jaclaz

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by jaclaz 4y ago
Excuse me, but do you believe this is "normal"? I mean, if you returned 287/602=48% of the items you ordered, either there is something wrong in what you order or - more likely - your supplier (Amazon) is not reliable. On the
902.
by jaclaz 4y ago
Yep, but the issue (in the specific case of the homeless) is that the devices (and the - let's call it "optional" - SIM/local cell phone number) are lost/stolen, the written down emergency/recovery codes may wo
903.
by jaclaz 4y ago
>No the device auth prompts are completely independent of mobile number, you don't even need a Sim card. Sorry, I don't understand, I believed that the independence from the SIM for an app was for an app already installed and a
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by jaclaz 4y ago
One of the most prominent of these "laird" title providers switched from a scam for gullible people to green activities (saving unused plot of lands, re-creating wild-life habitats and similar) and now they make clear that the t
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by jaclaz 4y ago
More common case. Your phone breaks (broken screen, swollen battery, whatever). With a physical SIM you can physically extract the SIM and insert it in another (spare) phone (and you can even borrow one for a few minutes). To transfer an e-
906.
by jaclaz 4y ago
Yes, but what else? A hardware token can be lost as well, and "in app" push notification (or whatever the app does) you stil need the telephone or at least the SIM/same telephone number, don't you?
907.
by jaclaz 4y ago
>A bit different as people never buy the land officially (as in its not registered the Scottish official records). Sure, much different also given that the money involved is much less, still a good proxy for gullibility.
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by jaclaz 4y ago
As a side note, the "presentation" letter that Leonardo sent to Ludovico Sforza to apply for a job remains a masterpiece: https://lettersofnote.com/2012/03/28/the-skills-of-leonardo-...
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by jaclaz 4y ago
TL;DR: A simple brute force tool that tops at 4,500 password/second, 25 years expected for a 7 character password, the Author essentially wrote a tool that is way too slow for any practical use (in reasonable times), it is interesting
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Around 1995, I remember that some German PC seller (Vobis) pre-installed OS/2 (for some time together with DOS/Windows, 3.11 at the time, if I recall correctly), so most probably there were some kind of low cost OEM versions, late
911.
by jaclaz 4y ago
Also, "souvenir plots" in Scotland (and accompanying laird title): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird#Souvenir_plots_and_false...
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by jaclaz 4y ago
As I see it, no, we don't really-really know. The accelerated tests actually performed on them may (or may not) be reflective of longevity in the long time. Are they "tougher" than other disks? Yes. Will they last 1000 (or on
913.
by jaclaz 4y ago
Only for the record "The investment letter" scam was publicized way earlier in John Allen Paulos' book "Innumeracy": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innumeracy_(book) https://math.temp
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by jaclaz 4y ago
This is an image of part of it: https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/city-parma.pn... and another one: https://static1.therichestimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/up...
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33066102
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by jaclaz 4y ago
If only I could convince web shops (and their web connections) that I buy every six months or so a box of batteries (for hearing aids) since a few years and that I would actually appreciate to receive a sort of periodical reminder for them,
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by jaclaz 4y ago
What I am not sure about is whether this is an effective push by google or more simply it is the amount of web programmers/authors going for the low hanging fruit (or with the "flow"), they simply test the site in chrome (or
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Yes, though there was a common enough problem with different types of cards (PCMCIA 5v and 3.3v and CardBus), the standard was similar and (badly made/worn down) sockets allowed to insert (partially) the wrong type of card, that would
919.
by jaclaz 4y ago
That's yet another thing, generic scarcety of (tiny, small, medium) apartments for rent in many EU cities, particularly in touristic or university destinations, let alone at a decent price.
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Yep, it is actually the recommended way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator#Digit_groupi... It has been "ruined" by typewriters and computers, in hand writing the normal way here was to use a &qu
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by jaclaz 4y ago
I meant that in Tokio you can have a large apartment and silent, polite neighbours as well, i.e. the level of civilty - as you call it - is not directly connected to the size of the apartment.
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by jaclaz 4y ago
I seem to understand that the issue is about the "most of the logs" and on the company statement about their pellets being generally made not from logs (at first only by those that were "small, twisted, or rotten" and la
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by jaclaz 4y ago
It is not like it is mandated by Law (within limits[1]), you can have a tiny house/apartment in the US or EU as well. Neighbours may be another thing, but it is independent from size of the house/apartment [1] countries may well p
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by jaclaz 4y ago
I thought it was John/Jane Doe but I now realize that those are only for unidentified people (in police/judiciary contexts). In Italy - for the record - it would probably be Mario Rossi (as an example on a mockup form), but conver
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by jaclaz 4y ago
[2012]
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Testdisk is essentially about partitions/volumes. Photorec is about files only. They are both vey good at what they are supposed to do, but in your case Testdisk is not suited and Photorec represents a last attempt as recovered files a
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Pizarro (one z, two r's) AFAIK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Pizarro or is it an alternate spelling used in English? Pizzaro sounds (to an Italian) like an invented word about someone that deals with pi
928.
by jaclaz 4y ago
E is a legit hex character: 0123456789ABCDEF isn't it? The 3 for E in 1337 speak was on numerical calculators that didn't display letters.
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Thank you, I remembered vaguely that episode but couldn't find a reference to it. Related, this Forbes articles explains the matter and links to a few documented cases: https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang&
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by jaclaz 4y ago
Besides, installing a Starlink dish is rather visible from the outside and from aerial survey, besides radio-scanning (that most probably isn't happening): https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-internet-ukr...

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