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by pfranz 6y ago
Looking around in the US[1], it looks like legally the cap can be from 1:15 - 1:25 (K-3). It looks like 1/3 of states don't have any legal cap. Funny enough, this chart[2] correlating reading performance and class size stops at 1:
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by pfranz 6y ago
Safari has been frustratingly aggressive for me. I was working with a fairly heavy Google Spreadsheet and Safari would need to refresh/reload every time it lost focus. Between Chrome, Firefox, Safari and their plugins it's a dance
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by pfranz 6y ago
In my case I've been charged for months, like the poster I have never received any monthly statements or any correspondence at all. The charge description is "Subscribe [numbers] CA" and nothing shows up in Google. I wasn&#x2
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by pfranz 6y ago
I've been noticing a $3 charge and had no idea this was the source. "Subscribe" is very vague description on the credit card statement. The subscription services I enjoy using have descriptions that show up in Google and send
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by pfranz 6y ago
That's answered in the article that people are taking proactive measures because they don't want to expose themselves for the sake of herd immunity. New York City has an estimated 13% of people have had Covid-19. That's nowhe
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by pfranz 6y ago
I heard anecdotes of reinfection with worse symptoms on subsequent infections a few weeks ago; this looks to be the article [1]. I haven't heard widespread confirmation or studies showing this yet. [1] https://www.vox.com&#x
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by pfranz 6y ago
If you look at the bottom there are 3 or 4 Biggie songs graphed. I imagine none of them stood out enough to make the article.
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by pfranz 6y ago
I think soda's popularity is proof of the power of marketing. The "sip test" was thought to be flawed because taking a sip of something is completely different than drinking a glass of something. New Coke might be a better ex
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by pfranz 6y ago
I've seen "worker", "main", "parent/child", and "primary/replica" used as a replacement depending on the context.
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by pfranz 6y ago
5x5 has already been brought up a bunch of times. Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training was a good book for me to cement each lift and I picked up 5x5 later for the routine. SS is a bit long-winded, it only covers a handful of basic lif
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by pfranz 6y ago
It seems correct for me. A bunch of Linux ISOs. It is missing some I've been seeding from http://academictorrents.com/ Others mentioned having an ISP level NAT. Could that be it?
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by pfranz 6y ago
I think sometimes people luck out with the right audience. Online gamers have been obnoxious since well before 2008. https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 (warning: language)
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by pfranz 6y ago
I have no idea, but I would imagine if the LED is burned out the camera would not work.
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by pfranz 6y ago
> It hasn't had a chance to impact the secondhand market yet. I do think we're talking about different secondhand markets--or at least different large sections of it. Buying/selling working Macs aren't affected. That&
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by pfranz 6y ago
I'm not sure I follow. If the LED burns out you're implying the camera would no longer work? I imagine they'd replace the whole camera module. I saw one for an older model on ifixit for $30. I'd probably try and snag one
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by pfranz 6y ago
I have zero idea about Netflix, Amazon, or Disney, but I hear the high turnover in execs at the big network TV studios cause this. The story I often hear is the "new guys" are terratorial and kill off projects of their predecessor
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by pfranz 6y ago
This may not be relevant at all to the topic at hand, but they also made concessions for their budget (which HBO likely does, too). The pilot was written for East LA where nearby JPL was where his former founders worked. They shot the serie
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by pfranz 6y ago
This [1] is the best source I've seen. 2008 era Mac laptops definitely had that exploit, but since then they've made hardware changes. > All cameras after that one were different: The hardware team tied the LED to a hardware si
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by pfranz 6y ago
Years ago there was an article about 2008 era Mac laptops that could enable their cameras without turning on the LED. I believe the camera firmware was read from RAM on boot. So they just intercepted that. Since then they redesigned the har
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by pfranz 6y ago
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-your-display... Does that preference not work for you?
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by pfranz 6y ago
My understanding is that the LED is hard-wired the power source of the camera sensor. There's no separate software command to turn the LED on. All Macs run Windows and most run Linux pretty well. So you /could/ audit at least
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by pfranz 6y ago
I think being aware of covering the ambient light/True Tone sensor is also significant.
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by pfranz 6y ago
The other comment says there are dozens in this thread...I haven't seen anything specific mentioned. But, I remember reading something a year or two ago[1] that's not solidly sourced (it'd be great if Apple posted something o
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by pfranz 6y ago
AFAIK there's no official Apple document. Would you accept the recollection of an anonymous former Apple engineer writing to a fairly popular blog? /s https://daringfireball.net/2019/02/on_covering_webcam
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by pfranz 6y ago
Old Apple iSight cameras (the stand alone tube shaped cameras) twisted an aperture closed to block the lens. It was also how you turned it off and on.
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by pfranz 6y ago
I think it's a bit overstating that it destroys the secondhand market. I still see non-working Macs on ebay for hundreds of dollars. The resale value of a well-maintained Mac continues to be much higher than any other brand. These kind
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by pfranz 6y ago
> Time and time again these massive government-run software project collapse on their face. Which is why I said "I wouldn't bet on the management of that project playing out like that." I also completely agree Microsoft is
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by pfranz 6y ago
Eh, I don't see the problem. If the government decided not to renew a contract with SpaceX because they thought they could do it better themselves, should they not? Tax money spent on government research should be public. I do think th
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by pfranz 6y ago
The government writing software for their own use is quite a bit different than Sun buying or writing one without customers lined up.
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by pfranz 6y ago
I'm pretty confident after the 2008 camera exploit they engineered the camera to wire the active light directly to the camera power source, which I think is what you're talking about with #3. #1 and #2 seem kind of irrelevant to m

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