nickweb

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Two vortex rings colliding in slow motion in HD (Smarter Every Day)(youtube.com)
1 points by nickweb 4y ago|0 comments
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by nickweb 5y ago
It seems unsafe to me to be passing your username and password over the open every second day. Especially one that links to Google - which for the majority of people is their life. As a side note - will the recent announcement by Google abo
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Counting to a googol using 4026 chips(youtube.com)
2 points by nickweb 5y ago|0 comments
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by nickweb 5y ago
Actual headline: Apple Pay flaw risks letting hackers drain money from iPhones Title is sensationalised and is addressed by both Apple and Visa.
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by nickweb 5y ago
You know. I deal with laws on an almost daily basis in the UK and never noticed or payed attention to this. Current legislation has the Calder year, but also a “Chapter” Marker, i.e. Road Traffic Act 1988, has under this title 1988 CHAPTER
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by nickweb 5y ago
I self host a couple of services via VPS’s from different providers. I’ve had one that every now and then just drops offline and I’ve never been able to figure out why. Checking old logs never revealed anything out of the ordinary. It just
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by nickweb 5y ago
A podcast I listened to recently about clock synchronisation if you’re interested from Signals and Threads [1]. [1] https://overcast.fm/+hrS5e2XoU
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by nickweb 5y ago
(One word more) relevant XKCD [1]. Also, a generator for the above [2]. [1] https://xkcd.com/936/ [2] https://www.correcthorsebatterystaple.net/
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by nickweb 5y ago
Isn’t this the YouTube way now however? Most videos are around 10 minutes or longer because that’s what YT thinks drives engagement, and therefore adverts? I’m sure there was something about videos over 10 minutes getting preferential place
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by nickweb 5y ago
Posted on April 1st.
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by nickweb 6y ago
They already confirmed they’re not and it was an April Fools - but - they have an NFT for charity[0]. [0] https://twitter.com/teletubbieshq/status/1377940924605546496...
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by nickweb 6y ago
It still uses PHP which I’m comfortable with. It has a brilliant editor. It has brilliant plugins. In its default state it is very customisable. I have a few very low traffic sites - one hit the front of Hackaday [1] - but using a static si
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Terraria reconfirmed for Stadia after dev confirms issue with Google rectified(engadget.com)
3 points by nickweb 6y ago|0 comments
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by nickweb 6y ago
The price point will be a sticking point for consumers. I understanding the pro’s of this style of device with an e ink screen, and the associated power savings and readability it comes with, but the general public may not. This could be be
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by nickweb 6y ago
Is it normal for a security issue of this magnitude to have a 12 day notification period for everyone? That seems... short.