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USB Promoter Group Announces USB4 Specification [pdf](usb.org)
3 points by arthurfm 8y ago|0 comments
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by arthurfm 8y ago
Internet time-wasting periodic table (created with CSS Grid) https://codepen.io/oliviale/full/ZmvPPd
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by arthurfm 8y ago
> It's a shame that thinkpads are becoming less and less modular and functional. The new T490/T490s/T590 ThinkPads are even worse in terms of upgradability. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T49
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by arthurfm 8y ago
> I have this problem because my main, personal number is actually a twilio number (as I built my own personal telco within twilio) and this means I cannot receive validation messages from shortcodes (like a bank) Why does Twilio work fo
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by arthurfm 8y ago
As further proof that I am not lying here's a screenshot from my Twilio messaging log... https://i.imgur.com/6b3cg5L.png 62226 = PayPal and 51472 = Apple.
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by arthurfm 8y ago
> Have you tested that it works? Yes. I wouldn't have mentioned it if it didn't work. Here's a screenshot showing the Apple and PayPal 2FA codes I have received through Slack via Twilio... https://i.imgur.com&#x
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by arthurfm 8y ago
> since he’s overseas, can’t get the fallback SMS This is one of the reasons I purchased a mobile/cell number from Twilio to use as a backup for all of the websites that only support 2FA via SMS (Apple, PayPal etc.). The 2FA code ge
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by arthurfm 8y ago
> apparently Yongnuo has one coming Zeiss too... https://www.dpreview.com/news/3430444458/zeiss-announces-ful...
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by arthurfm 8y ago
Zeiss are going to release a full-frame digital camera soon that runs Android [1][2]. The ZX1 also comes with a built-in version of Adobe Lightroom. [1] https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/9/27/1
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by arthurfm 8y ago
More details: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/07/trakt_hit_by_php_ex...
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DietPi does too... https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5&start=20#p68
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by arthurfm 8y ago
I wish Apple would switch from using expanded polystyrene inserts [1] to cardboard for their non-Pro iMac packaging. So much of this polystyrene must end up in landfills rather than being recycled. The iMac Pro uses moulded cardboard insert
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by arthurfm 8y ago
The B1M YouTube channel recently made a video [1] covering concrete alternatives (Ferrock, Biomason bricks) and solutions for injecting CO2 into concrete (CarbonCure). It's really interesting. [1] https://youtu.be/wOE4U
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by arthurfm 8y ago
There's a .torrent of Collection #1 available here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/mluhkk4dpqi8vfm/Collection_1.t... I found the link via a comment on /r/pwned [1]. I think it originally came from Ra
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by arthurfm 8y ago
You might be interested in Times Newer Roman. [1] It's like Times New Roman, but 5-10% wider so enables you to write 13% fewer words. [1] https://timesnewerroman.com/
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by arthurfm 8y ago
> Better idea: pay the cleaners anyway and let them stay home without littering in public. There are about 200 unemployed New York subway construction workers who would love a job where they get paid to do nothing. https://www
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by arthurfm 8y ago
There's a third-party app for Windows called Lunacy [1] that can read/write Sketch files, so there must be a market large enough to make that worthwhile. [1] https://icons8.com/lunacy
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by arthurfm 8y ago
Another good example is Audi's E-Tron.In French, étron means turd.
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by arthurfm 8y ago
The Pixel 3/3 XL (and several other Android smartphones) can run both a hotspot and Wi-Fi simultaneously. [1] I could be wrong, but I am fairly sure these phones only have a single Wi-Fi module. [1] https://www.androidpolice
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by arthurfm 8y ago
Data recovery is now performed via the Thunderbolt port. https://9to5mac.com/2018/09/20/apple-t2-data-recovery-transf... Apple has recently documented a new data recovery process internally for Macs that u
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Could the "AppleSSD" driver for Windows [1] be reverse engineered? [1] https://twitter.com/tperfitt/status/1060995265694449664
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This is the reason VLC have blacklisted recent Huawei phones. https://twitter.com/videolan/status/1022033608670961665
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The Wikipedia article linked above contains a section regarding that. Although some "marks" had previously worked as actors or extras, they had not been hired for this purpose, and the production company had recruited participa
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The law regarding > 250w e-bikes is ridiculous too and badly needs updating. https://ebiketips.road.cc/content/advice/advice/buying-and-r...
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This article reminded me of BBC Three's The Real Hustle programme [1]. The presenters often used to wear hi-vis jackets to pull off various scams. It was surprisingly effective. [2][3][4] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
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> on newer versions of the OS, updates are applied on a separate partition without interrupting you The seamless updates feature originally came from Chrome OS. It's easily one of the best features of that OS. https://www
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> I'n not sure about the reasoning, but it's probably a combo of "not trusting user namespaces" (disagree) and user namespaces requiring privileges to use. binctr looks like an interesting solution to tackle this issu
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Getting Towards Real Sandbox Containers(blog.jessfraz.com)
4 points by arthurfm 8y ago|0 comments
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> it would have been obvious that these are not the same by volume and severity. If users don't have backups, any unintended data loss caused by an operating system bug is bad because it can be difficult or impossible to recover t
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Ironically, if you had switched to a Mac sooner you may have been affected by Apple's data loss/corruption bugs. [1] [2] Regardless of OS it's always a good idea to have backups of your important data. [1] https://

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