EscapeFromNY

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   by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

   What's wrong with HDD? It's actually quite convenient having time for your morning jog and a shower while you wait for your computer to boot up.
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   by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

   I pay for a VPN and hosting with it, and a few people I know IRL use it for settling small debts (like Venmo, except nobody is selling your transaction history). I think it's unlikely Monero will ever crack the chicken and egg problem
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   by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

   Monero is perhaps the only cryptocurrency that both works as advertised, and has gathered a self-sustaining userbase. No $20 transaction fees. No influencer pump and dumps. No VCs who need to extract value. No fork drama. No unrealistic roa
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   by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

   A. A. Milne is turning in his grave.
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   by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

   Power outages? I'm not worried. If the sun burns out, the AI will just make another sun.
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   US Patent 11396271: Communication between autonomous vehicle and pedestrians(patents.google.com)

   2 points by EscapeFromNY 3y ago|0 comments
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   by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

   Thanks, that makes sense
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   by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

   So consume was added as a more surgical version of acquire. I see why that's useful. Why didn't they also add a surgical version of release? Wouldn't that also be useful in the same situations where consume is useful?
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   by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

   That, and also bundling their browser (and hence their search engine) inside lots of popular apps during the late '00s and early '10s. Remember these prompts? https://www.thewindowsclub.com/wp-content/uploads&
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And when you have a massive database built through illegal domestic spying...
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    On linux you can use systemd-analyze and get a nice svg waterfall chart of the boot-time dependency chains.
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    One of my fish died and I don't know why :(
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    Normally Windows XP would lock you out completely after a while if you don't activate. But there are a lot of exceptions, like volume license keys, certain OEM install discs, certain VM images released by MS, and ahem unofficial ISOs
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    If that's the only purpose, why is there an http server too? The package manager should only need an http client.
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    Apple's chips are very power efficent, yes, but the article and parent are talking/asking about raw power. Despite all the Intel hate the past 5 years, I don't think there's been even a moment where another company'
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    KDE puts confirm on the left, iirc their reasoning is that people read left-to-right and want to see the most likely option first. (Screenshots: https://freeaptitude.altervista.org/articles/show-a-dialog-w... ) As sibli
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    I think the word telemetry is fine. It's concise, accurate, and not emotionally loaded in either direction. Microsoft OTOH calls their data collection the "Customer Experience Improvement Program" - now THAT is whitewashing.
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    It's not just an aerospace term. It's a general term dating back centuries across dozens of different industries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemetry Look at that list under Applications. What makes softw
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    AFAIK all the cheap-ish (< $500) headsets either have awful specs, run android, or come bundled with spyware (or all of the above). Unless I missed a big product launch lately. It's not a secret, more just that tech people don'
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    I managed to get through to https://leta.mullvad.net/faq in between the 502 errors. Here's a copy/paste: # What is Leta? Leta is a privacy focused search engine provided by Mullvad for customers of our VPN. # What
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    Can't wait for our future where GPUs are treated like controlled substances. Sure we'll grab one for you from behind the counter... as long as your license checks out.
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    > I'm not sure even operating systems do Oddly enough Windows used to be a lot better at what you describe than it is (in practice) today. I've used old systems where it took 0.5sec to clear the screen, and you could see the co
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    Thanks and sorry for the trouble!
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    by EscapeFromNY 3y ago

    But that is 17 chars. If it's too long EscapeFromNY is fine