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by femto 1y ago
malloc with NEAR ad FAR pointers (as was used in MSDOS on processors with segmented memory).
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by femto 1y ago
> However I have yet to see Battery storage feature in the charts for UK energy usage yet. Grid connected batteries are more about aiding grid stability, filling short term mismatches between loads and renewable generators, rather than r
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by femto 1y ago
In Australia the current medical advice for ticks is [1]: "For ticks that can be seen (adult ticks), freeze the tick to kill it where it is" "For ticks that can hardly be seen – use permethrin cream to kill the tick where it
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by femto 1y ago
I don't know that it's that simple. Further down that section (1920) in reference [1] reads "(3) A dedicated encrypted criminal communication device does not include-- (a) a device if-- (i) the device has been de
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by femto 1y ago
At one point it was [1], and I'm not aware that that has changed. I've also a memory of talking to the seL4 team at a NICTA open day, and them saying it was widely deployed on Qualcomm based devices. It's not part of Androi
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by femto 1y ago
> especially now with Linux running on billions of devices Aren't those billions of Linux/Android instances typically running on top of an seL4 microkernel?
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by femto 1y ago
Good luck getting any recompense. CBA disclosed your phone number. I'm aware of a company that disclosed 3000 high resolution colour passport scans, along with all personal details from a travel booking website. About half of the re
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by femto 1y ago
I gather a burning battery tends to spray flaming debris in all directions. Even if it it's not full on flameproof, some sort of enclosure might contain debris and avoid spot fires.
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A poo dose a day may keep bipolar away(unsw.edu.au)
6 points by femto 1y ago|1 comments
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by femto 1y ago
Also: "Woman says faecal transplant saved her and could help many more like her" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/faecal-microbiota-tra...
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by femto 1y ago
> Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something... I'd suggest the real metric is "attention to detail", not "time spent". It just so happens that attention to detail often requires time. The
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by femto 1y ago
Impressive. I don't think I'd like to be the person on the walkway. No railings and he appears not to be attached in any way.
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by femto 1y ago
Macquarie University has had some success with using microwave heating to separate panels for recycling. I gather (from speaking to the people involved) that the same annealing process can also be used to rejuvenate old panels, boosting th
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by femto 1y ago
In a similar vein is the surge shaft being built as part of the Snowy 2.0 scheme in Australia. 28 metres diameter and 263 metres deep. It absorbs the momentum of the surge of water when the downstream power station closes its valves. http
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by femto 1y ago
I'd do a serial connection using the UART. Serial is a perfectly valid transport.
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by femto 1y ago
Probably just a matter of loading the necessary software onto this MCU: https://www.ti.com/about-ti/newsroom/news-releases/2025/2025...
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by femto 1y ago
I find the first two responses "Perfect!..." and "Based on..." intensely annoying. They add nothing to the discussion and act as noise. This article crystalises a problem with AI: words are cheap to generate and expens
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by femto 1y ago
> and not leave until you burn the affected hives I've got visions of bee inspectors standing there, insisting that this woman burn her house down.
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by femto 1y ago
They're actually in pretty serious trouble as a species, with potential to go extinct. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-17/bogong-moth-populatio... I can remember bogon moths all over the fly-screens on ou
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I was turned back at the US border after a 12-hour interrogation(smh.com.au)
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by femto 1y ago
Yes, and they provide free nationwide phone calls. https://www.telstra.com.au/exchange/payphones-free-for-calls...
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by femto 1y ago
The giant spider is actually a thing. Earlier this year, the "Newcastle Funnel Web" was identified as a new species: bigger and deadlier than the Sydney Funnel Web Spider. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-
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by femto 1y ago
Does the WhatsApp program generate and store/mange the private keys? If so, it would be possible for the program to send private keys on request, effectively backdooring the endpoint. Such an arrangement would allow Meta to put its h
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by femto 1y ago
I agree.
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by femto 1y ago
I suspect the MV/m should have been MV/mm. edit: datameta is right. Both units should be MV/m.
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by femto 1y ago
> glass isn’t known for its ability to bend Not quite true. Glass optical fibre is reasonably flexible. More so than many coaxial cables. Just don't go below its minimum bend radius, as it is brittle and will snap. Glass insulated
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by femto 1y ago
> For Christians and those raised in the Christian tradition, this is entirely foreign. I'd say it is quite familiar to Christianity. Canon Law mirrors the secular legal system, complete with its own lawyers, courts and so on. (Ar
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by femto 1y ago
Thanks
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by femto 1y ago
Also likely with a view to using them as locations for 5G/6G/WiFi access points, as cell sizes get smaller.
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by femto 1y ago
3 days ago? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44156592

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