2bluesc

26 ms·

241.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
> Is anyone using such tools as a backup for their NAS (and then using their NAS for time machine?). I use borgbackup to back-up my stuff locally with rclone to mirror the borg repository in the cloud (personal Google Drive in my case) a
242.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
The results don't look very complete seeing as how attic was abandoned over two years ago. The master attic branch[0] has 600 commits. The fork of attic, borg, has over 4000 commits [1] suggesting a significant amount of work has bee
243.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
I tend to follow these guidelines with the following exceptions: 1. always use curly braces 2. 4 spaces instead of a tab character
244.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
What was you issue with support? I've had 2 Yubikeys replaced at their cost after published security exploits highlighted shortcomings. Also haven't had one fail on me yet. Would be curious to learn what your experience was.
245.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
Details.
246.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
> Another major source of IPv6 traffic that most people are unaware of it the cell networks. Most cellphone providers use IPv6. Yes. I have T-Mobile in SF, and going to test-ipv6.com shows "10/10 readiness score".
247.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
I've had IPv6 natively for 4+ years in San Francisco[0] on my residential cable connection. This appears to be one of the few things Comcast does right. Without any extra effort the following sites (small sample from Alexa top 500) us
248.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
Authy backs up the 2FA secrets to the could to enable "multi-device support". To restore the backup it's usually a matter of verifying your phone number via SMS. See how this turned bad? I'd recommend disabling multi-de
249.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
> power delivery rate has got to be minuscule Amazing that during the whole presentation the word "watt" was never mentioned to describe the power delivered and at what range.
250.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
> or use docker: https://hub.docker.com/r/kylemanna/openvpn/ That's my project, thanks for the shout out! For those curious the main feature of the Docker container is to wrap up the PKI generation an
251.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
> I don't know if quantum computers exist, but I'm sure once they do, the people who build them will keep them secret. Probably right. UNLESS it's a private company and it's losing bids from government agencies that
252.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
I used crash plan on Linux for years, but stopped because their Java client is a train wreck. It would consume gigabytes of RAM and every year or so it'd meltdown when trying to install an update without using the system package manage
253.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
I use borg[0] to create local space efficient encrypted backups and rclone[1] to mirror the archives to Google Drive. I wrote a short script to automate it and schedule it to run every night. [0] https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io
254.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
> How do you "support a format"? AFAIK nothing will convince Apple to release music in a better (patent-free) codec, much less convince others to dump DRM. Then you start by not giving them your money. It's a uphill battl
255.
Turkey blocked access to Wikipedia after it refused to remove content(theverge.com)
7 points by 2bluesc 9y ago|2 comments
256.
Scanned a OEM/ODM promo booklet from Huaqiangbei(imgur.com)
3 points by 2bluesc 9y ago|0 comments
257.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
Currently to restore your data you need to provide your private key: > As you prepare a restore, you must type in your private passphrase into the restore server. Seems like a pretty fundamental architecture fail here. Later the site goe
258.
The Intel Optane Memory (SSD) Preview: 32GB of Kaby Lake Caching(anandtech.com)
87 points by 2bluesc 9y ago|39 comments
259.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
I have a Gigabyte RX 470 on Arch Linux. The mainline kernel `amdgpu` driver works fine with only minor issues on Xorg. My current setup is a RX 470 with two LG27UD58s via DisplayPort and 4k@60Hz works fine. I do mostly desktop productivi
260.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
They effectively KabyLake'd it. They released a slightly better (5% quoted from Anandtech article) for the sake of a seasonal/yearly release cycle. Vega is supposed to be the big fish. The only upside from this from my point of
261.
by 2bluesc 9y ago
Or gitlab.com which offers private repos and also allows you to self host your own gitlab instance if you need to.
262.
by 2bluesc 10y ago
With a 2-4x standard margin mark-up he hits the price point of a new retail iPhone. Minus his time and Apple support of course. :)
263.
Speaker Wire: A History(roger-russell.com)
1 points by 2bluesc 10y ago|0 comments
264.
by 2bluesc 10y ago
What does 100% efficiency mean? Does that mean that for some power delivered to the LED load there is a (near) 100% efficient conversion to visible light ("photons")? Would that mean the LEDs operate with practically no heat gen
265.
by 2bluesc 10y ago
Should check out this from an expert who knows! I learned more in this video then almost anything else. http://hackaday.com/2016/07/09/capacitors-are-simple-right/ https://youtu.be/ZAbOH
266.
by 2bluesc 10y ago
For those wanting to learn facts (as opposed to lore) the video at Hackaday gave me more insight on capacitors then any other single resource I've come across. http://hackaday.com/2016/07/09/capacitors-ar
267.
by 2bluesc 10y ago
Probably because when designed right (they are far more finicky then ceramic) they typically offer higher energy density.
268.
by 2bluesc 10y ago
There are many reasons to not use tantalum caps (inability to handle voltage transients requiring derating being the primary that comes to mind), but I've never heard of a company instituting such a policy because their assembly proces
269.
Intel Launches Kaby-Lake Based Xeons: The E3-1200 v6 Family(anandtech.com)
2 points by 2bluesc 10y ago|0 comments
270.
by 2bluesc 10y ago
Interesting comment from Anandtech [0] > Keep in mind that consumer NVMe SSDs that boast throughput of 2GB/s or more generally do not reach their peak at low queue depth. Optane is supposed to be able to drive 1200MB/s read thr

More ›