Yetanfou

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by Yetanfou 8y ago
There is Klavarskribo [1], more or less the keyboard-equivalent of Tabulature for stringed instruments. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klavarskribo
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
> eliminate private ownership of land Read up on the phenomenon called "the tragedy of the commons" [1] to learn why this is a terrible idea. For even more of an idea on where this can lead you can have a look at the 'Talk
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Yes, of course. They seem to think that acknowledging mistakes and misbehaviour will rob them of their power since that power partly depends on them never being wrong. They must realise that anyone and his dog knows by now this is a total f
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Desktop (Debian Sid, Xmonad etc): claws-mail CLI: mutt Mobile (Android): K9 Claws because it starts in less than a second and does all I want, mutt because of the same reasons, K9 because it it does most of what I want and is free software
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
One of the reasons people are bad at tackling something like the changing climate is that the subject has been turned into something closely resembling a religion and as such has gained adherents spreading the true faith and detractors deny
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Linux was started by a student and brought into the limelight by volunteers. While the current development is largely paid for by corporations the essence of the thing is still the same, Linux-the-kernel is free software and can be forked b
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Do note that I was talking about 'migration', not about 'asylum seekers'. Also, when discussing migration (of any sort) to Sweden it is best to keep to verified sources - SCB being a prime example of such - as the discus
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
> Sweden shut down its immigration flood as one prominent example Sweden had the third-highest migration count ever in 2018, with ~137.000 people migrating to the country. The second-highest was 2017 (~144.000), the highest 2016 (~163.00
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Well, there is Android, that uses Linux and is as mainstream consumer as it gets. Do mind that I specifically said 'Linux survived' as in 'the Linux kernel project', followed by a number of Linux distributions. Also, whe
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The only way such a move would have the desired effect is if those countries also took up Japan's extremely restrictive migration policies. That is unlikely to happen in most lower-nativity (i.e. 'western' or 'westernise
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Linux survived these attacks. Debian survived them. Ubuntu did. More or less all Linux distributions have been attacked but survived, many of them thrive. Yes, this is free software. Being less susceptible to these problems has been one of
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
I don't think people using Android are different from those using iOS and recognise that that most popular alternative 'store' for Android does not seem to fall victim to these problems. This is very much related to the fact
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Maps -> OsmAnd~ The usability of OsmAnd~ will depend greatly on the area where it is to be used. It can use a host of map tile providers and/or vector maps, the detail level of these varies from very good to hardly any. I use it in
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
The solution is what has been suggested earlier: allow users to choose their own 'store', don't lock them to a single vendor. This is already possible with Android where F-Droid is a good example of a 'store' where
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Use something like Searx [1], either self-hosted or hosted by someone or some organisation you trust. You can still get Google search results if you feel the need, either by explicitly asking for them (!go for search, !goi for images, !gon
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Here's a good start on what Fascism is, the definition of the doctrine as declared by its originator, Benito Mussolini. http://www.historyguide.org/europe/duce.html More can be found in Brittanica's article o
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Not really since it does not take a substantial investment and/or a large concession to convenience to be able to go to another supermarket to buy a given good. Once a person has paid Apple for one of its products said person would hav
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Comply with a commercial operator or use free software. Make sure to buy hardware which supports such from the get-go, especially make sure the hardware can not be disabled or crippled by the manufacturer for violating some nonsensical lice
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
In a statement, the Home Office said: "We can confirm that Julian Assange was arrested in relation to a provisional extradition request from the United States of America. "He is accused in the United States of America computer rel
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Could you add links to the relevant threads on HN to this listing e.g. by linking the HN score there? This would give access to both the PDF for those who just want to read the thing as well as to the discussion for those who wonder what ma
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
> If I was in the business of bribing politicians, I would allocate a lot more than $16k to the chair of the committee. Just saying. At least send all of his grandkids to the Ivy Leagues. Why, that is classical supply and demand, Economi
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Don't forget step 4, being make sure to jump on the next 'big thing' when it comes along so you can write a similar post about you leaving that sodden platform a few years later. Step 5 is usually presented as 'Rinse, Re
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Technically it is doable, what it lacking is the demand. It is this lack of demand which I deem to be the biggest problem, the fact that the average net user does not realise - or does not care - that they essentially have being herded into
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The promise of a decentralised internet where the distinction between producer and consumer is entirely up to the person at the keyboard.
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
AOSP and its derivatives may be maintained by Google but they don't call home without the proprietary Google apps. Just leave those off and use something like F-Droid to get apps and you're Google-free. None of the Android devices
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Why wait for a $150 phone or preorder a $649 phone while more or less the same thing is available on a $7 phone in India? I think that $7 phone should go on sale in other countries as well, either in its current guise or - probably at a
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
At the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago, Westinghouse demonstrated a 10-kilowatt shortwave radio transmitter that cooked steaks and potatoes between two metal plates [1]. In 1946 a Raytheon engineer named Robert Spencer "...was visiting a
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
You're implying I am 'white', 'western-European' and '[a] guy' even though this is irrelevant and there is no indication of either my race, origin or sex in my post. Please stop doing that, it only serves
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
Please stop looking for racism in each and every aspect of public discourse, it does way more harm than it has the potential to do good. The harm lies in the ever larger focus on things which have the potential to divide people, be they rac
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by Yetanfou 8y ago
The way London does it does create some asymmetries which would be good to avoid. You pay when crossing the border between the outside and the congestion charge zone while driving inside the zone is not charged. This means that those who li

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