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by m45t3r 8y ago
> Maybe if we got something in exchange for the actual value of our data (say, Microsoft paid us per machine, per user, per hour used) then it would be worth it to opt-in. You get something, better software because developers can know wh
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> But it won't boot. If you have the proper bootloader in place it will boot. This is less the fault of Linux and more that x86 platform have to boot multiple OSes. A Raspberry Pi for example will happily boot from a .tar.xz archive
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by m45t3r 8y ago
OP is talking about this Kitty ( https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/ ), not this one http://www.9bis.net/kitty/ .
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> "To each their own" is when everything else is equal. No, it is a question of preference. I am way more produtive on Linux than on macOS, because my window manager of choice (i3wm) is very customized to my needs and basically
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> But does [any other tracking malware] actually exist for iOS? Much easier would be to install a router with OpenWRT, set a DNS server (that your DHCP points to) and look at the logs. Or even running Wireshark in your own network should
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by m45t3r 8y ago
Yeah, I was referring to Node.js. And no, what Node.js offers by default seems horrible[1]. It pass its entries to system shell, that is completely insane. Python's subprocess actually run the process inside a Python process, so there
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> The fact that Chromium is open source is completely irrelevant. Of course it is relevant. The fact that I can run Chrome in Linux/macOS/Windows means I am not forced to run some OS just to get compatibility with sites that I
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> How do we classify the progression that is tachyons/tailwind? Each time I see a new CSS framework I also think, is this yet another framework for devs that can’t desigh or is someone working to move the needle beyond what tachyons
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> I don't see a reason to still use software encryption. Why not? Software encryption can still be hardware accelerated (thanks to encryption instructions in the CPU), and it is fast enough to not be a bottleneck unless you have a v
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by m45t3r 8y ago
I can understand Python (it has a library in stdlib for running subprocess, and it is specially good after Python 3.4). However AFAIK JavaScript is bad for shell scripting. You need a external library to have sane subprocess call, unless yo
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by m45t3r 8y ago
What is your use case for external GPU? If you need a good GPU for gaming on Linux, it is better to sell your 1080ti and get a AMD RX580 or even AMD Vega. If it is for CUDA, you can use your CPU's IGP or buy a cheap AMD GPU for desktop
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by m45t3r 8y ago
I don't think so, Turbo Clocks are Turbo since they're meant for burst usage. Getting above TDP for a few moments is fine, however keeping those clocks are the problem.
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by m45t3r 8y ago
And you can have the same issue the author said in the article by requesting access to home directory and running the exactly the same command as the author wrote.
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> Antitrust law is not applied randomly. > You must have a large enough market share for it to apply, and you must be using that market share as a weapon against competitors in another market. I think Netflix is big enough for it, and
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Exploiting AT commands in Android devices(lwn.net)
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by m45t3r 8y ago
You
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> As long as you disable the disk write cache. > I had a home Nas running zfs on a unreliable power supply and I lost the contents of the Nas a few times before I disabled the write cache. Ext4 seems to tolerate this much better. Mayb
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Testing Elixir REPL Applications with Only ExUnit(medium.com)
3 points by m45t3r 8y ago|0 comments
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Testing web applications with Selenium(lwn.net)
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Why Elixir should be your next language if you’re a Pythonista(medium.com)
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by m45t3r 8y ago
Yeah, I am not saying this is happening right now (however this log from Spotify is alarming). However, considering that they will have this option is sufficient to someone in the industry to abuse it, and after someone start to use this in
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by m45t3r 8y ago
If you think about it, now it makes sense why big names in smartphone industry like Apple and Samsung are removing P2 plugs from smartphones in favor of more powerful interfaces like Lighting/USB-C: so you can track more information ab
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> It was the equivalent of US$1 in reais. I think it was R$1,99, that was not exactly US$1 (even considering the stronger Real in the period), however it was not exactly equivalent to US$1 either.
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by m45t3r 8y ago
Yep, a truly Jack of All Trades, Master of None. And this is fine.
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by m45t3r 8y ago
However, you can actually disable pre installed apps in Android, with some exceptions (AFAIK, none of the Google services apps are in those exceptions). Disabling an app is almost the same as uninstalling (the app can't be open, does n
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> Funny that I only ever hear of this when talking about security aspects, not when discussing available software. In the latter case I always hear how many things are there in AUR, especially comparing to Debian. AUR must have failed mi
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Mozilla is working on a new Android browser(reddit.com)
2 points by m45t3r 8y ago|0 comments
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by m45t3r 8y ago
> Though the software is at fault. It created a false sense of security, misleading the users. What else in Arch just feels secure, but in fact is not? AUR never tried to pass false sense of security, it is explicitly declared as not sup
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Systemd-timers are awesome(medium.com)
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by m45t3r 8y ago
BTW, the project itself seems interesting. However it may be strange for someone to use this library because you need, for example, to do a: #define FBG_PARRALEL For it to work, and for some people this typo will be infuriating or

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