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Embedded Software Engineer from Switzerland Medical Devices
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chli··on Modern Media Is a DoS Attack on Free Will
Hi I accessed it using the following method on my Galaxy S7.

Applications Drawer\Google -> Hamburger Menu\Settings -> Your Feed

chli··on Some Excel users pop F1 off their keyboards (2012)
I came here to mention Scroll Lock which normally doesn't do much in Windows applications but I was utterly confused the other day when my Excel started behaving weirdly !
chli··on Inside the quietest place on Earth
I think the coils are making the noise not the capacitors:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_noise

chli··on Openfood – Open access info about barcoded food products sold in Switzerland
I was telling my wife last night about the Migros (a swiss retailer) smartphone application that I've started using recently (allows you to access list of new products, special prices, reduction code, list of recent purchase etc). Crawling the application I found it gave me a list of the most frequently purchased items per category (dairy product, vegetables, fruits, pastry, etc.). I told her how interesting it would be if I could just, from this list, select what I eat and when and I would get a nutrition report out of it.

The application already has nutrition data and list of ingredients for most item so it's hopefully not far from happening ! Problem is I probably won't be given access to it...

chli··on ICQ: 20 Years Is No Limit
Thank you ! I was a happy user back then !

Haven't use ICQ in a long time but I still remember my ICQ number :)

chli··on Microsoft Live Account Credentials Leaking from Windows 8 and Above
Migrated my Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 10 Home last week (pressurized by the free update ultimatum... so their strategy works !) and my local account stayed a local account and I could use the Microsoft Store with an independent account without converting my local account.
chli··on France orders Microsoft to stop tracking Windows 10 users
The "private API, telemetry data doesn't go the normal route through the stack" is claimed in the most recent release of "Canard PC Hardware" (n°29) which is a half decent french computer magazine.
chli··on John Carmack on Inlined Code (2014)
This kind of pre-processor / compiler specific keyword is available in most embedded C/C++ compiler.

See http://www.keil.com/support/man/docs/armcc/armcc_chr13591249...

For example.

chli··on Implementation Challenge: A count leading zeroes function
Thanks for posting this, I was faced with that exact same problem this week. But with the following extra constraints :

- Not everybody uses GCC, especially in the embedded world where CLZ is most useful

- It must be portable to a Cortex-M0+ that doesn't have a CLZ instruction

Like me you probably end up here :

http://embeddedgurus.com/state-space/2014/09/fast-determinis...

chli··on SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering satellite to space
It tipped because a leg didn't latch, as mentioned in the article AND on the instagram video provided by @elonmusk.
chli··on GoPro cutting 7 percent of its workforce
The thing is broken ! See my other message in the comments...
chli··on GoPro cutting 7 percent of its workforce
Got one for Christmas... and I'm having multiple firmware issues. I mounted it on my MTB (the price of the accessories is insane !), started recording (1080p, Superview, 48 fps), after a little over 30 minutes the thing freezes. I have to hold the power button for several second for it to reboot. I can then start recording again. Of course the first 30'ish minutes are missing from the SD card. Same thing happened now two times out of two rides :-|

Incredible !

chli··on Candy Japan hit with credit card fraud
Nobody seem to know or mention : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-D_Secure

I have to use it with most online shops here in Switzerland.

chli··on On the Security of Password Manager Database Formats (2012) [pdf]
More details here:

http://keepass.info/help/kb/db_headerauth_upg.html

chli··on Windows 10 users are being banned from torrent sites
It was announced yesterday in the Swiss newspaper "Le Temps" that the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner has started an investigation on the privacy issues with Windows 10. He will contact Microsoft to better understand what data is uploaded, where it is stored, who has access to this information and for how long it is archived.

He may seize the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland if required. I don't think Microsoft will care too much but it's good that our government is at least considering what is happening here. Note that all that was triggered after an open letter sent to the Commissioner by the Swiss Pirate Party.

chli··on Japanese Change Trays
Pretty common in Switzerland as well.
chli··on Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29
That's not really a solution if I have my taskbar setup to always show every icons and notifications.

I guess one could uninstall :

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3035583

Looks like this thing was sleeping all this time on my computer and then woke up on a given signal. Sounds like a virus to me... !

chli··on The ultimate OpenBSD router
I'm running pfSense on the apu1d4 at home and all is well.
chli··on American students head to Germany for free college
Where did you get the idea that Swiss are obsessed with not paying taxes ? In fact Switzerland and Germany are very similar in all the aspects you mention.
chli··on Linus Torvalds' poll about “big versions” in kernel releases
I would suggest incrementing the major of major.minor.patch everytime a longterm release is selected.
chli··on Swiss ISP init7 launches unlimited symmetrical gbit FTTH for $73/month
Swisscom FTTH is available in my building (Biel/Bienne), but at the moment the price is too steep plus you need to have the Vivo XL package to be eligible [1]. That brings the whole TV + Phone + 1Gbps/100Mbps internet at 169 + 80 = 249 CHF / month. I like fast Internet but not THAT much !

[1] http://www.swisscom.ch/en/residential/packages/options/1giga...

chli··on New dual carbon battery charges 20x faster than lithium ion batteries
What about the 'A-' ? I think they invented some new element ! ;)
chli··on Free Your Android
e.g. The camera firmware blob could be tagging all your pictures with some kind of hidden watermark. Who knows ?

EDIT: Just to clarify, firmware blobs are not executed "on their own", they are normally executed on a micro-controller that is embedded in the baseband / power management / gpu / any other chip.

chli··on My Quest to Build the Ultimate Music Player
I think you're looking for Media Monkey + http://www.mediamonkey.com/addons/browse/item/linkedtracks/

I don't use this plugin myself but this looks like it's exactly what you want...

chli··on Meyrin: CERN Terminal Font
For those who don't know "Meyrin" is the name of the municipality that hosts part of the CERN.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyrin

chli··on Intel unveils tiny $99 MinnowBoard Max open single-board computer
Do you have a blog or somewhere where I can get more information on your experience using the PRUs ?

Thanks !

chli··on Switzerland's Answer to Silicon Valley
Too bad EU is playing that card since it's obviously a lose/lose situation.

"Switzerland's contribution to the total budget of Horizon 2020 of about EUR 81.6 billion sums up to around CHF 4.4 billion, over a seven-year period. The corresponding budget appropriation was approved by the Federal Assembly on 10 September 2013."

http://www.sbfi.admin.ch/themen/01370/01683/index.html?lang=...

chli··on Switzerland's Answer to Silicon Valley
We've had the "free movement of persons" with the EU for over ten years now in Switzerland ! [1] And yes social security and other social insurances are also valid for EU people working in Switzerland.[2]

[1] https://www.bfm.admin.ch/content/bfm/en/home/themen/fza_schw...

[2] http://www.bsv.admin.ch/soziale_sicherheit/index.html?lang=e...

chli··on Switzerland's Answer to Silicon Valley
antr I don't know where you got the idea that Switzerland has the lowest level of immigration of the european countries....

"Switzerland and Australia, with about a quarter of their population born outside the country, are the two countries with the highest proportion of immigrants in the world"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration#cite_ref-90

chli··on Switzerland's Answer to Silicon Valley
Except businesses still have access to EU / US workforce.
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