diyftw

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by diyftw 6mo ago
> Why is this the internet or operating systems problem to solve? Exactly! I don't understand how account-draining transactions make it through, yet I get the third degree when I withdrawal a few thousand in cash to buy used equipme
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Company Uses Lab-Grown Human Neurons for Energy-Efficient Computing(itsfoss.com)
1 points by diyftw 9mo ago|0 comments
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Commodore 64 Ultimate is a new FPGA-based computer, compatible with original(liliputing.com)
2 points by diyftw 1y ago|0 comments
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U.S. ISPs Want Retrospective Immunity in Pirate Site Blocking Bill(torrentfreak.com)
20 points by diyftw 1y ago|4 comments
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by diyftw 1y ago
There's a reason there's no M in FAANG. Unlike those "upstarts", Microsoft is more like the Lockheed Martin or GE of tech. There is so much Microsoft software in use in the gov't (especially the DoD) that it would b
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by diyftw 1y ago
And fickle consumers drive Walmart. The blame for the race-to-the-bottom doesn't rest solely on corporations.
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Ford Asks EV Customers to Stop Using Tesla NACS Adapters(insideevs.com)
2 points by diyftw 2y ago|1 comments
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by diyftw 2y ago
I wish I was surprised that you're getting downvoted for, quite literally, asking for open standards in new tech. I would have thought HACKER news would be more receptive when, on the first page, there are stories about having trouble
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Frontier: We Were Probably Hacked(lightreading.com)
1 points by diyftw 2y ago|0 comments
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by diyftw 2y ago
> I can't even sum this up. As is the intent with most serial liars, no? Twist you up so bad that it quite literally jams up your reasoning ability, making you more susceptible to the con.
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Studios Are Going After Piracy Again, Reigniting Fight over Free Speech(hollywoodreporter.com)
2 points by diyftw 2y ago|0 comments
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Otherworldly mini-Yellowstone found in the deep sea(arstechnica.com)
1 points by diyftw 3y ago|0 comments
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Debian Statement on the Cyber Resilience Act(lwn.net)
183 points by diyftw 3y ago|146 comments
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by diyftw 3y ago
Unpaywalled https://archive.is/kWxBn
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by diyftw 3y ago
It is also acceptable to shoo away the scorpions. Much less acceptable with Bonnie from HR.
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by diyftw 3y ago
"A person born in 1980s may be more used to 24/7 noise" "1977 edition human" (born in 1977 for those who didn't grasp my turn-a-phrase. I hope that's close enough to 1980) And I'm not used to constant
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by diyftw 3y ago
That generalization certainly doesn't fit with this 1977 edition human. The loudest 24/7 thing in my house is the compressor on my fridge. Silence (and office doors) are priceless.
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the US FCC Denies SpaceX's Request for $885M to Expand Starlink's Rural Coverage(techcrunch.com)
1 points by diyftw 3y ago|1 comments
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by diyftw 3y ago
Just dealt with this in the US. And what did they replace it with? A "4G" meter. So, what, about 8 years worth of functionality before that tech is turned off and yet another few million pieces of e-waste are generated?
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by diyftw 3y ago
People who "cut the cord" yet signed up for the various alternatives didn't really cut anything. They just plugged their cord into a different hole.
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Comcast to Launch Its Own Mobile Network This Month, Sell Spectrum(telecompetitor.com)
1 points by diyftw 3y ago|0 comments
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by diyftw 3y ago
This exists for incoming ACH transfers, and it is called a UPIC account. It is used so that a company can give out their account info to customers, but the bank will deny any third-party withdrawals. The money is directly transferred into t
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Wireless carriers are messing with your autopay discount(theverge.com)
64 points by diyftw 3y ago|1 comments
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by diyftw 3y ago
This takes me back to my BBS days. ANSI animations were all the rage. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the software I used, but in the mid 90s I created numerous ANSI animations that looked very much like the movie.
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In just one week, Threads' worldwide daily active users number drops over 50%(phonearena.com)
2 points by diyftw 3y ago|0 comments
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Microsoft denies data breach, theft of 30M customer accounts(bleepingcomputer.com)
128 points by diyftw 3y ago|104 comments
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by diyftw 3y ago
Add SIT (aka intercept tones, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_information_tone ) to your voicemail greeting. Send robocalls to VM. After a few months, they've dropped to zero for me and mine. Automated system