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by squarefoot 11mo ago
Pretty sure if Tucows had been in the US, the "request" would have been a gag order or something alike.
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by squarefoot 11mo ago
> The 512KB limit isn't just minimalism - it forces architectural discipline. True. I skimmed the biggest sites in that list, and they still are extremely fast. It's not just that size limit that makes the difference, but rathe
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by squarefoot 11mo ago
> If you can find those old fashioned audio transformers, this effect does not require a power source. Audio transformers are available both on Aliexpress and Ebay, although I would probably trust more a Triad TY-250P which is about €5 e
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by squarefoot 11mo ago
I didn't know it was still maintained. Just gave it a try on this laptop with Manjaro Linux + XFCE and noticed it both messes with the desktop panel toolbar making it rearrange and flash repeatedly for some seconds while loading and al
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by squarefoot 11mo ago
Clarification: I never justified what bullies do, just giving an explanation. I should have made more explicit that punishing alone accomplishes nothing if the source of the problem isn't addressed: they just go to the next easier vict
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by squarefoot 11mo ago
Most bullies just vent out what they suffer at home, school or workplace. They already punish themselves by not reacting against the real source of their problems.
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by squarefoot 11mo ago
The problem isn't actual cases to work with but the ton of personal data swallowed by their AI that can be used at any time for different purposes than protecting kids, which has never been the #1 purpose of those laws. In the meantime
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by squarefoot 1y ago
Yes, that was a real problem. The Amiga would access disks every time they were inserted to id them, but viruses too would use that feature to spread themselves; they would remain resident in memory (also after warm resets) then write thems
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by squarefoot 1y ago
Problem is that as soon as some technology takes traction, it catches the attention of businesses, and there is where the slow but steady enshittification process begins. Not that business necessarily equals enshittification, but in a world
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by squarefoot 1y ago
"I asked Grokipedia"
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by squarefoot 1y ago
Not one but two full Debian ports are more than enough to me. https://www.armbian.com/download/ https://dietpi.com/#download Things may differ a bit in the educational field because of the vast communi
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by squarefoot 1y ago
It was, but for a very restricted number of users. For like 2 years people hoped to get a RPi Zero at $5 and as a result didn't buy boards by the competition (OrangePi, NanoPi, etc) which were becoming really good and cheap, although n
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by squarefoot 1y ago
Bad naming from OP, but the meaning holds: totalitarianism has no political color, when your liberties are ignored the fact that it comes from left or right becomes irrelevant. Abusive governments just love playing with words to make their
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by squarefoot 1y ago
I applaud the move, but it's going to be really hard if manufacturers aren't willing to document their chipsets and keep bootloaders locked. The folks at Pine64 were forced to waste resources to develop their own platform, which a
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by squarefoot 1y ago
I recalled a few years ago there were shockingly inexpensive MCUs at LCSC and similar far east vendors, but they were never heard before names, so I just checked again out of curiosity and here's a $0.05 one by Cypress. https:/&#
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by squarefoot 1y ago
I was exploring the idea of using it for personal projects, mostly monitoring of sensors with data coming from network connections (some in raw binary format, not text), control of remote relays and actuators, etc, thus the need for self up
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by squarefoot 1y ago
When those are needed, digital signage displays are the answer. They're more costly unfortunately but can be bought used and are guaranteed to work 12-18-24/24 in much less friendly environments than a living room. They're in
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by squarefoot 1y ago
Back then (no Internet for most and scarce documentation) learning proper coding wasn't easy; I recall when a good number of games, demos and some utilities too stopped working because programmers ignored or simply didn't know the
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by squarefoot 1y ago
Time to get out of there, before they build walls to keep people inside .
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by squarefoot 1y ago
What is the real throughput of panels mounted vertically? I have put solar on my roof plus batteries and it reduced significantly my dependence on gas and cost of heating bills, but they're mounted on two sides so they see the sun from
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by squarefoot 1y ago
> fridges are colorful 70's inspired with no "tech" -- smeg and it's competitors. Agreed on that but probably there are different ways to waste money on shiny expensive things, likely depending on age, culture etc. Al
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by squarefoot 1y ago
To brag about them on social media, just like designer clothing etc.
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by squarefoot 1y ago
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by squarefoot 1y ago
Wondering if Hyundai being a Tesla competitor plays a role here.
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by squarefoot 1y ago
In some places being fired after a clash with someone above your level counts almost as a gift. They know so many ways to make your life miserable without being it noticeable from the outside, so that if you don't wear a tough skin and
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Olimex announces first ESP32-C5 (2.4+5GHz) eval board, availability since 09/12(olimex.com)
2 points by squarefoot 1y ago|0 comments
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by squarefoot 1y ago
Most if not all holders I worked with simply can't hold protected cells, which I find shortsighted and stupid as making receptacles and spring contacts that can hold both would be dead easy, but I guess saving fractions of pennies with
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by squarefoot 1y ago
I would totally support the Pine64 folks as I already did with the PineCil (really good iron btw, and I have also Wellers), but the PineTime price going from $26.99 in the US to €66.25 if bought in the EU is simply an invite to shop from Al
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by squarefoot 1y ago
One of those things of the past even old nostalgic greybeards like me do not miss at all.
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by squarefoot 1y ago
I couldn't agree more. If vendors decided to give the web development the resources it deserves, the experience would turn out vastly superior for the users: no apps to download (browser is usually bundled), well standardized consisten

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