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by lwn 9mo ago
I used to get multiple Zivver messages a week from the health providers I work with. However, I haven't received a single one since the announcement of the takeover a while ago.
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by lwn 10mo ago
I recently moved to a Dutch municipality that runs its own non-profit ISP. They installed a symmetric 1 Gbps fiber connection with a static IP at my house for 40 euros per month. The service is solid, there’s no upselling or throttling, and
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The Faery Tale Adventure – Amiga(github.com)
2 points by lwn 11mo ago|0 comments
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by lwn 11mo ago
This comment makes this thread a great time capsule. Given that the website is now over 10 years old, it perfectly illustrates how much 'best practices' and architectural complexity (and cloud bills) have changed since then.
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by lwn 11mo ago
The fruit fly runs a real-time embodied intelligence stack on 1 MHz, no cloud required. Edit: Also supports autonomous flight, adaptive learning, and zero downtime since the Cambrian release.
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by lwn 1y ago
This feels to me like HP is trying to formalize a whole new business around second-hand hardware — not just selling off returns, but really building a controlled ecosystem for trade-ins, refurb, and resale. My guess is they want to keep tha
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by lwn 1y ago
This book was a great help to me years ago, and I still have a hard copy lying around. It's wonderful to now have a digital edition as well. I often look back on my time with the Delphi IDE with fond memories—though, thankfully, the ba
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by lwn 2y ago
As a synthesizer enthusiast, I'm excited to read about this. A well-designed button layout on a synth sparks my creativity. Tweaking knobs on a touchscreen doesn’t work for me because I constantly have to check the screen to make sure
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by lwn 3y ago
In the Netherlands it's called "luchten". It's similar to "aérer". Both translate to "To air out" in English.
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by lwn 3y ago
Maybe "the world" needs to pay to countries with large forests (like Brazil) to maintain them, instead of paying them for cutting them down (lumber, agro, resources)
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by lwn 3y ago
I'd recommend Clean Architecture by Robert Martin.
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by lwn 3y ago
To me, coding and making electronic music in the nineties were very similar. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_tracker ]
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by lwn 3y ago
I've visited a castle in Germany once, where they had special short swords for defending the staircases. The staircases in that castle were too small to wield a regular sword.
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by lwn 3y ago
Writing my own database (which ended in a wreck) was a great learning experience. It helped me understand the problem space better.
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by lwn 3y ago
Cars in the Netherlands are taxed by weight (combined with fuel type). This doesn't prevent people from buying bigger and bigger cars.
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by lwn 3y ago
Orion Browser is free. Payments are possible by donating or subscribing to either Orion+ or Kagi Search.
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by lwn 3y ago
An ex secret service regulator has previously warned the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) about cheating from the secret service so communication of all Dutch citizens can be tapped[1] [1] (Dutch) https://decorrespondent.n
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by lwn 3y ago
Cross platform saving and playing & free for players who already own the game on Steam. Nice!
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by lwn 3y ago
Ecstasy is usually shortened as "XTC", "E" or "X"
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by lwn 3y ago
At the next step. It's a no go for me as well.
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by lwn 4y ago
What does HCI stand for? Human Computer Interaction?
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by lwn 4y ago
This sounds/looks awesome! I wonder if Renoise also runs on it.
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by lwn 4y ago
>> One possible technical measure that may be relevant when using Google Analytics is pseudonymisation. Under GDPR pseudonymisation is considered to be reversible and therefor still falls within the scope of personal data. [source: h
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by lwn 4y ago
What risks do you expect to be imposed on your business?
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by lwn 4y ago
I've picked one at the arcade and never changed it. (It only allowed three characters)
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by lwn 4y ago
Me too! But it was in Groningen
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by lwn 4y ago
Ugh, I'm still sad about what happened to Macromedia Fireworks after Adobe takeover. Have been boycotting their products ever since.
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by lwn 4y ago
I absolutely loved Baahubali and watched RRR last night for the first time. I'm planning to watch KFG tonight. I'd highly recommend Tumbbad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbbad too.
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Artificial Intelligence Act(eur-lex.europa.eu)
8 points by lwn 4y ago|4 comments
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by lwn 4y ago
I've been using the free version for years. Never needed any of the premium features to create a useful mindmap.

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