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   by bxparks 4y ago

   The ESP8266 has 5 sleep modes, as summarized by this README.md in the Arduino ESP8266 Core: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/tree/master/libraries/esp... The `delay(1)` triggers the "Automati
2. 182.▲
   by bxparks 4y ago

   And it's used to disambiguate the same name in different sections, for example: $ man 1 printf # prints printf(1) $ man 3 printf # prints printf(3) $ man printf # prints printf(1)
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   by bxparks 4y ago

   I've been using superglue (cyanoacrylate) to attach a small metal L-bracket to some IP65-rated ABS plastic boxes, then hanging them on a nail or screw using the metal bracket. The boxes contain battery-powered temperature sensors. This
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   by bxparks 4y ago

   Thanks, I didn't realize that there any links on that page until I read your post.
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   by bxparks 4y ago

   No it won't disappear. Because almost every useful technology seems to be turning into an ad delivery mechanism.
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   by bxparks 4y ago

   GIMP is the only software whose UI makes me feel completely stupid. Every 1-2 years, I install it, fire it up to crop an image. I stare at the screen, right click a few times, then I close the app after admitting total defeat. It's bee
7. 187.▲
   by bxparks 4y ago

   Thanks, your post seems more clear than the website: Bob is for people who build CI/CD, not for people who use CI/CD.
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   by bxparks 4y ago

   And because it's a fork of 'mirror/newlib-cygwin', searching for "picolibc" on GitHub does not find it, even though this project has 678 stars and the original newlib-cygwin has only 144 stars. Why is GitHub se
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   by bxparks 4y ago

   Agreed that CI/CD should be explained, or at least hyperlinked. However, in their minor defense, they are following the example of GitHub Actions ( https://github.com/features/actions ) which also does not explain t
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    It breaks Google Calendar badly, almost unusable due to missing icons and spacing problems.
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    It's double wide on Firefox as well, and I could select half of it as well. I had to use a single "Unicode Character 'NOT EQUAL TO' (U+2260)" in my post on HN to describe what it looked like on my browser.
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    Sheeet, I didn't even know that was possible. Why would they use that font for displaying C code? I looked at that ≠ and spent a few minutes trying to figure out what language it was. Maybe I should uncheck the "Allow pages to cho
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    Total tangent: What is the magic on that page that renders: if (putenv (var) != 0) as if (putenv (var) ≠ 0) on my browser (Firefox)? When I try to copy that text, it copies as '!=' into my copypaste buffer.
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    It looks like this is tracked as "Australia/Eucla" in the IANA TZ database: https://github.com/eggert/tz/blob/main/australasia#L30 You can type the following to see the current time there:
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    According to https://www.bankruptcysoapbox.com/california-extends-protect... , you are correct for loans after Jan 1, 2013. The relevant statute SB-1069 is here: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    Recourse versus non-recourse mortgages is an interesting difference that most people seem to be unaware of. I do not recall reading about it in any of the disclosures (running hundreds of pages) that I had to read. I only found out about it
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    What does "Kayak on the internet" mean in this context (with the capital 'K')? Do you mean the canoe-like boat? Why does kayaking require a camera? Or do you mean the online travel site kayak.com, which doesn't make
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    Changes to Microsoft 365 email features and storage (effective 2023)(support.microsoft.com)

    10 points by bxparks 4y ago|2 comments
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    My problem is that I know what it's for, but I don't understand how it works. The referenced page contains a "How It Works" section, but it gives me no useful information: > Once asdf core is set up with your She
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    It looks like Ventura drops support for the 2nd generation (Late 2010 to 2017) MacBook Airs ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Air ). So let's figure one more year for Big Sur, then another year for (edit) Mont
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu but does not use snap. Doing "a lot more work" to install an OS does not sound appealing.
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    Thanks for the info, that's good to know. I'll definitely consider going back to the MacBooks when Linux on the Apple Silicon chips becomes a reasonable option after Apple drops support for these new laptops. I get almost all my l
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    I agree that the iPads are the best of the breed out there, and Apple does support their hardware longer than most. But once the support stops, the hardware is locked and there's no alternative. So to answer some of the other questions
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    I have 2 perfectly working iPads except that they stopped getting OS updates, so are now basically electronic trash. I find myself becoming reluctant to support an ecosystem that generates such waste. I stopped purchasing MacBooks when they
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    I often encounter this problem in command line programs that seem to assume a dark background (e.g. ls, tmux, vim, git log, silver-searcher, grep). Their yellow fonts are impossible to read on my light background. Every time I reinstall Lin
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    When I lived in Northern California, I used to volunteer for beach cleanup every few weekends. Over a couple of hours, I would personally pick up 5-20 pounds of trash along the beach. The most numerous types of trash were: hundreds of candy
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    The granularity of the map seems to be at the county level, so I will guess that the EPA did not gather this data by itself, but rather, rely on self-reported data from each county from each state. A county is a political boundary, so the s
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    I read somewhere that Linux hibernation requires swap (1-1.5X RAM?). So I have been configuring my laptops with a 1.5X swap partition. Unfortunately Linux hibernation has not worked for me since the early 2000's, across 10-15 different
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    If I understand this, if I use SMS, I can send to everyone. If I use Signal, I can send to Signal users only. But I don't remember who's on Signal, and who's not. So I guess I will stop using Signal.
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    by bxparks 4y ago

    Installed latest Mint MATE (based on Ubuntu 22.04) on a MacBook Air 11 2015. Linux has a lot of rough edges on the MacBook Air, definitely not boring, it but works well enough for my needs: * No fan control out of the box, so CPU overheat