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by bogwog 10mo ago
I'd be interested in learning about how the US military uses Roombas (assuming it's not classified)
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by bogwog 10mo ago
Most of it went over my head, but there's so much knowledge and expertise on display here that it makes me proud that this person I've never met is out there proving that software development isn't entirely full of clowns.
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by bogwog 10mo ago
Serious question: how many black turtlenecks do you own?
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by bogwog 10mo ago
Like when you search for anything "AI" and get bombarded with a wall of minimalist goatse
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by bogwog 10mo ago
> ... the appeals court now suggests that Apple should still be able to charge a “reasonable fee” based on its “actual costs to ensure user security and privacy.” > Speaking to reporters Thursday night, though, Epic founder and CEO Ti
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by bogwog 10mo ago
> Let's put the blame where it belongs. Monopolistic companies destroyed the internet. This is also true for more than just the internet.
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by bogwog 10mo ago
> Saves 15 million" on license costs, but how much will be wasted on the contractors... Approximately 9 million, according to the article: > In contrast, there would be one-time investments of nine million euros in 2026, explaine
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by bogwog 11mo ago
Maybe I have sensitive hearing, but I encounter this frequently on machines from all manufacturers. It is very much still a problem today.
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by bogwog 11mo ago
> and is only supported on Windows Server. Imagine licensing and installing Windows Server to run Linux software through WSL
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by bogwog 11mo ago
> I don’t think punishing the steel maker for a gun maker who sold it to a distributor who then sold it to a nut job should be liable for the nut job Nobody thinks that, because it's ridiculous. This is a false equivalence. Isolated
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by bogwog 11mo ago
Google is a monopolist. They have no real competitive pressure, so they're incentivized to extract as much value from you as possible rather than waste time trying to retain you as a user (cuz where are you gonna go lol). Forcing short
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by bogwog 11mo ago
> Of all the paths they could have taken They can't innovate themselves, and rather than try to fix the reasons why (change in leadership, corporate structure, etc), they just buy a competitor, which they will most likely run into t
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by bogwog 11mo ago
Wireguard is much better. Not only is it easier to set up/maintain, it even works on Android and iOS. I used to use client authentication for my private git server, but getting client certs installed on every client browser or app was
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by bogwog 11mo ago
My favorite is United States v. One Solid Gold Object in Form of a Rooster. The Rooster won.
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by bogwog 11mo ago
No I didn't. Finish reading the rest of the comment.
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by bogwog 11mo ago
Can you give some examples? I've heard that's a thing, but I'm not familiar with any apps that actually pull it off (reproducible builds are difficult to achieve)
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by bogwog 11mo ago
I trust them, at least a lot more than I do Google, which is a known bad actor, and collaborator with "TLAs". F-Droid has been around for a very long time, if you didn't know. They've built and earned the trust people ha
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by bogwog 11mo ago
> In most cases, F-Droid couldn't know either. A developer transferring their accounts and private keys to someone else is not easily detected. 1. The Android OS does not allow installing app updates if the new APK uses a different
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by bogwog 11mo ago
What would a Framework partnership accomplish? Ship SteamOS as a preinstalled option for their laptops?
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by bogwog 11mo ago
I have a 1st gen Steam Deck (256gb), and it has supported wake from bluetooth peripherals for a while. I've only tested it with a PS5 controller, but it works. [EDIT: btw I use the official dock. Idk if it'll work with others] I u
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by bogwog 11mo ago
> To satisfy the unfocused and mistaken rage of the peanut gallery online? That's only one possible benefit. Another could be to gain leverage on big tech companies via dual licensing. If Google, Amazon, etc want to continue using F
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by bogwog 11mo ago
Is it time for FFmpeg to relicense as AGPL? That'd be fun to witness.
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by bogwog 11mo ago
Only if you're an Apple authorized service provider.
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by bogwog 11mo ago
I can't tell how much of this is sarcasm > we (expert developers) ... > took like a week and a half of attempts with Claude Code ... What kind of expert developer wastes that much time prompting a bunch of different LLMs to end u
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by bogwog 11mo ago
This makes me want to see an actually gamified process monitor. Maybe it's a game where you gain points by reducing resource consumption
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by bogwog 1y ago
I wonder how long until they do the same to AI in schools?
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by bogwog 1y ago
I guess it'd be more accurate to call it a "Generator for CSS-Only Terrain", as the generator itself is not CSS-only.
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by bogwog 1y ago
Nextcloud is bloated and slow, but it works and is reliable. I've been running a small instance in a business setting with around 8 daily users for many years. It is rock solid and requires zero maintenance. But people rarely use the w
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by bogwog 1y ago
Valve, the monopolist, should not have more control over the Linux ecosystem.
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by bogwog 1y ago
> I installed Linux Mint. While it didn't just work (TM), and I had to go into recovery mode to install Nvidia drivers, it worked well enough. Mint is seriously going to sabotage the momentum Linux is having right now.

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