groovybits

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by groovybits 11mo ago
Maybe I'm missing something, but what "daemon-style" app tasks are you doing, or expecting, with KDE Connect? Its core functions seem to be quick tasks; sending files, clipboard, remote control, etc. Perhaps my usage is basic
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by groovybits 11mo ago
Legacy KDE apps used to follow this naming convention until the late 2000s, early 2010s. You had apps like Konqueror (web browser, file manager), KMail (email client), Kompose (music score editor), KImages (later rebranded to Krita), and KD
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by groovybits 11mo ago
Same use case, its also been very useful for copying and pasting text from my Mac to the Steam Deck, similar to Universal Copy and Paste between Apple devices.
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by groovybits 11mo ago
For this purpose, I would not suggest KDE Connect. What you're looking for is something more like SyncThing: https://syncthing.net
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by groovybits 1y ago
Steam Deck owner since launch here -- I wouldn't say the Verified status is a lie, but there have been instances where games have received Verified badge status at launch, but performed poorly on Deck. Some popular examples of this; 1.
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by groovybits 1y ago
> Valve will just put a "verified" tag on a game with zero input from a developer. This is a big claim, is there evidence for this? I'm an end-user, not a developer, but there are plenty of games in Unknown status. I would
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by groovybits 3y ago
I've worked in tech for a number of years. I think I'm in the same boat as you. However, I can confidentially say that videogames were merely a conduit to social experiences with friends. i.e. you wouldn't find me grinding a
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by groovybits 3y ago
Marco sold Instapaper years ago... he has not been involved in quite some time. If you look at the Instapaper blog, you'll see they've been adding features consistently, most recently their major update to Notes features and integ
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by groovybits 3y ago
For anyone who hasn't given Apple Notes a fair shake recently, I suggest checking it out again. It’s recently introduced power features that make surfacing and interacting with notes so much better. Gone are the days when Notes was an
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by groovybits 3y ago
One show I always catch every week: Security Now https://twit.tv/shows/security-now
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by groovybits 3y ago
Gaming is also the highest-grossing entertainment industry, by a large margin - worth both the music and movie industries combined.
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by groovybits 3y ago
Just shy by 1 year - NodeJS was written 14 years ago in 2009: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Node.js#History
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by groovybits 3y ago
I see a lot of misinformation, or misunderstanding, of Passkeys in this thread. I highly recommend reading Steve Gibson's notes on Passkeys from his Security Now! podcast episode #870: https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-870
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by groovybits 3y ago
The PIN (or biometric) is not used to replace your Google account password. The PIN (or biometric) is used to authenticate to your device that holds your Passkeys, which in turn will authenticate you to your Google account (or any account t
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by groovybits 3y ago
Steam Deck runs Arch Linux, so they’re probably using the AppImage. I think it’s a good selling point, because there’s no de facto app for transferring files between all 3 major operating systems. I’ll give it a try on Steam Deck.
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by groovybits 4y ago
As a long-time Mint Mobile customer, I am wary on two levels: cost and security. The FAQ implies this purchase is in name only, so far, unlike the Sprint purchase. No immediate change in cost or support. T-Mobile's security, however, I
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by groovybits 4y ago
An interesting game that Nintendo made early on in their mobile saga was Dragalia Lost [1], which was probably the most generous 'gatcha' [2] mobile game ever released. It was so player-friendly, that it underperformed for much of
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by groovybits 4y ago
Is the Play Store no longer the name of Android's app store? I haven't looked at Android in a while. I agree, "Play" is very generic. But I thought the name "Play Store" had become ubiquitous among Android user
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by groovybits 4y ago
Spot on. Even at the 'nicer' grocery stores in the US, can openers are made of the cheapest materials I've ever seen. At the moment you pick it up, you just know its going to break before a year from now. By now, you'd t
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by groovybits 4y ago
Its an unofficial Spotify client for nix-based systems. I suppose its cool if you run a riced nix environment, and you only want command-line tools. Or its cool for people who don't want to run the dedicated app or browser version. In
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by groovybits 4y ago
There are apps for Android that monitor and alert for nearby AirTags. There's an official one by Apple, Tracker Detect [1], but I've heard that some third-party apps perform better [2]. I have no personal experience with any of th
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by groovybits 4y ago
This is false. My NextDNS clients on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS devices all feature a Disable toggle that stops all blocking and allows un-blocked DNS resolution. I don't use Windows at home, but I imagine there is a similar toggle.
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by groovybits 4y ago
Heh, two sides of a coin I guess. I see a lot of HNers denounce Grammarly as a keylogger, and that 'no one should use it'. https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com+...
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by groovybits 4y ago
FWIW, I have submitted Apple Maps corrections several times in the app, and have always received notifications that my map updates were completed within 1-2 weeks. Ranging from simple updates like hours, address corrections - to more human-
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by groovybits 4y ago
Would such protections still apply if money is intended to be made? That is clearly the case, since its on Kickstarter.
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by groovybits 4y ago
I've been using Apple Maps as my regular navigator since iOS 15.0 general release, and I've been impressed. The audio directions are much clearer - e.g. "Go through this light, and at the next one turn right". The integr
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by groovybits 4y ago
Re: Sleep - Compared a traditional console, the Steam Deck does not auto-download updates quietly in the background while its asleep/docked. That is my one gripe with it. You need to have the screen on and active for it to start downlo
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by groovybits 4y ago
Personally, the majority of my Home page are videos from my subscribed channels. I get the occasional suggestions for related content from other channels, but I'd say 8/10 times the suggestions are good ones for me. My typical usa
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by groovybits 4y ago
Just looking at the table at the bottom of the page, "where can passkeys be used", Ubuntu is the only Linux distro listed, and it does not support Passkeys.
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by groovybits 4y ago
> Webkit-based browser [...]just like Brave Brave for Mac is not Webkit-based. It is Blink and V8.

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