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by nix0n 5y ago
I think we should go the other way and nationalize all major sports leagues and teams, because they really are an integral part of a community.
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by nix0n 5y ago
The release notes for 98.0.1[0] are more clear: > Yandex and Mail.ru have been removed as optional search providers in the drop-down search menu in Firefox. [0] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/98.0.1/r
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by nix0n 5y ago
I've got a 5520 with Ubuntu, and my advice is to use the HDMI port on the side of the laptop instead of running video through the dock.
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by nix0n 5y ago
"Feature phones" exist, Linux PCs exist, non-smart TVs exist (all of these come with tradeoffs). The difference is, in some places, it is not possible to own a new car. One of those places is the USA, where you miss out on a lot i
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by nix0n 5y ago
The original 16-bit version will run in Wine without any additional patching, but I'm not sure what options that would give you for resolution problems.
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by nix0n 5y ago
A handful of large-traffic sites have recently, and relatively suddenly, started blocking traffic from a large region. That's a major change in flow.
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by nix0n 5y ago
Outside of Silicon Valley, it is possible to live close to the office without a FAANG level salary. Beverages and snacks also are not that rare.
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by nix0n 5y ago
Halo Infinite on Steam does not currently require any launcher, but other games (GTA V for example) do require launchers even when bought on and launched from Steam. Also, the Xbox app is the only way I know of to do cross-platform voice ch
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by nix0n 5y ago
Possibly Burroughs MCP[0] from 1961, currently Unisys ClearPath MCP. Not to be confused with Encom MCP[1], which was defeated by Flynn and Tron in 1982. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burroughs_MCP [1] https:/&#
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by nix0n 5y ago
Money laundering is useful but that doesn't mean it's good. A Ponzi scheme can generate wealth but it can't generate value. Wealth without value is maybe not wasteful, but it is harmful. > Where it can be socially harmfu
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by nix0n 5y ago
The most important thing to a regular user, is that their websites work. But for websites to work, the developer had to test in Firefox. So, Firefox's alienation of power users has hurt its regular userbase.
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by nix0n 5y ago
If you have Android, the easiest way to run uBlock Origin is to install it for mobile Firefox.
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> We just need to make sure they don't get so black box that we trust the outputs blindly. AIs are already effectively black boxes to most people, and too many already trust AIs blindly.
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First one I found was blocking of eval() https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/security/ns...
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by nix0n 5y ago
Evil as in > monopolistic, anti-competitive, or abusive behavior
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by nix0n 5y ago
I agree that small evil companies exist. But, large non-evil companies do not exist.
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> Things like machine drying your clothes at home in the US Fine, yes. Ban both.
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> there are good companies and bad companies Are there any large companies, that stayed good?
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by nix0n 5y ago
> the Perforce model I've used both Git and SVN enough to understand how a VCS might change how an organization creates code, but I've never used Perforce. What is "the Perforce model"?
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by nix0n 5y ago
> blocking or sandboxing... programs is out of scope for picosnitch This is reasonable. Can someone recommend a tool (preferably in the Ubuntu repos) for doing that?
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by nix0n 5y ago
For a Canadian card, put the numbers from your postcode then add zeroes until you get to five digits. I've never tried this myself, but gas stations in Niagara Falls NY will commonly have signs about it.
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by nix0n 5y ago
> How does one bet against "the Metaverse"? Competitors to VR experiences include, real world experiences, and psychedelics.
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> There's a reason the FDIC was set up as part of the reforms triggered by the Great Depression But we did have the FDIC, so normal people would not have lost their deposits from a bank failure.
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> If you participate in the economic system at all, the failure of over-sized banking institutions will fuck you up whether you have an account or loan with them or not. The stock market crashed despite the bailout. People lost their jo
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No
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> the other side (crypto pumpers) has literally tons of money floating around No they don't, they put it all into crypto. Twitter welcomes bots (and other ways for many accounts to be run by few real people) because they want to inc
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by nix0n 5y ago
What are the other applications of NFTs?
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The article says, near the bottom, > However, we strongly recommend NOT using it to intervene in the production process, e.g., process control or ensuring safety mechanisms
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There's only one Ruby (so far). So there doesn't need to be more than one poignant guide to Ruby (yet). _why's style was perfect for Ruby. But it doesn't work for other programming languages.
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> regular-user feedback, not power-users, is crucial in taking those decisions In general, that's true. But Firefox is an exception to this. The most important thing to a regular user, is that their websites work. But for websites

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