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datanut··on Deskflow – Share a single keyboard and mouse between multiple computers
I’ve recently found the Adder CCS-PRO, which is a hardware based approach. Neat units.

https://www.adder.com/en/kvm-solutions/adder-free-flow

datanut··on A note on the USB-to-PS/2 mouse adapter that came with Microsoft mouse devices
I’ve worked in environments where USB is 100% disabled, including HID.

Today, I believe but can’t find an affirmative document, that some motherboards have an option to hijack USB HID mouse & keyboards and present them to the OS as something other than USB.

datanut··on Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of us without Powerwalls
Given the founder’s background, Pila seems well positioned to create a new Virtual Power Plant. I’d welcome an opportunity to participate in a VPP at a smaller scale than a traditional power wall.

Similarly, I hope that Pila can crack localized Peak Shaving, with limited or no cooperation with utilities. I imagine the Pila ecosystem tracking critical dynamic pricing events and take action accordingly. I’m not sure how to get this done with so many North America residential utility companies but I’d love to see them try.

PS, a 100 Watt PV input seems silly. The 1100/1200 watt input via the expansion pack makes much more sense. I can’t help but to think these should be three different components: Pila Base, Pila Expansion, Pila PV

datanut··on Deprecate 0.0.0.0 for Private Network Access
Have you considered replacing/creating/updating RFCs/BCPs relevant to your field?
datanut··on WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability
I wonder how desirable and feasible a [matrix] interop would be.
datanut··on SDF Public Access Unix System
Documentation; narrative & technical.

Systems like SDF have an enormous rich history of implementing technology but the what, how, and why seems lost.

In a corporate environment, this knowledge is often passed down (or later inferred) because it must be but unavailable to the masses.

I couldn’t technically recreate SDF if I wanted to. I can build something functionally similar but the components would be very different.

datanut··on Telnet Mapscii.me
DNSSEC + SSHFP is a simple, scalable, accessible solution.

Root CAs are just a bit of a bummer; I hope to be a part of the transition away from them.

datanut··on 72% of smart TVs and 46% of game consoles hardcode DNS settings
These shenanigans are exactly why Universal IPv6 only access still fails.
datanut··on Broccoli: Syncing Faster by Syncing Less
> the rest 2/3 are split between Web and API.

Does this ratio include the Dropbox official mobile apps?

Have LANsync peers been considered as a sources of blocks for mobile clients?

Like most, I’m observing (and participating in) multidimensional access to data. For not, accessing files on my local desktop is still much faster than direct downloads from the Dropbox cloud. It’s a bummer to source files that are on my LAN from the cloud. This may become more problematic as bandwidth billing models move toward pay-per-bit.

datanut··on Perl 7 Announced
Non-facebook link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23629477
datanut··on Free Hotel Wifi with Python and Selenium
It's also worth trying to login to the free wifi in the lobby and roam to the guest room. Often works a treat!
datanut··on Why I Ripped the Same CD 300 Times
Any more insight on the dead site or how it became a standard? Is its DB still available?
datanut··on The Machine Fired Me
U-M? ARC-TS?
datanut··on A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017)
Any details about the font? Download links?
datanut··on Kickass – Asteroid on any web page
@alisdair – https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.org/kill-sticky-headers/
datanut··on Olduse.net: a 30-year delayed Usenet feed (2013)
Here is a working link: http://aperma.link/Glass_TTY_VT220.ttf