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4y ago
All versions of Windows Server are (for now) unaffected, i.e., Internet Explorer 11 continues to run [1]. There is also "Internet Explorer Mode" in Edge, which uses iexplore.exe under the hood. Additionally, if somebody were _real
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Sup – A curses threads-with-tags style email client
(sup-heliotrope.github.io)
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4y ago
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4y ago
Example "issue" (feature) from the tracker: https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile/issues/967 (Also: a huge thank you for creating SingleFile. One of my favourite extensions of all time.)
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4y ago
The video appears to imply that 30 seconds is the default flight time. So I'd estimate 2.5 - 4 minutes of flight time per battery.
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4y ago
"Each rechargeable battery holds 5-8 flights using the default flight modes." [1] [1] https://pixy.com/shop I believe each default flight time would be measured in seconds, so it's understandable that they ar
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5y ago
http://bash.org/?947444 // // Dear maintainer: // // Once you are done trying to 'optimize' this routine, // and have realized what a terribl
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5y ago
I'd never heard the word "Anti-Café" before, but I used to hang out in one in Dublin [1] that called itself a "Time House". This exact concept: pay-per-minute space, like a shared space living room (though also with
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5y ago
The background of paper with lines is very misleading - because it implies that translation of the pyramid is forbidden, when this translation is the key.
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5y ago
Original report: https://internet2-0.com/whitepaper/procuring-for-a-pandemic/ Bloomberg article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-04/china-pcr... Looking at the graph
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5y ago
There is a proof of concept given, "Figure-4: arbitrary code execution achieved using multiple environment variables against Python 2 and Python 3": $ docker run -e 'PYTHONWARNINGS=all:0:antigravity.x:0:0' -e '
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5y ago
This looked innocuous at first glance, but this "antigravity" Easter egg has been found to have security implications. See "Hacking with Environment Variables", which specifically exploits the antigravity module for arbi
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5y ago
It seems safe to post this too now that it's closing. It was also possible to SSH from the Kindle, over its 3G connection. So the SIM card could be kept in the Kindle, to be used as originally intended. But also (in an emergency) to
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5y ago
CoC = "Code of Conduct" I haven't followed Python dev, so can't comment about how the CoC is being used in practice.
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5y ago
This was a new (to me) scam tactic: > the scammer pushed the "Blank Guest Monitor" button on the software to blacken Betty's screen so she couldn't see what he would do next: transfer $40,000 from her savings account
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An International Tech-Support Scam
(aarp.org)
2 points
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5y ago
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6y ago
Reminds me of the "Robin Hood and Friar Tuck" hack. Excerpts: > They dug around in the operating-system listings and devised a thoroughly devilish set of patches. These patches were then incorporated into a pair of programs cal
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“Don't think I've seen a data error like this before”
(twitter.com)
1 points
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6y ago
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6y ago
My rule of thumb: - If there's some boring business process (that usually involves copy-and-pasting) - Which you just know could be automated easily if only there was an API, but there isn't - And everyone who's ever asked
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6y ago
Think about it as a programming language but with integrated support for automating user interfaces. Typical workflow for an "unattended" automation (which runs on a headless VM in a data centre somewhere) would be: - Run "De
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6y ago
I had a hand in picking UiPath a few years ago for a major UK company. Your comment hits the nail on the head. I like to draw comparisons between UiPath's software and Excel: - Highly underrated by most people in IT - Super fast initia
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6y ago
Nature (from August) for the Phase 1/2 trial results of this vaccine (Pfizer/BioNTech): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2639-4
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Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection
(bbc.co.uk)
1887 points
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6y ago
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Quote attributed to Freeman Dyson (of "Dyson sphere" fame): > When I was a boy in England long ago, people who traveled on trains with dogs had to pay for a dog ticket. The question arose whether I needed to buy a dog ticket wh
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6y ago
> unnecessary nonsense (TV remote watch, anyone?) Ah, the Casio CMD-40, pictured as item #14 on http://dev.argosbookofdreams.co.uk/1995-96.html#page=100 This has been my daily driver watch, non-stop every single day, sin
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6y ago
Little known feature on Linux: cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid
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6y ago
Right-click in empty space next to the URL bar Then "Customise..." Then at the bottom of the screen will be a "Density" drop down, with an option for "Compact"
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6y ago
DP-3T is "Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing" GitHub: https://github.com/DP-3T/documents
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Contact tracing apps can foil both Covid-19 and Big Brother
(ncase.me)
4 points
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6y ago
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7y ago
tl;dr - The flag for pv in this case is --line-mode (-l). So, if you have a command that produces lots of lines of output (e.g., for demo purposes, "yes" - which literally floods the terminal with lines): yes | pv -l >/
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7y ago
I'm not the author, but I _think_ this is similar to what you can do via "ssh -R" (SSH remote port forwarding) - but generalised to UDP too. Scenario: - You have a Linode VM running, accessible to everyone on the Internet - Y
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