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azahk··on End-to-end encryption does not prevent Facebook from accessing WhatsApp chats
Why?

These applications are super complex and you can't count on all eyeballs detecting a potential backdoor. And, you don't know if the code in the repo matches what you download from the App Store.

azahk··on Bisected: The Unfortunate Reason Linux 4.20 Is Running Slower
That's cool. On the other hand, I would love to have a stable API for drivers so manufacturers can release their drivers. That has been taken from me, and now Linux will never be a real choice for me without good GPU drivers, as an example.
azahk··on What Car Thieves Think of the Club (2010)
I live in Europe and I don't think I've seen an automatic transmission in my entire life.
azahk··on Bisected: The Unfortunate Reason Linux 4.20 Is Running Slower
Linux would have beaten Windows if it wasn't for that.
azahk··on Bisected: The Unfortunate Reason Linux 4.20 Is Running Slower
Someone once had the great idea that drivers should be in the same codebase as the kernel. Crazy, I know.
azahk··on Running Windows Software on ARM Devices with Wine
VS Code has terrible performance. Are you the one who's being sarcastic?
azahk··on Bisected: The Unfortunate Reason Linux 4.20 Is Running Slower
As of today still most of the software I use seems to get stuck in one core of my CPU when calculating stuff so I'd argue that by enabling HT I'm losing performance.
azahk··on Bisected: The Unfortunate Reason Linux 4.20 Is Running Slower
I assume this is not a problem if I disable hyperthreading?
azahk··on Running Windows Software on ARM Devices with Wine
Don't think there's anything in the world that compares to Notepad++.