mrsaint

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by mrsaint 3mo ago
https://www.init7.net/en/internet/fiber7/
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by mrsaint 3mo ago
Recently upgraded my WAN to 10/10 Gbit/s P2P Fiber. The router is a UCG-Fiber, connected via a DAC/SFP+ cable to a USW-Flex-2.5G-8-PoE switch. My APs were already Wi-Fi 7 with 2.5GbE PoE, so no change there. Total cost was ar
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by mrsaint 11mo ago
I had the same feeling when I read the interview along with the attached screenshots. A nice way to start a Sunday morning.
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by mrsaint 2y ago
My recipe: "Windows 95 System Programming Secrets" by Matt Pietrek and "Unauthorized Windows 95" by Andrew Schulman, years of fooling around with NuMega SoftICE, lots of IRC, lost youth, yet lots of fun.
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by mrsaint 2y ago
When challenged why we'd scrum since we were doing better as a whole before (better products, happier devs), mgt replies that they'd need scrum to detail the work we did so that they could write longer bills to the clients.
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by mrsaint 3y ago
Fortunately it can be disabled: Share error and usage reports - off; Digital Wellbeing Initiative - off; App Categorization - off
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by mrsaint 3y ago
Another one, close to Frankfurt, Germany: https://www.digitalretropark.net/blog/
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by mrsaint 4y ago
How could Apple properly review something like this? Isn't it one of Apple's selling pitches that they'd review each app for malicious activity before it makes it to the app store?
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by mrsaint 4y ago
Ditto. As an Android user, I am glad Pushbullet exists, and my whole daily workflow depends on it. Kudos.
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by mrsaint 4y ago
How I wish there was a native version of ZTree for Linux.
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by mrsaint 4y ago
Using borg here: - configured through Borgmatic - encrypted - long retention (daily, weekly, monthly) - stored on a relatively fast and large external backup disk (right now a Sandisk Extreme Pro SSD) The backup plan is automatically trigge
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by mrsaint 4y ago
"By default" means it's just a switch in the Bios to fix this issue? If yes, not a big deal, is it?
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by mrsaint 4y ago
Have you tried Inoreader (Pro)?
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by mrsaint 4y ago
Tried various news sources, but got stuck w/ the following subscriptions: Washington Post, Financial Times & The Economist.
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by mrsaint 4y ago
It used to be IRC mainly. Efnet, later Linknet or similar. Often involved the group maintaining their own server linked to the network (preferably hosted by an admin of a big university). The server not only made sure that only encrypted co
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by mrsaint 5y ago
I tried Peazip for Linux but it didn't quite work for me. I remember it as kinda buggy, and anyhow, it works like a Gui wrapper that uses external console binaries to perform actual compression/decompression tasks rather than havi
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by mrsaint 5y ago
ZTree Gold, my friends, is what I miss most dearly ever since I moved my whole life to Linux.
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by mrsaint 5y ago
And not sure if Amazon would agree to this as it essentially threatens the privacy and integrity of their users. Interestingly, Keepa is also an Amazon Affiliate, so they are in a direct business relationship with Amazon.
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by mrsaint 6y ago
It will join the Schengen area next. Also it plans to adopt the euro in 2023.
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by mrsaint 6y ago
The Beibehaltungsgenehmigung is outdated in this regard. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beibehaltungsgenehmigung
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by mrsaint 6y ago
Sentimental perhaps, because of my heritage, but definitely also practical advantages. For one, citizenship makes owning property in the respective country easier. Also, should my children ever decide to live in Croatia, they could do so, n
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by mrsaint 6y ago
Perhaps we're just lucky, but our Swiss bank was okay with it. We only had to guarantee to have a licensed US tax advisor prepare our US tax returns, filing requirements, FATCA/FBAR etc. While Swiss banks are a bit crazy about any
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by mrsaint 6y ago
The CBP immigration officer made an exception under the premise that we would expediently apply for the US passport at a local agency during our visit. We were grateful, because of course he could also have sent us back home...
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by mrsaint 6y ago
There are exceptions to the rule (for reference see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_citizenship ). Generally, a lot depends on whether you acquired citizenship by descent or birth, or acquired it by naturalizat
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by mrsaint 6y ago
Our two children are 4 and 6, and they both hold four citizenships. My wife is US American, I am German, my dad is Croatian and we've been living in Switzerland for almost 15 years. When the kids were born, they both had US and German
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by mrsaint 6y ago
Owner of away on June 16, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_T._Carey
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by mrsaint 6y ago
Seems like gorilla marketing. The mansion has been listed for sale not a week ago. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Lattingtown-Rd-Glen-Cov... ? 10.9m USD.
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by mrsaint 6y ago
I have an ancient Thinkpad X200s with a cracked screen. For years it's been my favorite go-to home server running Linux + Docker. :P
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by mrsaint 6y ago
Porkbun & Namesilo is what I ended up with over many years.
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by mrsaint 6y ago
Where does it argue that you have to make an unauthorized copy of software?

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