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geraldhh··on Self-Hosting on the Dark Web
Yes, but
geraldhh··on Let's make quality the norm again
i suspect there is some sort of survival bias at play in that only the good-quality and sturdy stuff from past times survived to date and is remembered in high regard
geraldhh··on Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10
no
geraldhh··on Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10
the underlying tech seems to be based upon awdl principles contributed by apple
geraldhh··on Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10
> send files over Bluetooth

kind of worked with flip-phone resolutions, but tiresome with multi-megabyte pictures of today

geraldhh··on CachyOS: Fast and Customizable Linux Distribution
sounds like an issue with bluetooth audio profiles having a hard time with bidirectional usage
geraldhh··on Start your own Internet Resiliency Club
absurdities not withstanding, this might actually be a good idea.
geraldhh··on Self-Host and Tech Independence: The Joy of Building Your Own
> Most laptops cannot do parity of any sort because of a lack of SATA/M.2 ports

raid is NOT media or connection dependent and will happily do parity over mixed media and even remote blockdevs

geraldhh··on Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta Apps (and Yandex)
yes it is.

it does not do the e2e hat-trick thou

geraldhh··on Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, Delete Meta Apps (and Yandex)
unformatted html with sugar is not really helpful to humans, is it?
geraldhh··on It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life
not to dispute, but the fact that most of our stuff is 'made in china' might play into the public perception of this dynamic more than the political labels attached.
geraldhh··on What does "supports DRM and may not be fully accessible" mean for SATA SDDs?
> the troubles with VGA ports in meeting rooms

please elaborate

fwiw vga is plug and play, but multi-monitor support in operating systems was indeed a pia

geraldhh··on UK's hardware talent is being wasted
humanism
geraldhh··on Sonos CEO steps down after app update debacle
amen

home screen icon theming hit like an empty bus

geraldhh··on Right to root access
basically a hardwired authenticator dongle that the user cannot touch
geraldhh··on I deleted my social media accounts
surely annoying, probably illegal
geraldhh··on Four causes for 'Zoom fatigue' (2021)
vr will do nothing for the latency, which is killing natural conversations
geraldhh··on Portspoof: Emulate a valid service on all 65535 TCP ports
nat-redirection
geraldhh··on Internet Archive: Security breach alert
iirc opera browser tried that
geraldhh··on Priced out of home ownership
squatting solves the problem of individuals in civilizations being grossly uncivilized
geraldhh··on Priced out of home ownership
> It doesn't matter if the demand for homes is "artificial" or not - the easiest solution is to build more.

crafting a "i owe you a house" and giving it to the investor while squatting the real estate seems much more efficient

geraldhh··on VW to Build €20k EVs on Its Own, Forgoing Partnerships
presumably you don't get to be 'legacy' if you are big on selling cheap products
geraldhh··on Hate Chatbots? You Aren't the Only One
there are a lot of non-native speakers employed in the callcenter business.
geraldhh··on Hate Chatbots? You Aren't the Only One
i strongly suspect the demographic of C to be much greater than we would like to belive.

then again, misanthropy is likely the core sales pitch with digitization

geraldhh··on The Myth of the Second Chance
please elaborate how germany is different in structuring risk of business failure
geraldhh··on Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy
same, though there are ppl that become so by chance or occupation
geraldhh··on The Rise and Fall of the LAN Party
warez was the main thing for lots of ppl, as internet speeds at the time more or less prohibited sharing at home.

gaming was the goofy part

geraldhh··on The Rise and Fall of the LAN Party
yea, we did that in elementary school and progressed towards the intricacies of networking tech by the time coax gear was thrown out at dad's company.
geraldhh··on Ghost Jobs – it's not your fault that you are not getting hired in 2024 [video]
> my gig has a hard time _actually finding people to hire

lots of ppl have a hard time finding a gainful employment; seems there is something wrong with expectations (probably on both sides)

geraldhh··on Ghost Jobs – it's not your fault that you are not getting hired in 2024 [video]
somewhat like ppl that oversell their sexual availability in order to always have options and never be in need.

it's a way of life, but not everybody can do it

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