m-p-3

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   by m-p-3 4y ago

   I personally like the idea of repositories that F-Droid uses. Each app vendors could have their own repos that users subscribe to, but one of the strength you give up by moving away from a centralized app store is discoverability, but that
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   by m-p-3 4y ago

   PayPal might be one of the worst company out there, but criticizing them on their contribution to the afro-american community is not one I'd make.
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   by m-p-3 4y ago

   So one way or another, the population will reach its breaking point, and the Constitution will change.
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   by m-p-3 4y ago

   I guess that on the consumer side their support might be poor, but for enterprise laptops we've had a good experience so far.
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   by m-p-3 4y ago

   It must not have impressed the markets when Google pulled the plug on Stadia either.
6. 456.▲
   by m-p-3 4y ago

   Already submitted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33321619
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   by m-p-3 4y ago

   And it might be a way for homeless people to retain some control over their ID that cannot be taken away from them, unlike an ID card, or a Yubikey, or a piece of paper with their 2FA recovery codes, or a smartphone, etc
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   by m-p-3 4y ago

   Cryptomator for cloud-based storage, as it allows my to encrypt each files inside the vilolume separately, which makes it much more bandwidth friendly to desktop synchronization software.
9. 459.▲
   by m-p-3 4y ago

   Defaulting to recent posts? Yes please!
10. 460.▲
    by m-p-3 4y ago

    Winterizing my backyard and testing my snowblower before it gets too cold, making sure we're ready for the first snowfall.
11. 461.▲
    by m-p-3 4y ago

    They serve me well as geeky coasters for my coffee mugs.
12. 462.▲
    by m-p-3 4y ago

    If I need to share something "sensitive" an encrypted 7zip file with the password provided out-of-band is usually the simplest solution.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    I was first initiated to the existence of tracker music because of Unreal Tournament. I became fascinated by how it worked, and the great improvement in audio quality compared to the midi files and the default instruments used by the operat
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    So if the text was embedded in a static webpage that the client had to parse locally, that'd be okay?
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    The epitome of uselessness: making an error message so "user-friendly" that it doesn't help anyone. At least a "Details" button to unmask the technical details would be useful in some way, while hiding the "ugl
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    I'll also add to make them easy to copy to clipboard in the case of a GUI-based program. It's easier to search and store in an incident management system.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    It saved me a trip back to my desk a few times when I had to sign in to an account protected by 2FA on another computer and I forgot to bring my phone along.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    Why? If your work is mostly intellectual and doesn't require a visual interaction, I don't see the harm of programming in pajamas. If I have a scheduled video meeting I'll make sure to be at least presentable.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    There's the QUERY formula in Google Sheets that I actually like when I want to do some SQL-like queries and I don't believe it exists in Excel (yet) https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3093343
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    > Total Commander removed install functionality, because of risk from being removed from Google Play Store. Just great, now this makes TC less useful and requires me to use Google's own "Files" application, which I had rep
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    Not OP, but I'd say GDPR is a step in the right direction for the average consumer.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    Has a CR2032 ever been the cause of an actual fire?
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    Or grant the owner the ability to temporarily stop an AirTag from broadcasting its signal for a specified amount of time. Do it right before your luggage is checked in up until the estimated time of arrival.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    There are some research into 222nm UVC. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-repetitive-irradiation-222nm-u...
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    Props to the instance for doing whatever they can to let people migrate their account somewhere else, and Mastodon has some provision already in place to create an alias and easily move your followers from one instance to another.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    They failed the execution but the idea itself is good. If ot males it easier to setup a new computer I'm all for it.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    It could also create better proximity bonds with neighbors, increasing the cohesion in the local social fabric. Personally I know my neighbors better since the pandemic, and we are helping eachothers more now.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    But nobody will come into your home and take back the CD because of an expired distribution agreement.
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    by m-p-3 4y ago

    If the license can be revoked for any reason, then it's not a purchase, it's a rental with an undetermined end date.
30. 480.▲
    by m-p-3 4y ago

    Then it's not something you buy or purchase, it's something you rent or subscribe to.