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by kayfox 3y ago
> The best solution is to drop support for these technologies from squid altogether, rather than someone waste precious time fixing them. This is exactly how organizations and larger software distributions get stuck on outdated versions
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HTTP/2 zero-day vulnerability results in record-breaking DDoS attacks(blog.cloudflare.com)
202 points by kayfox 3y ago|71 comments
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by kayfox 3y ago
I've seen tax breakdown signs for gas at some California gas stations (it might be all of them for all I know). I think it would help people figure out how much of the price is taxes and how much of it is something else. I do also l
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by kayfox 3y ago
Since that article was written in 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed in part because of an unapproved replacement angle of attack sensor installed without proper testing. So there's at least one more crash associated with unapproved
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by kayfox 3y ago
Lexan is a brand of polycarbonate.
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by kayfox 3y ago
A little bit of context: Driving on wet playa is prohibited (and pointless, you get stuck no matter how good your offroading capability is). So while music festivals may get muddy, when it gets muddy at Burning Man vehicle usage has to st
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by kayfox 3y ago
> Does anyone design dishwashers as a hobby, as an easy example? I'm pretty sure Alec from Technology Connections would if he had the resources.
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by kayfox 3y ago
Lots of jurisdictions decline to prosecute misdemeanor theft or apply light sentences for it.
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by kayfox 3y ago
> U.S. copyright does not protect hardware. It does, it specifically protects chip die masks and by implication and case law protects PCB layouts and circuit diagrams.
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by kayfox 3y ago
> It won't stop the use of leaded fuel until the FAA bans it, Pretty much everyone in general aviation who is using leaded fuel wants to get away from it. It clogs corroborators and exhausts, requires special mitigation for spill
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by kayfox 3y ago
There are stories of maintenance going behind the instrument panels in airliners and finding all sorts of lost paperwork.
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by kayfox 3y ago
Only a small percentage of furries own fursuits.
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by kayfox 3y ago
Towers use sector antennas that can cover typically 15 degrees down to 5 degrees, so the angle from the tower is somewhat known. There are some ways to get an idea how far a device is from the tower with sufficient access, but its usually
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by kayfox 3y ago
Newer aircraft have external cameras that can be pulled up on screens in the cockpit.
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by kayfox 3y ago
> "Explosion-proof means that it won't cause an explosion." Another industry term for this is Intrinsically Safe.
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by kayfox 3y ago
The ETRAX CRIS has been superseded by ARM Cortex-M in the latest ARTPEC (Axis Real Time Picture Encoder Chip) chips these days. For a period of time in between those two architectures the ARTPEC chips used MIPS as a core.
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by kayfox 3y ago
The TL;DR of why is that without ground clearing fires there is a build up of trees and debris, resulting in what would have previously been a patchwork of groves of trees turning into thick continuous forest coverage with no breaks. In a
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by kayfox 3y ago
> What's the benefit of carbon fiber's strength-to-weight ratio when making a submersible? Not having to bond expensive foam to it to make it buoyant. I also think it may have something to do with the shape of the hull in thi
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by kayfox 3y ago
This article talks about Oregon too, the other does not mention Oregon.
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by kayfox 3y ago
That $127 a trailer is the differences in cost and it was in 1980s dollars. So I would expect a retrofit to be whatever the cost of the Mansfield bars are on their own, plus labor, as it would cost today. Fortunately the IIHS has been pus
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by kayfox 3y ago
Looks like the accident happened here: https://goo.gl/maps/9HPbr3D43EKgbgZ6A
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by kayfox 3y ago
PFAS is used in the inside coating on "compostable" cardboard takeout boxes. Its also used in those compostable paper straws. The coating is to prevent moisture from damaging the container. I have no idea why someone would
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by kayfox 3y ago
They are not hiring immigrants because they are cheap, they are hiring them because they are specialized skilled labor.
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by kayfox 3y ago
Ken White has a informal style of writing with sarcasm, irreverency and jokes that honestly makes it less dry of a read. In no way is he saying eating whales should be allowed.
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by kayfox 3y ago
I don't know if you haven't noticed, but California has been having massive wildfires in the same area for years now.
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by kayfox 3y ago
Fatigue rules were changed to be more strict. Requirements for regional airlines pilots were changed to require at least a minimum of 1500 hours for both pilots, previously only one pilot was required to have 1500 hours. Standards for
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by kayfox 4y ago
Whats broadcast is not the tail number but a ICAO ID assigned to the aircraft, that database is public. The FAA can assign anonymous IDs to aircraft that need privacy for some reason and still be able to identify which aircraft it is in
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by kayfox 4y ago
I think the short answer to this is that because of the forces involved on the landing gear, the load cells would need to be recalibrated more often than would economically be feasible.
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by kayfox 4y ago
MCAS was used to make the aircraft conform to the regulations, it could not be omitted. It is intended to increase the control force at a point in order to assure control forces steadily increase into a stall. (See 14 CFR 25.203 -- Stall
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by kayfox 4y ago
Buying in bulk reduces the amount of packaging you get with your stuff. If its going bad before using it, thats on you to manage. There are plenty of ways to avoid food going bad, from storing it properly to planning out what your going t

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