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by istingray 5y ago
Wow that sounds great, and it can be self hosted too? I've been curious about 1Password but it seems closed source and you can't self host so why bother. I'm leaving Apple for that reason.
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Ask HN: What do you think of System76?
54 points by istingray 5y ago|99 comments
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by istingray 5y ago
As someone new to Linux, I'm curious about this as well. As a comparison, take Android. Thinking broadly about fragmentation, Android is fragmented because of so many different hardware vendors who use Android on their phones. They mak
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by istingray 5y ago
I'm new to Linux. Is there a good overview of different password managers out there? Switching off Apple Keychain so looking for some basics. Apple made it easy so I didn't think about the concept much so not sure what I need. Is
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by istingray 5y ago
That's an interesting way to go about it. With Signal, why can't we simply have an open standard like email for our texts? What if texts were just emails?
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Ask HN: 1 Month since Apple CSAM, what have you changed?
2 points by istingray 5y ago|0 comments
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by istingray 5y ago
Is Pixel open hardware? I'm assuming not but props to them if so.
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by istingray 5y ago
Also, what pushes you to get a Pangolin (AMD) instead of Lemur (Intel)? I'm curious because I don't really understand the meaningful difference and bought the Lemur when it was in stock.
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by istingray 5y ago
System76 is incredible. I have nothing but good things to say. They are the future of Linux. Re: Clevo - obligatory copy pasta from System76 Chief Engineer right here on HN [1] "System76 UX architect here! This vastly trivializes the w
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by istingray 5y ago
Yes! And because of this, this means you need to donate ahead of time so things can be built to replace your Samsung phone. After it's built well...what would they spend your money on? Donate early, donate often.
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by istingray 5y ago
I agree more tech literacy is needed. The learning curve for Linux seems so steep. For what it's worth, I took UNIX classes in high school, and know how to get around. But Linux is just far more than I can handle, even just to install
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by istingray 5y ago
Thanks I'll check those Galaxy Buds out.
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by istingray 5y ago
The instructions you linked state that to connect Airpods one needs to: Set ControllerMode = bredr or ControllerMode = dual by editing /etc/bluetooth/main.conf file using sudo nano /etc/bluetooth/main.conf comm
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by istingray 5y ago
Yeah what a bad deal. What can we so about this?
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by istingray 5y ago
Email them and say that! We need to be more vocal as customers so vendors don't waste time.
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by istingray 5y ago
Understandable. I suggest donating to open source options as part of your compromise. Purism, PinePhone, Ubuntu Touch....or buying something from them if it's not an option.
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by istingray 5y ago
see my comments above in this thread. specific comments are welcome. i love talking about this thing :) As a Mac user, the build is about what you would expect from a PC. It's not one of those nightmare shit PCs. It does its job. Get t
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by istingray 5y ago
Lemur Pro: Fit and finish is a A- for PCs (B compared to a Mac) Solid build, no super weird stuff on the Lemur Pro. The silkscreen for one of the USB ports says 3.1 but it's 3.2. The webcam has a little lip. Trackpad is pretty clickey
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by istingray 5y ago
Zero complaints...to you. I can see giving up on asking other Linux users for help if they're so dismissive. Users aren't wrong. Apple gets that. If you have a problem getting something basic to work, it's Apple's fault,
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by istingray 5y ago
Good context. Given that Bluetooth is the issue, what should we do instead? Some new standard? I've seen some headphones that offer a non-Bluetooth USB wireless dongle (Corsair)
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by istingray 5y ago
The average user is going to use Firefox instead. Advanced users who know to open "Terminal" will attempt to just copy and paste the blob of code and hope it works. Training new users to do this is a bad habit that will bite the L
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by istingray 5y ago
I'm not a developer, I don't understand CLI, and I can copy paste stuff to the best of my ability. I spent 4 hours getting my Sony XM3 headphones to connect. They finally played sound. I never got the mic to work at all. Linux is
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by istingray 5y ago
Replying here to say I agree with the other posters. I'm not a developer. I need a system to do my work. I need to do video calls using a bluetooth headset with a microphone. I'm not in a position to spend time "fixing".
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by istingray 5y ago
Doh! It's true. For me it boils down to trading freedom for bluetooth headphones/mic that just work.
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by istingray 5y ago
Does the microphone work in your headphones? Let me know what model I'll check it out.
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by istingray 5y ago
It would be funny if this weren't true right in this thread. The best example I can point to is Brave's only option to install on Linux involves a blob of CLI commands: https://brave.com/linux/ Linux has to g
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by istingray 5y ago
Does the microphone in your bluetooth headphones work? Brave: Just to clarify, it's Brave.com itself that only has CLI instructions From https://brave.com/linux/ --- sudo apt install apt-transport-https curl sudo
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by istingray 5y ago
It's a Linux/bluetooth issue not a computer vendor issue. Yes support is terrific. What mic/headphones do you use? I eventually got the Sony XM3s to play sound after a bunch of CLI commands and random Linux threads. But bluet
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by istingray 5y ago
Does the mic work in any of these? I found it to be impossible Re: airpods linux bluetooth -- CLI commands to get bluetooth headphones just to play sound is not viable for Linux to take off.
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by istingray 5y ago
It's a Linux problem, not computer hardware problem. Does the mic in your headphones work? Let me know the model, I'll check it out for myself.

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