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deusum··on Winnie the Pooh to Enter the Public Domain in 2022
Proof that copyright and patents stifle innovation?
deusum··on Lithuania evacuates its embassy in China
I couldn't imagine country run by a middle school bully.

Now I can.

deusum··on Windows 11 Officially Shuts Down Firefox’s Default Browser Workaround
They thanked god, so probably another poor understanding of mythology.
deusum··on Cardstacker Bryan Berg
If you've never played "World of Goo" - the mechanics are somewhat similar, and it's a great game!
deusum··on Ask HN: What's your Linux window manager and/or desktop environment?
I ended up trying out Fedora 35 after years of Debian/Devuan.

Super happy with the Gnome experience. The whole OS feels very professional and polished - reminiscent of OSX, where you still have command line powers.

deusum··on The Essence operating system at Handmade Seattle 2021 [video]
Windows Linux Android based on Linux macOS (based on FreeBSD) iOS also based on BSD

So, mostly three. Especially considering the BSDs' wide server presence.

deusum··on Google Chromium, sans integration with Google
Have some fun, make your own delta script. Download only what you need, recompile!
deusum··on Is my cat Turing-complete?
You can expect a core dump.
deusum··on Palm oil favors tumor expansion
"Big Coconut" and the Keto Kids.
deusum··on The trippy, rave-y 90s project who scored Mortal Kombat and Marathon
Oni was a fantastic game!

I miss it so much, but zero chance I'll ever get to play it again.

deusum··on Control your data for good with Mozilla Rally
I'd like to see it used as a replacement for those "Login with Google" and "Login with Facebook" buttons.

That way you'd know what you're sharing when you "Login with Firefox".

deusum··on Napster.com banned at some universities for clogging networks (2000)
Back then we were moving a terabyte a week on one Hotline Server alone. Napster was already way way more popular (and accessible).
deusum··on Back Orifice (1998)
You mean the cup-holder? They were just being helpful.
deusum··on Back Orifice (1998)
The seemingly unconstitutional - but very common - practice of trying minors as adults makes me uneasy for future security "explorers".
deusum··on JPG vs. RAW: Get it right the first time (2009)
Low light. Also, when you measure the sensor size, you can imply that it's proportionate to your genitals.
deusum··on Tim Cook claims sideloading apps would destroy security and privacy of iOS
Apple has to build higher walls around [their/our] garden because Facebook won't stop creeping over and spying on everyone.
deusum··on Found at Goodwill: WebPad 1001 Prototype
Here's hoping the kernel supports it.

Linux wifi was extra iffy back then iirc. Might need a proprietary blob.

deusum··on Google fined €220m by French competition watchdog over online advertising market
Finland is one of the few places I know of that enforces fines that way.[1]

Would be great is everyone did. But as the rich are so good at dodging taxes, already, I imagine it wouldn't be as effective as desired.

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland...

deusum··on Google fined €220m by French competition watchdog over online advertising market
If the punishment for a crime is a fine, then it only applies to the poor.
deusum··on Microsoft looks ready to launch Windows 11
Ten is unpleasant to interact with; constantly nagging you about edge or update or false security threats. Edge does nothing special, updates are arduous, false security threats don't necessarily comfort one regarding real dangerous threats.

We keep it paused (or off) in VirtualBox for one small piece of proprietary vendor software.

Really enjoying these guys: https://www.devuan.org/

deusum··on Physical Warp Drives
100/-0 < 1/-0 ?
deusum··on Everybody Hates “FLoC”
Switch to FireFox, it's way better than ever, and integrates so well across devices.

What holds one back is that Chrome has made itself indispensable. It's remembered your passwords, your credit cards, your addresses, etc. All part of a plan to keep you happily in its garden.

No conspiracy, just business.

deusum··on Mac mini is now configurable with 10 Gigabit Ethernet
1Gbps has to be more than enough for 99% of home use cases. Gig speed internet is only now becoming mainstream; are you running home-brew ML?
deusum··on [dead]
website breaks my back button. is this an ad for services?
deusum··on China on highest flood alert as 38M people evacuated
Meh... This anecdotally suggests that hydro is less safe than predicted (vis a vis climate change). There's plenty of similar catastrophes related to nuclear.

Comparing apples to oranges and all that.

Evacuating 38mil is impressive, no less.

deusum··on Rudder issue that plagued the Boeing 737 throughout the 1990s
For context, there's roughly 100,000 flights per day worldwide, now.

The incidents, though certainly deadly in some cases, sound like a very small percentage.

deusum··on Serious Chrome zero-day
Well done! That read was unpleasantly verbose.
deusum··on More evidence essential oils 'make male breasts develop'
Three boys and a lab test of cancer cells. And they don't expect long term effects from the oils.

The article title is a bit sensationalist, but a thorough investigation is arguably worthwhile

deusum··on Stochastic Resonance
In my mind's ear you're turning up the volume until you hear the beat.

After that, filter out unimportant frequencies and return the volume to normal.

The important data isn't the volume necessarily, but the specific frequency and tempo.

deusum··on Ian Knot
Truly, I look forward to trying it out.

Knot related: Patrick Novotny[1] has a youtube channel with 100+ ways to tie your tie. A fun intersection between knot enthusiasm and attractive attire.

[1]https://www.youtube.com/user/PatrickNovotnyRemax

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