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by vaylian 5y ago
> Also your calculator app can read your sudo password as you type it True with X11. Fixed in Wayland.
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by vaylian 5y ago
SRE = Site reliability engineer? SWE = Software Engineer (obviously)
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by vaylian 5y ago
Sidenote: Spotify seems to require browser-based DRM when playing free podcasts. We really don't need more closed plattforms on the web. So I'm happy that facebook is no longer trying to do podcasting.
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by vaylian 5y ago
It's been a while since I last played around with Nim (back when it was still called Nimrod). But doesn't Nim compile to C and therefore it can interact with the entire C ecosystem? And afaik it is also camel-case-insensitive, so
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by vaylian 5y ago
> at best have virtualization turned off (so you can turn it on, potentially breaking some Windows thing.) Yes, but there was no way to turn it on (as the linked article explains)
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by vaylian 5y ago
I'd also be interested in this. But at the same time, I guess it's more likely that a third party will produce this, because Framework has other priorities. For those who might wonder why eInk would be cool: Much better reading ex
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by vaylian 5y ago
I cast another vote for Framework. I understand the hesitation when it comes to betting on a new company, because I was also slightly anxious when I ordered my laptop. But now that I have it in my hands, I'm really happy with it. I&#x2
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by vaylian 5y ago
Also interesting: Sony sold laptops with hardware-based virtualization disabled: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12956/sony_disabled_cpu_virtu... It's unclear why they did that, but preventing DRM circumventio
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by vaylian 5y ago
> It's a signal that the organization isn't particularly starving for donations. That's not a conclusion that came to my mind. Despite all the hype, Bitcoin is still a niche payment system and basically everyone can use a
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by vaylian 5y ago
ESL = English as a second language?
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by vaylian 5y ago
My perspective: Most people are terrible writers. And that also applies to many scientists. And in addition, there are cargo cults of writing styles that people follow, just so that their writings are perceived as part of the scientific cul
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by vaylian 5y ago
> CHM13 lacks a Y chromosome, and homozygous Y-bearing CHMs are nonviable, so a different sample type will be required to complete this last remaining chromosome. (from the paper itself) It is a respectable achievement. But the Y chromos
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by vaylian 5y ago
> And the people who can do so are usually the same people who’d be perfectly capable of analyzing binaries directly. I doubt that. And even the people who are good at analyzing binaries probably prefer to have the source code available
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by vaylian 5y ago
Should all software come with no assigned key bindings? I think it is good to have a list of existing key bindings, so that you can start using the software without guessing which keys you need to hit. The don't-know-how-to-quit-vi-jok
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by vaylian 5y ago
1) Because most people are blissfully unaware of these companies 2) Because a large portion of people who are not in 1) support it, because they believe it is used to spy on the bad guys™ and never consider that these tools have already bee
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by vaylian 5y ago
Yes, this confuses me as well. It would be good to know what kind of fixes the grandparent has applied.
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by vaylian 5y ago
Yes. XKCD 1053 applies here. And this is evergreen content. I wonder why the author is upset about the posts. Does it generate too much costly traffic? Do they receive a lot of e-mail because of their essay?
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by vaylian 5y ago
Webassembly might be the solution to your problem
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by vaylian 5y ago
I largely agree. But there is also a lot of user-hostile stuff being discussed on the EU-level like https://chatcontrol.eu Surveillance is an area where there are still plenty of politicians who try to sabotage (digital) freedom
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by vaylian 5y ago
Because it makes sense. Learning should be part of most professions. People attend conferences and workshops. Companies pay for travel, accommodation, participation and other expenses. Giving your employees time to learn something new with
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by vaylian 5y ago
Welcome to planet earth. Please make sure to keep this place in a good condition, so that future visitors can also enjoy a healthy stay.
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by vaylian 5y ago
This is a good point, because the arctic is more severely affected by greenhouse gases than other regions: https://council.science/current/blog/climate-explained-why-i... Having an increased local greenhouse emiss
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by vaylian 5y ago
But anyone taking such a plane trip will exceed their own carbon budget for that year. We really need to rethink aviation and we really need to reconsider how much of it is actually needed. I would not be surprised if 99% of all flights cou
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by vaylian 5y ago
> I wonder if there could be a way to just turn off issues and only accept PRs That would create the problem, that people won't able to ask if a feature is desired by the maintainer. New contributors would spend time on a PR and the
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by vaylian 5y ago
I agree. And afaik he always posts on the same official channels, which makes these videos identifiable as fake.
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by vaylian 5y ago
> Don't just try to pay the technical debt off, but embrace and dig beneath. Dig into the problems , conduct customer interviews with stakeholders, get more data, and validate solutions early. Good luck with that. This won't wo
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by vaylian 5y ago
The laws should be updated to include a right for dark sleep conditions, because we know now that this form of treatment is effectively physical harm.
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by vaylian 5y ago
> There's probably a good reason why C4 carbon fixation hasn't taken over the plant kingdom. Simple: The efficiency of the C4 carbon fixation would be of little benefit to the plant itself. Evolution optimizes for the benefit o
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by vaylian 5y ago
AD = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Directory
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by vaylian 5y ago
1. Some devices don't have a removable USB-A cable 2. Why throw away something that is perfectly working and useful?

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