jentist_retol

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by jentist_retol 6y ago
I have a feeling that this is going to change in the next year or two.
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
Considering his fame, brand recognition, and interests in education, it's pretty plausible to me that he got sort of "scammed" by the people who proposed woz u to him. If you read up on them, they're unsavory for sure. I
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
>share my Google/Github account sign in with google/github doesnt expose any info that you wouldnt through a traditional signup. however, it's extremely frustrating that the pricing isn't up front or even indicated th
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
The lock was a specialty lock for a specific purpose (disc lock for a motorcycle). It's supposed to have a reinforced shaft and hardened casing that makes the tools that thieves use on cheaper disc locks useless. I definitely do not wa
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
I've been nailed more than a few times, mostly on lower cost items without prime (i dont mind saving a few bucks and waiting). Items I've gotten that are counterfeit: - Brand name lock - Serial Adapter (knockoff chipset) - Apple W
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
It's $100-$500, that's not even a moderate amount of money for the amount of work required. It seems to me to be more of an incentive, and a nice reward for doing good work that helps people.
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
Sorry, I'm a security engineer by trade. >even if I say I didn't use that device is a huge difference from >even if I didn't use that device for us. So you an see why I'm a little touchy. If your intentions are goo
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
>if they tell me something will I have to promptly report it according to the terms no, unless you use the SRD to verify the information or vulnerability >If I ever hypothetically "write a jailbreak", will Apple come after m
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
I'd like to take this a step further. If you pay for a "premium" health care service (One Medical) or have a concierge doctor, it's extremely easy to get a test. In every case I've needed it (3 times now), I've
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
That's not really that important. What is important is that they have an ID, at all.
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
>there are no "security issues" in a dumb media player There is also no Netflix playback, which is a very common use case for consumers. BTW, the internet connection can be used for key revocation as a way to combat piracy and
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
Later in the article. >Cartels have kidnapped technicians doing maintenance on cellular towers to make them fix their networks, people working in the sector said. The technicians usually are released after a few days, if not sooner. Stil
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
>2 up isn’t sufficient for work from home maybe! I video conferenced on 1.5up for a week and I did have to turn down send quality, but other than that, it was fine. I think the bigger issue is that if you can only get 1.5 in 2020, then t
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
FCC official broadband number is 25Mbs per household. I, personally, think a good number is whatever is enough to sustain productivity, entertainment, and education - so about 5 down/2 up a person (obviously, more is better). In a hous
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
Licensing issues? Too power hungry for embedded ARM devices?
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
Well, I specifically need a computer that is easy to yank away from my desk and take home, and vice versa.
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
>With these 2 caveats I'm surprised you still think it's fine! I have a Macbook Pro for work. It is functionally a desktop that I can take home with me every day. If Apple shipped a Mac Mini with a built in 10 minute battery th
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
>needlessly hooking an embedded device up to the Internet is a bad idea It's a video player, some of the common uses of a device like this would be Netflix, Amazon Prime, Youtube, and DIAL.
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
>Most documentation/IT support assumes you are using the standard macbook/windows machine. Frankly, learning and intuitively understanding how many software components work is a valuable skill. "do the work" is steep
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
Last time I tried it, I installed Ubuntu 18.04LTS, updated, installed the recommended graphics driver, and then the machine would not boot after that. I recently tried 20.04LTS on a laptop, with an external GPU over tb3 - it works! However,
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
>So what's the point of running it on hardware designed to address the issue of running FOSS alongside a blackbox baseband? The exercise of maintaining an open baseline is valuable. Also, having a development platform is valuable. S
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
If you find a better one that is not absolutely arcane and frustrating to use, let me know. Until then, Jitsi is "good enough", even if it's still pretty rough in certain parts.
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by jentist_retol 6y ago
US citizens have a significant better chance at fighting a warrant. Personally, we've been using Jitsi for video. It's not amazing, but it is free in many senses of the word.