SevenSigs
Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple
on Friday August 27, 2021 @07:05AM (#28326304)
Some distros are far less buggy then others... IE: I don't have any issues in Arch, but I did with Manjaro (often there was bugs that prevented updates to complete successfully).
Re:Facebook “transparency report” turns out to be anything but
on Friday August 27, 2021 @07:01AM (#28326280)
They did that in a city I was in, in Florida, but using trucks.. They were poisoning everything to kill mosquitoes/larvae.
Re:Discord has won over gamers. Now it wants everybody else
on Thursday August 26, 2021 @08:29AM (#28314097)
> No 3rd party clients.
I use a web browser to access Discord. But I would not use Discord for anything personal, only for public channels.
Re:Data brokers sell access to the backbone of the internet
on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @08:17AM (#28300684)
Could this be used to de-anonymize Tor users?
Re:The most underused browser feature: reader mode
on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @07:05AM (#28287190)
Haven't tried it but there is an addon to automatically enable reader mode:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-reader-v...
Mathematical model predicts best way to build muscle
Re:The streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue, What happened today
on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:34PM (#28283838)
very sad... is that Fentanyl?
Re:Firefox follows Chrome and prepares to block insecure downloads
on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:00PM (#28283593)
So far, my favorite one is the Otter Browser but I am still a new user: https://otter-browser.org/
Re:Firefox follows Chrome and prepares to block insecure downloads
on Monday August 23, 2021 @01:01PM (#28278829)
The way Firefox is acting the last few years, you would think that Google owns them. "One company for one government."
Luckily a few promising alternative browsers are popping up.
Re:What the Exit from Afghanistan Tells Us About How Biden Sees the World
on Monday August 23, 2021 @11:59AM (#28277886)
> If anything leaving Afghanistan was the correct decision (and the US should not have been there in the first place).
It was the correct decision but it was done in the wrong way.
Re:My mouse driver is asking for a firewall exemption (2019)
on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:56AM (#28275012)
Why would they need that when they already have low level access to your computer?
Re:My mouse driver is asking for a firewall exemption (2019)
on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:55AM (#28275004)
sell mouse movements to drug companies so that they know who to show Parkinson disease ads to...
Re:A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap
on Monday August 23, 2021 @06:35AM (#28274052)
In America, bicycles are allowed to use car lanes ...
What the Exit from Afghanistan Tells Us About How Biden Sees the World
Re:How can we make air conditioners more efficient? [video]
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @10:02PM (#28271631)
if your AC is ~10 years old... just replace it and you will probably get > 33% efficiency gains
Re:Waymo has lost its CEO and is still getting stymied by traffic cones
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @09:24PM (#28271435)
> Also, often we'll change such titles (as I just did above)
So it's ok to change titles to something that is nowhere near what the original title meant when posting a new url?
Re:Record rise in U.S. rents
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:48PM (#28271194)
Annecdotal but my rent didnt go up in 2021... my ex's did though... both Georgia.
Re:Show HN: Where I get the last word
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:18PM (#28271021)
I do
Re:$50k addition to the Tesla Cybertruck hits $80M in pre-orders
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @04:48PM (#28269464)
looks very much like a concept where they forgot to think about many things
Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Drone Sets New Flight Time Record
Re:Apple and Google: “Our vision is that we work as if we are one comp...
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @04:17PM (#28269178)
One company serving one government.
Re:Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @03:51PM (#28268911)
> Sorry for the rant
don't be sorry, it makes me sad that we don't see more rants like that ;)
Also, The Gov. don't need warrants for stuff stored in the cloud if it is 6 months or older. They just have so many ways to get all of your data.
Re:Show HN: Where I get the last word
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @01:21PM (#28267459)
> Do you have a check to ensure that a person can't upvote twice? (Like cookies, or something similar.)
Looks like you can just reload the page to vote again
Re:Ask HN: Most secure way to run Nextcloud?
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @01:14PM (#28267370)
A Wireguard VPN is the only thing publicly accessible on my network, so I used that to access my self-hosted Nextcloud from anywhere until I switched to Syncthing.
Re:Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:17PM (#28266729)
How large are those areas?
Re:Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticated' drone n...
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @06:33AM (#28264350)
This video shows how agile a drone can be even when it is out of sight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvkot4jGLWU (using FPV).
Re:Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticated' drone n...
on Sunday August 22, 2021 @05:13AM (#28264022)
That's why they like Fentanyl, Carfentanyl, etc... a lethal dose weight almost nothing.
Re:Orlando urges residents to conserve water because of surge in hospi...
on Saturday August 21, 2021 @08:16PM (#28261799)
Did the 200ft deep well fix the issue in all cases?
Re:Tesla aims to launch Full Self-Driving Computer 2 with Cybertruck n...
on Saturday August 21, 2021 @05:03PM (#28260560)
Musk is so full of it... even if he succeeds on Mars, that planet is tiny, but I guess it is a proof of concept, maybe.