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by benoau 2y ago
EU should add them to their DMA gatekeepers list.
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by benoau 2y ago
> I think there's this perception that Apple is this authoritarian company that will execute you for using any competitors' product, but that really wasn't the case. They have cultivated this like a bonsai, carefully makin
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by benoau 2y ago
> In reality, we’re standing at a fork in the path: one where we can either embrace the (currently) far-off notion of fully automated software development or, instead, acknowledge the work of a software developer is much more than just w
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by benoau 2y ago
Why not just increase the size of this server? They've got this one server that has managed for years, does it really need to be more complicated than "a bigger server"? > This averages to about 925 requests per second an
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by benoau 2y ago
Using a Linux boot DVD that has never been near my network, I'd nuke the machine entirely. Then I'd set it up offline with an application-level firewall to block outgoing communication, and a limited account to block write access
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by benoau 2y ago
It used to be pretty common to buy strategy books for the really tough games!
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by benoau 2y ago
> They tend not to raise or lower prices with the ebbs and flows of the world economy or even the obvious constraints of simple supply and demand. Throughout the entire COVID crisis, I don’t recall them changing their prices for anything
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by benoau 2y ago
I'll cede it might be precarious but the whole point of having trademark protections you apply for is by definition contingent on not having those protections if you don't apply for them. If you don't apply for them and so
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by benoau 2y ago
> And Mermaid could have decided they want exclusive use of the name and trademarked it half a decade ago. If you do not trademark your name then I can only assume you do not want exclusive control of that name - I certainly wouldn&#x2
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by benoau 2y ago
It's pretty instinctive to name stuff like this, especially when it's not a general purpose solution like you're not downloading this for any other reason except to build upon what Mermaid does. They could have called it some
851.
by benoau 2y ago
I think you can include advertising/privacy block lists in that vein too, although that allows for the users to locally-correct any issues.
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by benoau 2y ago
Another in this vein is "pgweb" for PostgreSQL, just need a binary to run its web interface. https://github.com/sosedoff/pgweb
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by benoau 2y ago
Or the EU.
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by benoau 2y ago
I mean in theory this is absolutely correct and everyone everywhere will follow due process and the data will only become available at the individual level when a court affirms it is appropriate. As long as due process and checks and balanc
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by benoau 2y ago
These views come from an algorithm shoveling it down everyone's throat based on ByteDance' preference, according to some very convincing accusations on that subject. And the most common way to "skip" the algorithm is pay
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by benoau 2y ago
> Censorship of free advertising is against the economic interest of rightsholders. Is it though? In the old days they needed people to recommend you see a movie or listen to a song or whatever today it's hyper-personalized algorit
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by benoau 2y ago
Refer the interns to the founders and walk away.
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by benoau 2y ago
All errors for me.
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by benoau 2y ago
We’Ve eVaLuaTeD the RisKs
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by benoau 2y ago
I like to use LTS distros and check dependencies every six months. I don't think it adds value, fundamentally it's revisiting stable code to change something that is working so it introduces a risk, but it prevents having to deal
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by benoau 2y ago
There's no technical reasons why you couldn't but I'd be hesitant to give up accessible UI controls and all the other bells and whistles that come with web and app stacks, especially the UI controls because people know how
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by benoau 2y ago
They'll just add a disclaimer somewhere.
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by benoau 2y ago
Beautiful illustration by The Oatmeal of how “big tech” has enshittified the internet, only missing that $3,000 of that $10,000 “promotion fee” might be for your phone manufacturer because they insist. Or maybe the $10,000 promotion costs
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by benoau 2y ago
Missing one (two) of the best additions: optional chaining. Per their first example return (value != null && typeof value === "object" && "message" in value && typeof value.message === "s
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by benoau 2y ago
Apple have a default all-sales-are-final policy wherever the law allows it, and they tuck the refund option away in a web page decoupled from where the purchase happens. They might give refunds but they have optimized to prevent even being
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by benoau 2y ago
I'd consider Synology, upfront investment but if you really want privacy and control they have a nice suite of tools you host yourself on your NAS.
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by benoau 2y ago
Yeah my bad!
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by benoau 2y ago
> Some lease company somewhere is getting data on wherever I go. Quite frustrating to figure out who too, unless you can find some debug ports or an SD card holding configuration.
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by benoau 2y ago
That's an interesting proposition, I'd love to see what a USB-C port is without a cable too instead of googling specs.
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by benoau 2y ago
This is a good initiative to make it easier to run old games and simplifying the effort involved in making them fit modern monitors and operating systems. I hope we see them more focused on preserving access to the games too, they've

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