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Apple, Google and aligned incentives (2020)
Repositories and Data Access Layers Can Have as Many Methods as You Find Helpful
Don't let dicts spoil your code
Re:The NSA is just days away from taking over the internet
on Thursday April 18, 2024 @05:50PM (#40081117)
Thanks for sharing this. I watched the interview and it was one of the most interesting I've ever watched.
Speaking of backdoors in popular open source libraries, the recent incident with xz is exemplary I think.
Nirav Patel – Uses This
Re:Earth just experienced its hottest 12 months in recorded history
on Sunday February 25, 2024 @05:35PM (#39505628)
Reasons to have kids
Re:In 2024, please switch to Firefox
on Sunday December 31, 2023 @06:17AM (#38823261)
When they will support installing progressive web apps (PWA) like Chrome does, I'll consider it.
Re:YouTube is now blocking ad blockers so I make ads run faster
on Monday November 27, 2023 @08:39AM (#38432129)
Well I guess it's only about time before Google goes all in with DRM.
Re:Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
on Sunday October 08, 2023 @10:44AM (#37810913)
As a Linux desktop user, web apps are very much welcome. Apps like Photopea and Adobe's new Photoshop web app are things that make the Linux desktop much more viable as a platform.
Linux’s RPM/deb split could be replaced by Flatpak vs. snap (2016)
Re:VSCodium – Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS Code
on Monday September 04, 2023 @05:01PM (#37385025)
Yeah I've noticed that too. I have a systemd service that periodically updates a DNS record on duckdns.org and it fails quite often.
Re:A list of recent hostile moves by Google's Chrome team
on Friday August 04, 2023 @07:41PM (#37007294)
Some points on why I switched from Firefox to Chrome:
- It "failed" while trying to use Google Meet for work. I don't remember the details of the incident, but it was embarrassing enough that it made me switch, at least for work stuff
- No Chromecast support
- Buggier than Chrome in general: last I remember was an issue with page scaling when printing
- No desktop integration of PWAs (i.e. launcher icon, standalone window). This is what I missed the most as a Linux desktop user.
- Slower than Chrome, at least on Android
Re:Apple issues security update for the almost 10-year-old iPhone 5S
on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @02:41AM (#34515528)
Well, on my iPad mini 1st gen the web is unusably slow.
Re:Ask HN: What's on your home server?
on Sunday January 15, 2023 @08:44AM (#34389320)
Thanks.
Re:Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?
on Saturday January 07, 2023 @02:06PM (#34291426)
There's an option that allows to keep showing unavailable tracks. They appear greyed out and are not playable, but at least you know they're there.
Re:Ask HN: What's on your home server?
on Friday January 06, 2023 @10:55AM (#34276130)
What NAS do you have?
Re:Use a developer desktop setup instead of a laptop
on Thursday January 05, 2023 @04:52AM (#34257827)
There are models in the Thinkpad P line that can be maxed out at 128GB.
Re:More developers use Linux than Mac, according to 2022 StackOverflow...
on Friday December 30, 2022 @10:07AM (#34185672)
Your comment sparked my curiosity about this bug, which I vaguely remember reading about a few years ago. Apparently, it wasn't a bug in the EXT4 filesystem, but rather in a kernel component called blk-mq.
Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-4.19-4.20-BLK-MQ-Fix
Use a developer desktop setup instead of a laptop
The Mystery ThinkPad English EU Layout
Re:A Linux Evening
on Monday December 19, 2022 @03:05AM (#34049667)
Are you still using Linux as daily driver? I'm just curious.
Re:A Linux Evening
on Monday December 19, 2022 @02:52AM (#34049590)
Just less frequently. Also, we should agree on what those "issues" are, really. Beside the lack of popular commercial applications on Linux, the existing, open source variants, are often inferior if not frustrating.
Re:Gtk.FileChooser Meme Is Dead
on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @11:42AM (#33986049)
For context: https://wiki.installgentoo.com/wiki/File_Picker_meme
Gtk.FileChooser Meme Is Dead
Re:Apple introduces end-to-end encryption for backups
on Monday December 12, 2022 @08:10AM (#33954275)
That would prevent file de-duplication.
How to force Gmail to check your POP3 account as often as possible
Re:75% of the time we spend with our kids in our lifetime will be spen...
on Thursday October 20, 2022 @03:08AM (#33271687)
I find it arrogant to force a human being to life, especially at this time. I question everyday the fact that somebody else decided for me that life is somewhat worth living.
Re:NetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS
on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:16AM (#33065127)
I had been using Miniflux for little less than a year. If you don't want to bother with self-hosting, there's a hosted option.