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by dsr_ 5d ago
They could permanently mark the board when they install the RAM on it. Since, presumably, nobody would try to sell a board with less RAM on it than shipped, a count-down scheme instead of count-up would work. 16GB board: no holes drilled in
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by dsr_ 5d ago
I agree that USB is unreliable. I will point out that if you use ZFS instead of btrfs, you can specify drives to be detected via their serial number names rather than their attachment points, so a reconnect will not require a reboot. Still,
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by dsr_ 6d ago
You're absolutely right! You told me to write like a human and I failed to obey your jnstructions. This is because I am a pattern recognizer and continuation generator trained on all the words recorded on the Internet, and a lot of tho
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by dsr_ 8d ago
What I learned from carrying a phone with "2.5d" screen edges: They make the screen effectively narrower in terms of usable area, while making the phone physically wider. Do not want. Please go back to 9:16 or 10:16 screen ratios.
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by dsr_ 12d ago
Search engines are so 2010. You just announce "hey genie!" and ask for what you want.
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by dsr_ 14d ago
The grapes that grow in my back yard are Concords, and that shouldn't be surprising because Concord is a couple of towns over. They taste just like Welch's.
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by dsr_ 17d ago
To be clear, Truthear Gates cost almost $23 with the microphone option when they are not on sale... but yes.
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by dsr_ 17d ago
Trademark is the mechanism of enforcement for this usage, just as copyright is the mechanism of enforcement for the GPL. You can come up with other mechanisms that would work, but this is the one that we have in existence now.
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by dsr_ 17d ago
is-ought distinction, but specifically: The heksher marks and logos offered by kosher-certification organizations are protected by trademark; using the trademark under license specifically assures the customer that the organization's s
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by dsr_ 18d ago
In this case, it was genocide.
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by dsr_ 19d ago
Heliboard is good, customizable, and actually open source - GPL3.
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by dsr_ 22d ago
Since about 12 or so, it's been a series of cosmetic changes, bugfixes, and "AI" features.
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
Finally a direct competitor to RT (RequestTracker). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_Tracker
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
You can't respect someone who doesn't respect their self. It's a mistake to attribute personality features to countries, but not to their leaders. Similarly, people who don't have self-respect don't respect others.
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
Comparable to https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-um790-pro-m... but much larger, heavier and with a specific keyboard.
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
No. The ideal infotainment "system" should be a volume knob, the minimum interface to get a secure connection, and a good modular tilt-and-swivel holder for a phone with obvious cable routing for a power cable and optional wireles
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
It's the renounification that really bugs people.
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
$1 trillion more efficient in allocation of resources, freeing up money for consumer spending on everything.
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
The specifics are certainly cultural and locally relative, but Marx nailed it when he talked about ownership of the means of production, rather than being part of the production of goods and services. The reason that the ultrawealthy behave
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
In the USA, there are more than 52 jurisdictions not including towns and cities and counties, but most (not all) states think of ebikes as being slightly restricted bicycles rather than motorcycles, as long as: - they have functional pedals
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
People want something to wash down the salty protein and fat. They've always had the choice of water, several sodas, and usually bad ice tea, bad lemonade and a diet soda or two.
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by dsr_ 1mo ago
In-N-Out is, IIRC, completely privately owned by the founder's family. Every location is directly controlled. Their customers are the people buying burgers. McDonalds, of course, is 5% corp-owned flagships and 95% franchise "oppor
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by dsr_ 2mo ago
teetotaler(n.) also teetotaller, "one who formally pledges to entire abstinence from intoxicating drink," 1834, agent noun from teetotal (q.v.). Related: Teetotaleress (1834); teetotalist (1840). Invented by the "health consc
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by dsr_ 2mo ago
On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. Off-Topic: Mos
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by dsr_ 2mo ago
And if the jurisdictions don't have a treaty?
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by dsr_ 2mo ago
There ought to be an XKCD for this, but instead it's from the FAQ. In short: somebody thought it was interesting enough to submit, and enough other people voted for it that it got to your attention. That's it. If it ends up with 2
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by dsr_ 2mo ago
Counter-evidence: the Google Play Store, which is a wretched hive of scum and villainy. And also malware.
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by dsr_ 2mo ago
He's singing the praises of CostCo, which made him whole. Any dishwasher could have these problems; any warehouse could. How the seller handles the situation is key to whether you use them again. CostCo has built a huge reputation for
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by dsr_ 2mo ago
Because I don't own any that I want to use. I always have a phone, a laptop, a tablet or a desktop to hand. The tablet is a great device for reading comics as well as books. The phone is a terrible device for reasing comics, but fine f
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by dsr_ 2mo ago
I use KOReader on everything except e-ink devices. Linux desktop. MacOS laptop. Android tablets. Android phones. Where-ever I am, I can pick up a device and continue reading from where I left off. I have the same config everywhere (it wou

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