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by pwg 2y ago
That was already tried: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track Most advertisers/tracking companies/websites using such products simply ignored it (due to their fears of revenue loss) and it withered on th
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by pwg 2y ago
> Also wtf is a lava taco Taco Bell's cheesy name for "spicy" -- although if one truly enjoys actual spicy these are just mild as far as "spice" goes. Runs more along the line of "they tried to add some pep
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by pwg 2y ago
> just anticompetitive It sounds like just this, only all wrapped up in a "let us protect you" wrapper.
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by pwg 2y ago
> what kind of timeouts are you hitting Best guess: lack of activity timeouts in a NAT layer somewhere between the two end points that removes the NAT mapping for that given ip/port pairing.
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by pwg 2y ago
> I can get through with sharp metallic tools and weird unlabeled boxes with wires hanging out of them, but I can't leave my kindle in my backpack? Because all airport security is reactionary . They don't try to anticipate
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by pwg 2y ago
> Are there particular pros and cont to using screen or tmux If you mean vs. not using screen or tmux, the pros to using (among many) are: 1) you get plural terminals in one "window" (xterm, remote ssh session, etc.) that you c
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by pwg 2y ago
> They're still useful today if you save things on media that can be damaged (CD, DVD, Blue-Ray) For writable disk media, there is also dvdisaster: https://dvdisaster.jcea.es/
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by pwg 2y ago
> Do you just use a password manager Yes. > Log in with Google, Apple I simply don't, ever, use those options.
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by pwg 2y ago
> I’m a total idiot, how exactly is page size a CPU issue rather than a kernel issue? Because the size of a page is a hardware defined size for Intel and ARM CPU's (well, more modern Intel and ARM CPU's give the OS a choice of
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by pwg 2y ago
For 99.8% of internet users, DNS based blocking is a hard stop (for them). For the remaining 0.2% who know how things work, they are a brief bump in the road to getting to the site they want to pull up.
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by pwg 2y ago
Besides the other reasons already posted, one big one if one runs one's own email server (have done so since circa 1999) is that remote access to email is just an ssh session.
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by pwg 2y ago
I was never going to fall for the "digital drivers license" idea in the first place, but this gives a very good reason for why one should just keep the little plastic card instead.
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by pwg 2y ago
Yes: At least two ways: 1) install into separate disk partitions, setup boot loader to allow you to select a given one at boot time. 2) install one on the system as the main install, install VirtualBox into the main install. Create, and in
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by pwg 2y ago
My only comment is: "be prepared for a cease and desist from the lawyer's for the real WD-40 company" over the name choice. The fact that they make spray lubricants and you have a website re-loader will likely not make any di
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by pwg 2y ago
Also does not work with uBlockOrigin disabling javascript (either of uBlockOrigin's global block or inline script block prevents it from working).
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by pwg 2y ago
Indeed. However this is also the result of "checkbox security". Someone at the DOE has a security compliance form with a list of checkboxes they must check, one of which reads something like: "dependencies are developed in
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by pwg 2y ago
> why there should be an issue with everyone knowing your SSN, or it being in plaintext everywhere Because far too many businesses, esp. financial ones (banks/credit unions/etc.) have also incorrectly used it as a password to
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by pwg 2y ago
Here is what their own "Font Sample" page [1] shows me: https://0x0.st/XWE_.png This is magnified 2x (to show the similarity). Both the sample alphabet and the "character differences" shows uppercase-ey
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by pwg 2y ago
Actually, it was /most/ typewriters. Having a numeral one (1) key on a keyboard was something brought about by computer input keyboards (where there did, indeed, need to be a distinct numeral one separate from lower case-ell (l))
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by pwg 2y ago
Given the emphasis on being unambigious, it is interesting that the capital-eye (I) and lower case-ell (l) are the identical glyph in DP Sans Mono.
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by pwg 2y ago
> Which one is better? The answer there likely dives too much into personal preferences to be a "one size fits all" answer. Both are available on f-droid, so just try both and pick the one you prefer: Osmand: https:/&#x2F
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by pwg 2y ago
Does not render at all (blank screen) with javascript turned off by uBlockOrigin.
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by pwg 2y ago
On most, no, little to no braking force is taken up by the fasteners themselves. For most designs the calipers sit inside a frame that takes the braking force, and the fasteners simply hold the caliper in alignment within that frame. This
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by pwg 2y ago
> How does nonsense like this even pass basic validation at the patent office? Your link references a "publication" of an "application", not an actual patent. Applications are "published" (usually at 18 mont
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by pwg 2y ago
The book "Inside Atari DOS" by Bill Wilkinson (author of Atari DOS) goes into some of the rationale: https://www.atariarchives.org/iad/
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by pwg 2y ago
I've begun referring to them as ClownStrike, given that so far they have seemed to act more like a bunch of circus clowns than an actual knowledgeable entity. This tone deaf offer just reinforces the impression that they are just a bun
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by pwg 2y ago
As long as Intel can price partition their numerous processor models based upon the presence, or deactivation, of ECC, you won't see your ask happen. While they can continue to squeeze profit out of enabling ECC only for more expensiv
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by pwg 2y ago
You also have to keep in mind the "interface" for 1962-1968. The printer teletype machine. The "control codes" were to "control" the printhead. So "carriage return" meant move the "print carria
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by pwg 2y ago
> Falcon didn't break Linux at this incident because they haven't shipped a broken extension for Linux True, but they did break Linux a few months back in much the same way they just broke Windows last Friday: CrowdStrike bro
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by pwg 2y ago
You don't use registrars to find domain names -- because some will take advantage of the data you are handing them for free to try to blackmail you into paying more. You search for domain names using the DNS system itself, via the comm

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