dextersgenius

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by dextersgenius 3y ago
MSIs are so bloated and horribly designed, it isn't even funny. Why does it insist on storing a copy of the entire .msi - and any patches - in C:\Windows\Installer? From what I've observed, the original MSI is required to perform
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
> These days it’s more and more common to completely ignore the windows installer system and install per-user to app data, which has the benefit of allowing a better self-updating experience without elevated permissions, and lower risk o
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
The problem is, some of these missing cmdlets are pretty basic/essential (speaking as a sysadmin), so it's a bit ridiculous that they're still left out. I mean, sure, I could just call the native *nix binary, but then I'
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
*Allegedly. We do not know yet they that this is from the actual Linux Foundation, could be some patent troll looking for a quick buck, or maybe a rival seller getting pissy. There are thousands of T-shirts with literal "Linux" wr
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
You know what would be cool? A defragmentation game. It's basically Tetris but in a circular layout, and you get more points the better optimized it is - with frequently used data blocks towards the outer tracks and old/archive fi
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Ask HN: Is it still worth doing Red Hat certs?
16 points by dextersgenius 3y ago|12 comments
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
> A distro that is made to be resilient and simple, that has wizards for everything, sensible defaults and sturdy guardrails, to the point Linux pros would turn up their nose, is certainly technically possible There are already distros l
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
> Why don't more people use desktop Linux? It's because popular PC manufacturers don't bundle Linux (for the masses, so not counting developer machines). Your average Joe isn't going to care, or bother about installin
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
Anyone else saw the title and thought that Bordeaux, the Wine front-end, made a comeback or something?
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
So how's this different from browsh?
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
Cool, but did you ever hear about and play BioMenace? Everyone always talks about Keen, but literally no one ever mentions BioMenace, which was built on the same engine as Keen. :(
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by dextersgenius 3y ago
I have an air filter that ramps up when I'm eating . I bring cooked/heated food into my room and a minute or so later my air filter detects VOCs and ramps up. Sometimes it even goes all the way up to the highest level (level 9) w
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by dextersgenius 8y ago
> It is a phone. If you need uninterrupted productivity, use any other type of personal computing device. Phones have stopped being just phones for a while now. Modern smartphones are full fledged computing devices and are a key producti
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by dextersgenius 8y ago
Can you use this to build a Windows app as well, given that both python and Qt are cross-platform?
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by dextersgenius 8y ago
Does it matter? There are alternative stores (F-Droid, Amazon, Yalp) and microG for Google login/push notifications.
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by dextersgenius 8y ago
Have you tried using a DAC with a USB noise isolator? I don't get any hiss with my setup: Neutron Player on Android > USB OTG cable > HiFimeDIY USB noise isolator > HiFimeDIY USB DAC > Beyerdynamic DT880 Although I don&#x27
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by dextersgenius 8y ago
> _It turns out that all music players on Android actually play music using the Android-media-player-service._ This is inaccurate. Neutron music player bypasses Android's Media Player APIs and talks directly to your DAC and plays mu
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by dextersgenius 8y ago
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vglPHDBuUgI/VsniES7XnKI/AAAAAAAAD9... The number line representation is incorrect. (5 < x && x < 10) represents x has possible values of 6,7,8,9 (assuming x is int), whereas
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by dextersgenius 8y ago
Warning: DO NOT OPEN THE ABOVE LINK IF YOU'RE NOT IN INDIA! It made my browser (Chrome mobile) freeze, it displayed a url saying "nonIndia" and was stuck in a constant refresh loop. On Chrome mobile I was unable to close the
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by dextersgenius 8y ago
Yes but they've recently added some P2W features, which is a bit concerning. Here's hoping that they tone down the IAPs in the coming months, before they retire the old scanner.
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by dextersgenius 8y ago
Even Google.com doesn't fare too well by their own standards. https://lighthouse-dot-webdotdevsite.appspot.com/lh/html?url...