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For macOS you need to use an app like TripMode [1] or Little Snitch [2].

[1] https://www.tripmode.ch

[2] https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/

> Now we just need Mozilla to come up with a more modern-looking logo

Like the one Mozilla announced last week? :)

https://blog.mozilla.org/opendesign/firefox-the-evolution-of...

They have been working on it for almost a year.

https://blog.mozilla.org/opendesign/evolving-the-firefox-bra...

Couldn't Mazda have simply disabled the touchscreen controls when the car reaches a certain speed?

If you use an Android browser that supports the Chrome Custom Tabs protocol [1] such as Lynket [2][3][4] it's possible replace the Chrome tab that appears when you click/tap a link with a completely differently browser such as Brave or Firefox (inc. Focus, Nightly or Preview). [5]

By doing this you inherit the features of the replacement browser like ad-blocking and tracking protection.

[1] https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/customtabs

[2] https://github.com/arunkumar9t2/lynket-browser

[3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=arun.com.chrom...

[4] https://medium.com/@arunkumar9t2/introducing-chromer-2-0-a-b...

[5] https://i.vgy.me/EWrVFa.jpg

> what irritates me is that granting access to my location allows the app to continually track me while it's running in the background

There's an app called Bouncer [1] that can auto-remove permissions as soon as an app is closed.

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samruston....

> With a base tower configuration starting at $6k (about twice what I was expecting)

Should part of the blame for the high price should go towards Intel? The 8-core CPU in the base Mac Pro looks like it might be an Xeon Gold 6244 [1][2] which costs $2925. Obviously Apple will be paying less, but half the cost is the CPU alone.

[1] https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/192442/...

[2] https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/xeon_gold#5200.2F6200-Ser...

Firefox 60 was the first release with official Group Policy support [1]. Starting from version 64 you could also configure Firefox for macOS using configuration profiles [2].

Both the ADMX templates for Windows and preference .plist for macOS are available from GitHub [3]. The full list of configurable preferences can be found on SearchFox.org [4].

As of Firefox 67 there are quite a lot of settings that can be managed now. Certainly enough for Firefox to be deployed in enterprise environments.

There was also a really interesting talk at MacADUK 2019 by Mike Kapley on the work Mozilla has done so far to support enterprise deployment [5].

[1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1433136

[2] https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/mac/...

[3] https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates

[4] https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/compone...

[5] https://youtu.be/jB_5h4ihih4

Another alternative is the 'Medium.com Unlimited Reading: Original' extension [1][2].

[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mediumcom-unlimite...

[2] https://github.com/Gyvastis/chrome-medium-unlimited-reading

Was it the following video by Optimum Tech?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxcDeq4SQII

I recently purchased an NH-U12A and can confirm it is excellent.

Recommended models:

Mid-2013/Early 2014 13" MacBook Air [1]

Late 2013 13" MacBook Pro Retina [2]

Late 2013 15" MacBook Pro Retina with dedicated GPU [3]

Mid-2014 13" MacBook Pro Retina [4]

Mid-2014 15" MacBook Pro Retina with dedicated GPU [5]

Lenovo ThinkPad P52 [6]

[1] https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=26...

[2] https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=26...

[3] https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=27...

[4] https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=28...

[5] https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=28...

[6] https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ThinkPad+P52

> a black LED pixel consumes no energy

At last years Android Dev Summit, Google provided some interesting stats on how much power dark mode saves.

[1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/8/18076502/google-dark-mode...

[2] https://youtu.be/N_6sPd0Jd3g

Some security updates will be installed via the Play Store starting from Android Q.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18531350/google-android-q-...

Huawei and Honor stopped providing bootloader unlock codes last year [1]. Wouldn't this make it impossible to install Lineage OS or another AOSP-based custom ROM?

[1] https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-stop-providing-bootloa...

Are we going to end up in a situation where the only news sites without a paywall are those filled with sensationalist and/or inaccurate articles and Z-list celeb gossip like the Daily Mail [1]?

[1] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/

I think Sets is still being developed, just not in the way originally intended. [1][2]

[1] https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/205364/is-micros...

[2] https://twitter.com/richturn_ms/status/1119646566782910464

Windows Core OS is different from Windows Server Core.

Santorini is the codename for Microsoft's forthcoming 'Windows Lite' OS designed for laptops and 2-in-1s.

Microsoft is building out Santorini as the version of Windows Core OS that runs on consumer and education foldable PCs, laptops, and 2-in-1 tablets. It may even eventually show up on Microsoft's mythical Andromeda device. It's a new take on what Windows can be, introducing a brand new user experience that's a little more like Chrome OS and less like old-school Windows. It has deep ties with web experiences and puts universal Windows apps front and center, with the ultimate goal of having everything in the Microsoft Store runnable on Santorini.

Santorini features a centered taskbar experience, similar to that on the Surface Hub 2X. There's a simple app launcher that doesn't feature live tiles, which lists your installed apps from the Microsoft Store or pinned websites. I'm also told that Windows Sets has a pivotal role in the overall Santorini experience, with apps and websites running under tabbed windows that also get grouped as such in the taskbar.

