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nvllsvm··on A plain-text file format for todos and check lists
How's vim/neovim compatibilty these days? Org-mode is appealing, but vim/neovim support wasn't great last time I checked.
nvllsvm··on A plain-text file format for todos and check lists
That character is not directly on keyboards, so it requires additional, OS-specific knowledge to type it.
nvllsvm··on I love my GPD Micro PC
Neither are ideal, but I'm far faster on my GPD Win 2 than my phone - especially when in a terminal.

Tactile keys allow me to build a stronger muscle memory than zero-feedback touchscreens will ever let me.

nvllsvm··on Ask HN: Which Linux terminal emulator do you prefer and why?
zsh has a built-in feature which shows the cwd aligned to the right end of the prompt line. It even disappears if you happen to type far enough into the line.
nvllsvm··on Standard Ebooks
These books should be usable on any Kindle or Kobo device. Just be sure download the appropriate format for the device - the download page on this site will tell you which one you need for your device.

Personally, I use a Kobo Libra 2. Not the cheapest ereader at $179 USD, but I went with it due to USB-C, IPX8, and support for the third-party KOReader viewer.

nvllsvm··on Thermal Pad ‘Mod’ Makes M2 MacBook Air Faster Than 13″ M2 Pro
Once upon a time, the word "deluxe" carried valuable meaning when prefixing/suffixing a product.

Some point later, Walmart started selling store-brand "Deluxe Chocolate Chip Cookies".

Pro is just the new deluxe.

nvllsvm··on TinyPilot: KVM over IP Control any computer remotely
Non-server hardware is precisely why I would use this. I'm currently using pikvm on my desktop-class home servers.
nvllsvm··on It's normal to play the same song over and over again (2016)
Similar situation here: ~23k songs, meticulously tagged, no playlists.

However, I'm a little different in that I end up listening to the same handful of artist/albums/songs for a period days or weeks, then move on to something else.

nvllsvm··on Doom Builder
Hasn't been updated in over a decade. Seems there's an active fork though https://github.com/jewalky/UltimateDoomBuilder
nvllsvm··on One Humanity – DOOM 2 Level
It was likely taken in a source port such as GZDoom.

https://zdoom.org/

nvllsvm··on How Ebooks Have Poisoned Electronic Ink
Alternative reader applications like koreader and plato open up more customization than the default reading app allows for.

https://github.com/koreader/koreader https://github.com/baskerville/plato

nvllsvm··on BeeWare – write Python, run everywhere using native UIs
The language is the main reason to choose this. It's for people who like Python and want to write a GUI in it.
nvllsvm··on Some Roku smart TVs are now showing banner ads over live TV
Seriously. I recently boughtan LG C1 OLED and am surprised how slow the UI is. It's appalling that settings menus have a noticeable loading spinner.
nvllsvm··on Using HTTP Basic Auth in 2022
It's essentially impossible to reverse the hashed password. This is particularly helpful for users who reuse the same password for everything online.
nvllsvm··on Tuxedo Stellaris: A Powerful Linux Laptop
Pretty sure Tuxedo rebrands Clevo or some other OEM's laptops. The Stellaris's chassis looks very close to this Xotic PC laptop. https://xoticpc.com/collections/custom-gaming-laptops-notebo...
nvllsvm··on The fish shell is amazing
I use `#!/usr/bin/env sh` in my scripts to avoid having to overwrite a systems defualt /bin/sh and whatever issues that can result in. Instead, I have ~/.local/bin in PATH with dash symlinked to ~/.local/bin/sh
nvllsvm··on Volla Phones
Meh, these phones use a MediaTek P23 which was released in 2017. Not only will it be slow, the source code for the kernel was never released by MediaTek. They'll likely be stuck with whatever ancient, unpatched version of Linux they initially launched with.
nvllsvm··on Darktable: An open source photography workflow application
ART, a fork of RawTherapee, works great with the CR3 files from my EOS 90D.

https://bitbucket.org/agriggio/art/wiki/Home

nvllsvm··on Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water
Have you considered a reverse osmosis system? It made my tap water palletable.
nvllsvm··on Netflix intensifies VPN ban and targets residential IP addresses
When I was younger I mostly torrented out of necessity. There were a few things I bought, but only if I could afford it.

These days I end up buying a fair amount of music and games with only a fraction acquired elsewhere. Both Bandcamp and GOG.com have been have sinks of money for me.

As for TV shows and movies, I only wish there was an equivalent which didn't sell an experience subpar to a DRM-free mkv.

nvllsvm··on ExpressVPN open-sources Lightway: a modern VPN protocol
I wasn't able to find any comparison to WireGuard, but I did notice that a CLA must be signed before contributing to Lightway.

No CLA needs to be signed to contribute to WireGuard.

nvllsvm··on Technical Introduction to the Use of Trusted Platform Module 2.0 with Linux [pdf]
> AFAIK none of that DRM makes use of my TPM

Right, because plenty of modern machines do not have a TPM or do not have it enabled. There's little sense in using a TPM for some users when many others can bypass the TPM restrictions by using hardware without.

> What kind of DRM are people worried the TPM will enable, that we aren't already subject to?

Over protective applications which refuse to run when a machine is deemed "insecure". I don't have an example of this on PC, but there are plenty of Android apps which refuse running on rooted devices.

nvllsvm··on Social media is broken – a new report offers ways to fix it
Exactly why I dislike some forms of sarcasm directed at an unknown audience.
nvllsvm··on Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11
Alredy exists to a degree as microG.

https://microg.org/

nvllsvm··on Turn your old, cracked Android phone into a backup server
Wait, you got video out working with the 2020 Pixel 5? First I'm hearing of this.

Which adapter did you use?

nvllsvm··on Changes to Chrome OS’s release cycle
First I'm hearing of this. Have any links explaining more?
nvllsvm··on Zstandard v1.5.0
It's also impossible to identify whether an arbitrary file is compressed with brotli. It lacks a magic number. https://github.com/google/brotli/issues/298
nvllsvm··on Making Librem 5 Apps [video]
A shame Google's Pixels don't support wired video output.
nvllsvm··on Please don't upgrade Docker without asking first
Unfortunately not straight-forward with Docker Desktop as it's closed-source.

Sure, underlying components are open source, but I've seen no other effort to glue them together in a cohesive, single-purpose package like Docker Desktop.

nvllsvm··on My Life in E-Ink
It's worth noting that Onyx actively violates the Linux kernel's license by refusing to release the source code. This hampered my hacking efforts as I was trying to build AOSP for the device.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Onyx_Boox/comments/hk7d5v/onyx_is_v...

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