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batrat

267 karma · joined September 12, 2014

sysadmin - if there is such thing anymore - win/linux - all things virtualization.
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batrat··on Windows 11 – There's still nothing worth my time
I stopped reading when he uninstalled defender. Is the best thing ms did to windows! OP is like the 90% of linux users: if it doesn't do what he wants him to do, it sucks. Like you said most users don't care about TMP, they also don't care about who is protecting them, what interface it is, how printers work, how office works, how browsers work. This is why windows is/was successful, you start it, open outlook, mail, browser, print, play games, etc. Without ever thinking why it works. Does windows suck? Probably, but it does the job and is enough for 99% of the home users. Also if someone wants to personalize windows check reddit, you can change almost everything.
batrat··on Investigating an "evil" RJ45 dongle
Old custom software, old hardware, vendor wants all the $ for an upgrade, we refuse to pay. I took 10 desktop pc's($500 each) replaced servers ($20k each), one usb to ethernet dongle in every pc b/c we needed 2 network ports and we had this laying around, USB3 to GB, slap virtualization with USB passthrough. They work for 5+ years, gigabit speed, 24/7 with no problems.

People should have more faith in dongles. Not all are bad.

batrat··on PowerToys Run: extensible quick launcher for power users
For me is 10X faster and it finds what I need. For example if I search for "power" it shows powerautomate (why??) , powerpoint, powershell in this order. No powertoys. Also if I dont have internet it takes ages before it shows somethig in search. Yea it's much more usefull.
batrat··on Return to Office Is a Mistake
WFH is not for everyone. With kids around, no matter where I isolate myself in the house it's impossible to do it. Leaving home, going to work, interacting with coworkers, telling jokes, eating at the same table, I realized 90% of the problems are solved at cigarette brake, brunch, launch, etc. Meetings are the only thing I would WFH... god burn them with fire.
batrat··on Apple terminates Epic Games developer account, calling it a 'threat' to iOS
You can install any store (ex: fdroid, aurora, etc) on Android already.
batrat··on Sxmo: Linux tiling window manager for phones
Is there any Android launcher that is close to this?
batrat··on DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching
I have an ATEN usb KVM that allows anything to be plugged in. I have an USB drive to quickly transfer files but works with anything USB powered. It's expensive if you go for USB 3+, DP, etc but cheaper ones work also just for USB stuff. One big drawback, at least for me, some mice and keyboards that have special keys, do not work 100%.
batrat··on Tell HN: Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!

I'm on call and already had my first intervention. How's your Christmas going?

batrat··on I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video]
Let's be real. 7 dollars (inc tax & shipping probably more) for a coat hanger? 0.5 dollars and i'm in, maybe. Cool idea, not for everyone, not life changing thing like a lot of people here are saying.
batrat··on Firefox desktop extensions coming soon for the upcoming Android release
>behind Samsung fucking Internet

Supports adblock (addons) and shows tabs on top just like desktop so it's easy to switch, dark mode for all websites, etc. It's relative fast and lots of options. I use FF with no addons for some websites.

batrat··on TODO apps are meant for robots
google keep - me and my wife - shopping list - best thing ever. Everyone adds what's missing and once a week when we do the shopping we buy whatever is in that list. very convenient. I have other lists but not using them too much, like movies to watch with release date.
batrat··on Shelf – open-source asset management software
We have more than 6k assets, 2k+ users, hundreds of licences, component's, and it's still fast. LDAP, api, tons of filters and exports possibilities, selfhosted. Best solution IMO.
batrat··on Vicuna on iPhone
Are there any Android alternatives?
batrat··on Dang is going to have 65,535 karma points soon
meanwhile me with 167 karma trying to make a living on this `forum`. Congrats Dang
batrat··on Nicheless: a micro-blogging platform
Looks like Tumblr but simpler. I like it.
batrat··on Show HN: Redditle.com – For those of us who add 'Reddit' to every Google search
This. Yesterday I was looking for a pc case and google showed only irrelevant results for x vs y. Typing reddit, bam instant discussions about the topic even with more useful information.

Op thx for the tool it is on my homepage now.

batrat··on Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters
This. It's not like "i have nothing to eat, I'm gonna steal some catalytic converters".
batrat··on Closing The Portal App
And Snapdrop (https://snapdrop.net)
batrat··on The Electrification of Everything
Same. I have gas central heating and a gas stove. During the winter electricity is not 100% and is nice to have heating (with ups) or to make a hot tea.
batrat··on A URL Lengthener
This is awesome!
batrat··on Vue 3 drops IE11 support plan
Users are dumb thats why. We literally have to make 4-5 shortcuts with iexpore.exe website.net and another one with chrome.exe website2.net and rename them accordingly. Some vendors have their web app work only with firefox and an old version like 20+ /:.

Not to upset any dev but really trying to put some fancy stuff and a bunch of frameworks in a piece of software that does one thing and has to work 24/7 is really a bad ideea.

batrat··on Discord ends deal talks with Microsoft
Yet they are not profitable. It seems that "nitro" is not enough.
batrat··on Flatpak – a security nightmare – 2 years later (2020)
you hurt all 9 pacman's out there.
batrat··on Why we are still using PBKDF2-SHA256 despite being aware of its limitations
For me is not a big deal. If your password is Hunter22 than you have bigger problems than PBKDF. It doesn't matter if they PBKDF it 30 milion times. Longer passwords are harder to crack and I still don't understand why people not using passphrases in their passwords.

Having 2fa enabled on all other accounts it makes me sleep better if somehow one day BW or any other password manager gets compromised.

batrat··on Show HN: Compare prices that US hospitals charge patients, insurance companies
What the ..... My wife paid non evasive extraction of appendix 600 euros in a private hospital (and was an emergency) in East EU and is considered luxury by some. It's free in public hospitals.

You guys are swimming in cash.

batrat··on Dasung just released a 25 inch eInk monitor
Now make a color eInk display (it could be at least 256 colors) and you have my money.
batrat··on How Microsoft crushed Slack
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/03/02/why-did-micros...
batrat··on How to Dual-Boot Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows 10 with Encryption
There is also a thing called Virtual Function I/O and you can read more here: https://www.reddit.com/r/VFIO/ (basically you can pass hardware directly to VM and enjoy)
batrat··on Reducing Abusive Notification Content
I disabled js on my mobile browser. Life is much better
batrat··on Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in Belarus
I want what this guy is smoking because I want to believe the government is using chemicals to turn people and frogs gay.
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