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paulcarroty··on I still like Sublime Text
It works well, but Zed consuming too much CPU on Linux: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/14833
paulcarroty··on HDMI 2.2 is set to debut at CES 2025
> Can you hook up a USB C display to a iPhone or Android phone directly yet?

Your phone should have a video output inside the usb-c port.

paulcarroty··on UK Sent Ukraine More Storm Shadows Ahead of Strikes in Russia
Guess so.
paulcarroty··on Call for Developer Projects
Another Twitter with SMS verification paywall - nope, thanks.
paulcarroty··on Matrix Client Tutorial
cinny/fluffychat/iamb are the greatest.
paulcarroty··on Trump sent Covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says
https://archive.is/rWeLa
paulcarroty··on OpenTofu removed Russian-originated clouds unreasonably explain by sanctions
So maybe better give Putin more hugs like Modi did? LOL.
paulcarroty··on Thoughts on the Durov Arrest
https://istories.media/en/news/2024/08/27/pavel-durov-has-vi...

Telegram is FSB project, lost all my doubts about.

paulcarroty··on Server Mono: A Typeface Inspired by Typewriters, Apple's SF Mono, and CLIs
Great SF improvements, waiting for Nerd Fonts version :)
paulcarroty··on Jailbroke my Kindle to use it as an e-ink monitor
This eReader firmware has a built-in VNC application - https://inkbox.ddns.net/
paulcarroty··on Mozilla silently bans 2 anti-state-censorship add-ons in Russia
Mozilla: we're all for freedom & users privacy, but Putins regime pays us too much money!
paulcarroty··on Lowering resource usage with foot and systemd
Still no ligatures support in foot, which is critical in dev environment.
paulcarroty··on Show HN: Porter Cloud – PaaS with an eject button
Credit card paywall, so I'd recommend to check Render or Koyeb for these people who prefer to save their time.
paulcarroty··on Alacritty – A fast, cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator
Two main problems:

- no ligatures - no sixel support

So I was forced to remove it.

paulcarroty··on Linux When?
Yep, just tested it few days ago.
paulcarroty··on Donald Trump's plan to end the Ukraine-Russia war
https://archive.is/8ZphY
paulcarroty··on China Providing Geospatial Intelligence to Russia, US Warns
https://archive.is/PE0qx
paulcarroty··on The stupidity and arrogance of GNOME developers
> Nobody is paying them

> They're not professionals

> shouldn't expect professional behavior

> It's not even bush league

> they don't really have time

Dude, you're champion of excuses. Maybe it's worth to stop making them and just fix the highlighted problems?

paulcarroty··on German intelligence: Putin plans to attack NATO in 2026
> Ramping up production does not mean there is a plan with a date attached next to it laid out in the wild for everyone to see.

Heard this bullshit a lot in 2021.

paulcarroty··on “When you use a Walkman all the memories come back”: In love with old tech
Memories for sure, but the Walkman still beats any modern ~7" smartphone with a USB-C jack adapter in terms of usability.
paulcarroty··on Google has removed Conversations_im from the Play Store
Out of curiosity, where's xmpp still popular?
paulcarroty··on Ukrainian spies with deep ties to CIA wage shadow war against Russia
https://archive.ph/45KMF
paulcarroty··on Protocol Analysis and Libusb Linux Driver for the Uni-T UT61B Multimeter (2014)
> Do you think the Linux kernel would accept the drivers?

Worth to try, for sure.

paulcarroty··on StarLite 12.5-inch Linux tablet
> Microsoft Surface products contain a lot of proprietary hardware components that aren't not well supported by the kernel

and not repairable at all as Surface itself, being honest.

paulcarroty··on Every phone should be able to run personal websites
Well, https://github.com/kiwix is designed for something like this tho.
paulcarroty··on Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator
Sourceforge has new owners AFAIR.
paulcarroty··on Ukraine fires North Korean rockets to blast Russian positions
https://archive.is/S71A1
paulcarroty··on InkBox OS – open-source, fully-functional standalone OS for Kobo's eReaders
https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/2021/04/11/dedrm-tools-7...
paulcarroty··on InkBox OS – open-source, fully-functional standalone OS for Kobo's eReaders
Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyWu_pHwqNg
paulcarroty··on Burgr – Books in Your Terminal
Sadly seems like it looks abandoned and has no image support.
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