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FredFS456··on TPM-backed Full Disk Encryption is coming to Ubuntu
From my (shallow) understanding you can encrypt the swap using dm-crypt/LUKS as well and unlock using TPM. It's supported using systemd-cryptenroll on Arch.
FredFS456··on A currently maintained fork of SSHFS
Backblaze B2 is $5/TB/month, Hetzner is $4.08/TB/month for 1TB, Wasabi is $6.99/TB/month

Wasabi seems like the most expensive here, with the caveat that Hetzner requires ordering discrete steps of storage rather than the 'pay-as-you-go' model of the other two

FredFS456··on WiiLink – Japanese Wii channels revived
How does WiiLink compare to RiiConnect24?
FredFS456··on Semiconducting Transport in LK99 reproduction attempt
HN thread on this preprint: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36951815
FredFS456··on WireGuard for the ESP32
Wireguard protocol is specifically designed not to show up on port scans. See section 5.1 of the white paper: https://www.wireguard.com/papers/wireguard.pdf
FredFS456··on New two-factor authenticator: Commodore 64
I bought two keys, keep one at home and one on my keyring. If my house burns down AND I lose my keys, there's account recovery codes that they have you note down - those I keep offline in geographically separate areas.
FredFS456··on Tillitis Key – Mullvad spin-off inspired by measured boot and DICE
My understanding is that it's both a more general platform (targeting more than 2FA) and also uses an FPGA running open-source code, so that the "secure enclave" functionality can be inspected and found to be secure, rather than just trusting NXP/ARM's chip as SoloKeys have done.
FredFS456··on Brain FLOPS
Multiply Accumulate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiply%E2%80%93accumulate_...
FredFS456··on Casync – A Content-Addressable Data Synchronization Tool
From the announcement blog post (http://0pointer.net/blog/casync-a-tool-for-distributing-file...):

> Is this a systemd project? — casync is hosted under the github systemd umbrella, and the projects share the same coding style. However, the code-bases are distinct and without interdependencies, and casync works fine both on systemd systems and systems without it.

FredFS456··on Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
If it is happening, it would be horrible, but it would also be news to me. As far as I can tell as a reasonably-informed citizen, the government is mandating that the truckers have to be fully vaccinated in order to cross the Canada-US border. If they're not vaccinated, they're still free to transport goods within Canada.
FredFS456··on I decided to build a nine-bit computer
RF/radio is one solid application. Can't really do the signal processing fast enough on an SBC.
FredFS456··on Thank You, Valve
By using hardware attestation? Same mechanism used by secure boot and DRM could be used for anticheat.
FredFS456··on Ask HN: Best hosted alternative to Google Workspace for email?
My gripe is that it doesn't work offline, so you can't expect to sync emails once and read them later.
FredFS456··on Mysterious aircraft spotted at Area 51 in satellite image
The B-2 uses airbrakes at the wingtips. Actuate the right airbrake to yaw right, etc. You can also use differential throttle of two engines to achieve the same thing.
FredFS456··on AirPods don't “just work”
I have a pair of XM4s, I could never get two devices (Ubuntu laptop and Android phone) to work right without getting atrocious sound quality ("headset/handsfree profile") on one.
FredFS456··on Open-Sourcing our Firmware
I believe it's configurable in firmware, as my ThinkPad e14 gen 2 has a BIOS option to set the sleep state behaviour. The options are labelled "Windows" and "Linux".
FredFS456··on Let's Settle This
Tabs are better for two reasons:

- accessibility[0]

- customization - not everyone wants the same tab-width

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/c8drjo/nobody_t...

FredFS456··on Let's Settle This
Topologically, there is one hole in a straw.
FredFS456··on Drones used by farmers could be spying
Orion is a spy satellite for radio frequencies ("sigint satellite"). While it is massive, it's not an optical spy satellite and certainly does not have <10cm resolution.
FredFS456··on The Wall: Geostationary satellites near-real-time animations
In a similar vein, but more interactive and with weather overlays: https://zoom.earth/
FredFS456··on Seconds before a 6.2 earthquake rattled California, phones got a warning
Having attended grade school in BC, Canada, we used to do exactly that. Someone would come on the PA system to rattle some rocks in a jar and all students would duck under the desks until the 'earthquake' subsided, then count to 60 and quietly file out to the field.
FredFS456··on YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content
Note that my previous comment did not state anything to do with long term safety, only that there is a false equivalency being drawn. I agree that there is no long term (decades) study that I can point to about the safety of mRNA vaccines. However, my personal choice to take the vaccine was a conscious comparison of the benefits and risks (with attempts at quantifying the above).
FredFS456··on YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content
I just want to point out that the difference between the mRNA vaccines and the other medications with long term side effects is that the mRNA vaccine is only active in your body for a few days. You don't get repeated injections on a timescale often enough to constantly have the vaccine in your body. The only thing that remains is the antibodies, which were made by your own body. On the other hand, blood pressure medication etc. needs to be taken daily and has active ingredients constantly circulating in your bloodstream.
FredFS456··on The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
Could you provide some sources to back up that claim? My first choice for laptop reviews (https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-5-Review-I...) did not show that to be the case
FredFS456··on The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
Newer laptops are starting to come with soldered SSDs. Macbooks have had non-standard or soldered SSDs for the past 5+ years.

Framework is also proactively making documentation, schematics, etc etc available for repair shops.

FredFS456··on Tesla AI Day [video]
Tesla has multiple cameras looking out the front, with some offset. I believe that in past talks they did talk about using that parallax to achieve better depth.
FredFS456··on CalyxOS – De-Googled Android Alternative
How does Organic Maps compare to OsmAnd?
FredFS456··on Blue Origin first human flight
Wright brothers were certainly not dirt poor, but they weren't barons either. They were only able to build their planes because of their experience building other mechanical things.
FredFS456··on Blue Origin first human flight
25-30 seconds, with https://www.gozerog.com/ offering 15 parabolas totalling 6.5-7.5 minutes for $7500+tax. Much better total zero-gee time at much cheaper rates. Of course, you don't get the view above the atmosphere...
FredFS456··on Blue Origin first human flight
Blue Origin is funded by Bezos with much more resources/year than SpaceX, yet has achieved far less over a longer time since founding. "Sluggish" is the adverb I would use to describe its engineering progress.
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