF


1. Type cd followed by a space,

2. drag and drop the folder into the window, and then

3. press Enter.

The directory you switched to will be reflected in the command line.

How to copy a list of file names in a folder to text file?

EXCELLENT!

use cmd.exe

type dir /b > dirlist.txt

More instructions may 2024

Command to list all files in a folder as well as sub-folders in

Follow these baby steps:

1. Press Windows + R.

2. Press Enter.

3. cmd.

4. Press Enter.

5. ch (name of directory) Example: C:\Users\**\Desktop\**\** 1994\1993 ** central **

6. Type dir /b > dirlist.txt

7. Press Enter.

from search "get names of all files windows 10 in a folder":

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"change directory in cmd"

Open the Command Prompt (CMD) and type "cd" with a space, followed by the name of the directory,

or drag and drop the directory into CMD from File Explorer.

Press "Enter." Type "cd.." and press "Enter" to go back one directory.

SSL certificate

Free SSL certificate: https://app.zerossl.com/

Recording voice "on the fly"

Recording voice "on the fly": https://www.vocaroo.com


To sort

https://bulkresizephotos.com/en Bulk Resize photos]

https://kzclip.com Youtube alternative]

https://alternatives.app/software/711/Kapwing free video editors list]

Unpin from task bar remove icon from taskbar.png

https://wordmvp.com/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm Microsoft Advanced Find and replace]

https://wordribbon.tips.net/T006010_Breaking_a_Document_Link.html Breaking a Document Link]

https://quozio.com/ Quotes background maker]


https://sms-activate.ru/en/ SMS FOR CHEAP]

https://sourceforge.net/software/cloud-storage/free-trial Compare the Top Cloud Storage Services with a Free Trial of 2021]

Download books (for free)

https://www.maketecheasier.com/convert-audio-to-text/ Convert audio to text]

https://mp3cut.net/ Convert video to audio]

https://support.skype.com/en/faq/fa12025/what-are-keyboard-shortcuts-and-how-do-i-use-them-in-skype Skype shortcuts]

Hang up Ctrl+Shift+H
Ctrl+Tab Next Conversation
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Previous Conversation
Alt+2 Open contacts
Ctrl+Shift+P Start an audio call
Hang up Ctrl+Shift+H

' https://www.autohotkey.com/ '

Google translate extension for Firefox browser, you can translate Yandex.ru also (Which you cannot do with google translate app on chrome):

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/traduzir-paginas-web

https://fixyourandroid.com/apps/android-auto-dialer/ Auto dialers] * Archive.org * App - Call Recorder * Calendar * Chrome * Epson Printer and scanner * Translator * https://www.onlinedoctranslator.com/en/ TRANSLATE DOCUMENTS

Facebook * Google * Galaxy * Instagram * Mediawiki * including extensions

https://www.quickpicturetools.com/en/combine_images/ Combine merge stitch images] * https://thegeekpage.com/17-best-free-screenshot-tools-for-windows-10/ Free screenshot tools for windows 10] * Photoshop

Microsoft Office * Outlook * Microsoft Windows * Notepad

Namecheap * PDF * Programs/delete * Rename programs

Video * Video record screen * wifi * https://www.flickr.com/tools/ Flickr uploader] * https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork/invitation-manager/sent/ How to Track Sent Invitations on LinkedIn]

https://www.raymond.cc/blog/print-all-file-and-folder-contents-to-text-or-printer/ 10 Free Tools To Save or Print a List of File and Folder Contents]
Samsung Galaxy phones

https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-do-i-move-music-images-videos-and-other-media-to-the-sd-card-in-my-galaxy-device/ How do I move music, images, videos and other media to the SD card in my Galaxy device?] * https://www.samsung.com/au/support/mobile-devices/back-up-samsung-device/ Backing up my Samsung device] * https://www.syncios.com/android/backup-samsung-galaxy-s9-to-sd-card.html#part1 How to Easily Backup Everything from Samsung Galaxy S9 to SD Card]

WhatsApp

WhatsApp * https://tryshift.com/blog/apps-hub/log-2-whatsapp-accounts/ How to Log In to Two WhatsApp Accounts at Once]

Telegram

https://www.alphr.com/how-to-find-groups-in-telegram/ How To Find Groups In Telegram

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Wordpress * Blog blogging

ABBYY Finereader

  • YOUTUBE

Youtube (includes editing videos) - AUDIO FILES

Russian alternatives to youtube

https://www.filesmerge.com/merge-images Merge stick photos online] * https://pinetools.com/flip-image flip photo for Zoom]

https://www.timeanddate.com/timer/ timer] * https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lighting+for+animated+video+background+zoom zoom lighting for animated video background zoom search]

https://winscp.net/eng/docs/free_ftp_client_for_windows FTP client WinSCP]

Create video

https://itsfoss.com/open-source-video-editors/

Edit videos

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