mmwelt

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by mmwelt 2y ago
> It’s up to 1.8x faster than M1, so multitasking across apps like Safari and Excel is lightning fast Is multitasking across a web browser and Excel slow on any CPU nowadays? More seriously, though, it probably shows that CPU speed is no
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by mmwelt 2y ago
I'm not the person you were replying to, but in the past, I've just used an IP reputation checking website, such as: https://www.apivoid.com/tools/ip-reputation-check/
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by mmwelt 2y ago
Wow, that's good to know, thanks!
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by mmwelt 2y ago
But now it's not even possible to use the add-on in Firefox for Android, as only add-ons from AMO can be installed.
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Boeing Starliner to return to Earth – without its astronauts(bbc.com)
1 points by mmwelt 2y ago|1 comments
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by mmwelt 2y ago
Anyone have a suggestion, how it would be possible to schedule an overnight backup on a Windows 11 laptop with Modern Standby? This used to be possible using the task scheduler, but that doesn't seem to work anymore.
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The Technology of the 37th America's Cup(sailmagazine.com)
1 points by mmwelt 2y ago|0 comments
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by mmwelt 2y ago
The concept is interesting, but a problem is communicating with others who use iOS/iPadOS devices. They typically can't use this kind of app, because of limitations imposed by the OS[1]. Then, because of networking effects, it bec
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by mmwelt 2y ago
One of the more popular terms is now the "Global North"[1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_North_and_Global_Sout...
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by mmwelt 2y ago
Rainmeter[1] is also quite alive on the Windows side. [1] https://www.rainmeter.net/
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Are rainy days ahead for cloud computing?(bbc.com)
17 points by mmwelt 2y ago|12 comments
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by mmwelt 2y ago
The article describes how to change the default: > Users who want /tmp to remain on disk can override the upstream default with `systemctl mask tmp.mount`. To stop periodic cleanups of /tmp and /var/tmp users can run
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SpaceX's fourth Starship launch approved for Thursday(arstechnica.com)
111 points by mmwelt 2y ago|45 comments
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by mmwelt 2y ago
Looks useful, but the last release was end of 2017.
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by mmwelt 3y ago
The GPS jamming map linked to in the article[1] discusses this somewhat, in the "About the data" box: - ADS-B messages include position information from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), like GPS, Galileo, GLONASS,
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YDNS – simple and free DNS hosting alternative to FreeDNS(ydns.io)
23 points by mmwelt 3y ago|1 comments
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by mmwelt 3y ago
Related and ongoing discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39061800
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by mmwelt 3y ago
PDF-XChange Editor[1] is a very good PDF viewer and annotator. Unfortunately, no Linux equivalent comes close, IMHO. Fortunately, it runs very well on Wine[2]. [1] https://www.pdf-xchange.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
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by mmwelt 3y ago
XMeters used to be very good, but does not work on Windows 11. Task Manager is very limited, unfortunately. You only get CPU usage in the notification area.
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by mmwelt 3y ago
Rainmeter is quite pretty, but the displays (skins) seem to only work on the desktop. The author of the article has iStart on the menu bar, so the performance indicators are visible even when application windows are covering the desktop. T
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by mmwelt 3y ago
That's a great list! The website in the original article (daedalOS) is even listed there.
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Do cats "meow" in every language?(blog.duolingo.com)
4 points by mmwelt 3y ago|6 comments
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by mmwelt 3y ago
Any suggestions for Windows & Android (tablet)? All the solutions seem to only work with desktop OSes.
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by mmwelt 3y ago
PuTTY has now added strict key exchange support to fix this flaw: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.h...
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by mmwelt 3y ago
It's now also possible to install any add-on on Firefox by turning on desktop mode.
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by mmwelt 3y ago
FWIW, Pop OS just updated to the 6.6 kernel.
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Open extensions on Firefox for Android debut December 14(blog.mozilla.org)
1 points by mmwelt 3y ago|0 comments
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by mmwelt 3y ago
Does anyone know how it compares with Shotcut[1]? It's free, open source, and works on Windows, Mac and Linux. I've been a happy user for a while. [1] https://shotcut.org/
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by mmwelt 3y ago
The interactive online version is available here: https://www.submarinecablemap.com/
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by mmwelt 3y ago
I feel the Android clients are quite usable. But, for some reason, the iOS clients seem to be less well developed.

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