Updates will get a lot better with Microsoft's new 'Santorini' OS (based on Windows Core OS).

https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-core-os

One of the big things Microsoft has been working towards with Windows Core OS is an improved Windows Update system that installs updates in the background and requires less than a minute to restart once those updates are ready to do so.

How it works is very similar to how Android and Chrome OS do updates today. On those platforms, the OS runs in two separate mirrored partitions, and when an update is ready to install, the update is downloaded and installed to the offline partition that you're currently not using. When that's done, the OS will ask you to restart, and while it may look like you're just rebooting, what's actually happening is you're booting into the partition that just spent 25 minutes installing an update in the background.

Windows Core OS keeps system updates to under a minute.

It boots right up, as if there was never an update waiting to be installed, and that's because all the installing has already been done while you were busy using the other online partition. Now, you've booted into the partition where the update is installed, and the partition you were just in becomes the offline partition for newer updates to be installed to down the line.

This should solve one of the big issues Windows has when it comes to updates. Updates can usually take anywhere between 5 to 30 minutes to install, and even longer on older devices. Windows Core OS solves this problem by making it so the user isn't unable to use their PC for no longer than a minute. It simply restarts like normal, and you're back up and running again.

Will it be possible to 'remove' IE from Windows 10 (for example, via: Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature –Online -FeatureName Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64) and then only allow users to access IE through the new Edge?

> I will never buy a car with leather seats

Autogefühl [1] is a great YouTube channel for finding out if a new car is available with non-leather seats.

They also made an interesting video a few days ago [2] saying the leather industry is trying to pay YouTuber's to recommend leather seats in their car reviews.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/user/autogefuehl

[2] https://youtu.be/nP_CvLlaFlI

Does anyone know what the status is of VideoLan Movie Creator? [1]

I remember downloading it 9 years ago, but the project seems dead. [2]

Being based on the massively popular VLC Media Player, it seemed like a really promising open source video editor.

[1] https://www.videolan.org/vlmc/

[2] https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlmc

> Office Depot, Staples, Office Max : These stores need to die.

In the UK, Office Outlet (formerly Staples) was placed in administration last week. [1]

[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47626280

Internet time-wasting periodic table (created with CSS Grid)

https://codepen.io/oliviale/full/ZmvPPd

> It's a shame that thinkpads are becoming less and less modular and functional.

The new T490/T490s/T590 ThinkPads are even worse in terms of upgradability.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T490s-T490-T59...

> It seems that Lenovo prioritized sleeker designs over flexibility with the newest T ThinkPads, as the manufacturer is making some rather drastic changes to the internals and ports of the new models. Features like the SD card slot (replaced with MicroSD) or full-size RJ45-Ethernet on the T490s are getting the axe, the same is true for the 2.5 inch storage bay on the T490 and T590. Also, Lenovo is relying more on soldered RAM than before. The ThinkPad T490s has a maximum of 32 GB of soldered RAM, while the T490 and the T590 both have up to 16 GB of soldered RAM plus a single DDR4 RAM slot (up to 48 GB RAM in total). All of those changes will likely result in some fierce discussions among the ThinkPad fans.

> I have this problem because my main, personal number is actually a twilio number (as I built my own personal telco within twilio) and this means I cannot receive validation messages from shortcodes (like a bank)

Why does Twilio work for me for SMS 2FA? Is it because I m using an '07' number in the UK?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19227631

As further proof that I am not lying here's a screenshot from my Twilio messaging log...

https://i.imgur.com/6b3cg5L.png

62226 = PayPal and 51472 = Apple.

> Have you tested that it works?

Yes. I wouldn't have mentioned it if it didn't work.

Here's a screenshot showing the Apple and PayPal 2FA codes I have received through Slack via Twilio...

https://i.imgur.com/bQYSbPZ.png

I also don't have any accounts with banks that are stupid enough to use SMS for 2FA [1] so I haven't needed to use my Twilio number for that purpose.

Using SMS for Gmail 2FA doesn't make any sense when Google supports U2F.

[1] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbzvxv/criminals-...

> since he’s overseas, can’t get the fallback SMS

This is one of the reasons I purchased a mobile/cell number from Twilio to use as a backup for all of the websites that only support 2FA via SMS (Apple, PayPal etc.).

The 2FA code gets sent to a channel on my own private Slack workspace via a webhook [1]. If I lose my phone I can always log into the Slack website on another device to access the code.

[1] https://www.twilio.com/docs/studio/tutorials/how-to-post-sms...

> apparently Yongnuo has one coming

Zeiss too...

https://www.dpreview.com/news/3430444458/zeiss-announces-ful...

Zeiss are going to release a full-frame digital camera soon that runs Android [1][2]. The ZX1 also comes with a built-in version of Adobe Lightroom.

[1] https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/9/27/17911212/z...

[2] https://www.dpreview.com/news/3430444458/zeiss-announces-ful...

More details:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/07/trakt_hit_by_php_ex...