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dch82··on Open Source Is Geopolitical Now
Uh well what about when they ban all Linux builds containing commits from Chinese contributers?
dch82··on GoboLinux 017.01: the most experimental Linux's first new release in about 5Y
NixOS is very cool that's for sure, I plan on returning to it once I feel prepared to deal with coding all the configs in.
dch82··on Show HN: Super Simple CRC32 Implementation
I replaced that code with

  // loop until an EOF is read
  while ((ch = getchar()), ch != EOF) {
Would this be better?
dch82··on Show HN: Super Simple CRC32 Implementation
How would you suggest I replace that? I am a C novice but I have heard of the buffer overflows caused by scanf.
dch82··on Apple Watch Ultra 2 Hacked
Personal experience from browsing n = n + 1 apple support threads: Just message support. It’s much faster and has a higher chance of producing a result.
dch82··on Apple Watch Ultra 2 Hacked
Maybe to make this scenario seem plausible?

> From: definitelyNotAppleScam.com

> Subject: Your Apple Watch is hacked

> Hello [insert name here],

> We have found that your Apple Watch Series x has been compromised by hackers.

> Please click on the link below to reset your password

> [Link that asks for previous password and something idk]

dch82··on Managing Dotfiles on macOS with Nix
Nix is probably the best IT DevOps tool right now.

It’s cool for personal devices until you realise you’d rather be productive rather than hop into a terminal and text editor to edit a Nix file just to install an app.

dch82··on Apple Watch Ultra 2 Hacked
> I'm not sure what the motive would be, though.

To make Apple Watch antivirus scams?

dch82··on Bard is now Gemini, and we’re rolling out a mobile app and Gemini Advanced
Google Bard -> Google Gemini -> Google Assistant?

I’m sure Gemini replaces Assistant and we have two Assistant apps in Play Store Google Pay style.