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TheChaplain

2,450 karma · joined February 2, 2017

Just a humble man with interest in the digital world - exscientia at outlook dot com
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TheChaplain··on Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels off the Dutch and German coast
I don't know, the solution to that seems fairly simple, no?

Russia withdraws to pre-2014 borders.

TheChaplain··on Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels off the Dutch and German coast
There are plenty of people even inside Europe who downplay these events.
TheChaplain··on Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
How else will you charge people from implementing support for it?
TheChaplain··on I Tried the New Android XR Smart Glasses from Google and XReal
While technologically amazing, I am not a big fan of random people having a much easier time to record me in public or in private gatherings.
TheChaplain··on Stop Breaking TLS
I can't imagine the headache as a school when parents come yelling "why did you allow my child on site XXX?!"
TheChaplain··on How private equity is changing housing
I've had the same idea, but with no property tax on ownership of a single dwelling place.

If the burden is lessened to have your own place, hopefully we could see less homeless on the street or living in cars when times are tough.

However if you have more than one, then you pay significant property tax on all of them. I would hope that could free up more places for more people getting a home.

But of course if you earn more than $180k a year, I guess you could afford some property tax.

I am also thinking foreign ownership of property should be taxed heavily. I know that is not popular, but honestly if you not living full time in the country then you are effectively taking up a spot for someone who needs a place to live.

TheChaplain··on Molly: An Improved Signal App
Try scanning the QR-code. It works.
TheChaplain··on Cherry gives up German production and wants to sell core division
Well, there's Gateron and Keychron.. But from what I gather Cherry still are considered the choice if you want longevity.
TheChaplain··on Dark Mode Sucks
Your comment is the first one after many to talk any sense.

I recently had an encounter with a sight impaired person that had less than 10% left of his eyesight, and his exact words were "dark mode makes my experience easier".

Since meeting him, everything I do when it comes to UI, I try to be more mindful.

TheChaplain··on UK bar bans solo-drinkers to 'protect customers'
They'll change their tune soon enough when the coin slows down.

Myself and many I know go to pubs/bars alone, have a drink and talk with a complete stranger or just sit people watching while decompressing after a long week.

TheChaplain··on Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright
I am pretty sure that is what I wrote
TheChaplain··on Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright
ITT people saying you don't need strong headlights on the country side, you just need to drive slower..

One thing doesn't need to exclude the other, especially as you begin to go above 50 and your eye sight isn't as good as it was when you were twenty-five.

Strong headlight that makes night go day saves lives, just remember to shut when meeting another vehicle or pedestrian.

TheChaplain··on Owning a Cat Could Double Your Risk of Schizophrenia, Research Suggests
No schizophrenia, more like constant anxiety that he found another way to end himself prematurely.
TheChaplain··on FFmpeg dealing with a security researcher
The comments from the public.. Just wow we are doomed..

To explain, Googles vulnerability scanner found a problem in an obscure decoder for a 1990s game files (Lucasfilm Smush). Devs are not happy they get timewasting reports on stuff that rarely anyone ever uses except an exceptionally tiny group.

Then people start berating them without even knowing the full story...

TheChaplain··on Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update
To change settings, others also have a camera inside the fridge so you can see on screen the contents without opening it.
TheChaplain··on The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
Bit of clarification here, anyone working at Tesla in Sweden are free to join the union, Telsa can not stop them nor terminate them for that.

It is up to the individual.

And even on a individual level you can join a strike if the union wants it, and again Tesla can not do anything about it. Strong labour laws in Sweden.

What the union is trying to do here is make Tesla the company to sign a collective labour agreement.

These agreements are voluntary, and you can ask ChatGPT what all benefits/drawbacks are with them. In any case Tesla doesn't want it but let the it be an individual decision.

Well, by law voluntary, but the unions will force it.

TheChaplain··on JupyterGIS breaks through to the next level
Question from the ignorant, how does this relate to OpenStreetMap?
TheChaplain··on EVs are depreciating faster than gas-powered cars
Well, I don't entirely agree.

But where we live there is a huuge fanbase of veteran cars like Chevrolet, people are nuts about them and arrange day long cruising around the city a few times a year.

Considering the complexity and rapid technology changes of electric cars, I doubt we'll see many working VW ID.5 in 70 years cruising the streets.

TheChaplain··on Meow.camera
Reolink have one.

Used Reolink ages ago for home surveillance and it worked well then.

TheChaplain··on SSH Security: Why You Should Touch to Verify
Too bad the built-in ssh client/agent in MacOS doesn't seem to support keys in hardware. Need to install a newer using brew.
TheChaplain··on I tracked Amazon's Prime Day prices. We've been played
Think what you will about Amazon, but they proved their usefulness to me last week.

It was two days before a birthday and I needed a present, which interestingly was as unusual as a spotting scope. I found it on Amazon, paid a tiny amount extra for express delivery, and it arrived the next day at lunch time. Fully functional, no scams or trickery.

Before I bought it, I checked with all shops in mine and nearby cities, no luck. I went on PriceRunner, where the cheapest option was 30% more expensive and everyone had (at best) 3-5 days delivery. Then as a last check, I went on Amazon.

I don't love Amazon, there seem to be a lot of things that doesn't seem right. Plus they easily push out small shops everywhere.

But they do deliver.

TheChaplain··on Benefits of choosing email over messaging
Being in the IT business for a few decades, email is superior to anything else for record keeping. Especially with Thunderbird I find it almost too easy to find information I need, and addendums neatly threaded.

And, it is quite difficult for the other part to hide/delete stupidness they send, which thankfully saved my behind twice.

Chats are good for now-communication, but energy- and time consuming when you need to look up something that happened months ago.

TheChaplain··on Testing the Raspberry Pi 500+'s new mechanical keyboard
I don't think they are out to compete with anything, but provide educational tools and an amazing community.

So I believe a lot of people simply misunderstand what the Raspberry Pi foundation is trying to do.

TheChaplain··on Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers
I don't think the point is to eliminate all illegal work.

But the new form of ID makes work place checks real easy and fast.

Add a real hefty fine for the owner and possibly ban from conducting any form business for a few years, that will have undoubtedly have effect.

TheChaplain··on Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers
Uhm are you sure about those numbers?

0.8m is like on the average a whole county in the UK, and such massive influx would destroy the housing- and job market. Not to mention pressure on schools and healthcare.

TheChaplain··on Denmark shuts multiple airports, more unidentified drones spotted
I believe this will call for much stricter drone laws, possibly having tracking and stronger license requirements.
TheChaplain··on Denmark wants to push through Chat Control
It will, in one form or another. And after some time there are enough boiled frogs for further privacy invasive measures.
TheChaplain··on Denmark wants to push through Chat Control
The Danes are smart, but history have repeatedly proven that people are deceptive, even the seemingly trustworthy ones that hands out promises for votes.
TheChaplain··on How far can you go by train in 5 hours? (interactive map)
It's _very_ optimistic.

It states 6:01 for going from my parents to my home, in reality it's over 8 because switching trains is rarely within 10 minutes.

TheChaplain··on Philips announces digital pathology scanner with native DICOM JPEG XL output
Always impressed when someone does anything with DICOM, it's a bit complex format IMHO.
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