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by l8rlump 3y ago
This is timely. We just lost our unborn son unexpectedly. He had been diagnosed with some issues with the heart and other organs. We were gearing up for multiple surgeries, a high-care situation, and him potentially not lasting until teens.
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Jeff Geerling reviews MNT Reform open-source laptop [video](youtube.com)
22 points by l8rlump 3y ago|2 comments
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by l8rlump 3y ago
Check out the Privacy Badger extension. I believe it removes the tracking stuff from (some) links.
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Digging into the Linux Scheduler (2020)(deepdives.medium.com)
1 points by l8rlump 3y ago|0 comments
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by l8rlump 3y ago
The firmware “fix” sounds suspiciously similar to their handling of a similar issue on the WD Blue SA510 SSD’s, of which I’m on my third, after the previous two failed in less than 12 months. Didn’t they start using some new 3D NAND chips?
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by l8rlump 3y ago
Previous discussion (152 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32071349
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by l8rlump 3y ago
I first heard of these cars in a story from a Croatian friend. He said they had to be careful where they parked them because pigs would like to eat the body. So it seems that it’s a real thing.
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by l8rlump 3y ago
I'd like to learn more about this.
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by l8rlump 3y ago
> In fact, when you give an iOS app full access to your photo library, you're giving all of this information [including GPS data] away too. Scary.
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Ask HN: What are the best ChatGPT alternatives right now?
2 points by l8rlump 3y ago|1 comments
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by l8rlump 3y ago
If you're skeptical about the power supply, you may be enlightened by this: https://hackaday.com/2023/01/31/all-about-usb-c-pinecil-sold... I think it's thoughtfully designed.
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Make Sony E-mount lenses from disposable cameras(volzo.de)
2 points by l8rlump 3y ago|0 comments
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by l8rlump 3y ago
Yep, it did this to me and helped itself to the data from my Firefox profile, and presumably uploaded this to MS servers. Great way to obtain data on a person I suppose.
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by l8rlump 3y ago
https://musictech.com/guides/buyers-guide/10-best-audio-inte...
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by l8rlump 3y ago
I've had issues with WD Blue recently. MacOS intermittently wouldn't boot on a 3-month-old drive. I wonder how much is shared between this product and the Sandisk, given that WD now own Sandisk? https://community.wd.com
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by l8rlump 3y ago
I note that this and the Nulon brand that I’ve used list TETRAchloroethylene rather than trichloroethylene as a constituent. I wonder if that’s any safer. The Wikipedia page[0] says it has been described as a possible "neurotoxicant, l
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by l8rlump 3y ago
Maybe, but combined with the downplayed stripping of features from the iCloud web interface, I'm still skeptical.
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by l8rlump 3y ago
iCloud web UI. Sorry, I just tried again and you can add tasks, but you can't set a due date or time, which I rely on heavily. You used to be able to do this until they went to the "new" Reminders. They gave us a prompt to up
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by l8rlump 3y ago
They want to sell hardware. I'm reminded of this every day when I can't use Apple Reminders and Calendar properly on non-Apple devices. I have an Apple phone but use a non-Apple computer. You used to be able to have a web interfac
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by l8rlump 3y ago
Also see part 2: https://hackaday.com/2023/05/02/fet-fun-endeavors-together/#...
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FET: The Friendly Efficient Transistor(hackaday.com)
55 points by l8rlump 3y ago|21 comments
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by l8rlump 3y ago
A small trick I learned from his power supply: using a P-channel MOSFET with the gate tied to ground for reverse-polarity protection. Presumably much less voltage drop than a diode.
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by l8rlump 4y ago
This software [1] on something like this hardware [2] work with the Airtag ecosystem, and won't ping any warnings. Beware of the ones lacking the external timing components. The battery won't last as long using the internal oscill
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by l8rlump 4y ago
I believe you can turn off the canvas-based meddling per-site. There's a small icon that appears on the left of the URL input box on affected sites that allows you to do this.
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by l8rlump 4y ago
I recently discovered the useful Firefox about:config setting “resistfingerprinting”, which I believe came from this collaboration.
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by l8rlump 4y ago
Machines can do the work, so that people have time to think. https://youtu.be/G3V2n9QtpfE
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by l8rlump 4y ago
I have a chat always accessible with the below prompt to help me learn another language: Can we use this chat to translate between English and xyz? If I enter an English word or phrase, please translate it to xyz. If I enter a word or phras
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by l8rlump 4y ago
Yeah, we can’t have major world religions agreeing about stuff. Especially stuff you don’t agree with ;)
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by l8rlump 4y ago
Didn't you hear? 2023 is the year of Linux on the desktop.
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by l8rlump 4y ago
Not only this, but our HP Pagewide inkjet machine will even refuse to use genuine ink if it’s “out of date”. I.e, its manufacture date was more than a couple of years ago. Also consider that the ink can sit on the shelf at the store or Ma

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