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by signal11 7y ago
It's not just COVID-19 deaths, raw death numbers (as measured by death certificates, you cannot cremate/bury people without one) are down as well -- this report has some evidence, including lower business in at crematoriums[1]. Th
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by signal11 7y ago
Could "fast" VMs be a solution? e.g. Firecracker. You get a fairly robust level of isolation that way and they're quick to start.
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by signal11 7y ago
Are there any antivirus vendors which now use these techniques? I know there was a spat between a member of the Chrome team and antivirus vendors about the latter not using sandboxes.
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by signal11 7y ago
IntelliJ IDEA 2020.1 now supports wsl$ paths[1]. You can vote on supporting other features here[2]. [1] https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-197573?p=IDEABKL-7... [2] https://youtrack.jetbrains.com&#x2F
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by signal11 7y ago
Yes —- for instance, it’s not very mobile friendly.
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by signal11 7y ago
My 2017 Honda had a dial for adjusting the volume (it could also be pushed in to switch off). The issue with new Hondas is that switching off/on the air conditioning, or air flow/fan speed, has to be done via touch screen. They do
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by signal11 7y ago
Security issues arise when extensibility is paired with the absence of a good sandbox and permissions model. DOS is the other example -- it was amazingly extensible to the point multitasking operating environments like DESQview[1] was avail
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by signal11 7y ago
Android (the project) may release updates, but it's useless if the phone manufacturers don't distribute them. The article says > According to the Android security bulletin, there were no security patches issued for the Android
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by signal11 7y ago
This has always bugged me because not providing even security patches is straight-up malpractice in my book. Given all the attention lightning cables get in terms of e-waste, someone should ask lawmakers worried about e-waste to consider
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by signal11 7y ago
> you might get very very good at removing your phone and TV/Movie interests from Facebook Also, your Smart TV may simply be spying on you and sending that data back to the manufacturer[1] either by sending a hash of portions of you
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by signal11 7y ago
It's unlikely they will, there's an upgrade path called Google One that gets you 100GB storage for about $20 a year, across all their products, and shareable by family members. It also comes with human tech support.
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by signal11 7y ago
I do wish mspaint.exe was at least as good as Paint.NET or iOS’s photo editor. Paint’s feature are an embarrassment and compare poorly to other consumer platforms.
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by signal11 7y ago
Yes, looking at this page it’s possible to disconnect the client from Team Viewer’s online infrastructure entirely: https://community.teamviewer.com/t5/Knowledge-Base/Can-TeamV... > Hint: If you choose Accept e
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by signal11 7y ago
I am not familiar with Team Viewer but you’re correct: any software that allows you to “save passwords for later use” is writing your password to disk/cloud — maybe reversibly encrypted but decipherable all the same, especially if the
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by signal11 7y ago
> If they want to force Apple's hand specifically, they should be focusing on the port on the phone, not the charger. It's worth remembering that the backers of the EU legislation started with the idea of reducing e-waste, no
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by signal11 7y ago
The level of polish and integration between hardware and software with Apple is almost “magical” imho. Or at least very praiseworthy. Compared to typical Windows laptop trackpads or most Android phones’ janky scrolling, Apple does a much be
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by signal11 7y ago
I completely agree with you. A really good drawing surface with Pencil, handwritten notes + handwriting recogniser, a distraction-free writing environment with a keyboard cover, comic book reader, ebook reader* and light as heck? Also, a di
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by signal11 7y ago
The situation is much more complex than you describe. The telecom sector has been has been hit with arbitrary regulation and tax laws that have disproportionately impacted existing players. One of the reasons Vodafone has deferred investing
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by signal11 7y ago
Modern British dentists perform orthodontic and teeth whitening treatments just as American dentists to, responding to customer demand. It’s worth noting that elective cosmetic dentistry is paid for in the UK, it’s not free — and the demand
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by signal11 7y ago
Is it that Pascal is simply popular as a teaching language in Turkey? A bit of googling shows lots of universities offering programming courses in Pascal, e.g. [1]. It is a good pedagogical language after all. [1] https://www.met
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by signal11 7y ago
7 seaters are intended for those who frequently do pooled trips with friends or family -- and won't buy a minivan. They're not necessarily much larger than 5-seaters, the extra seats fold down when not needed and use up the boot s
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by signal11 7y ago
I remember reading somewhere that the biggest buyers of SUVs (albeit compact SUVs) are mothers / young parents who think minivans are too ugly. SUVs have lots of space for kids and a large boot to take everything from bicycles to shopp
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by signal11 7y ago
I'm not sure if I should mention it here, but in case some people are not familiar -- these lines make using vim a very easy experience for those used to CUA editing interfaces: set nocompatible source $VIMRUNTIME/mswin.vim
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by signal11 7y ago
I currently go to about:profiles and click "open this profile in a new window", but this is very klutzy compared to Chrome's profile switcher next to the URL bar. Of course you can also create launchers/shortcuts for Fir
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by signal11 7y ago
Firefox is definitely an amazing experience, especially if you use Firefox Containers[1]. My only gripe is that the UX of containers isn't quite ready for prime time yet (e.g. your container setup doesn't sync by default). And the
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by signal11 7y ago
Does 'Showstoppers' refer to 'Show-Stopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT' by G. Pascal Zachary? I did enjoy that.
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by signal11 7y ago
> Cases where git needs to scale tend to be isolated to companies that have the manpower to build a finely-tuned replacement (see: MS, Google). I recollect that for Windows (which also uses git), MS have actually extended git with "
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by signal11 7y ago
In the enterprise context, I guess the Google Search Appliance would be a good example. Before you say "it wasn't widely used" -- that's probably why it was killed. Google customers who use a product that doesn't le
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by signal11 7y ago
I have a Chromebook myself and the situation is much less rosy than you describe. It's not all bad, and I'd definitely like to continue to use a Chromebook as a secondary system if possible. But I'd also hate it if it was my
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by signal11 7y ago
Sorry for the typo: it's Goodhart's Law, not Godhart.

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