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xzcvczx··on Ask HN: Easy language/runtime to distribute to desktop users?
if you write it in python or other interpreted language you would either need to bundle python or rely on users installing it or having it already (comes with macos and most linux distributions, windows not so much), so arguably a compiled language would be better for distribution to end users as its easier to bundle dependencies
xzcvczx··on Ask HN: What do you pay for your internet connection, and where do you live?
nz $80/month 950/950mbps
xzcvczx··on Australian ‘Infinity Train’ uses gravity to recharge batteries
i assume you mean "wasn't done before" in regards to modern railroads..... https://www.rankers.co.nz/system/experience_images/11476/lar...
xzcvczx··on FAA investigating controversial crash video
i am not a pilot but i am a skydiver so i am not going to comment on what he did/didn't do to keep the plane in the air. i watched the video and the one thing that makes it slightly more believable for me is the headset still on in (part of) freefall. it could easily cause problems on opening, and wouldn't be too suspicious to remove it if you were getting out planned or unplanned.
xzcvczx··on Install Vulkan on a Raspberry Pi 4
getting a ?404?

https://qengineering.eu/install-vulkan-on-raspberry-pi.html

seems to be the needed link

xzcvczx··on “looks like Firefox quietly added ads into the address bar”
one of the main reasons i do is for the MUCH better adblockers you get in firefox, the chrome/ium ones just aren't nearly as good
xzcvczx··on No Flutter on Linux desktop
Qt's decision to limit LTS updates to commercial customers only means that new projects are having to look at alternative cross-platform gui toolkits. all the toolkits mentioned in the article have downsides
xzcvczx··on Find a Domain for Your Project
are you going to provide a link?
xzcvczx··on Unsplash is being acquired by Getty Images
in general i would agree, but i think that github might be one exception, the free plan was expanded to include private repo's, the redesign is annoying but usable

they have made some mistakes with things like the dmca notice on youtube-dl but thankfully restored it and seem to be willing to help fight for it

xzcvczx··on How to build a tiny gaming PC that blows consoles out of the water
i find it funny the H1 being on that list due to the dangers of sparks/fire. (i have no idea if this has been resolved in on-shelf units and whether it has been resolved better than "use nylon screws"). even if they do entirely fix it i think they will have to rename the model to get rid of the bad mark on the name.
xzcvczx··on Amazon removes ability to download order history reports
this has the potential to backfire much as mandatory mediation has for some companies. if enough people start making GDPR requests it will likely quite quickly create a backlog of a long time and they may be encouraged to renable useful features like is mentioned to reduce the load
xzcvczx··on Uniface Community Edition
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xzcvczx··on Ask HN: Why does Edge Chromium use pkg installer instead of dmg?
extracting the pkg

MicrosoftEdgeBeta-84.0.522.11.pkg Office16_all_autoupdate.pkg

where MicrosoftEdgeBeta-84.0.522.11.pkg extracts to just .app, although there are a couple of embedded .apps, used according to the names for rendering and GPU

Office16_all_autoupdate.pkg seems to be the updater, however it seems that the updater is optional and can be chosen to not install in the installer but appears to default to install.

xzcvczx··on Ask HN: Why does Edge Chromium use pkg installer instead of dmg?
if its anything like google chrome it installs an updater application that is a royal pain to try and remove
xzcvczx··on Caviar Delivery Scam
because apps are generally about getting people to pay for stuff without thinking about it, requiring the CVV will likely have a noticable impact on sales
xzcvczx··on Tips for Mathematical Handwriting (2007)
"Put a loop on the q, to avoid confusion with 9"

yet the given example looks like a (badly drawn) 8 to me

xzcvczx··on A report from Netherlands says 1.3M face mask supplied from China are defective
it says Netherlands, i see no mention of New Zealand
xzcvczx··on Ask HN: What do you think about the Satoshi Reveal?
just makes me think of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SYc_flMnMQ everytime theres a new claimant
xzcvczx··on Ask HN: (Cheap) U2F Tokens?
i mainly went with the solo for the usb-c (and opensource), correct they don't have ssh or gpg yet but apparently its close.

haven't had any problems with it but it does feel a bit flimsy (again haven't had any issues just based on the feel of it)

xzcvczx··on Ask HN: (Cheap) U2F Tokens?
probably, however i only know about the solokeys hacker as that is all i own, and even with that what you would want to do is modify the bootloader to only update with your own crypto keys that you then keep in secure offline storage.

As far as i can tell there is not documentation on how to do this but the 5min look i had at it made it look quite easy.

Do the 2fa services you are looking at using allow multiple keys to be configured per user? if so that would be a much better way to do it than cloning keys. they would still have their backup but there wouldn't be the same security issues that are apparent in the process of cloning the keys. If the computer you used to "clone" the keys had been breached prior to you cloning the keys then someone could theoretically find all your 2FA keys and your 2FA would be useless

xzcvczx··on Ask HN: (Cheap) U2F Tokens?
well all the keys as stated will not allow you to clone keys, except potentially the solo key hacker version and the tomu (hacker version if there is one), as the whole concept behind the 2FA devices is that you can't read the crypto keys off the device, if you could then a reader/device could grab a copy of those keys and your 2FA is no longer secure.
xzcvczx··on Ask HN: Can we build our own High Frequency RFID Reader?
are the tags active(self-powered) or passive(reader-powered), if reader powered you might have trouble trying to get them from a distance of 1 metre
xzcvczx··on Ask HN: (Cheap) U2F Tokens?
why would you want to clone keys? the point is when one is stolen or goes missing then the 2nd key is useless anyway and you would need new keys.
xzcvczx··on Lightr – Worlds Smallest Smart Charger
hmmmm rather amazing it can fully charge a phone up to 100% when it looks to be smaller tha the phone battery
xzcvczx··on Ask HN: I've been a programmer for 6 years, and I can't solve basic CS problems
i think a lot of the problems you are expected to solve in a CS course are things that are already provided or have workable alternatives in higher level languages. VB and javascript already provide for many different data structures where you might need to know them and be aware of them in the lower-level languages

Also due to the data structures provided in higher level languages you are often less aware of how long something will take to run which i find is a big part of many CS courses

xzcvczx··on Show HN: The Vue.js Handbook – Free 120 pages ebook
direct link for those who don't want their email address mined https://convertkit.s3.amazonaws.com/landing_pages/incentives...
xzcvczx··on Things to commit just before leaving your job
and i read it just in time to have

"So basically just #include <windows.h>"

as the last comment, i think it was an interesting summary

xzcvczx··on New, free Bitcoin faucet – no ads, no nonsense, no strings attached
and when one tries to withdraw the satoshis it just gives an error
xzcvczx··on Tell HN: Don't go to pirate bay
where did you click? i am unable to get the download
xzcvczx··on Ask HN: What is “Windows xp Vienna edition”?
the getintopc.com claims its a "license: free trial" so whatever that means referring to xp
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