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by tjohns 10y ago
Typically, you need to plug in any external speakers (including the Sonos Playbar) to the optical out on your TV itself. This port is intentionally placed at the end of the TV's (latency-inducing) processing chain, and will get you pro
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by tjohns 10y ago
That sound has less to do with power level, and more to do with what mode your phone's modem is using. Specifically, that sound is associated with TDMA-style networks (e.g. 2G GSM), since the transmitter has to rapidly switch on/o
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by tjohns 10y ago
1. In the US, yes. In other parts of the world, you'll see clocks that instead use a closer station (like DCF77 in Germany). 2. Indoor operation is part of it. Also, GPS receivers are more expensive and power hungry. 3. Depends on time
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by tjohns 10y ago
Not only that, but a PET scan (a common medical imaging technique, tangentially similar to an MRI or CT scan) relies on antimatter. The name stands for Positron Emission Tomography, in fact. The general idea: You get injected with a trace
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by tjohns 10y ago
I'm legitimately curious here... what's the actual problem? I don't see any issue combining those two statements. The second amendment gives you a right to own a firearm. Nowhere does it say you should be allowed to use it to
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by tjohns 10y ago
One is a potentially deadly weapon, bearing a serial number that might be especially useful if found at a crime scene. The other is a largely inconsequential part of your personal identity, which has routinely been used as justification for
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by tjohns 10y ago
I enjoy working as a software engineer because I have fun building new things, because I find the science behind it intellectually stimulating, and because I feel the work our industry is doing is building the foundations for the future. Sp
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by tjohns 10y ago
The two also play very well together, since they're all single-purpose devices. I use a Mikrotik RB2011 (non-WiFi) router for Internet connectivity, and Unifi APs spread throughout the house for wireless. I've had nothing but good
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by tjohns 10y ago
IPP's got a few problems, especially when it comes to phones/tablets or other mobile devices: - IPP requires unique drivers for each printer. Some mobile devices (Chromebooks and iOS, I believe) don't allow installing drivers
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by tjohns 10y ago
A Yubikey can be run either in TOTP mode, in U2F mode, or as a generic smartcard. (Or a combination of the above.) It's configurable. I use a Yubikey that's configured both as a U2F token for Google, as well as a smartcard for PGP
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by tjohns 10y ago
If your definition of an HSM is just "hides my key material from my application server", then sure. This is basically the idea behind HashiCorp's Vault. However, you'd still be vulnerable to someone gaining root access o
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by tjohns 10y ago
Are they not? (I haven't heard anything either way.)
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by tjohns 10y ago
I've always wondered why telco central offices don't have windows. (I always assumed it was for security.) Thanks!
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by tjohns 10y ago
On the contrary, having IPv6 only sites and protocols would greatly help adoption. One of the problems is that a lot of companies think that IPv4 is good enough, since there's no discernable difference to end users right now. Every IPv
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by tjohns 10y ago
I find it really interesting that the bulk of the comments here are about folks using them as a smoking cessation aid. In my case, every friend I know who's started using e-cigarettes took them up without having an existing tobacco hab
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by tjohns 10y ago
Regarding Linux... the Surface Book (and Pro) are rather unique devices, as far as hardware is concerned. You loose a lot of core functionality if you run anything except Windows on them. I've tried. If you want a strictly Windows-only
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by tjohns 10y ago
I've had the Chrome extension for this running in my browser for a while now. The most interesting discovery I've found is that virginamerica.com is sending the "X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett" meta tag on all of
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by tjohns 10y ago
Several screenshots show that a escape key can be placed on the touch bar by apps that need it (e.g. Terminal). There's certainly a good argument that physical keys are better, due to tactile positioning and response. But there's
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by tjohns 10y ago
Out of curiosity, what do you use function keys for? I'm a developer, and the only key I routinely use from the top row is escape, for vim. (And Ctrl-Alt-F1 to drop out of X11 on a Unix system... but that's not applicable here.) A
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by tjohns 10y ago
It's no worse than the current situation, where most projectors only take VGA. If you have a MacBook Air or older MacBook Pro, you already had to carry a Mini-DispalyPort adapter regardless. If you own a projector, you're used to
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by tjohns 10y ago
To be precise: Google's hardware 2FA support will work with any security key supporting the FIDO U2F protocol. Yubikey devices are U2F compatible. (And in my opinion one of the best devices out there, thanks to PGP/SSH smartcard s
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by tjohns 10y ago
We can launch things to space, yes. But we don't have any vehicles that have life support, abort, or re-entry capabilities. It would be a short, one-way trip. So no, we really can't send anyone to space right now. And the Soyuz is
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by tjohns 10y ago
Nitpicking here, but I think even most modern satellites don't use IP for their downlinks. I suspect something like X.25 is used instead for digital data, if not something even more bespoke... and many satellites still send analog data
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by tjohns 10y ago
I suspect it's because that would reveal what signals their abuse detection system is looking at, making it easier for malicious actors to bypass those checks. It's very common with these types of systems to keep the details secre
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by tjohns 10y ago
If you've got no other choice besides Comcast, it's worth noting that their business plans don't have data caps. (Though they are slightly more expensive.)
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by tjohns 10y ago
Material is a just a design language. Apps that follow it will all have a similar look and feel on a platform... however, you can still make both good and bad UIs within that (or any other) framework. It doesn't alleviate the need to w
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by tjohns 10y ago
I'm assuming you're referring to the behavior where activities are restarted on rotation and onSaveInstanceState() gets called. This behavior is the default because it prevents developers from needing to think about their UI chang
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by tjohns 10y ago
I interpret this as more of a political statement, rather than something you'd actually want to rely on. That said, it looks like this is just reusing an existing off-the-shelf autoinjector used for insulin. If it fails, you could remo
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by tjohns 10y ago
I didn't say you had to be in SF. Just that you'll be competing with SF for talent.
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by tjohns 10y ago
But they'd still be competing with Silicon Valley for top-end developers, who are going to be asking for a salary equivalent to their skills. You might save a little once you factor cost of living adjustments, though you'll also h

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