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by cpv 2y ago
Some recent asus ROG/TUF 2022+ models have fine tuning available via "armoury crate" or "g-helper" (non-proprietary, fan/community supported, code on github). Disabling a dGpu and reducing power can yeld some
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by cpv 3y ago
Would be safer to just change your passwords. If they are old, even better to change them right now.
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by cpv 3y ago
They did publish the code for World in Conflict online server (initially made by Massive Entertainment), and a few other tools https://github.com/ubisoft
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by cpv 3y ago
There was a research in 2011 about using the accelerometer to log your keystrokes https://www.extremetech.com/internet/92946-a-wiggly-approach...
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by cpv 4y ago
And if someone doubts this, remember the Mirai botnet.
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by cpv 4y ago
And then Blizzard updated the user agreement (around the Warcraft 3 Reforged), mentioning that all player generated content is owned by the company. So in case some genius comes with another successful custom map (or whatever), the company
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by cpv 4y ago
I wonder if any Adobe users have tried some other options for some programs (Gimp, Inkscape, Krita), and if suits their needs.
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by cpv 4y ago
> I paid for the game and i should be able to do whatever i want with it within the confines of my own computer. Most of the time you buy a one time license to use the software, which is tied to your account and platform.
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by cpv 4y ago
> (as Salesforce employees could not access this benefit) Why not give this benefit as well to Salesforce employees?
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by cpv 4y ago
There are some apps (like Intra) which allow you to connect to a built-in (cloudflare, google) or custom DoH server (your own or other providers which support DoH). Nextdns have their own app for this as well. For android 9 or higher there
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by cpv 5y ago
github repo with small lite websites https://github.com/mdibaiee/awesome-lite-websites
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by cpv 5y ago
Tried to lookup some info, but it's not there. Maybe it's from some web scrapper which collected public info, or other means (some ambiguous mobile app which had access to contacts?). Or the leaked files are incomplete.
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by cpv 6y ago
FYI, startpage seems to be owned by an ad company https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21371577
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by cpv 6y ago
I occasionally checked https://tildes.net/
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by cpv 6y ago
Yep, this has happened when putting it into Sleep mode. Might as well happen in Hybrid Sleep. And in advanced power settings you can disable wake timers, but I'm not sure if it helps. Tried automating the removal of scheduled tasks (li
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by cpv 6y ago
To avoid this, I'm using Hibernate mode, and occasionally using shutdown/restart.
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by cpv 6y ago
Is this a Deja Vu https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23097459 ?
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by cpv 6y ago
NetGuard. Creates a local VPN through which the internet is routed. Shows the domains each app is accessing, can be blocked per app, or forbid internet at system level (breaks things, require fine tuning). Also you can configure a non stand
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by cpv 6y ago
- KSP (orbital mechanics)
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by cpv 6y ago
Always makes sense of having a separate card for online stuff (shop, subscriptions, etc). But having to go to the bank and renew, create a new one, the waiting lines. Some banks have web/mobile banking where you can restrict actions&#x
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by cpv 6y ago
I don't know the situation in US, or other places, but companies don't have time to deal with legal issues, regarding user debt, so they delegate this process to collector agencies. And those agencies are very happy to assist, sin
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by cpv 6y ago
One reason I try to never give my card to lots of websites. If they have paypal, good. Or playstore subscription, sure. A one time/non recurring payment via a platform/provider/bank, ok. But never the card. Reading such user
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by cpv 6y ago
There's also this http://moveordiegame.com/ Not affiliated, seen the talk from GDC about it.
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by cpv 6y ago
> Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Social media profiles Probably these can have a different impact if your threat model is a bit different (money, status, living area, position held, etc). Reminds m
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by cpv 6y ago
You can get NetGuard on Android and see how often and what is called (facebook.com, graph.facebook.com, other vendors, platforms, IPs, etc). You can choose to block what is not needed. Kind of uBlockOrigin for Android. Sometimes stuff break
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by cpv 6y ago
Maybe this will motivate product owners, developers, marketers, to start thinking before implementing a dozen of SDKs in a mobile app (or website). It's understandable when you need some analytics/crash reporting, but it becomes a
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by cpv 6y ago
There is also Mozilla's Send.firefox.com, which could be self-hosted https://github.com/mozilla/send
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by cpv 6y ago
Have you found good alternatives? I'm looking at meteoblue at the moment.
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by cpv 6y ago
Apps like netguard open the eyes. And it was sad to see in facebook offline activity how much data was linked to me, from apps which have the sdk. And you don't even need to log in via facebook or like/share. The sdk being present
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by cpv 7y ago
Imagine if one day we find that a comet is headed directly to us. That would test and push humanity at its extremes.

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