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by guilhermetk 5y ago
I really hope the magsafe cable is not fixed to the power brick, it is the only bad memory I have from magsafe 2
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by guilhermetk 6y ago
A big shout out to Paul Hegarty, one of the best teachers I've ever had, even though I've only attended his online classes.
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by guilhermetk 6y ago
Yes, you can do that via whitelist/blacklist: https://docs.pi-hole.net/guides/misc/whitelist-blacklist/
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by guilhermetk 6y ago
After a few failed attempts to migrate from Google as my default search engine due to poor results, a couple of months ago, I decided to give DDG another try. Been using daily since, I don't even remember what Google is. Not sure if th
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by guilhermetk 7y ago
As @theandrewbailey mentioned, DNS is light protocol, I guess even older PIs would handle it pretty well. But, as a permanent solution, I would opt to set up on a VM/Docker so that I could have snapshots to quickly recover the service
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by guilhermetk 7y ago
Go for it, it's really worth the effort, even if it is a small one, with the bonus of being fun (at least for me it is). I can't imagine setting up my home network without pihole, and I'm considering setting it up at work, I
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by guilhermetk 7y ago
No OP so I can't comment on his source, but I heard the exact same statement from a maintenance engineer who works on Boeing aircrafts for over 30 years ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/joselitosousa ). He also owns a
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by guilhermetk 7y ago
I have 3 use cases for my RPi: -PiHole as an ad/tracking blocker (adding PiVPN tonight to VPN into my home network) -Plugging sensors to measure temp/humidity and controlling AC state (on/off) via IR Led ( https://i
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by guilhermetk 7y ago
I have 2 use cases for my RPi: -PiHole as a ad/tracking blocker -Plugging sensors to measure temp/humidity and control AC (on/off) Still on my todo list: PiVPN to VPN into my home network
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by guilhermetk 7y ago
PiVPN, if you have the need to remote access your home network: http://www.pivpn.io/
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by guilhermetk 7y ago
https://medium.com/@ghalfacree/benchmarking-the-raspberry-pi...
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by guilhermetk 9y ago
A bit off topic, but, is logging off from a facebook account in the browser enough to stay away from FB's radar or they can still track users through scripts running on others websites?
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by guilhermetk 9y ago
Seems like there is a kill switch: https://twitter.com/PTsecurity_UK/status/879779707075665922
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by guilhermetk 10y ago
I know, my intention is not to impose but to show him what exists and what can be done. I believe that if I do not do that, no one will. [Edit] I say that because I live in the coutryside in Brazil. People here, specificaly in my city, are
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by guilhermetk 10y ago
The child is my nephew. The reason I want to show him computer science is from my own experience. When I was a kid, I got my first computer before all my friends. Today, I realize that made a big difference. Also, I see that his parents do
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Ask HN:How to introduce a 5 year old to computer science?
16 points by guilhermetk 10y ago|24 comments
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by guilhermetk 10y ago
same thing happened last december: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10749129
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WhatsApp is headed for a 72-hour blackout in Brazil(theverge.com)
4 points by guilhermetk 10y ago|1 comments
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US gun control inaction must end(bbc.com)
1 points by guilhermetk 11y ago|0 comments
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by guilhermetk 12y ago
Looks very good Suggestion: when expanding the comments, add an option to Show All comments instead of just loading a few each time
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by guilhermetk 12y ago
I don't ever remember the last time my MB Air crashed. I run Mavericks (10.9.5) + Windows 7 (parallels) edit: Mid 2012 Air, 2GHz i7, 8GB ram
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by guilhermetk 13y ago
"Essential device protection The Galaxy S5 is IP67 dust and water resistant. It also offers a Finger Scanner, providing a secure, biometric screen locking feature and a seamless and safe mobile payment experience to consumers. The Ultr
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by guilhermetk 13y ago
9/23/13 4:00 PM Gmail service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all users within the next 1 hours. Please note this time frame is an estimate and may change.
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by guilhermetk 13y ago
Just tested it and It really allows me to make calls even with the phone locked.
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by guilhermetk 13y ago
I've been using iOS 7 since beta 1. My first reaction was: "wtf are these colors?". Now, after some months using it daily I'm used to it and even started to like it.
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by guilhermetk 13y ago
I had a Dell Vostro 1500 (made in Brazil) and I ran at least 4 different releases of Ubuntu. The only issue I had was with my graphic card, I never managed to setup an external display and I spent hours trying to find the solution. Other t
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by guilhermetk 13y ago
One thing that annoys me in GMail is the fact that it doesn't support .eml files. Every time someone sends me an .eml I have to open my desktop mail client, wait for it to download all mails and then check what's in the file. Exporting mail
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by guilhermetk 13y ago
Now it is showing Service disruption for Admin control panel / API http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=status&ts=1...
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by guilhermetk 13y ago
Same thing here in Brazil. GMail and Google Apps Admin Console out
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by guilhermetk 14y ago
I'd really like to know where the data from Brazil comes from, specifically Florianopolis, SC. The first thing I did when I updated to iOS 6 was testing the maps app. The building I live is at least 5 years old, but the map shows it under c

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