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swissfunicular··on Success may not matter if you aren't doing what you love
Is the converse also true?
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: Do you still use physical calculators?
I have Casio FX-991MS on my desk
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?
This
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your devices/going retro?
I use 4K Dell U2723QE monitor as USB-C Hub, charge my laptop, connect two laptops at once, RJ-45 ethernet, and 3.5mm plug
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your devices/going retro?
What is the FM transmitter?
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your devices/going retro?
I use old Raspberry Pi 1B as FM transmitter
swissfunicular··on Happy New Year HN!
+1
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: What's your "it's not stupid if it works" story?
My corporate VPN wouldn't connect to same public IP after 24 hours (I work from home). So I wrote a very crude bash script on Raspberry Pi Zero 2W (which also runs local DNS server), which would telnet into the router 5 minutes before my login time, and reboot the router
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: Does anyone use a Raspberry Pi as your main computer?
I am using RP4B 8GB for last one year as a main desktop computer. The OS is Ubuntu Mate (64-bit). The Raspberry Pi OS is too ugly for using as a desktop, in my opinion.

Pros:

1) Chromium with 40 tabs works quite well.

2) MiniDLNA serves 4K HDR videos to my Android TV over 2.4G Wi-Fi quite well.

3) I have an Aluminium Casing with Dual fans, and it works quite good. Noise is reasonably low.

Cons:

1) Some applications (like Jellyfin Server) do not work. YouTube 1080p is not smooth.

2) 10-bit HEVC encoded 1080p videos don't play quite well.

3) Connection to 5GHz Wi-Fi is not good. So I use 2.4G Wi-Fi.

4) My Logitech mouse stops working sometimes, though keyboard works. I have to remove the USB receiver and re-plug it.

swissfunicular··on Tell HN: Recovering 2FA accounts is difficult if your phone is stolen
Authy has all secret keys backed up. So you can install it on other phone and get back access. (Though it requires SMS or existing device to approve log in)
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W availability
Ordered in Dec'21 at robu.in. They are still processing the order
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: Is Hacker News Blocked in India?
Airtel Fiber for me. Came alive at around 9PM IST. Worked on VI though
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?
I know this is irrelevant, but these are my two pennies. Apart from strong password and 2FA, I have restricted login only from my country. So can't login from other country, unless hacker knows which country I have set and uses that VPN. Also I have blocked login from Tor.
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: What do you read for general knowledge?
+1. Also WSJ is good. The Guardian website, not the paper.
swissfunicular··on The 40th anniversary edition of Codex Seraphinianus
Thanks for the recommendation
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: How do you take care of your eyes?
Windows - 'Flux' and dark theme

Linux - 'Safe Eyes' which asks me to take a 20 second break every 20 minutes.

Browsers - 'Dark Reader' in FF/Chrome

Android - Night Light matched with local sunset time

swissfunicular··on Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used?
Brave Browser has it
swissfunicular··on Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?
Privacy

- uBlock Origin (block ads and trackers)

- Decentraleyes (locally emulate CDN)

- Privacy Badger (from EFF)

- AdNauseam (in conjunction with uBlock)

- Canvas Blocker (Fingerprint Protect)

- Privacy Redirects (redirect social media sites to their privacy friendly front ens, eg twitter --> nitter)

Other Privacy tools - Tracking Token Stripper (removes tracking part from URL)

- minerBlock (blocks miners from using your CPU for cryptos)

- WebRTC Leak Prevent

- Location Guard (spoof location, not very effective)

- Agentium (User Agent Switcher)

From Google - Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on

- IBA Opt-out

Convenience - Password Manager (I use Bitwarden)

- Dark Reader

- Save Webpages Offline As MHTML (saves as single file)

Not an extension

- In-built DNS-over-HTTPS (I use BlahDNS/NextDNS as additional layer for adblocking and privacy)