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pedro2··on RDP Clients for Debian: An incomplete review
A volunteer has programmed and glued all the pieces together for Gnome's session sharing using RDP: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/issues...
pedro2··on My Pinephone Setup
Not pratical: I'm using Waydroid on Fedora. Compared to Anbox, the only requirement that changed is the need for a Wayland compositor.

Google Apps: installed but not approved by Google. I am supposed to request access to Google but 30s after I made the request the error was still there. Will try again next weekend, hoping it was just a cache issue.

pedro2··on My Pinephone Setup
I have too many side-projects to add another one but I'm happy that there is a medium-priced Linux phone available.
pedro2··on Map of Surnames in Europe
It's not on the mainpage, but it is there: http://www.mapadesobrenomes.com/en/
pedro2··on The Day AppGet Died (2020)
AFAIK they copied no code. Just everything else.
pedro2··on Ask HN: Should we own the free stuff we pay for?
No, you're not overreacting since it happened to you. On the other side, you are also overreacting. Take a walk.

This being said, since you got a scare, maybe it's a good time you buy a 2nd domain from another registar and handle accordingly.

PS: how does one find a good domain name?

pedro2··on Tell HN: Reddit accounts cancellation/suspension caused by VPN usage
Chinese? I'd say Russian.
pedro2··on Ask HN: Firefox connection problems after enabling DoH?
You want to keep your job => make boss happy, reach KPI.

I don't blame them (the employee).

pedro2··on Ask HN: Firefox connection problems after enabling DoH?
Well it's cheaper that way.

Want it better? Augment competition and try to avoid monopolies.

EDIT: Actionable advice: avoid SW or HW which isn't at least 6 months old.

pedro2··on Prince of Persia in JavaScript
Serious question: is the game beatable in 60 mins?
pedro2··on Windows 2000 Modernization Guide
Either a jan at Mac OS or they're going to start locking Full Hi-def content to Windows 11.

It's easier to say "only works with Windows 11" than "requires TPM 2.0 computer".

Also, maybe they want to support Android apps with DRM and wish to do it via TPM. Android apps support is only for Windows 11.

pedro2··on Windows 2000 Modernization Guide
Apps feel snappier on Linux probably because I'm hitting at least similar to you.

I've always attributed it to Windows Defender and all it's subcomponentes or sister components (Credential Guard, ...)

pedro2··on Google Drive could soon start locking your files
all articles always say that but non-verifiable comments around the internet say the file is removed from everywhere.

I'm trying to confirm this comment:

> They removed it after they began using GIFCT to ‘prevent terrorists and violent extremists from exploiting digital platforms.’ All hashed versions of that video was removed from user accounts.

> Page 16 : https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocument...

pedro2··on Google Drive could soon start locking your files
delete the file? not unshare it and keep it on the personal storage?
pedro2··on Google Drive could soon start locking your files
Whaaat? Link please
pedro2··on Google Drive could soon start locking your files
I thought it already did that.

Also, on some FB group someone said Google had deleted the copyright infringing files. Can anyone confirm it happens?

pedro2··on Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users into Edge
Manners!

It's untamed corporation behaviour, not bullshit. Not on this level.

Also, learn from Microsoft astroturfing manual, you should not use harsh sentences nor expletives to convey an idea. Try to frame it as a subtle doubt, in a polite way.

Unless you are a reverse astroturfer, in that case, you're doing well.

pedro2··on Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users into Edge
Like playing cat and mouse, I'd suppose. And it will be fun.
pedro2··on Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users into Edge
Don't worry, the market forces will force Microsoft into oblivion.

They'll obliterate all competitors and become so profitable they'll force Oracle to take them out.

Tada! Market forces at work once again!

pedro2··on Email from FBI Looks Odd
The news here is the headers look good.
pedro2··on Ask HN: Whatever happened to Wolfram Alpha?
No, people die. A 99 year old can't have a life expectancy of 70 years.

You want life expectancy at birth, by year of birth, for proper comparison.

pedro2··on Microsoft no longer signs Windows drivers for Process Hacker
+1 Funny
pedro2··on Microsoft no longer signs Windows drivers for Process Hacker
They mean Microsoft's plugins -- they just work with VSCode on purpose.
pedro2··on Android Apps on Windows 11
Netflix refuses to run on Bluestacks, so double-check your favourite app first.
pedro2··on When McDonalds Came to Denmark
I'm sorry but as a member of the illuminati yourself I will not trust your account.
pedro2··on When McDonalds Came to Denmark
I thought since the aircontrollers strike unions in the US had no real power?
pedro2··on When McDonalds Came to Denmark
You can keep unemployment benefits forever?
pedro2··on Britain's Age Appropriate Design Code has made inroads into big tech's dominance
Don't forget the downside: now you have to prove you're over 18, either by submitting more personal info or using a 3rd party which then can track the sites you go to.

EDIT: apparently I'm talking about a 2nd, not directly related, bill. See one of the grandchildren comment.

pedro2··on Disable Google Drive drive letter
Google Backup & Sync is being replaced by Google Drive for Desktop, née Google [Drive] File Stream.

Unlike Dropbox, where filenames are searchable by name on Everything, here that doesn't seem to happen -- at least the indexing takes more than 15 minutes with UI frozen.

An interesting tidbit: Google Filestream allows mounting on a folder. Google Drive for Desktop doesn't support it yet. Another interesting tidbit: the configuration settings in Google Drive for Desktop was migrated to a JSON setting stored on a registry setting (just in case you try following the settings of Google Drive Filestream).

pedro2··on Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI
WHAT??????

I always thought it would be enabled on Windows 10.

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