theodric

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by theodric 11mo ago
I guess drivers are important, which is a good reason for choosing FreeBSD :) It's a shame that OpenDarwin didn't continue. PureDarwin seems to exist, but progress is understandably slow. https://en.wikipedia.org/w
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by theodric 11mo ago
They don't call this "the rip-off republic" without reason
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by theodric 11mo ago
I'm behind Starlink, which is NAT'd to a shared public IP address, and I refuse to pay for hosting, so Cloudflare is how https://potateaux.com is on the Web. Of course nobody looks at it because there's very littl
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by theodric 11mo ago
I'm glad I cancelled and refunded the three watches I ordered. I don't need another smartwatch from another dead company. I hope he can work this out.
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by theodric 11mo ago
Things are still often priced in €xx.99 in Ireland, but since the 1 and 2 Eurocent coins are all MIA, if you pay in cash, you'll be paying the full €xy.00. Most of my transactions are by card, though, and thus not subject to rounding.
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by theodric 11mo ago
What? Upgrade it yourself! Swapping the RAM in a mini 2012 doesn't even require tools. Both SoDIMMs are right under the bottom cover. The SSD is a bit more fiddly, but can also be done at home. Check iFixit. https://www.ifix
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by theodric 1y ago
Who are you yelling at? Do you think the Trump administration reads Hacker News? What do you expect the average American taxpayer to do to fix a government shutdown?
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by theodric 1y ago
There isn't anything here, not even sample code. This isn't a product, it's just a concept sketch. Ideas are cheap. Execution of such a radical plan requires Google-scale investment for several years or decades of volunteer w
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by theodric 1y ago
whomst among us
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by theodric 1y ago
Wayland is what you get when you decide to start a space program because, let's be honest, the electrical gremlins in your 1983 Mercedes 560SL are beyond properly fixing, and the kids still need to get to school
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by theodric 1y ago
So far I am 0/2 on buying IODD devices and having them fail within a couple of weeks. I gave it a good 5 years between purchases and bought a different version of the unit. Perhaps I just have extremely bad luck, but my experience is t
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by theodric 1y ago
I suspect what they meant is that there isn't an official Schuko nub that slides onto the brick and lets you hang it directly from the socket rather than carrying an extra meter of cable around. There is a BS1363 one, and those are onl
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by theodric 1y ago
There was a third-party battery module[1] for the original AA Magic Mouse that would allow it to charge wirelessly, a feature that Apple somehow still has not managed to steal! [1] https://techpp.com/2011/04/19&#
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by theodric 1y ago
And let us not forget about the non-resizable widget for the "Keyboard Brig..." [1] (which is where we store our insubordinate keyboards, I guess) Steve truly is dead. [1] https://cdn.social.linux.pizza/system&#x2F
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by theodric 1y ago
Li-ion cells are available in AA- and AAA-scaled sizes, e.g. 14500, 10440, plus fractional sizes that can be shorter or longer for the same diameter. If we wanted to not glue batteries into devices, we very well could, but that would make
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by theodric 1y ago
> It's 8+ hours with the average Macbook. Did I get a dud? I rarely get over 2.5
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by theodric 1y ago
It should rather be "public option healthcare, social safety nets, and a robust surveillance state aren't going to pay for themselves"
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by theodric 1y ago
They'll have to find you first, which (without a cell modem and GPS) would be an undertaking. The cell antenna "accidentally" falling off or the cable developing a fatigue break after the connector might be easier to explain.
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by theodric 1y ago
That tracks. I just don't think there's the sales volume you'd need to manufacture and sell something like this at an adequate profit, and certainly in the 80s it would have been even more difficult to find enough compute and
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by theodric 1y ago
Nice work! I'm happy to see that some folks are still interested in wearable computing. The Twiddler gives me hand cramps, so I might give this one a shot. (It's low on the pile, however.)
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by theodric 1y ago
Well, I'm American, although I've been in W. Europe longer than I lived in the USA at this point. Regardless, I don't see the value in lying about your intentions while framing it as performing a social good. Deceive someone
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by theodric 1y ago
*and I'll see you in Valhalla
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by theodric 1y ago
So it's "be a good person," but with then absolutely no follow-through or obligation attached: don't offer help, respond like an LLM when someone says something negative about the company that just sacked them, and don&#
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by theodric 1y ago
Ireland has had hydro for a century[1], and wind and tidal are productive here. There are wind farms EVERYWHERE around where I live (mountains, Cork/Limerick border). There are solar farms, as well, but sun is not our strong suit. Trou
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by theodric 1y ago
Hey, I just brought mine home! Got funny looks at TSA and on the plane, but nobody stopped me :) Piccy: https://cdn.social.linux.pizza/system/media_attachments/file... (Link to post in case that doesn't wor
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by theodric 1y ago
Look, you're going to die of something. If you want to give up every little source of joy to eke out an extra year or two of lifespan or healthspan in extreme old age, go for it. I'll have the glass of wine now while I can still e
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by theodric 1y ago
If my neighbor had come to me saying my genset indicator light was annoying them I would have marched right out with side cutters and removed it. It's a pity that people can't just talk to each other rather than having to resort t
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by theodric 1y ago
I was there, and indeed I will never forget it. https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/212970/om-waarschuwingsschot-...
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by theodric 1y ago
Collective guilt projection is incredibly unfair. What is the average US citizen expected to do in this? I hereby promise not to buy any weapons systems from Palantir or use Cellebrite if I forget my phone's PIN code. Am I one of the g
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by theodric 1y ago
I watched a Dutch cop discharge his gun into a crowd in 2017 or 2018 and face no consequences, so don't give me that nonsense. The State will kill you if it wants to.

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