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by ce4 8y ago
There's even a Firefox addon to automatically switch to old.reddit when following links.
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by ce4 8y ago
The repo is on Github: https://github.com/corretto
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by ce4 8y ago
Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18377872
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by ce4 8y ago
I think the GP uses the MacMini as a "hack" to be able to back up the NAS cheaply with Backblaze's unlimited personal desktop backup offering (there's no official Linux client, imho): "Get peace of mind knowing your
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by ce4 8y ago
Some options besides CEC over HDMI: - Amazon FireTV remote (connects via Bluetooth) - Logitech F710 (if you also run RetroPie , connects via USB) https://retropie.org.uk/ is a great emulation system for several vintage co
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by ce4 8y ago
Relevant discussion about blocked aircrafts on flightradar24 three years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9730426
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by ce4 8y ago
Has Mint improved sec-wise? I remember that they used to "achieve" stability by not updating (apt pinning) important packages like kernel, xorg etc and did strange stuff like copying deb packages from ubuntu/debian verbatim i
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by ce4 8y ago
Maybe it's analoguous to the old adage "what intel giveth microsoft taketh away". As soon as a critical mass has SSDs, no one cares to test regressions with spinning disk systems...
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by ce4 8y ago
I own an X220. any hint how not to fail when attempting this? I.e. some english writeup that is usable with instructions et al. All the stuff seems to be in chinese only :-/
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by ce4 8y ago
And now where is exactly the difference to F-Droid? The FOSS store f-droid also allows to add custom apt-like repositories, which for example CopperheadOS used to add a non-sanctioned patched version of the "signal" app. Moxie doe
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by ce4 8y ago
Some people are a bit crazy and love the X220 enough to attempt a FullHD mod (with custom hardware and rerouting of the external eDP signal/lane internally). Not for the X220T though. A kit was for sale here: https://forum.t
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by ce4 8y ago
Here's another one where Google forced Acer to comply and stop the launch of an unapproved phone: https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/14/3335204/google-statement-... It's a double edged sword. Of c
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by ce4 8y ago
Nobody is forcing you to sell Andtoid devices either. If you do, you want to have access to the Google ecosystem. You will fail without PlayStore access. See Amazon phones.
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by ce4 8y ago
Google has used their position to strongarm manufacturers before. Skyhook Wifi Geolocation services was for a short time default on Moto/Samsung. Fearing loss of valuable essid wifi/cell tower scanning data collection, google for
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by ce4 8y ago
You have to become a member of the open handset alliance to ship Google Play. By becoming a member of the OHA you sign a contract with Google that ties you to A) not selling non OHA approved Android devices B) installing Apps X,Y,Z Amazon i
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by ce4 8y ago
Scary stuff. Good it's gone.
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by ce4 8y ago
Only if youre on a mobile using a supported-by-amp browser (e.g. Chrome).
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by ce4 8y ago
And dont install GApps.
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by ce4 8y ago
Randall's mockery from 2006 still applies: https://xkcd.com/202/ Also this Theoatmeal comic sums it up as well (the Mona Lisa comparison must be about Youtube's comments imho): http://theoatmeal.co
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by ce4 8y ago
Usually if the heel wears too quickly the shoe size was chosen one size too small.
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by ce4 8y ago
It's at home, an old raspberry was used as a wifi bridge for a laser printer. I basically used only spare/scrap parts. Also: s/fileserver/printserver/ though, my bad. > relatime Sits somewhere between atime and n
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by ce4 8y ago
An (old/spare) 60gb ssd + usb sata adapter may come cheaper. Also very reliable.
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by ce4 8y ago
Probably not, if they use wifi these devices can phone home or even worse - act as an insecure bridge into your network [0] or accept commands from the cloud that anyone can inject. [0]: https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/43486.ht
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by ce4 8y ago
The Pi3 can boot directly off usb, alternatively just have the boot partition config (fat filesystem) on microSD point to the real rootfs on ssd/spinning hdd. I have a raspbian cups fileserver thats ignoring all this and keeps running
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by ce4 8y ago
Here's a discussion from 7 months ago about exactly that. US patient came to another country and was faced with a mindset change and subsequently wrote an article about it in the nyt titled "After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vico
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by ce4 8y ago
Other reasons were these addons: * ublock origin * view image (google picture search) * background video playback (eg. YouTube) * redirector (eg. auto switch to old.reddit)
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by ce4 8y ago
Google Talk was also federated for some time. Good old times when we could dream of continents, but it has all drifted away and become islands.
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by ce4 8y ago
AMP was one of the reasons that made me fully embrace Firefox mobile on Android. I've almost forgotten about AMP since, as its only supported on blink browsers and you automatically get redirected to the real site even when following a
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by ce4 8y ago
Ignore the comment above, obviously ignorance :) Thanks for explaining.
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I beg to disagree. My phones have all gotten a lock on planes so far.

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