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by polack 5y ago
Probably because most people actually don't give a shit and that it would be really user hostile to list a lot of content that actually don't exist (on the platform). If you cant play it then don't bloat up the GUI with it, i
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by polack 5y ago
How would they know it's an international call unless Apple/FaceTime would leek metadata (like number you're calling) to AT&T? Sure they could see that the IP you are connecting to is in Africa, but if you call a US numbe
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by polack 5y ago
When security researchers report SERIOUS security bugs to the manufacturers, as happened again and again the last years, without them acknowledging or fixing them for many months then I think it's safe to say they don't really car
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by polack 5y ago
You are right in that these attacks takes more skills or a little bit of money, so in that regard it's not the same. But in multiple ways I think it's the same; like that it's obvious that security is still not a priority whe
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by polack 5y ago
Contrary to popular belief, iPhones and Android phones have really poor security and new exploits are discovered all the time. So a properly formatted text message is all that's required these days. It's like in the dotcom days wh
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by polack 5y ago
Sweden used to have their own uranium mine, but since it was cheaper to buy it than to mine it they shut it down. Pretty sure most of it is purchased from Russia.
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by polack 5y ago
Are they really filling it up in Finland? I read the other day that they still wait for a government decision if they're allowed to use it or not.
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by polack 5y ago
Many countries have signed the UN protocol that says they will not use laser weapons on people. The whole thing is a bit of a scam though and the crew on tanks and similar vehicles are taught to use lasers offensively on people even though
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by polack 5y ago
> - emergency parachute: small, usually just one handle which you can see and very hard to snag on anything, meant to be opened in under 3s after jumping, definitely not for terminal velocity kind of speeds Are you sure about that? Then
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by polack 5y ago
Especially in a case like this when you need to hike your way out. Then why not pull ASAP and then fly back towards civilization and look for the best possible landing spot. You can also see much better landing spots when he's hanging
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by polack 5y ago
When faced with the same issue I decided to just setup VPN to the office so I can offload stuff to my office machine when I’m on my laptop at home or traveling. Maybe that’s possible for you too?
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by polack 5y ago
Recipient or sender using Proton VPN?
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by polack 5y ago
Just like Google that bent over backwards to please the Chinese censorship and their persecution. Then when Google failed in China (domestic competitors was better) they tried to exit "gracefully" by claiming it's due the Chi
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by polack 5y ago
I switch between Dvorak and Programmer Dvorak depending on if I’m writing code or not. Helped keeping my RSI in check for the last 8 years.
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by polack 5y ago
It's "impossible" for such robot to have the situational awareness of a human. So probably a safeguard against it moving out on a place of the road where it isn't supposed to be.
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by polack 5y ago
My MX-brown keyboard is definitely louder than my standard HHKB2, even though the MX got after market dampeners installed. Estimate about double the noise from the MX so surprising to hear you had the opposite experience.
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by polack 5y ago
I agree that DB is the prime suspect here. They said the problem was identified over 24h ago, cant imagine it being something other than a data issue that takes that long to resolve.
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by polack 5y ago
"Since then, Apple published multiple security advisories (iOS 14.7.1, iOS 14.8, iOS 15.0, and iOS 15.0.1) addressing iOS vulnerabilities but, each time, they failed to credit his analyticsd bug report." "Two days ago, after
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by polack 5y ago
Sweden have had 125 reported cases of myocarditis for people that have used Pfizer and 44 that used Moderna. But then there have been 10,6 million shots of Pfizer administered and only 1,8 million shots of Moderna. So quite clear that the r
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by polack 5y ago
After changing the screen resolution all operating systems will prompt the user if the applied settings where correct, otherwise it will time out and reset to last known good setting. Maybe time for the core internet infrastructure to imple
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by polack 5y ago
I've heard that Sweden didn't want to make Swedish an official language of the EU when they joined, due to the fact that EU would then use a lot of resources to translate all documents to Swedish. But then Finland (with it's
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by polack 5y ago
Say you have an application that takes user input, validates it and then try to add it to the current state. If there is a bug in the validation so that 0 is allowed as input, but later when you try to add it to the current state you divide
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by polack 5y ago
It makes more sense that OP meant the expression "get a break/catch a break" as in "get lucky" and not just as an litteral break/pause from earthquakes. Considering the state of Haiti I think many people will i
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by polack 5y ago
Your Dublin unicorn examples: * Intercom - Founded in San Fransisco according to themselves. * Workhuman - Founded 20+ years ago. * CarTrawler - Founded 30+ years ago. Not really signs of a "Silicon Valley"-startup/unicorn ki
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by polack 5y ago
I dont use Google. Never heard of any of the companies you posted, but I took a look at the website of the first one (Intercom): "The company was founded in 2011 in San Francisco"... I'm sure they have some Irish connection,
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by polack 5y ago
Maybe we have different views on what "Silicon Valley" means, but I think of it more in terms of startups than big corp. From what I've seen there is mainly grunt work at large companies for developers in Dublin. Like big cor
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by polack 5y ago
Looks like Syncthing doesn’t have support/client for iOS though?
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by polack 5y ago
I was in urgent need of a spare part a couple of years ago and paid Amazon UK a lot extra to get it the next day. It was a heavy and bulky thing so I got really surprised when I got a simple envelope in the mail the next day. It contained a
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by polack 5y ago
No, it should be treated as software coming from any other country. At this point it’s just silly to brand your security product as Swiss made in hopes of looking more legit. In a sense I see it negative, just like some companies brand thei
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by polack 5y ago
Have you seen how many parts there are? It would probably take most people with a normal day job a week to print all parts in the evenings and weekend. And that's if they do have a printer. Add another 20 parts that you need to order f

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