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ltc5505··on Bash 5.0 released
Since I'm clueless on the subject, can I ask how you determined that information and what resource I could use to become better informed?
ltc5505··on I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets
_Thank you!_
ltc5505··on The Phone That’s Failing Apple: iPhone XR
Look on eBay; there are a lot of SE's available for a good price. It's a great time to buy one and save it for when you need it. At some point the supply will get low enough that the price for a new one will noticeably increase, but we aren't at that point yet.
ltc5505··on Uncaptcha2: Defeat ReCaptcha with Google Speech2Text
The creator of that repo commented in this thread as well. Pretty neat.
ltc5505··on An Astronaut Accidentally Called 911 from Space
Great examples and I had never thought to consider the origin, or even relatedness, of the N11 numbers. Thank you for the reference!

You are correct, I should have said handset. I'm not sure if this is common, but with the involvement of cellphones in the house my family began referring to any handset in the house as "the landline."

Example: "Can you grab the landline in the kitchen, I'm on the cell."

ltc5505··on An Astronaut Accidentally Called 911 from Space
It is entirely possible that I was wrong about numbers containing 911 redirecting. This incident was over a decade ago, and I was just recalling what I researched as a cause back when it had happened. I would be willing to bet there are people on this forum much more versed in telecom that will be able to set the record straight.
ltc5505··on An Astronaut Accidentally Called 911 from Space
You are correct that I did not lay an entirely separate line. There was simply just a pre-existing RJ11 socket hiding behind my bed.
ltc5505··on An Astronaut Accidentally Called 911 from Space
You're exactly correct. There was a hidden RJ11 socket behind my bed that I plugged a previously-forgotten phone into. There was only one line shared throughout the house, which occasionally caused some problems with my _master plan_.
ltc5505··on An Astronaut Accidentally Called 911 from Space
There was an existing RJ11 socket in the wall behind my bed. Sadly, nothing more exciting.

It's totally possible it was a hiccup. I had been using the line for weeks with the same number, and then it suddenly started to reliably redirect to emergency dispatch.

I thought I had read previously that numbers containing 911 would redirect in the case that a potential victim has misdialed in a hurry. This incident was over a decade ago, so its possible that I misread an article or found a garbage source.

ltc5505··on An Astronaut Accidentally Called 911 from Space
Growing up I had a SO whose phone number had the pattern: XXX-XX9-11XX. I also had a hidden landline in my room for when my parents would take my phone at night. One night, around 2AM, my call redirected to an emergency dispatcher as if I had dialed 911, and I promptly hung up the phone (out of fear). When I redialed the number I was again redirected, and such a conversation ensued:

ME: Sorry, my phone seems to be redirecting my calls. I apologize for disruption. Please don't dispatch an officer to my home.

DISPATCHER: We are definitely sending over an officer.

ME: Please don't. I'm going to get in a lot of trouble.

DISPATCHER: ... Okay, now the officer is going to check your home and verify with each member of the family that everything is alright.

My parents were not pleased to be woken up by a police officer at 2AM to check if they were okay. I got in a lot of trouble. I then called my ISP and had them add the troubled phone number to a list of non-redirecting numbers.

I believe the cell number I was calling was issued before ISPs started redirecting numbers with 911 to emergency dispatch. The redirection of my call was probably a result of my ISP implementing the redirection.

ltc5505··on Detroit News Vehicle of the Year is a Tesla
That article seems to suggest there is strong _partisan_ (R) opposition. I'm not knowledgeable about current Michigan legislation; is there truly bipartisan opposition to opening a Tesla plant in Detroit?
ltc5505··on Portal from Facebook: Voice Enabled Hands-Free Video Calling
>We collect the content, communications and other information you provide when you use our Products, including when you sign up for an account, create or share content, and message or communicate with others. This can include information in or about the content you provide (like metadata), such as the location of a photo or the date a file was created. It can also include what you see through features we provide, such as our camera, so we can do things like suggest masks and filters that you might like, or give you tips on using camera formats. Our systems automatically process content and communications you and others provide to analyze context and what's in them for the purposes described below.

Yeah, that’s gonna be a no from me dawg.

ltc5505··on Show HN: My new SaaS side-project, after years of open source
That was an amazing read.
ltc5505··on The iPhone Franchise
iPhone XS with classes.
ltc5505··on OpenPGPjs has passed an independent security audit
... Facebook
ltc5505··on Typegram – Platform for writers and their subscribers with a minimalistic design
instafacegrambook.com
ltc5505··on Ask HN: What are the things keep in mind while giving/preparing for a tech talk?
Are Lasers Killing Babies In Space? (pause for the remainder of the 10 seconds) Hi, I'm here to talk to you about LinkedIn's new social networking features!
ltc5505··on MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
True story: The other day I was in the living room and I hear this crunch crunch crunch sound from the kitchen. I call over to my SO "what are you eating?" Her response was "I'm not eating, I'm typing." I use a 2013 MBP and she uses a 2017 MB.
ltc5505··on MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
If they want to talk about "courage," admitting the flaws of their recent designs and reverting, or at least bringing back some of the features users are concerned about along side the current offerings would take courage. Aside from production, which I am pretty confident they could easily sort out, there is no reason they can't bring a 2015-styled MBP with beefed specs back on the market.
ltc5505··on Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully rescued
They were signing their names on a wall of the cave, which was stated to be a tradition in the news reports that I read. So I think if was more like "why isn't [child] back from [explicit cave] yet?"
ltc5505··on Meltdown-Spectre: Malware is already being tested by attackers
Dear Sir, you forgot to include a download link for this fix. Please advise
ltc5505··on Brave expands Basic Attention Token platform to YouTube
I believe that they meant YouTube allowing you donate without a receiving account is sketchy compared to Patreon, but their sentence placement/spacing was poor an obfuscated their point.
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