naizarak

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by naizarak 6mo ago
Nice marketing pitch. In reality it was probably parked at an empty crossroads 10 miles behind the frontline, taking potshots at "suspected" enemy positions.
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by naizarak 6mo ago
Isn't that the point? What's the benefit of blacking-out a display instead of putting it in no-signal standby?
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by naizarak 6mo ago
For anybody interested in the use-case underlying this article, mainly disabling peripheral displays in a multi-monitor setup, this is already built into Windows via the Win+P hotkey. It's also possible to turn off all displays by rea
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by naizarak 7mo ago
The reasons are obvious but acknowledging them is taboo. It's much easier and politically convenient to blame everything on funding, despite the fact that some school districts have the budget of a small country.
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by naizarak 11mo ago
I'm using an old version of Postman with their servers blocked through the system hosts file. I keep meaning to migrate to whatever the next best thing is but this setup just works for me.
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by naizarak 2y ago
NTA is an absolute legend
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by naizarak 2y ago
this is really microsoft's fault for handing out kernel access to random 3rd parties, none of which are doing anything special that microsoft couldn't implement themselves (AV, anti-cheat, security)
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by naizarak 2y ago
Use LTSC, it's marketed for "enterprise" but it's functionally identical to the regular versions with the bonus of advanced configuration that lets you disable AV, forced updates, telemetry, ads, etc.
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by naizarak 3y ago
I just block Postman servers in my hosts file and run an old version that still allows offline/anonymous mode. Works perfectly for my needs.
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by naizarak 3y ago
That's just a decorative shell. You really think they drilled into their pressure hull?
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by naizarak 4y ago
SEO spam is gonna be nothing compared to the AI-generated web. And it's going to be the perfect excuse to finally mandate internet-ID.
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by naizarak 4y ago
DI isn't what you think it is. What you're describing is the old imperative vs OOP debate.
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by naizarak 4y ago
Not sure why the author decides to single out DI frameworks as a problem. In most cases DI is just an implementation detail for how the framework serves up its abstraction layer over the underlying mechanisms. For example, Spring is built
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by naizarak 4y ago
There's a hundred ways to mask your selling identity, this law won't change anything except, as usual, placing more bureaucratic baggage on honest sellers.
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by naizarak 4y ago
JPMS allows for exactly this, but that entire project was so poorly implemented that no one uses it.
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by naizarak 4y ago
It really is stupefying how Amazon has turned into a dumping ground for cheap chinese junk. Surely they realize the long term damage they're causing to their own brand? At the same time, they're constantly tightening KYC and othe