smilespray

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by smilespray 5d ago
Part locking against unoriginal parts is prohibited in the EU.
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by smilespray 5d ago
EU Right to Repair Directive specifically prohibits manufacturers from using HW/SW locks or firmware limits to block part replacement.
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by smilespray 5d ago
What you said isn't true for quite a few countries.
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by smilespray 5d ago
You'd be well advised to remember there is a world beyond your visible horizon.
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by smilespray 27d ago
Condoms prevents the spread of HIV.
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by smilespray 27d ago
You're quoting Wall Street (1987), but it's not clear whether you're in support of the sentiment or not. Plenty of people around here weren't born when that film came out.
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by smilespray 27d ago
People with the "wrong" political opinion have been surveilled for decades. It just took more work.
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by smilespray 1mo ago
You had me until you started giving Tesla the thumbs-up, despite your caveat.
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by smilespray 1mo ago
If that was one of those ELM327 dongles, yes they have 12V and are known to drain your battery. They're only meant for short diagnostic runs.
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by smilespray 1mo ago
Wasn't the Hubble telescope a spare from the surveillance satellite program that they basically just turned towards space?
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by smilespray 1mo ago
Definitely not clean room, quite the opposite.
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by smilespray 2mo ago
I think I saw an em dash in there, guys!
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by smilespray 2mo ago
Just depends on what naming conventions you use. For foolproof matching, adding Plex metadata in the style of "{tmdb-12345}" to the directory name would cause problems for Jellyfin, as they used to demand different formatting, for
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by smilespray 2mo ago
Jellyfin 12 should be able to use a Plex media library using Plex naming conventions, no renaming required. This will reduce the switching workload, and you can run both services at the same time whilst trying out Jellyfin.
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by smilespray 2mo ago
I always had this issue when working with Flash developers. A common mantra was "don't reimplement scrollbars unless you can implement all the features a scrollbar comes with." They always had to do more than five iterations
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by smilespray 2mo ago
Yeah, I'm working on a hardware project and would like to know more about this.
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by smilespray 2mo ago
It's all relative. Nobody expects a grown man post-voice change to speak with the pitch of a child.
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by smilespray 3mo ago
I think it's called learning to speak.
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by smilespray 3mo ago
One day you might be that person who requires medical assistance. Think about that for a bit, considering what you just said.
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by smilespray 3mo ago
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by smilespray 3mo ago
I used Zip disks extensively for audio and graphics work. Almost all the drives I encountered died after a while. It was a design issue.
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by smilespray 3mo ago
It was compatible with the radio and crypto equipment aboard my coast guard ship!
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by smilespray 3mo ago
Full network stack and a web server on a 1.44MB floppy!
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by smilespray 3mo ago
Had a close call with a cyclist going the same direction as me. She veered over in my direction as I was overtaking and was rather startled to see me, as she was wearing Airpods.
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by smilespray 3mo ago
Nice to hear back from you. I'm sure modern PHP code does not prevent scalability, but old PHP code definitely does. Also, and this is slightly beside the point, but last time I tried Nextcloud there were _usability_ "scalability&
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by smilespray 4mo ago
And a sample size of one.
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by smilespray 4mo ago
Nextcloud and Wordpress both suffer massively from technical debt.
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by smilespray 4mo ago
Keep in mind Apple would never admit mistakes on Liquid Glass. But: Looks to me they're fixing some of the worst aspects. I'm on the fence. The iOS 7 flat redesign was a UX disaster. But they got back up to speed in subsequent rel
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by smilespray 4mo ago
Interesting thought. Isn't it possible to design around this? Surely this was considered when building the first modules.
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by smilespray 4mo ago
AKA Salami Tactics, famously referred to in the UK sitcom "Yes, Prime Minister" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salami_slicing_tactics

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