drnick1

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by drnick1 5mo ago
All of these statements are true. America is far richer than Europe overall. Oil is still immensely important, and energy independence is clearly important for strategic reasons. EVs are also still too expensive. The Slate truck might chang
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Just use LibreOffice or other better tools like TeX instead of a WYSIWYG editor. With AI it is easier than ever to port existing documents, even if you have to OCR the original.
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Destroying what remains of their missiles and drones and forcibly reopening the straits is absolutely possible. Estimates vary, but so far about 50% of their offensive capabilities seem to have been destroyed. Continue combat operations and
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People just make a lot more money in America. A decent job these days starts at $200k. That's fresh out of college or shortly after. Obviously not everyone makes that much, but it's not unusual at all in tech.
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The U.S. should form a coalition with the neighboring countries and "finish the job" once and for all. Negotiations with Iran will always amount to kicking the can down the road.
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> I can’t help comparing this to the system I grew up in (Italy), which is vastly different and it seemingly produces very good graduates. That's funny because Italians seem to seize every opportunity available to study abroad, part
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The point is that Harvard kids are all more or less exceptional. Harvard and other Ivy Leagues attract the best students in the world, not only mostly local talent like European schools. European universities are most similar to state schoo
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by drnick1 5mo ago
It's quite simple really. In a place where $5,000+ monthly incomes are common, people can afford more things, and this generally means a higher quality of life. Granted, many necessities like housing are also more expensive in high inc
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> People in tech, especially from US, are so accustomed to spending $5,000/mo just to survive, that they cannot fathom one is able to live without having a tech job in San Francisco. It's a pretty sad state of affairs. Quality
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The point of the Framework is to run Linux, and not to be part of Apple's ecosystem. I don't want my computer to update itself without my permission, report telemetry to Apple, upload anything to any "cloud" or request t
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by drnick1 5mo ago
I am surprised this hack is almost never mentioned in "your car is spying on you" articles. Removing the cellular modem is about as important when it comes to privacy as degoogling or disconnecting your "smart" TV from t
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The real solution is to nuke the onboard modem if you must have a new or modern car. This can almost always be done with minimal side effects, because cars are expected to work even in areas without cell service.
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The GDPR is a joke. It does not prevent the real problem (data collection). Tech companies can in principle be fined for misusing your data, but most companies won't get caught or will simply pay the fine.
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Most IoT devices support 2.4GHz only. Notably this applies to ESP32-based devices and older phones and laptops too. I would argue that it is the 5GHz band that is optional, the only benefit (bandwidth), being relevant only for laptops and p
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by drnick1 5mo ago
I still like the TP-Link E610 (flashed to OpenWRT) better. They are more compact and presumably more durable than "residential" devices. I also dislike anything that has "mesh" in its name. To me at least, the gold stand
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It did not, but the implicit U.S. policy is to help Ukraine just enough to maintain a stalemate and to keep Russia busy and unable to assist other countries like Cuba and Iran.
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Personally, I don't see a few permanent connections as a problem. My GrapheneOS phone is degoogled, and therefore apps such as Signal fall back to a WebSocket connection. Battery life is probably somewhat impacted, but I use too few ap
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> Everyone is lost about what exactly was the US strategy here. The strategy is clear: out Iran as a paper tiger (accomplished last year), disarm the mullahs by sinking their boats and destroying the few aircrafts they had left, and humi
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You should really filter third world IP ranges. Removes a lot of of the unwanted log noise.
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> Think one step further: What stops the next "immigrants" from renaming your cute "society" that you currently have there, and declare a proper, civilized society, with a proper culture for once? Nothing, but it is o
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by drnick1 5mo ago
So what? No one is forcing you to come to a country you deem hostile to foreigners.
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I wouldn't use Apple TV, Shield or other proprietary black boxes if you want a private setup. Linux on a mini-PC with Plasma Bigscreen, your own over-the-air antenna for local TV, VacuumTube for YT, and the high seas for other content.
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This is why is like pure C/C++ projects with zero dependencies beyond the standard library, and this is certainly what I do for my numerical work. If some external library is needed, the source files of the dependency are downloaded, c
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by drnick1 5mo ago
That advice seems like nonsense. It's like saying avoid C because you can use Python, or avoid writing a graphics engine because you can license Unreal.
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No, because some apps are mobile only, and only work on phones "certified" by Google or Apple.
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The Graphene community maintains a list of compatible banking apps. Another possibility is to keep an old/cheap, stock Android phone at home with WiFi only for apps like this.
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Good point, but in practice I think the only way onboard data could be exfiltrated is by a dealer while the car is being serviced. If you DIY or hire an independent mechanic, this seems unlikely.
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> Some brands take software very seriously. This isn't an "entire industry" problem. This does not change the fact that Tesla is shamelessly spying on you. In fact, Tesla takes the software so seriously that it can probabl
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> And once you've gotten rid of Google and Apple, your telecom company tracks you, your CC payments help track you and even cameras in public do. Maybe, but what happens without the mod described is that Google and Apple track you i
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Older Toyotas also had a DCM fuse, and this was the easiest way to get rid of telemetry. I am not sure if partially disassembling the dash and physically removing the DCM is now necessary.

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